Page Four- 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: I Sustain the sentences imposed by NArE!mnm&Q Our Representative MR. GIB COLLINS , will be at the Carolina Smoke Shop Monday and Tuesday APRIL 4th AND 5th LUXENBURG CLOTHES - are made to your measure and tailored in our own shops. Nat LUXENBERG 9 Broi 37 Union Square, Nw York Bkmm Htk amkStu the Council and endorsed and rec ommended by the Committee with the suggested change in the sentence in the case of "B." ' ; II ". Decision of the Council be disre garded and that all men under sen tence be put on strict probation. Ill 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- If 5' t Yc our skin needs this after-shaving comfort THE skin's natural moisture must be conserved if the face is to be com - . fortable. Aqua Velva applied after shaving helps the skin retain this moisture keeps it flexible and comfortable all day long. Thisyfemarkable after-shaving liquid was perfected by the makers of Williams Shav ing Cream to keep the face, as comfortable as a Williams shave leaves it. In big 5-0Z1 bottles -'-50c ia'fiis Aqua Velva will Better Pictures Any college picture is a better picture of you use yellow-box film in your camera and have us do your finishing. Stop at our Kodak counter, and stock up with fresh Kodak Film for your Spring time picture-taking. Then after you've ex . posed it leave it at the same counter for fin-ishing.- , - Kodaks are $5 up here Brownies $2 up FOISTER'S CHAPEL HILL, ;N. C. lni)iiiiiiniiiiiiiiii!iiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii;ii!iiiiiiimnmmffll 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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