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THE TAR HEEL Saturday, March 6, 19 The Leading Southern College Tri-Weekly Newspaper v Member of North Carolina Collegiate Press Association Published three times every week of the college year, and Is the official news paper of the Publications union 01 tne University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Subscription price, $2.00 local and $3.00 out of town, for the college year. Offices on fiist floor of New West Building, Telephone 318-Red. Entered as second-class mail matter at the Post Office, Chapel Hill, N. C. .Editor H. N. Parker. Harold Seburn.....ffusness Manager Editorial Department Managing Editor J. T. Madry . Tuesday Issue P. N. Olive F. P. Eller . Thursday Issue ..Saturday Issue C W. Basemore L. N. Bjrrd . Assistant Editor Sport Editor JStaf J. O. Allison J. F.Aseby K. Barwick J. R. Bobbittj Jr. H. P. Brandis D. D. Carroll W. G. Cherry ' Ben Eaton -Eunice Ervin R,' K. Fowler C. L. Keel, Jr. J. B. Lewis R. R. Little E. R. McKethan, Jr. L. H. McPherson W. W. Neal, Jr. W. D. Perry W. P. Ragan I. N. Robbins C F. Rouse S. B. Shepherd, Jr. A. B. White Business Department Sarah Boyd . . Ant to But. Mgr. T. V. Moore Advertising Department Chas. A. Nelson Advtrtuing Manager Baron Holmes S. Linton Smith J. C Uwell, Jr. Circulation Department Marvin Fowler . -Circulation Manager Dick Slagle John Deaton Tom Raney Reg Schmitt Yon can purchase any article adver tised in The Tar Heel with perfect Bafety because everything it adver v tises is guaranteed to be. as repre- aented. The Tar Heel solicits adver tising from reputable concerns only. Saturday, March 6, 1926 CAN'T BE DECIPHERED At the middle of each quarter, mid-term examinations are given on the majority of the courses given by the University in order to furnish both the instructors and the students with concrete indication of the pro gress being made. . In case serious deficiency is dis closed, the ones who are deficient are called before the dean of this school and some attempt is made to determine the why of the deficiency. As long as students are boys, and as lpng as boys insist on being boys, the system of "jacking up" failing students will probably have to con tinue. There's no kick there. But every quarter these mid-term reports are sent to the homes of the students, and we believe it rea sonable to asume that they are sent to give the parents an idea of what their favorite son is doing at Chapel Hill. For that reason these reports should be so prepared as p accom plish the purpose for which they are intended. ' . However, take the mid-term re ports sent out by the University. Unless the parent of the student is an instructor in the University, or a .very recent graduate, they mean nothing to him. There is only one readily understood item on the re porta space for "Unexcused Ab sences". And we have yet to see one of these filled out. The rest of the report might. as well be written in code. The body of the report is made up of cata log terminologies which mean noth ing to one who is not versed in the University's private encyclpedia. At the bottom of the slip there is a note telling the parent to "please see the note on the other side". The note on the other side reads: "This report is intended to give only a general idea of the student's work. Such reports are sent once each term. After the term examina tions reports with grades are sent. In case of serious deficiency or ir regularity, special notice is given. "When a course is marked x it is indicated that the student's work in that course is quite deficient, The fact that a course is not so marked does not mean that the student will pass in that course. "When a course is marked W it is indicated that the student's work is below the standard required for pass ing. By improved work the student may pass the course," All of .which means nothing. One of these mid-term reports which we have in our posesion is dated Feb ruary 10, 1926, and reached its des tination on February 27, 1926. The note speaks of "X's" and "W's" but on this particular report there are none of those marks. Here's a speci men of what is on it; 15 Comp Lit Now what does this mean to one off the University campus ? The parent that received this report ad mitted that it was beyond him, both the queer marking and the subject alluded to. And so with the rest of the report. If these mid-term reports are worth sending out, they are worth put tine in understandable shape. If they are not worth being made de cipherable, then thy should be con signed to the waste basket before they leave here. SEVERAL FELLOWSHIPS OPEN FOR GRADUATES Applications for Felowships Must Be Filled Soon Many Are Offered From Other Universities. All students who are interested in ap plying for fellowships in the Graduate School of the University of North Caro lina should do so as soon as possible. There are twenty-four fellowships with a value of $500 each, and fifteen which pay full tuition. These should .furnish a great help to anyone wishing to secure a master's degree. Local students have an advantage over others in that they can