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Sunday, January 25, 1931
Athletics
And Politics " v "
Results of the survey conduct
ed by the Richmond News Lead
er of tlie role playeci by politics
in the selection of athletic cap
tains in Southern educational
institutions show that political
influence is seldom felt and that
in relatively very few schools is
this influence a serious problem.
After all, these findings are not
revelations, for,, judged in the
light of our own situation and
experience, they are merely what
we expected. V
Here on our campus as far
as we are able to ascertain we
are not confronted, to any con
siderable extent, by the problem
of control of athletic honors by
campus political machines. The
tJniversity has been fortunate
in the past in that it has had so
little trouble with politics in
athletics.
We must be proud that the
University was not named
among those institutions in
which drastic reform is needed.
B. M. ,
Not in
Order
Several days ago newspapers
all over the country carried front
page headlines stating that
Wickersham's committee had re
ported to Congress in favor of
the Eighteenth Amendment. It
was, of course, big news, and the
papers wrote it up as such. The
people also read the article with
great interests But with how
much more delight, rather than
mere interest, would this stoiy
have been read had it said:
"Congress passes bill in aid of
famine sufferers" a thing
which is absolutely necessary at
the present time.
While the., congressmen were
discussing the over-discussed
question of prohibition, huriger-
stricken persons in Oklahoma
were raiding a grocery store in
search of food; The New Eng
land . bread lines were steadily
increasing; the State 6f Arkan-
sas was (and still is) suffering
from lack of food as never be
fore in its history. Yet these
great statesmen, elected by1 some
of the people who were prob
ably at that very time dying of
hunger, were receiving money to
talk of such a question at such
a critical time.
The senators, having passed
a bill appropriating $25,000,000
to the Red Cross, were going on
about their business with clear
consciences. By passing this bill,
which it is said will be vetoed by
President Hoover, the Senate un
consciously cut down the con
tributions of the public to the
Red Cross. The bill, of course,
has not yet passed, but until it
is killed, or, if it goes into ef
fect, until it is repealed, the
people, when asked to contribute
to the Red Cross famine fund,
will refuse saying that the senate
has already given a big part of
their money. Why should they
be made to give twice?
Instead of helping the cause
the senate has, on the other
hand, cut down the funds which
would have been gladly contri
buted. Yet they, . Having ap
parently unknowingly done more
harm than good, sit back and
discuss the Eighteenth Amend
ment. C. G. R.
A
Challenge!
A professor some time . ago
said that one of Carolina's great
est curses was the number of
unnecessary and uncalled for
organizations on "the campus. In
deed it might be said that any
organization is to a certain ex
tent either a blessing or a curse.
There are over four hundred or
ganizations of various types on
the campus, but as to what use
ful f unctions each of them per
forms even their members would
be at a loss to state. Students
seem to have the idea that if
they do not affiliate themselves
with a number of organizations
(whether detrimental or bene
ficial) their college career is a
failure. It is no disgrace not to
belong to an organization. On
the contrary it is a disgrace to
belong to some of them.
. However, after a student has
joined an organization it is his
duty to aid in carrying out its
purpose, of course, assuming it
has a purpose, and presumably
every one( of any consequence
has. If he discovers that the
organization has no useful func
tion and has no constructive
aims, then it is his duty himself
to waste none of his time with
such an aimless .body. And by
so doing he will perform a valu
able service to the campus and
future students by aiding in the
discontinuance of another of
those "orders" which had no
reason for beginning and has
less reason for continuing.
But if the student should be
so fortunate as to find himself
a member of one of those few
organizations which is striving
to obtain a goal and which has a
reason for being, then if he
doesn't take an active interest in
its work, he ought to be kicked
out in order to make room for
those endowed with more energy
and judgment. J. C. S.
With
Contemporaries
Honor Among
Thieves ,
Coming almost on the heels
of President Coffman's decision
to appoint a committee of five
to discover methods of prevent
ing the theft of final examina
tions before the examinations
are held, is the news of numer
ous students at the University
who were suspended for cheat
ing in the fall quarter final ex
aminations. The students have
been reinstated with a grade of
failure in the affected courses,
THE DAILY
but, since the courses in ques
tion were required in the stu
dents' major sequences, their
graduation will be delayed for
the space of a year.
