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Page Two THE DAILY TAR HEEL Tuesday, April 1, 1930 Published daily during the college year except Mondays and except Thanksgiving, Christmas and Spring Holidays. The official 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 ..Editor Will Yarborough... Mgr. Editor Marion Alexander... Bus. Mgr. Hal V. Worth.. Circulation Mgr. ASSOCIATE EDITORS John Mebane . Harry Galland 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. Dungan .. Sherman Shore V 'SPORTS EDITOR Henry L. Anderson ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITORS Browning Roach J. G. Hamilton, Jr. REPORTERS blow to America in its most sen sitive spot the pants pockets Conservative estimates place the loss of revenue from the abolition of taxes on intoxicat ing beverages at billions of dol lars during the past decade, and the cost of prohibition enforce ment has contributed a few, bil lions more to the total.. Besides, even the hypocrisy-dulled sensi bilities of the American public have become nauseated with the prohibition sham. Evidently-public opinion will compel changes within the near future in the substance or appli cation of the prohibition laws. Whether these changes Will take the direction of repeal of the 18th Amendment, modifica tion of the Volstead Law, or con tinuance and strict enforcement of both is a matter of conjecture. The Daily Tar Heel Poll should assist in a modest way to deter mine the present status of the changing attitude toward Prohibition. Holmes Davis Louis Brooks Charles Rose Mary Price J. P. Tyson Nathan Volkman E. C. Daniel W. A. Shulenberger G. E. French William Roberts W. W. Taylor Vass .Shepherd Harper Barnes If. M. Dunlap Howard M. Lee George Barber Craig Wall Kemp Yarborough Clyde Deitz George Sheram Frank Manheim B. H. Whitton J. M. Little Bill Arthur Hugh Wilson ; Harold Cone , ; Jack Bessen Everard Shemwell Ted Newland Jack Riley "John Patric . J. J. Dratler Henry Wood Charles Forbes Jim Moye . BUSINESS STAFF Ashley Seawell Tom Badger John Jemison Harry Latta Bill Speight Donald Seawell COLLECTION MANAGERS J. C. Harris T. R. Karriker B. C. Prince, Jr. Stuart Carr Tuesday, April 1, 1930 A THOUGHT FOR TODAY Allowing for climatic and other conditions, the most civilized nations ' -are the best washed. Dr. Thomas Oliver. The Changing Attitude Toward Prohibition A few years ago North Caro lina editorial and ministerial sewing circles would have be decked themselves in their most lurid war paints had the stu dent newspaper at the state university conducted a poll on whether or not the Prohibition Amendment should, be repealed. Armed with cudgels of righteous self - indignation, they would have gone gunning for the stu dent editor's scalp and Very probably would have returned home in triumph to nail it upon their pulpits and typewriter tables. . But. it is indicative of the changing attitude toward prohi bition that not a single moral istic tomahawk has been whet ted since the Daily Tar Heel an nounced its prohibition poll. And we have no cause for ap prehension concerning the safe ty of our editorial top-knot. The poll will continue through noon Wednesday, with ballots appearing on the front page to day and tomorrow. Ballots will be filled out and deposited in the box at the "Y" lobby; the prog ress of the voting will be ob served with considerable interest on our part. Similar votes are being taken at the University of Virginia, Wake Forest and other southern institutions, while stu dent publications at several of the , more prominent northern universities have already con ducted prohibition polls. At the end of-its third week the Liter ary Digest Poll shows a consid erable majority of the more than a million votes cast in favor of repeal, and it is the subject of keen interest all over the world. There is little doubt that the country is becoming weary of the farcial role prohibition has assumed. Another Chance Already the collegiate year is two-thirds gone. We are run ning the last lap of the annual curricular race. The charms of the winter quarter have passed away. The spring quarter is here arid one week a thing of the past. Honor roll students and those who -'aren't so hot" aca demically have the same chance to make good in this final part of the collegiate year. At this season of the year there can be no doubt that 'hope springs eternally from the breast of mortal man Time arid again