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MURPHEY 215
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Lecture by J. V. Whitfield
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VOLUME XXXVI
CHAPEL HILL, N. C THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1927
NUMBER 9
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Little Dope on Saturday's Clash
With South Carolina Gamecocks
WHO WILL BE HERO?
In Past Two Years Both Games
Were Settled By One
Touchdown Margin.
The relative strength of the Tar
Heels and Gamecocks is unknown, as
they prepare for their annual grid
"battle at Columbia, S. C, Saturday
afternoon. Each team had had its
ups and downs this season, each pull
ing its own private "upsets," and it
is possible that Saturday's game may
be another of those thrillers like their
meetings in- the past two year.s
Both in 1925 and 1926 games were
settled by one touchdown margins,
with North Carolina riding the big
end of the score each year. Both
victories came on the breaks of the
game.
Last fall the North Staters had
dropped two games to Wake Forest
and Tennessee, and the Tar Heel
backers were crying for a victory.
No one saw a chance against the
Gamecocks, for they came north tout
ed as victors by at least three touch
downs. However, Tom Young decreed
otherwise when he took a fumbled
punt out of Wimberley's hands and
strung two full teams behind him in
a 70 yard run over the goal line.
Who will star this year? That1
question goes the rounds, daily. In
the clashes of the past two years
Doddered and Young took advantage
of a single opportunity to break into
the limelight, and it may be that . i
"break" will open another door to vie
lory this time.
"BETTER BUMMING
OR NONE AT ALL"
SAYSLOCALMAYOR
Council Declares That Students
Must Stop Thumbing Noses at
Motorists Who Refuse Them
Rides.
Mayor Zeb Council of Chapel Hill
says students must either stop bum
ming rides or improve their bumming
manners. "We don't object to . the
boys trying to get rides in an order
ly manner," the mayor asserted, "but
they are becoming a nuisance and
unless they alter their present meth
ods, something drastic will have to
be done." -
The mayor made these remarks af
ter he had received several complaints
from motorists who said that the boys
were endangering traffic and their
own lives. Complaints also were to
the effect that some of the boys were
guilty of thumbing their noses at
motorists who refused them rides.
"Several score boys line up near
the center of Main street every eve
ning and attempt to hail every pass
ing motorist," said the mayor. "They
not only endanger their own lives,
but they are a nuisance to traffic and
a nuisance to the motorists them
selves." The chief kick was lodged by mo
torists who claim that students con
tinue to insult them when refused
a ride. "If the collegenians continue
their present methods in bumming
rides, the situation will be taken up
with the University authorities,'?, an
nounced the mayor.
Many Men Report
For Boxing Team
Coaching Classes Will Be Held Each
Evening at Tin Can.
Some thirty odd men reported to
the Tin Can Tuesday afternoon for
the first boxing class of the season.
Coach Creighton Rowe with the aid
of several of last year's squad put
the men through a series of exercises
and instructed them in the simpler
positions of defense.
Coach Rowe stated again that these
classes are held especially for begin
ners and that all men will be wel
come whether they intend to come out
for the team later or merely to learn
something about boxing. Beginning
Monday the class will meet every afr
ternoon from four to six in the Tin
Can.
The first meeting of the Pitt County
Club will be held tonight at 9 p. m.
in the. club room on the second floor
of. the Y. M. C. A. The organization
had an unusually successful year last
year and the officers urge Pitt county
students to come out tonight.
TRACK MEN MEET AT
CHAPEL PERIOD FRIDAY
Manager Dick Freeman, of
the varsity track squad, an
, nounced . yesterday afternoon
that there will be a meeting of
all varsity track candidates in
Gerrard Hall tomorrow morn
ing at Chapel period.
BUCCANEER MARES
FIRST APPEARANCE
OF YEARTONIGHT
Magazine Will Follow on Heels
of Comic Publication Next
1 Week Editors Not
Optimistic.
The Buccaneer,-the campus humor
ous publication, is scheduled for its
appearance today while the Carolina
Magazine the literary vehicle of the
student body, will not appear until
the first part of next week, according
to reports from the editors. .Each
publication will adhere to last year's
standards as far as size, covers, and
outward appearance is concerned but
the Magazine will not continue last
year's innovation of accepting outside
contributions.
