Friday, January 10, 1930
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THE DAILY TAP. IIEI2L
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Glenn Holder..
Editor
Will Yakboeough Jf Editor
Marion Alexander-E. Mgr.
Hal V. YfORTn.-Circidation Mgr.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
John Mebaae . Harry Gall and
ASSISTANT EDITORS
Robert Hodges J. D. McNairy
Joe Jones B. C. Moore
J. C. Williams
CITY EDITORS
E. P. Yarborough K. C. Ramsay
Elbert Denning J. E. Dnngan
SPORTS EDITOR
Henry L. Anderson ?
ASSISTANT SPORfs" EDITORS
Browning Roach J. G. Hamilton, Jr.
REPORTERS
The "Queer"
Undergraduate
A college undergraduate is ob
served by his fellows in the act
of reading Schopenhauer, Niezt-
shce, Kant and, marvel of mar
vels, he admits that he is doing
it not because some professor is
prodding him on with the whip
lash of scholastic requirement,
but because he is fascinated by
the clear logic, the philosophical
theories of the men. Immedi
ately he is dubbed a freak, is re
garded with suspicion, for the
rest of his college days.
Another declines to. go to the
movies with his associates, ex
plaining his refusal on the
grounds that "I can't afford it
and even if I could I haven't the
time to spare."- "Instead he ex
pends what is to the average un
dergraduate a considerable sum
for the Fifth Symphony, goes to
hisTraternity house late at
night, when the Rudy Vallee and
Helen Kane enthusiasts have de
parted from the chapter room,
and listens to the phonograph
rendition of Beethoven's compo-
siuuu iux nuui o. lie is qucci
a "goof.
the Arts and Sciences and then two interwoven.
gradually expanded into a mod
ern university including many
branches, buildings were added
as increases in enrollment dic
tated. 1 The older buildings",
therefore, do not even belong to
the same century that the new
ones do. The result is- a bunch
of scattered buildings of differ-
Holmes Davis
Louis Brooks
Charles Rose
Mary Price
J. P. Tyson ,
Nathan Volkman
E. C. Daniel
W. A. Shulenbergef
G. E. French
Sadler Hayes
W. W. Taylor
Vass Shepherd
B. H. Barnes
M. M. Dunlap
Kemp Yarborongh
Clyde Deitz
i George Sheram
Frank Manheim
B. H. Whitton
J. M. Little
Bill Arthur
George -Wilson
' i 1 Harold Cone
. Jack.Bessen
Everard Shemwell
Ted Newland
Jack Riley
it
When - David Lawrence left
high school in Buffalo for Prince
ton University he left the local
room of the Buffalo Express for
the job of Associated Press cor
respondent at Princeton. After
graduation he stepped into the
coveted position of member of
the Washington Bureau of the
' The political character of edu-
ent architectures and disorderly Associated Press. How well he
arrangement in so far as any J performed his duties is testified
definite scheme is concerned.
This condition demands that
there be a spacious auditorium
centrally located with respect to
the other buildings of the campus.
Furthermore, the , town of
Chapel Hill does not maintain
a city auditorium, or any place
of assemblage which is worthy
of note here. The connection
which exists between the Uni
versity and the village of its lo
cation is very close, and there is
no reason why it should not be.
The writer is inclined to think
Friday, January 10, 1930
PURLOINED PARAGRAPHS
We hear of an old lady who refused
to ineet a. man 'described as a "strip
artist," because she objected to paint
ing in the nude. Punch.
Soviet Russia has abolished Sunday.
That's one way to get rid of the traf
fic problem, at that. High .Point
Enterprise. "
A benevolent person of our ac
quaintance, who used to send flannels
to the Hottentots, is now mailing books
to a friend in Boston in. plain wrap
pers. Terre Haute Tribune.
" f
Tar Heel Topics'
For the benefit of the Weather
Man, we wish td state that this
is the beginning of the winter
quarter instead of the spring
quarter. . '
Still another professes an ad
mirationf or Shelley and Poe.
That alone is not so unusual:
many of his fellows ostentatious
ly proclaim that they have had
courses in which the works of
these writers were taken up, and
that "I don't think they are so
bad myself." Very probably
these men secretly regard Shel
ley as a composer of dull, incom
prehensible mush and Poe as a
mentally deranged, whiskey guz
zling dope fiend who wrote sillily
insane rimes. But this particu
lar student continues to read
Shelley and Poe after he has
completed the course covering
their works, even purchases vol
umes of their poetry. He is "a
goof." ' y
Most college students expect
to receive an education in pre
digested form. They are men
tally lazy, unwilling to dig down
into a subject, secure the essen
tials and think about them until
they have made them their own.
And they exhibit ill-concealed
contempt for the exceptional
man who is willing to perform
the hard labor and has the ca
pacity for the thinking which is
a requisite to the securing of
real education. Respect for
scholastic achievement is al
most unknown on the college
campus.
that a large auditorium central
ly located with respect to the
University campus and the vil
lage of Chapel Hill is indispens
able to the fostering of the pres
ent" spirit of intimacy and inter-relationship
existing between
the students and faculty mem-
Ibers of the University and the
townspeople.
