UNIVERSITY WINS
FROM TECHNICIANS
TEAM SCORE 27-17
Victory Over Red Terriers Virt
ually Clinches State Cham
pionship for Carolina.
GAME NIP AND TUCK
Dodderer Stands Out As Great Defen
sive Player In Game Against
. Farmer Basketeers.
Carolina virtually made the state cliam
pionship secure by defeating the State
basketeers on their own court' last Tues
day by a score of 27 to 17.
The Tar Heels decisive ten point mar
gin came only after the two teams had
fought nip and tuck for three quarters
of the game. Starting the second half
with a three point lead Dodderer in
creased it to five points for the Tar
Heels by a prietty dribble through the
Stute defense for a field goal.
State then started a scoring) ra"lly
that swept them into the lead. Brown
jand Captain 'Red" Johnson through
long shots scored three field goals and
Brown added two more points on foul
shots. . ,
The Technical lead was short lived,
however, for the Tar Heels got their own
scoring machine under way and rclcnt-
lesly swept forward to iile up a winning
margin. . ,
: Devin, McDonald and Dodderer were
the leaders in this offensive with Cobb
and Purser feeding the ball to them,
State had beCn guarding closely, but
after several baskets had been thrown
from without the first line of their five
man defense were forced to break it up
and the Cobbmen proceeded to slip
through for the "crip" shots.
As he has been in most of the games,
Dodderer was again the outstanding de
fensive man on the floor, breaking up
State tries for goal and starting a coun
, ter defensive, he was a leading factor in
keeping the tide in Carolina's favor.
Purser was the' high scorer for Caro
lina with eight points. Most of his
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DIXON RETURNS TO
HOME IN WINSTON
Thoroughly Recovered From
Poisonous Dose, Says Doctor.
ENOUGH HEROIN TO KILL
Big Supper Saved Student from Dou
ble Attempt At Death.
Marion Dixon, who attempted suicide
last Sunday night, has recovered from
the effects of the poison to such an ex
tent that he was able to accompany his
mother to Winston-Salem Thursday
morning. Although Dr. Abernathy be
lieves that the danger is passed, Dixon's
family preferred that he be placed under
the care of the family physician.
Before leaving, Dixon' was thoroughly
examined by the University physician
and pronounced well, the only danger
being that there is a possibility of kid
ney complications. This, however, is im
probable. .The discovery of the unconscious stu
dent by A. C Justice and the fact that
he was rushed to the infirmary where a
stomach pump was immediately used are
all that kept the attempted suicide from
being a success. Dr. Abernathy stated
that when the pump was used, practi
cally one of the poison had penetrated
to the stomach as Dixon had eaten a big
supper only a short time before he
swallowed the tablets. Had he taken
them on on empty stomach, the results
would no doubt have proven fatal.
It was also discovered that Dixon had
"swallowed over half a bottle of cough
syrup containing enough heroin; to have
killed him even had he not taken the bi
chloride of mercury. The cough syrup
was obtained from the infirmary last
October and Dixon's roommate stated
that the bottle was over half full Satur
day afternoon. ,This particular brand
of syrup, although sold without a pre
scription, contains one grain of heroin
to the bottle, a quarter of a grain being
enough to cause almost instantaneous
death. This narcotic caused Dixon's un
consciousness and not the bichloride of
mercury tablets. ' ;
The Religious Workers council held
its regular monthly meeting Monday
night in the social room of the Presbyter
ian church. Parson Moss was the host
to the council. 1
The following students were initiated
into the Epsilon Phi Delta fraternity
Thursday nights Lawrence A. Watt of
Rcidsvlllc, George S. Stephens, Jr., qf
Ashcville, Zack J. Waters of Moyock,
Jeff B. Fordham of Greensboro, and W.
E. Underwood of Fayettevllle.
U. N. C. BOXERS
LOSE TO CADETS
ON VIRGINIA TRIP
First Intercollegiate Bouts Are
Last By Tar Heels at
' Lexington, 6-1.
WARREN WINS FIGHT
Gallagher 'Knocked His Man Down
Only to Loose On Technical Knock
, out in Third Round.
The Tar Heel boxers were outclassed
by V. M. I. Wednesday night, the Cadets
winning 6 to 1.
