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Pae Two THE TAR HEEL Tuesday, May 8, 19$ Leading Southern College Tei- WEEKLY NEWSPAPE3 Published three times every week of the college year, and is the official newsDaner of the Publications Union of the University of North Carolina. Chanel Hill. N. C. Sub scription price, $2.00 local and $3.00 out of town, for the college year. Offices in the basement of Alumni Building.. Walter' Spearman Editor W. W. Neal, Jr. Business Mgr. J. It. Bobbitt Associate Editor EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Managing Editors John Mebane. ... Tuesday Issue George Ehehart Thursday Issue Glenn Holder ..Saturday Issue Harry Galland ....Assistant Editor Will Yarborough......... ...Sports Editor Reporters Browne F. G. McPherson" H. T G. B. Coggins W. C. Dunn J. C. Eagles A. J. Fisher R. W. Franklin T. W. Johnson J. P. Jones G. A. Kincaid ' D. E. Livingston O. McCullen D. R. McGlohon M. L. Medley Win. Michalove J. Q. Mitchell . B. Ci Moore K. C. Ramsay J. W. Ray J. M. Rogers P. B. Ruffin W. A. Shelton W. W. Speight D. L. Wood BUSINESS STAFF M. R. Alexander Asst. to Bus. Mgr. Moore Bryson ..Advertising Mgr. R. A. Carpenter ..... Asst. Adv. Mgr. Advertising Staff M. Y. Feimster J. M. Henderson Ed Durham R. A. Carpenter Robert O. High John Jemison Leonard Lewis G. E. Hill-.: Collection Manager H. N. Patterson..jisst. Collection Mgr. B. Moore Parker Henry Harper. Circulation Manager Clyde Mauney David McCain Gradon Pendergraft Tuesday, May 8, 1928 THE YELLOW JOURNAL Rumor hath it that the Yellow Jour nal, annual dispenser of choice scan dal, will soon make its appearance. We do not know the exact date of issue nor do we have any inkling of what specific gossip will form the con tentsbut we have no reason to be lieve that the 1928 edition will be radically different from those of past years. The whole Yellow Journal idea we denounce as the sinister off spring of fnalicious parents. The greatest objection we have to the Journal i' its anonymity. True, the names of contributors and editors have appeared in the mast-head; but the gulf between group responsibil ity, and individual responsibility is wide and these authors know it. It is one thing for a writer to stick his name up in a corner of the sheet and say, "I helped put this paper out, but I wouldn't like the person I wrote about to know it"; it is quite a dif ferent thing to sign a particular bit of scandal and say, "I wrote this and don't give a damn who knows it." We have an idea there wouldn't be any Yellow Journal if each contributor had to affix his own signature to each of his little brainstorms. The tactics of the Journal are viciously unsportsmanlike. Cynical intelligentsia mask behind an anony mous yellow cloak to take malignant thrusts at hapless students and fac ulty members. Jealousy, envy and spite are hidden in subtle phrases of cleverness. Attacks are made which the writers would never venture open- The Ku KI jx Klan has nothing on the Journal. Klansmen screen them selves with white sheets and make bodily assults; these writers dye the sheets yellow and make those little deft turns with the verbal dagger which are often more agonizing than the lash of a whip. To the Klans- man th matter is at least a serious business; the yellow-journalist gives a hideous laugh as his victims writhe in mental torture. We are surprised that University authorities have allowed this scurvey- ' sheet to remain in existence, that they have allowed the sale to be made each year in the stands of Emerson Field, that they have by silence given tacit approval to its publication. Any move ment to exterminate this vermin of slander we will herald as a milestone in University progress. Freedom of speech should ,not be ' conf us ed as a justification for the Yel low Journal. License is not liberty but in this instance scandal border ing on libel. The open forum of the Tar Heel is the most eff ective method of right- ins impus wrongs through print, if the Journal has an uncontrollable crusading: spirit. ' The name Yellow Journal is well chosen. J. R. B., J r. CROSS ROADS Editor of Tar Heel: The . School of Religion at Chapel Hill has reached a crucial point m its development. Its future depends largely on being officially recognized by the University. Under the exist ing status it is extremely difficult to finance the project. It has been nec essary to appeal to the people of the state for financial aid, and to them it appears as an experiment. But we at Chapel Hill know that it is not an experiment. Through the school year a schedule, of the courses given by the School of Religion has been run in the Tar Heel at different times, and a large number of students have tak en courses. During tne