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THE DAILY TAR HEEL Sunday, 3Iay 18, i9,of Page Two Ctje SDatip Car Ipeel Published daily during.the college year except Mondays and, except- Thanks giving, Christmas and Spring Holi days. , The official newspaper of the Publi cations Union ofthe 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 Building. basement of Alumni W. H. Yarborough, jR..LEditor "Jack Dungan:. ......Mgr. Editor Marion Alexander Bus. Mgr. Hal V. Worth ...Circulation Mgr. ASSOCIATE EDITORS B. C. Moore J. C. Williams K. C. Ramsay CITY EDITORS a. E. French E. C. Daniel, Jr J. M. Little Henry Wood Elbert Denning Sherman Shore W. A. Shulenberger J, G. Hamilton EDITORIAL BOARD J. Holmes Davis, Jr. Moore Bryson Joe Jones Frank J. Manheim E. F. Yarborough Henry Anderson SPORTS EDITOR Browning Roach ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITORS Jack Bessen Hugh Wilson ' V REPORTERS Jack Riley Charles Rose J. P. Tyson Harold Cone Howard M. Lee Willard Hayes Phil Liskin R. W. Poole Glenn V. Wilkins Sam Silverstein George Wilson Tommy Thomas Everard B. H. Whitton Dan Kelly Nathan Volkman William Roberts Craig Wall C. W. Allison , Alan Lowenstein Billy McKie Aaron Bloom C. A. Renn Dan McDuffie C. C Jackson Shemwell BUSINESS STAFF Ashley Seawell Tom Badger . COLLECTION MANAGERS J. C. Harris T. R. Karriker B. C. Prince, Jr. .Stuart Carr Donald Seawell T Sunday, May 18, 1930 A THOUGHT FOR TODAY I regret that I have to preach, but cannot practice thrift. Archbishop of Canterbury. Continuation of the , Present Rushing System Although the Interfraternity f'M-inrtil Vino AaniAari '"f rv pnnHnno - the same system of rushing as is in effect this year for the year 1930-1931, there has been com ment among some .fraternity men which is not favorable to the present rules. Chief objec tions seem to be tha't there should be a longer period of i rushing and that Hhe prelimi nary period of silence is too long. iviany iavor an open season riot lasting all the year during which freshmen may be formal- ijf pitugtu etc any . iiicoc objections came up at the time the present regulations were ? adopted," but they did not have the proper support to make them of much weight. And it seems that the present system still has the support of the majority -of .fraternity men, if the action of ! the new Council in Continu - ing! it for the coming year is any indication. , : this -svMptti - ii ran imnrovement over the old;? "The freshman has - Wl -v n. mrm a -m s- 1 u m ia rushing period, he is - given a chance to become somewhat adapted' to' his new environment before fraternities start using their hidi nrpssiirp mptbnds on : him, and ..he is not burdened by a prolonged period of rush . ing which would interfere with ... his other activities. Individual fratemitv - members likewise ; , have' more time for study and activities - than formerly. Fra ternities, however, benefit main ly under ' the new v system by having them by written invita tion on; the first two days, thus i. allowing each fraternity to en tertain- clesired: freshmen before ' hey are swamped with dates , .When these rules were first adopted' it was understood that they were to be experimental The rules have met with genera ATmrnval; wp think: nrt tlipv , ; , should be given another year's trial. Tt is "hrmprl "tatr fh mA-m- bers of the Council that the regulations will be fully observed by the individual fraternity man which is necessary to the effectiveness of the rules. B. M. Speaking Of Phi Beta Kappa A few nights ago thirty-nine students of the University were accorded what may well be clas sified as the highest honor that can come to any student during his college career membership in Phi Beta Kappa. Theirs is a distinction which will grow as the years pass by ; theirs is a self- satisfaction (the greatest good accruing from any honor) that will be, accelerated from year to year. The coveted "key of knowledge" is given only to those who have done very super ior work consistently for three years or more. It cannot be se cured by politics or any form of chance. Consistent, hard work coupled with superior na tive ability is the only formula that will result in membership in Phi Beta Kappa. Because Phi Beta Kappa is positive proof of stickability mingled with native ability, we congrat ulate the thirty-nine students who were inducted into those se lect ranks a few nights ago. There was a time in the his tory of the' University when not more than six or seven men were annually taken into PhL Beta Kappa. Although it is hardly fair to compare the Carolina of the present with the Carolina of many years ago, we wish to point out that the proportion of students making Phi Beta Kappa here has remained fairly con stant from the time of the es tablishment of the local chap ter. The writer is, as