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PHILLIPS HALL
7:30 P. M.
University Day Celebration
WEDNESDAY
Memorial Hall 10:30 A. M.
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VOLUME XXXVI
CHAPEL HILL, X. C TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1927
NUMBER 8
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Football and Defeat -
Maryland by One':Ppint
Veritable Cloudburst Slows Up
Good Game on Emerson
Field.
Whisnant . and Ferrell Do Good
Toe and Pass Work ; Captain
Morehead, Schwartz, and
Ward Play Stellar Game.
One of the most heroic chapters in
the University's athletic history was
written last Saturday afternoon in a
veritable sea of mud. ' While five
thousand fans shook and shivered in
a cold and driving rain, the Tar Heels
booted the dope bucket ; sky-winding
and defeated the Old Liners 7 to 6 in
the biggest upset of ith'e 1927 grid
season. .:
. Curley Byrd brought a powerful
crew south with every odd pointing to
a Maryland victory, but these odds
mattered little to the heroie band of
Tar Heels that took the field and bat
tled through more than two hours in
the quagmire that Emerson Field be
came. t
Albert Whisnant 'and Billy Ferrell
threw superstition and belief in proph
' ecies to the winds and booted the way
to the Carolina victory. Of course
there were eleven men on the field
fiehtiner all the timei" but the Tar
Heels owe their victory to the toe
work of these two backfield stars
. Whisnant drop-kicked the point that
counted the win on the dry field that
prevailed for the first quarter, but
the punting of Ferrell during the
lmal three quarters proved a savior
for Carolina time and again.
The Floods Came
Each team scored in that first
' quarter, and 'twas well that they did.
As the second period began the bot
tom fell out,tand a literal 'eloudburst
, drenched spectators " and players too,
The field became a true ocean of mud
and the ball was nothing but a; lump
of mud to be handled like so much
precious metal.,
The majority of the fans stuck it
out through the second quarter, but
"between halves there was a genera'
exodus to the University dormitories
in auest of raincoats and slickers
One pair of University students ex
hibited unusual originality and ability
to orient themselves to the weather
when they appeared garbed only in
bathing suits.
The players themselves came back
after intermission wearing mud
cleats and rubberized breeches, but
even these failed to function perfect
ly on the slippery field. Both teams
slipped, slid and fumbled with equal
f requentness. "
v Maryland Scores
Maryland drew first blood. Curley.
Byrd presented three fine ball carriers
in "Knocky" Thomas, Gordon Kessler
and Snyder. That is they could
"tote" a ball on dry land, but unfor
tunately it was a day for Johnny
Weismuller.
Thomas and Kessler drove over
right tackle for gain after gain as
the first quarter got under way.
Taking the ball in mid-field they be
gan a march goalward that was never
headed. It was a deceptive play they
used that involved double and even
triple passes behind ,the line, but it
always ended with either 1 nomas or
Kessler headed toward the west goal
with the ball.
They never failed to gain on this
scoring march, and Thomas went over
guard for three yards in the scoring
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yiay. messier spilled the victory
when his dropkick for point went low
into a mass of players..
Then came the Tar Heel touchdown.
Kessler punted short to Carolina's
45 yard line, and two lme plays by
Ferrell and Ward went with a Mary
land off-side to give a Tar Heel first
down. Jimmy Ward hit left tackle
for eight yards, and Whisnant made
it first down .on the twenty-eight
yard. line. Ward tried right end
twice with no gains, and on the next
play Whisnant ran back and . passed
to Ward for the touchdown.
A Beautiful Heave
The Maryland line was rushing
Whisnant as he ran back to his left
with the ball in his left hand. Every
one knew it was a pass, and all were
set foY it. Just as a giant Old, Line
tackle left his feet to hit Whisnant,
the Tar Heel quarter heaved the ball
ten yards to Ward in the open field.
Ward whirled dodged two tac'klers
and sprinted eighteen yard? over the
(Continued on page three) :
Y. M. C. A. PLANS
YEARmATURES
Gene Tunney May Come; Lec
turers and Entertainers
To Appear Here.
DORMITORY CLUB
HAS NEW RULING
CONCERNMG NOISE
0
Councils to Handle Cases of
Infraction of Quiet JHour
Regulations."
