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'SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER"
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VOLUME XXXV
CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1926
NUMBER 31
GOEDEN FLEECE HOBDS FALL ELECTIONS
BIG FIVE CROSS
COUNTRY TEAMS
MEET HERE TODAY
Slate Championship Will Be Set
tled Between Halves of
Football Game This
Afternoon.
CAROLINA IS FAVORITE
The University of North Car
olina will act as host to the
cross-country teams of every
member of the big five this af
ternoon when the annual State
Championship cross-country race
takes place between halves of
the high school football game.
The men will start on Emerson
field, go out the east gate, travel
" over hill and dale for a distance
of four miles, and finish the
grueling grind on the track in
front of the stands.
The Tar Heels have won the
cross-country classic rather con
sistently, in fact no other insti
tution in the history , of the
event, over a stretch of ten
years, has ever walked off with
the team honors. The Varsity
representatives of the Universi
ty have their strongest team this
year as evidenced when they
journeyed down to Athens, Geor
gia a few weeks ago and came
hack with the title of, "Southern
cross-country champions." Their
margin of victory in the confer
ence race was the largest in the
history of the Southern Confer
ence,. In addition, Carolina has
met and defeated rather easily
the teams from Duke and State
College.
The freshman team, although
its record is not as impressive as
the Varsity, has an untarnished
slate of victories to show for its
strength to date. In Barkley
and Gallagher, they have a pair
of distant runners that bid fair
to be among the first to finish.
Coach Dale Ransom may eri
ter about ten oc more men as his
Varsity offerings, but only seven
compose the team. Of these
seven the first five to finish will
count in the scoring.
THIRD MUSICAL
CONCERT SUNDAY
Jim Van Ness
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Managers of varsity teams carry
the brunt of the work connected with
handling the teams and come in for
the least part of the glory. All jus
tice would ' be flaunted if we dared
fail to make mention of the excellent
work done by Jim Van Ness as man
ager of the 1926 football team.
"SHE STOOPS TO
CONQUER" PROVES
RATHER SPOTTY
Characters in Their Roles Vary
from Mediocre to the ,
Sublime.
NORFLEET IS NEW STAR
Miss Margaret Ellis Shares Hon
or With Him for Best
Work.
Three Artists, All Members of
Salem College Faculty, Will
Give Recital.
Charles G. Vardell, Jr., pian
ist, Mrs. Audrey Gore Le
tt rande, soprano, and Miss Ha
zel Horten Read, violinist, all
faculty members of Salem Col
lege, will appear in the Univer
sity Music - Department's third
concert of the year Sunday af
ternoon in Memorial Hall at
4:00 P.M. '
Mr. Vardell is a well-known
composer, and is considered one
of the best of the younger musi
cians in the country. The pro
gram will carry several of his
own compositions. His sonata
for violin and piano has receiv
ed a great deal of favorable crit
icism from numerous artists of
high rang. It will probably be
Played.' . V'. '.?.-."'
Mrs. LeGrande is an accom
plished artist, and has studied
under A. Y. Cornell of New
York and also under Mr. Trox
ell of the music department here.
Miss Read is a splendid violin
ist; she is a graduate of the New
York Institute of Musical Art.
. Etaoin Shrdlu
The Playmakers, following up
their break from dramy of a
blood and clay nature, have
crashed through with Oliver
Goldsmith's She Stoops to Con
quer... It is admirably suited to
the season, as the football period
is just over, and there is still a
thirst for loud noises and rough
play.
This reviewer has gained only
a bitter outlook on life and many
grey hairs from attempting ap
praisal of the Playmaker's . of
ferings, and there are furrows
of care in his cheeks as a result
of trying to give an appreciation
of the work of individuals in the
casts.- She Stoops to Conquer
is, as are the majority of the
Playmaker offerings, spotty in
the. extreme, and consequently
very hard to judge. With the
exception of the old stand-bys,
Miss Margaret Ellis, James King
and Sheppered Strudwick, no
character gives a uniform per
formance. ' ' ' '
Mr. Charles Norfleet, in the
role of Tony Lumpkin gave per
haps, the outstanding perfor
mance of the evening. He is
by no means a finished actor, nor
is his speech all that might be
desired, but for pure volume of
noise, and for low comedy, he
surpasses. Further, his make
up an dperson so fitted the part
that an improvement is hard to
imagine if only he had been
taught to say his lines with
some degree of naturalness.
Miss Margaret Ellis shared
the honors with Mr. Norfleet,
giving by far the most finished
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SENIOR HONOR SOCIETY ELECTS
GLENN, KYSER AND WHISNANT TO
THE HIGHEST ORDER OF CAMPUS
Men Chosen Are Outstanding in Their Various Fields, Glenn of
the Y. M. C. A., Kyser of Cheerio Fame, and Whisnant
of Athletic Prowess.
