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VOLUME XXXIII CHAPEL HILL, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1925 NUMBER 11 HIGfl SCHOOLS TO DEBATE ON FRIDAY 250 Schools Enter Into State Wide Triangular Meets. THIRTEENTH' C OvN TEST Debate for Aycock Cup Takes Place ' April 10. - . High school debaters In 250 high schools of the state are now making final preparations for the triangular debates on March 27 of the High School Debat ing Union af North Carolina. ' Representing these 25b schools, which extend from Hayesville in the' west to Manteo in the east, 1,000 student debat ers will speak 4" the triangular contest next Friday on the query, Resolved That North Carolina should ratify the Port Terminals and Water Transporta tion Act. """s ' The triangular debates- will mark the culmination of a vast effort, extending over the past several months, which has been put forth by the youthful contest ants in the race for the Aycock Memorial Cup. Sources of information from far and wide have been- sought out by the high school debaters in their search for strong points with which to .bolster up , their arguments that the port terminals and wate? transportation act should or should not be ratified. The High School Debating Union of North Carolina is-conducted under the auspices of the Dialectic and Philan thropic literary societies and the Univer sity Extension division of the "Univer sity of North Carolina. It was organized in '1913, and the contest this year will thus be the 13th in the history of the movemen ty . The high schools which win both of their triangular debates on March 27th will send their, teams to the University on April 9 and 10 to take part in the final contest of the High School Debat- , ing Union for the Aycock memorial cup. This final contest will be a feature of High School Week at the University, the other features of this occasion being the 10th annual inter-scholastic tennis tour nament and the 13th annual inter-scholastic track meet for the North Carolina high schools. The triangles which have been arrang ed for the state-wide contest of the High School Debating Union on March 27th have been announced by E. R. Rankin, secretary of the central committee here, as follows: , Charlotte, Durham and Raleigh; Eden ton, Elizabeth City and Hertford; Gas tonia, Lincolnton and Shelby ; Cliffside, Forest City tind Rutherfordton j Acme, Blade'nboro and White Oak; Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem; Clin ton, Mt. Olive and Warsaw ; Altamahaw- Ossipee, Eli Whitney and 'Stony Creek; Lexington, Mt. Airy and North Wilkes boro; Bessemer City, Dallas and King's Mountain; 'Dunn, Sanford and Smith field;' Huntersville, Matthews and Pine ville; Burgaw, Wallace and Whiteville; , Angier, Broadway and Duke; Colum bus, Green's Creek and Tryon. (Continued on page four) ' CASTS SELECTED FOR NEW PLAYS Will Produce "Thrice-Promised Bride." DENNY TO BE COLONEL Other Veterans Make Parts In Folk- Plays. The casting of the three plays which the Playmakers will produce on May 8th and 9th here has been announced and Includes the names of several actors who have already become known for their dramatic ability. - It seems from the cast ing and the quality pt theselected plays that the Playmakers' 'spring program will be an unusually attractive one. "The Thrice-Promised Bride," written in' English 35 by Chen-Chin Hsiung, of Nanchang, China, Is a Chinese folk-play of exceptional interest. Charles Gold ap pears as the magistrate, J. C. King as the knight, Grahani Dozier as the mer chant, C, V, Kys'er as the secretary, Kike Kyser as the matchmaker, Elizabeth Henderson as the bride, Louise Sawyer as the bride's mother; E. R. Patterson as aft old man, L. V. Huggins or H. G. Mitchell as the scholar, and Ray and Reid Heffner as attendants. ' ;tn "Old Imes," a comedy of life in a mountain village, by Ray Heffner, the part of Old Imes Is taken by Charles Gold, Uncle Dock by Ray Heffner, Pick by Reid Heffner, Bloodhound by C. V. Kyser,. Hob by B. C. Wilson, Bcuchester by L. V. Huggins, Johnny by Graham Dozleiy and v Snufflecuff by Claudius Mint; , , - ..