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THE TAR HEEL
SATURDAY,. MAY 5.
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SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1928
IS
THE SCHOOL OF RELIGION
DOOMED TO DIE?
For two years the School of Reli
gion has fought its brave fight and
during that time has succeeded in be
coming one of Chapel Hill's living
forces. From "the spring of 1926 to
the spring of 1928 it has gradually
developed from a mere idea to a vital
factor in the life of the campus. Dur
ing the first year of its existence the
total enrollment was 58; last quarter's
enrollment alone was 70. ' .
These first two years were in the
nature of a probation period. Now
that such a period has been safely
passed through, the present status is
to be considered. The school has been
built up to its present peak by the
iaitmui worK 01 its uoara 01 uirec
tors and the untiring efforts, through
scholarships and personal magnetism
of its Dean. But undoubtedly the
climax of its development under the
system now in use has been reached.
All (those students who can afford
; courses in Religion as extra-curricula
activities have been enrolled. For the
School of Religion to continue its
progress and usefulness, for it to re
tain its very life, it is essential that
.credit be given for the work.
- The purpose of the School of Reli
gion is to offer the students an oppor
tunity for an intellectual approach to
religion, and this opportunity will
never be realized by the students un
til scholastic credit may be obtained
for work in the School. Under the
University plan of "36 credits equal
1 diploma" students cannot take ad
vantage of such excellent courses in
Religion as the School presents. And
unless the School of Religion fulfills
its purpose of giving the students a
chance for an unprejudiced study of
T 1 ' - t 1 1 1 1 1 t "
xveiigion, it nas nine reason ior exis
tence. Wbat, then, stands in the way of
granting credit for the courses in Re-
courses, well-taught, arranged after
the pattern of University require-
. ments; and fill a gap in student in
struction that is filled by no other
means. The one thing lacking is fac
ulty recognition. And the moment
- the question is' brought up in faculty
circles a panic seems to ensue. All
the forces of conservatism, depart-
, mental jealousy, and-religious anti-
patry combine to prevent the stu
dents of the University of North Car
olina from securing credit for per
fectly good and respectable work in
the School of Religion. That same
conservatism which once opposed rec
ognition of the School of Commerce,
the School of Engineering, the School
of Education, and the School of So
cial Science now takes up the pedan-
gion. Departmental jealousy fears
that live courses in Religion which
bring credit Trill attract the students
from other less interesting subjects
and thus weaken certain departments.
And of course all those who naturally
object to all matters religious object
strenuously to the School of Religion.
But surely the faculty of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, far-famed
for its progressiveness and liberal
views, is not represented by that group
which stands opposed to the School of
Religion. Now in a period when
large universities all over the coun
try are realizing the place which such
a school holds in a real university
curriculum, when such a school as
Columbia University offers 42 courses
in Religion, surely the faculty of
North Carolina as a whole would not
be willing to go on record as oppos
ing the recognition of the School of
Religion. For in so doing they would
be marking time or even . taking a
backward step instead of advancement
along lines of educational progress,
they would be refusing to recognize
religion as a vital part "of youthful
instruction, they would not be repre
senting the interests of the people of
this state for North Carolina is es
sentially a religious state and they
would be denying students the right
of vstudying religious subjects as a
part of their regular scholastic cur
riculum. Can the faculty of the Uni
versity of North Carolina fail to con
sider these points? And indeed can
the faculty of the University of North
Carolina fail to perceive the advan
tages of recognizing the School of Re
ligion and the disadvantages of not
recognizing it ?
The purpose of a University is to
provide opportunity for research
study in every line of human experi
ence and endeavor; and it can hardly
be denied that religion has played an
all-important role in ' human erperi
ence throughout the ages. A univer
sity is one institution that can fur
nish an absolutely unbiased intellec
tual approach to the subject of reli
gion, and it is the duty of a univer
sity to do sx
Since it has become known that
there is strong opposition to the
granting of credit for' work in this
School, there seems to be some hesi
tancy in bringing the matter to a
head. But nothing can be gained by
waiting. The School of Religion has
made all the progress . possible in stu
dent work without University recogni
tion. Now let the matter be brought
before the faculty for decision and
let the faculty think twice before it
denies the students religious instruc
tion as courses carrying credit toward
graduation.