The Cadets had their way in all the
bouts except the 175 pound affair, in
which Captain Warren outslugged Bryan,
the Cadet captain. Sheffield, V. M. I.,
after having been floored in the first
round, staged a come back, and scored a
technical knockaut over Gallagher.
The featherweight bout brought together
two scientific and hard hitting boxers in
Duncan and Gray. The Cadet entry
was awarded the decision largely on
account of the heavy punches he landed
in the final round
Jamerson and Spiers fought three
rounds to a draw. But in an extra
session the V. M. I. man had the edge,
Carolina having no heavyweight, forfeit
ed the unlimited class.
The summary:
115 pounds Hardenburg (V. M. I.)
defeated Jarrell (N. C.) in three rounds,
judge's decision.
125 ppounds Duncan (V. M. I.) de
feated Gray (N. C.) in three rounds,
judge's decision.
135 pounds Sheffield (V. M. I.) defeat
ed Gallagher (N. C) by technical knock
out in the third round. '
145 pounds Hudgins (V. M. I.) won
from Bullitt (N. C.) by forfeit in third
round.
125 pounds Duncan (V. M. I. de
feated Spiers (N. C.) in four rounds,
judge's , decision.
175 pounds Warren (N. C.) defeated
Bryan (V.M.I.) in three rounds, judge's
decision.
Unlimited Kelly (V. M. I.) won by
forfeit.
CHASE APPEARS
Opposes Bill to Prohibit' Teach
ing of Evolution.
WOULD ABRIDGE LIBERTY
Preacher Pentup, of Concord, Leads
Fight Against Evolution.
President H. W. Chase was present
at Raleigh last Tuesday evening at the
consideration of the Poole resolution to
forbid the teaching of Darwinism in the
state schools and colleges and spoke to
the house committee and audience gath
ered in the house, defending human lib
erty and opposing the bill which threat
ened to "abridge the liberty of one class
of people."
After a hearing of about three hours,
Chairman Connor, of the house commit
tee on education, broke the tie on the
bill introduced by Representative Poole,
Hole county editor, putting the measure
on the unfavorable calendar in the house
of representatives. Mr. Poole declared
that he did not think state-owned and
state-controlled institutions should be
permitted to teach that the Bible is a
myth and Christianity a superstition.
Dr. H. R. Pentupp, a preacher, of Con
cord, was the chief proponent of the bill,
however. , Bearing the brunt of the bat
tle for those opposing the bill outside of
President Chase were Professors Z. P.
Metcalf and Berthram W. Wells, of the
faculty of State college.
"I come to you In- the name of an in
stitution that has a reputation for be
ing intellectually honest and the public
school system of the state because I be
lieve that something ought to be said
on the other side," declared President
Chase as he came to the floor amid an
ovation by the audience of college stu
dents and a Jarge majority of men and
women present.
"I am not here to discuss evolution as
a biologist, but to speak in behalf of
human liberty," he continued. "The con
stitution of the United States guaran
tees freedom of speech and freedom of
the press and declares that it shall not
be abridged. Shall we write into that
article 'except to school teachers'?"
He believed the state is acutely con
cerned In the morality of the children
that come under its instruction in the
public schools and that the church is
likewise' profoundly concerned in their
morality.
lf there is one Protestant denomina
tion which forbids the preaching of evo
lution from the pulpit, I do not now re
call it; and why it should be held un
lawful to teach it on week days seems
to me illogical to say the least,",
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The Letz Quartet, headed by Hans
on March 3rd under auspices of the University Music Department.,
LETZ'S QUARTET
HERE MARCH 3RD
Will Be Third Visit of Quartet
to the Hill.
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Letz, Former Master of Chicago Sym-
1 phony Orchestra.
March 3 will witness the coming to
Chapel Hill of the nationally known and
famous Letz quartet. This will be the
third appearance of this quartet on the
Carolina campus, and upper classmen
will recall the concerts in the springs of
1921 and 1922. ,
Hans Letz first violin; Edwin Bach
man, second violin; William Schubert,
viola, and Horace Britt, 'cello,, are the
four artists who make up the Ltz quar
tet, and all of them are famous and
widely knonwn musicians.