-.."' "Romance and the Colonel," Frances Gray's clever modern comedy, includes in its cast George Denny as the colonel Louise Sawyer as Mm. Agnes Miller, and Elizabeth Hcndersdi as Mary. " DODDERER IS NEW CAPTAIN OF TEAM Big Center Will Lead Southern Champs in 1926. LINEBERGER IS MANAGER Varsity Has Final Banquet in Billy Gooch's Cafe. Big "Bill" Dodderer was elected to captain the Tar Heel basketeers- next season at a banquet given to the newly crowned Southern Champions by " the Athletic Association in connection witli Gooch's Cafe shortly before the , winter quajter exams. At the same time R. M. Hardy and Howard Covington were elected assistant managers. J. H. Line berger automatically becomes manager as present Manager London retires. Dodderer is from St. Petersburg, Fla., and has played on the' Carolina quint for two years at, the center pos'i ion, both years the team winning the south ern championship. This season he was almost unanimous choice-of the Atlanta sport writers , for the mythical all southern team. . - 1 ' The banquet given tothe Tar Heels was a fitting close to a victorious sea son including the winning of the S. I. C. tournament. Retiring Captain Cobb and his men were feasted in proper style. The menu served was: . - . Southern Chawpions 1925. Carolina vs. Tulane Gooch's Banquet Hall . at 7 p. m. Line-Up , Chicken' Gumba Aux Monk McDonald Potatoes au Grtin Tiny Green Limas Roast Chicken a la Bill Dodderer Cobb Dressing -Cranberry Sauce Sweet Mixed Pickles (Atlanta style) Celery Hearts , Tulane Salad (Frozen Fruit) . McDonald Parfait Hennican Cheese Devin Saltines Purser Coffee Demi-Tasse Fetzer Bros.' Cigars and Cigarettes. Coach McDonald acted as toastmaster while Manager London and Coach Bob were the main speakers of the evening. Those present were: Dodderer, Cobb, Sain 'McDonald, Purser, Devin, Poole, Hackney, Barbour, Sides, Watt, Har veil, Koontz, Holden, Davis, Johnson, Lineberger, London, Coaches Monk Me Donald and Bill and Bob Fetzer, Dr. Lawson and Trainer Alexander. YOUNG MAKES HIS 6TH DEBATE TEAM Will Oppose Tulane University 1 In Chapel Hill. A TRIANGULAR AFFAIR Tulane, Sewanee and Carolina Com pose the Trio. . ' , , Debaters to represent Carolina in the Tulane-Sewanee triangle were selected in an open preliminary held Monday night in the dialectic society hall. The query is, Retolved That the United States should grant immediate recognition to the existing Russian government Carolina's affirmative; debating Tulane in Chapel Hill, will be upheld by John F. Cooper, of Clinton, and Malcolm M. Younsr, of Durham. The negative team will debate the University of the South affirmative in Chapel Hill. ,It will be upheld by Robert L. Cook of Winston Salem and Theodore B. Livingstone of Ashevillc. ' ' both have the dis tinction of beingSvinners of the Mary D. Wright debate medal. Young won his medal in 1923, while Cooper won the medal last fall. This will be Cooper's first inter-collegiate experience, although he made an alternate's place in the Swarthmore debate. He is a Junior in the college of liberal arts. Young is also . . . ... , : t. ..!..!. i.. ...l a Junior, mis wm mane uie sixm iukiu- legiate debate, he has. made at Carolina. Llvinirston. on the negative, has repre sented Carolina this year against William and Mary, in -which he won a victory with E. I- Justus, and also in the Oxford Union debate with Swarthmore. This will be Cook's first intercollegiate debate. He represented the Di society In the Mary D. Wright debate in the fall. Men trying out were: Affirmative, M. M. Young, M. H. Light, J. F. Cooper, and T. E. Clemmons. Negative: L. T. Bledsoe. P. N. Bumgardner, R. L. Cook, and T. B. Livingston. ' Clemmons and Bledsoe were selected as alternates; The final debate takes place April 24 or 25., Carolina won botlA sides of this triangle last year. 1 Carolina Magazine Ready to Circulate ) According to an annuncement from the Maaazms board, the newissue of the Magazine is ready for distribution Ir as soon as it is brtught over Irom Dur ham.. The issue will be a combination Of the February and March numbers and will contain 60 pages instead of the reg ular 32. GLEE CLUB GOES TO KANSAS CITY Will Leave Chapel Hill On March 30. - THE TRIP WILL COST $5,000 Made Possible by Gifts of Six Promi nent Citizens. " A selecChumber of the members of the University