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THE TAR HEEL
Saturday, January 28, 1928
Leading Southern College Tri
. "." Weekly Newspaper
Published three times every week of
the college year, and is the official
newspaper , of the Publications
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Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Sub
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Gradon Pendergraft ,
Saturday, January 28, 1928
PARAGRAPHICS
"Faculty Wives Write New Plays,'
headlines the favorite tri-weekly. Not
adding another extra-curricular ac
tivity? Latest reports say ; that Lejeune is
overcome. .Not a bad guess with ten
to one odds.
"Brooks Off in Sky Flea for Cap
ital," .headlines a daily, as if there
aren't enough pesky fleas up there
with Congress in session ! " :
Papers say that South "Americans
greet Lindbergh. Wouldn't it; be a
more approp'riate greeting if they
started a revolution down there?
"Country Judge Puts Speed in
Hickman Trial," runs another head
line. Thortfit was all along that
these city dades are responsible for
most of the crimes.
President Chase made no statement
m nis proposal ot larger loan, funds
as to whether a student would be ad
vanced anything to take care of the
week-end contingencies!
Cosgrave honors unknown soldier.
Has there ever, in the last eight or
nine years, a foreign dignitary come
to this country without putting a
wreatnea bouquet on tomb of the un
known soldier?
NAILING A MISSTATEMENT
ThTe letter written by President
Chase in the last issue of the Tar
Heel clarifies a situation that- had
been badly misinterpreted due to dis
tortion and wrong impression gained
at the hands of newspapermen. It
had -been stated that the' President of
the University favored restricting out
of state students. Such a statement
would maturally draw widely variant
'comment and misunderstanding.
There has not been, and will not
be, a movement to restrict out of state
students and to limit enrollment to
North Carolina students, Dr. Chase
declares. Anent this he states :
"It would be as absurd to limit the
student body to North Carolina as to
limit the. faculty by geographical
lines. No representative university
like our won. coud possible consider
: either, v r,' ' ' ;.' .; .
"Nothing could be further from the
University's real attitude. There is
no 'sentiment, in the administration,
faculty, or. trustees, toward limitation
of the University student body to men
from the state. Men from other states
are welcome, here. . They have con
tributed, and will contribute,, much
to our life." ' ;
This clear statement coming from
the head of the University should set
aright any. rumors or statements to
the contrary: President Chase is ev
erlastingly right when 'he declares
that the University should have some
control over the quality of students
admitted. He states that such ma
chinery to consider the quality of . the
applicants was what, he had in mind
when he presented the proposition to
the executive committee of the; trus-
tees. It is a matter of vital impor
tance that the quality of the student
body remain high. Hence it is nec
essary to take steps that will look
towards . methods in ; keeping the. qual
ity of out of state students as high as
possible. ' . ' '
WE APPLAUD
It has been announced that the town
aldermen in the session Monday . eve
ning voted tb employ, a full-time fire-,
man, who will remain on duty at the
firehouse during the majority hours
of , the day. This action is an impor
tant step in eliminating fire losses in.
Chapel Hill. :
For a long time there has been
thedanger, of havy fire losses among
the . townspeople and the University.
At the Pickard hotel (which the Ra
leigh Times cocksuredly states is not
the Old Pickard) fire, it was declared
that . none of the local firemen heard
the firealarm for somexninutes. Im
agine one hearing , the . alarm four
blocks from the station, then having
to rush to the station to drive the fire
truck to the scene of the blaze!- It
is little wonder that more serious fires
have not brought heavier losses with
such - a state of unpreparedness to
cope with fires.
The employment of a full-time fire
man will raise the Chapel Hill rating
toa class one step higher, it is said,
and thus save the citizens of the town
between $3,000 and $3,500 annually
on , insurance premiums. The town
also expects to install larger water
mains and a better alarm system,
which will serve to raise the insur
ance rating.
The iTar Heel believes that this
belated action should -be applauded
as one wljich is a forward step in
securing better1 protection for the com
munity against the- menace of fires.
OPEN FORUM
Editor of Tar Heel:
The concert in Person Hall Tues
day evening by Miss Gertrude Henne
man was a vivid reminder to the few
music lovers on the campus of a very
pertinent fact: that this is the first
musical concert of any nature what
soever (excepting one lone faculty re
cital) which has been given at the
university this year. Two organ re
citals, have been given, independently
of the university, at the Episcopal
church. Then there has been Mr.
Weaver's series of illustrated lec
tures on the symphony, which a small
handful of students and a larger num
ber of people from the faculty and
town" have attended. But that is all.