a matter of fact, of the opinion that Phi Beta Kappa here is a greater honor than it ever was. This contention is made in lieu of the fact that there arc more extra curricular organizations to at tract students than ever before. It is interesting to note that the men who rank highest in their candidacy for Phi Beta Kappa are well represented in. campus activities many of them hold ing offices, and a number being prominent in athletics. This be ing the case, we are forced to believe that the students who were initiated into the select order at the last initiation cere mony received an honor which is becoming greater all the while, because scholarship pursuits can no longer occupy the amount of the student's time that they once did. Our congratulations are sin cerely extended o our fellow students who have been recent- y awarded the most lasting, and .- i 1 ... in our opinion, the nignest dis tinction that can come to a Caro lina man. J. C. W. The Public School Teaching Situation We would no get very far by merely stating that there is an over-supply of public -school teachers in North ' Carolina at present, for even the undertak ing game is crowded. The crowded condition of the public school teaching professiofrin the state does, however", bear a defT inite relation to the University North Carolina, in the writ er's opinion. Being cognizant of the rela tively low wage paid teachers in the state, the School of Educa tion of the University. , a few years ago launched - the . policy of granting prospective teachers free tuition, upon condition that they teach in ,North Carolina for two years in the space! of the three years immediately, follow ing, graduation; This plan was an excellent one in' theory and has worked well since its inau guration. The fact of free. tu ition has, however, brought to pass one evil Too many stu dents enter the School of Edu I a: .it .a. r ; ' ca.uu.ii; me result is iuu many; public school teachers. Many: teach the required two years merely in order to prevent pay ing tuition charges, thereby get-: ting the jobs which would be given those really interested in the teaching profession. Abolition of free tuition in the School of Eduction would do nothing to remedy the situation, but wTould rather make matters manifestly worse. The estab lishment of: more loan funds to encourage students unable .to pay tuition to enter branches of the University offering courses in line with their professional desires alone would do the trick ; that is, reduce the number of non-professional public school teachers. J. C. W. Reciprocity Is What We Want Since the present is the best time to do anything, a reciproci ty system in connection with ad mittance to athletic activities among the Universities in the state would be apropos at this time. It would be expedient to establish such a system in the Universities and simultaneously be a method of creating good will among them as well as bringing them closer together. At the present time much hard feelings are created as a result of illicit entrance to the various games. This would of course not J happen with the above sys tem in practice. Such a system would tend to liven up the atmosphere, in crease attendance at games and unify .the Universities in the state furthering the success of the North Carolina Federation of Students ' which was estab lished here ' last Saturday, May 10. J. D. AN APPEAL FROM THE DEAF There is approximately one deaf inmate to each county home. Due to the fact that the state is financially unable . to provide a central home for the deaf, the deaf of the South have organized what is known as the Dixie Association of the South, with the aim of- foundiner a home for the aged and infirm j deaf. ! The home Fund Committee of the association has started its work, and will appreciate any and all contributions from . the people of each state. Contri butions should be sent to the State Chairman of the Home Fund committe who will pub lish in the state newspapers a list of the contributions, and will send the amount to Mr. Herbert R. Smoak,, of Union, S. C. The support of the people is necessary to the 1 success . of the association's plans. . During their years of activity these aged and deaf have con tributed much both physically and financially to their home folks, to charity, and to civic bodies, and it is an urgent desire of the Dixie Association of the Deaf that the work of the said committee be looked upon, not as charity, but as a just and de serving work. You may announce trt all contributions be sent through your paper to -Mrs.v. L. Ed mondson, 1107 Spruce: , Street, Durham, N. C, who , serves on the: Home Fund Committee as chairman in your state.:, " Anything you may - offer to make our activity more efficient will be greatly appreciated. Thanking you very ' much for your