Mr. Letz was for several seasons concert-master
"of' the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra, resigning from it to go to New
York to become a member of the Knei
sel quartet, with which he remained until
it disbanded. -Immediately afterward he
organized the present quartet that
bears his name. As a soloist, he has
been heard with all the leading American
audiences in New York, Boston, Pitts
burg and other cities; but it is as the
founder and leader of the Letz quartet
that he has gained his .greatest fame and
prestige.
He has chosen as his associates young
men, brimming,-with enthusiasm for the
difficult task they have before them, and
yet artists who have won unusual recog
nition on both sides of the Atlantic.
The quartet will appear in Gerrard
Hall March 3 at 8:30 P. M. under the
direction of the Music Department.
GAMECOCKS GIVE TAR HEELS FIRST
SOUTH ATLANTIC DEFEAT SINCE '22
South Carolina Has Good Quint
Heels Have Off Night At Basket Miss Many Easy Shots
v Rameses Presence Adds Greatly to
Enjoyment of Intermission. -''
In a thrilling game of ups and downs
the closest yet played in the Tin Can
the Gamecocks of South Carolina de
feated the Tar Heels Thursday night by
the score of 28 to 27 and gained the
honor of being the first team in the
South Atlantic States to defeat a Caro
lina quint since 1922.
The game was one of the closest con
tests in which a Tar Heel quint has ever
participated. At no . time did either
team have. a lead of more than three
points. So nearly on a par was the
work of the two teams, that more than
once during the game a single field goal
would suffice to keep the scoring side in
the lead for several minutes. The con
test, which was rough from start to fin
ish, was featured by the sensational
guarding of both quints.
Dodderer and Purser, Carolina's pivot
man and lanky guard, proved them
selves the mainstays of-the quint' Pur
ser, with eleven points, was Carolina's
high scorer and in addiiton put up a re
markable defensive fight, while Dod
derer exhibited one of the greatest de
fenses ever seen on the local floor.
Wright, Gamecock forward, was high
scorer of the game, tallying fourteen
markers for the South Carolinians. He
also displayed some remarkable floor
work and an exceptionally fast pair of
legs.
The Tar Heels drew first blood with
a field goal by Purser. The Gamecocks
immediately tied the score. This sort of
nip and tuck struggle continued through
QUARTET
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FAMOUS PIRATES
WITH TONY SARG
Marionettes Better This Year
Than Ever.
GIVE TWO SHOWS HERE
Will Present Pied Piper At Matinee
March 7.
Long John Silvery and his parrot
created by Robert Louis Stevenson will
be in Chapel Hill on March 7th, where
they are to be presented under the aus
pices of 'the Carolina Haymakers. Tony
Sarg announced three years ago that
he was working on Treasure Island to
follow his earlier Marionette successes
of Rip Van Winkle, Don Quixote, and
others which have toured the country for
the past five seasons.
Treasure Island includes scenes at the
Inn before the adventure really got un
der way, another of the usual confusion
at the docks before any properly man
aged maritime expedition can set forth,
a lively disagreement on board the pirate
ship, a beautiful setting in the woods,
a fight near the stockade, the pirate
ship at sea in a severe storm while a
fight on board prevents any exhibition
of seamanship, and two final scenes on
the island, the last giving Mr. Sarg un
usual opportunity for the display of his
showmanship in lighting and scenic ef
fect as well as in dramatic action. .
In addition to "Treasure Island",
which will be given at the evening per
formance, a matinee will . be presented,
the feature of which will be "The Pied
Piper of Hamelin". Other shorter nov
elties will be offered on the same pro
gram with "The Pied Piper".
Mr. Sarg has gathered together a com
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and Earns VictoryBut Tar
the whole first half. The long end of
the score shifted from team to team no
less than six times during this period.
Both quints were forced by exceptionally
close guarding to take quick shots at
the basket from difficult angles. Just
before the whistle sounded for the end
of the half a foul basket by Sam Mc
Donald broke a twelve all deadlock to
give the TarJHeels a one-point margin.
The Tar Heels were again the first to
spore at the opening of the second half.