ACTION OF FLEECE ; IS NOT WITHOUT PRECEDENT
Men Elected This Fall Will Be Tapped At the Regular Tapping
Next Fall Meantime They Are Active Members
of the Organization. 6
The new members of Golden, Fleece together with a list of
their campus activities are: j
1 JOHN FRAZIER GLENN, JR., ASHEVILLE, N. C.
Y. M. C. Cabinet, '24, '25,'26, '27; Treasurer Y. M. C. A.,
'25-'26; President Y. M. C. A., '26-'27; Secretary-Treasurer Ep
silon Phi Delta Cosmopolitan Club, '26-'27; Junior Commencement
Marshal, '26; Treasurer Order of Grail, '26-'27; Amphoterothan;
Seargent-at-arms Di Senate; Manager Freshman Track; Man
ager Varsity Track; Secretary-Treasurer German Club; German
Club Executive; Buncombe County Club; Pi Kappa iPhi Frater
nity, f v' " 'f-. :r ''"'
JAMES KERNE KYSER, ROCKY MOUNT, N. C,
Grail; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet; Monogram Club; Cabin; German
Club; Wigue and Masque; Carolina Playmakers; Inter-Fraternity
Council; Leader Easter German; Executive Committee German
Club; Chairman Executive Committee Senior Class; Phi Assem
bly; Originator of "Cheerios"; Producer of "That Y Minstrel,"
"Di Minstrel Revue," "Black and White Revue"; Chief Cheer
leader; Sigma Nu Fraternity.
MANLY DOWELL WHISNANT, MORGANTON, N. C.
Football, '23, '24, '25, 26; Captain Varsity Football, '26; Base
ball, '23, '24, '25, '26; Wrestling, . ?26; President Monogram Club;
President Burke County Club; Vice-president Athletic Associa
tion; Chi Tau Fraternity. .
Golden Fleece brings a sur
prise to the campus in electing
ti its membership - three- new
men in the fall quarter. This
fall election is, however, not
without precedent in he history
of the organization although it
may perhaps cause a .shock., of
astonishment to the campus at
large. The men so honored are
three of the most out-standing
figures of the University and the
general opinion is that the tap
ping of the Fleece falls upon
worthy shoulders.
Three . more prominent or
more popular students could
hardly have been chosen than
these. Frazier Glenn with his
work,' Kyke' Kyser with bis
"Cheerios," and Red Whisnant
with his athletic prowess have
carved their names in the mem
ory and traditions of the Uni
versity ; and it is with great sat
isfaction that their fellow stu
dents see them attain the honor
of Golden Fleece.
, A fall election to Golden Fleece
has not taken place for some
years, but examination of past
University records show that
such an election has occurred
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Charlotte and Sanford Elevens to
Battle for State Title Here Today
Senior Smoker at Swain
Hall Tuesday Evening
The Senior class will have
a smoker in Swain Hall next.
Tuesday evening, Dec. 7, at 9:00
P. M. The question of whether
write-ups will be placed under
each senior's picture in the
Yackety-Yack is the principal
question to be discussed.
Kyke Kyser and his orchestra
will furnish the entertainment
and music. R. B. House, per
sonal secretary to Dr. Chase
will make a short address.
Permission has been secured
to have a Senior dance in the,
spring quarter, and a leader
for this dance and two assis-
i tant , leaders will be elected
Tuesday night. The early elec
tion will enable the leaders and
girls who figure with them to
get their pictures in the Yackety-Yack
this year. . '
THOMAS WILFRED,
CLAVILUX ARTIST;
IS HEREMONDAY
Concert" Will Be Held In Mem
orial Hall at 8:30.
PHI MU ALPHA SPONSORS
Color Organ, Light By the Key,
Is Invention of Visiting
Organist.
Surveyors at Work on Three Sites
For New Football Stadium; Rear
of Tin Can Is Probable Location
Contrary to the' general be
lief that a site for the Kenan
stadium has been definitely de
cided upon, the committee on
buildings of the University's
board of trustees adjourned its
meeting Monday night without
reaching a definite agreement.
The final decision will be made
next Monday.
A site at the head of a ravine
behind the Tin Can was first
considered when plans were be
ing made for a stadium. The
chief objection to this spot seems
to be its proximity to the pro
posed location for a new library.
Two other sites are now be
ing considered in addition to the
original. One is 400 feet down
the ravine from the first place
proposed; another is southeast
of the cemetery, in the direction
of the Country Club. Survey
ors are now at work on each of
these sites, and 'their reports
will be submitted for the dis
cussion of the committee on
buildings at its meeting Monday
night.
In selecting a spot for the pew
stadium, authorities are bear
ing in mind the fact that the
University is a fast growing in
stitution, and the stadium should
be built on a site which will be
permanently fitting, and which
will not conflict the construction
of new dormitories or halls of
science at some future date.