Glee Club will leave here on March 30 for Kansas City to attend. the National Music Supervisors' Cdnference. The trip is the biggest ever attempted by any college glee club of the South and was made possible by the contribution of $5,000 for necessary expenses by six prominent citizens of the state. Their names are: Mrs. Caesar Cone, . of Greensboro; Mr. James A. Gray, of Winston-Salem; Mr. and ; Mrs. John Sprunt Hill, of Durham; Mrs; George Stephens, of Asheville, and Mr, Leslie Weil, of Goldsboro. The management of the Glee Club is overjoyed at the prospects of the trip, and at the great and enthusiastic inter est taken in musical work at the Uni versity by the above named patrons, who are among the foremost patrons of mu-. sic in the state. , ' V The first concert at Kansas City in which the local club will participate will Lbe on Thursday evening, April 2. In singing before, the National Music Su pervisors' Conference, the Glee Club will be afforded the opportunity of immedi ately establishing for itself a reputation of national scope. This opportunity to the state to demonstrate to the country at large its interest and proficiency in this type of artistic work has been made possible by the willingness and desire of these patrons to foster the cause of good, music here. ,, The big concert of the evening of April 2 will be broadcasted from Kan sas City by Station WHB on 265.6 me tres. The immensity and variety of this concern will be one of the greatest in the country. The . opening chorus will be sung by 1,000 music teachers, ac companied by a symphonic orchestra of 100 pieces. The second number of this group echo sections will be sung by a chorus of 1, 000 boys and girls from the sixth grades of the Kansas City schools sen led in a high balcony almost a block away from the big chorus of music supervisors. In the local Glee Club's part of the program, 12 songs will be sung, some of them by Mr. Theodore Fitch, and Mr. Jerome Swinford, who accompanied the Club on their January trip into east ern North Carolina. All three of the large choruses ofi the performance, as well as the parts taken by our club, will be 'conducted by-Mr. P. J. Weaver. Professor Daggett is planning to in stall a loud -speaker in one of the large public halls, probably Memorial 'Hall, to give the student body an opportunity to hear this program. - A complete list of meh."who will make the trip with the Club will be published in the next issue of the Tab Heel. ' SHEPHERD NOW ON WAYTORECOVERY University Senior Seriously Hurt In Long Fall. ACCIDENT ON F R I D A Y Both Wrists Broken and Hip ; Was Fractured. v ' An accident which has proved to have serious, results occurred on Friday eve ning when James Shepherd, a well known Senior, fell to" the ground from the third floor of Steele dormitory. He sustained a fractured hip and both wrists were broken. He was preparing to go to supper and r. 1 : . Din firm tn liia rnnm on UH'II IMMaMliB second floor locked he attempted to climb in his window by lowering himself from a third floor window on the south end of Steele. The small trunk rope which he, had used to lower himself with broke as he was midway between the two floors. He fell from the corner window facing the spur track between Steele and Saun ders hall. It is thought that he. broke his wrists as he fell in trying to catch himself. ' He was picked up and rushed to the Infirmary, where he was attended by Dr. Aberriethy. For the following three days he suf fered from the shock, his pulse being ex tremely high. By Monday he was con scious at intervals. -Although it was feared at first that he might be seriousb injured 'internally, this now seems less probable and his complete recovery is hoped for. r His pulse has become lower and he has Become more rational. He is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Brown Shepherd, of Raleigh, and has a brother, Brown Shepherd, J r a fresh man in the University. Mrs! Shepherd arrived Friday evening and is staying at the Carolina Inn. PLAYMAKERS ARE BACKING DI REVUE Program Includes Skit On That Famous Organization. V DENNY ItS INTERLOCUTER Tickets Go On Sale Early Monday Morning. The Di Minstrel-ReVue to be, given in Memorial- hall on ''April 1 and 2, one