personally interview the professors and examiners. ' There are also in the office ' of the Graduate School several notices from other large Universities of fellowships that they are awarding for the year 1926 27. These vary in value from tuition to $2,000. Full information concerning the fellowships may be obtained at the of fice in Alumni building. Two groups of fellowships are to be awarded for for- e'ign study. ; One Is for work in Europe, and the other is for work in Japan, Universities represented are: Kentucky, Oregon, Virginia, Ohio State, California, Indiana, Yale, Kansas, Northwestern, Pennsylvania, and Bryn Mawr. FRIENDSHIP COUNCIL ADDS , SIX NEW NAMES TO ROLL 1 The Freshman Friendship Council emerged from a meeting Tuesday night which seemed to evidence the fact that nothing short of a drive for new mem bers had recently been staged Six new names were added to the roll and fol low: N. O. Eaddy, Walter Brown, Joe Holt, R. E. Stone, Nelson Howard and Bowman Gray. , The discussion centered around the same general topic that has been holding the undivided attention of the members for the past several meetings the pro posed benquet which will be held in the Carolina Inn on the first Friday of the spring quarter, less than, a week after exams. The banquet 'will be indeed an elaborate affair with an orchestra and novelty music o add to the enjoyment of the evening. " And furthermore, it will be no old bachelor party but. will be enlivened by the presence of the fair er sex. So the charge of $3.50 for each member and his lady friend will not be so very much after alL As the topic for open discussion, the Council used that time-worn and much debated subject the question of whether the single or double standard of morals should prevail. PLAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HERE Project Is Being Pushed by the Music Department. MUCH TALENT AVAILABLE Will Be Composed of University Band and Town Musicians . Calenbar Saturday, March 6 8:00 p.m. State High School basketball championship Durham vs. 'Asheville, Tin Can. " 7:00 p.m. Phi and Di Societies, ' Phi and Di Halls. Sunday, March 7 9:00 p.m. Sigma Upsllon meeting Monday, March 8 7:00 p.m. North Carolina Club meeting, 112 Saunders Hall. 7:30 p.m. Indoor Track Meet, Tin Can. I 8:30 p.m. Fayetteville Club meet ing, Y. M. C. A. 8:30 p.m. "Y" Cabinet meeting. Tuesday, March 9t : 8:30 p.m. Freshman Friendship Council, Y. M. C. A. Thursday, March 10 2:00 p.m. Geology Club meeting, New East. ""' 7 50 p.m. Deutsche Verein meet If the plans which John Paul Weaver Is pushing toward workable forms are successful the existing semi-University orchestra composed of about twenty students and several musically interested townspeople will be augmented Into a little symphony orchestra. With the University's band trained to such an apogee of technical perfection as to warrant its appearance in .a num ber of concerts throughout the state dur ing the scholastic year, and with pros pects of a ten day concert tour during the Spring Quarter, it is now the ambi tion of Mr. Weaver and Mr. McCorkle of the music department, to build an orchestra of the same standards of the band. In speaking of the project this week Mr. McCorkle said: "The word symphony does not longer imply a hun dred or so musicians. Some of the best orchestras are little symphony orches tras' with a personnel of thirty or so, and we believe that there is an excel lent opportunity in Chapel Hill for the formation of such a group. "The University orchestra has shown the possibility of something still better. If we could interest the capable musi cians of Chapel Hill who play orches tra instruments, we could easily increase our membership to about fifty. We could play a standard symphony and overtures and do them well. It is manifestly impossible for outside sym phonys to be brought here because of the expense involved. But, regardless of the ever-existing impression that what we have at home, can't be worth while, it is a fact that we could give to the students and to the townspeople the or chestra literature and present it in such style that it would be musically inter esting and educational. . v Furthermore, such an organization would probably attain more, or less prominence for the town throughout the state. We would probably never plan any tours, because it would probably be inconvenient for some of the members. But it is not unreasonable to suppose that we might have, people from other towns come in to hear such an organi zation." -. . . Among the several, prominent people interested 5n advancing the project are: Mrs. H. W. Chase, T. Smith McCorkle, Mrs. McCorkle, Eric Zimmerman, H. D. Carter, Mrs. A. M. Jordan, and H. R. Totten. INTER-SOCIETY FINALS WILL BE HELD TONIGHT Freshmen Will Debate In Phi Assem bly Sophomore Finals Will Take Place In the Di -Hall. HUDSON SPEAKS ON SIMPLIFYING INDUSTRY Official of Department of Commerce Speaks' to Large Gathering In Phillips Hall Tuesday Night. Mr. R. M. Hudson, director of the division of Simplified Practice Depart ment of Commerce, Washington, D. C, spbke to a large number of the students and