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age Tiro THE TAR HEEL Thursday, May 10. 192S r1- Leading Southesn College Tri weekly NE7TSPAPE& Published three time? every "week of the college year, and is the official newspaper of the Publications Union of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Sub- ,- Rcnnnon nnce. sz.uu local ana out of town, for the college year. - Offices in the basement of Alumni Building. Walter Spearman ....Editor W. W. Neal, Jr. .....Business Mgr J. R. Bobbitt ... .Associate Editor EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Managing Editors 1 i V rr, I T John Mebane. luesaay issue Geoege Ehrhaet ... ...Thursday Issue Glenn Holder .s......aturaay issue Harry Galland.l . Assistant Editor Will Yarborough....... LSports Editor Reporters H. T. Browne 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 t-v t Lf. re. mcvriuiiua F. G. McPherson M. L. Medley Wm. Michalove J. Q. Mitchell B. C. Moore C. Ramsay J. W. Ray J. M. Rogers P. B. Ruffin ' W. A. Shelton W. W. Speight D. L. Wood OPEN FORUM ! DEFENDING THE BUCCANEER FLAYS THE FLEECE BUSINESS STAFF M. R. Alexander ...... Asst. to Bus. Mgr. Moore Bryson.. .1 Advertising Mgr. R. A. Carpenter ...... Asst. Adv. Mgr. Advertising Staff M. Y. Feimster J.M.Henderson Ed Durham R. A. Carpenter Robert 0. High John Jemison Leonard Lewis G. E. Hill.. Collection Manager H. N. Patterson - jlssi. Collection Mgr. B. Moore Parker Henry Harper Circulation Manager Clyde Mauney David McCain Gradon Pendergraft Thursday, May 10, 1928 A WIDENING RIFT The warfare- of sarcasm between the Engineering and Arts schools, car ried on in the past week through the medium of the printed page, indicates to some extent the growing estrange ment of these two departments of the University. - Neither side in this cam paign of invective has had any deep rooted bitterness against the other ; attacks have rather been made in good-natured banter. But there is evi dence of a widening breach. The engineering school is more and more becoming a self -centered body, as is evidenced by the course of study and amount of work which each stu dent must do. There are practically no courses, as -far as we can learn, ' where the engineering student is in company with members of other schools. He takes the regular aca demic Math 1 and 2 ; but when he gets to the- few courses of English pro scribed, the distinguishing" "E" is add ed to students in the Engineering school. . It is thus that the engineering student does not come in contact with the general student body in the classroom. Nor is the opportunity great for contacts outside the study halls. 4 The work assigned engineering students is so difficult that leisure is quite lim ited; and college activities, with the nnssihilitips nf varied ij5snrintifnj tVipv r- -j permit, are practically barred.v.tA.s a result, the engineering student has be come, in a sense, reclusive. . This tendency toward separate and indenendent existence attart from the X rest of the campus is "also noticeable in other professional schools. . It is perhaps essential .that specialization be intensive; and it is certainly nat ural that students of life interests ; flrlr tnerofViQY- " Rut tVoro in tViio r?i-F . V. V..V... . V. W lilt i V. .-J VJ.i- 'ference between these other profes . sional schools (except pharmacy) and the Engineering School. Students in these former have spent some two to four years in the academic school be fore specializing, to get what has been vaguely called a "cultural foundation." The engineering student begins his freshman quarter with definite techni cal work. Is it not possible that the engineer (and conversely, the arts student) los es something by this alienation? Is it. not remotely possible that the en gineer misses something by the omis sion from his curriculum of more "cul tural" subjects whatever they are?' But that is another story. Is is our hope (and belief) that the gulf, between the University schools, which now appears to be widening, will not become a chasm. - . R. B., Jr. To the Student Body: An old myth wasucracked a little bit more Monday night, namely the legend that the Golden Fleece picks the most outstanding men on the cam pus, and is the highest honor a Caro lina man can attain. f- At least four men "were selected, who, in the opinion of the writer and everyone with whom he has had the privilege , of conversing, did not rate the honor. According to the standards of Mon day night, membership in certain so cial fraternities and other organiza tions which are made more on "pull" than any other quality,, are qualifica tions of the very -fitst order. i Then, on the other hand, can the members of the Fleece explain why they consistently refuse to take in men of spectacular achievement, and