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THE TAR HEEL
Saturday, May 26, 192S
tpe tar geel
Leading Southern College Tri
weekly Newspaper
Published three times 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
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..2Business Mgr.
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
Managing Editors
John Mebane....1............ Tuesday Issue
Glenn Holder. -..Thursday Issue
Will Yarboeough Saturday Issue
Harry Galland Assistant Editor
Will Yarborough ...Sports 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
. W. W.
D. R. McGlohon
L. P. Harrell
M. L. Medley
Wm. Michalove
J. Q.. Mitchell
B. C. Moore
K. C. Ramsay ;
J.W.Ray
J. V. Lindley
P. B. Ruffin--W..A.
Shelton
Speight
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 Lewi3
B. Moore Parker......CoZtection Manager
H. N. Pattersoft..Asst. Collection Mgr.
Henry Harper Circulation Manager
Clyde Mauney David McCain
Gradon Pendergraft
Saturday, May 26, 1928
PARAGRAPHICS
"Gray Succeeds Gold" declares the
Tar Heel headline sounds like some
sort of color scheme!
"Dux femina erat" must be the new
motto of the South Carolina Club
since the election of Miss McAlister to
its presidency.
; The latest issue of the Buccaneer
did more than any amount of Open
Forum letters to prove that Dean Hib
bard was right! !
The German educators have come
and gone, and the campus seems none
the worse for wear. Perhaps Ger
mans are not necessarily destructive
after all.
When the Law School students hold
forth in-' their new court room this
afternoon, memories of High School
Week and its fervent oratorywil! no
doubt come back to us.
Playmakers cut "capers" tonight
here's at least one Playmaker per
formance that won't get roasted by
the reviewer 'cause there won't be
any review!
THE ANNUAL' FARCE
Of all the farces perpetrated on the
campus every year, . one of the most
deplorable is that df the letting of
contracts by the Publications Union
Board. When a group of men know
ing nothing of the business end of
the publications and very little of the
editorial decide in an hour or two what
firm shall do the engraving and print
ing, for the campus publications the
next year, then calamity is all too
likely to ensue.
Probably it is too much to expect
that each member of the P. U. Board
should have received training on both
business , and editorial staffs, but it
is not too much to expect that the
editor and business manager of the
publication whose contract is to " be
awarded should be called into the
meeting of the Board and consulted
before the contract is awarded. The
two men who will have to suffer if
the engraving or printing is given to
an inadequate" concern are the editor
and business manager yet these two
men not only are not given a vote but
are actually excluded from the meet
ing of the Board. The two men who
are best qualified to judge the re
spective merits of each printer and
engraver are regarded by an inex
perienced Board as being unreliable !
The Board may retain its sense of
self-sufficiency by awarding contracts
without proper consultation and : in
vestigation; but the campus will be
the loser if this obstinacy results in
the production of poorer publications.
A LAW YERS' HOME
In connection with the annual hold
ing of a "Supreme Court" by the stu
dents of the University Law School,
the Law School Association today pre
sents to the University the first Law
School Court Room ever established
in a North Carolina schooL-
This presentation marks another
step in the progressive history of the
University Law School, which, under
the present administration, is rapidly
taking its place among the foremost
American schools of law.
The new Court Room, planned and
equipped similarly to those regular
court rooms of North Carolina, is in
dicative of the sort of work the Law
School is trying to do in preparing
its men for active service as lawyers
in the state. Study of law here is
not confined to the perusal of huge
volumes of past statutes and cases,
but is vitally bound up with the life
and laws of the state today. The ar
guments given involve questions of
law arising in the courts of North
Carolina every day; the methods of
procedure are similar to those of vet
eran lawyers. And now, with this
hew gift of the Law School Associa
tion, the very "arguing room" is rep
resentative of the court rooms of the
state. -
After presenting their-cases in this
typical court room during the college
course, Carolina law students should
feel at home in the court rooms of
North Carolina! .
MECHANISTIC FACULTY
Youth who comes to college these
days with the ! expectation of broad
ening and educating himself through
association with professors knows lit
tle of modern educational methods.
Little does he foresee that when he
graduates four years hence (if then)
there will be only a half-dozen or so
professors who know his first name
and not over two who will call him
by it, that his conversations with in
structors out of classroom can be
counted on one hand.
Personal relationships between faculty-member
and student have follow
ed .the way" of big business where the
professional greeting, of the mill-owner
to his workers is like manna from
heaven. A nod of the head from a
professor outside of class makes the
student wonder if some error has not
been made, while a spoken salutation
is something to write home about.