faculty members last Tuesday night in the physics lecture room at Phillips Hall. Although he was here under the auspices of the school of commerce and Walter J. Matherly, Mr. Hudson's talk was of considerable value to the engi neering students and students of the other schools. It could be seen that the announce ments made by the commerce professors to the effect that Mr. Hudson's talk would be worth while produced the de sired effect on the students of that school '- . v. ; "' The topics were revealed and discussed by the lantern slides which Mr. Hudson explained very clearly. First the sources of wastes were shown to be low, Inter rupted, restricted, and lost production, Al .of these things centered around the main theme, which was "Simplification of Industry." He showed that the value of simplified practice meant to a great extent the elimination of wastes, which in turn would eliminate failure and de presslon. In this connection he explained that among the causes of Industrial fail' ure are incapacity of manager, lack of experience, and lack of capital ' By illustration he showed the many superfluous varieties of insignificant ar ticles placed before the buying public, as a result of which an effort is being made to concentrate on the few most desirable ? kinds. This accomplishment would -, stabilize - employment, pay the consumer, and lighten the salesman's job. Here too it was shown that simplification would mean more frequent turnover, In crease in the quality of the product, and profit to the manufacturer, distributor, and producer. Many statistics were dis played that revealed the high percentage of reduction of the production costs. Mr. Hudson stated that American indus tries now offered over 1,000 opportuni ties for simplification. In conclusion he touched on the shift now going on in the economic situation in the south and especially in North Carolina, and stated that tomorrow's profits are in today's wastes. A part of the Phi Assembly meeting tonight will be given over to the finals of the freshman, inter-society debate. This debate will be supplemented by a simi lar debate in the Di Hall which will be the finals for the sophomore inter-so ciety debate. ' " i . The query for discussion tonight Is Resolved, That the governor of North Carolina be given the veto power over legislation. After the hardest , fought preliminaries ever witnessed among de bates ,of inferior quality. Wood and Henry gained the right of meeting the Di freshmen tonight in their own hall while their more experienced brothers will have to do the invading for the Phi. It is understood that Brown and Mc- Galliard, having no competition, easily captured the two places open to Di Freshmen. All four are good debaters and since the question is one of intense interest, there should be a record break ing crowd in both halls.' The latter part of the meeting will be for the benefit of the older members, and at this time they will continue the dis cussion of the resolution introduced at last meeting, whereby the revenue of the Assembly might be increased. .' Many other resolutions are on the desk for im mediate discussion but are not likely to be reached, for it Is absolutely necessary to elect the officers for next quarter since no other meeting will be held dur ing this quarter. Election of officers for the Spring Quarter will also take place at tonight's meeting. ENGINEERING SOCIETY "JAKES RESOLUTIONS Action Is Taken by William Cain So ciety in Order to Draw Larger Attendance At Meetings. Some very important and a very in teresting program featured the meeting of the William Cain Civil Engineering Sjciety, student chapter of the A. S. C. E. when it held its regular weekly meeting in Phillips Hall on last Thursday morn ing at ten-thirty o'clock. It is understood that the last few meet ings have not been so well attended as the quality of the program merit, for the members of the society should attend every meeting as a supplement to their civil engineering work. This situation has brought forth the follow' ing statement signed by the chairman an dtwo other members: In view of the fact that interest is lacking in the meet ings of the William Cain Society, stu dent chapter of A. S. C. E. the aims and activities committee present the fol lowing suggestions,: trough which it is hoped that this situation will be partially remedied. ; ' . 1. Resolved, That the time of meeting shall be changed from 10:30 A.M. Thurs day. The metinge will last one hour as a contrast to the present one-half hour meeting, and will be held in room num ber 320 Phillips Hall which is the room at present set aside for the senior civil engineers. 