North Carolina Newspapers

THE TAR H EE L Saturday, February 9, 1929 ' Leading Southern College Tri ! . - Weekly Newspaper Published three times weekly during 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 George Ehrhart Mgr. Ed Marion Alexander ... Bus. Mgr. editorial department Harry Galland Glenn Holder . John Mebane Will Yarborough Assistant Editor Assistant Editor . Assistant Editor ...... Sports Editor Reporters M. Broadus Sherman Shore W. C. Dunn -J. C. Eagles J. P. Jones C. B. McKethan J. C. Williams E. H. Denning J. E. Huffman Browning Roach J. E. Dungan ; D. L. Wood Dick McGlohon J. Q. Mitchel W. A. Shelton s E. F. Yarborough H. H. Taylor . . J D. McNairy .. J. P. Huskms B. W. Whitton George Dannenbaum . BUSINESS DEPARTMENT u; Executive Staff B. M. Parker . Asst. Bus. Mgr. H. N. Patterson" Collection M nr. Gradon Pendergraph Circulation Mgr. T. R. Kafriker.J...:..vlssi. Col. Mgr. Advertising Staff Leonard Lewis ; Milton Cohen Harry Latta . , ben Aycock Kermit Wheary v Jim Harris Sidney. Brick H. Jameson H. Merrell Saturday, February 9, 1929 PARAGRAPHICS Six. to one for the daily was the ap proximate result ' of the vote Thurs day. Six issues and one weekly sup plement fair enough! Despite rumors to the contrary, the Tar Heel next year will not be a "sex tuplet." The, editors will keep the pa per clean at all costs. "Robber Enters Gooch's Cafe" says a headline in the one-time tri-weekly. And probably received a lemon pie in the eye, if the waiters have learn ed their movie lessons. bprmg; is herealmost, but not quite. Judging by the attire of most of the co-eds, it is. Judging by the recent snow,! it isn't. : ' A scholarly survey of the meaning of the word "collegiate" is being oon ducted, we learn. We hope the in vesiigators won't get on the wrong track and carry on their research in colleges. u "Mum's the Word" has gone into rehearsal. And we can't tell you any thing about it, for reasons named by the author in his title. . Ballot .' Rotation' Tuesday's Tar Heei, election was the first campus election in which the system of ;ballot rotation has been used. ,We, hail;, this inauguration as a sounds progressive step in the ex ecution of student voting, second only to the introduction of the Australian ballot , and secret, voting some years The feature of this new system is the printing of the names (or the proposals) upon the student ballot, in rotation. That , is, if there are four names to be voted on inTthe election, one fourth of the ballots will carry name number One first; one fourth will carry name number Two first; one fourth, name number Three; and the remaining fourth will have name number Four at the head of he list. This method gives each contestant a fairer deal. If the same name is printed first on every ballot, it has a distinct advantage oyer the others, due to the-fact that so many, voters either ignorant of the respective abil ities of the candidates or else not suf ficiently interested to discriminate hurriedly place their pencil marks beside the first name which strikes their eyes and proceed down the bal- lot. ; " Statistics of recent campus elec tions show this to be indisputably true. Often two nominees for of if ce have been approximately " equal in both ability and in political strength and yet he who has his name a the top of the ballot invariably runs ahead. in number of votes. This fact. recognized by campus politicians, has led to a mad scrambling on the part of candidates and their supporters to be the first man nominated and there fore the first name upon the ballot. Now, however, under the new sys tem of ballot rotation, each nominee will go before the student body with an equal chance as far as position on the ballot is concerned. . Our Truant Students Dean Hibbard's article, "Our Truant Professors," appearing in the Outlook of December 5, 1928, ; has evoked particular interest on the lo cal campus. ' Dean Hibbard declares that the professor's attention to the student is continually decreasing. Bu turn the spotlight from the profes sor (who has had more than his share of it already) V and focus it on the student. Are there not truant students as well as truant professors? If the interest of the professor for his stu dent is continually ' decreasing, is no' the . interest of the student likewise turning from his classroom to other fields? Probably the principal object of a great number of students is to ac quire a diploma and to allow knowl edge to seep in if it will. The fallacy of the'great American business world lies in the belief that a man is not qualified to sell neckties unless he is in possession of the renowned sheep skin.' Forced by this fallacious be lief, students attend college, absorb enough superficial knowledge to pass the requirements for the attainment of a diploma, and, upon its acquis! tion, wave it in the, face of the world i of business as a token of superior abilities. r But the duty of the student is to do more than to acquire a diploma. As the purpose of the professor . is to teach, the duty of the student is to learn. In many colleges fraternity houses and organization halls are supplanting classrooms Club presi dents loom; above professors; social interests tear the props from intel Iectual ones. The importance of so cial institutions assumes gargantuan proportions; studies are urged vocif erously to "go hang." Professors are thought of as inane mouths uttering incomprehensible soliloquies; the classroom is a place in which faces may yawn respectful ly at predigested platitudes, and stu dents may yearn , fervently for the bell to split half -uttered words with impolite ferocity. In classrooms minds are regarded as being chained so securely