The Buccaneer, at least as far as
the art work is concerned, is expected
to surpass all previous efforts in the
history of the publication, according
to the L editor, Andy Anderson. ,BiI
Bobbitt, art editor, says he has his
men started off in the right direction
and that if they continue the fine work
they have shown in the first issue
and in the advance material for the
second issue, the humbrou s will take I
on an entirely new, better, and differ
ent aspect in. regard to sketches. The !
editor expresses himself not quite so
optimistic , concerning the editorial .
staff. The first issue, he says, will
not prove very outstanding in regard
to the 'copy' but he expects the re
maining issues " to measure up to a
higher standard. With perhaps one
or two exceptions there will be nor
special numbers of the Buccaneer.
"But the first issue has some , good
stuff .in it," Andy concluded, "and
I . hope that the Buccaneer this year
will be the best yet. ' But that's what
every editor says."
Won't Apologize
Dillard Gardner, editor of the Mag
azine, said when asked about the, first
issue of the literary organ, "The Mag
azine may not be as good as it was
last year, but I'll be damned if I'll
apologize for it" . He. maintains that
he is attempting to make the first is
sue as representative of the student
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Remodeling Plans
Of Hoodoo Over Memorial Hall
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Coffin-like "Architectural Monstrosity" Seems To Have Had Evil
Spirit Hovering Over It Builder Committed Suicide
" and Two of His Assistants Were Killed.
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(By Joseph Q. Mitchell)
Every year thousands of visitors
and new students, enter, through, the
massive wooden doors of Memorial
Hall, for the first time,: and a large
number always say, "Why this build
ing looks just like an enormous cof
fin." .
And as a matter of fact the hall
has good right to wear a death-like
air, because its builder, Samuel Sloan
of Philadelphia, died from a sun
stroke when it was nearing comple
tion, and his two assistants, A. G.
Bauer and John Richards, committed
suicide, a short while after, the struc
ture was finished. . 'And others .who
have been connected intimately with
the building have been hoodooed; at
least it would seem that this is true.
The cathedral-like construction of
the , hall, -with f the , .muslin draperies
attached to. the Nwalls. and ceiling for
the betterment of the acoustics, ..goes
far in giving it an undeniable resem
blance to a giant casket. Every vis
itor finds something about the build
ing that is impossible to forget. Some
with precise tastes for architectural
beauty are repelled at the way the old
building rambles and turns, and they
call it a monstrosity. Others, with
a sense of humor, are charmed by the
DURANT LOOKS TO
FUTURE IN MOST
OPTIMISTIC VEIN
Noted Philosopher Holds Large
Audience Enthralled In Mem
orial Hall Monday Night.
" By showing the different views re
lating to progress as held by the
great thinkers and writers in a most
interesting manner, Dr. Will Durant,
one of the greatest of modern philos
ophers, entertained a large audience
in Memorial Hall, Monday evening.
Dr. Durant came to the University
under the direction of the Leigh-Em-merson
Lecture Bureau, of New York
City, in the course of his tour of
the larger cities of the East and
South. His previous work in phil
osophy amply fitted him for the lec
ture series in which he is now en
gaged, and those who had read his
widely known book, "The Story of
Philosophy" were somewhat prepared
for the lecture.
In his discussion on the idea of
progress, Dr. Durant traced the his
tory of nations in a manner which
showed him to be thoroughly famil
iar with his topic. The course of the
different nations through the ages
shows the young people of today that
they are fortunate in that they will
see marvellous things in the future.
The different views relating to prog
ress as held by the great thinkers
of different periods were also discuss
ed by the eminent philosopher. His
keen insight, and thorough knowledge
of the , works and opinions of these
writers was evidence enough of the
lecturer's ability to discuss such a
subject. A bit of humor coupled with
the. interesting personality of the for
mer professor of philosophy at Col
umbia University made the lecture
thoroughly enjoyable.
Dr. Durant showed that the reac
tion against progress the Great War
resulted in"" the discovery of how
frail our American liberties and pre
rogatives were. , Continuing in his
discussion of progress -he stated that
it was hard , to , believe in progress
when one compares Washington , and
Jefferson with a President noted only
for his silence. "Yes, it was," declar
ed the lectured, "that although the
President did not dare advocate lib
eralism before an election, the phe
nomenon of the recent liberalism of
the President was discouraging."
Although he showed that there was
an apparent degeneration of art and
philosophy as balancing the growth
of science, yet the author of two books
on philosophy pointed out that there
can, hardly be any doubt about the
reality of progress. When human
history is regarded in the large prog
ress is shown as clear and substan
tial in outline as it is irregular and
uncertain in detail, declared Dr. Dur
ant. Discussing the question of
progress and of what progress con
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Revive Tales
grotesque, old world air about . the
dusty place.