I do not think much of the blame
can attach to the music ' department.
Doubtless they are handicapped by a
lack of funds. And certainly only
one with a penchant for the grotesque
can watch with any interest the con
stantly dwindling audiences which
have greeted the cheerful faces of the
music department at each succeeding
conqert in the past. Two, years ago
a world-renowned pianist faced an al
most empty Memorial Hall; but now
no one even dreams of bringing a Le
vitzki here. Miss "Henneman had an
audience of about thirty. It is true
that the weather was inclement; it
is true, also, that some who went
might quite justifiably have stayed
away had they known that the con
cert would be spoiled by "interpreta
tions" for grammar school students,
who did not know what, a gavotte
or a Punch and Judy show is, or for
Tar Heel reporters who even yet,
after a careful explanation for their
benefit, do not know that Golliwog
was not the composer of Cake of De
Bussy. But the" point is, that here
was a long-heralded concert the first
of the year by an excellent pianist,
and some thirty students and faculty
members and townspeople attended.
There is 'one': other factor which
may have contributed to the lack of
musical entertainment here. Last
year the Chapel Hill-Durham Opera
Association was formed and had a
very auspicious beginning. This year
it has "not been so successful. Two
concerts have been given in Durham,
but they were less attractive features
than the opera season of last year,
and prices were higher than those
customarily charged here. Let us hope
that the university does not resolve
itself of all responsibility for provid
ing an occasional musical entertain
ment because some are sometimes
given in Durham.
To conclude these rambling remarks,
then, I should like heartily to endorse
the idea expressed in Dav(e) Car
roll's editorial in Thursday's issue of
the Tar Heel' and, if I remember cor
rectly, in the Faun of -last year. If
a compulsory, fee is charged for ath
letics, for publications, for class dues,
and Yackety Yack space, and the uni
versity takes upon itself the task of
collecting I back dues for, the Phi As
sembly, . there; is certainly no logical
reason why, the same plan should not
be. extended to cover the cost of mu
sical ; entertainments, which are at
least as cultural and worth while as
any of these. This plan was used
quite successfully in summer school
a few years; back, ; but for some rea
son was unfortunately discontinued.
By providing adequate funds such an
arrangement should make possible
more frequent concerts, none of which
would need to , be advertisements for
the Ampico. There is ,also the im
portant aspect that students, having
paid for the concerts, would attend
in larger numbers,, and some of them
might acquire some slight apprecia
tion of go, od music in spite of them
selves. Perhaps . it would not be too
wild to hope that eventually even the
Tar Heel would not report that Miss
Henneman played Golliwog's Cake of
Debussy.
W. J. O.
CLIPPED
iEditqr's Note. tBelow are given re
prints from the editorial pages of
state dailies.... Although . these clipped
editorial articles are reprinted in. full
here, it does riot necessarily mean that
these -are the views and opinions held
by the Tar s Heel on the matters . con
cerned. -
SHOULD KEEP FEES .LOW
The University of North Carolina
is now confronted with the problem
of how to secure more income, and is
looking toward tuition as the place
to - get it. It - is - understood ; that the
trustees are seriously considering a
plan which would increase the fees,
but to offset that, would establish
a loan fund to help students.
The trustees are men who are loyal
to the university, good , citizens of
the state, and men of good business
judgment. They, of course, also have
constantly in mind the . educational
advancement of the youth of the
state. It is reasonable to expect that
those men will, eventually, do what in
their collective judgment is for the
best interest of , all parties concerned.
They have the advantage over the
general public in that they are more
familiar with the details of the oper
ation of the university as an insti
tution. They know more 'of its needs,
and are . also acquainted with the de
mands made upon it by young men
and young women of the state.
But they must be sure of their
ground before they put into effect in
creases in fees. An increase is not
going to receive, a quick favorable
reaction throughout the state. There
is a sentiment that the state is put
ting ifs dollars into , the university,
and the other educational institu
tions, for the purpose of affording the
boys and girls an opportunity to se
cure a college education. If the state
is going to make high charge for all
of those privileges, why have a state
supported institution, they will ask.
It is understood ,that the plan to
offset the increased tuition costs is
to provide a loan fund. The tuition
is only a part of the total cost of get
ting a university education. There is
need for both a low tuition and a -loan
fund.; If , the iyoung men and young
women have to 'assume" heavier obli
gations for tuition, as well as get help
for securing board, clothes and other
expense items, it is going to have a
deterrent effect upon the ambition of
quite a number of. deserving young
men who are financially unable to at
tend the ' university. . W, hile our ref
erences ' here are to , the . university,
they apply to the Women's college at
Greensboro and the A. & E. college at
Raleigh, and any others of like kind
supported by the" state.
