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VOLUME XXXVI
CHAPEL HILL, N C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1927
NUMBER 23
Student Body Pledges Support
To Football Coaches and Team
In Gigantic fLoyalty Meeting'
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Ovation Lasting Ten Minutes Accorded Squad and Coaches in
March down Aisle of Memorial Hall-Speeches by Jonas,
Graham, Kyser, Collins, Morehead and Fetzer.
Meeting in Memorial. Hall
Friday night in a gigantic "loy
alty meeting," the University
student body expressed its confi
dence in the coaches and the
football -squad by a lengthy ova
tion evidencing as much enthu
siasm as the campus has seen ac
corded a football eam in many
years.
As C. R. Jonas, president of the
student body, explained, the meeting
was not the usual pep meeting cus
tomary before a big game. It was
in the nature of a general discussion
of the factors that have resulted in
the poor showing of the team so far
this year, and of the possible inspira
tion that the student body may give
the squad in the remaining games.
Evidently the confidence expressed
by those at the mass meeting had
some part in the vastly improved
brand of football exhibited by Coach
Collins' proteges in the Davidson
game Saturday. -
President Jonas, who presided
over the meeting, started the ball
rolling and the enthusiasm, of the
crowd to mounting with a short talk.
He declared that the team is the Uni
versity's and the student body's,
whether it is winning or losing, and
that it is deserving of the hearty
support of every Carolina man. He
deplored the wave of criticism of the
team and coaches and fault-finding
that has swept over the campus re
cently. .
Frank Graham Speaks
"Midseason is no . time to criticize
the coaches and the team and to
cease support of them," he declared
"It never pays . to desert in mid
stream. Let's give them every bit of
inspiration that , we can during ' the
season, and then, if they have failed
to produce, after the season is over
is the proper time to criticize and to
think of other coaches for the next
year. It is unfair to the coaches and
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CAROLINA HOLD
' A JINX ON DUKE
Tar Heels Havej Wort Every
Game Since 1893 Evenly
Matched for Saturday.
A coveted gridiron honor that has
been in the possession of the Univer'
sity of North Carolina for a period
of over thirty years will be at stake
next Saturday afternoon at Durham
when the Tar Heel eleven lines up
against the strong Blue Devil aggre
gation . of Duke University.
Not since the year' 1893 have the
Methodists x been able to register
victory over the Tar Heel gridders
The Tar Heels had not been beaten
by North Carolina State for over
period of five years until this year
when the Techmen gave them a 19
to 6 walloping at Raleigh. And last
Saturday the Tebell crew defeated
Duke 20 to 18 to cop the champion
ship of the state.
It won't be the Tar Heel eleven that
scrapped the Old Liners of Maryland
to a 7 to 6 victory in a sea of ' moid
on Emerson field or the team that
met defeat at the hands x of South
Carolina, N. C. State, Georgia Tech
Wake Forest, V. M. I., and Tennessee
but the rejuvenated Tar Heel eleven
that last Saturday completely outplay
ed Dick Grey's Davidson machine and
trampled them under their feet by
the score of 27 to 0.
Ely the law of averages it looks like
the Tar Heels are due a licking at
the hands of the Duke eleven, put
judging by last Saturday's game, with
the Wildcats the Heels, have as good
a chance to win as the Devils.
The pessemist will without a doubt
what do they amount to ? It il not an
uncommon occurrence for some in
significant little college team to give
a larger university a much- hard
er fight than an equally strong team.
Take the Elon-Wake Forest game for
example.
It will be a powerful,- scrapping
Tar Heel eleven that will scrap, it
out with the Devils and when the last
whistle is blown it is as likely for
the Tar Heels to be on the big end of
the score as it is for Duke.
Stage Mandger
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Samuel Selden, technical director
of the Carolina Playmakers, came to
Chapel Hill to take charge of "back
stage activities" here. He is the first
stage director to come to North Caro
lina and enters th state withvaluable
professional experience. Mr. Selden
is with the Playmakers on the first
Northern tour, all of the scenery for
the present bill being of his design.
PLAYMAKERS OFF
ON NORTH TOUR
Playing in Maryland Tonight
Troupe Left Friday in
; r Special Bus.