when the darkest moments of despair visit the col lege man he sees, though not al ways clearly, better luck and greater opportunities in the dawning. Indeed, mortal man could not endure the dull, drear, drab realities of a life governed by natural laws of unchangeable consequence were it not for the ! balm of hope that comes to him in the darkest moments of his earthly pilgrimage. Regardless of the records which we made during the past quarter,' there is still an open and unmolested opportunity to brace up, breathe the fragrant breezes of Spring, and make up for lost time. To say the least, there is one advantage in this practice of dividing the regular collegiate year into three equal parts with recesses between each of the di visions. Reference is made here to the absence from the monot ony of classroom work and ex tracurricular activities the ab- sence irom humdrum auties which never fail to engender a monotony and a dread which is clearly of the ruinous variety. It is essential that the strain of student life be relieved periodi cally. The Spring recess of a few days ago, moreover, afford ed both the occasion and the opportunity to ponder over tjie mistakes and failings of the winter quarter. We all have time, and. plenty of it ; the length of the day is universal. Yet some accomplish great things, while others know not the satisfaction that comes from experiencing success. 'Tis all a matter of thoughtful ef fort. , To him who has let the past quarter slide by without accom plishing anything of note, any thing to be proud of, a new quarter has opened her. gate way of success just as wide as to him who has done great things in former, days. . - There is still time to "get going." What is your choice for , the spring quarter of 1930, fellow student? Tjme will tell. J. C. W. (By Arthur Riding) j JULIUS CAESAR By William Shakespeare Before a packed house James Hendrickson and Claire Bruce presented the Shakespeare Play ers in Julius Caesar at the Play maker Theatre Saturday night. This is one of the few times that a professional group of actors has appeared in Chapel Hill and perhaps expectations were more than they should have been. However, the play was not badly done, and the audience came away apparently well pleased. James Hendrickson himself, playing the part of Brutus, gave a good performance. Better than the other actors he gave his lines enunciation and force, bringing Brutus to full life. Though for the reviewer the opening of the play was some what marred by the over emphasis which Stanley Cobley gave to the lines of Caius Cas sius, the powerful voice of Bru tus with clear and strong accent set him at ease again. Emmet Shields as Julius Caesar did not come .quite up to expectations. He was too frail and awkward to portray convincingly the majestic and commanding personality of the great warrior and statesman. He was much better in the part of Trebonius. Neither was Web ster Patterson much inore con vincing as Marc Antony, al though his rendition of Caesar's funeral oration was passably well done. Claire Bruce, play ing both the parts of Portia and Lucius, gave an admirable per formance. In the former part she carried herself well and spoke her lines with none of the monotony and stiltedness which one always fears. As Lucius, she carried the part of the ser vant boy in good fashion. The performance was well staged and the simplicity of the settings carried out the spirit of the Elizabethan stage. Sev eral University students took parts in the street scenes and as conspirators, doing well with so little rehearsal. The sincerity of the company was admirable and its purpose deserves praise. The truthful ness with which they rendered the famous tragedy was in good taste. ' jly a vagabond, gentleman of for j tune, Socialist, and conspirator I against the U. S. Government jin behalf of the coming Social istic Regime, and gentleman and wanderer at large. Mr. Buttitta is the illegimate son of the Prince of Nomania, adopted by Barnum and Baily for a series of Balloon tours to exploit the native taste for avia tion. He respectfully, and has been,-a parasite with Mr. Car ter living on his wit and. the fruits of his ancestors and on the cigarettes he has purchased and dispenses during the Sun church hour. Thus, dear voters, remember : "Freedom hath been hunted round the globe by these seek ers after votes so come! not like a quarry slave scourged to his dungeon, but as freemen of mind and soul and vote for those inimitable guardians of Liberty, Shirley R. Carter and Anthony J. Buttitta, Ltd., for the joint editorship of the Daily Tar Heel. Inevitably yours, Shirley R. Carter Anthony J. Buttitta Chairman of Committee of De tail .'