The University Y.M.C.A. is plan
ning in bring a number of attractions
to Chapel Hill during the school year.
Part of the program , has beeij def
initely arranged and the : dates set.
Below is given a prospective platform
program for. 1927-28: ' :
Sherwcbd Eddy, lecturer, January.
Hampton Quartet, negro singers
from Hampton College, March. " .
Will Rogers, date not set.
J." Stitt Wilson, lecturer from Cali
fornia, Spring quarter. -
Miss Etta V. Leighton, special lec
turer for National Security League.
Date unknown.
Bishop F. J. McConnell. date not
set. '. .'
An effort is also being made to se
cure Gene Tunney, heavy-weight box
ing champion of the world, to lecture
at the University. Tunney is making
lectures over the country on "Clean
Living," and a portion of his. time is
given to the Y.M.C.A. ' -
BOB FETZER TO
ADDRESS TRACK
BIENONFRIDAY
Tar Heel Team Faces Hard
Schedule; Virginia Has
' Strong Team.
Dr. Frederick M. Ilanes Speaker
For University Day Exercises
In Memorial Hall Tomorrow
COKER TO BRING
UNKNOWN GRAPE
VINE TOCAMPUS
New - Genus of cuppernong
Found Near Elizabeth City,
Pasquotank County, p
A new type of scuppernong grape
Will be introduced on the campus a
bout Christmas, W. C. Coker, well
known authority on botany, stated
Monday.
Credit for the find, says Dr. Coker,
goes to C. L. and J. W. Ball, students
here, who live in Elizabeth City.
When Dr. Coker and his companion,
H. H. Braxton, were in that part of
the state ; on their recent trip which
resulted in the finding; of the wolfia,
the . smallest flowering plant known,
they got in touch with the Balls, who
conducted them to the plant.
The grape has the characteristics
of the scuppernong, as to color, and
shape of the plant, but , the fruit is
not round, but long, oval shaped, be
ing distinctly different from the fam-;
iliar one, so well known. Cuttings
from ..the vine will be brought here
during the winter about the last of
December, to' see if it will flourish,
and to investigate the commercial as
pects of it. ,
In telling more of the scuppernong
genus, the professor mentioned the
fact that the huge arbor on Roanoke
Island, which is generally considered
the parent of all scuppernongs, is
not it, although this one is probably
the largest arbor in the country. The
origin of all these" grapes is a seed
ling of a muscadyne, which is grow
ing on the banks of the Scuppernong
River, whence the name.
Mutation is" name given the. phe
nomenum by which one plant comes
into existence from a much. different
one, Dr. Coker said. '
! A motion, passed by the Dormitory
Club at a meeting Friday night, that
each dormitory elect . a Dormitory
Council to handle cases of excessive
noise or any other infractions of the
regulations of the University per
taining to conduct in the dormitories
was approved by C. R. Jonas, Presi
dent of the Student Body, yesterday
afternoon, and goes into effect immediately.
The motion provides - that
dormitory shall have a Dormitory !
Council composed of seven men, in
the case of three-floor buildings, and
nine men in four-floor buildings,
rwhose -duty it is to maintain and im
prove living conditions and condi
tions for, studying in the dormitory."
It further states that "the Dormitory
Council shall have the power to call
bef.ore a meetings of the. Council such
residents of the dormitory as have
made themselves undesirable because
of excessive noise after 9:00 p.--m.
(except on Saturday and . Sunday
nights), or have otherwise infringed
upon the rights of others in the dor
mitory; and to warn these members
against further disturbances or in
fringements. It shall have the power
to expell from the dormitory (in case
the probation is violated) the mem
ber or members who further disturb.
(Member or members forfeit right to
possession of the, room or rooms.)
The member or members shall, within
three days after notification of expul
sion from the dormitory, vacate the
room or rooms or shall file written
appeal with the secretary of the Stu
dent Council." -i-
Dean of Students, F. F. Bradshaw,
who attended the "meeting Friday
night, asserted that the Dormitory
Club has expanded in interest and
initative for the past five years. He
declared that he would like to see the
dormitories become more of a social
unit, and to see the students become
more friendly and better acquainted
with one another.
