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THE TARHEEL
Thursday, December 13, 1928
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Thursday, December 13, 1928
Getting Stewed On
Orange County Corn
There is no denying the fact that
there is a great deal of drinking on
the University campus. Drinking is
inevitable in anyre'presentative group
of Americans of the younger genera
tion so long as the present attitude
toward prohibition continues. -
Many lorig-f aced-ministers and sane
timoriious reformers have exaggerat-
ed the reports of liquor drinking here
beyond all proportion, but our experi
ence has been that there is just as
much drunkenness-at other schools in
this part of the country, notably at
. denominational colleges, as exists up
. on the University campus. At any
rate, drinking is inevitable here; Stu
. dent Council or faculty regulations
cannot stamp it out altogether. There
is no reason to suppose that strict
policing by the civil authorities would
have any great effect upon the a
mount of liquor consumed here, since
it has signally failed seriously to in
terfere with drinking in other places
But excess in drinking, rs frowned
upon by all sensible students here,
The student who habflually and regu
larly gets highly stewed, to, use the
vernacular, is disgusting to everyone
He makes a fool of himself, becomes
most unpleasantly sick, and probably
permanently injuries himself physi
cally. j , -
M,ost of the whiskey obtainable in
Chapel Hill is of a particularly vile
sort. . It smells like a pigsty, tastes
like a mixture of castor oil, asafetida
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and lysol, and has the after-effects of
a mild dose of carbolic acicL Person
ally we wish that all Chapel Hill
bootleggers were compelled to drink
at least a quart of their liquor every
.week. That would put a speedy end
to bootlegging in Chapel Hill or im
mensely improve 4 the quality of the
stuff they sell. ' .
The whole question hi drinking re
volves" about the ability of the drinker
to limit himself to the amount he can
carry without making an ass of him
self and rendering him obnoxious to
All decent people. -There is such a
thing as gentlemanly drinking, what
ever. the reform howlers may say to
the contrary, and, while it may not
be exactly deserving of approbation,
it at least is infinitely superior t6 he
sort that many campus sots indulge
in.
GLENN HOLDER.
The Honor
Of the Hiss
A common misconception is again
brought to light in an Open Forum
letter. A student writes an indig
nant letter to the Editor of the Tar
Heel because he was present when,
a Carolina man hissed the captain
of the football team during a pep
meeting in Memorial . Hall. This,
says 'the writer of the letter, is a
flagrant violation of the Honor Sys
tem, and as such should be punished.
The fact that the student wha hiss
ed was drunk at the time, as subse
quent developments showed, has little
to doith the case of the letter "writ
er. He shares the idea prevalent in
many quarters of the campus that any
offense against the University or
conduct unbecoming to a Carolina
gentleman is directly concerned Tsrith
the Honor System.
He iswr6ng ' The Honor System,
s pointed out recently by the Presi
dent of the Student Body, is concern
ed only with .cheating, stealing, and
lying when under examination by the
Student Council or when otherwise
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appearing as a witness. The Caro.
lina student Is on Iris honor not to
lie' under these circumstances, not to
cheat, not to steal, and in addition, to
report these off enses iwhere found.
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Offenses ' such as drunkenness or
gambling are .not concerned iwith the
Honor System. They are violations
of the Campus -Code. Such cases are
dealt with Jty the Student Council at,
its' weekly meetings. The student ;
must interpret the code for himself.
Responsibility, not honor, is involved.:
Carolina's Honor System Jxas work-
ed well and is a model for the conduct
pf student affairs at many other col-i
leges. References to it are frequent-
ly made in the press, and inquiries I
concerning it are received regularly
from student bodies which are look
ing for a better method of student
government. But the Honor System
can be taken too seriously. The let
ter concerning hissing is an instance.
Hissing is not a matter of honor.
It is more often an honest if unman
nerly expression of opinion. Let us
be more careful in invoking the aid
'of this means of government so that
it will not be made ridiculous. It is
too valuable a part of the life of the
University for such treatment.
t"H. J. G.