Dodderer caged another foul shot for
a two point lead. , After several min
utes of passing Tlllard, Gamecock cen
ter, knotted the count again with a field
goal. A few seconds later he enabled
the South Carolinians to forge ahead
when he caged another. A foul try by
Wright gave the Gamecocks a three
point advantage, the largest .either team
ever held. '
At this time, time was called for an
injury to Dodderer's ankle, but after
some treatment by Coach McDonald, the
tall center was able to re-enter the game.
With the score standing twenty-six to
twenty-four in favor of the Gamecocks
Purser tied it up with two fouls. Im
mediately afterward he put Carolina
in the lead with another foul shot. But
in tie last minute of play Rogers se
cured two perfect foul shots for the
South Carolinians and the game was
over. Sciderman, Gamecock guard, was
removed in this half on personal fouls.
Cheer Leader Huggins was on hand
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UNIVERSITY'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS
THE POOLE BILL IS EXPLAINED BY
PRESIDENT CHASE IN CHAPEL TALK
DR. HENDERSON
IS IN OKLAHOMA
Dr. Archibald Henderson left
Chapel Hill Tuesday for Oklahoma
City where he will speak five times
: during his two-day stay there. His
' first three speeches will be made on
Friday the 13th in the city, the re
maining two being on the schedule
at the University of Oklahoma, Nor
man, Okla., for Saturday.
Dr. Henderson's principal address
on Friday will be before .the Okla
homa Education Association, which
will be in session on that day in the
city. The topic for this speech is
"Civilization Today, Man a Machine."
He will also speak to the College and
High School Teacher Mathematical
clubs of the Oklahoma Education'
Association.
At the University of Oklahoma, he
will speak as the guest of honor of
the local Sigma Chi club at the Uni
versity banquet. His morning ad
dress will have been before the Okla
homa Academy of Science.
CROTHERS WILL
PREACH SERMON
University Sermon for Feb
ruary Tomorrow Night.
GERRARD HALL AT 7:30
Unitarian Minister Is Much More Fa
v mous As Writer.
Rev. Samuel McChord Crothers, Ph.D.,
D.D., distinguished author and preacher,
will deliver the University sermon to
morrow evening in Gerrard Hall at
7:30 o'clock. Dr. Crothers has been a
pastor at Harvard University for 30
years 'and is considered one of the best
theologians in the country. :
After graduating from Wittenberg Col
lege in 1873 and receiving an A. B. from
Princeton the following year, he entered
the Union -Theological - Seminary In
Philadelphia. Completing his Seminary
work he further prepared himself for
tlie ministry by attending the Harvard
Divinity School. Dr. Crothers entered
the Unitariun ministry in 1882 and took
a pastorate at Battleboro, Ya., continu
ing there until 188G when he was called
to St. Paul. He has been at the First
Church in Cambridge, Mass., since 189-1.
He was conferred the degree of Doc
tor of Divinity by Harvard University
and is the holder of Litt. D. from St.
Lawrence, Princeton, and Western Re
serves Universities.
As an author he is perhaps more wide
ly known than as a preacher; Among
his works are: "Members of One Body",
"The Gentle Reader" "The Understand
ing Heart", "Oliver WendeU Holmes
and His Fellow , Boarders", "Among
Friends", "Humanly Speaking", "Three
Lords of Destiny", Pleasures of an Ab
sentee Landlord", "How to Know Emer
son", "The Cheerful Giver" and "By the
Christmas, Fire".
The University Orchestra will render a
special program of music Sunday night.
Night service will be omitted in the local
churches so that everyone will have an
opportunity to hear the sermon.
PLAY OLD BUCKS
IN THE TIN CAN
Duke University Plays Return
Game Here Tonight.
GAVE FIGHT IN DURHAM
Wake Forest Five Comes to Chapel
, Hill Next Tuesday.
Carolina's flying quintet clashes with
the Duke University five tonight in the
Tin Can in the second meeting of these
two teams this year.
The Blue Devils forced the Tar Heels
to the limit to win in the first encounter
and the final margin of victory was
only four points. In that first game,
however, captain Cobb was on the sick
list and the entire team was not in the
best of condition. This time Cobb will
lead his men and with the advantage
of playing on their own court the Caro
lina team will show strong opposition.
