Carolina vs .Durham. "Y"
Tin Can
Tonight . 8:30
Glee Club Try-Outs
New West Uuilding
Toniglit
7:45
VOLUME XXXIV.
CHAPEL HILL, N. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1926
NUMBER 38
TARHEELS OPEN
CAGE SEASON BY
ANNEXING GAME
Trounce Durham Y In Durham
With Mixed Team By Score
Of 42-35.
FLYING START HAS BEEN MADE
Hackney, Dodderer, Devin, and Cobb
' Show Real Form While In
Game.
The Tar Heels opened their 1926 bas
ketball season on the Durham High
Snlinol court Saturday night -with a 42
to 35 win over the Durham "Y." With
several rookies getting into the game the
Carolina five passed through and around
the "Y" team's defense and at times
mnctnl a commanding lead that was
cut bv a half spurt by the association
men. . . .... " '
Five "Flying Phantoms," wearing new
and spotless uniforms, flashed out on
the polished court and before the veteran
Uxsers of ihe Bull City V. M. C. A.
knew what was in the nir, had dropped
the ball through the hoop for an eleven
point lead that the Durham team was
never able to head.
A new Carolina combination, composed
of Captain Dodderer, Cobb, Devin,
Hackney and Sides, started the game
with a whirlwind attack that left their
opponents and the' spectators breathless.
Three foul shots opened the Tar Heel
scoring before Bunn Bnckney sw-ept un
der the basket and rung a perfect "crip"
for the first field goal of the season.
Then for the next few minutes the air
over the court was a white haze, with
an occasional wisp of red breaking
through as,, some Durham player broke
up a pass. "Warhorse" Montgomery
was the first "Y" player to break the
jinx and tally a Durham point in the
scarer's book, to be followed a second
later by another basket off the fingers
of "Sis" Perry, Carolina star of olden
days. The score at half time was 26 to
19, with Carolina holding the heavy end.
"Spratt" Cobb went out of the' game
just before the close of the first half by
way of personal foul route, and "Bunn
Hackney took the count from a pain in
the side due to an overdose of supper
soon after Cobb was out. , So the sec,;
ond semester-started with three subs In
the game for the Tar Heels, and the red
clad quint took advantage of the oppor
tunity to run up their score.
Bob Sides went tack in at forward
and with Vanstory and Devin dropped
several goals through the netting for the
Tar Heels and put the Carolina score
up to the high water mark of 42 points,
Durham's last rally fell short and the
game ended with the "Flying Phantoms'
leading by seven counters.
Bunn Hackney - and Bob Sides, the
new men on the fust five showed some
fast play while they were in the game
Hackney played the floor with the speed
and daring that looks like he may fill
Johnnie Purser's shoes to overflowing.
He amassed . eleven points during the
early part of tlie game, and though he
did not get in the last half he was lead
ing scorer for both teams. Cobb, Devin
and Dodderer, played their usual con
sistent game and steadied Morris, Van
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N.C CLUB HOLDS
INITIAL MEETING
Wilder Gives Paper On Plan
ning A County Econoinjcaly.
UTOPIA IS OUTLINED
Says Number Of Rural Post Communi
ties Is On The Decline.
The North Carolina Club at its first
meeting of the quarter last night had as
its topic a paper by F. S. Wilder on
"Planning a County on an Ecological
Basis." . ,
In introducing his subject Mr. Wilder
reminded the Club that in the midst of
the mania for city planning now existing
we are apt to overlook the equully serious
hut less obvious problems, which should
he considered In planning our counties.
He explained that the underlying prin
ciple is that man, in all his undertakings,
is governed to a large extent by his
earthly surroundings, his place on the
map; that social organization should be
relative to the natural resources and en
vironment. .'
The chief factor to be considered In
working out any regional plan, according
to Mr. Wilder, are: first, the boundaries
of the region for the purpose of study;
second, the distribution of natural re
sources! third, the state of the arts of
Production and distribution; fourth, the
local market situation and present
trends; fifth, existing social attitudes;
Continued on page four)
GAMMA DELTA GET
LAMBDA CHI ALPHA
Local Fraternity Is Granted
Charter by Strong Na-
tional Organization.
21TH NATIONAL HERE
Campus' Newest National Is Classified
As One of the "Big Ten."
At the last convention of the Lambda
Chi Alpha Fraternity held in Cleveland
Ohio, December 28, 29, and 30, a char
ter of that fraternity was granted the
local Gamma Delta Fraternity.