On Friday, afternoon, November 11,
at 4 . o'clock, the Carolina Playmakers
left Chapel Hill by special bus for
the Northern cities where they
will present their bill of four Carolina
folk plays. .After having played in
Roxboro, Hollins, Va., "and Farmville,
Va:r they are presenting the four
plays tonight in Towson, Md., from
which city they will go on to Freder
ick, Md., Reading, Pa., New York
City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Rich
mond, and Williamsburg, Va.
The Playmakers are taking with
them on this . northern trip, three
tragedies and a comedy, all . dealing
with life in North Carolina. The
plays being presented are: William
Norment Cox's The Scuff letown Out
laws, Paul and Erma Green's Fixin's,
Ellen Lay Hodginson's and Wilbur
Stout's. On Dixon's Porch, and Mar
garet Bland's Lighted Candles. ,
Besides Professor Frederick H.
Koch, founder afid director of the
Playmakers," Professor Hubert C.
Heffner, assistant director, and Pro
fessor .Samuel Selden, technical di
rector, the Playmakers 'are taking
with them oi this tour the following:
Helen , Dortcn, Charles Graham and
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Reserved Seats for
At Carolina-Virginia. Game
A detailed explanation of the pro
cess for obtaining reserved seat cou
pons in exchange fojr student tick
et books for the annual Carolina-Virginia
grid battle Thanksgiving Day
was given out today by officials in
charge.
University students, including the
Cheerios and band, will occupy a block
of seats on the south side of the huge
Kenan Memorial bowl which will be
dedicated just before the annual Tur
key Day classic between the Tar Heels
and Cavaliers.
. This block of seats will be approx
imately in the center of the stand
and every seat will be numbered and
reserved, coupon tickets being abso
lutely necessary to obtain a seat. No
exceptions will be ma"de to this rule
and no student will be allowed to pass
through the gate on his athletic as
sociation membership book, " officials
stressed. (
, Exchange Next Monday
. , Athletic association membership
books will be exchanged for reserved
seat coupons at the Book Exchange in
the Y. M. C. A. building on the fol
lowing days: -
Monday, November 21, seniors, jun
iors, graduate students, law students,
medical students, and pharmacy stu
TAR BABIES BEAT
MARYLAND FROSH
WITHOTRE 12-0
Freshmen Show Excellent Form
To Pile Up Score against
Stubborn Opponents.
NO INDIVIDUAL LIGHT
Entire Backfield Shows up Well
While Blackwood is Outstand
ing in Line Eleven First
Downs for Carolina Frosh.
Playing a better brand of "football
than is usually displayed by freshman
elevens, the University of North Car
olina yearling football team scored a
decisive 12 to 0 victory over the Uni
versity of Maryland freshmen last
Friday in Baltimore. The Tar Baby
line worked with the precision of a
machine, ripping great holes in ; the
opposing defense, allowing their backs
to crash through for substantial
gains. . ', ,r-
The Tar Heels drew hrst blood in
the latter part of the first half when
Scheider - grabbed a twenty-five yard
pass and raced ten more" for a score.
Then again in the third quarter the
Carolinians started down the field by
a series of line drives led by "the
doughty Mr. House who a little later
smashed his way through center for
the second and final goal. Both at
tempts for the extra point: failed. -
No Single Stars
Maryland was completely outplayed
from beginning to end. The fact that
the Old Liners possessed a rather
stubborn defense prevented the Tar
Babies from . running up a larger
score. Carolina chalked up eleven first
downs to the loser's two, eight of Car
olina's eleven coming during the first
quarter. ; -As
an exception to the season's rule,
the Tar -Heels exhibited noJ individual
ground gainer in the backfield. House,
Nelson, Nash and Michael divided
honors among themselves. Blackwood,
former Winston-Salem star, was about
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Second Election of
Fresh Class Officers
Being Run Off Today
The second election of freshman
class officers will be made today,
it has been announced by C. -R.
Jonas, president of the student
body. Balloting will open this
morning at 9 o'clock and close this
: afternodn at 2:3Q.
Balloting was made necessary ;
today when no man in the origi
nal election Friday received a
, majority of, all votes f cast. With
only two men up in each office,
today's election will be final.
. As a result of the first ballot
the following men are being voted
upon: for president, Strudwick
Nash and Worth Helms ; for vice
president, Ned Lipscomb and
Henry Baggs; for secretary,
Mayne Albright and Bill Car-
bine; for treasurer. Bill Bateman
and Clyde Dunn.