Mass education has brought so
called enlightenment to the people;
but much has been sacrificed to Ef
ficiency and Method, the Gods of Ma
terialism, which professors paradox
ically denounce and worship. The stu
dent is but a nut in the machine a
poor nut at that to be tightened, ad
justed, examined, tagged with a bit
of sheep-skin as the professorial O. K.
without ever knowingwhat manner of
men these faculty-mechanics be.
"Made by Hand" is a label connoting
the finest in merchandise, but it is
rarely seen on the" graduating senior.
An hour of conversation with the
average professor is worth a week of
his lectures infinitely more stimulat
ing and usually more interesting. But
does Dr. Average Professor call time
out from the writing of his little book,
work on his research, or playing golf
for an informal chat with individuals
in his class? Or is that asking too
much of accomplished erudition?
We offer ho panacea. It is a per
sonal matter to be acted on by each
professor rather than faculty legis
lation. Perhaps it isno evil after all,
but a stimulus to individuality. 5 Yet
we feel that even individuality must
be guided.
A pathetic figure is the graduate
who knows by experience as little
about the personal equation in teach
ing as the quadratic equation in math
ematics. J. R. B., Jr.
OPEN FORUM
WHAT ABOUT THIS?
Editor of the Tar Heel:
The Publications Union Board is
supposed to be looking after the four
Carolina student publications in the
interests of the student body at large.
For the benefit of those who do not
know the Board I shall introduce the
five members: Mr. J. M. Lear of the
School of Commerce, Mr. O. J. Coffin
of the School of Journalism, and three
student members elected by the stu
dent body. These students are Bill
Perry, of the Buccaneer editorial staff,
Mutt Evans, sports editor of the Yack
ety Yack and a past reporter and
sports editor of the Tar Heel, and
John Marshalll of the Magazine edi
torial staff.
This board pursues a policy that
I contend is unjustified. In carry
ing out its business it assumes a very
unhealthy attitude toward the various
student staffs of the publications. In
stead of working in good faith with
the staffs, the Board has the attitude
that all the Business Managers and
Editors are crooked and trying to de
fraud the Union out of just as many
pennies as they can. If the Board
holds this attitude it seems to me that
the Honor System is disregarded. It
seems to me that the Board should
call in professional employees to get
out the publications instead of having
student staffs. If such were the case
then the Board could justify its ac
tions and policies. But while the
Board is working with students that
are under the Honor System I see
no justification for its policy of watch
dog and policeman.
An Editor or Business Manager is
not considered when the contracts for
his publication are being let. A
Board composed of only one real bus
iness man (Mr. Lear) lets the con
tract and then hands the job over to
the Editor and Business Manager.
If things go wrong the Editor and
Manager, have all the .trouble, and
the Board which has gone out of of
fice and a hew one come in, doesn't
worry one particle. Why shouldn't
the men- who are to work with the
contractors be present to see what,
how, who, and under what conditions,
they will have to work? The Board
is making a bad job of letting Yackety
Yack contracts. I 'have been on the
staff three years and each year the
Board has fizzled on the contracts. It
has been bulldozed by the hardboiled
printers and engravers too long. It
is time that something be done to
remedy things. But . as long as the
Board thinks itself too good to call
in someone that has had practical ex
perience in working on staffs, just
that long will the "Board get stung
on its contracts.
Last Tuesday the contracts for next
year's Yackety Yack were let. Up
holding its policy of protecting the
student bbdy against the dishonest
business manager and the dishonest
Editor, Mr. J. O. Allison, they ex
cluded us from the proceedings. How
ever it would seem that the purpose
of this policy was not realized. The
Engraving contract was awarded to
the Charlotte Engraving Company. It
is altogether possible that this con
cern is reputable and will get out good
work, but considering that they have
a third rate credit standing and are
rated in the $5,000 to $10,000 class
by Dun's. rating book, and considering
that the Yackety Yack engraving bill
runs over $4,000 I cannot see that
the Board adequately protected the
interests of the student body. Es
pecially since there were seven other
engravers bidding, and all were mucn
better known and larger than the one
to whom the contract went. The
three student members that are on
the Board and helped let this con
tract were without any experience on
business staffs of publications, and
Mr. Coffin has no interest in the bus
iness end of the contracts at all. Why
the Board would not let Mr. Allison
or myself in was a direct question
ing of our honesty. Mr. Allison is
from the town in which the successful
engraver comes. He claims thatNhe
has seen the plant and he does not
consider the company equipped to do
next year's book. Why could not the
Board have listened to Mr." Allison
before letting the contract?
