Thursday, February 2U, 1927
THE TAR HEEL
Page Three
The Driftwood Fire
By Dave Carroll
For eons of time man has been
chock-full of devotion . in some
form. This sentiment is illimi
table, but its obvious poles are
hate and love. At a time when
the virtue of love is oyer-ex-tolled,
we choose to point out
some of its hideous features. H
causes us to slip, slash, and slay
Love is a selfish bargain made
by its possessor to tickle his own
senses. But today we select its
offspring, loyalty; for a local
treatment. ,
' Brotherly Love
There is no more beautif u
thought. Men, devoid of the
carnal attraction of sex, "' bind
themselves i in a friendship
which defies social adversities,
Men wnose natural equipment
is such as to enable them to
crush the hearts and works of
other, men become lovers instead
of blood gluttons. The thought
has ever been a thing of beauty,
But eventually these com
rades furh to outside conquest,
Mil . Ji " . 1
ineir ciose organization may
then prove a blight to the com
munity; and such today is the ef
feet which social fraternities
produce on campus politics
These groups have become the
units of measurement in politi
cal organization. To them may
be traced much of the existing
disorder in politics throughout
American colleges.
Misconceived Loyalty
When pledges are solemnly
sworn into Greek letter frater
nities, they proclaim their al
legiance to a kind of social kin
ship among the "brothers." This
purely social friendship causes
a member of one fraternity to
prefer the company of his
"brothers" to that of other
Greeks.. . Such a, social prefer
ehce is quite natural, even if not
wholesome ; every boy, of course,
has those friends whose com
pany he finds most delightful for
dances, trips to Sweet Briar,
football games, etc. But this
loyalty becomes perverted when
Kappa Taus scheme and con
spire in order to glorify their
fraternity by "placing" this or
that brother in some position
which exacts diligence and abil
ity. Indeed, the officials of most
national fraternities advise the
chapters to stay out of affairs
which are not purely social. Cam.
pus government needs the man
with the merit, not the man who
happens to wear the same frat
pin as that on the voter.
: Reason vs. Practice
Obviously there is no reason
why ' an excellent fraternity
brother should not be defeated
as a candidate for an office de
mandful of talent. Yet, certain
Politicians in each chapter bar
ter its support at political cau
cuses in order to capture offices
for this or that member. The
other members of that chapter
who imagine themselves bound
by any rule of ethics to vote al
ways for a fraternity brother or
for the chapter politicians'
choice have an aborted sense of
loyalty. Nor can any, fraternity
ritual demand that its subscrib
ers., refuse to run against each
other or withdraw in favor of a
man more suitable to the group's
ticket. The group was born for
8cial fellowship; but when it
dips into politics, as most fra
ternities do here, it becomes a
houseful of conspirers, a politi
cal Party. When students be
gin to elect an officer, employ
a servant, they should unshackle
themselves from purely senti
mental ties rind vote for merit.
should be a case with ( the
voter of : Not that I love Caesar
less, but that I love Rome more.
Until studenta see this distinc
tion, they will be pftiful beg
brains of a most unreliable type.
H the social groups, fail to
lJt forth their best men, or if
their sentimental bonds continue
to decide the success of elec
tions, they should be ousted
from; politics. At best they con
stitute only twenty-six per cent
of, the campus.
Why'Run for Office?
At an early date, we shall
strike at the real fallacy in col
lege politics, namely, a ridicul
ous over-estimation of the value
of student offices. We believe
that students should be trained
to a high sense of responsibility
in government. But in our col
umn on the value of student of
fices we shall show briefly why
any student who seeks an office
is a fit subject for a psychology
examination.