The general idea among the people,
we believe, is that instead of raising
tuition, it should be lowered. The
ideal situation, the one the framers
of the state constitution had in mind,
was that there should be no tuition
if possible to avoid it. How is the
state to justify its taking of tax
money for the support of its 'institu
tions and at "the same time those in
stitutions increase the costs to the
students? ; .
There, however, is another element
involved. The other colleges not hav
ing the advantage of state support,
are in serious need of more funds.
They are almost at the end of their
row. They probably would like to
increase their tuition ' charges, and
would do it if the state institutions
i.icreased. The denominational schools
would be at a disadvantage if .the
state institutions had low tuition
costs, while the non-state schools had
higher rates. .
;i The situation presents probably as
difficult a problem as has arisen to
confront the state schools in many
years! r No remedy . yet devised is
fully satisfactory, . Any course pur
sued is going to present serious ob
jections. 'We believe,' however, that a
mistake would be made if there is an
increase in tuition. The reaction will
eventually, .result in making it more
difficult to secure increased appropria
tions' for the state-institutions. If the
tuition were held low, or wiped out,
there would be a much - better argu
ment in behalf of large state appro
priations. If the state of North Car
olina is going' to undertake to pro
vide educational opportunities for.its
young men and young women, it
hould make it at as low. cost as pos
sible. J. he tuition is a comparatively
small item in the total cost of a col
lege education. If the state wants
to help students through a loan fund,
there will be enough demand for all
it can provide to take care of the
costs other than tuition. The Dur
ham Morning Herald.
HIGHER STANDARDS FOR STU
DENTS RATHER THAN RAISE
IN TUITION ;
University Trustees do wisely: to
make haste - with extreme slowness
in the1 matter of the proposal, to raise
tuition and fees of students to a level
better approximating, the benefits re
ceived. At the University at pres
ent, as at practically every college
in the land, higher education is a fin
ancially losing . proposition for the in
stitution. Endowment funds, once
ample jn .some cases, are no longer
sufficient to. meet the deficit. As the
number of students .increase,, so rises
the, expense . per student. In this par
ticular student bodies are' like tele
phones. , In the educational plant
large dealings , and quantity produc
tion , mean ; the treverse of , economy, as
would obtain were the campus a pack
ing house.
But . there is : the , provision of - the
Constitution which makes it the
clear and settled policy, so far from
making University students , pay for
what .they get, . to give them, when
possible, an education free of charges
for , tuition , and ; fees. It will , not be
easy . to get around that declaration
without distinct trouble. Meanwhile,
more, and more students are pouring
in, a large percentage unprepared and
aimless, and the facilities of the in
stitution are being overtaxed. What
to do ? A State loan fund is sug
gested, but once more constitutional
DR. D. T. CARR
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inhibitions seem to stand in the , way.
It would seem what is needed is
not higher fees at the University for
the students who would continue to
swarm there, not easier loan funds
to enable the crowding students to
continue to pour onto " the campus,
but a higher standard for, admit
tance, which would keep out hundreds
of misfits now capable of buying their
way into the institution, jno matter
what the tuition and fees. -
The University now has i several
hundred students by way xif v excess
baggage. ' They should not be .there.
They are doing themselves no sgood
and ' they are embarrassing the 'JJni-i
versity no" little. They are causing
the State several dollars, expenditure
for every dollar they pay, and they
are getting nothing for themselves
while they create extravagance for
the University. The method by which
this swamping of the University
plant with unhealthful growth may
be curbed is to be found not in a mat
ter of dollars or, loans, but in a scru
tiny of student personnel through
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Detroit ;DeIegates to
Give Program Tomorrow
Four, of the delegates , who repre
sented the University of North Caro
lina at the world-wide Student Vol
unteer Conference held :at Detroit
during the Christmas vacation will
give a report on . the convention at
the Christian Endeavor of the local
Presbyterian . Church tomorrow , night
at 7:00 p. m.' The four .students who
will- address the group . are Wyeth
Ray, -Miss , -Vance Thompson, Mac
Gray, and Aubrey - Perkins. Nash
Johnston and Walter Crissman also
attended the meeting. but will be un
able t to present talks.
A-pair of gray gloves left in Dean
Carroll's office during registration will
be. returned if the owner will call.
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