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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
Sunday, lUj j. lv
CAROLINA PROFESSORS ENGAGE .
IN EXTRA-CURRICULAR PURSUITS
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Nearly One-Half Engaged In Some Activity Outside of Teaching;
Literary Pursuits Head the List of Extra-CurricuIar
Activities; Reveal Why They Work Overtime.
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(By John Mebane)
Nearly half the faculty of the
University of ;North Carolina en
gage in some activity outside of
teaching, rsome of them write
books, ottiers'eonduct newspaper
columns, still others devote their
time to extensive research work.
At the present time literary
pursuits head the list of extra
curricular activities to which
many professorial gentlemen are
wont to devote their spare
hours.
For divers reasons the profes
sors turn their attention to these
activities outside of the class
room. Addison Hibbard, dean
of the college of liberal arts, who
dubbed these savants engrossed
both in teaching and literary ac
tivities "truant professors," up
on being questioned why he
wrote, replied that there were
three main reasons, the first and
most important being that he
was in sympathy with southern
literature. He declared that he
wished to accept the challenge
flaunted in the face of the south
when H. L. Mencken entitled it
the "Sahara of the Bozart."
'Then, again," he stated, "most
of my writing grows out of my
classroom work in American lit
erature. And, my last reason is
that I write to earn money." Mr.
Hibbard has recently edited
"The Lyric South," an anthology
of verse by southern poets. He
nas also written stuaies m
Southern Literature," and he
was formerly editor of "The Lit
erary Lantern." Mr. Hibbard's
latest work is "The Book of
Poe." The dean has discovered
an adequate escape from the ap
pellation of "truant professor
his writing is done during va
cations. What Jones Says
Howard Mumf ord Jones who,
in addition to being a professor
in the department of English, is
a literary critic, an author, a
poet and a playwright, upon be
ing questioned as to why he
writes, declared that he enjoys
it, that he believes it the duty
of a man who has acquired
knowledge to share it with oth
ers. "Then, too," said Mr. Jones,
"you know one derives money
from literature occupations.
Mr. Jones has recently published
"America and French Culture,"
a book lauded by the critics; and
he has since collaborated with
Philip Allen in writing "The Ro
also published "The Conquest of
the ' Old r" Southwest," "Mark
Twain" and -"Table Talk of
George Bernard Shaw." ' One of
his outstanding 'scientific works
is "Relativity, a " Romance of
Science."' - - . -
John M. : Booker, also a pro
fessor in the department of
English, who has written for
many of the outstanding publi
cations, states that he writes
only spasmodically and then on
ly because of his interest in a
particular subject. Teaching,
he maintains, interferes with
the author. Mr. Booker has
compiled "A Middle English
Bibliography" arid has . contri
buted to1 numerous magazines
and newspapers.
Collier Cobb's Views
Collier, Cobb, head of the geol
ogy department and world-re
nowned geologist,, states that his
writings cannot be considered
outside, literary activities as
they relate ' to, geography and
are the outgrowth ot held or
laboratory investigation. Among
his. best known publications are
Work" and "Some Human Habi
tations'both printed in the
"National;;. Geographic Maga
zine"; "Early English Survivals
on Hatteras Island,", reviewed
at length in the "Geographic
Journal" of the Royal Geograph
ic Society and' already reprinted
seven times ; "Lands and Dunes
of Sacoriy"; arid recently a pa
per, on the "Loess of the Yellow
River Valley" that has already
been taken into the new geog
raphies such as Tarr arid Von
Engeln.' Dr. Cobb states that
his IdDetrbltmg has to do di
rectly with his teaching and is
not for use in literary work.
Paul Green is probably more
widely-known as a playwright
than as a professor of philos
ophyJ Mr. Green has written
plays which have been produced
in London and at the Province
town Theatre in New York City.
He received in 1227 the Pulitzer
Prize for his play, "In Abra
ham's Bos'oiri.".' He has also
written'The Field God," "Lone
some Road," 'Tne Lord's Will,"
"Wide Fields," and many other
playsi Mr. Green has also writ
ten for many magazines and has
a wide literary reputation.
