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Saturday, February 12, 1927 THE TAR HEEL Page Three Ashes and Embers (Being the soph'omoric remains I of sundry driftwood fires.) :: By Walter Spearman . Since bits of verse seem to be required as a justification of every titled column, we'offer the following: "Seer and Sibyl speak concerning All the world to ashes turning." and '., . "0 joy! that in our embers . Is something that doth live." When one has cooled down the ardentjlames of enthusiasm and delved into the very midst of the fires of comment and criti cism, there perhaps in the cold ashes of realism and in the liv ing embers of knowledge may be found some semblance of truth. And lo! we the Sopho moresare the seekers after truth. ;:;v .- Although criticisms are hurl ed at us for our radical attacks upon old, fixed customs, al though denunciations are launch ed against us for our so-called super-sophistication, although the very adjective "sophomorie" is applied to us with a touch of derision still we stoutly main tain that we represent one essen tial phase of that gradual evo lution of the college man from the raw high school material to the finished senior product. Our first year of college was spent in trying to readjust our selves to new conditions. It is in the second year, , the sopho more ear, that the student really awakens to a keen realiza tion of what is happening about him. Now(is the time for ques tioning established forms, insti tutions and creeds not with any view of tearing down vital pil lars of society but with the sole aim of searching out the truths of the universe and the endeavor to ascertain just what is worth while and what is non-essential. In turn, we cast our eyes critically upon the educational system of the University, upon the creeds of the churches, up on the politics of campus, state, and nation, and sometimes-upon the very moral codes of our civi lization. If what we see does not please us, , we' are prone to give vent to dissatisfaction" and loud criticism. But time will temper any over-criticl outlook. The point is this : we have awakened from an intellectual stupor; we are at last looking , about us with discerning eyes and we are paving the way for clear-sighted, constructive work in the years to come. All hail the Sophomore !, and ye critical ones be slow t deride our first starts of mental acti vity. Rather be patient with us and aid us in developing our dor mant minds and our sleeping brains for only as a result of constant questionings and prob ing investigations are we en abled to reach that stage of our university evolution at which we may turn our thoughts into actions and our wonderings into deeds. For verily, "Knowledge is power" and we are seeking Knowledge wherever her paths may lead. One thing we have learned like Socrates, "As for me, all I know is that -1 know nothing." Let that realization be our first step toward learning; and with every dauntless ques tion that we throw out to the world let us take one more step forward. OPEN FORUM Editor of Tar Heel : "I come to praise Caesar not to bury him." One of the most noteworthy plans of the ages was proposed in the last issue of the Tar Heel. It was a plan designed to rid the campus of the multi-various evils of ma chine politics, and it suggested a wonderful cure, a panacea for all political ills. The plan is truly marvelous remarkable grand. All that the campus needs to do, to assure itself of nice, clean, fair elections in which the de serving young men, the people's choice, are elected, is to turn the nominations .and elections over to the Di and Phi literary societies two "non-political" organizations. The students would, resultant ly be relieved of a tremendous burden the gigantic task of de ciding who will be nominated and who will be elected. A min imum of effort would be requir ed for the students to vote their approval of Di candidates one year and Phi candidates the next. If Sigma Upsilon is al lowed a "finger in the pie," their candidates could be given the stamp of approval every third or fourth year. ' It is a well-known and non disputed fact that neither the Di nor the Phi would stoop to soil their lily-white hands with such a horrid thing as a poli, tjcal frame-up. They are to be commended upon receiving cred it for being so clean and pure and lovely. Turn the elections over to these organizations and let them evolve a system of elec tions which will be as white and clean as newly-lain snow. They will do a deed which will re dound to their everlasting praise and glory, on down through the ages and receive the commen dation of everyone who is in terested in the abstract principle of Justice. They would also re ceive the whole-hearted damna tion of all incumbents of politi cal offices rmost of whom, it is understood, owe their present, past, and prospective tenure of office to some kind of political machine or frame-up. Some men might object to thus giving up their election rights this should make no dif ference. R. L. DULA, "Editor'H To the student body : ' Inasmuch as my work as a columnist has given rise to the suspicion that certain 'acts have had my political success as their goal, and since pointed questions