winter quar ter seventy people were registered in the School of Religion.) If the University of North Caro lina were to officially recognize this institution by granting credit for work there, it' would mean much to the School of Religion because an appeal to every alumnus of Carolina would have a very real effect. He would feel that he was making a donation to a part of his alma mater. Then, too, many more students would be able to take the courses offered. As it is, the schedules of most students are completely filled, and they have no spare time for taking extra courses for which no credit is given. Those who have been associated with the School of Religion for the past two years know that the values it has created have been of a positive nature, and they would like to see something done about the matter in order that its fullest, potentialities might be real ized. J. W. W. AGREES WITH DEAN HIBBARD Editor of Tar Heel: I notice that most of the replies to Dean Hibbard's criticism of the Buc caneer defend the publication on the ground that, as a student organ, it reflects student sentiment, and that it caters to the taste of the students on the university campus. I doubt if Dean Hibbard would grant these premises, and I'm sure he would feel his regret more poignantly should he be convinced that they are true. A moment's reflection will show that both of these arguments, far from off setting or answering the dean's crit icisms, make them the more pertinent. If the Buccaneer reflects student sen timent here (a supposition which do not believe is founded on fact) , the more is it to sbe regretted that there is such an organ to advertise such sen timent to the world; if it furnishes amusement to the students (which is probably true since the animal which is in all of us is more or less prone to be amused at clever expressions of animalism), we can only deplore the fact that the students seek amusement at the expense of their aesthetic sen sibilities. So, granted that it reflects student sentiment, and that it amuses students on the campus of this insti tution, these two - matters argue against rather than for it. Another palliating note that was sounded in one dr two of the answers was that the number which Dean Hib bard chose for' criticism was an ex change number and that it was mere ly a reflection of student opinion in other colleges. It is quite obvious that this is no defense, in that the edi torial staff was not forced to cull out just the type of jokes that it did -Mr. Mebane stated that he had" pub lications from approximately fifty well-known colleges throughout the country ; , and surely he had a variety of types of humor to choose from. Quite patently, he chose those jokes which he thought would go best here at North Carolina. It occurs to me that the argument should be based on the intrinsic value of the publication: its aesthetic value rather than its popularity (I know that I should be considered old-fashioned, and to be poohpoohed at, should I suggest a moral standard). We come to universities to be elevated. Does the Buccaneer, as it has been run lately, elevate? Our parents spend their hard-earned money to have us learn worth-while things. Does the Buccaneer serve that end would our parents, who certainly wish for us every possible wholesome amusement, condone the sentiment and caliber of the' publication? I hear the answer: Due we've got to have some diversion! Surely. But isn't it possible for us to get wholesome, robust diversion without compromising those -standards of living and thinking that wiser heads i - OPEN FORUM j i i f - than ours have set up and labored so unceasingly for?. I should like to add that I'm quite sure Dean Hibbard wrote as he did with the entire interest of the stu dents at heart. His long and efficient service and sympathy, for the students does not warrant any impeachment. If those who argue for the Buccaneer and it3 type of sentiment can show to our open-minded, broad-minded dean that the organ fulfills a plausible need on the campus, I know that he would pocket his personal feelings and be all for it. So, Mr. Editor, if you can, encour age contributors to the Open Forum who champion the Buccaneer to put forth logical arguments to support j causes and effects, as well as the prod uct. Let them show, not that our taste is so depraved that it needs a splatter of vulgarity to satisfy it, not that Mr. Anderson is just going out of the editorship of the Buccaneer and should not be criticized when he can not vindicate himself, not that we are so lacking in originality at fun-making that- we have to rely on risque cullings from other comic publications to supply us with humor; but let them show, if they can, that our comic mag azine