In closing I want to express my
sympathy to June Adams and Guy
Hill who are Editor and Business
Manager for next year. I hope that
they will get along well under the
oppression that seems in store for
them. Perhaps next year's Board will
be reasonable and not be afraid to
call for suggestions.
Ceasar Cone,
Business Manager
1928 Yackety Yack.
PLEA FOR ENTERTAINMENT
Editor of the Tar Heel:
v In the creative mind of Dave Car
roll there was born an idea which he
has alone and with untiring efforts
tried to place before the campus. For
awhle it looked as if his efforts were
to be in vain, but now a group of
followers have fallen in behind him.
What was once a mere spark of hope
has been fed with willing fuel, and
now that there is a chance for us to
aid in making it burst forth into a
reality; how can we sit idly by
We who rejoice at every stride that
Carolina makes forward can we not
see her deep need for entertainment?
Under the present lecture budget only
one outstanding lecturer can be ob
tained for each year, and musical en
tertainments are not provided for at
all. When we consider this state of
affairs and then investigate the con
ditions of other schools, we find a great
difference. Our quarterly bills do not
include an entertainment fee at all,
while many universities and colleges
include as much as five dollars a year.
Because of the large student body
which we have, the small sum of a
dollar and a quarter each quarter
would make possible good musical en
tertainments as well as such lectur
ers as Sherwood Anderson, Von Luck
ner, and William Beebe.
Many of those who have gone be
fore us have been heard to lament
the lack of entertainment at their Al
ma Mater. Can not we profit by their
experience and join with the Tar Heel
in her cry "More and better lectures
and music"? G. H.
by
John mebane
Early to bed and early to rise makes
a man healthy, wealthy and sleepy all
the rest of the day.
Spring makes us feel so lazy and
all. We don't want to do anything
but sit down and write poetry. Some
thing beautiful and harmonious like
the one we wrote about the poor, little
crippled boy who sold lead pencils on
a street corner and rode home at
night in his limosine. Goes something
like this:
Cripple j
Funny little cripple boy,
His father's . pride, his mother's joy.
He must sit out on the street
Thru the rain and thru the sleet
For he hasn't any hands . ,.
Like foreigners in other lands.
A cursed wretch in his position
Never makes a good, musician
He can't beat the drum or cymbal
Minus fingers that are nimble
Run a race or row a boat,
He "can't even cut his throat.
He must sit all day and grin "
Minus legs and minus chin
Minus feet and minus toes
Minus almost half his nose
Minus ' ears and minus arms
Minus nearly all his charms.
Why sit there all day and shiver
Can't you jump into the river? .
We can't say that Samuel Hoff en
stein would be exactly pleased if we
offered him our apologies for imitat
ing his style.
Some of the gentlemen (and ladies,
too) on the local campus act some
times in the Playmaker productions
and all and think themselves to be
stars. (Then would do well to pin
themselves on a policeman's blue
coat.)
We notice that the Alumni are plan
ning to have a gala time here during
Alumni Day. The various classes are
to wear distinctive regalia. It is re
ported that the class of '27 is con
sidering bottles and nipples. Well,
probably the nipples will be distinc
tive. The seniors at the University were
admitted free to a performance at
the Carolina Theatre a while ago
through the courtesy of Mr. Smith.
It seems that they were also given a
sandwich and a drink . through the
kindness of Mr. Gooch. It is rumored
that the enrollment in the senior class
increased nearly sixty percent.
We dare prophesy that the enroll
ment will decrease more than that
when the five dollar diploma fee be
comes due.
Clipped from the Tar Heel, October
16,' 1926, et al.: "Chappell Issues
Warning."
Some girls have a firm poise un
til they start to dance;
Some of the students on the campus
must be named Jason they're always
trying to get the Fleece.
Which reminds us that we have a
dog we're going to name Jason, too.
Undergraduate's Soliloquy
I'll thank my God when I have passed
All my courses here at last.
I'll take my hat from off the rack
And put my shirt upon my back
And shuffle out the open door
Nibbling on an apple core. ,
I'll turn in every fire alarm
And hustle back to papa's farm.
There I'll don my overalls,
And listen to the cat birds' calls.
I'll hitch the sheep and shear the
horse .
And watch the roosters lay, of course,
I'll milk the hens and feed the cow
And clean the stables up and how.