2. Resolved That an entire arrangement of the roll shall be made, and member ship shall be optional, .the active mem bership roll being called at each meeting. Two unexcused absences from meetings each quarter shall make a member in eligible to hold office in the society for the coming year. All applications for membership will be received by either the president or the ... secretary of the society. The dues for the quarter shall be one dollar .as usual, and those whoes dues are not paid in full shall be ineligible for smokers which shall be held every fourth meeting 'if funds allow. All were in favor of the resolutions and hope that they will serve the purpose of renewing the interest In the society. The students owe it to themselves to attend these meetings, for they deal with en gineering projects investigated through actual experience. ',- 5 Following this W. E. Rushln, a fresh man in the School of Engineering, held the members of the society as well as some members of the faculty, who were in attendance, spellbound when he ex plained in a' very clear way the essen tial elements and the obstacles of build ing mountain highways. In the beginning he stated that he had worded in the ninth district last summer, this being the most rugged district of the whole Highway Commission Depart ment. It was shown that the construc tion of the mountain highway, twelve miles in length, through the low gap and around mountains centering about Mount Hebo presented many diffi culties and brought forth much strenous labor from those on the job. In this connection he said that during the be ginning of the work, the site was not ap proachable in any kind of a vehicle; so at times it was necessary for them to carry supplies on their backs for several miles. SCHOLARSHIP IS OPEN TO CIVIL PGINEERS Placed At the Disposal of the Ameri can Society of Engineers by Columbia University. The secretaries of the student chap ters of the American Society of Civil Engineers of the University of North Carolina received a very Important let ter early this week, announcing a scholar ship principally for juniors and seniors. The letter ran as follows; Dear Sirs: - . The governing bodies of Columbia University have placed at the disposal of the Soicety, a scholarship in Civil Engi neering in the Schools of Mines, Engi neering and Chemistry of Colum'ola Uni versity. The scholarship ; pays V three hundred and fifty dollars towards the annual tuition fees, which vary from $340 to $360, according to the details of the course selected. Reappointment of the student to the scholarship for the completion of his course is conditioned upon the maintenance of a good stand ing of his work. '' ' To be eligible .for the scholarship, the candidate recommended will have to meet the regular admission requirements, in regard to which full information will be sent without charge, upon applica tion to the Secretary of the University, In a letter addressed to the Secre tary of the Society, an applicant for this scholarship should set : forth his qualifications (age, place of birth, educa tion, statement of any other activities, such as athletics or working way through college, reference, and photograph). A committee composed of Messrs. Robert Ridgeway, C. W. Hudson and J. P. H. Perry will consider the applications and will notify the authorities of Columbia University of their selection of a candi date. The last day for the filing of ap plications will be July 1st of each year. The course at the Columbia Schools of Mines, Engineering and Chemistry is three years in length and is on a grad uate basis. . A candidate for admission must have had a general education, in cluding considerable work in mathe matics, physics, and chemistry Three years of preparatory work in a good col lege' or scientific school should be suffi cient, if special attention has been given to the three preporatory subjects men tioned. A college graduate with Bachelor of Science degree in engineer ing, can generally qualify to advantage. The candidate Is admitted on the basis of his" previous collegiate '"record;" and without undergoing special examina tions. Other Qualifications being equal. members of Student Chapters of the Society will be given preference. , r This opportunity seems one which should be eagerly sought after and which should prove of great worth to the re cipient. - It is called to your attention in the belief that some of the members of your chapter will be glad to learn of it. . Yours faithfully, Geobge Seabdet, Secretary. It is hoped by the University of North Carolina authorities that the student of the local chapters will investigate and take advantage of this scholarship, since there are some very competent students in the Civil Engineering Department. AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE EXPLAINED BY STUDENT St t&e Cfmrc&es The regular meeting of the A. I. E. E. took place on last Thursday night In room number 319 Phillips Hall, the sub ject of the program being "The Auto matic Telephone." The subject was handled in a becoming way by J. C. Fred, a student in the School of Electri cal Engineering. His talk in part ran as follows: "The automatic telephone is coining into use in many places. "The automatic system greatly simpli fies the labor of making calls over the telephone. ; The system is automatic in every respect, and all that the caller has to do is to turn the dial on the front of the transmitter box and his call is au tomatically placed at the central sta tion. This system would eliminate the necessity of telephone operators. "The automatic system is more ex pensive than Is the old system as re gards initial expense. However, after installation of the system the labor re quired to keep it in condition is practi cally none.