generous aid to the state chairman, P am, - Very truly yours, J. M. Robertson, Pres. Dixie Association of the Deaf . , Raleigh, N. C. i. T Readers' Opinions ill HS WrMii "Romeo and Juliet" Playmaker Production Forest Theatre, May 16 and 17. By A. H. There was a bit more rain than tears in the Forest Thea ter Friday evening, ' but not enough of the former to spoil Romeo and Juliet, and quite enough of the latter to seal the success of the Carolina Playmak ers' first essay in open-air-tragedy. It is true that a few drops threatened to cut off Juliet (and the show) soon after the nurse weaned her, and Rom eo haa" to rib!e to Mantua in a drizzle, andy Friar Laurence's reverend bald heS d felt a few sprinkles, and the lofty vault of the Capulets' tomb dripped a sweeter and more copious dew upon the lovely upturned face than a charnel house is apt to yield; but it did not really rain. The lightning-ugs winked an gry protests at the clouds, the whippoorwills pleaded for fair weather, and the noble white oaks and the sweet gums lifted imploring arms to the ' heavens and spread a gold-fretted roof above the spellbound audience. That is the mythology of the weather control. The technique of it was slightly different. Up in his tower at tlje top of the hill, Elmer Hall, who had put arrangement but that about the the gloss of perfection on every weather; telephoned (maybe radioed, for he had everything else electrical) the man at the rain valve, "For heaven's sake, shut off the juice; have a heart," and the show went on. - Yes, while the Rain Maker was sputtering his bluff, and while Elmer was doing his stuff, the show went on. For all your correspondent knows, the acting may not have been as deep as a well, but he knows it was not so wide of its mark as a church door; 'twas enough, and 't would serve for any right-hearted au dience in all these more or less United States. Romeo and Juliet is a youthful, play about youth ful passion and death, and a youthful cast carried it off with the ' elan of youth; The young performers brought its immortal poetry to the place and the time where it belongs-: out into the open air, under trees and stars (or clouds, if the weather says nay), on a spring night, when Carolina whippoorwills and thrushes tell Romeo and Juliet that 'tis neither the nightengale nor the lark. Never did 'Beauty and anguish walk hand in hand the downward slope to death' in a Dramatis personae nearer the heart of youth, and in scenes more like the morning of the world (clouds excepted). To comment upon individual actors is to be invidious.- The cast, was like those famous foot ball teams that have no stars but always win the game. Yet, since from such teams the sports reporters select gobs of star dust and make stars, your dra matic reporter supernumerary and extraordinary must make a stab, even if he justly suffers a broken head for his pains. The titular roles were played as they ought to be played. Yir tuoso stuff stales the spirit of poetic immaturity that breathes in Romeo and Juliet. And How ard Bailey and Lois Buell. either played to the fact or acted much as they would have acted in Verona or London .. three-hundred-odd years ago, had they been swirled rup , into .such & whirlwind of tragic passion. Per sonable enough for his role, gifted with & rich and flexible voice Mr. Bailey compassed the ranges of his scenes admirably ; to this reporter lie' seemed at his best in the auarrel scene with Tybalt, where his eyes real ly flashed and his face was con torted by the paroxysms of grief and angerT Miss Buell was what Juliet ought to be. . Her voice, soft and low (an admira ble thing in woman, and indis pensable in Juliet) K was at a dis tinct disadvantage in- the open air and wsa not always heard from the third row back, but was an admirable instrument for her delicately sensitive in terpretation of the lines. Ex pression, movement, and ges ture observed the shades and nuances feelingly and gracefully. She dropped ''Parting is such sweet sorrow" as it should have been dropped like a single woodland bouquet of orchids. ' As for Mercutio, he amply demonstrated the truth of a re mark by that Carolina professor of Shakespearean, drama who is fond of saying that Shakespeare had to kill off Mercutio to keep him from running away with the play. In years Professor. Koch is a little farther from his 'teens than the average member of the cast, but his too was the. spirit of youth that carried the play along in full spate. His Queen Mab speech , was a magnificent piece of fireworks, , - - -: : .. . Nothing of youth but love and sympathy is in the roles of Friar j Laurence and the Nurse, but that and all else that goes with these roles was captured by Pro fessor Mackie and Mrs. Gumble. The dramatic range of the lat ter, wider than the former but not so