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Page Two THE TAR HEEL Saturday, February 12, 192T )t sx )ti Leading Southern College Tri weekly Newspaper i Member of North Carolina Collegiate Press Association Published three times every week of . the college year, and is the official newspaper of the Publications Un ion of the University of North Car olina, Chapel Hill, N. C Subscrip tion price, $2.00 local and $3.00 out of town, lor the college year. Offices in the basement of Alumni Building. Telephone 403. J. T. Madry..!.: Editor F. F. Simon.. ............ Business Mgr. SOPHOMORE ISSUE Don Seiwell Walter Spearman Editor Holt McPherson '28, Managing Editor Staff John Anderson Hugh Merritt Nat Henry Bill Perry John Marshall Frank Smith Judah Shohan Business Bill Breman Charles Brown Department Ben' Schwartz ' James Styles You can purchase any article adver tised in the TAR Heel with perfect safety because everything it adver tises is guaranteed to be as repre sented. The Tar Heel solicits ad vertising from reputable concerns only. Entered as second-fclass mail matter at the Post Office, Chapel Hill, N. C, Saturday, February 12, 1927, PARAGRAPHICS Having undergone the red-hot junior issue with its flaming Scandals and its sweeping com ments, the freshman issue with all its refreshing greenness, and the coed issue in its .-dainty- feminine tints of pink and blue the Tar Heel at' last returns with the sophs to its customary journalistic black-and-white. Mutt Evans claimed that all the great athletes of the Uni versity were at one time juniors, but we might say that they were sophomores first and only be came juniors after they had out lived their usefulness to the sophomore class ! . Sophomore comes from : a Greek word meaning Wise. Now we wonder how many,' outside of the sophomore class, .believe in the absolute" appropriateness of our namejf Would one say that "Lighted Candles" implied a "light" com edy or a "dark" tragedy? We ask the Playmakers. We are indeed glad to see the strong stand taken by the fresh men in condemning the unpar donable rudeness - accorded the G. C. Glee Club. At the Playmaker perform ance we' were terribly disap pointed when he mountain' girl failed to go out the door at the rear with the determination "to never, never come back!" This is quite a logical step, how ever, since to Mr. Dula goes the honor of being the rightful sue cessor to R. K. Fowler, for the 'eternal sophomore" title. Mr. Fowler, it is rumored, has grad uated. ' . POLITICS The plea for, cleaner, open poli tics on the campus is manifest ing itself as a vital issue of the day. Plans for improvement have been suggested in. the col umns of the Tar Heel and in Open Forum letters. Personally, we do not think that present conditions would be much1 improved by turning con trol and regulation of politics over to any of the existing or ganizationswhether it' be the Literary Societies or the Golden Fleece and the Grail. To carry out successfully any plan of clean-up, or the install tion of any open and above-board political system, there must be cooperation of the student lead ers rather than sponsoring by any particular group. One of the weakest spots in student activi ties at Carolina has been a lack of harmony amonj? those who hold the highest positions of trust and honor. The various parts of student government and activities have, in their policies and in their workstruck out at tangents from each other and have had no common goal and no bond of union which might hold them together for their mu tual benefit and for the benefit of the entire campus. If all the student leaders, all the incumbents . of the highest offices, were to lay aside their petty differences and together brnva cooperative body- that would take as its aim the better ing of campus conditions, a tre mendous forward step would be made. ' : Such a group, made up of men in whom the campus has shown its trust, would wield an incal culable influence in the student body and would be capable of putting into effect an efficient plan for more ethical politics. If we look to our acknowledged eaders for a closer union among themselves and for their united support of some plan-for cleaner politics, will they respond? , AS FOR MENCKEN We look forward with eager anticipation to the janitor issue of the Tar Heel! 1 ' Paul Ranson ceases to stand on his constitutional rights, but seeks legislative radiance from the "Phool" Bill instead. Efforts are under way to have the scene reenacted in Memorial hall for the edification of the Carolina student bodyrmost of which didn't get to Raleigh for the ini tial performance. Editor Madry anounces now that the "special issue fever" has about run itself into the ground, the reporters will be recalled from their mid-winter vacation and will resume work on the next issue of the Tar Heel. The editor of the open forum column was called to his desk be fore this issue goes to press. Several months ago the cam pus was all agog with the news that the great Mencken was to grace the Hill for a few hours, during which time he would 00k the place over and see what was going on on the campus of the' "South's ereatest univer sity." He arrived, and, after being duly stared at, he depart ed. Young instructors who had been fortunate enough to grasp his hand telegraphed their or ders for a score or so of his books and subscriptions to the American Mercury his official organ flowed in by the hun dreds. Little by little the tense: ex citement subsided and the cam pus went "back to normalcy." Mencken, admitting that he had been impressed, went on his way and was heard of no more until last Sunday when "The Battle' Below.the Potomac" appeared in a dozen or so -of the nation's lead ing newspapers. , : - Much speculation had been in dulged in as to his reaction and his pronouncement was looked forward to with anxious antici pation. But Mencken was pleas ed a most unusual happening, it is true, the cause of which has not been disclosed and the fol lowing ink stains dropped from his pen. ' ; "" "I know of no American state with a more vigorous and praise worthy university than that of North Carolina. Certainly there is nothing comparable to it in the middle west. For it is not trying to convert itself into a gigantic rolling mill for the pro duction of swine . husbandmen shyster lawyers and village mus