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THE TAR HEEL
Thursday, March SI, 1927
yOPEN FORUM
Editor of Tar Heel:
It has been our serious duty as the
representatives of the Student Body
to investigate the case of gambling re
ported by other members of the Stu
dent Body, and to impose such penal
ties as we understood the facts to de
mand. .
During the investigation certain of
the men committed an act which is
universally condemned and which is
the very opposite of honor; they at
tempted to escape punishment by ly
ing. The first principle of a gentle
man is that he be honorable, and
though he make a mistake, be willing
to admit it and tell the truth what
ever the cost.
The very heart of the Honor Sys
tem is the presence in our Carolina
men of that quality of manhood which
makes them trustworthy. For one to
prove himself unworthy of this trust
by lying is to demand his removal as
having betrayed the confidence placed
in him, or else to destroy confidence
in those who do merit it and wish to
be treated as honorable men. -
Such a man is not wanted at Car
olina, and the sentences imposed
practically amount to permanent ex
pulsion. Our ; sentence was to pre
vent so far as possible their return
to this campus.
As to the other men who were guil
ty of gambling and admitted their
guilt, we felt that nothing less than
suspension for a short time would be
just
The disputed question as to whether
or not gambling is a breach of the
Honor System or a breach of Stu
dent Body regulations it is not, and
should not be sanctioned by the mem
bers of our Student Body. Most peo
ple agree that theoretically one
should not gamble. Some require that
practice be identical with that theory,
while others do not follow so strictly
and say that it is a question of degree-However
one may personally tell
about this point, we ought all, it
seems, agree that it can be carried too
far. To play for large stakes, risking
money sent by parents to pay for an
education, often necessitates unpaid
bills, lies to those sending the money
and frequent withdrawals' from
school.
To play habitually literally saps
the vitality and wastes the time
' which should be spent in study. One
. who plays into the late hours can
hardly be expected to be alert and
prepared on classes the following day.
To develop the gambling spirit is
to make impossible the normal devel
opment of character. One who is a
hardened gambler is inevitably found
to be so constituted that in a difficult
position he will resort to lying, or
even stealing. r I
Recognizing this situation the Board
of Trustees and Faculty have consis
tently adhered to the policy of de
manding that such a person leave the
University. Student Government has
always followed the same practice.
Every catalogue, every handbook,
every pamphlet on Student Govern
ment states that gambling demands
withdrawal. The men under sen
tence testified before the Committee
that they understood that they would
be suspendd if the truth were known.
Surely this is a well ' recognized
principle of government.
In the case before us the men had
played habitually over a long period
of time; the stakes were large, one
man having lost more than $250.00;
and the group as a whole had been
generally disturbing those in the dor
mitory about them.
The men are not new at the game.
They have not been suddenly caught.
They have been given every consider
ation by the Council, and most of them
have at one time or another said they
felt that their individual sentence was
just-.'jj;-; ' ' ',
The? sentences imposed by the Coun
cil have been reviewed by a Commit
tee appointed by you for that purpose,
and have been UNANIMOUSLY af-
firmed by the members of that Com
mittee with a recommendation that
the sentence of "B" be increased.
The Student Body is called upon to
express at the ballot box on Friday.
It is said that the men under sentence
and others, who for one reason or an
other are interested in reversing the
judgments of two groups that have
carefully investigated the whole sit
uation for the benefit of the Student
Body, are actively soliciting votes for
the ballot on that day.
The Student Council is expecting
every man registered in the Univer
sity to consider the facts carefully
and to cast his vote according to the
dictates of his best judgment.
THE COUNCIL.
The following is the form of the
referendum:
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Sustain the sentences imposed by
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the Council and endorsed and rec
ommended by the Committee with the
suggested change in the sentence in
the case of "B."
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Decision of the Council be disre
garded and that all men under sen
tence be put on strict probation.
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As to those four men guilty of ly
ing, sustain the sentences imposed by
the Council and recommended by the
Committee, with the suggested change
in the case of "B"; but that the other
ten men guilty of gambling be placed
on probation for the spring quarter.