that the most violent tug ging will prove of no avail. Knowledge is thought of as being of little consequence. Outside activi ties cast huge shadows over all else. Perhaps students grow tired of think- mg. , ; . ' - ' . . , ; john mebane State Co-Eds' Find New Use for Skates Carolina State co-eds ; have begun the fad of riding' to class on roller skates. The idea : was inauerurated last Thursday morning by Miss Nancy Kendrick who roller-skated to and from her classes that day. , Many of the big western and mid- western colleges adopted roller skates when automobiles were banned on their campus, but the fad is in its infancy in the south. .There seems little excuse for be ing late to classes when one has skated to them, except at such a campus as that of N. C. State or the University where there are no cement walks leading to all the buildings. Mouzon to Make Talk Here in the Morning During his visit to Chapel Hill, Bishop Edwin D. Mouzon will speak at only one church service. That meeting will .be held at the Meth odist church next Sunday morning at 11:00. In the month of April Bishop Mouzon will go to Yale University to deliver the Lyman Beecher Lec tures on preaching. He is the first Southern preacher to be chosen for that lectureship. ri Open Forum WE'VE HEARD THIS SOME WHERE BEFORE Jackson, Miss February 3 1929 Editor of the Tar Heel : " My nephew, an alumnus of the Uni versity of North Carolina, has been with us several month. My sister sends his Tar Heel from Carolina and I see each copy. . " Some of the high and mighty on the staff object to honest opinions just as a mother feels that her baby is perfect and not open to criticism because it is hers. From the first I have been amazed to see what utterly inane piffle is printed in your "Hash and Mothballs" and ."Merely Meandering" "colyums" - this word is-used by such journa lists as Christopher Morley and Hey wood Broun. My brothers having written for their Chicago High School paper, I am in a position to say that some of your articles would never pass muster in the. average High School. Only after reading A. M.'s letter did I feel that I must speak up and applaud him ; now K. CI Jf T t t i - . d. aaas a spienaia, sensible opinion on quality versus quantity. I am surprised to find , a student knowing the four W's, as the articles are usually written without any re gard for rules. What a breach of journalistic etiquette, to mention the name of a contributor who sighs his initials only. The masthead list of names is long enough - to get out a superior sheet, if they were chosen for ability only; one feels in view of the results that political and f rater nal affiliation play a major part. Perhaps you do not know that pa pers employ a competent assistant to detect and correct mistakes. The er rors often appearing in the Tar Heel are inexcusable and they are defi nitely not typographical. A reporter quotes President Chase as saying: "The percentage of violations of the rules of government are as low" etc. I'm quite sure that he never said that. I sincerely hope that you will im prove your tri-weekly .in every way devoting to the three numbers the full amount of time that you wish to give to six, so that it will be worthy of an institution with the reputation of the University of North Carolina. Very sincerely, ALICE CAMPBELL Much Interest Is Shown In Contest - ; An unavoidable delay caused ' by late arrival of coupon books slowed down the beginning drive in the Caro lina Dry Cleaners' - big coupon-book contest, but the books got in Thurs day afternoon and by hurried distri bution a score or more of contestants were enabled to get to work that night An unusual amount of interest has been shown in the local firm's .big contest, and from the number'of con testants for prizes in the $1821 list of awards who signed up yesterday, prospects would appear for keen coin-petition. The initial or opening period of the contest will last until the close of business the night of February 16. Work counts most in this period, $10 book of coupons sold bringing 20,000 votes at this period while in the last stage of the campaign the same sale will count only 10,000 votes, As a result Manager Caff ey has urg ed everyb6dy interested in working for the awards-to get busy at the be ginning. T : The contest will be concluded at the end of the fourth period March 23, when winners. will be awarded on a basis of points the Pontiac, Ford, At water Kent radio set. and other hi o prizes' being offered. r Carolina To Debate Harvard University The Debate Council announces that definite arrangements have been made for a debate with Harvard University on April 9 at Chapel Hill. The query which will be used is: "Resolved, That oyalty is the curse of the American college." In this fray Carolina will uphold the negative side of the query. Squad meetings for discuss ing this question will begin about March 12. A two-man team will be chosen to represent Carolina in' this contest. ; KfJ .