marvelous character, but who also have an independence of spirit, and are not exactly regular? - Why is membership in your order confined to a certain set pattern of temperament', that may be very fine, but is not" in clusive of the whole campus? Another interesting fact is that in this group of eleven representative men there - is not a single first-string football player, that most major of all sports. There is something wrong here. To the writer's personal know ledge there are those on the team whose character and personality' are unblemished, and their name is legion. Again it is worthy of note that the order has not had the' guts to tap a genuine Uterary man of first rank since Bill Couch, three years ago. It is time for the Fleece to set its house in order, which can be done by any one of the following methods : 1. It can pick men about whom there will be no question, in such num bers as it may require, and thus at tain its ideal.. These men ate here. 2. It can relinquish . its present claim to perfection," an admit that its standards are subject to human frailties and fraternity politics. 3. It can quit. Or it can try to fool the campus one more time. And, at a not far dis tant day, such flagrant bunk, if it con tinues will be smote fey the students in their might, never to rise again. The campus, like the people, cannot be bamboozled forever. - TAYLOR' BLEDSOE. P. S. As a politician, I have no objection to politics, but as a veteran of many campaigns, I do object to such rank hypocrisy as a shield for poli tics as was put forth Monday night. L. T. B. Editor of Tar Heel: The Buccaneer was a respectable magazine, with no question as to its being otherwise, until it "was drawn through the mire by a few f oggies who could not keep their minds un der' their hats, and who, not having initiative enough of their own, await ed a leader before starting their cam paign of mud slinging. Why" should a publication be based on its a esthetic, value rather than on its popularity if it ' would result in its being published at a loss? If more people would find enjoyment in read ing the Buccaneer as it is now pub lished, it should not be reformed so as to sacrifice the interest of the ma jority for the interest of a few who find it to their distaste. The Buc caneer furnishes us with some humor and its contents are soon forgotten; but those who are complaining most find such light participation extreme ly to their distaste. You will find their sort in some corner studying and concentrating upon a volume of Boc caccio or the like something that will furnish fuel to their imagination and will linger on within the recesses of their narrow minds. Jokes are read and soon forgotten; they do not have such a terrible ef fect on a person's life, and I don't be lieve that they will cause anyone to change the course of their life. WThat does have a great effect upon our life is that which we are taught, and where can one find any greater ob scenities or bits of suggestiveness than in some of the books and material that are included in the English cours es and some- of the professors take great delight in dealing extensively on such occurrences. 'i The idea of reforming our fcomic magazine is very excruciating indeed; reformers are only self centered, en vious fools who, not contented with themselves, wish to reform everyone else and not themselves. Those who doubt the respectability of and desire the sentiment of the campus concern ing the Buccaneer should take a vote among the students, unless they think the reasoning of the students to be inferior to their judgment. . Sanford C. Harper, Jr. FOR A SWIMMING POOL It is estimated that the stones in the Great Pyramicf wouldl build 22,000 ordinary sized houses. Editor-of Tar Heel: " ' . ; The purpose of this article is to show that there is an acute need of a swimming pool at the University of North Carolina. We believe that there has been enough interest shown in swimming among the students to warrant action on this matter. ; The University of North Carolina, one of the leading Universities in the country, has for its swimming facili ties, only a small, left-over room, its dimensions approximately 30, by 60 feet, which frigidly contains unheated water, but does not contain proper equipment. , ' Most of the leading Southern Uni versities such as Georgia Tech, Washington-Lee," Duke, and others, have adequate swimming facilities. Many new high schools are including swim ming pools as part of their equipment. Is it right that Carolina should con tinue to be backward in a matter of such vital' importance ? We say vital importance because swimming is an activity capable of being participated in, by not- only vthe minority but the majority. What . a benefit would the