Next Tuesday the Deacons of Wake
Forest come to the Can to meet the
Cobb men. They have an exceptionally
strong club and it was only by a narrow
margin that the Tar Heels worked out
a victory over them in the early season
encounter. ,
Since that time the , Deacons have
been playing first class ball and are cal
culated to give coach Monk's men a hard
fighth. ,
University Head Says Bill Will
Remove Freedom.
CONTRARY1 TO EDUCATION
'If Teaching Is to Be Honest It
Must Be Free," Says Dr.
Chase Yesterday.
HIGHEST TYPE OF MEN ACCEPT
The Principles of Evolution Are Ac
cepted by Men Who Are Firm, Be
lievers in Christianity.
The University's attitude toward the
teaching of evolution was outlined by
President Chuse in cliaepl Friday morn
ing. He discussed this attitude in rela
tion to the Poole Bill to prevent the
teaching of the theory of evolution in the
schools of North Carolina, which is up
for the consideration of the General As
sembly. This bill, if passed, would pre
vent the teaching of any theory linking
man in blood relationship to any lower
form of life.
The reasons why the University ob
jects to the passage of this bill were
stated by Dr. Chase as: The practical
situation that the passage of the bill
would create; it is contrary to the es
sential ideals of education; it is an in
frigemcnt on the liberty of thought and
speecli that is guaranteed by the consti
tution; and the University cannot feel
that a discussion of the theory and facts
of evolution is harmful to the religion
and morals of Intelligent men.
"The passage of this bill," Dr. Chase
declared, "will put a question mark after
the name of every teacher of natural
science in the state." Such a man will
be subject to trial and disgrace at any
time for his own personal and private
belief. It will set up the whole appa
ratus of a disgraceful inquisition. It
would prohibit any honest mun from ex
pressing his honest opinions and might
call on him at any time to prove that he
is not a criminal.
The ITnivernitv iln-fl nnf m1Wa in.
forcing anything on anybody, Dr. Chase
stated. ' If teaching is to be honest it
must be free. A teacher of biology or
any other science has a right to state
the honest convictions that h has ar
rived at by experiment and the demon
stration of facts. And a student has a
right to put himself 'in touch with the
facts and theories in the study of biology
or in any field of modern science or any
branch of learning. The Poole Bill would
take away this right. And that is abso
lutely in opposition to whut the Univer
sity has always stood for.
Dr. Chase also said that the passage
of this bill would be contrary to the
constitutions of the United States and
of North Carolina.
In speaking of the harm that the teach
ing of evolution would do to the religion
and morality of students, Dr. Chase said
that there was no religious sect that
had banned its preachers from teaching
it in pulpit or Sunday school. "Men of
the highest and best type accept this
theory as true," said Dr. Chase. The
late Woodrow Wilson and Henry Van
Dyke accepted it and saw no conflict
between it and the religion of Jesus
Christ.
"I cannot believe that Almighty God
is afraid of the attempts of men to learn
how he made the world," Dr. Chase de
clared, "True religion cannot exist where
there is not intellectual honesty and free
dom of thouse. There is only one truth
and that is of God. And the men who
seek to find out that truth serve Him
none the less whether they work In the
laboratory, the class room or the pulpit."
TORCHBEARER CAST
HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED
Rehearsals Will Begin At Once In
Charge of Louise Sawyer ,
and P. L. Elmore.
The casting of "The Torchbearers,"''
which the class in play production will
stage as their second studio production,
has been announced as follows: Mr. Rit
ter, Jim Hawkins; Mr. Hossefrosse, G.
P. Dozier, Jr.; Mr. Spindler, B. H. Good
win; Mr. Twiller, W. M. Fowler; Teddy
Spearing, C. D. Flowers; stage manager,
Kike Kyser; Mrs. Ritter, Miriam Sauls;
Mrs. Pampanelli, Kitty Lee Frazier;
Mrs. Fells, Aileea Shcrrill; Miss Mc
Crickct, Elizabeth Henderson; Mrs. Sliep
pard, Carolyn Oswald; Jenny, open. This
cast is only tentative as yet, however,
and it is possible tht some of the parts
will be changed before the performance.
Rehearsals for "The Torchbearers" will
begin at once. They will be held in the
new Theatre building, and Miss Louise
Sawyer and P. L. Elmore will be in
charge.