-' ) U By H. J. Galland Let Me Introduce , by -V' J. -MAR YON, SAUNDERS Alumni Secretary Weatherford to Visit University Campus ' Dr. W. D. Weatherford, president of the Y.M.CA. graduate clubs of Nastiville, Tenn. and Blue Ridge, will be at the University next Tuesday. where he will speak to several of the groups on the campus. On Tuesday night he will meet with the Y cabi - - Snow Use ;-'-;-Chapel Hill weather is one of the most charmingly inconsistent parts of the place. Tri one week one can, and often does, experience the de lights of the best of both northern and southern climates. The past seven days, for instance, have given us snappy cold weather followed by snow and a quick thaw, and then plenty of : sunshine and springlike warmth. . Whenever we think jDf the weatheij in Chapel Hill we bring to mind the neat and non-committal lit tle leaflet on the subject written by Mr. Jeff Bynum of the Geology De partment for the series of .pamphlets wiiicti are aisiriDUtea to seniors m High Schools to induce them to come to the University. Prof. Bynum says: ". . ... One can correctly judge that Chapel Hill is in a favorable climate. There are, however, one . or two other factors of , very great im portance. In any area, in order that there be efficiency of mind and body, it is necessary that there be frequent changes in weather. ' It is well known that "such act as stimuli. - Long periods of 'weather' are very infre quent m Chapel Hill. On the other hand, frequent changes are common , . . To make a brief summary, ref erence is had to a statement made by one of the leading climatologists of the United States, 'Chapel Hill is situated in an area of high mental and physical efficiency'." There you have it; .we have cold weather, but not too much, warm weather, but not too warm, rain, but only enough, and apparently no excuse at all for lazi ness or loafing except-when we have snow, when time out is allowed for a battle or so. And there seemed a surprising lack of that during our last snowfall. Can it be we - are growing up? ' So They Played After weeks of practice in the face of discouragement of various kinds, Doc Lawson's University Co-Ed Bas ketball Team played another game in the Gym last Thursday night. There was plenty of color to it, and speed and action. It was well worth the price oi admission, ine opponents were Sanford High School's best, and their best was good. They were at tired in tasty blue jerseys with trunks to match, while Carolina's team cavorted in the conventional middy and bloomers. Nevertheless, there was some fast basketball played. Excitement ran as high as for any major school event, though at first the play was 'amusing to the gents who-lined the outskirts of the court. The final score, 18-18, mdi cates tne type ot game that was piayea. we await tne next appear ance of the team with interest. They are worth watching. Three Alarm . The Jordan fire last week was in terestng but not exciting. At one point the usual beautiful fountain broke out from the middle of a sec tion of hose, but was subdued and repaired in short order. The furni ture was rustled out of the house in quick time by the usual volunteer res cue squad, and all in all it was just plain, homelike, family affair , fire. What caught our, eye, though, was the traffic situation. At the corner of Henderson Street and Rosemary Lane there was a nice little tangle. Cars, motorcycles, wagonSj and stu dent flivvers contested for the right of way. Then up stepped a member of, the city .police force, and peep peeped, on his whistle,. The assorted drivers were so surprised they stop ped immediately, and from then on it was simple. The cop merely stepped to one side and watched 4 them, now and then lifting a directorial finger. It was neat. What care we for lights and zones and rules all we need is a cop and a tin whistle! Collegiate . We re not quite sure just what, is meant by "collegiate" but it seems to describe pretty well the atmosphere at the Wigue and Masque rehearsals I we have seen. There is the conven tional shirt-sleeved director, terribly earnest and terribly busy. Then there is the group clustered around I the piano trying out steps as the music director runs through the! tunes. The chorus girls stretch in' a line across the long stage, frowning in an effort to remember the routine, or giggling . over errors. The tech nical staff confers in the rear of the hall, heads down and pencils moving. And always, ever-present, the girls who have a part but are not needed for the moment . sit around laughing and talking with their dates. Very collegiate! n - - Francis A. Gudger, '98 ' The movie industry has not been without its University of North Car olina men. - At least one University alumnus whom , we know has been a powerful figure in the ; movie busi ness ana m tne tremendous develop ment of that industry in the past quarter century ? ; ' 1 1 - Francis A. ' Gudger, of Asheville, after serving for a time in the diplo matic corps and then practicing law, turned his interests to the motion picture field early in the century. His rise in that industry was rapid. He served as official in several of the larger companies, and recently retired from active life and a success ful career. Since that time he has declined to reenter the business, after receiving flattering offers. , -. Mr. . Gudger is not. by any chance an old man. He has" simply retired from active business much earlier than the average American business man. . Always the University has been very dear to Francis v Gudger. In college life he was active in campus affairs. And as anx alumnus he has been especially active. Year before last he was president of the Bun combe . County alumni . club. Last year he was elected vice-president of the General Alumni Association, and this year declined to allow bis name be run for the presidency of the As sociation. . ; He divides his time .between New York and Asheville, making the North Carolina city his "home. Send the TAR HEEL HOME. POPE-CROWDER COL Chapel Hill, N. C. More Goods for .Same Money Same Goods , for Less Money Everything That's All! VALENTINE Heart Shape CANDIES GET THEM AT suhon's drug store .,The Pmes is the favorite rendezvous for Club Gatherings, Bridge Luncheons and Fraternity get-togethers. We solicit this kind of patronage, feeling certain that everyone will be highly pleased. 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