invigorates rather than hinders us in our efforts to fit ourselves for those missions in life that we come to college to prepare ourselves for. Un less theyt can do these things, Dean Hibbard will not be answered, and the publication will continue to stand in dicted by common sense and common decency. John W. Harris, Jr. - ARTS STUDENT Editor of Tar Heel: This is a sequel to fNature's Mis take," which appeared in the Thurs day issue. (By an Engineering Student) One of the most comical comics of human existence ! One of the really lamentable de crees of fate! And Nature is laughing up her sleeve at the Arts Student all the time! - Four years of ; play and . ease with credits for doing nothing; four years in a state of freedom, and, alas in a state of perplexity as to what every thing is all about; four years of Hea ven with years of dancing, drink, co eds, and song as a reward! The Arts student's exuberance of knowledge is overwhelming! A graduation from suits of the latest cut and style into shabby and cheaper ones, with a de gree in the use of a flask, and a ca reer, perhaps, in a stuff y office build ing! The Arts student "then sings: "How I long for the life of an Engin eer!" tra la. Ana a character truly marked is the Arts student. That is, if he has his own car, andxa private bootlegger, He isn't at all like the New Ford. It at last, appeared to fulfill all expec tations, but the lowly Arts student will never do anything but live a life of ease and comfort all of course, depending whether his father will sup port him the rest of his life. True he knows London Bridge has never fallen, although the little children sing that it is; he' knows that Lind bergh discovered Europe, and that Luther was the first and greatest Pope of the Roman Catholic church. The Arts student even cares about his style of dress. Careful dictates of the Emporiums of the Village cal for the wearing of a whole suit on classes to make a good impression on the profs. Save the sweaters for' sport wear. His best friends are the co-eds and the boys who are because he has IT. This last consists of w-ine, wom en, and song. He will be violating a precious tra dition if he appears (for some reason or other) without that flask, not hang ing at a rakish angle from his pocket in his rear extremities, but neverthe less hidden deep in the pocket. In fact he will be considered ill-bred and slow if he attends a reception, dance. dinner, or a bridge game without his flask of some bootlegger's fiery liquid because an Arts student must be ready all the time for anything. If you ask him his name, he pulls out his flask and takes a drink first; if you ask him his name, he takes a drink; if you ask him where he is going, he takes a drink and says Dur ham; if you ask him what in the hel he lives for, he takes a drink and says he doesn't know what the co-eds would do without him. The Arts student f lies to a woman (and even the coo-eds) like the homer pigeon flies home. But you can al ways tell when he has found the gir of his dreams this usually happens either in the Spring, or the Summer or the Fall or the Winter for an in finite number of times hecause he goes gleefully forth to the co-ed Shack, laden with dainty morsels and presents for his loved one. He tries to hold her attention (but usually holds her) by playing a uke and sing ing in perfect accord with the agoniz ed cats "Pal of my Dreams." That in overv coacati rn Rnrinor Tn fVr. i - J WVUV1 s u wi. to " All Kilt IS season, he spends his spare time (and that's all he has) in, the Aboretum composing poems and sonnets of live to his 'lady e f aire." In the Spring a young man's fancy . . . . . . The Arts students give several mag nificent social blowouts each year. They are all dizzy affairs, what with most of the boys not sober (a more polite way of speaking), plenty of stags and- not enough girls to go around. They seem to enjoy it, but the engineer expresses contempt at such a foolish spectacle and prefers to wait for the "Engineer's Ball." J. R. 3en joints By H. J. Galland Harrassed editors are being sum marily bounced from numerous insti tutions -of learning throughout the country. So far, we have remained free and pure. There are "signs of strife in the offing, however, which cause us to break out into the fol lowing paraphrase, which might be entitled The Columnist's Laments You may speak of co-eds dear While you're editor up here, Let the column ring with comment on the Senate; You may talk of games and such For it doesn't matter much, But lay off Graham Memorial they're agin it. Now when you write the paper, Every departmental caper Is all right for you to mention of you're careful; But don't mention so-and-so Nor consign him to you know, Or you will