. Henry Lubetkin Keeper of the Sons of Pegasus A. S. Williams (Or the Dark Horse's Father) . 7 john mebane Readers' Opinions Architects tell us that in another 4 generation the dining-room will pass out of the average American home, but we may console ourselves with the hope that it may linger for a time in the breakfast nook. Worcester It has dealt a mighty : Evening Gazette. BEAU GENT, THE CONNOISSEUR Editor Daily Tar Heel: There is, among the student body at this University, a repu table young gent known, thru the Daily Tar Heel as "Beau Gent." Of this young savant we know little: that is, of his past experience and learning which would qualify him to be a competent judge of the well dressed man's attire, he has made no statement. Thus we can not ascertain the source of his knowledge; but this we do know: from some source he has acquired an adequate under standing to expostulate exten sively upon, his favorite subject to the student body of the Uni versity. 1 NOw we do not wish to deprive the Tar Heel of one of its most reliable columnists, but we would like to request from Beau Gent, that he not be so dogmat ically emphatic in his discourses on that which is proper and that which is not. Frequently it is quite embarrassing to the very students whom it is his purpose to inform. For instance, a few weeks ago he said, in his col umn, that it is absolutely wrong to wear tan shoes with gray trousers. In fact, they should NEVER be used in such a com bination as this; This may be true, and far be it from us to disagree with the source of "cor rectness," but what is to become of the student who can afford only one pair of shoes? This, I admit, may sound absurd to those students who are termed the "best dressed," but it is a fact: there are many students who wear one pair of shoes in cessantly because they cannot afford two pairs at the same time. Then how embarrassing it must be for them, should this pair happen to be a tan pair! ; Now Beau Gent surely knows what is the proper thing to wear, and knowing as he does, he surely would not wear any-! thing that is not correct. Never theless, we saw him a few days ago when -his apparel looked, to one who knows nothing of proper dress except through the opin ions that are prompted by ob servation, little better than he would have looked in gray trous ers and tan shoes. This was his combination : a yellow sweater and a yellow tie that blended perfectly, but a blue shirt that formed a horrible contrast to the "reddish" brown suit he was wearing and the yellow sweater. We do not doubt in the least the competence of Beau Gent in judging proper dress, but we do wonder if he is immune to any slight error in his own dress. Cornelius Williams Lenten Season Daily Devotion TWO VERY DARK HORSES Editor the Daily Tar Heel: The friends of Shirley Carter, sophomore, and Anthony But titta, freshman, knowing they belong to no political rings, or fraternities, and not being sway ed by Sartorial Sways, nor be- longing to tne literary cornu- pias, or the Student Council, the Elks, or the Moose, announce the candidacy of these two esoteric aesthetes, yet unknown for the joint editorship of the Daily Tar Heel. The best plank in their plat form seems to be without a gloomy shadow of a doubt that neither one has contributed to either publication on the cam pus, thus escaping the contami nation of unoriginality, and leaving them free, if elected, to delete their supporters with bril liancy heretofore unhad. (A sample of this originality is hereby presented for the edifi cation of the voters.) Having contributed to the more successful magazines, viz. The American Mercury, New York Daily News, Vanity Fair, The New Masses, The Mercurie de France and others, these cap able candidates will , undoubted ly bring up the standard of the Carolina publication and. burden them with their superfluity of experience and training. It behooves us to impress up on the impregnated minds of our cheerful and asinine voters, that even if their minds have been made up by politicians, they should throw cf f the yoke of the common herd and vote for the two experienced dark-horses that threatens to