Well Known to Visitors
And, excepting the Capitol at Ra
leigh and a few county jails, it is
probably the best known building in
North Carolina. Hundreds of moth
ers and fathers have assembled there
to see their sons and daughters pre
sented diplomas and awarded degrees.
Statesmen and educators make speech
es, bands piay, and thousands of stu
dents gather in the building every
year, never knowing any of the facts
of its history. A few inquisitive stu
dents have heard tales from old men
about . town. f They hear . hints like
this: "The old place is jinxed, hoo
dooed. Everyone connected with it
has bad luck." And they hear men
tioned the case of , the young man
who climbed the flagpole on the day
of the building's dedication. This
young man, Billy Walton, so the story
goes, was offered five dollars to climb
the pole without cleats and adjust the
flag ropes. An old man in the crowd
cautioned him that if he did, some
thing terrible would happen to him.
Walton climbed the pole, contracted
tuberculosis soon after and died. Oh,
it has had: a stirring and dramatic
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University
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Plan
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DR. L. B.
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BLIP EVANGELIST
HANDICAPS
Dr. Warren Is . Proficient In
Operations Generally
For
That passage from the Bible:
And the eyes of them that see shall
not be dim." (Isaiah 32:3), is being
exemplified for Chapel Hill and the
University student body this .week
with the presence of Dr. Louis B.
Warren, an intensely interesting blind
preacher, who is conducting revival
services at the Baptist Church. '
Dr. Warren who lives in Atlanta,
and who has become one"of the South's
most effective preachers "even with
his handicap, is still "seeing" and
having a good time in spite of his
total blindness.
A . graduate of the . University of
Georgia, where he was tackle on the
football , team, and first-baseman on
the baseball team; a graduate of the
Southern Theological Seminary, .- at
Louisville, Ky., . where he played pro
fessional football and did newspaper
work as a means of . keeping, himself
in school; a holder of two State ten
nis championships; a sharp-shooter in
the Spanish-American War; for years
a trainer of boxers and wrestlers; and
now at a mellowed middle-age a blind
evangelist Dr. Warren has lived a
life that would rival the most ima
ginative fiction.
He was an adult when he lost his
eyes. After a brilliant career as an
NET MEN HAVE
Manager . Cone Outlines Tenta
tive Tennis Schedule Captain
.Waddeil Compiles Ladder.
. At a meeting of those interested
in tennis Tuesday night" in 206 Old
East, a ladder was formulated and
the schedule for the coming year , was
discussed. As is the custom here, in
stead of holding a tournament, a lad
der was arbitrarily made out by Cap
tain Charlie Waddell with matches to
be played twice a week. These match
es were to. have begun, yesterday with
the ; odd . "numbers - playing t the . even
numbers immediately; below, but due
to the, inclemency . of the. weather the
matches were .postponed.. until, today.
As was expected Waddeil , was plac
ed at number, one,, while, Covington,
who has been displayingxa good, con
sistent game all f all,, drew the, num
ber:f two berth, ,and, ..(oneflthe other
surviving letter rnl from.. last, year's
team,'will holdli?ner..tiiree
position .until , displaced. t In numbers
five., and. siXj, are rWUspn ,and, Merritt,
the , stars pi" j last year's ,r? freshman
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WARREN
who "sees" and has good time in
SAYS THAT
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athlete, Dr. Warren discovered that
he was losing his eyes. . It was an eye
trouble that he had had since his
youth,, the doctors told him, and one
he had never discovered. At the time
he. was Secretary of Church Extension
for , the entire South, a position he
had .held for the Baptist denomina
tion for. ten years.
Following his , graduation at the
Southern . Baptist Theological Semin
ary, he studied at Chicago University.
Later holding several pastorates, the
latest of which was in Richmond, Va.
After becoming blind he went into the
evangelistic field and has-been in con
stant demand for the past three years.
Having become blind as an adult
Dr. Warren could find no institution
that Would take him in and teach, him
the systems of reading and writing
raised letters. "I had to study it all
out by myself," he said. In the pro
cess he has become, a proficient user
of five different systems of reading
with the fingers, he even reads Greek
that way. ,
"It was hard for me to learn a sys
tern of eating that made me look
something better than a savage," he
said. "I took a little ball of putty
and a knife and fork, and for days
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Former Consul
To Speak Tonight
Lecturer Has Been Latin-American
Diplomat f er: Seven Years.