surely get a heated earful. The Battle of The Century Harvard and Yale are opposing each other in the first intellectual inter cellegiate contest of its kind ever held. A picked team of ten men from each college will do the fighting. When the opposing teams line up for the first period, according to the plan of the contest in the New York papers, the judges will toss up between them three or four groups of questions deal ing with general phases of different periods of English Literature, with a time allowance of twenty minutes to each group. Runners must touch all bases. N In the second period a dozen titles of books or names of characters of fiction will be kicked off. Each player will select five or six of these and write about each for four minutes, being careful the pass is really lateral. For the third period the gladiators will struggle with passages of prose or verse, the style of which they are to analyze. The huddle system is bar red. Both teams have stated that they will fight until the last ruled line is passed. The weather is clear, the track fast, and a good slugging match is asssured the spectators, if any. The Dear Little Boidies Perseverance is an excellent virtue He who perseveres shall conquer the world and enjoy the fruits of his labor or so they tell us. But it can, like all good things, be overdone. All un knowing, the persevering one may be sealing his own doom. There is, for instance, the Whipoorwill which roosts not far from the room in which we take what might laughingly be called our rest. Now that there bird per severes. All night long it persists in whistling its mournful call. And some dark night we're going to ring its pei severing, neck. Dean Hibbard Again Another suggestion emanates from the office of the Dean, which, as they say, gives us to think. The amalga mation of the Buccaneer, Magazine, and Tar Heel into a daily paper com bining the best features of each strikes us as a most sensible idea. Few stu dents on the campus know what is going on in the world, since outside newspapers are not generally read, Ine acaition on an A. r. wire and a selection of the most noteworthy news events would be very welcome. The Buccaneer is admittedly amusing, but also admittedly serves Sio useful pur pose. The Magazine can easily be turned into a literary supplement of the Tar Heel, and there you are. There is a general feeling of apathy and dis- interestness on the campus in regard to the, publications. We wonder how many would subscribe if the payment of the Publications Fee was made vol untary. Here is a good way to reju venate and improve the campus lit erary organs. A vote of thanks is hereby offered to Dean Hibbard for another piece of constructive criticism. Here's How Listen, femmes and meine herren, to words of wisdom. Add, hombres y co-eds, to your knowledge. Give ear, ladies and gents, to the way it's done. The game is to see which of us can throw more bouquets at the other in the least possible time, and with the most complete absence or wastage of j verbiage. For our text-book we take ! the Thursday issue of the favorite tri-weekly. Therein we find two pho tographs appearing on the front page. The handsome gentlemen, say the cap tions, are Bill Neal and Judson Ash by, retiring Busines manager and Editor-in-Chief of the Tar Heel. But look a little further. What do we see at the bottom, children? Ah; there is our little lesson in the proper man ner of throwing bouquets. The last sentence under Bill NeaFs picture reads, "He has been an excellent busi ness manager, says Jud Ashby." The last sentence under Jud Ashby's pic ture reads, "He has been an excellent We have heated every University building constructed within the past eight years. Carolina Heating & Engineering Co. HEATING, VENTILATING AND POWER PIPING 318 Holland Street Wm. H. Rowe, Mgr. Durham, N. C. WEDNESDAY -g w$fm 'i A EOMAL also Mermaid Comedy "RACING MAD" TUESDAY Madge Bellamy in "THE PLAY GIRL" - also Bobby Vernon Comedy "Bugs My Dear" 1 YOU can take the biology expert's word for that. And you can believe the physiology prof when he says they are essential to health. You will get a good start on your daily quota of" vitamins A and B in a breakfast of Wheat WITH WHOLE MILK OR CREAM editor, says Bill Neal, It's Over By this time the Golden Fleece has done its tapping, and the excitement is over until the next time. The few who were tapped are exultantly hap py, and they have good cause to be. The many who were not tapped but expected to be need not be down-hearted. At least some of thera consider themselves fleeced. JL R. CLARK Dentist Office over Bank of Chapel Hill PHONE 6251 COLMAM CAROLINA NOVELTY u c ant isolate a VITAMIN
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