It's time to decide, but it's also
time to hear the student side of it.
Splits in the faculty are to be avoid
ed when possible, but is it fair to
sacrifice the School of Religion to save
the faee of the faculty? Is it wise to
ignore the student desire for credit
courses in Religion merely to hold the
faculty intact? Why dodge the
issue?
AN EARLY AU REVOIR
Just two weekes ago today the new
editor assumed the responsibility of
the Tar Heel. During those two
weeks of 'editorializing, working, and
enjoying the Tar Heel, he has become
so attached to the old tri-weekly that
now it is with deep regret that he
leaves it even for a week or so. But
the muse of Drama calls and the muse
of Journalism relinquishes her hold
for a time. Playmaking borrows from
the Tar . Heel and the editorial "we"
goes on tour. -
Editors may come and editors may
go but the Tar Heel goes on. And
in the absence of the editor the Tar
Heel will be edited and supervised by
Associate Editor Joe Bobbitt. So the
Tar Heel will in no wise be weakened
by our editorial absence and may in
deed be greatly strengthened, for Joe
has already shown by his work as
managing editor and his work this
spring as associate editor that the
Tar Heel is Home to him and that he
can run it ably and wisely. With
perfect confidence in his ability and
his discretion we leave the columns
and the policies of the Tar Heel in
the hands of Joe Bobbitt.
And au revoir till May 16!
A LIBERAL PRESIDENT
University students will be' given
their first opportunity to hear this new
liberal educator of North Carolina,
Dr. Francis P. Gaines, who has just
taken over the presidency of Wake
Forest College.
Dr. Gaines has already shown that
he knows how to take a definite stand,
defy his denomination if necessary, in
the name of freedom and that before
his formal installation. Recently
when student interest in national pol
itics was at its peak the organization
of an Al Smith for -President club at
Wake Forest brought forth a storm
of indignant protest from scores of
Baptist congregations. Dr. ', Gaines
was firm in his 'reply; the college ad
ministration would not attempt to sup-
press any political organization or
stifle speech. With that decision he
established himself a successor to Dr.
W. L. Poteat, former occupant of the
Wake Forest chair.
Dr. Gaines appears here under a
double handicap. Dr. Poteat, his pre
decessor, has established a large fol
lowing on the campus, and can ex
pect a crowd whenever he lectures in
Chapel HilL These Poteat admirers
will weigh the two Wake Forest pres
idents with loaded scales, for they are
already convinced that Poteat is in
vincible. The new president must be
a genius to stand the comparison.
As an added disadvantage, Dr.
Gaines will be speaking at a Fleece
tapping enough to frighten the brav
est -lecturer. Students will be in Me
morial Hall by the bench-full, but they
will be there to see who is tapped.
The best speaker is not the man who
talks best, but he who is most brief.
Just as at commencement, the
speaker may be overshadowed by the
occasion but there are still those who
wonder what manner of man this
Gaines may be. ,
' J. R. B', Jr.
PUBLICATIONS AND ECONOMY
In an open forum letter appearing
on this page Dean Addison Hibbard
has made the suggestion that the Mag
azine and Buccaneer be "scrapped" i
and the Tar Heel promoted from a
tri-weekly to a daily newspaper ap
pearing six times a week. To us this
plan appeared wholly commendable. !
It is not that we hold any grudge
against either the Magazine or the
Buccaneer, or tht they are not in a
way performing a useful function, but
that we believe the interests of the
campus could be better served by some I
such plan as Dean Hibbard offers. The j
Magazine is an expensive publication
which few students take the trouble
to glancehrough, or even read. It
has become the stamping-ground of a
small group of writers who have come
into possession of this valueless heri
tage not through any malicious in
tent, t but. because no one else cares.