A Sermon
In Comics
A beautiful theme for "a sermon
presents itself in the picture described
by one of the boys who deliver the
Buccaneer and Carolina Magazine, to
those fervid seachers for literary de
lights who pay a publication fee, per
force, that they may be regaled with
the wit, humor and wisdom to be
found in those publications and even
sometimes in the bargain which is
thrown in The Tar Heel.
We shall not, however, at present
recount the story. It seems that the
last issues f the Buccaneer and.
Magazine were delivered, at the same
time. The Buccaneers were invari
ably snatched from the floor in front
of dormitory doors as soon as the
plop of its fall announced its arrival
The Magazines, on the contrary, were
left lying ignominiously in the dust,
until a late-returning roommate
stumbled over them and picked them
up.
The college comic, then, is much
preferred to the campus literary or
gan, to say the least. And this, we
think, is no cause for head-shaking
and decrying of the present genera
tion. It is, true that formerly more
interest was taken in literary matters,
in the Magazine and in Di-and Phi.
But it is also true that the character
of the student body has changed7-W.fi
are younger, and we, live in a speedier
more joyful generation. We like to
laugh more, and we do.
The Buccaneer has been getting out
a few issues withjokes which were
shady or on the border-line of-nice-ness.
The jokes, or rather some of
them, are not printed for tyie bene
fit of your maiden aunt from Dubu
que. They are written for students
of a wide-awake college which exists
in an admittedly jazzy age. It is
said that copies of the last issue of
the Buccaneer were delivered to the
Laundry. Whether this will have any
effect on future numbers we do not
know.
But the comic will be read, good,
bad, or ! indifferent. There will be
the usual line at the postoffice wait
ing to send the magazine 'to thejittle
lady, who is supposed to be thrilled
n proportion to the heat of the num
ber, and there will be the usual dif
ficulty ip. keeping copies in fraternity
houses. -
And the Carolina Magazine will be
left outside the "door. Perhaps there
is a sermon in all this which should be
expounded, after, all. We leave it' to
you to do your own expounding.
r H. J. G.
Open Forum
HONOR "SYSTEM AT STAKE
To the Editor: -
Of late, the Open Forum has been
crowded with decrees and suggestions
of reform, and in' their literary dis
course the authors have attacked
everything of note on and around the
campus, even going so far, . as John
Mebane says, as ta criticize the criti
cisms and critics so one more knock,
or. what will you, will cause no great
incendiary movement.
Those who attended the pep meet
are unquestionable aware of the vul
gar, impudent conduct of several of
the audience, while various people
were contributing inspiring thoughts
for the game; the height of their dis
respect and shamelessness was reach
ed when the supposedly Carolina stu
dents actually hissed Captain Harry
Schwartz as ; he was making a re
mark or two. Of all the discourteous,
tyrannical acts this incident calls for
immediate and deserving attention.
A student who does such a dastard
ly act, puts himself in the limelight
as a sneak, and should be treated
accordingly. To allow such a thing
to occur without a reprimand, is to
bring dishonor to the existing honor
system, ' as well as the school.
It need not be here mentioned, the
glory and success of Schwartz, as
captain as well as a great" football
player, for all this is fully appreciat
ed; let it be sufficing to say that he,
as well as the other speakers of the
occasion were "grossly affronted.
Now is the time for this honor
system' to be tested; there are thbse
who undoubtedly know (:who , the, ; of
A i. . i ?. ' iV i.j. ' - T
ienaers are, ana rc is- me autyr- ac
cording to the law of the honor sys
tem, for thbse who can identify the
guilty, to do so by giving the infor
mation into the hand of the proper
authorities. , Negligence in executing
te given suggestion will be detrimen
tal to the school, the persons involved,
and perverting to the present sys
tem of student government.
Sincerely yours,
A. Person.
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LIBRARIES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Following the address of James
Boyd, showing that too few books are
read by North Carolinians, Dr. Knight
points out that the present low ranks
of libraries in the South does it in-,
jury. x
The progress in public education in
the South in recent years has,, been
truly remarkable and the end is not
yet. The next big step is to make
'every public school building, or high
school building in the towns, also the
Public Library. Most of them .-have
books for school children. The num
ber should be increased and books
for the whole community obtained. for
young and old and these . libraries
kept open all the year. There can
be no diffused education and culture
without reading, and there will be
no general reading without public
libraries. The public school and the
public library should go together.