, Behind the Tin Can seems
at present to be the logical place
for a stadium. The surround
ing woods provide a natural
background of outdoor beauty,
and the nature of the land is
such that it would be impossible
to construct buildings on or to
the east of this site. However,
present plans for a new library
would place the structure only
a few rods from the gridiron.
This, and the fact that author
ities plan the erection of other
buildings adjoining the new li
brary, is the chief argument a
gainst choosing the head of the
ravine as a building site for Ken
an's stadium.
There is a spot situated on a
smaller ravine about 500 yards
beyond the intramural athletic
field , which looms as a likely
choice by the committee. Dirt
removed from the foot ' of the
ravine, according to one of the
surveyors, would suffice to raise
the natural walls of the ravine
to the necessary height.
A temporary, and possibly
permanent, parking space for
spectators' machines would be
afforded by a conversion of the
present intramural athletic
field.
A clavilux concert a form of
entertainment never before pre
sented in Chapel Hill will be
given by Thomas Wilfred in
Memorial Hall at half past eight
o'clock Monday evening under
the auspices of Phi Mu Alpha,
the national honorary music fra
ternity. '
The clavilux is an instrument
upon which the artist plays not
with sound but with light
"A recital, an artist at a key
board" this is a passage from
one review of Mr. Wilfred's per
formance "yet not a sound is
heard ; but as he toutehes the
keys on the strange instrument
in the darkened hall the huge
screen comes to life and opens up
vistas of fantastic forms in such
graceful movements and gorge
ous colors as no pen can de
scribe." '
Thomas Wilfred began his re
search with the use of light as a
fine art in 1905, but it was not
until 1922 that he played his
first public recital of silent visu
al compositions. His achieve
ment has won for him a world
wide fame. The Matin of Paris
has called the clavilux "the cul
minating point in esthetics," and
a Brussels journal says: "We
were transported into a gorge
ous fairy world that continued
to live before the inner eye long
afterward." .... "These colors,
these forms," says Deems Tay
lor, the New York World's cri
tic, "utterly unconnected with
anything we have known before,
have an emotional effect start
lingly like that of rnusic ; they
set the imagination free; they
are by turn amusing, exciting,
and, menacing, with flashes of
quite unearthly beauty."
The price of admission to
Monday's concert is $1, with a
special rate of 75 cents for stu
dents. There are no reserved
seats.
Champions of Both Eastern and
Western Divisions Have
Made Good Season
Records.
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED
Special Train of Rooters Will
Journey Down from the
Queen City.
(By E. J. Evans)
Charlotte High School, foot
ball champions of the west will
invade the lair of Sanford High
School, , champions of the east,
this afternoon, and on Emerson
field will stage the greatest high
school football battle of the year.
The two aggregations are sched
uled to swing into action
promptly at 2 :30.
' This year's championship
game is unique in one respect.
Both estern and western repre
sentatives were favorites to an
nex their -respective titles long
before the championship series
started and in spite of the hun
dreds of other sporting upsets,
Charlotte and Sanford the real
class of North Carolina football
beyond a doubt successfully
survived the onslaughts of the
numerous dark horses that bar
red their road to the finals here
today. When two favorites
meet in any test of strength, the
battle is always memorable for
its fierceness and vkiousness
witness the Army and Navy
clash a scant week ago, and
5 :30 this afternoon, when the
game is over, a new outstanding
chapter will be written in the
annals of high school athletic
contests.
Splendid Records;
Both Sanford and Charlotte
have season's records that are
flawless. Both teams have rec
ords of straight victories, not
only in the championship ser
ies, but in the pre-series games
as well. The easterners in par
ticular have a splendid list of
victories by which their strength "
may be indicated. They have
rolled up a total of 150 points as
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ROUSE BACK FROM
FRAT CONFERENCE
Represents Carolina Interf rater-
nity Council at National
Meeting in New York.
The Lutheran students of the
University will meet at the Lit
tle Chapel of the Cross of the
Episcopal church, 4:00 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. Communion
service will be held at this hour.
Charles Rouse, representing
the Interfraternity Council of
the University, attended the Na
tional Undergraduate Interfra
ternity Conference, which was
held in the Pennsylvania Hotel,
New York City, on November 26
and 27. . The Conference is held
annually in New York with the
object of bringing together rep
resentatives from colleges and
universities throughout the
country, of discussing fraternity
and Interfraternity problems,
and of determining the best prin
ciples under which these bodies
should act. '
At the conference this year
there were present delegates
from forty-two institutions,
varying in location from Leland
Stanford in the West to Miami
in the South and Syracuse in the
North. A great many of the
problems discussed were of a na
ture entirely foreign to any that
are present on our campus; of
this type a typical example is
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