This group has acted well,, consider
ing its unappreciative audience; but
the effort, and especially the expense,
is not worth the reception.
Should the Magazine give up its
futile attempt to interest campus writ
ers and import professional articles,
there would be all the more reason
for speedy abolition. The only excuse
for its present existence is its value
as a student training-ground. Aban
don that to make it, professional and
a publications fee for Hampers or
Scribners would be as justifiable.
It is our contention that the mate
rial submitted to the Magazine might
just as -well be printed in a Feature
or Magazine Section of the Tar Heel.
This plan would be infinitely cheap
er than the present, and we have a
good idea that literary material so
published would stand a much better
chance of being read.
The functions of the Buccaneer
could also be jtaken over by the Tar
Heel at a great saving of money and
effort. Columnists could, handle the
wit, and cartoonists the caricature.
Large daily papers with their feature
sections, special columns, and cartoons 1
furnish examples of the universality
of the press. Combinations of this
nature ever make for economical in
crease of service. . :
As for the suggestion to convert
the Tar Heel into a daily publication,
the present editors have already con
sidered that move and are only wait
ing an opportunity for action. The
greatest difficulty at present is the
lack of sufficient advertising to finance
the project. But if the other two pub
lications were combined with the Tar
Heel, as it were, and their income di
verted to the newspaper, the plan,
could be put across. The Tar Heel
could then bring the news when it is
fresh, "wit when it is pertinent, car
toons that are timely, with a magazine
section thrown in all at an estimated
annual saving to the student body' of
about $3,000. "
The plan is worth trying.
J. R. B., Jr.
AN EXCELLENT SUGGESTION
Editor of Tar Heel:
May I 'intrude further on the hos
pitality of your Forum column?
have no desire to make reply to any
discussion presented relative to the
Buccaneer, but feel, rather, that since
this discussion is now on it might be
well to suggest one concrete plan
which may interest the campus. The
plan is not my own it is one which
was made to me during the recent
discussion. I believe that it may point
the way to an improvement of the
general publication situation.
In brief the plan is this: scrap the
Magazine and the Buccaneer and make
the Tar Heel a daily paper (six times
a week). One issue a week, perhaps
OPEN FORUM
the Saturday issue, might be a large
eight or ten page number with special
features including the literary inter
ests now represented by the Magazine,
and a humorous department includ
ing the more legitimate aspects of the
Buccaneer. Special "literary" and
"humor" editors probably should be
elected to handle these departments.
Local day by day incidents could then
be incorporated in both departments
and all would have a freshness and
spontaneity not now characterizing
the two monthly publications. ,
I see certain definite advantages in
such a plan. The news service might
be improved with perhaps an Associ
ated Press wire service for the daily
paper. News would, presumably, be
published when it is news on the cam
pus. We could have the best college
daily in the country. The pressure
on advertisers to support three pub
licationstwo of which can expect lit
tle more than 'charity" advertising
would be decreased and more adver
tising could be honestly concentrated
in the newer and larger and better
Tar Heel. Of course one or two man
agerial salaries might be lost to the
students, but this hardship could be
offset by a fairly generous reduction
in the publications fee now charged
all students. I have no esire to in
trude on Publications Union matters,
but I should guess that this telescop
ing of publications would save the
students twenty per cent on their pres
ent fee or, say, three thousand dol
lars to the whole student body.
If the idea suggested here is at all
sound, why should not the organiza
tions on the campus discuss it, request
a referendum, and ultimately put it to
the vote? ' -
Addison Hibbard.
ANENT CIRCULATION
v
Editor of Tar Heel: ,
Perhaps there is very little known
concerning newspaper circulation, ex
cept by the persons participating in
that kind of work. Any manager of
college newspaper circulation will ver
ify the testimony that college publi
cations are the most difficult to cor
rectly circulate, and that it's the hard
job on the publication staff. Besides
the bumps and kicks of the business
managers, the circulation managers
have to bear the blame from the great
multitude of students who kick be
fore they have found out for sure that
their paper has not been delivered.