Gamma Delta has been petitioning
Lambda Chi Alpha since October, 1923,
during which time the local society has
built up one of the strongest organiza-
tions on the campus. Only four of a
total of sixty-eight votes cast were un
favorable to the admission of Gamma
Delta, which is a record for Lambda Chi
Alpha. Two oilier charters, to organiza
tions at the University of Missouri and
the University of Oklahoma, were ulso
granted.
The Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
was organized at Boston University in
1909 and now has a membership of 68
active and no inactive chapters. It is
one of the biggest fraternities in the
country and is classified as one of the
"big ten." There are 2 chapters in
North Carolina, at N. C. State and Duke
L'n'iversity, and 13 in the South, not in
cluding those admitted at the last con
vention.
During last fall, Gamma Delta issued
a handsome petition which was duly cir
culated and also moved into a new home
on Rosemary street, one half block west
of Columbia avenue.
No definite date has as yet been set,
but the new fraternity, which will make
the twenty-fourth national at the Uni
versity, will be installed sometime dur
ing the Winter Quarter. The Gamma
Deltas in school this quarter are: Peter
Abernethy, Elton Aydlette, lister Cro
well, Bunn Hackney, A. K. King, John
Rhodes, Dennis Madry, Conrad Nichols,
Herman Rhinehart, R. C. Bullock, Hen
derson Rourk, "Red" Smith, Phil Whit
ley, Charlie Crawford, W. H.' Richard
son, and A. R. Newsome, faculty advisor.
Pledges are: Frank Smith, William Wal
ters, Dwight Houser, Troxyl Reynolds,
Hoyt Pritchett, Carl Kelley, and Ed
Young. ,
NEW YORK ATTORNEY
IN SERIES OF TALKS
Vice-President and Counsel of Ameri
can Telephone System Lectures
Here . on Public Utilities.
Nathaniel T. Guernsey, vice-president
and general counsel of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company with
office in New York City, began a series
of lectures before students in the law
school yesterday morning and will be
here the remainder of the week to com
plete his lecture course, authorities in
the University law school state.
Mr. Guernsey is lecturing here on the
general subject of "The Theory of Rate
Making for Public Utilities" and is ap
pearing principally before the Carrier's
class in law. The lectures, however,
are reported to be of such a nature that
anyone will be interested and the public
is very cordially invited to attend.
The lecture yesterday morning was
held at 9:30 o'clock so that Mr. Guernsey
could get to Raleigh in time for the Ro-
tarian luncheon at which he was to speak
and at which he was to be the special
guest of Hon. Josephus Daniels. For
the remainder , of the week, however,
lectures will be given daily at 12 o'clock
to last for one hour.
The visiting attorney is not charging
nothing for his appearance here, but is
bearing his own traveling expenses and
has published at his expense a special
pamphlet containing an outline for the
use of the law students in connection
with his series of lectures. These out
lines were sent last week to the dean's
office and distrbuted to the law students
who expected to attend the lectures.
MURPHY AND WILSON
ATTEND YALE MEETING
At the recent meeting of the American
Society of Zoologists at Yale Univer
sity, New Haven, Dec. 28-30, Dr. J. B.
Murphy, B.S. 1905, gave one of the pa
pers in the discussion (symposium) of
the cancer problem. Professor H. V.
Wilson exhibited his Tortugas (Fla.)
sponges grown from artificially sepa
rated cells. The sume exhibit had al
ready been shown at the annual public
meeting of the Carnegie Institution In
Washington, Dec. 11. ,
Professor H. V. Wilson has under
taken to serve as one of the section edi
tors (for sponges) on the new and very
comprehensive abstracting journal,1 Bio
logical Abstracts, which the union of
American biological societies is planning
Call Freshmen
Cage Candidates
All candidates for the fresh
man basketball team should re
port to the TIN CAN this after
noon at three o'clock if or prac
tice. The call was issued yester
day morning at chapel and the
first practice session was held
yesterday afternoon, but the call
is still open and all who have
ever had any experience in bas
ketball are requested by the
coach to report for a tryout. The
first year-coach wants a large
squad to make his first select
ions from, and everyone has a
chance to make the team, for no
places have been Awarded.
The other freshmen teams in
the state have been working out
for some time; indeed, several
of the first year squads began
practice before the holidays. The
Tar Babies are beginning their
preparatioms late and it is going
to take some hard practice to
get the team in shape to meet
its schedule, so everyone should
come out to put in some hard
work. An attractive schedule
is being arranged for the team,
which will probably include at
least one long trip trough Vir-.
ginia to meet the leading prep
school and freshman teams of
the Old Dominion. ( '
FORDHAM STATES
COUNC
L'S VIEWS
President of Student Body Ex
presses Position of Council.