Students
dents will be eligible to obtain their
coupons, un tne iouowmg aay, xues
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day, November 22, tickets will be giv
en out to members of the sophomore
and freshman classes.
Members of the Cheerios and band
will be required to present their tick
et books to group managers who will
in turn issue tickets. No members of
the above organizations will be ad
mittedto the game without tickets
This arrangement makes it impossible
for Cheerios and members of the band
to sell or lend tneir pass books to
outsiders.
General Sale Today
All holders of season tickets and
complimentary passes are requested to
bring same to the graduate manager's
office in South: building before Novem
ber, 21 so that they may be assigned
reserved seats.
The 'general sale of tickets for, this
game will open today at the Book
Exchange, two dollars being charged
for admission. Local ticket orders
are now ready and may "be obtained
by calling Tiy the graduate manager's
oice in South buildiifg.
Students are asked to - cooperate
with officials in charge by applying
for, tickets at the tima assigned.
Tar
eels
Impressive
Carolina
Christen
Head Cross-Country Southern Title Holders
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Above are pictured Coach Dale Ranson (on the left) and Captain Galen
Elliott (right) of the Cross-Country learn. They are at present putting
their charges through strenuous work-outs in preparation for the Southern
Conference meet here Saturday, when
itle won last year.' Victories have
over the Duke and State outfits, but
trants from other parts of the South
Gross Country Team Prepares
To Defend Title in Southern
Meet Here
CROWDS PRESENT
AT DANCE HALLS
Visitors Throng Chi Phi and
Zeta Psi Tea Dances
and Grail Hop.
One of the largest crowds ever
pfesent on the Old North State cam
pus was the feature of last Saturday
evening's dance program. - In fact,
it was. the largest assembly of pleas
ure seekers seen on the Hill since
that record-breaking crowd of the
night after the Davidson-Carolina
football game of two years' ago.
The Tar Heels' decisive victory over
the Wildcats created an atmosphere
of , unrestrained rejoicing and celebra
tion, and the visitors andv students
turned with zest from the gridiron to
the dance floor.
The game was over about five
o'clock, and after an intermission of
one hour those invited to the Chi
Phi and to the Zeta Psi tea dances as
sembled at " the ' Carolina Inn and" at
the Zeta Psi house, respectively, for
an enjoyable two hours dancing. The
Buccaneers played at the Inn and
Kay Kyser and his Orchestra at the
ZetaPsi house. Both dances started
the evening's program off with a
whirl.
Grail at' Swain Hal
The two tea hops were over at eight
o'clock, and soon after nine the hordes
began assembling from far and near
for the Grail dance in Swain Hall.
The gates were almost crashed, and
the men on the door had their hands
full keeping the mob back. The boys
surged back and forth in front ofvthe
building until one by one they were
kt in the dance.
The dance was well attended, but
there was a much larger percentage
of girls present than is the usual case
with dances of this type. This fact
helped the shag considerably. Kay
Kyser and his Orchestra . were well
received. . Their music won loud ap
plause and their novelty acts were
enthusiastically received.
Monogram Club Honored
The entire roof of. the large hall
was covered with interlaced streamers
of red, black, blue and white Davidson
and Carolina colors. ' .
The dance was given in recogni
tion of the Monogram Club, and a solo
waltz was held for wearers of the
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the Tar Heel team will defend its
already been checked up this season
the relative strength of the other en
is not known.
Saturday Morning
Entries Received from Out
standing Conference Teams
of South.
ENTERTAINMENT PLANNED
The fourth annual Southern
Conference cross country run
will be held here on Emerson
Field Saturday morning at
11:30. The meet is being held
in the morning to enable the
spectators and runners to attend
the Carolina-Duke football game
in the afternoon.
Entries have been received from
four of the outstanding conference
teams, Georgia Tech, Virginia," Geor
gia, and N. ,C. State. Several other
teams have indicated their intentions
of entering teams before the -entries
close tomorrow night. Auburn and
Maryland, winners of second and
third places in last year's , meet, are
almost certain to enter.
Cup to Victors
The Tar Heels won last year's meet
and are expected to make an excellent
showing Saturday. The Carolina
harriers have been working hard this
fall and have overwhelmingly, defeat
ed N. C. State and Duke University.