deep, was mastered everywhere;-; Mrs. Gumble was at her best where the Nurse is at her best- in the garden' scene where she "holds out" on Juliet, This reporter is sorry that the long speech describing the weaning of Juliet was cut; it went so swimmingly from "Come Lam- mas-eve" to "And she was wean'd" that he craved the rest, Peter (Joe Fox), the Nurse's servant, stumbled and fanned his way into notace at once, and held What he got. His anti masque to Romeo was exquisite. As for the others, the fiery Tybalt (Kent Creuser) scowled and fulminated up to the possi bilities of that strong role ; Ben volio (Harry Galland) and Paris (Eveland Davies) moved surely through their less rugged parts, exhibiting (for the minor roles) conciseness of . enunciation; Es calus (B. C. Wilson) ( was an in cisive and vigorous prince ; Mon tague (Horace Ward) and Cap ulet (Charles Elledge) were ex cellent vendetta chieftains, the Capulet showing to great advan tage by reason of ' his more im portant business, particularly in his handling of the marriage problem; Lady Capulet (Marga ret Vale) realized perfectly that quiet role; the Apothecary (Cut tis Muse) was as acabre as anything out of Dante or Chau cer; and the servants, Balthasar (Fred Cole), Sampson (Gordon Dike) , Abraham (Ernest Deans) and the Page to Paris (Robert Davis) ran their errands, fought, got in the ' way and ; out of the way as good Shakespearean ser vants should. Two words should be said for the music and the minuet. The University Orchestra, augment ed by members of the State Symphony Orchestraalione gave a treat worth goingWfto the damp woods - to hear. Their music, coming from the bushes and the honeysuckle hedge, was as fresh and sweet as the evening tir. Much of the minuet, stately and graceful as it was, was; lost to your correspondent, ' who was watching - a certain slender lit Continued on las f page) r en Bonus B7j H. J. Galland Old Jupe Pluvius was a be wildered man thi3 week-end. He didn't quite know which way to turm There were the farmers in eastern North Carolina dcim their best to make him welcome, and there was Elmer Hall in' Chapel Hill burning figurative incense to keep him away so that his handiwork, Romeo and Juliet in the Forest- theatre, wouldn't" be rained out and ruined. "7t"t t;.t;,7; ' Not knowing quite what to do, Jupe did a little of both. But Playmaker audiences are hardy by this time and he didn't ap preciably affect them. Nor could the wreek-end dances be '..stopped by his sporadic activity. Wet or slightly moist dances are no new thing in these parts. r . " t t f ;'. ' Soft words and gentle phrases, we find, go far toward getting the girl. During one of the re hearsals for the Forest theatre play, Romeo; decided to improve bri Willie Shakespeare with a little modern language. "Say,' said he, "that's a swell-looking bim. Hey, gal, howT. about a lit tle date? Old man CaDulet won't care if he doesn't know. How about it, kid?'" Juliet didn't register. From which may be deduced the fact 'that Willie knew his stuff with: the ladies after all, for Juliet came around nicely when addressed in his well-known language. ; .f';:t '.t We note that George Law rence has an actual bajance of $21.94 left cver:!from the Or angeCounty Relief Fund. If Mr. Lawrence will "drop a dime of that sum near us,'. we will tell him whether it has flopped to 'heads or tails by merely stepping on it after which we will ac cept with thanks' $21.84. "4. r t'Vf Warm weather and the only proper existence these days is that of a tile. in Sparrow's pool. A plea for the preservation of old Carolina songs in yesterday's. Daily Tar Heel. The compilers of the book, if it appears, are referred to a current classic hav ing to do with the Betas, and are advised that ' an excellent source for such material is the annual interfraternity council banquet. Lorado Taft and the Den ishawn Dancers wilf be here shortly. Both are worth while attractions. Which of the two will be better attended is an easy question. -Were Mr. Taft to appear in diaphanous robes and prance a step'" or two, and were the Denishawn girls to model in clay as they danced, the attendance might be more nearly equal for the two events. In fact, in the case of' .Mr. Taft, there would prpbably.be a record-breaking crowd. Cant someone do something about this we'd like to . see how it would work out. t JE. t There's nothing like a man waiting to grab, copy , from & typewriter to makeone .hurry and dash out utter nonsense. There is such ah insistent hur rier at our elbow now no, he's cut and around the corner, this colyum fluttering in the breeze as he carries it. Edward Anderson Alderman, now president of the University of Virginia, was : elected .'president'.- of the-; University in the 3; j spring of 1896
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