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Saturday, April 9, 1927 -
PARAGRAPHICS
We expect the Faun or Yellow Jour
nal or both to appear soon, and of
course we must have our usual amount
of free publicity from those esteemed
journals. j- . v
Carolina : has never had as many
political "machines" as she had yes
terday. They numbered about one
dozen and included everything from
Cadillacs to Fords.
Several papers have come from the
press recently carrying stories about
a certain young Raleigh lady being
"elected editor of the Carolinian, stu
dent publication of the University of
North Carolina." One dispatch fur
ther stated that "this year she was
business manager- of the magazine."
We knew that ."Louise". .McPherson
had been , business -manager of the
Magazine this year but we are unable
to verify the rest of the story.
CONTROVERSY
THE FAUN
YELLOW JOURNAL
THE MAGAZINE
"SLAVES"
GOLDEN FLEECE
YACKETY YACK
SENIORS AND
WRITE-UPS
POLITICS
STUDENT COUNCIL
AND FOURTEEN
SUSPENDED STUDENTS
These victorious politicians are get
ting blisters on their hands from shak
ing so much. ; Some of them go about
the campus with. a hand sticking out
in front just waiting for you to grab
it and say, congratulations!
. Turning back one year ago one of
our first paragraphia ran thus: "The
belated vernal awakening is at last
at hand, Winter has lost its grip
on Mother Earth for another year,
we hope.1 Grass is springing from
terra firma while tha stalwart oaks
are taking On a verdant hue. If spring
is here, can barnyard golf be far be
hind?" Better than we can do today!
' In our initial and policy editorial
last Bpring we said that "there is no
place : for iconoclasts ' on the ' paper,
but we reserve the right and privi
lege to be as radical as a Russian
or as conservative as Coolidge." We
believe that we have kept the faith.
With this issue the present staff
goes out of office and turns the keys
vor to the new editors and reporters,
after putting-out 9t issues of our
ifivorite tri-weekly, or almost daily.
We- came 'oh with issue number -11
laat spring and went through number
to, and go off. with aumUr.TJ this
fmt. Bon Soir, Bumos Nchis, Bona
irj, Dohre Nota, mml Axmtic
CONTROVERSY
p" in
FRESHMEN AND ELECTIONS
H1 . Y (Dave Carroll)
The elections will be over when this
editorial is printed. And many glee
ful grins or lumps in the throat will
bear testimony to the triumphs or
the defeats. All in all, elections are
indeed tragia comedies,
- But a problem, long existent and
avoided, now faces the campus': How
shall we free next year's election from
that exploitation of freshmen which
has inevitably characterized all our
political successes or fiascoea?
No doubt many students wonder
why they are not allowed some peace
on the subject of politics. But they
must remember that any progressive
measure mast be executed while our
memory of the evil to be remedied is
fresh. And we now have a fresh
man class baptized in the perils of
politics. If we postpone action until
next year, the coming class of 1931,
naturally jealous of its importance,
will howl at the idea of passing reg
ulations concerning its participation
in campus-wide politics. Therefore,
while we yet recall the unfair gossip
of the recent election (and probably
ienced first-year men. What do you
think about it? ; ,
Tell it to the Open Forum.
BOSSES
J. R. DeJournette
The cry for clean politics, bo dili
gently made by self appointed guar
dians of campus honor, has again
been used as a futile subterfuge, ifte
candidates running on the basis of
better moral codes and promises for
new "regimes" lost out on the whole.
The good fortune of the winners in
beine among "Carolina's honored"
fell to those men who were backed by
the "strongest machine." There were
some exceptions, but included in the
"strongest machine" were some of
the highest offices.
Some besrin to wonder if there will
ever be hope for better conditions. It
would seem that with all the, cru
sading that has overflowed the Drift
wood column in the Tar Heel, that
the frame-up bosses would begin to
lose their hold on the campus this
vear, if they ever will. But the ans
wer to this, is the questionable char
ting off the superfluous steam from
the W. J. Bryan-type politicians.
' In regard to the "strongest ma
chines" it is not a secret that there
are ' machines on the campus The
candidates who pleaded against this
kind of- organization in favor of open
political parties have made 'empty
efforts to reconcile two things that
were never opposed to each other in
the first place. The only difference
would be the longer amount of time
that would be spent ; in party pri
maries, should parties be formed.
The candidate advocating such a
policy, however was defeated and the
diabolically dubbed frame-up ma
chines hold their place in ' student
government affairs. ' The strongest
one, of course has triumphed. The
machines will be defeated whenever
the ingenious glory-loving individuals
that are here now are replaced by a
predominant .number of placid Sun
day Schooleri The Only hope for the
present malcontented element to turn
their backs upon such evil efforts of
his Satanic majesty's subjects.
Saturday, April 9.
