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jr' j Bliss Isabelle Busbee to Speak H to Garden Club I 3:00 P. M. Today j Cheerleader Election TODAY 9:00 - 3:00 :VSVS M 1 ' ft V..., N j . ' i i i 1 WIS I J VOLUME XXXVIII homore Orders Begin Initiation '--'Of Mew Me 9- 'Sheiks," "Bulls," and "13" Clubs Have Neophytes Parad ing Campus; 37 Men Chosen. With the opening last night of the initiation period for 14 mem bers of the order of the Sheiks, the last of the three sophomore orders begin an extended pro gram of initiation. Thirty-seven sophomores, initiates of the Minotaurs, the Sheiks, and the "13" club, will enliven the cam pus with their odd dress and clowning acts Selections for the sophomore orders are made from the ranks of fraternity members. No sophomore is allowed member ship in both the Sheiks or the Minotaurs, while the "13" club is a national group, selecting sophomores from the thirteen leading fraternities on the cam pus. First bids were extended Thursday night to initiates of the "13" club. The' 13 chosen for membership are required to carry with them a chain of 12 links. The missing link, the 13th, is the incoming member. On requisition by a member of the order, the new man is re quired to explain the missing link theory wherever he may be. Last Friday night the Mino taurs began the initiation of; 10 new men. A straw hat, worn with years of disuse, and adorned with a bright red band, is the main feature of the dress of the initiates of this group. Agreen "mock orange," and a red bow tie complete the garb. The period of initiation for the Sheiks and the Minotaurs will end with a football game between the initiates during the half of either the Georgia or the V. P. I. games. The antics of this group of grid skin artists are expected to entertain the large crowd attending the var sity game. Following is a list of initiates : ''13" club Billy Draper, Sidney Lea, Joe Carpenter, Ted Mc Laughlin, Tom Shelton, Charles Rollins, Ed Graham, John Branch, Branch Carr, Byron Grier and Warren Thompson; Minotaurs Mandy Webb, Thomas Alexander, Bill Bridg ers, Jenks Hutchinson, "Stick" Skinner, John Parks, Tom Fol liri, Billy Myers, George Water house and Lynn Wilder; Sheiks W. S. "Satterfield, Jr., Henry Anderson, Fred Jones, Hubert O'Donnell, Marion Glenn, Reed Perkins, Peter Gilchrist, Holmes Davis, Edward Yarborough, Tom Parsons, Frank A. Cole, Worth McAllister, Harry Finch and George Jones. RUSSELL ARRIVES IN UNITED STATES . Stating that the American educational system is not de signed to make people know the truth as it is tainted with propa ganda and money of "Big Busi ness" , ... its obvious purpose being to turn out men and wo men with brains as standardized as so many gum vending ma chines, Bertrand Russell arrived last week in America to begin another of his renowned lecture tours. Russell, a direct descendant of the famous English reformer of the 19thcentury, Lord. John Russell, famed for his abilities as a philosopher, economist, mathematician, radical and paci fist, is scheduled to speak here December 3. Juniors' and Seniors' Pictures to be Made The Business Manager of the Yeckety Yack ..requests that all members of the Jun ior and Senior classes ..have their pictures taken as soon as possible. Students to Choose Cheerleader Today Tomorrow the final balloting for cheerleader will take place. The position of cheerleader is one of the most outstanding honors on the campus. ' Howard Henry, assistant cheerleader last year, class of '31, and Jack Barrett, class of '32, are running. Both of these boys possess unusual qualities and either of the two would make excellent cheerleaders for the University. The polls will be open all day. Voting booths will be in front of Gerrard hall and the Y, build ing. ' . Out of a total of 615 votes cast at the last election, Barrett led with 170 votes and Henry fol lowed with 151. ALUMNUS TO HEAD BAR ASSOCIATION Kenneth C. Royall, '14, Golds boro, . succeeds the late T. L. Caudle of Wadesboro as presi dent of the North Carolina Bar association. His elevation was announced following a meeting in Raleigh of the executive com mittee' of the association. Mr. Royall is one of the youngest men to hold this office. Following his graduation at the University, where he made an enviable record as a student and activities man, Mr. Royall attended the Harvard law school for three years and was granted the LLB. degree. At Harvard he was one of the outstanding scholars of his class. Psychology Frat Meets Wednesday There will be a meeting of the psychological fraternity, Alpha Psi Delta, Wednesday evening in New West. At that time, several members of the fraternity who attended the Dsvcholoerical congress at New Haven last' month are expected to present reports of the con gress. Later on in the week several new members will be initiated. Russell Talks Here The young people of the Uni- Iversity who attended the singing service in the social rooms of the Presbyterian church last Sunday night at 8:30 had the rare oleasure of meeting and listening to Charles Phillips Rus sell, alumnus of the. University and a noted author. Mr. Russell gave the gather ing a very interesting informal talk. His main point was on the necessity for the University to strive for quality rather than quantity in the student body. Ac cording to Mr. Russell, quantity is no criterion for. greatness and sometimes cmantitv may mar the excellency of quality. From 25 to 38 miles an hour is the average sneed of most small birds. , CHAPEL