The Reds have left North
Carolina and the "Greeii lias
come. If the colors of traffic
lights mean anything, labor will
proceed to go places in this state.
Clipped
"Be a Friend in College"
College spirit has aboul; dis
appeared from yfe! 'American
college campus, according to
several recent articles in various
publications, but any v under
graduate will attest that there
is plenty of it in.bpttles l
Twenty women's social organ
izations at Kinston have decided
to forego refreshments at their
meetings, diverting the money
that might be siitoh salads
and sweets to charity. At last
Dame Fashion has become char
itable! . ;-7 '
A Lehigh University under
graduate broke his wrists, and
while they were in splints, wrote
an essay which won a $10,000
prize in a nation-wide essay con
test. Freshman English instruc
tors, might do well, to encourage
certain of their students to jump
off a housetop and land on their
hands. '
Durham and vicinity have
been . selected as the place to
start the drive to organize
hosiery mill employees in the
south, according to an announce
ment by the president of the
Hosiery Workers' union. Re
membering the Marion attempt,
we have decided that our health
demands the removal of Durham
from our visiting list.
We Need -An
Auditorium
At present there is nothing
j which the University of North
Carolina needs quite as much as
a new, spacious, centrally locat
ed auditorium. Although it ap
pears that this need has been
recognized for a long time, noth
ing very definite in the direction
of the erection of such a struc
ture seems to adorn the horizon
of this vicinity.
Now that Memorial hall has
been declared unsafe there is no
building on the campus which is
adequate to serve even in the
capacity of a , tenf porary audi
torium. Unsuccessful attempts
to heat the Tin Can to the point
of ordinary comfort have made
it necessary to postpone one of
the best of the student enter
tainment programs which were
scheduled for the collegiate
year. ...
Even before Memorial hall
was declared unsafe it fell far
short of meeting the needs of
the student body of the Univer
sity, to say nothing of the towns
people, visitors, and alumni who
are wont to attend tne impor
tant ceremonies sponsored by
this institution. It was built to
meet the needs of the Carolina
of the days of our grandfathers.
Its present appearance, in addi
tion to its other deficiencies, it is
all out of keeping with tlje mod
ern . structures on the campus.
Owing to the fact that the
University of North Carolina be
gan as a very small college of
A specious argument in favor
of a college course is that col
lege is a good place for making
friends. This may or may not
be true, depending largely upon
the attitudes of winsomeness
and repose on the part of all
concerned, but the premise of ten
holds a corollary which is far
from lovely. Such friends, a
man goes on to add, will stand
him in good stead in later life;
and with this value in mind he
goes out to win the friendship
of those who later will stand him
in good stead. Not a lovely pic
ture this of a man scurrying
about the campus to stake out
his claims before the best ones
are taken. We instinctively
feel that something is not fitting
in such a picture, and a mo
ment's analysis shows us why.
Friendship, like the best values
of life, must be sought as an
end in itself, as something in
trinsically worth while. The
minute I realize that a man
seeks my friendship for some
ulterior end, true friendship be
comes an impossibility. For the
fullest give and take between us
there must be - an unshakable
confidence that friendship is
sought alone for friendship's
sake. Can" you imagine a worse
college than one filled with stu
dents who are each .struggling
to make those friendships which
will later prove to be most bene
ficial in the ; active life after
graduation? To be sure, college
friendships often prove to be
most helpful. But' such bene
ficence should be expected as a
by-product. Don't go to college
to make friends ; a far truer aim
ior a conege course is to De a
friend. The Intercolleaian.
by the watch he carries, present
ed by Melville E. Stone for
meritorious service.
Assigned to Big Stories
He was assigned to the big
stories dynamiters in Calif or-
nia, revolutionists m iuexico,
the State Department and the
White House, and then "lead"
stories on international affairs of
war days Lawrence marched
his beat with the diligence of a
sentry on duty, "always on the
alert" for that "big story of the
day."
As his horizon widened, as his
experience embraced Europe as
well as North America,; and as
he plumbed the economic strata
that lie beneath the life, politi
cal and social, of America, David
Lawrence's reputation for depth
as well as breadth of view spread
among the leaders of American
thought and action. His sources
multiplied, his duties increased.
But while he was persistent
ly sticking to his task as a writ
er, he was, like most newspaper
men, nursing an ambition to
have a newspaper of his own.
Characteristic of his life was his
dream, a unique publication, a
newspaper not for a city, but for
a nation. Not a record of pass
ing happenings, but a daily
story of the government, a de
tailed picture of the mighty or
ganization which shapes Amer
ica's destiny and touches the' tap
roots of each citizen's well-be-,
ing. .
Realizes His Dream
So in 1926, supported by a
little group of public spirited
men and women representing
every shade of political opinion,
he galvanized his dream. The
United States Daily appeared
and began its growth, until to
day 1 it brings the diary of the
nation into every corner of our
own dominions and to all the
capitals of the world.