Keeps Wolf from Door
Edgar Knight of the school of
education and a recognized au-
Four Literary Men
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Pictured above are left to right top : Dr. Archibald Henderson
and Collier Cobb. Bottom: Dr. Howard W. Odum and Dr Edgar
W. Knight, four prof essors,. representative of the Carolina literary
group,
A recent canvass of the f aeultjr tends to prove that professors
engage in many activities outside of the regular class work. The
greater part of their work is editorial ,and creative writings
manesque Lyric." Some years) thority on the subject which he
ago he wrote his first book of
verse, "Gargoyles," and he has
also written and published a
number of plays. In addition to
contributing to many of the
prominent magazines in the
country, he edits 'The Literary
Lantern," a weekly book review
column appearing in southern
papers.
Why Henderson Writes
' Archibald Henderson, inter
nationally-known dramatic critic
and biographer of George Ber
nard Shaw, first tackled writing
when he found that it was an
economic necessity ana so se-'
cured a firm foothold in the
world of literature. Dr. Hen
derson says that his preliminary
work got him interested and
that he soon found himself con
stantly engaged in writing. "I
continue to write," said Dr.
Henderson, "because I find my
self asked to do so by the vari
ous publications to which I have
contributed." This scientist and
man of letters, in addition to
contributing to magazines the
world over, is the biographer of
George Bernard Shaw and has
written such books on the drama
as "Changing Drama" and "Eu
ropean Dramatists" and he has
teaches, writes first to help
make a living, Dr. Knight says
that he cannot support a prof es
sorship and a. family in respec
tability without doing outside
work. "My second reason," he
declared, "is that I enjoy doing
literary work especially if it is
published. And my third reason
is that writing is good disci
pline. It makes for accuracy
and carefulness. My books on
educational history were writ
ten because there appeared to
me to be a need for such work."
Among . Dr. Knight's books on
education are: "Public School
Education in the South," and
"Notes on Education." Others
of his works are "Among the
Danes," "The Making of Citi
zens," (done in collaboration
with J. G. deR. Hamilton) , and
"Our State Government." Mr.
Knight also contributes to such
magazines as "Current History,"
"Sewanee Review," "Atlantic
Quarterly," and Outlook."
Norman Foerster's Views
. Norman Foerster of the Eng
lish and Comparative Literature
departments is recognizea as a
critic of eminence throughout
the country. ' Mr. Foerster has
written a number of books and
articles dealing with literary
criticism. He has contributed
to the 'Dial,' "The Nation,"
"North American Review,"
"New Republic," and a number
of scholarly publications. ;Mr.
Foerster declares that he is in
terested in problems connected
with the subject and teaching of
literary criticism. "Both teach
ing and writing," he said, "have
a common ancestor. Being in
terested in literature critically,
I endeavor to be at once schol
arly and critical." His subjects,
he stated, were in part suggest
ed by his teaching. "My text
books in college English have
definitely grown out of my
teaching."" ..
Afraid of Going Native
0. J. Coffin, head of the de
partment of journalism at the
University and former editor of
the Raleigh Times, is the con
ductor of "Shucks and Nubbins,"
a tri- weekly column appearing
in the Greensboro Daily News.
Mr. Coffin swears that he writes
his column because the Daily
News is willing to pay for it, to
keep from "going native," and
because some of his home-folks
seem to like it. He also states
that through this means he has
been able to pay the last install
ment on his 1927 model Chevro
let. Mr. Coffin has also pub
lished a book of verse, "State
House Anthology," at his own
expense ($50).
Numerous Other Writers
There are numerous other
writers in the various fields of
literature at the University. J.
G. deR. Hamilton of the history
department has published a
number of books dealing with
government and history. M. C.
S. Noble, dean of the school of
education, is preparing a book
for the press. Howard W. Odum,
head of the school of public wel
fare, has published a number of
articles concerned with the study
of the negro, and his book,
"Rainbow Round My Shoulder,"
has already received wide praise.
G. C. Taylor has published many
articles in such magazines as
"Studies in Philology."
There is practically no field in
writing which has been left un
touched by professors hi the
University faculty. The list of
authors and their works might
be extended for many pages
without telling the complete
story. This article suffices on
ly to point out a few examples.
Playmaker's Practical
Joke Falls Through
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usually small crowd.
At practically every place
Professor Heffner was told that
this was the best showing that
the Playmakers had ever given.
Professor Elba Henninsrton.
head of the department of dra
matics at Greensboro CoIIesre.
stated that this was the best bill
of plays that she had ever seen
the Playmakers produce.
The various news reviews
were extremely flattering in
their praise of the productions.