week from today, has the hearty in dorsement of ...the Carolina Playmakers and has their, manager as interlocutor as well as a 15-minute "take-off" on them as one of their outstanding fea tures. This burlesque on the Playmak ers is an. original skit written by Kike Kyser! and is unique in that the names of all the plays ever produced by this organization make the plot 'of the act as well as the lines of the play. What makes the skit so rich is the fact that all the parts are taken by the leading actors and actresses of the Playmaker outfit. The cast is made up of Misses Miriam Sauls, Louise Sawyer, ' Fannie Gray, Katheririe Batts,. Kitty Lee Fra zier, and Bill Cox, Ray Heffner, Ogburn Yates, and George Denny. To see the Playmakers burlesquing themselves in their stellar roles will be a scream and a comedy act never rivaled here. The cos tumes, scenery, and properties will be furnished by Mr. P. L. Elmore, and the Playmakers are doing everything to make this skit of the Playmaker caliber. 'This will be 15 minutes of genuine laughs. Not only the cast of this specialty is of the highest order but the cast of the entire show is "the stuff." The circle is composed of the following men: George V. Denny, interlocutor; "Parchie" Mc Iyer, Marvin Wilson, Walter Wilson, Jim McClamroch, Sam Buice, Otis Ful ton, "Chick" Richardson, W. G. Latham, Weston Bruner, Archi vBrown, John Latta, Dave Thomas, Harry Briggs, Ed Copeland, Ed Lucas, Bozy Horton. The end-men are as follows: First goup (harp team), M. M. Grier, L. H. Wallace, John Henderson, "Doc" Leg gett, "Kes" Spiers, Andy Mcintosh, Gus McPherson, and M. M. Rush. Second group, J'Hunt" Lowe, Grady Pritchard, Ben Hicks, Abe Harris, "Piggy" Jarrell, and "Fizz" Horton. Third group, Kent Davis, Rooney Boone, Joe 'Moye, "Red" Foister, Steve Kenny and H. A. Schmidt. Premier end men, "Skin" Duff and Kike Kyser. Buck dancing team, Will Hicks, Harry Briggs, Ted Boney, Dick Thorpe, E.: P. Morgan, Archie Brown, C. P. Waddell, and Rooney Boone. Saxaphone quintet, Erskine Duff, Bruce Owens, Jim my Llerly, "James Sawyer, and G. W. Lawson. Professional acts by Eric F. Masscy and Ludlow Warren, tenor singer and female impersonator, respectively. ''Mu sic by North State Eight orchestra, as sisted "by Mr.' Frederick Hard, Sara Av ner, Wilbur Royster and Jim Thomas. "Slats". Randall has designed and exe cuted most alluf the gorgeous costumes used in the show and the wonderful and original lighting effects to be seen are the work of Mr. Chas. E. Cfinam and his staff, composed of Mr. George Madi son, Mr. Reese, "Pat" Patton. The following statistics give some idea of the elaborateness and size of this un usual production. There will be a com pany of 66, not including the 1-t-piece orchestra; 7 Tig acts, with 7 complete changes of scenery and costumes; 60 jokes and cracks on the faculty; 25 song hits; 25 different lighting effects; two big professional acts; first radium scene ever offered at Carolina; eight-man buck dancing team; saxaphone quintet, six man harp team;1hree "high brown ma mas," 2 cross-word puzzle boys ; and two scenes in which there are more than 50 people on the stage at one time. The tickets for the Di Minstrel Revue go on sale at Patterson's Drug company Monday morning at chapel period. v-The prices for the show are: rush, 75c; re served, $1.25; and school children, 50c. Many reservations that have already come in at this early date predict an unusually large crowd for both perform ances. Reservations may be mailed to Jas. K. Kyser, Box 964. Those that have peeped in at rehearsals say that this show will be the most elaborate and unusual production seen at Carolina in some time. " " Elect Di Officers For Spring Term Election of officers was held at the executive session of the Di Society on Saturday evening, March 14. The following officers were elected for the spring quarter: L. A. Crowell, presi dent pro tcm; B.