Mr. J. V. Whitfield, a Carolina man,
who has been in the consular service
in Mexico, South America, and Cuba
for the past seven years, will deliver
a lecture in Saunders Hall, Room 112,
tonight at 7:30. Mr. Whitfield has
had some interesting and stirring ex
periences representing the United
States in these Latin-American coun
tries where competition is particular
ly keen with - European business.
Fresh from Mexico, the speaker has
information which throws light on
that troubled, country. The public is
invited to attend the lecture, parti
culary those-interested in history,
government, and economics, according
to D. D. Carroll, dean of the School of
Commerce, who is in charge of ar
rangements fpr ,Mr. Whitfield's lec
ture. . -. The. medical Society . is headed by
Chas. L. Ferguson, pres.,. Ll A. Crow
ell vice-president, Horace L. , Strick
land, secretary-treasurer, , and . Chas.
H. Sikes, chairman of, the. program
committee.
UNIQUE PROPOSAL
Dr. Hanes Declares That Human
Minds Can Be Classified As
Easily As Horses.
"I strongly advocate that the first
year in college for all students be
devoted to a study of the student by
means of mental and physical examin
ations in order that it might be de
termined whether he has the capacity
to prifit by a college education or
not, and what branch of training he
is best equipped to receive," Dr. F.
M. Hanes, prominent Winston-Salem
physician, declared yesterday morn
ing at the annual University Day ex
ercise in Memorial Hall.
"The candidate for college train
ing should be investigated by every
kind of psychological test," Dr. Hanes
declared. "I believe indeed that the
human mind can be classified as eas
ily as horses at a horse show. 'The
child is inevitably the father of the
man,' and there are certain traits
that are handed down from genera
tion to generation without varying in
the least. ' Those candidates who are
shown to be unable to profit by a col
lege education should be invariably
denied admittance to the college or
university."
If the student has unusual endow
ments he would be assisted in mak
ing full use of what he has, under
Dr. Hanes' plan. He would be aid
ed in his choice of studies by ex
perts. In three years he would be
expected to have . mastered his chos
en study thoroughly. If . a man has
mastered one subject thoroughly he
is fitted to master all subjects. Stu
dents matriculate to have their minds
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NEW STORES WILL
OPEN HERE SOON
Work Is Progressing on New
Sutton Building and Frank
lin Street Improvements.
Work is gradually progressing on
the improvements of the parking
space, telephone and electric wiring
systems, and. the. installation of sev
eral light posts along Franklin street.
The City Manager recently announ
ced that all electric . and telephone
wires would be removed to the rear
of the buildings, and that the street
lights would be hanged as soon as
possible to an ornamental type of
street standard with no visible wiring
along the street. '
Rapid Expansion
. With the rapid expansion of the
business houses of Chapel Hill it was
necessary to expand the present tele
phone system, and it was decided to
build a new central office and to in
stall an automatic switchboard which
will give up-to-date service to a great
er number of subscribers. Many ap
plicants are being held back without
service until the completion of the
new office, the work upon which is
rapidly progressing. The new home
of the telephone system will be on
Rosemary street just to the rear of
the Presbyterian church.
New "Smoke Shop"
Work is still going, on in the new
Sutton Building, but the . shops will
be ready for occupancy within the
near future. ; Dean Paulsen took an
extended tour of the North last sum
mer to investigate the sandwich shops
by which he will model his new
"Smoke Shop" to be located in the
section of the Sutton Building near
est his old stand.
A stationery shop will be opened in
the section of the Sutton Building next
to . the Sutton and Alderman drug
store. This will be managed by Mr.
Sutton. The middle section will . be
occupied by a. chain store which will
be opened as soon as. the building is
complete.
Mail Leaves Earlier
The. Chapel Hill postmaster an
nounces . a change in the afternoon
mail, whereby the last outgoing mail
leaves. (the post, office at 2:30 instead
of 3:00 as f has been the rule.
Several . times, since, school , opened
the afternoon 4rnail has been delayed,
Tuesday the - delivery, was ; due at the
office at, twelve and .,it, finally . came
in at two o'clock. a These. delays were
caused by conflicts, on the main, line,
and the cqnet'tipn. has. been, remedied,
according to ;. the . postmaster.