COUNCIL HAS THE POWER
To Enforce Eightenth Amendment On
Campus Appeal to Students.
Much has ben said of late about drink
ing in the University among the student
body, and about the "drinking problem."
It has been mooted as to the exact status
of the -student council's authority and
duty relative to the punishment of drink
ers. Altho Jeff Fordham, of the stu
dent council, has already stated clearly
the position of the student government,
he takes up the matter again in hope
that the position of the council and him
self will be made entirely clear and un
derstood. .
The letter of Pres. Fordham follows:
"There has been too much said about
drinking on the campus already. But
there are certain things that should have
been said that haven't. That is, there
are technicalities involved which need to
be straightened out. It is needless to dis
cuss the morality of drinking. The eth
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Student Contrasts English
And American Universities
Thomas J. Wilson, III, Rhodes scholar
from the University in 1922 and who has
a remaining year's work at Saint John's
College, Oxford University, England,
before returning to England last Fri
day, very kindly gave the Tab Heel an.
unusual intsight,iiiso some of the many
differences between the American and
English universities.
The chief fundamental difference exist
ing between an American and English
college is the advanced, more specialized,
and wholly more thorough work of the
English institution as compared with
the American. The inflexible curricu
lum which has to be followed by every
student working for a degree in the
American school for the first and often
second year does not exist in the Eng
lish school. The English student has
already completed in public schools (as
the expensive English high schools are
called) the work of the first two years
found in an American college. Oxford
University with its more than 30 colleges
will accept, besides its own, only an
A.B. degree from the University of
Cambridge; to take graduate work' or
to enroll for a higher degree an Ameri
can student at Oxford must either have
an A.M. degree or take enough work
to win his A.B. from one of the 30 col
leges. "I was fortunate," said Mr.
Wilson, "that when I went to Oxford
I already had my A.M. from the Uni
versity of North Carolina, an-4 coukl
therefore start to work at once on my
Ph.D. In French.
"In England," Mr. Wilson continued,
"everything is done much more thor
oughly than here; for instance, the un
dergraduate student takes only two ex
aminations during the three years he is
working for. his A.B. degree the work
is done in three instead of four years;
one examination is taken at the end of
the first five terms and the final on the
PLAY DURHAM Y
AGAIN TONIGHT
Second Game of Season Tonight
In Tin Can.
TAR HEELS HAVE EDGE.
Show Good Form Saturday Night
After Short Training Period.
Durham "Y" comes to the i'Hill" to
night for the second of the two game
series with the Tar Heels. After hand
ing the Durhamites a sound thrashing on
the home floor the Tar Heels go into
tonight's game as favorites to win by a
good score. -
The game in Durham Saturday night
served to uncover several weaknesses in
the 1926' Carolina machine that Coach
Sanburn will probably try to eliminate
in the team that faces the association
team tonight. The Tar Heels showed
weak on the defense in their opening en
counter and fouled frequently in their
efforts to stem the tide of the Bull City
attack when' it threatened the 'Carolina
goal. Cobb wus lost to the Tar Heels
after the first half, going out of the
game via the personal foul route, and
several others very nearly went the
same way.
The short training period since the
Christmas holidays also showed" in the
Tar Heel play after the first few min
utes of the game. For the first five or
ten minutes of play the Carolina quint
opened up with a burst of speed that
looked like the work of the 1924 and
1925 teams in their palmiest days, but
the effects of holiday feasting began- to
show and the. players slowed down be
fore the end of the half.
Tonight .will see a team that has had
several ' days more under the 'training
pledge and they will probably hold the
speed of their play longer. Coach San
burn will probably start the Same five
that began the Saturday's game, Sides
and Cobb, forwarders. Captain Dodderer,
center, and Devin and Hackney, guards.
HOBBS AND WALKER
ATTEND CONFERENCE
Mr. A. W. Hobbs, chairman of the
faculty committee on athletics, went to
Atlanta, Ga., Saturday to attend a
meeting of the executive commitee of
the Southern Athletic Conference. This
meeting was a joint meeting with
the executive committee of the South
ern Association of Schools and Colleges,
and it was held with the purpose in
view of trying to reconcile differences
in athletic regulations passed by the two
organizations at meetings held during
the first part of December. '
Twenty of the twenty-two members
of the Southern Conference are mem
bers of the Southern Association. Dr.
N. " W. Walker also attended the
meeting as a member, and president,
of the Southern Association.
completion of his course of study. The
examination is very detailed. You can
imagine how much more thoroughly the
English student must master his work,
as compared with many American col
leges that have examinations every three
months. If at Oxford a student is work
ing for an advanced degree, he takes
only one examination and that is the
final; for instance, I'll not have to take
any examination until next spring when
I'll have finished all the work required
for a Ph.D."