Editor of Tar Heel:
When I was appointed a member of
the Committee to investigate the re
cent action of the Student Council in
the case of fourteen men charged
with gambling, I had the preformed
opinion that the Council's sentences
had been too severe and that proba
tions for the first offense would have
been reasonable. It became apparent
at the first meeting that other mem
bers of the group labored under a like
illustion. The Committee thoroughly
examined each man under sentence.
The testimony of these men alone was
sufficient to convince me that they had
persisted in a flagrant violation of
student government regulations de
serving of no less a sentence than
that imposed by the Council.
My impression that it was a first
offense was soon changed by the ad
missions of the men themselves. It
was rather a matter of first appre
hension; and therefore, should not
have been punished as a first offence.
The room had become the scene of
frequent poker games, many of which
lasted all night and all day and on
several occasions had continued
through the entire week-end. The
"limits ' were not those used by in
nocent fun-lovers but those used by
men who played for the sake of gain.
It was evident that the Council had
succeeded in uncovering- an extreme
ly undesirable situation, and from the
evidence at hand, all the men who had
participated at poker in this room
were apprehended. The Council was
surprisingly efficient in its investiga
tion and meting sentences according
to guilt
Not only was I disillusioned as to
the justice of the sentences imposed
by the Council, but other members of
the Committee were similarly con
vinced s evidenced by the unanimous
vote of the Committee to sustain the
action of the Council.
Let's face the situation squarely.
If we approve of gambling and like
demoralizing aeencies, against which
the Council has taken action, let's say
so. We must not only be frank to
justify ourselves on the campus, but
we need to justify ourselves to the
state. The council worked with this
case from its embronic stage to , its
point of final development supple
mented by a thorough investigation of
the Committee appointed by the Stu
dent Body for that purpose. The
Council and the Committee have seen
developments and sidelights that the
campus can never see in this case. I
think it would be a tragedy in the
history of Student Government at
Carolina to make a single
change in the decision of the Council
and recommendations of the Commit
tee. Do any one of you doubt the sin
cerity of a single member of the
Council? Do you believe that a single
member had any personal motives in
his actions in the .case ? ; If you can
answer these questions affirmatively
you have some information that the
Committee was unable to get. What
is the right thing to do? Is the group
not bigger than the individual? Is it
to the interest of the group that this
kind of a thing be tolerated? Per
sonally I think the least we can do
is to support the action taken.
J. O. DUNLAP.
Editor of Tar Heel: ' .
I have just read in your open
forum column the letter entitled
"Must They Be Athletes?"
Doubtless there is some merit to
this article, but there is one part
that strikes me as entirely un
warranted : namely, the attempt
to belittle the accomplishments
of the president of the present
sophomore class.
It happens that I am "on the
inside" in regard to the affairs
of the sophomore class, and I
know for a fact that the presi-
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dent has discharged his duties
in a most capable and satisfac
tory manner. As for the fact
that the sophomore class has not
done anything astonishing, this
is not in the least surprising.
When has any sophomore class
done anything of anygreat sig
nificance, or when has it ever
been a leader in class activities?
All outstanding achievements
are left to the two upper class
es. : However, I am sure that if
the intelligent writer of the a
forementioned open forum let
ter had been president of the
present class of r29, it would
have revolutionized class activi
ty at Carolina, and the class of
'29 would have gone down in the
annals of the University as the
greatest in history. . "
As for the rather crude anal
ogy of athletes to men of brawn
and not men of brains, I should
like to make just a remark or so.
The present president of the
sophomore class is an excellent
student. He has passed every
course that he has taken since he
has been registered in the Uni
versity. The "little freshman
who writes so well in the Tar
Heel" should be just a bit more
careful in his remarks in re
gard to "brains and brawn."
As for brawn, the president of
the class of '29 weighs just 121
pounds. Not such a "brawny
athlete," eh?
In conclusion,, let. me say that
I think an apology is due Mrj
Sophomore Class President.
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