Miss Ellen Melick is atT
home in Elizabeth City, recap
ating . from her recent iunesg
She will not return to school un
til after the Eastter holidays
FOUND, A FOUNTAINPElT
On April 6, in parking space at
rear of Saunders Hall. Owner
can get same by calling at Dean
Carroll's office, and describing
pen. ;
-A
it was mild for such a heated and ' acter of the columnist's seu-amrmea
6penly-talked contest) and the general
"THIRTY"
misinformation of the freshman class,
and while we have with us no new
first-year men but instead an initi
ated class of voters, we should cer
tainly consider some measure for the
prevention of election-stampede by un
informed freshmen of the future.
First of all, are the freshmen ex
ploited by r politicians? r Obviously
they are dependent on politicians, or
so-called "friends" for instruction on
many campus-wide candidacies It is
impossible for them to know the best
men for the various 'positions, for they
have no acquaintanceship with the
records of these older men.
-But we do not have to .depend on
appearances in deciding this question,
politicians will readily' admit that
freshmen can- consistently elect poor
executives simply because of these
men's athletic prowess.- During the
last two years the writer has sat in
several caucuses which have looked
upon innocent first-year men. as easy
picking. And so huge a class, aTways
eager to share in campus duties, is
often politicked into stampeding an
otherwise sane election.
Surely every student wishes to see
a safer discipline of the ballot. And
why should we not discuss this prob
lem with a view to insuring more,, in
telligent elections in the future- if
we can devise a scheme which will
be acceptable and ratified before next
year'8 onslaught of new men occurs?
The, fairness of certain freshmen
whom the writer has been privileged
to know would seem to , indicate
willingness in the class of '30 to favor
some new plan . of suffrage for tha
host of freshmen.' -
Our proposals are: -
Let the freshmen of next year dis
charge their own ' Class -elections :. as
usual. But prohibit them from vot
ing in the campus-wide elections on
the grounds that their short resi
dence here has not quite qualified them
for the exercise of this voting power,
which, we must remember, it not
natural right but a distinct privilege
given every student. They would have
the same status as a twenty year old
state citizen -that is, they would ad
mittedly have general intelligence, but
not quite enough experience in local
affairs.
Or, perhaps better, a selective draft
ing of a fractional part of the fresh
man class? might be made. By this
method, the names of all first-year
men could be dropped in a box and
a certain number drawn out and plac
ed on the registration books. Since
these chosen . .men : would ' necessarily
realize the uniqueness of their posi
tion, they would most likely have
pride enough to investigate candi
dacies, steer clear of these button-hol
ing campaigners, and vote judicious
ly.
No doubt the same selective draft
might be applied to the senior class.
It is hardly fair br logical that men
who will not return for the next year
are allowed so- prominent a share in
the choice of officers under whom they
will never, live., In -fact, senior wis
dom and experience .frequently con
trol the machines on the campus.
However, this point Is negligible, for
the seniors are usually too few and
uninterested to constitute a menace
to sound elections. " And we really
need' -voters who are familiar with
candidates' records, '. although these
voters may not -return next- year, ;
. We can see no reason why .the new
elections , committee could not an
nounce some progressive measure for
next year's politics. 'It should real
ize '.that this ia- a year; of issues and
that its' predecessor committee set a
good pace. '.."... .'r,;
If there should be . any objection
to the ' committee's rule, this opposi
tion could be made through the Open
Forumr-l These leader would be glad
to submit the question to a student
referendum,, if necessary.
Something needs W be done.' ' Up
perclaaaman -speeUIlr are disgusted
with' the tceatetenk accorded iaecner-
non-biased mind. He has filled col
umn after column, saying that he
would uncover obscene politics; but
never riving . out , information that
really informed the student body of
anything new; yet making quite con
spicuous the names "of certain candidates.''.-;
tr'-.r-. ,l". : A-
Obviously then, the crying reform
ers who have "stood up with the
flaming torch of honor in their
hand" have merely lighted the way
for a more exciting responsibility of
electing offices. It is folly to consider
this election " ; as having ! ultimately
failed or succeeded in maintaining
campus honor. It has probably suc
ceeded In that hundreds of precocious
members of their bosses' organization
have gone through that ego-satisfy-
irig process of , swaying votes their
way. That U the extent of the im
portance of politics, except in the
case of publication editors,' in which
the elected officer serve in greater
capacity than usual for campus of
ficials. Tha remainder ' of the elec
tions is a process of gaining honor as
figure heads and as a means for let-
DR. D. c T. ; CARR
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Dr. Glenn Frank Will SpeakHere
(Continued from page one) " .:
was borrowed from this Univer
sity a year ago to reorganize and
build up the department at Wis
consin. Whether Dean Snell will
remain at Wisconsin or return
here next fall, as is his option,
is a matter of considerable spec
ulation. He has indicated that
he will announce his decision
while he is here this month to
attend the meeting of the association.
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