Precisely what is to be gained
from trickery and deceit in the
business of widening and en
riching an individual's knowl
edge? No harm was done the
University in the case of these
students, for the University's
chief concern is not to forestall
land to prosecute knavery in its
classrooms, but to provide these
classrooms, and man them with
able and capable instructors.
This done, it is clear that the
University's mission has been
fulfilled.
WTiat gain might have come
to these students, had their de
ception escaped detection? They
would have been no richer in
learning, for they attempted to
circumvent the labors of study
by their preconcerted action.
They would have added nothing
, to their name, but they have suf
fered grievously in the safe
guarding of their honor. Their
action, if successful, would have
made them nothing more than
i intellectual poseurs.. The mas
tery of a craft or profession does
not necessarily accompany a
certificate of graduation.
In fine, these students, as in
the case of those who stole the
examination papers in sociology,
gained nothing and lost nearly
everything. It is one thing to
complete a course with a satis
factory grade which has been
awarded as the recompense for
study and mastery of the course.
It is something else again to
complete a course with a satis
factory grade which has been
gained only through chicanery
and fraud. One represents a dis
tinct achievement, even though
the import of that achievement
be small. The other is nothing
more", than an empty 1 shell; a
false front. , ; ,
The existence of fraud in ex
aminations at a modern Univer
sity .is . deplorable, enough, but
the folly and the futility of that
fraud is worse. Even a highway
man, if successful, gains a tan
gible thing. . But he who cheats
in examinations gains nothing
whatever. Where is the profit?
The .Minnesota Daily.
Activity
Efficiency
On the University of Washing
ton campus, a group of student
efficiency experts have devised
a revolutionary plan for the
handling of student activities.
It seems that the modern trend
which demands the right man
for the right job has impressed
these students with the idea that
a college campus should be run
on the scale of a big business.
In short, they want to have a
! centralized bureau that will han
j die all appointments to various
staffs and committees.
Their motive is to see that no
basketball managers turn out" to
be journalists, and that no
writing talent is lost in the mud
of some sub-football manager's
job. It sounds good. It has all
the ear-marks of a very efficient
system, but like a lot of theore
tical things, it only looks good
on paper.
In the first place, how "is an
ambitious freshman to know
whether he is a star reporter in
disguise, or a dominating politi
cal boss not yet developed when
he first comes to college? It is
recognized that if a person is to
rise to any great prominence in
an activity, he must start in on
that work as a freshman or at
least the, early part of his sopho
more year.
And'. then there is a lot of
human nature that must be con
tended with, including the de
sire of fraternities to perpetuate
their control of certain campus
jobs and positions.
The University of Washington,
Daily admits that the idea is a
good one, but , that it might be a
very bad one if politics become
TAH HEEL.
an essential part of it. We are
waiting, as the Washington
Daily is to sea just what will
happen to this efficiency scheme.
If it works, we'll change our
minds about efficiency as a cam
pus institution. Oregon State
Barometer.
AT THE CAROLINA
The theatrical bill for this ;
week starts off witlr "Sunny,"
Marilyn Miller's second screen
production since the musical
comedy star deserted the stage
for Hollywood." She earned a
reputation for herself in "Sal
ly," the first effort, which as
sured her of a long term con
tract. The star's . dancing in
the. , latter picture attracted .
great attention, and her dancing
in this latest picture is one of its
many features, for she does .not
only dancing with' her partner
but also a number of solos. Law
rence Gray plays oppositeMary
lin Miller, and O. P. Heggie and
Barbara Bedford are also 'iri the
cast.
. John Barrymore in "Moby
Dick," the talkie revival of the
old silent version of Herman1
Melville's book then called "The
Sea Beast," comes to the theatre
Tuesday. This book should
need no introduction to a college
audience, since it is one of the
classics of American literature.
