North Carolina Newspapers

Pass Two THE DAILY TAR HEEL Published daily daring the college year except . Mondays and except Thanksgiving, Christmas and Spring Holidays. The off icial newspaper of the Publi cations Union of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Subscription price, $2.00 local and $4.00 out of town, for the college year. , Offices in the basement of Alumni Building. - .... - - Glenn " Holder.;L:1u ..Editor Will Yaeborough... Sr. Editor Marion Alexander...B. Mgr. - ASSOCIATE EDITORS John Mebane Harry Galland ASSISTANT EDITORS J. Elwin Dungan J. D. McNairy Joe Jones v B. C. Moore J. C. Williams CITY EDITORS E. F. Yarborough K. C Elbert Denning. SPORTS EDITOR Henry L. Anderson ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITORS Joe Eagles Crawford McKethan REPORTERS Ramsay Sherman Shore Howard Lee Holmes Davis Louis Brooks Charles Rose Kemp Yarborough Mary Price J. P. Tyson ' Browning Roach Al Lansf ord , Joe Carpenter Peggy Lintner J. U. Daniel Frank Manheim Mary M. Dunlap Clyde Deitz George Sheram Robert Hodges John Lathan B. H. Whitton Nathan Volkman George Stone George Vick Jack Riley T. u;. Marshall W. A. Shulenbersrer R. T. Martin G.E.French J. S. Weathers Stanley Weinberg ! Thursday, November 21, 1929 The Liquor Question On the College Campus y A liquor raid on the Gamma Eta Gamma fraternity house at the University of Illinois has resultecPin the arrest of three students and the initiation of action against the 32 other mem bers which may result in their expulsion and prosecution in the courts. Prohibition agents believe that the house was being utilized as headquarters for a ring of student bootleggers. Twelve gallons of alcohol, gin and whiskey were discovered in trunks in the rooms of the frat house. The surprising thing, about the case is not that a large amount of liquor was found in a college fraternity house, but that news papers all over the country should give the story big head lines on the front page. Boot legging by students is carried on to some extent at every col lege and university with which we are acquainted; in all prob ability 90 per cent of the stu dents here know of at least one place where liquor may be pro cured within the boundaries of the campus. Everyone who has intimate knowledge of conditions on the average American uni versity campus knows that boot legging by students is by no means uncommon. It is very doubtful that the selling of liquor can be eliminat ed upon or near the campuses of the large institutions of high er learning in this country.Col lege students are notoriously fond of spirituous beverages, and it has been amply demon strated that since prohibition was established in this country bootleggers have always been able to find means of evading the enforcement agents long enough to supply at least par tially a demand for their wares, no matter where or under what conditions the demand might exist. Very few men capable of Clear reasoning deny that prohibition has proven itself a dismal fail ure in this country. Yet it is very unlikely that a , change in the liquor laws or repeal of the 18th amendment will be possible within the next few years. Boot legging by college students is just another of the numerous evil effects of prohibition. Modi fication of the laws to permit the sale of liquor under strict government supervision, - with the purchaser not permitted to consume the beverage upon the premises where he secured it, would put an end to the ghastly mess in which prohibition has involved the country. Although it will probably be several years before' drastic changes in the liquor laws or repeal of the 18th amendment will be possible, pro hibition is doomed to eventual abolishment in this country, and the quicker the better. Book Week In the South . Throughout the nation this week various organizations, schools, clubs, colleges, and asso ciations of various sorts are ob serving book week. Special programs are being put on ini many places emphasizing the value and necessity of books. We imagine the sales of the vari ous book stores for the week will take a good jump; a renewed interest in books, stimulated by speeches, articles, and announce ments, is bound to cause the buy ing and reading of books to in crease. - ' So much has been written and spoken concerning the value of books; the enjoyment of books, the influence of books, and the interest in books that any fur ther comment seems only a vague repetition. Yet it is only through constant reiteration of a thing that we can make peo ple understand it. If through the observance of book week, the interest in literature can be in creased momentarify or perma nently in the South, then all ef fort expended is well worth while. v Over and over again we are told of the lark nf intprost