Nearly all said that this was the
best that they had ever seen the
Playmakers do. '
Greensboro was especially im
pressed vith "The No 'Count
Boy," which, according to the
Daily News, was "outstanding."
Many places were very much
pleased with "Black Water,"
while the sure fire play was Ger
trude Wilson Coffin's "Mag
nolia's Man." The Gastonia Ga
zette says that that play was the
choice of the bill and that Mrs.
Coffin's acting was especially
commendable.
They were given banquets by
the Gastonia high school, the
Rock Hill alumnae, and Greens
boro College.
They had only one mishap on
the trip, which - was a puncture.
At every place that they ap
peared they were asked to re
turn next year and in a number
of places the contracts have al
ready been agreed upon.
This is the first time in the
history of the Playmakers that
Professor Koch has missed
tour. He stayed in order that
the rehearsals of Romeo and
Juliet, in which he takes a prozri
inerit part, might go on smooth
iy.
Checks amounting to fifteen
hundred dollars haver been' reV
ceived by the executive board
of the Mary Bayley Pratt Li
brary for children here from
William Bayley, of Springfield",
Ohio. Mr. Bayley is a brother
of the late Mrs. Joseph Hyde
Pratt, of Chapel Hill, in whose
memory the children's library is
named.
The checks represent gifts
from Mr. Bayley and his father
and Mrs. Bayley. In his letter
he' speaks of his affection for
Chapel Hill, and of his appre
ciation of the desire here to
create a permanent memorial to
Mrs. Pratt. During a visit to
Chapel Hill not long ago he saw
something of the work of the li
brary, and became convinced
that it is already playing an
important part in the life of the
village.
Mr. Bayley made no sugges
tions as to the use of his gener
ous gift, but left its disposal en
tirely to the judgment of the di
rectors. The executive board,
composed of Mrs. R. H. Wet
t ach, chairman; Mrs. D. D. Car
roll, Mrs. W. E. Caldwell, Miss
Nora Beust, Mrs. N. B. Adams,
Miss Evans, C. S. Shields, A. S.
Lawrence, and Frank Graham,
met on Monday night. They de
cided to set aside the fifteen
hundred dollars as a nucleus for
an endowment fund, which it is
hoped will grow. The interest
will be devoted to repairs and
replacements. The need for such
a permanent fund is evident; it
guarantees as nothing else can
the continued existence of the
library. Mr. Bayleys gift is
very genuinely a gift to the
whole village, since it is a means
of enriching the lives of its
children.
Twa other gifts from per
sonal friends of Mrs. Pratt have
been received recently. Frank
Compton, of Chicago, publisher
of Compton's Pictured Encyclo
pedia, has donated a set of his
books, one of the best known
juvenile encyclopedias. William
Armstrong, of Buffalo, sent two
boxes of books which tiad form
ed the childhood library of his
daughters.
The library room in the north
east corner of the school build
ing is a pleasant place, with its
new draperies and glass balls
trailing ivy in each window. Re
cent acquisitions are a screen
which will alsc serve as a bulle
tin board, and a filing case for
a collection of pictures. The cir
culation increased from 877
volumes in October to over fif
teen hundred in February.
of this increase is due to th
teresting accession of books
ti on. The children enjoy
pretty room, and though
call it "the little library," jn;
ivans records show that
high, school boys and girls nSe u
quite as much as the yonm
children
The library will be kept opeu
in its present quarters all sins,
mer The hours and days c
opening will be announced later
The story hour, which was so
successful last summer, will also
be continued.
Newspaper Man Has
Faculty Interview
Allen Raymond, staff repre
sentative of the New York Herald-Tribune,
"was in Chapel Hill
yesterday interviewing members
of the University faculty ii re
gard to the textile situation in
the south..
He was representing the
League of the New England
States, an organization studying
the industrial problem in the
New England States. He is
traveling over the southern
states to see if such a league is
possible in the south, and to de
termine what should be its plans
and policies.
He came: south as a result of
Governor Gardner's proposed
organization. He leaves for Ral
eigh today to discuss plana with
Governor Gardner. From there
he goes to Harts ville, S. C,
where he will see Dr. E. E.
Coker, a member of the Nation
al Agricultural Commission tc
Europe in 1918, secretary of the
South Carolina Land Settlement
Commission, and prominently
connected with the University of
South Carolina and Coker College.
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