James Williame, former president
of the Dormitry Club and at present
employed secretary of the Club, stat
ed that cooperation is the watchword
at present among the representatives
of the dormitories. ,
Henry C. Lay of Beaufort, was
elected president of the Club for this
year. The organization will hold a
supper-meeting once each month and
will pay regular monthly dues of 50
cents per member. " ; S
Luther Byrd, director of Intra-Mur-
al athletics, declared thafhe was well
pleased 'with the first week of intra
mural work. He announced the ten
nis doubles tournament to be played
this fall and the singles in the
spring, and stressed the importance
of the annual Cake Race, which is
scheduled for October 25.
Sanborn Gets $100
In Big Damage Suit
Former University Basketball Coach
Wins Libel Suit.
Holland Sanborn, former basketball
coach atHhe University, who brought
suit against the Asheville Times for
$100,000, last week was awarded $100
damages by Orange County Superior
Court. :
Coach Sanborn sued the paper on
a charge of libel as the result of the
appearance of his picture in the paper
under the caption of Willie Cavalier
of Pennsylvania, who was sentenced
to life imprisonment for slaying his
grandmother.
I am vindicated,"-were the first
words Sanborn uttered after the
court s decision was reached. He
coached basketball here in 1926 and
his protegees were the winners
he Southern Intercollegiate Champ
ionship.
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Representatives were present from
every dormitory except "G" and "F".
The Club is composed of the dormi
tory presidents and the dormitory
athletic managers. -
Schedules of , the medical school
have been shifted about somewhat
this year. Beginners in the school
start immediately into anatomy. At
present, there are about thirty stiffs
being held in reserve, insuring a good
time and plenty of meat for all those
hopeful of being future medicos.-
There will be an official meeting of
all candidates1 for the varsity track
squad in Gerrard Hall Friday morn
ing at chapel period. At that meet
ing Coach Bob Fetzer and Dale Ran
son will meet ie prospective cinder
stars and explain the plans for the
year. '
Coaches Fetzer and Ranson both
urge every man to be present who has
any intention of trying for track
''each i berths . nsct spring. The Tar Heel
schedule includes some of the stiff est
opposition ever met on the track, and
it is absolutely, necessary that fall
practice be held to put the men into
condition for hard work soon after
Christmas.
The Carolina dual record that shows
no defeat in -duaL "meets in five years
is one that calls for all opponents
to point for the meet with the Heels.
Virginia; long supreme in Dixie ciur
der circles, is particularly anxious
to, win next year's meet. The Tar
Heels won the Cavalier meet by clos
est possible margins last year, and
the year before, "and "Pop" Lannigan
has a wonderful squad gathered for
next spring. . ;
A recent issue of "College Topics,"
the University of Virginia jiews sheet,
carried the following write-up:
"Varsity track practice has been
going on in earnest during the past
week. A large squad of candidates
for the dashes, hurdles, and "field e-
vents, as weir as the cross country
men, are getting 9 into form for the
fall workouts. Prospects are bright
for the spring season, as many of
last year's Varsity regulars will re
turn for 192ST Amonsr these are
Captain Cumming, who tied the Olym
pic record for the 100 metre; Flip
ping National Pentathlon champion;
M. LeMauer, A. Ai U. shotput cham
pion; White, for, the high hurdles;
and William, a member of the team
that broke the record at the Atlanta
relays last. year. Robinson and An
drews will be out for the 880, with
the former stepping the 440 also. In
the distances Virginia will have Mc
Ilhaney, Watson, Cannady, Gilbert,
Hutcheson, and Gilmer. The discus,
javelin, and shotput will find the Le-
Bauer brothers, Flippin, Groseclose,
and Deane competing, while Green
Weeden, Goldsmith, and Morris wil
go out for the jumps."
Tar Heel trackmen should take z
look at that write-ip and begin train
ing. Look over the list of stars and
consider wha't each lias done. Henry
summing defeated Jackson Scholz,
Olympic champion sprinter, at both
100 and 200 meters this summer. Cum
ming's time equalled the Olympic, rec
ord. Flippin does the high hurdles
in 15 seconds flat and the low barriers
in under 25 seconds. He also broad
jumps 22 feet 6 inches and tosses
the javelin over 170 feet.