HILL, N. C TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1929 di will DISCUSS TUITION PROBLEM Important Sleeting of Senators To Be Held in New West Tonight. The regular meeting of the Dialectic Senate will be held to night in New West. In addition to matters which concern the Di alone, the proposition of a mock trial between the Di and Phi will be discussed. Every member of the Senate is urged to be present. The following resolutions ap- ' near on the calendar and will come up for discussion in the order listed: 1. "Resolved, That the Dialec tic Senate go on record as stat ing that the University of North Carolina should grant free tui tion to all students who are na tives of North Carolina." "2. "Resolved, That the Dialec tic Senate go on record as op posing the present dormitory system of distributing commo dities to students." The second initiation meeting of the quarter will take place one week from tonight. New men reporting tonight, however, will be given the full privileges of membership and be initiated at the regular time. i 1 Scientific Society Will Meet Tonight The Elisha Mitchell scientific society will hold its first meet ing of the year, the 314th since its organization, tonight at 7:30 in room 206 Phillips hall. The program of the meeting will -include a talk by Dr. W. deB. MacNider, research profes sor , of pharmacology, on "Re generation of the Kidney and Its Bearing on the Kidney Func tion," and a talk by Drl A. S. Wheeler, professor of organic chemistry, on "Further Para- cymene Studies." After the program of the meeting has been given, impor tant business matters will be taken up by the society. Garden Club Will Hear Miss Busbee Miss Isabelle " B. Busbee of Raleigh is to speak to the Gar den club of Chapel Hill this af ternoon at 3 o'clock in the lec ture room of Davie hali. Miss Busbee's subject will be Art in the Garden." Chase Delivers Talk On Honor System To Freshmen In Chapel President of University Explains Merits and Advantages Of Honor Code. Yesterday morning President H. W. Chase delivered an ad dress in chapel on the honor system at the University. He pointed out the ideals that are embodied in the system in opera tion here, and explained how the system works. As an example he used the case of a man taking money from a cash drawer in a bank. He said that that practice is termed theft; such is the case in the University when a man uses another's knowledge for his own benefit. Every one here is left with his own particular personality. If he chooses to work1 honestly, all is well; but in case a man elects to borrow work he is termed a dishonest person ; which, automatically bars him from the University. . - Foerster Finds This The Dark Age Of American Scholarship Seerley to Speak Dr. F. N. Seerley, of Spring field, Mass., will speak this morning in chapel on the sub ject of "Rational Sex Life.'' He will speak again at a mass meeting tonight at Memorial hall at 7:30. Dr. Seerley, while here on the campus, will be the guest of the YJVI.C.A." Student Vestry Holds First Tea The first of a series of Sun day afternoon teas sponsored by the student vestry of the Epis copal church of Chapel Hill was held Sunday afternoon from 4:30 to 6 o'clock. About 100 students of all de nominations availed themselves of this first "at home." Some of the young women of St. Hilda's Guild (co-eds of the University) assisted s, committee of women of the parish (Mesdames Ander son, Lawrence, Bullitt, Henry, Slade and Toy, Jr.) and Rev. A. S. Lawrence in welcoming the students. Tea, cookies and home-made candies were served while an in formal program of music was enjoyed. Dr. Urban Holmes sang several solos and Misses Strata ton, Walker and Moore assisted in the entertainment. . s , Atlanta Alumni to Meet October 11 Atlanta; alumni are observing University day and the playing of the Carolina-Georgia Tech football game in Atlanta in grand style. The Georgia Tar Heels are having a big banquet meeting to which are invited all University alumni who will be in Atlanta for the game. This meeting will be held at the At lanta Biltmore hotel, which is alumni headquarters for the game, and will begin about 7:30. All alumni who contemplate at tending the jollification are re quested to write J. W. Speas, 819 Grant building, Atlanta, Ga. Sophs Get Only Six Cuts Through some misrepresenta tion a part of the sophomores have the impression that ten cuts will be allowed this quarter! The dean of students wishes to announce that only six cuts will be permitted to sophomores. N In closing President Chase urged that every man be hon est with himself and others, and consequently in the long run each person would profit infin itely. . i At .the close of Dr. Chase's talk, Dean Bradshaw announced that all freshmen not in the engineering school vould meet with their respective Deans at the chapel period Wednesday in the following designated places: Dean Carroll, 102 Bingham ; Dean Hibbard, Gerrard Hall; Dean Walker, 6 Peabody; Dean Bell, 206 Venable. Ray Farris, president of the student body, then announced that one cheerleader must be chosen from those nominated last week. The two nominated are Jack Barrett and Howard Henry. He urged that all stu dents vote tomorrow either at Gerrard hall odv the Y.M.C.A. building. . University Professor Points Out Some Dangers of Modern Study. A vitally interesting study of American scholarship is pre sented by Professor Norman Foerster, member of the facul ty and a noted authority on American literature, in