Ill forget how math was done
And all about my English one
Forget why Gaul is all divided
Forget that French sounds are elided
Forget why Greece done Troy some
harm
Forget it all back on the farm. V
We would like to write some free
verse for this column, but the editor
might object he's Scotch.
Some people on this campus are so
egotistic that whenever they tell any
thing about themselves they stutter in
order to repeat it.
Number of Lectures
Limited This Year
Well Known Speakers Visited Campus;
Number Very Small Though.
Will Durant, noted lecturer and
philosopher, opened the series of lec
tures conducted by the University
with his famous address "Is Progress
a. Delusion?" This lecture was fav
orably received by the campus and
Memorial Hall was filled to hear the
author of "The Story of Philosophy."
The other lecturer presented under
the auspices of the University during
the fall quarter was Bliss Carmen, one
of the greatest living poets. .
In the winter quarter the Univer
sity presented Dr. Robertson, educa
tional authority, who lectured on re
cent English poets. Dr. Jiri V. Danes,
prominent Czecho-Slovagian geologist
and scientist, also lectured during tho
winter quarter. Mrs. Elizabeth 0 -Neil
Verner, well known artist from
Charleston, S. C, closed the Univer
sity's series of lectures with her ad
dress on "The South in. Relation to
Art." It is said that the series were
forced to close with her talk due to
the small appropriation mode for lec
tures. Several other interesting . lectures
have been brought to the campus this
year, however, by other organizations
and appropriations. Sherwood Eddy
presented six lectures here . in Jan
uary in a three day series. These
lectures were largely attended and
attracted favorable comment from the
students. The Democratic club was
fortunate in securing Senator James
A. Reed to speak here in March. The
annual McNair and Weil lectures
were also presented. Dr. Thornton
Whaling, noted professor of system
atic theology, delivered the McNair
lectures, and Professor W. H. Kil
patrick of Columbia University pre
sented the Weil lectures.
During the year several very worth
while lectures have been given, but
the number of lectures have bee.i
very limited.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
TODAY
3:30 p. m. Emerson Field. High
School Championship Baseball Game.
8:30 p. m. The Playmakers The
atre. Playmakers Caper. All Play
makers are cordially invited.
The Tar Heel covers the Hill like
mountin dew.
The
Coolest. Place
in Town
NOW
SHOWING
Reginald
Denny
in
Good Morning
M Judge"
'- als
EE Carolina Comedy
Novelty 'T Bone for 2'
E MONDAY
M Milton Sills
in
"Hawk's Nest"
JH With Doris Kenyon
TUESDAY
Billie Dove in
YELLOW LILY'
HP
HAVE YOUR SUITS
Cleaned; Pressed and Repaired
BEFORE LEAVING CHAPEL HILL
V also
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Condition Grades
May Be Removed
.
Students who have received the con
dition grade (E) on any course, and
those who have not passed enough
work to re-enter next fall wil please
read the following regulations sent
out from the registrar's office.
Special examinations may be taken
by students who have received the
condition grade (E) at the period of
the special examinations in the week
preceding the. opening of the session
in September.
Provided he has no conflict with a
course regularly taken by him in the
term such a student may take an ex
amination at the first regular term
examination in the same subject after
he has made the grade E. -
Under no circumstances may a stu
dent stand a special examination to
remove a condition grade (E) between
the first and last days in any quarter.
Students who expect to take exam
inations to remove the grade E dur
ing the examination period beginning
Monday, June 4th, should go to the
registrar's office, not later than Thurs
day, May 31st, and make application
for the examination.
No first-year student who fails to
pass at least five courses, and no other
student who fails to pass seven cours
es or equivalent, shall be readmitted
to any division of the University ex
cept by a special vote of the faculty
or a delegated committee of the fac
ulty. This delegated committee of the
faculty will meet at 9:00 a. ra. the
second day before the stated registra
tion day of each quarter and at 9:00
a. m. the seoond day after the stated
registration day of each quarter to
consider written petitions of students
who have definite and convincing rea
sons on which to base a request that
the rule be waived. All petitions, ex
cept those of students in Law, Med
icine, and Pharmacy, should be sent
to the Dean of the College of Liberal
Arts in writing and, to be considered,
must be in his hands before the stated
meetings in that quarter in which the
student, seeks readmission.
There is some reason to expect that
in time Chicago will erect a monu
ment to the Unknown Victn. Phila
delphia Inquirer.
DR. J. P. JONES
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February 10, 1927
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