The fact that students are constant
ly moving from place to place all
through the school year makes it im
possible to deliver every issue of the
Tar Heel and other publications with
out the cooperation of the subscriber
in giving Jus or her name and address.
I have had hundreds of complaints
during the time of my connection with
the Tar Heel of the University of
North Carolina, similar to this: "Dear
Mr. Lear, (or addressed to some other
member of the staff) I have not re
ceived a single copy of the Tar Heel
this quarter. If I'm not to receive it,
I should like to have my fee refunded.
. . ." They sign their names with
out giving their address, not realizing
the carrier boy might be a freshman
from the mountains or the lowlands j
of Eastern North Carolina, or per
haps from the dismal country of some
other state. In that case, it would
be necessary for President Chase to
give his street address, or leave the
task up to the good will of some up-
perclassman.
It is very late in the year to write
an open forum letter of this type, and
I doubt if ever before has such been
published. This was led' by- an un
timely . insertion, mixing circulation
with vulgar college comic, as Mr! Hib
bard termed it. I truly and sincere
ly hope that this will be taken for no
more and no less than it's worth, and
probably the next circulation manager
will be saved from the embarrassment
of putting the Carolina Buccaneer bo
fore people a whole college year, who
think it disrespectable, and who have
not paid for it, either in the club fee,
or by direct subscription.-
In consideration of what has been
said concerning the vulgar humor of
a Carolina publication and the ques
tion is asked "do the students of the
University of North Carolina .let this
state of affairs seriously attract
them?", I think that question could
easily be asked in regard to the Hon
or System. Who has the greatest op
portunities to set good examples for
the incoming freshmen? Who do they
look up to, if not to the most prom
inent professors and the deans of the
several schools to endow them" with
the famous Carolina spirit so that
they may grow mentally and spirit
ually into the gentlemen that our dear
old school has the reputation of turn
ing out? Is it not as great a breach
of our honor system for a person to
take and use a magazine, that by mis
take comes to his door, when he .knows
it comes by mistake, and that every
one who has the privilege of taking
the above mentioned publication is
taxed free, as the snitching of a five
cent bar of candy from an-honor box?
Why was this fact not "called to the
attention of the circulation manager
on delivery of the first issue of the
Buccaneer? v '.'
As I stated above, this letter is very
much out of time; that is, it's too
late for any good results this year,
but I sincerely hope that there is
enough inside information concerning
circulation to keep that department
out of the eomical criticisms of the
Buccaneer. -
CIRCULATION MANAGER OF
CAROLINA PUBLICATIONS
'NATURE'S MISTAKE"
RHAPSODIZES
In Thursday's Heel, as most of you
know ,
An article did appear,
In which an A. B. his opinions gave
About the Engineer.
He made fun of our knowledge of lit
erature, .
His Shakespeare and other books,
He also poked fun at the boots we
wear
Just "throwing off" on our looks.
According to nim we're not worth a
damn,
We're a crowd of "Nature's Mistakes."
I guess he thinks all the bridges we
build
Are only a bunch of. fakes.
In view of this fact, at home he should
stay,
And ride' in his can around town,
'Cause it's dangerous going on an En
gineer's bridge,
It might give way and fall down.
Should he land some day in the Elec
tric Chair,
Which some Engineer did make,
He would surely pray in his last few
breaths,
That this too was also a fake.
But las, the bridges continue to stand,
And the "chair" continues to kill,
As the' A. B. bird with his swell ideas
Says Nature makes errors still.
It's the sole idea of this A. B. guy
ine "'Lrmeer's" a slide rule kine
About any knowledge of social affairs
He doesn't know anything.
We don't even know how to play any
, bridge,
Without our little slide rule.
"L"
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And at a dance or some such tfcmcr.
We simply play the fool.
I'd like to play some tenta-cen
bridge ' -
With this enlightened A. B.
Not that I'm such a bridge expert.
Bat I'm sure he knows les?, you see.
I appreciate what the A. B. s&js,
About the Engineer
If I wrote what I thought of the A. R.
bird,
In print it would never appear!
II. J. H.
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