his lat est book, "The American Schol ar," which has just been re leased by the ; University of North Carolina press. , In this volume Professor Foer ster faces frankly the question of whether our literary scholars have lost sight of their proper objects of study through an all but complete surrender to the mechanical tendencies of the age, and the sensational and commercial spirit of America. According to the author, this is" the dark age of American scholarship. He points out that we are not only fulfilling the prophecy of Renan , that the study of literature would be re placed by the' study of literary history, but that we are trans forming our allegiance from the republic of letters to general history, sociology and psychol ogy. This transference of alle giance, Professor Foerster ar gues, is evidence that our schol ars suspect their own superficial ity, which they are trying to overcome by moving farther and farther from the true center of literary study. The book contains a sharp, yet moderate, criticism t of the types of the modern professor and their system of training the scholars for the future. But it is by no means merely-critical. The volume presents a plan of education calculated to attract instead of repelling promising students. Among scholars Professor Foerster is regarded as one of the country's most distinguished authorities on American- litera ture. He is the author of a number of books and magazine articles dealing with that sub-! ject. His most recent books are "American Criticism," recog nized in the League of Nations list of 1928, and "The Reinter pretation of American -Litera ture,"-, which he edited for the American Literature group of the Modern Language associa tion. : The University press has scheduled nine other books or. release this fall and winter. US. Marine Band to Play Here Nov. 14 The campus will soon be flood ed with numerous placards ad vertisins the United States marine band which will be here November 14. This band, sometimes known as the president's band, is com posed of 50 pieces. It is one of the oldest bands in the country, having been in continuous oper ation for more than 135 years. Plans are" still being made for having the evening program in Kenan stadium, provided the weather permits. Frosh Get Chapel Seats G. P. Carr requests that all freshmen who fail to attend chapel and who do not have a regular chapel seat call by the office of the dean of students, 205 South building, from 2 to 3 o'clock and clear up the -misunderstanding. NUMBER 16 BAND WILL TAKE 62 MEN TO GAME Uniforms To Be Issued for Tech Carolina Game Tuesday; Be gins Routine for Coming Year. The University band has got ten under way on its routine for the coming year. The member ship numbers 80 men, but only about 30 of these men have been with the band before. Although the losses were heavy among the old men, the new material is better than usual due to the growth of music work in the high schools throughout the state. The fact that the band is making a real growth is shown in the relative time required to advance through certain stages of music During the past four years the band has worked un der the following schedule : the first year through January was taken up with march music, then changes were made to easy con cert music; the second year through the fall quarter shifted back to march music, and then to more difficult concert music for the second quarter; the third year began preparation of a very difficult concert program in November; this year work has already begun On concert music. The band will make the trip . to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech Carolina game, and will possibly play for the Georgia-Yale game in Athens on the next day. For this trip the band will have the recently acquired , uniforms, which were recently donated by the University athletic associa tion. Last year the band put on a . campaign to 1 raise funds to purchase uniforms but only a small sum was obtained. This fall the athletic association i agreed to purchase the uniforms, with this original fund to be maintained for repairs and re placements. Blazers of blue, trimmed and monogramed in white, with white duck trousers will constitute the uniform for the men; with a complete uni form for the director and for the drum major. The band will maintain the tradition that has existed since its organization of the men going without hats on parade Investigation of other schools led to the decision to buy this informal type of uni form rather than something of a military order. This is the custom among the larger univer sities who do not have military training and R. O. T. C. bands. The uniforms are expected to arrive luesaay ana win oe is sued for the Atlanta trip. The officers of the band are as follows: T. S. McCorkle, direc tor; J. H. Brunjes, president; J. W. Clinard, secretary; Paul Patten, manager; C. H. White, Jr., assistant director, and E. L. White, drum major. LIGHT DOCKET FOR RECORDER'S COURT Only three cases were tried before Recorder Henshaw yes terday morning, and all these were concerned with liquor. Denny Crabtree, white, was given three months in the coun ty home for illegal possession of whiskey. Jim Whitaker, negro, was giv en 30 days in the county home for public drunkenness. Both the men were too aged and infirm to be given chain gang sentences. Early Oldham, negro, was fined $15 and costs for having intoxicating liquor in his possession.
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