envelop this great institution of our glorious forefathers. - To further impress their qual ifications upon the dense per ception of the supposedly. Gentle Reader the following toe-nail sketch is deemed fitting . and necessary. Mr. Carter was born (and so was Mr. Buttitta) on a tramp Monday, April i. Topic of the day; "Using Difficulty" (Read II Corinthians 12: 1-10) Key verse: "I take pleasure in weakness." . Meditation: "St. Paul saw in his affliction an opportunity for finding joy. Sorrow and joy are inseparable. Lack of diffi-1 culty is not as desirable as we sometimes thoughtlessly as sume. , There is a story of a comfort-loving man who died and was , borne to , the other world, where he awoke to find his every wish gratified. He had a mansion suited to his taste, an unlimited wardrobe, a laden table, and boundless en tertainment. There was .no ef fort, no struggle, no pain. He became bored beyond expression I and exclaimed to his private at tendant, I can t stand this ever lasting bliss. I want to want things I can't have. I want to go to hell. To which the at tendant with a shrug of his shoulders replied, 'And where do you think you are sir?' To throw hardships out of life is to throw out likewise its zest and relish." Prayer : "O Lord, help us to be master-builders with thyself. Let all the events of the day be come material for our valiant spirits.' Give us a robust faith that by thine aid we may con vert all things to good and make all things work together for good." The following pieces are fr0r the Odes of Horace and are done with a full appreciation of and all due respect to the genius of a mortal who, in truth. k;u - - 1 WUlil himself a monument more last ing than bronze. -. $ $ $ For Simplicity (Ode XXVIII, Book I) Say, lad, I hate this Persian pose, And linden garlands get my goat; LeVs wander out to pluck the rose That lingers yet on Summefs s throat. Come, let the myrtle yet be plain, For it befits , both you and me. Go fetch the wine while I remain To drink it 'neath this thick leaved tree. $ $ $ Coming of Age (Ode XXIII, Book I) You shun me, Chloe, as a faun That seeks its mother in the hills, Filled with a needless terror drawn From rustling bush and bub bling rills. For it shakes both in heart and knees To hear the crackling of a briar Or if a lizard chance to squeeze Beneath the brush in green attire. O, come, my purpose is not ill; I am no wild and savage thing Must you cling to your maim still? Come, come, cut loose your apron siring! $ $ $ Broken -Hearted (Ode XIII, Book I) When 'you, sweet Lydia, do praise The rosy neck and waxen arms Of Telephus, I spend my days In jealous passion for his charms. Wilson To Sail For Europe In Few Days Dr. Louis R. Wilson, Univer sity librarian, and Mrs. Wilson and other members of their fam ily have returned from St. Petersburg, Fla., where they have been spending the winter months. Dr. Wilson is on leave of ab sence and is to sail in about a week for Europe, to be away until next August. Dr. Wilson recently received the sole nomination for the vice presidency of " the American Library Association; in tjie work of which he has long been prom inent. , He is among those who nave been prominently suggest ed for the presidency of the University. Austria has no national lan guage, but speaks German and her entire population is Teu tonic. Union with Germany was steamer near Marseilles, France, i prevented only by the objections 1907. He has been respective- of the Allies1" rave about and lose my head And change my color, and a tear Rolls down my cheek by torment sped To be consumed in angry fear. I simply burn with rage when I But see him touch your shoulder blade, .. ? : And madness gleams within my eye . . When his lips on your Hps are laid. If you would only hear me through You would not flirt ivith him, my dear, Who dares profane the lips that you Acquired from Venus. . . . Won't you hear?. A happy lot shall be the fate Of those who make themselves so bound That quarrels can never separate Them tU the holy trunipets sound. $ $ $ AH of which just goes to show that Horace was a pretty hu man sort, after all. . . $ To Frank who is. You think my lines are writ for those Who fain would be amused and ' fed'' j Upon, a bit of verse or prosi That stands ft chance of bid!! read? 1 If vou hut l-npiii If iiombti Knew y bet you'd write .the samel sfrf' too! 1 1 1
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