in reading in general in the South; anything that can be done to in crease the amount of reading, even if it is only the reading of newspapers and cheap maga zmes, should be encouraged. Only by slow degrees can a sub stantial interest in literary things . be built up and main tained. J. D. M. J. D. M. played a scoreless tie in football. The Di Society held a smoker in the Carolina cafeteria. The honor boxes in the quadrangle were raided with a loss of 165 pieces of candy and some 'cash. Houdini, the world's great-! est magician, performed in Mem orial hall under the auspices of the YM.C.A. and the Play makers. According to statistics, the average expense of a freshman is f 553 ; for a sophomore $573 ; and for a junior $766. One of the 400-year old lotus seeds presented to the Uni versity sprouted in Davie hall. The freshman class voted not to wear caps, ties, badges, or other superficial insignia of their class affiliation. Dr. James I, Vance of Knox ville, Tenn., spoke in Chapel Hilh Readers' Opinions REMINISCENSES From the Tar Heel Files By Howard M. Lee Twenty-five Years Ago This Week: The junior class held a ban quet at Pickard's hotel. A new pipe organ was in stalled in the Episcopal church. Placards v appeared in con spicuous plates on the campus bearing the following remarks, directed to freshmen : "Show re spect to upperclassmen, beware of monopolizing the post-office and drug store, be seen and not heard," etc: R. W. Perry left the Univer sity for Memphis, Tenn., where he accepted a position as assis tant chemist, to Edwin Lehman Johnson, expert in the cotton seed oil industry. Ten Years Ago This Week: The Phi Assembly voted 52 to 30 not to open its doors to the public, in a warmly contest ed meeting. Carolina's victory over Davidson gave the University the title of North Carolinafoot; ball champions. The first dance of s the year was given by the German Club. The classes in R.O.T.C. voted almost unanimously to adopt a uniform. Dr. Koch lectured in Ger rard hall on "The Taming of the Shrew." The freshman football team beat the Bingham cadets by a score of 51 to 0. Dr. Henderson announced that many noted lecturers would address the students this fall. DOING THE "BOOM-BOOM Editor the Daily Tar Heel: On the evening of November 16, 1929, I was seated in my dormitory room reading William Beebe's Edge of the Jungle. At five minutes to eight I read on page 254: "One of my Indians, passing in his dugout, smiled at my peering down after the fish, and murmured, 'Boom-boom'." At the very moment that my eyes fell upon the last word, someone outside my door burst into song, shouting the popular number, "Doing the Boom-boom." Is it surprising that often ignorant minds areapt to become super stitious ! . H. S. C. "MORE THOUGHTLESS BUNK'; Editor the Daily Tar Heel : And now, dear reading pub lie, we have been presented with another of those long columns of words concerning this too-often- discussed subject of "culture"- this time under the title of "Enmitory and the surrounding Five Years Ago This Week r-The freshman Tar Babies and the freshman Cavaliers gineers Charges Examined. I was unfortunate enough to miss the alleged paper of "en gineer's charges" referred to, but believe that I can not miss the mark much farther than some of these other enterprising young would-be-cultured illiter ates who are continually ex pounding their stores of wisdom to the confusion of all those un fortunates who happen not to haveread a certain poem, seen a certain play, played a certain musical instrument, "surveyed a straight line," or learned to translate the stock-market page. And, as is so often the case, the charges boil down to a ques tion of culture a good thing to have, but a thing that is, like morality and religion, always discussed most by those who have the least. A wonderful thing, is this thing "culture" ! The student of music acquires it when he learns to play Schubert's Serenade. The student of literature has it when he can read Baccachio, and ex plain to his admiring audience how true-to-life and realistic it is. The engineering freshman has obtained his just portion when he learns to run a traverse around Phillip's hall. And the economics reorganizer blossoms forth in about his second term in the commerce school. Each of these call themselves cultured," to the exclusion of all others. And because of his knowledge, each is privileged to damn all other forms of learn ing. And directly each of th ASA is given the power to discuss off-hand, with understanding and wisdom, any and all mat ters that may attract what he fondly terms his attention whether it be the league of na tions, New York shows (that he has not seen or read about), art, international banking, Muscle Shoals, or what have you. We have not yet "coined" a