state derive in having students carry back to their home communities the knowledge of swimming and life-saving, and helping to break down the prejudices which exist against this healthful form of recreation! Our space is too limited in this ar ticle to list the many advantages of swimming. However, it is a well rec ognized fact that swimming ranks at the top, .even above tennis, as the sport having the highest carry-over value that is the ability of being participated in throughout later life. This feature is not true of many of our popular collegiate sports. Swim ming puts into play more muscles of the body than any other single sport and can easily be made1 into a year 'round recreation. Swimming is the only sport one comes clean from. Any suggestions relative to this subject will be appreciated. HERB BROWNE : DOUG POTTER Mr. Boyd entertained his audience in quite an informal way, by giving very simply, readings from his latest novels and also from his favorite poets, John MaseSeld , and Rupert Brookes. The selections which ."he chose from "Drums" and "Marching On" were for the most "part vivid character sketches and showed a splendid recapturing of the spirit of the Civil War period. . Mr. Boyd is considered among the foremost of the younger American novelists and as one of the "Keenest interpreters of North Carolina life in its historical aspect. Although a na tive of Pennsylvania, he is. now a resident of North Carolina and is an outstanding figure in the literary life of the state. ' Support those who advertise in the pages of the TAR HEEL. A CORRECTION The Tar Heel of 3Iay 5 stated that the dance to be given by the Phi Alpha Fraternity would take place this Saturday. We would like to correct this error. The dance will be held Friday, May 11, at the Carolina Inn. We have often thought if Sandino would arm his men with teapots in stead of rifles he could arrive at a settlement with the American author ities for a better form of government for Nicaragua. Dodge (N. D.) Dispatch. DI ASSEMBLY HOLDS MEETING Resolution to Abolish Golden Fleece Postponed Until Next Meeting Whitener introduced a bill into the Dialectic Senate Tuesday night, "Re solved that coaching classes be abol ished." Senators Whiteners and Pars ley, chief supporters of the bill, stat ed that coaching classes are unfair and do not benfit the entire group. They serve only to raise grades arti ficially. The ones who attend these classes miss the fundamental" issues of a course." They get only spot ques tions which enable them to pass final examinations. It was charged that assistant instructors collect fees from the students and in return give the students a list of questions which they, the assistant instructors, know are likely to be given on the final exam inations. " . The censors said that their attack was aimed primarily at the " coach classes in Math and Botany and that they had no objections to extra ses sions given free to whole classes. , The bill seemed absurd to those who opposed it. "Coaching classes are not easy routes through courses," Senator Yarborough said. "The assistant in structors do not make out "the final exams." Opposition became intense. It was pointed out that in most cases coach classes are helpful and neces sary. The bill was badly defeated. Senator Cox introduced a resolu tion, "Resolved;. That the use of stu dent cars on the campus be forbid den." His argument was that cars disturb those who wish to study. The opposition declared the plan imprac tical for the University campus, which merges in with the rest "of the town of Chapel Hill. The bill was also op posed because "it would restrict per sonal freedom." A vote showed there was only one supporter of the bill. Senator ; Bledsoe dropped a bomb into the hall when he introduced a resolution : "Resolved, That the Gold en Fleece should be abolished." This question will be discussed at the next meeting of the Di. JAMES BOYD PLEASES N.C: C. W. AUDIENCE -N. C. C. W. (CP) As the con cluding number of the annual lecture course at N. C. C. W., James Boyd, the distinguished novelist, gave read ings from his navels. Mr. Boyd, an adopted North Carolinian, has based his novels, "Drums" and "Marching On," on North Carolina life, and his next work will be on the great west ern migration from North Carolina. Send the TAR HEEL home SAWYEES iim' nk jjsrxsr. Be Prepared J Have a Sawyer's Frog Brand Slicker on hand and the rain won't bother you. Sawyer's genuine Oiled Slick ers are guaranteed waterproof. Get your slicker before the dealer's stock runs Low EMSAWYERSon. E. C pmbridqe , Massachusetts . F LY at the GREENSBORO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Pleasure Flights ($3X0) At Friendship, N. 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