Mr. Wilson said that in England there
is no such a person as a hired athletic
coach. . Practically every student par
ticipates in some type of sport, but do
so fot, the mere love of the game and
not for the purpose of making a busi
ness of it, or of having the alumni help
ing them "meet their expenses." In
England Organized or compulsory cheer
ing does not exist; a spectator is bound
by no .rigid college spirit to shout his
lungs to the point of injury when his
team really deserves nothing ' at all.
"Cute" ; little gymnastic cheer leaders
are not allowed to run loose on English
soil. Shockingly dirty Rameses, the 111,
do not wander around in hails of class
buildings.
I11 English universities there are nu
merous clubs, and societies; but Greek
letter fraternities do not exist. The
Englishman Jooks more on the Ameri
can fraternity as a pernicious gang than
as a social organization.
According to Mr. Wilson, the secre
tary of the Rhodes Trust Fund in Amer
ica, Dr. Aydelo, president of Swarth
more college, is considering with his
commitee the advisability of dividing
the United States into eight sections and
choosing four representatives yearly from
these sections; instead of continuing the
present plan of electing two students
from each state every three years.
NEWSPAPERS TO
HOLD INSTITUTE
HERE TOMORROW
Will Open Wednesday Evening
and Continue Through Fri
day Afternoon.
NOTED JOURNALISTS ARE HERE
Ole Buck, Douglass Freeman, Hamilton
Owen, and Robert Latham
v Will Attend.
The Newspaper Institute, which Is to
be held here Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of this week in the hall room of
the Carolina Inn under the joint aus
pices of the North Carolina Press Asso
ciation, and 1 the University Extension
Division, Department of Journalism, and
the News . Bureau, will get under . way
tomorrow evening, when the opening ses
sion of the Institute is held at 7:30 P. M.,
with a number of newspaper men of
national or state reputation present who
are either on the program of the Insti
tute or are attending as delegates.
Almost on the last minute Paul Put
terson, publisher and executive editor
to the Baltimore Sun, canceled his
speaking engagement on the program of
the Institute, and jt is announced that
Hamilton Owen, editor of the Baltimore
Sun, will replace Mr. Patterson on the
program. Other speakers of note on the
program are Ole Buck, field manager of
the Nebraska Press Association; Doug
lass Freeman, editor of the Richmond
News-Leader; M. V. Atwood, business
manager of Observer-Dinpatch, Utica
N. Y.; Robert Latham, editor of the
Charleston News and Courier; James
O'Shaughnessy, executive secretary of the
American Press Association of Adver
tising' Agencies; and N. A. Crawford,
director of information service of the
United States Department of Agrlcul
ture. H. L. Mencken, editor of the
American Mercury, and scathing satir
ist of the foibles of the mindless mass of
Tnorons, was also invited to attend and
speak, but declined on the grounds that
he haifnever made a speech. A former
North Carolinian, George M. Bailey, ed
itor of the Chronicle, Houston,'Tex,
will also attend if possible, but thus far
it is not known whether he will arrive in
time.
"The aim of the Institute is to depurt
from tiie customary convention program
and to devote two days of intensive study
to six specific newspaper problems," says
President J. W. Atkins, of the North
Carolina Press Association,, in stating the
aim of the Institute's program. Opening
Wednesday evening, , January 13, the
first session of the Institute Will have as
speakers Dr. H. W. Chase and George
M. Bailey, editor of the Houston Chron
icle, provided the latter is able to attend,
Robert Latham, editor of the Char
leston New and Courier, will be the
first speaker on the Thursday session.
ther speakers of the morning session
will include Robert H. Wettach, of the
University Law School; Hamilton Owen,
editor of the Baltimore San; Robert W.
Muddry, director of the University News
Bureau; Dr. E. C. Branson, of the rural
economics department. In the afternoon,
Ole Buck, field manager of the Nebras
ka Press Association, will address the
Institute on "Business Organization."
Continued on page four)
BIBLICAL RECORDER
U HITS INTO MAGAZINE
Would Have University Faculty "Clean
Up" Carolina Magazine Objects
to Article In December Issue.
The Biblical Recorder, organ of the
Baptist denomination in North Carolina,
in an editorial in the issue of Decem
ber 23, finds an article appearing in the
December number of the Carolina Maga
zine distasteful and wants this publica
tion, along with other college papers,
made ck-ar. The editorial, headed "Col
lege Publications" is reprinted in full:
"The editors of two college publica
tions were recently asked to resign, be
cause of the publication of objectionable
mutter. One resignation was demanded
bj the faculty of Davidson, and the
resignation of the editor and the. busi
ness manager of a paper published at
the University of Virginia was requested
by the student body. The writers were
discussing matters in a way that the col
lege authorities thought to be injurious
to the morals of the young. The Vir
ginia publication was barred from the
mail because of the obscene language
contained in some of the communications.