At the same time John Barry
more needs r no introduction
either to screen or stage audi
ences for the famous star was
on Broadway and in touring
companies for, years before he
went over to Hollywood. "Moby
Dick" contains many realistic
shots, among which might be
irientibned the chase and con
flict with the great white whale,
and later the crude amputation
of Ahab's (Barrymore) leg
which' the whale has mutilated.
There is a big cast ' including
Joan Bennett, Lloyd Hughes, and
Walter Long. !
Tuesday
JOHN BARRYMORE
in
it
Moby Dick"
. Wednesday
BETTY COMPSON
in
'Boudoir Diplomat'
III!
Thursday
JACK OAKIE
m
"Gang Buster"
Friday
CONRAD NAGEL
m
Free Love"
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Saturday
JOE E. BROWN
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"Top Speed"
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Wednesday sees another of the
sophisticated comedies of mod
ern life that have been so popu
lar since the advent of the tal
kies. This one is "The Boudoir
Diplomat," starring Betty Comp- j
son. Other comely stars in the,
feature are Mary Duncan and j
Jeanette Loff.
Jack OaMe, who has played j
opposite so many different hero
ines in the number of pictures
made to his credit since he
reached the heights of a star,
now comes in his latest release,
"The Gang Buster," with an
other new lady (for him) to play
opposite Jean Arthur. In this
production the "big chin5 and
grin boy," as he has been called,
"takes a crack" at American;
racketeering.
"Free Love," the feature Fri
day, brings back to screen au
diences the well-known work of
Conrad Nagel and introduces
for the second time a petite and
charming new star, Genevieve
Tobiii, as the heroine. ; This lady
is one of the distinctive new
comers to the films and even cri
tical Hollywood has been quick
to applaud her talent and to pre
dict a brilliant future for her.
The week closes with, the
showing Saturday of "Top
Speed," in which Joe E. Brown
and Bernice Claire head the
cast. This is another one of
those active, fast-moving come
dies which have taught toovie
audiences to appreciate and look
forward to the comedy antics of
Joe Brown. !
Coming at the close of the last
Saturday night show, and start
Authorized Agents for
Victor Columbia Brunswick Records
A SAFE PLACE TO BUY A RADIO
University Book arid Stationery Store
The Student Stationery Store
NEXT TO SUTTON'S DRUG STORE
Brighter, Better, More
Radiantly Beautiful
Than Ever Before
See her dance! Hear her sing!
See her ride round the sawdust
ring! See her in rags! See her
in styles! See her in tears ! See .
her in smiles! See her in the
most wonderful romance the
; screen has ever shown.
MARILYN MILLER
in
SUNNY
e . . with' . . : .
LAWRENCE GRAY CLYDE COOK
OTHER ATTRACTIONS
Tiffany Monkeys in "The Little Divorcee
. Paramount Sound News
One of the
.Theatres
N-S
COMING
George Arliss in "OM English" :
Sunday, January 23. ij
ing at 10:45 will come tL
fourth of the pictures bros-Su
here in connection with
modern language series. jy
one will be "The Sea God," & pj?
ture laid in the south seas. rwj
feature will be in Spanish
contains an all-Spanish cast.
With The Churches
Methodist Church
9:45 a. m. Sunday Schoc'
Student classes.
11:00 a. m. "The Old Tin
Religion." Sermon by Mr. Roj.
zelle.
6:45 p. m. Student Fellow
ship Hour.. Topic, "Religion &j
a Challenge."
7:30 p. m, "The Man im
Missouri.' Sermon by Mr. R02.
zelle.
Lutheran
5 :00 p m, Rev. Paul C. Sig
mon of Durham will conduct
services for the Lutheran stu
dents in Gerrard hall.
' The Chapel of the Cross
8:00 a. m. Holy Communion
11 :00 a. m-Service asSl Ser.
mon. :
7:00 p. m.-r Y. P. S. L.
8:00 p. . m. Special, Musical
Service under the direction of
N. O. Kennedy.
4:30 to 6 :00 p. m. Tea in the
parish house.
Monday, 7:30 p. m. Lecture
oh the source of the Gospels.
Catholic
8:30 a: m. Mass conducted
by Father Manly in Gerrard
hall.
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Sat. 11:00 P. M.
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