better term to apply to these young fellows than simply "con ceited young asses." But when they grow a little older, we can say that they are Tbigoted," or "eccentric," or simply "bags of hot air." - And all the time they do not even suspect the meaning of "culture." If they Mid, they would not find it always neces sary to explain that they them selves have it. It never occurs to a cultured person that any one will be so ignorant as to fail to see for himself, if indeed he thinks about himself as being "cultured." No one has to re mind another of properties that are of sufficient value to deserve mention. Such qualities are self-etcMent. Knowing how to read a poem, or wear a cane, or survey a line, or even to , discuss a play that one has actually seen, does not make one "cultured." Nor is it a settled fact that professional men, even engineers, may not have some idea of good taste and the fitness of things. R. F. S. "J" DORMITORY WHOOPS IT UP! Editor the Daily Tar Heel: r Last night, the entertainment committee of "J" dormitory, the dormitory that lays claims to being the hardest studying, drinking, and, playing house on the campus and generally sub stantiates these claims at least once a week, provided for the world's . censure, the, inanest piece of tomfoolery that has yet been seen on the campus. The dormitory claims to be a "hot" bunch, and, pyromaniacal ly ' speaking, t they are entirely correct: The chairman of the committee, who prefers to leave his glory to the estate of Herr Anonymous, of Limbo, lighted the overflowing trash receptacle on the first floor with a smoul dering letter from the "girl friend" at N. C. C. W. The dor- men, which , were interpolated with the tears and curses of we who are luckless to room on the first floor, soon convinced these few that the cry of "Fire!" was no false alarm. It was noted that the enter tainment committee failed to consider the fact that the wood en post office is inflammable. They should be severely repri manded. .. 7:- '-;;. J. D. Buccaneers To Be Delivered Tonight Buccaneers will be delivered tonight between the hours " of eight and eleven. Everyone is requested to be on the lookout I so as to be sure to get their own copies. Seniors Meet Dean All seniors in the college of liberal arts whose names begin with G through I, please Teport to Dean r Hibbard's office, 203 South bufldhig, between 9 and 12 and 2 and 4 o'clock. Thursday, November 21, 1929 COMMUNITY CLUB MEETS The music department of the community club met in the musi hall at 3 :30 yesterday afternoon Mrs. G. A. Harrer conducted the program, which consisted of a discussion of French music operas and instrumental com posers up until 1850., The home department of the community club met in the home of Mrs. Trimble yesterday after noon at 3:30. Mrs. Summerlin read the book "The Geography of American Antiques," which was thoroughly enjoyed by all members. Dr. J. P. Jones Dentist Office Over Welcome Inn Cafeteria Telephone 5761 LINOIL Heats The Old Scratch FOR TOE ITCH campus was soon permeated by a wealth of evil-smelling yellow smoke and a bunch of equally odorous nincompoops. ' Some thought that the Pipe Smokers club was holding its quarterly meeting, but the whoops and yipes of the fresh- (t Oh Boy!! Have you seen the hew SILVERSTRIPE SUITS? They're All Over the Campus! Just in A New , Shipment of , Cooper's Polo Sweater Shirts k and McGregor's Hose and Sweaters New Neckwear Also Jack lipmans University Shop 1 The University Cafeteria met an intense eating problem for a crowded University. The University Cafeteria is still solving Chapel Hill's eating problem for those who accept only the best. " A Trial Will Show You We UNIVERSITY CAFETERIA x Six 5.50 Tickets for 27.50 Sheaffer Fountain Pens Eastman Kodaks PILLOWS, BANNERS and PENNANTS Complete Line of College Jewelry, Rings, Pens, Compacts, etc. Students' Supply Store Everything in Stationery PC I F5 1 pep BRAN FLAKES WHEA' OTLLOOO COMMMV Here it is in BETTER BRAN F LAKE S The most popular ready-to-eat cereals served in the dining-rooms of American colleges, eating clubs and fraternities are made by Kellogg in Battle Creek. They include ALL-BRAN, Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Wheat Krumbles, and Kellogg's Shredded Whole Wheat Biscuit. Also Kaffee Hag Coffee the coffee that lets you sleep. Ei t"' ' BRAN FLAKES? TRY Kellogg's Pep Bran Flakes to morrow. Each crisp, delicious spoon ful gives you the concentrated nour ishment of health-building wheat energy to keep you wide awake in classes, pep to keep you on your toes throughout the afternoon's athletics. Just enough bran to be mildly laxative. Ask that Kellogg's Pep Bran Flakes be served at your fraternity house or favorite campus restaurant. They're great with fruit or honey added.