Open Politics
The writer does not feel that
it is his duty or wish to assume
the leading role in the promo
tion of some definite plan for the
re-organization of politics on
this campus. In spite of inac
curacies in the Tar Heel, he has
never formulated a definite plan
for such reform. He has only
attempted to provoke thought on
the need for political change;
and the Di-Phi suggestion was
offered as an example of what
might be done. The recent
change in the date of nomina
tions, the interest in open poli
tics as shown by the freshman
discussion group and the debat
ing club, the work of several
juniors and seniors all are
i A A 1 -1 .-l' J- i
iaciors 1 wmcn indicate a com
mendable spirit on the part of
campus leaders.
Definite Proposals; Mass Meeting
We wish' to commend especial
ly the work of a group of juniors
and seniors who have studied
several ideas and who have codi
fied numerous suggestions which
they wiH soon present to the
campus. The mass meeting Fri
day night should be a highly sig
nificant and perhaps heated pow
wow of political lions and cam
pus notables. Those who wish
to see a battle royal may not be
disappointed.
Library Gets Some More
Drawers
212,000 Cards Now In the Catalogue
System.
Medical Extension
Work Is Popular
The biannual report of the
University Extension Division
shows that since 1916 six post
graduate medical courses have
been offered by the Extension
Division and the School of Med
icine.
These courses are given in the
summer to doctors of the state
and consist of 12 lectures and
clinics. During the six summers
in which these) plans have been
in operation there were 41 cen
ters of instruction in 38 coun
ties, with a total of. 71 classes
and a total registration of 1185.
In numbers enrolled Guilford
ed the counties with Mecklen
burg and .Durham running sec
ond and third. .
Plans are now under way for
a course to be given this year
in the southeastern part of the
state.
Soccer Practice
Getting Underway
A large number of men are
reporting to Coach Ellinwood at
the intramural field each day for
soccer practice. After a few
more days of training the intra
mural athletic department will
schedule games.
Soccer is one of the favorite
sports at North Carolina State
College and a number of western
Carolina preparatory schools.
The University .of Virginia has
soccer team and as soon as
the money is made available by
the University for soccer, an
intercollegiate meet will be ar
ranged with the Virginia boys.
t is very probable; that a game
will be played this spring.
There will be a regular meet
ing of the Pitt County Club to
night at 8 :30 in the club rooms
of the Y. M. C. A.
' ;"The University library has re
cently added 72 drawers to its
index card catalogue which
brings the total number of
drawers to 212. One new sec
tion was added to the present
equipment and the change re
quired approximately 30 hours
of labor.
The library now has 212,000
cards in the catalogue which
represent approximately 70,000
books. Mr. Baker of the library
staff estimates that the present
number of drawers should take
cai;e of the increased number of
books for the next two years.
All of the work was done on
Sunday so as not to conflict With
the public use of the library.
. The addition necessitated the
change of a large number of
cards from old drawers. It is
estimated that each book has an
average of three cards in the
catalogue '
Short-Distajice Men
Cause of Odiferious
Fertilizer Spreading
The recent addition of fertil
ity to part of the campus in the
neighborhood of the library was
the outcome of indiscriminate
trampling of students over the
young spring grasses. The
numerous pathways have been
consistently used by many stu
dents who seem to have the
same destination and the mutual
desire to take the direct course
to it.
No limit has been set upon
continuance of the aroma: for
workmen merely followed com
mands without regard to
weather environment or' conse
quence.
Dr. Bernard Speaks in Statesville
. Professbr W. S. Bernard, of
the University, attended ; the
meeting of the Iredell County
Alumni in Statesville Tuesday
night and delivered the address
of the evening.
EDITORIAL COMMENTS ON "THE
BIG PARADE"
"The Big Parade," King Vidor's
picturization of Laurence Stalling's
story, has received a larger volume
of editorial comment than any other
picture which has been before the
public in the last decade. . In fact,
with the exception of "The Birth of
a Nation" there has been no other
picture that has , excited such keen
interest among the molders of public
opinion or has drawn forth so many
prophesies about the glowing future
of the movies. From the mighty New
York journals like the World and
Daily News to the country weeklies,
the men in the editorial chairs have
welcomed "The Big Parade" as a con
tribution to American life and
thought. Perhaps their composite
opinion is best summed up by the
editorial statement from the Binning:
ham (Ala.) Post that, "All the sins
of the movies are atoned for by 'The
Big . Parade.', , All the triteness and
hokum all the shortcomings of which
the movies have been guilty and which
have affronted the artistic instinct of
millions, are aioned for when a form
of art can produce such a picture.