The Carolina Athletic Association
will award a silver loving cup to the
winning team and tho seven individual
members composing it will' be awarded
gold medals. Medals will also be
awarded to the first fifteen men to
finish the race as follows: co the first
five men gold medals, to the -second
five silver medals, arid to the third
five bronze medals.
The race will be oyer a live mile
dirt road course with the exception
of three short stretches of pavement,
each 1-4 mile long. The starting
point of the race will be on theHrack
directly in front of the Emerson Field
Stadium.
Plans for Visitors
Elaborate plans have been made for
the entertainment - and 'accommoda
tion of the visiting teams. Adequate
hotel accommodations are being of
fered to the visiting teams at special
rates by the Carolina Inn, the Wash
ington Duke and Malbourne hotels.
Free accommodations will be provided
by the University Athletic Associa
tion. Cordial invitations to attend
tlie Carolina-Duke football game as
guests have been jointly issued by the
Carolina and Duke Athletic Associa
tions. . ' "
lldcats
Crowd of 9,000 Witnesses Color
ful Opening of Carolina's
New Grid Temple.
F ARRIS PLAYS STAR GAME
New Spirit Dominates Tar Heel
Style of Play- Passes Used to
Particular Advantage Grey
. and Nisbet Best for Davidson.
The University of North Car
olina football squad took on all
the spirits of the occasion and
appropriately christened the
new Kenan Memorial Stadium
here last Saturday with a 27 to
0 victory over the Davidson
Wildcats. Only once before in
all the thirty years of rivalry
with the 'Cats have the Tar
Heels run up a larger score.
That was in 1915 when the mar
gin of the Heels' win was 41 to
D.
A colorful crowd of 9,000 specta
tors gathered to see the opening of
the University's vast grid temple,
drawn more perhaps by the new sta
dium itself than by the game to be
played. But if the, people came only
to see the stadium then they also
received a treat in the way of a foot
ball game. Not since 1922 has the
Tar Heel eleven trutted its stuff in
such fashion. .
The towering concrete stands rose
to commanding heights on each side
of the playing . field, sheltering a
crowd that seemed almost swallowed
in the wide expanse of amphitheatre.
When William Rand Kenan, Jr. gave
the stadium as a memorial for his
father and mother, provisions were
made for 24,000 people. Saturday
the crowd hat filled only the middle
sections made up in enthusiasm what
it lacked in size. The Tar Heel team,
too, caught that enthusiasm and swept
up and down the field in impressive
manner to roll over a quartet of
touchdowns.
Fifty Yard Pass
The eleven that swamped the Wild
cats Saturday was a different team
from the one that has worn the light
blue and white all season. The per
sonnel was the same. The spirit was
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STUDENTS DECRY
ALCOHOLIC WASTE
Half Gallon Jar of fcorn Thrown
from Car on Chapel Hill's
Main Street.
"Don't cry over spilled milk" did
not apply to sweet essence of corn
Saturday afternoon , when a passing
motorist dropped from his car a half
gallon' fruit jar of corn whiskey on
Franklin street in front of the Caro
lina Confectionery. A recent addition
to the police force was a block away
and smelled the whiskey, so he said.
LWhen" he arrived on the scene there
was a score or more of mournful look
ing students standing around the
fragments of glass and the large we
spot where the liquid landed on the
pavement. Nor did the students sim
ply take a look and walk away. In
stead they stood over the spot like
they would have over their grand
mother's grave, and now and then
came close to get" the full benefit of
the penetrating odor.
- Some wag, probably wishing a test
drill for the fire department, lit a
newspaper and threw: it on the large
wet spot where the whiskey was still
standing in small puddles on the
street. Everyone quickly retreated to
avoid the. blaze, but instead of the
alcohol igniting and burning up, the
S spectators heard a . sizzling sound of
water and fire in contact, and the
paper was extinguished. Some boot
legger knew his mixtures, too well.
The whiskey was thought to have
been thrown from a car bearing a
Sanf ord license which was seen to pass
the corner coming from Sanf ord only
a moment before the crash of the bot
tle was heard. The officer stated that
the only charge against the party
would be breaking glass on the street
as there is no law to prosecute a per
son Sfter he has spilled the whiskey.
However, no one admitted the loss in
hope of regaining it from the city.