The LeBauer brothers - are weight
men to be reckoned with, for Maurice
has thrown the shot over 45 feet, and
his brother does almost as well. To
reinforce these veterans there Is a
host of sophomore material. Robin
son, sophomore middle distance star,
ran the quarter last seasoiTm 50 sec
onds fiat and the half in less than
two minutes.
These are only a few of the stars
who will be met by the Tar Heels
next spring, for Duke Washington
(Continued on page four)
PIAMAKER CAST
FOR "TEN NIGHTS"
HAS BEEN CHOSEN
Prominent Winston-Salem Phy
sician and University Alum
nus to Deliver Address.
First Production to be Given
At Theatre November
4th and 5th.
Procession Composed of Faculty
Members in Academic Cos
tumes, Trustees, Speakers,
Alumni, Town Officials and
Cheerios to March.
Tomorrow class work will be sus
pended from 10:30 to 2:00 while the
The tentative cast has-been select-U,,., anniversarv 0f the founding of
ed for the first Carolina Playmaker the University is celebrated, accord
production of. the. year, which will ing to the program issued yesterday
be the old temperance play, "Ten . o Trn-P Fyprntive Secretary
Nights' in a Bar-room, to. be given of the Universjtv.
November 4 and 5. , . ,f tT vf
Winston-Salem physician, will deliv-
Holland and Mrs. Slade; and Messrs. f" th(i TTnivprsitv-Dav address in
Harrison, Cutler, Kahn.-Bryson, Daw- Memorjai Hall, following a memorial
son, Zealy, Russell, Medf ord, Day, and ervice to the University's dead. Dr.
Spearman have been retained by the Hanes is well known throughout the
casting committee. Additional try- . . d copies a position of emi
nence in his profession. He is a grad-
uate of the University, receiving an
A. B. degree here prior to taking
graduate work at Johns Hopkins and"
Harvard.
The program will occupy an hour
and a half, beginning at 10:30 a. m. .
There will be a general gathering of
the students around the Old Well as
soon as the bell rings. All Cheerios
will be excused from class at 10:00
o'clock in order that they may change
to their uniforms and form lines on
each side of Cameron Avenue between
South Building and Memorial Hall.
A procession composed of faculty
members in academic costumes, trus
tees, speakers, alumni, and town of
ficials will form between the Playmak-
er ineatre ana &ouin ouuaing,
outs are being held nightly and the
final cast will be selected by the last
of the week.
Rehearsals will begin as soon as
the cast is definitely decided upon.
The planning and making of the, scen
ery, has already begun.
LAW CLUBS BEGIN
WORK UNDER NEW
PL AN; LESS WORK
Students Will Conduct "Court
Week ;" First Year Men Be
gin WTork on Briefs.
One of the major activities of the marching between the Cheerios to
Law School Association for this year
has, been successfully launched in the
opening of the work of the Law Clubs
under a strikingly different plan than
heretofore. In the past the Clubs
have held . regular meetings while
Memorial Hall at 10:30. Dr. C. S.
Man gum is the faculty marshal. -
The University Day celebration is
always one of the most significant and
impressive of the various events in
which the student body and faculty
this year these meetings have been tak rt during the scholastic year.
consolidated into six days of work,
familiarly known as Court Week.
During this time the argument of the
cases will be held before members of
the third year class, one member pre
siding as Chief Justice, assisted by
two Justices. The December Court
R. B. House, who is m charge of ar
rangements for the celebration, stated
yesterday that every effort is being
made to bring out a full University
convocation. Since this is the first
opportunity that-new men have of
seeing the full and formal manif es-
Week will be presided over by faculty tation of University life Secretary
memoers. House urged that the freshmen, as
ine uases as assigned
were
for-
well as upperclassmen, take part in
mulated by the faculty -of the LawJthe celebration by attending the ex-
School in such a manner as to coor
dinate with and to key into the work
of the various courses. Assignment
of cases has been .made with this in
view, thus rather than adding work
to students, it has relieved them of
ercises in Memorial Hall.