'The Davidson editor, upon demand of
the 'faculty, handed In his resignation.
The student body were a unit in asking
for the restoration of the editor, but "the
faculty was' adamant," which was great
ly to their credit.
"The Raleigh morning paper, which
carried the news of the resignations of
the editors, quoted from matter con-
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KATHERINE RIGGS
RENDERS CONCERT
Noted Washington Harpist
Plays to Unusualy Large
Audience in Memorial
Hall Sunday.
The University Department of Music
continued its series of sponsored con
certs by presenting Miss Kutherine
Riggs, harpist, in a short program on
Sunday afternoon. The concert was
given In Memorial Hall before an , un
usually large audience. Miss Riggs'
program was quite brief, lasting only
about 40 minutes, but was fairly indica
tive of what can be accomplished with a
harp in the hands of nn experienced
musician. Simple folk melodies predom
inated and were much more successful
than the more pretentious numbers.
. Romance, 'by Hasselman, introduced
the program somewhat innuspiciously.
Due to unfavorable atmospheric condi
tions the harp stubbornly refused to re
main in tune and several Inharmonious
near-discords resulted, This misfortune
all but spoiled a charming and graceful
number. Although seriously handicapped.
Miss Riggs partially overcame the dif
ficulty and received a hearty round of
applause. Dvorak's Largo followed and
a marked improvement was noticeable.
The Largo is much better adapted for
orchestra rendition ond fell a little flat
when presented on the harp. Miss Riggs
did her best, but the limited scope of her
instrument made it impossible to fully
realize -the depth andpower of the fa
mous composition. However, her touch
was excellent and the tone of the harp
held true. Loukine's A Minor Prelude
had moments of striking beauty and a
peculiur reiterated refrain that served
to enhance its effectiveness. Then came
The Fountain, by Faure, which was by
far the Jiest and most popular selection
on the program. Miss Riggs played witli
the ease and skill of perfect mastery. A
quiet rippling melody like the play of
water surged along the strings and occa
sonially broke into a more fervent and
emotional strain. The instrument re
sponded well and Miss Riggs swept
through triumphantly to a greatly de
served ovation.
The remainder of the program con
sisted of folk songs, one Welsh and five
Irish. These songs undeniably had. an
attractive lilt and vivacious movement
but there was too much similarity be
tween them for complete success. Harp
music at its best is inclined to be a-little
monotonous and repetitive and such
a number of selections from the same
class only increased this fault. The out
standing member of this group was Su
vournah Dellish.
PHI HOLDS FIRST
MEETING OF YEAR
New Speaker, S. G. Chappell,
Announces Freshman Debate.
DEBATE FOOTBALL GAMES
Resolution Favoring AI Smith for
President Narrowly Defeated.
The Phi Assembly held its regular
netting of the quarter lust Saturday
night in the Phi Hall. Even though
there was a basketball game close by
and the weather .was uninviting, when
the new speaker, S. G. Chappell, called
the meeting to order, there was a Iurge
number present.
Two new members were initiated into
the Assembly. AH others wishing ' to
join the Assembly this quarter must
do so next Saturday night as no other
meetings will be open to initiates. "
Speaker Chappell announced that the
preliminaries for the Freshman Intra-so-
ciety debate, which should have been
held in the fall quarter, would take place
the hear future. He appointed on
the committee to arrange the query and
tlier necessary- details: Strickland,
Chairman, Cooper, and Crow. He ap
pointed on the Yacketp Yack committee:
Iarold, Chairman, W. Kelly, and Smith.
R. Owens was unanimously elected
as chairman of the appellate committee.
The debating committee requested that
all freshmen who are interested in the
debate, which, is being held for their
benefit, meet in the Phi Hull.nnxt Wed
nesday night ut seven o'clock.
Cooper, introducing the resolutions
that the University should rotate the
North Carolina colleges on its schedules
and give -the annual games to some other
important Southern Conference teams,
demonstrated to the Assembly the ab
solute necessity of such a measure if
athletics are to tie put on the highest
basis and the best teams are to represent '
the University in Hie future contests. He
pointed out that a victory over Wake
orest or Duke does 'not add any glory
to the team, while a close defeat admin
istered by Tulane or the University of
Pennsylvania would be a victory In it-
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