have been put to me recently by students who did not care to express their misgivings in print, I . take this opportunity, to; make a public statement of several things, which, if unsaid, might cause my interest in poli tical reform to hurt that cam pus issue". ; 1. Unless two of the three managing editors of the TAR Heel withdraw from the race for its editorship, I will not run for that or any other campus office in the spring of 1927. Since two of these men have already announced their intentions of running, this condition is now satisfied. .2. ' It is to be thoroughly .un derstood that my decision to run for no office results from no past acts or present fears. Further more there has been no yielding in order to promote the chances of any friend who might bene fit by such a sentimental "sac rifice." ' : 3. . The issue of Open Poli tics is not original with me; so, it can not be considered a per sonal affair; Nor shall my frac tional part in it work to the fav or or pampering of any persons with whom I am affiliated. 4. Finally, the writer calls the attention of the campus to the fact that there are several men here who do not aspire or perspire to be its officers. He believes that he needs no office in order to contribute all that he has and thus he will contin ue to do. My articles explanatory of political reform have been sus pended during the class control of this paper. But the Open Forum will remain open. DAVID D. CARROLL First Year Students , i j In Law Hold Feed Alcohol Case Nol Prossed When De fendant Drinks Evidence, - NATIONAL EXTENSION CONFERENCE MEET HERE A conference of the National University Extension Associa tion will be held in Chapel Hill, April 25-26-27. The University of North Carolina Extension Di vision is in charge of all local ar rangements. The National Aca demy of Visual Instruction will meet here at the same time. The Northampton County Club held a social last night at the home of Dr. E. W. Knight. EXTENSION DIVISION TO HAVE SEMINAR TUESDAY The fourth Extension Division Seminar on Adult Education will be held Tuesday afternoon, Feb ruary 15, from 4:00 to 5:00, in South. Dr. L. R. Wilson lead the discussion of the subject, "Libraries and Adult Education." - V EUB ANKS - f 1 For Her Valentine SEND HER NUNNALLYS Eubanks Drug Co. Exclusive Agents t , New Brunswick Records ARE RELEASED EVERY THURSDAY You can Always Depend on BRUNSWICK , for the , LATEST HITS AND NUMBERS -. , : 'r: r. '".". " ' '- - Christian & Harward MAIN STREET DURHAM, N. C. The first year clajss of the Uni versity's School of Law held its annual banquet Thursday eve ning at 6:30 at the Carolina Inn. D. K. Moore, recently ' elected president of the class to succeed Henry Johnson, presided as toastmaster. After an excellent banquet Acting Dean Mcintosh made a short talk upon the inci dental activities necessary in the making of, great lawyers, spic ing the speech with flashes of wit and amusing reminiscences. Dr. Mcintosh particularly em phasized the importance of wide reading and knowledge of litera ture, and of the ability to read and understand human nature. He quoted from Scott and War ren, and referred to Dickens, Arthur Train) and Melville D. Post, all of whom have written excellently upon phases of the law in their fiction. Mr. P. H. Winston then pre sided atva mock trial in which Phillip F. Schnell, one of. the class, was indicted for "wilful and malicious possession of To- na-Spaf, with intent to sell." J. Nj Smith, D. M. McComb, and D. S. Gardner acted "as counsel, prosecutor, and sheriff, respec tively. The case waav nol pross ed when the witness drank up the evidence. After, the case was dismissed Phil Whitley en tertained the class with a "take off" on Mr. Winston, who en joyed it almost as much as the class. Kellogg awaits the reply of the Chinese factions to his pro posals and when he gets , it China will be found suggest ing that he ' talk turkey. Ra leigh Times. PICKWICK THEATRE "Almost a Part of Carolina" SHOWS DAILY 3:00, 4:45 6:45, 8:30 ' REGULAR ADMISSION 10 and 25c Candy Popconn, Cold Drinks, a. d Gum on Sale in Lobby. SATURDAY Reginald Denny in "A CHEERFUL FRAUD" Life Cartoon "A Mighty Smith" , Krazy Kat Cartoon Sharpe and Flats Latest Kinogram News ' MONDAY D. W. Griffith's "SORROWS OF SATAN" With Adolphe Menjou, Ricardo Cortez, .Carol Dempster and Lya de Putti Felix in The Land O' Fancy; ' ADMISSION: Matinee 30c; Night 40c 1 CAMPUS FORUM NUMBER FOUR The annual State Y. M. C. A. Convention was held last week at the Greensboro "Y." Every "Y," white and colored, in the state sent delegates. It was an nounced that all business pro gram was finished at the end of the afternoon session. The white delegates had a banquet in the evening at which two Y. M. C. A. notables from Washington and New York were special after-dinner speakers. The negro delegates expressed desire to hear the speakers also and pro tested against the discrimina tion. . If you were in charge of the convention how would you han dle such a situation? Several groups last week came to the conclusion that solution to the whole Race Problem lay in education. V Who is it in need of education, DR. R. R. 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