Students will not march into Mem
orial Hall, in procession, as in former
University Day celebrations.
much outside work and has become an FrGSllItlSIl HcIXriGrS
assistance to them in the solving of
problems that arise in regular work
One of the notable features of this
years Law Club work is that every
member of the first year class has
joined one or the other cf the Clubs
The first Court Week is set for the
first of November, the second to come
Training for Meet
Annual Cake Race October 25 Will
Determine Team; Keen Rivalry.
Freshman cross country practice'
will get under way in earnest this
week. All men who have been ex-
early in December, with others to foU cused from gymnasium class must
low in the spring. The final argu- report to Coach Dale Ranson at the
Confusion Prevalent Among
Fraternity Men as Pledge -Day
Nears; Situation Tense
Fraternities. This word seems to
be the root of the air of confusion
and nervous anticipation ' now preval
ent on the Carolina campus. Con
scientious freshmen, who are attempt
ing to pursue their studies, "are being
shown their folly and are being in
formed of the more important mat
ters of college life. Upperclassmen
of the Greek lodges are justifying
their neglect of their academic duties
by dwelling upon the weighty prob
lem of obtaining neophytes for their
orders
This tense situation will be aug
mented as the days drag on, as frosh
become more perplexing, as pledge
day approaches ominously. Baird's
manual will be produced to soothe
troubled minds and to-persuade the
dubious. Fraternal talks and help
fur hints will be afforded the pros
pects in an effort "to show them the
light." Freshmen will be praised ac
cording to their abilities to survive
the verbal broadsides from other fra
ternities. The lid of this seething, boiling pot
will be stamped on in a little over a
week when the "period of silence" be
gins. Two days and nights of anx
iety and indecision will be endured,
and then on that red-letter Friday,
friendships will be renewed between
the exultant and the disappointed.
ments, or winners of cases, during
these Court Weeks, will terminate in
the spring before Federal Court Jus-.
tices
Cases for the first Court have been
assigned to the members of the First
Year Class and the young attorneys
are at work on their briefs. These
are prepared oil the "Appellate Court"
plan, since all Law Club Cases are
"on appeal." Herein the student is
taught the practical ' side of brief
making and how the problems that
arise are solved in a workable way.
By this Law Club Work, it is the As
sociation's hope to teach the student
the art of thinking on his feet, and
of clearly expressing this thought in
an effective way. This work promises
to be the spice of the year's study.
The Law Clubs are an activity spon
sored by the Law School Association
of which C. W. Hall is president. The
Clubs have elected presidents as fol
lows: Battle, G. M Hood; Manning,
M.. P. Meyers? McRea, F. P. Parker,
Jr.; McGee, John Wlgg. These men,
together with the presidents of the
three classes, Frazier Glenn, First
Year Class; J. N. Smith, Second Year
Class; and C. W. Hall, president of
the Thirds Year Class, constitute the
directors of the Association and take
their place automatically as they are
chosen for their respective offices
stadium this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
All men not present or not select
ed to continue practice will be re
assigned to gymnasium classes. So
far, 50 men have been excused from
gymnasium to train for the freshman
cross country team.
The first meet and final tryout for
the -cross country team will be the
Cake Race, October 25. The team
for. the dual meet with N. C. State
October 29 will - be selected then.
Other meets scheduled are the " dual
meet with Duke, November 19 and the
State championship meet, December
3. There is a possibility of addition
al ones to be arranged later.
Coach Ranson thinks that the fol
lowing men show some promise as
harriers: Arnold, Baucom, Caton,
Coleman, Deroset, Ferrell, Fisher,
May, Morgan, Neely, Newman, Sachs,
Stokes, Tilley, and WTorth.
Sigma Delta announces the pledg
ing of Pinckney Stack of Wilmington
and T. P. Harrison of Chapel Hill.
Neophytes Will Be
Initiated Tonight
. -
' All old members of the Di Senate
are urged by officials to attend ,the
meeting tonight for the initiation of
new members.
. All men desiring to become mem
bers should report at the hall of the
Senate at 7:00 p. m. Tuesday. Due
to the rennovation of New West build
ing, the Senate will meet in 212
Alumni building. f '