-C. Wilson, clerk; Jul ian Busby, assistant treasurer ;nnd Fra zier Gleen, sergeant-at-arms. - The president for the spring quarter, C R. Jonas, was elected some time ago in order that his picture might go in the 1925 Vackety Yaclc. ' President H. W. Chase spent last week in New York and Boston on business. UNIFORMS ISSUED VARSITY PLAYERS New Uniforms Give Team Uni form Appearance. SEASON OPENS APRIL 6 1925 Team Promising In Hitting and Pitching. . . - A The daily workouts for the Tar Heel nine are gradually growing longer as Coach Fetzer is rounding his men into shape for the opening game of the sea son with Harnpden-Sidney on Emerson field April 6th. , The squad is still large and the men are being shifted around at jjie various positions as the coach hunts for " the strongest; combination. The last shift that he has ma'de has put Captain Bonner behind the but and sent Dodderer to left field to replace him, Stanton taking Dod derer's place at first. , The tentative first string now' is:- Dodderer, Coffee and Gibson in the outfield; Stunton at first; Hatley, second; Johnson, short; and Thomas, third. . ' This arrangement forms a good team and the indications are that it will give a good account of itself in the state championship race. Coltrane and Ferre bee both worked three innings against the freshmen Monday and turned Coach Lowe's charges back with little trouble. Holshouser Vnd Poyner both appear to be in excellent shape and ,tlie . pitching staff is expected to be uble to hold"" its own with the other North Carolina col legians. Last season's nine was woefully weak at the bat, but if these men can hit in the game like they do in practice the opposing hurlers will have to work hard. Hatley, Coffee, Stanton arid Dodderer are smashing them out while the rest of the team is. also landing on the pill occasi onally, i- i ' New uniforms have arrived and have been issued to 17 players. The uniforms are steel gray in color with navy blue piping (maniffacturePs own words) and give the squad a nu-tty and uniform ap pearance. -The men who received uniforms are: Johnson, Coltrane, Hanes, Thomas, Star ling, Holshouser, Coffee, Ferebee, Poy ner, Hatley, Gibson, Dodderer, Bonner, Finch, Greene, Stanton and Jones. , WILL HAVF, FIELD MEET SATURDAY Fourteen Events In All-University Field Day. CUP FOR RELAY TEAM Participants Must Register By 10 A. M. Saturday. . As a result, of the great success of the All-University Indoor Meet, the Intra mural department will stage its first an nual All-University Field Dayton Sat urday, March 28, at 3 p.m. ,. This should prove to be one of the greatest events o the Intra-mural program. There will be 14 events: 100-yd. dash, 220-yd. dush, 4tfl-yd. run, 880-yd. run, mile run, 120-yd. low hurdles, shot put, javelin, pole vault, discus throw, run ning high jump, running broad jump, four man quarter mile relay (each man to run 110 yards), and an eight man mile relay (each man to run 220 yards). The man who scores the highest 'number; of points will be presented with a prize, and ribbons willbe given to all men who place in the various events. A silver loving cup will be given to the winner of the four man relay team. This cup will be given to the four man relay team so that the fraternities and dormitories that have small teams will have a chance to win the cup even though they do not have enough men to win the. meet. 'The cup is now on display-In Foister's win dow. - ' Every man who enters the meet must be registered. All registrations must be turned 'in to the Intra-mural office, 114 Alumni, by 10 a.m. Saturday, March 28. It was planned to have the two mile run in the meet, but it will be left out because the coaches think that distance too much without proper training, and the men who run in the mile must be passed on by Coach Bob Fetzer in order to prevent any injury from over-taxation of the body., - , There were 94 men to take part in the indoor meet but there should be more in the field day program. There are a great many men in the student body who have splendid opportunities to develop into good track men, and this meet should bring some of these men to the front and aid Coach Bob in securing more track material. . Homer Coltrane, of Trinity; H. A. Rheinhart, of Canton; A. K. King, of Hendersonville, and Dan L. Kernodle, of Burlington, were initiated into the Gamma Delta fraternity several days ago. WORLD BIRDMEN Lieutenant Jack Harding Here With Movies of Flight. EDUCATIONAL FEA TURE Pictures Will Show Scenes From AH Parts of the World. I'Smiling Jack" ' Harding, one