( ' "The automatic telephone eliminates all trouble which has been due here-to-fore to two people being on the same line at the same time. The new system will do everything that the old one does, not only taking care of the locaL calls but also those of long distances. "The automatic system, although rather complicated, can be Installed with out interrupting the service of the tele phone company, if the proper methods are used in the case of installing." Clemen's , Marionettes will present "Jack and the Beanstalk," in four acts, in the school auditorium - Wednesday, March 17, at 3:330 P.M. and again at 850 P.M. The program will he accom panied by special music at both perform ances. Admission, 25 and 35 cents. BAPTIST Eugene Olive, Pastor 9:45 A.M.-Sunday school; student's classes conducted by Dr. A. C. HowMl and Mr. B. B. Lane.' , V 11:00 A.M. Regular morning sermon. "The Best Ornament,'': . 6:30 P.M. B. Y. P. U. 7:30 P.M.Regular evening sermon. "The Value of An Empty Purse." CHRISTIAN B. J. Howard, Pastor 9:45 A.M. Sunday school. 11:00 A.M. Regular morning sermon 6:30 P.M. Christian Endeavor. 750 P.M. Regular evening sermon. CHAPEL OF THE CROSS A. S. Lawrence, Rector 8:00 A.M. Holy Communion. 9:45 A.M. Sunday school. 11:00 A.M. Regular morning .sermon. '.. 7:30 P.M.Regular evening sermon. ROMAN CATHOLIC Services on the first and the third Sun days of the month at 850 p.m. on the second floor of the Young Men's Chris tian Association building. LUTHERAN Student group meets every Sunday evening at seven-thirty o'clock in the Young Men's Christian Association build ing. METHODIST Walter Patten, Minister 9:43 A.M. Sunday school: Mr. B. Trabue, teacher of the -student's class. 11:00 A.M. Regular morning sermon: "The Call for Service." 6:45 P.M. Epworth League, conduct ed by Mr. Phillips, Assistant Pastor. 750 P.M. Regular evening sermon: "The Consecrated Leader." . PRESBYTERIAN ' W. D. "Parson": Moss, Minuter 9:45 A.M. Sunday school. 11 :00 A.M. Regular Sunday morning worship. 645 P.M.-r-Christian' Endeavor. 750 P.M. Regular evening sermon. JEWISH SOCIETY HOST OF JEWISH SISTERHOOD The Carolina Jewish Society was the host at a buffett luncheon held at the Carolina Inn Monday afternoon to the Jewish Sisterhood of the North Carolina Association of Jewish women, who have just concluded their fifth annual meet ing in Durham. ' The local -Jewish' Students chartered a bus to bring over the guests who were unable to furnish cars. The party ar rived in Chapel Hill about three in the afternoon, and after making a short tour of the campus, luncheon was served in the ball room of the Carolina Inn to about two hundred guests. Approxi mately 123 Jewish women from all over the State were guests among the promin ent visitors who were guests of the stu dents Monday : were Rabbi William Fineshriber, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. A. H. Vixman, of Pittsburgh, Pa. During the course of the luncheon the officers who were elected to official positions for the forthcoming year were announced as follows: Miss Gertrude Weil, Goldsboro, president; Mrs. Fred dent; Mrs. Julius Cone, Greensboro, sec ond vice-president; Mrs. Lipinsky, Ashe ville, third vice-president; Mrs. Amy Emanuel, Asheville, recording secretary; Mrs. Jacob Shrago, Goldsboro,. corres ponding secretary; Mrs. J. W. Davis, Smlthfleld, treasurer; Mrs. Elmer Ot tinger, Wilson, auditor, Mrs. Shrago succeeds Mrs. A. Oet- tinger, Goldsboro, as corresponding sec retary and Mrs. Davis succeeds Mrs. Eli Epstein, of Rocky Mount, as treasurer. All of the other officers were re-elected. New Record for 100 Yard Dash Set Here Thursday A most spectacular performance took place here Thursday. The record for the 100 yard dash established only last season fell and broke in pieces. The new record for this distance was 9 9-10 sec onds, almost a whole second better than the former one. This occurence may be considered more remarkable since this is only the beginning of the season. The new record holder was until this time almost-unknown and was only noticed by the Coach' on account of his long stride and easy runnin. Inquiry re vealed : that the new trqck find W8S named Roland von Dienerhblen, born in Rotterdam, Holland, and having almost ho track experience. It was deciuea, however, to take his time on the century. The watch caught him at nine and nine tenths. Since this time was better than any established before on this track, it caused Considerable surprise and doubt. He was timed again after ; a short resi on the same distance with the same result : P It can hardly be prophesied what thw . . .. . , i urtll new competitor for tne traca be able to do on the longer runs, since It could not be risked trying him " them without more time for condition' himself. He will probably be able to be seen in action on the track any evening during the week, and he should attract quite a large crowd. -
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