News and Observer.
7 Speaking of NottinghamHherother
day, Dr. Selbie said that youths of to
day suspect their parents of having
made a mess of things. So do many
others when they look 'at modern
youth. Punch.
The younger generation may be
dumber than the older generation,
but you must admit they didn't blow
in $12,000,000 'on an election that had
already been settled by the Literary
Digest. Washington Post.
i Bandits robbed a luncheon the other
day. One of the patrons says he
owes his life to the fact that he was
protected by a bullet-proof steak.
New York EveningSun.
Senator Borah appears to have-remained
regular so far since Novem
ber 6, but we imagine the strain is
beginning to tell. Ohio State Jour
nal. ' '
It also appears that the same peo
ple who "stuffed" the Literary Digest
ballot boxes,, stuff ed the regular. ones,
too. Z irmin gha. m Post.
Wilmington High To
Receive Football
Award in January
- The trophy for the high school foot
ball' championship will be awarded
to New Hanover high school of Wil
mington sometime in January. Wil
mington has been declared state high
school football champions by . virtue
of the win over Statesville in the
final contest in Kenan stadium last
Friday. . .- "
Mr. E. R. Rankin, of the extension
division, in charge of high school
athletics stated that he. was very
gratified over the results of the re
cent elimination contest. It is the
general opinion that the contest just
completed was the most successful
in the history of the organization. .
Basketball will be the next sport.
It is stated that the elimination con
test in this will start about February
Marquette Is Next '
Debate Schedule
Taylor Bledsoe, president of the
Debate Council announces a debate
with Marquette "University sometime
in February. Marquette is the Catho
lic University of Wisconsin and is
reputed to have exceptionally strong
teams. Last year their debate
schedule was rather extensive, but
they - completed a very successful sea
son in the. field of forensic activities.
The team which will represent the
University of .North Carolina in this
contest will be. composed of three men.
These will be chosen on a competitive
basis at approximately two weeks be
fore the debate itself.
Music Students -
To Give. Recital
This afternoon at 4:30 in Room 9,
Person hall, Professors Kennedy and
McCorkle will present their students
in a recital. Those who will parti
cipate are John L. Ef rid, Hayes Bar
ker, Thomas Teer, and Seny Bynum,
from Professor Kennedy's group and
Elsie Lawrence, F. G. Jacocks, and
J. H. Isenhour from the group' taking
under Mr. McCorkle. The program
to be , presented byT'Mr. IcCorkle's
pupils in violin is as follows: r
Sonatina, Op. 36 No. 3 Clementi
Elsie Lawrence
Sonatina, Op. 36 No. 3.......Clementi
Concvertino, No. 2, D Minor Ortmans
' F. C. Jacocks- ' -
Rondo Fantastico....l........Potstock
J. H. Isenhour
": Inasmuch as this is the last student
recital of the quarter, a large number
of students and townspeople are ex
pected to attend the affair. Every
one is invited. "
Let Me Introduce
V by
J. MAR YON SAUNDERS
Alumni Secretary
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Richard Tillman Fountain, Law '07
The man who will preside over the
State Senate when the Legislature
convenes in Raleigh soon is an Uni
versity alumnus. By virtue of his
election as Lieutenant-Governor of
North Carolina Richard T. Fountain,
of course, will hold the gavel in the
Senatfr-a very important position in
the state government.. ,
Mr. Fountain is a citizen of Rocky
Mount, and has served in the , state's
law-making body bef ote. ' In the last
Legislature he was Speaker of the
House, and so after this term he will
have had experience : as presiding of
ficer in each of the two branches of
the Legislature.
He entered the. University's Law
School in 1005 and remained here to
complete the two-year course. The
following year-he became a practicing
attorney of Rocky Mount, and has
since followed his chosen profession
there. ' Mr. Fountain is 43 years of
age, is married, and has a family ct
three girls and one son.
.
If the G. O. P. hasn't a white ele
phant on its- hand, it's because the
whitewash failed. Arkansas Gazette.
The Hoover Democrat hasn't found
it as hard to serve two masters as he
will to get served by them. Dallas
News. ' "
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