ic teachers; it is tackling the fundamental problems of south ern life, and birnging to their solution a magnificent enter prise and a high order of skil A generation ago, or even a dec ade ago, it was a capital offense everywhere in the south to ad mit formally that the south had any problems, save only those forced upon it by Yankee busy bodies. But now, at Chapel Hil the woes of the ex-confederate urban and rural, are being stud ied realistically and to good ef fect, and no complaints are heard sav efrom obvious idiots 'North Carolina, indeed, now leads the whole country in this department. Its leadership in the south is plain and undisput ed. It has got rich in late years, and it is spending its money wisely. Some time ago it en gaged a Scotchman as govern or, and now benefits from the racial talents of this gentleman He is, like all Scotchmen, fanat ically in favor of the enlighten ment, and, again like all Scotch men, he suffers an embolism every time sixpense is amputat ed from his hand." So much for Mencken, Enough professors have already patted their own backs until they are quite stiff and there is no need for us to add to their agony. . During the last few months a new school 01 wouid-oe tmnK- ers have sprung up on the cam pus which, in order to cover up the damaging vacuity of their own minds, are rushing about hither and yon branding every new movement for reform as Menckenesque." .Let a taan voice his reaction to the antics of the Fleece, let him draw at tention to the obvious defects m our educational system, let him' lift his voice in protest to some of the high-handed but rages which have been commit ed on the campus recently, and he is branded as a radical, yea, even a puny imitator 01 the man Mencken.' v ' We have but slight respect for the so-called intelligentsia, real izing that they are as vacant as those who maintain the "right attitude," and we cannot agree with them in their wholehearted adoration of the Mercury, but we do believe that they occasion ally suggest' a reforjn which is sound and worthy; of the con sideration of the campus. Look through you DacK issues 01 The. Fawn, and see now that you have cooledoff a bit if some of the reforms suggested, some of the criticism offered, .was not merited. If it has shaken our complacency just the least bit, it has accomplished something of no little value. Yet, recall in your mind the reception accord ed to the various issues of what was branded as "another yellow Deans G. M. Braune arid H. Janda spent several days in Asheville last week to arrange for the coming meeting of the American Society of Civil En gineers there next April 20. Get your Kodak out Get your Kodak out and keep it handy there's al ways interesting picture . material wherever you go. " If you haven't a Kodak, this store is the place to get one. Come in and see our complete line today. . , Kodalcs $5 up FOISTER'S Chapel Hill, N. C. ( ; journal." : , -: ... r ., Tolerance is what we plead for. Before branding ,, a new movement as radical let's 'dig down under the surface a little and see what we can find. Be cause an article is published which is in favor xof abolishing the Fleece does not mean that its author is merely stimulated by a personal grudge or gripe. He may have some arguments which are really sound, and be fore any suggestions are offered that he be tarred and feathered it would be a wise plan to look into what he is saying. There :u:i:i... 4.1.-4. . u 18 a vvasiuiiLLy max, yvu uiny us surprised at what you find. But regardless of whether you are or not, let 'em rave. You are not being cheated out of any thing. If they enjoy raving, let .'em go, to -it! If they are pursuing . some fictitious goal they will soon grow tired of the chase and quit. If there is any thing in their arguments you will, soon or late,' be convinced. But be tolerant, faiere may be some reason for the criticism offered. We rail at the intolerance and bigotry suggested in the Poole bjll ' and our patience is sadly tried when we read of the activ ities of the Bible, League. Yet we, in turn, prove to be just as intolerant in our treatment of suggested reforms here on the campus, remaps, alter all, here is something in the phil osophy of Henry Louis Menck en. Certainly it cannot be de nied that under his biting scorn the literature of the south has greatly improved in the last few years. A consciousness of the realities of life would not be a- miss in any of us. V 'WHAT'S HAPPENING ' , today . 8 :30 p. m. Buccaneer Board meet ing. Buccaneer Office. , SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13 7:45 p. m. Illustrated lecture pn "China," Dr. Collier Cobb. ' j ! MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 4 7:15 d. m. Y. M. C. A. Cabinet, Y.lM. C. A. -- .'- 8:30 n. m. Gerrard Hall, address on taxation by Mr. Smith Richard son.. V TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 '7:30 n. m. Social rooms, Presby terian church. Sigma Xi Smoker. Talk on "Past and Present Research in the University" led by H. V: Wil- -Phi Assembly, Man- son. ' 7:15 p. m ning Haltr 7:15 p. m. Di Senate, Di Hall. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 7:00 p. m. Venable Hall Moving pictures, "Cuba the Island of Sugar." "The Sugar Trail." 8:30 p. m. Wrestling meet, Car olina vs. Davidson, Tin Can. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18 8:00 to 10:00 p. m. Social rooms Presbyterian church. Young people's Interdenominational Social. DR. D. T. CARIT Dentist' Tankersley Building' Chapel Hill, N. C. Tennis Courts Ready for Use -The tennis, courts are now in good condition for playing. The following rules must be observ ed. (1) the first courts on the left side of the fence as far back as the embankment are re served for the varsity use and are not to be used by other stu dents. (2) There should be nn playing on the courts when they are too wet, nor should students come on courts with leather shoes. "(3) When students have finished' playing they are asked to lower the nets. Varsity tennis practice is to be started soon and plans are un der way to secure the services of a coach. 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Later the present waffle was called the "wafer" and now every college student knows the waffle as the best buy in a cafe. ' Its the best twenty cents buy in Chapel Hill. And that's straight.