There have naturally been thousands
of low-grade pictures for every great
onei . . But the movies hava pro
duced their ' Shakespeares and their
Miltons, their Dickenses and their
Hugos. They have not produced as
many because the art is young. But
they have given to the world such
immortal films as "THE BIG PA
RADE' and 'The Birth of a Nation.
And in that they have justified themselves!"
PICKWICK THEATRE
"Almost a Part of Carolina"
SHOWS DAILY
3:00, 4:45
6:45, 8:30
REGULAR
ADMISSION
10 and 25c
Candy, Popcorn, Cold
Drinks, ad Gum on
Sale in Lobby.
MWRSDAY
Joks GMfcsrt Mid Renee Adoree in
"TUB BIG PARADE"
Presented by a road show company
now on its fiftieth week in the South.
All Seats Reserved
Tickets Now on Sale
FRIDAY
William Haines and Claire Windsor in
"A LITTLE JOURNEY"
Al Coek and Kit Guard in
.'"Blisters Under the Skin"
Paths Comedy "The Noon Whistle"
JOHN GILBERT
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Star in "The Big Parade", show
ing at the Pickwick Theatre this
afternoon and tonight,
-THOSE OLD WAR SONGS
Of all the martial songs that have
made history, those gay, lilting tunes
sung by the American doughboy dur
ing the World .War are perhaps the
most famous. Many of these songs
of the camp and of the march have
been incorporated in the motion pic
ture "The Big Parade," which is at
the Pickwick today, matinee and night.
The musical accompaniment to this
picture, which is said to be the finest
score ever written directly for a big
photoplay, owes much of its effective
ness to these songs.
The first song that the majority of
recruits heard was the marching re
frain, "You're in the Army Now,"
and this song is used to introduce the
characters, in their roles of American
doughboys. Every audience chuckles
over this tune as the recruits in "The
Big Parade" step along to the cadence
of
"You're in the army now
You're not behind the plow,
You'll never get rich
By digging a ditch,
You're in the army now."
Then follows "Over There," the song
that George M. Cohan wrote for the
departing troops and which was sung
at the time of the embarkation. It
was an instant popular hit. Snatches
of these songs, which were made fam- x
ous some time after they were writ
ten, have been included in the music
score for this picture. .
Ones in France the . doughboys
quickly , adopted "Mademoiselle from
Armentaire" as one of the principal
rollicking marching songs. This bit
of doggerel runs along for more than
100 verses, many of which were writ
ten by the first troops to arrive in
France. ; ..' '
Some true atmosphere is added to
the hilarious scenes back in billets be
fore moving into the fighting zone by
the introduction of "Hinky Dinky
Parley Voo" and also "Mademoiselle
of Armentaire." One of the comedy '
scenes in the picture shows the sol
diers washing their shirts in the most
primitive manner by beating them on
stones in a small brook to the accom
panying verses of
"Farmer, have you a daughter fair?
I Parley Voo,
Farmer, have you a daughter fair?
Parley Voo,
(
Farmer, have you a "daughter fair?
Who can wash a soldier's underwear?
Hinky dinky parley voo."
Then the answering refrain intro
duces one 'of the numerous verses
about the much-sung mademoiselle
from the village of Armentaire.
"Mademoiselle from Armentaire
Parley Voo
Mademoiselle from Armentaire
Parley Voo
Mademoiselle from Armentaire
She ain't; even heard of underwear,
Hinky dinky parley voo."
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