of the Six World Flier and Lowell "Thomas, official historianof the . flight, are to ap pear here tonight at 8:30 111 Memorial Hall telling the story of the first cir cumnavigation of the globe by airplune, and also visualizing the tour with the aitl of marvelous, pictures and "still" views taken in many parts of the worhl during the trip. - Both Harding and Thomas will ap pear on the program, collaborating In the telling ,of the story. Mr. Harding's personal version of the flight is one tense with thrills. There seems to be 'a feeling prevalent In some circles that no risks w-re run by the fliers in mak ing the first tour around tiie world. Tills impression . is erroneous. There was never a minute during the official flying time of '371 hours that the fliers were not in grave danger of accident or pos sible death, and there never was a min ute during the entire trip when there welre no "thrills" for the fliers. Lieu tenant Harding's personal story is ojie that will stir the blood of every man, woman and child in whom lives the spir it of romance, conquest, high adventure and patriotism. ... j Mr. Harding tells the human side of the epic adventure and he and Mr. Thomas have prepared a most fascinat ing entertainment tha will prove an in spiration to the public. y T' From v the ' educational1 " standpoint alone, the appearance of Mr. Harding and Mr. Thomas is well' worth while, and in many cities theschools are being closed where the lecture is booked for an afternoon appearance in order to give the school children an opportunity of combining very interesting lessons in geography, history and science. From some 25,000 feet of motion pic ture film, Mr. Harding and Mr. Thomas hae selected about 4,000 of the most interesting views. Along with these will be shown interesting "still" pictures tuken in all parts of the world along the aerial right-pf-way. In all American history no feat of daring or adventurous achievement eqquals the accomplishment of the six Magellans of the air. Interesting comment from noted peo ple followed the trail of the World Fliers, one of whom "Smiling Jack" Harding is to appear here in collabo ration with Lowell Thomas, official his torian of the trip. Mr. Harding's per sonal story of the epic adventure will be told, visualized with motion and still pictures touching the high-spots of the entire trip. ' Among the words fo commendation are the following: "Magellan's journey around the world opened up the routes along which now moves the thriving commerce of the seven seas," said Secretary of War Weeks, and then he added, "The jour ney of our Fliers over the oceans may likewise initiate a new form of com merce which will bring the nations even closer together." "The feat of the 'round the world fliers is one of the most important and far reaching in its results ever re corded in history," says Postmaster Gen eral New. i ' !', "The successful circling of the globe by the American airmen Is comparable only to that first epoch making voyage by Magellan", States 'Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, who Insists that "it proves that men today still posscsSthc courage, skill, and persistence of those early navigators who opened up new currents of trade and thought and gave to the world an age of discovery equaled in Interest ancls usefulness only by our own . And Secretary of State Hughes, statesman, who, by training and by in stinct, is most conservative in his state ments, declares, "It is not too much to say that this flight marks a new epoch in history A "The flight is ended," concludes Cen. Patrick. "There remains only a chroni cle properly this remarkable exploit ami to draw from it the lesson it has taught.". Select Freshmen Triangular Debaters Freshmen intercollegiate debaters for the Carolina-Wake Forcst-Duvidson tri angle were selected In an open prelimi nary held Monday night in the Phi hall. The query is, Resolved That North Car olina should ratify the Port Terminal and Water Transportation Act, ' V The affirmative team, meeting David son in Chapel Hill, will consist (If Ben Eaton, M. H. Mogulescu, and Isadorc Black. The negative, debating Wake Forest In Wake Forest, is composed of J. W. Crew, H. P. Brandels, and A A. Kartis.