David Lawrence does not con
tribute to his own paper. Only
official news authorized by the
government finds expression
there. But he is in close touch
with its activities. His contacts
have widened and his duties in
creased, but he has never inter
rupted his writing nor his study
of America's daily affairs which
his newspaper records and which
his dispatch interprets.
cational administration is cited
also as a retarding influence.
The chief state school officer and
country school officers in many
of the southern states are select
ed on a strictly political basis.
"Although he occupies poten
tially a most strategic position
for moral and educational lead
ership, actually the state super
intendent of schools is often
practically as helpless as the
Grand Kleagle of the K. K. K.
would be at the Eucharistic
Congress.
"The southern states have ad
vanced in education. They cer
tainly needed to do that, but not
one of them is yet an education
ally advanced state, measured
by national standards. These
states need to make more prog
ress, and the need is cumulative.
The times demand an increased
and increasing investment of
funds and of trained leadership
in education of all, white and
black. But the Pollyanna boost
ers will not help these states to
attain to national standards.
Already one of them has begun
to pay the penalty for extrava
gant praise and flattery. Last
year some of its educational in
stitutions were 'cut off with a
shilling not because of their de
linquency but probably because
the members of the legislature
believed these bedtime stories
and that the educational task in
the state was finished. The loud
beating of the tom-toms about
where the south believes it leads
may stop its ears to the truth
about where it actually lags.
"Disguise the truth as w?e
may," the article concludes,
"throw on the twin calamities
of the Civil War and the tragic
era. of 1 reconstruction on "the
predominantly rural character
of the south, on the presence of
the negro, on real or fancied
poverty, on the climate, that is,
on geography and therefore on
God, no matter how we seek to
excuse bur deficiencies, these re
main obvious to even the most
casual observer. And whatever
the cause of the south's back
wardness in education, the af
fliction itself stifles industry, re
presses effort, discourages enter
prise, weakens the desire for ex
cellence, and makes us satisfied
with second-rate achievements."
HUMAN RELATIONS
INSTITUTE TO BE
HELD HERE IN 1931
(Continued from first page)
addresses and seminars oppor
tunity is offered students for
personal and group interviews
with the visitors. Also an elab
orate exhibit of books and other
literature on the subjects of the
program is prepared for refer
ence and inspection during insti
tute days.
On the first day of the insti
tute, Sunday, March 20, each of
the five local pulpits was filled
by one of the visiting speakers.
Then at each morning chapel
during the week one of the
specialists made an address.
Seminars in classrooms were
conducted throughout the day,
and each night at 8:30 a mass
meeting was held.
Such speakers as Kirby Page,
editor of "World Tomorrow";
Arthur Rugh, foreign depart
ment Y. M. C. A. in China;
Josephus Daniel, journalist and
publisher; W. L. Poteat, presi
dent emeritus of Wake Forest
College; J. J. Cornelius, profes
sor of philosophy at Lucknow
University, India, were on the
program besides numerous oth
er speakers and specialists.
Knight Shows That
South Is Lagging
In Her Education
On
Research by several college
professors has revealed that
home-work is extremely bad for
school children.
Gonicfr quickly heals and re
lieves the unpleasant and pain
ful irritation caused by wearing
athletic supporters.
Also recommended for foot
itch, ring worm, eczema, and
certain skin affections.
Keep a package handy,
sale in Chapel Hill at:
Patterson's Drug Store
Eubanks Drug Store
Andrews - Henninger
Carolina Smoke Shop
DAVID LAWRENCE
ONE OF FOREMOST
NEWSPAPER MEN
t ' (Continued from page one)
These two contributions to
the newspaper-reading public
are unique commodities in the
world of journalism. They are
in no way inter-dependent, but
each serves as a perfect comple
ment to the other. They have
in common an unswerving non
partisanship. '
The history of these two dec
ades of newspaper achievement,
beginning with sub-reporting
and culminating in the v presi
dency of two great news insti
tutions, is the history of the ca
reer of David Lawrence and of
his life itself, so closely are the
(Continued from first page)
effort," as shown by the large
number of schools, maintained
in the section by outside reli
gious and philanthropic agen
cies! '
"Many counties, not only in
Virginia but in other parts of
the south, doubtless have con
ditions similar to those Presi
dent Hoover discovered near his
camp on the Rapidan river in
Madison county, where Ray
Burraker took the famous 'pos
sum. . . . If enough men as able
and as kindly disposed as the
President could be induced to
establish summer camps in the
south perhaps many, of the ob
ligations which southern states
have failed to meet fully could
be discharged and the under
privileged children couid be giv
en the educational opportunity
promised by their state constir
tutions. If the educational re
quirements of these constitu
tions were properly observed
little need would exist in the
south for these numerous St:
Peter's-in-the Mountains or St.
Mary's-in-the Woods schools,
Dr. Knight says.
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