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I RALEIGH vs CHARLOTTE BASKETBALL ! TONIGHT TIN CAN 8:00 ( s 'TV 1 ! f ! ROSE HILL vs BAKERSVILLE ! K1 r ! BASKETBALL " . ! TONIGHT -TIN CAN 9:00 OLUME XXXIX TORONTO COLLEGE PAPER ORDERED TO BE SUSPENDED publishing of Editorial on Athe ism Causes Furore on Cana dian Campus. The campus of the University of Toronto is in the throes of a unique verbal battle over an editorial on atheism which ap peared in the February twenty fourth issue of Varsity, the newspaper of that college. The paper was indefinitely suspend ed from publication by the stu dent administrative council im mediately following the issue containing the editorial. , The editorial claimed that the majority of students and grad utes, including many in theo logy, were practically atheists, that is if they held religious be liefs they did not apply them in their daily lives. It also claimed that much university teaching resulted in practical atheism. The next day the Toronto press misrepresented the editor ial as charging the majority of the students of being atheists and saying that atheism was being taught at the university. The Varsity attempted to quiet the furore that was aroused by the news article on the matter by claiming the misrepresenta tion and restated their position. However, the university board of governors, who are mostly business men, met and consid ered the charges as reported in the downtown press. The board renounced the suggestions - of atheism and instructed the uni versity ruling body to take dicci plinary measures against the Varsity. (Continued on next page) FCLURE SPEAKS BEF0REN.C. CLUB Head of Farmers' Federation Tells of Its Activities In State. Dr. J. G. K. McClure of Ashe tille spoke to the North Caro lina Club Monday evening at seven-thirty o'clock, explain ing the work of the Farmers' Federation of which he is presi dent, and whose .paper "Farm ers' Federation News," he edits. Dr. McClure was a Presby terian minister in Chicago and came to Asheville to regain his health. There he became inter ested in the economic problems that region, primarily trough the University news jetter and through the year woks published by the North Carolina Club showing tne eco nmic conditions of the moun kin farmers. Dr. McClure told his listeners at ten years ago the Federa- lun was started with a . few farmers at Fairview in Bun noe county. The thing the federation worked for was to the western North Caro lina farmers an outside market for their produce, iii the begin there was only one ware house af Fairview, but now then WW e are ficrhf in ho fmir pnim. tles centering around Bun combe. The Federation has at present more than 800 members and produced last year- over a Million dollars worth of farm oduce. The Federation is aged by the farmers them selves. pr. McClure next outlined the jerent projects which the deration has carried on and m continue in 1931. Randolph Churchill ..-..-.-...-. .:-:-:-'-"-..-.-. ..,.-..-.-,'.. .- r ',' ' :::::::::::::::; ;:.. -.-.-.-..-. .-.-.'.. j .......... .-.v j Jt - J Randolph Churchill, son of the famous English statesman, Win ston Churchill, will lecture Tues day in Memorial hall on "Can Youth Be Conservative." HAMER OUTLINES WORK OF Y.M.C.A. IN CHAPEL TALK Y President Gives Freshmen Reasons for Participating in Work of Organization. Speaking in chapel yesterday morning, Ed R. Hamer, presi dent of the Y.M.C.A., outlined the purposes of the Y and told of the benefits that a student might derive from participation 1 in the activities of the organiza tion. President Hamer urged stu dents to take an interest in cam pus activities and affairs of the whole state. The four main aims of the Y association are: to develop a spiritual fellowship among the students; to create and maintain throughout the University a better attitude to ward the finer things of life ; to promote clean morals; and to provide a. well rounded program for the campus. Quoting Dr. Harry W. Chase, president of the University from "1919-1930, Hamer said that it was a pleas ure to deal with the Y.M.C.A. and that it was generally con ceded that Carolina's association was one of the most effective in the country. In point of service the local Y is the third oldest in the United States, the first and second hav ing been established in 1858 at the Universities of Virginia and Michigan. The Carolina asso ciation has existed continuously since its establishment in 1860, except for a brief period follow ing the Civil War. The present building, he pointed out, was erected in 1904 and is entirely inadequate to the needs of Caro lina's student body. Some of the former presidents of the Carolina association are: Dr. Samuel Patterson; Dr. Howard Rondthaler, noted educator of Winston-Salem ; c 7 Francis F. Bradshaw, .dean of men at the University ; and President Gra ham. GRAHAM AND FAUST AT CONSOLIDATION MEETING President Julius Faust of North Carolina College for Wo men and President Frank Gra ham of the University attended the hearing in Raleigh Monday night on the question of con solidating the, University of North Carolina North Carolina College for .Women, and North Carolina State College. CHAPEL HILL, N. C WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1931 STATE'S OLDEST NEGRO RECALLS HARD TIMES WORSE THAN 1930 o Uncle March Taylor, Who Celebrated His 106th Birthday Last Sunday, Has Lived Through Four Wars and Vividly Describes The Horrors of the Struggle Between the North and South, f - - o - By Dick McGlohon Sunday, March 1, marked the passing of another year for Uncle March Taylor, North Carolina's oldest Negro citizen, who at the age of 106, still ac tive, takes as much interest in the people about him as the day when he turned from plow to pulpit. A birthday now means more f o Uncle March than even an all-day protracted meeting back in slavery times, for all of his friends, mostly white folks from the countryside and nearby towns; are expected to pay him a visit. ' . : The tumble-down, one-room log cabin, once as much a part of the rural landscape as the fields themselves, today kept neat and clean as a pin by his faith ful sixty-five year-old wife, will again echo with colorful tales of bygone days when a Southern gentleman took up arms in de fense of a cause they thought to be right. It was exactly eighty-five years ago that Uncle March, then a lad of twenty-one, first saw his native state prepare to fight a war. That was the Mexi can scrap of 1846. Since then he has lived through three other wars, one of which carried him to the firing lines where for four years he got his fill of suffering and bloodshed. -' - - - "Hard times was in dis coun try atter de Civil War, shore," declares Uncle March. "Folks nowadays makes me sick a-talk-in hard times ober nothin'. Dey hain't suffered yit. We couldn't hope ourselves den, but de folks now hain't got nobody to blame but demselves. When de fools had sompin' dey wouldn't keep hit f er a rainy day. Now dey's gittin' wet- an' dey hain't got nairy umbrella. Dat's right, shore. "Hard times done been heah an' now dey's a-wearin' out an' gittin' ready ter leave. You sees dem ever Sadday a-sittin' all long both sides ob de street at de same place de ole hosses an' de steers use ter stan' an' paw groun'. "All de money done gone up North f er dese heah ottimobiles an' dere hain't none ob hit come back. Dat's de trouble wid dis country, shore. An' now de folks is runnin' all roun' a-shout- in' starvation lak a pack ob younguns scared half ter deaf. Dey done spent all dey money an' now dey's a-cryin' 'cause dey hain't got nb mo' ter spen.' Dey ought ter knowd dey can't eat all de cake an' hab it too. "When de Angel Gabriel blows his horn f er de day ob Judgmint, I 'spects ter see de folks all a running out ter hop de ottimo biles an' busses. Dey'll want ter be de fust ter git up ter de Golden Gates so's ter git de fust good look at Ole Saint Peter, Dere's a fool born ever minit down here on dis old worl'. Dey does mo' devilish talkin' dan thinkin'. Dey don't know no thin' 'bout hard times." This is not the first depres sion that Uncle March has lived through. The one that occurr ed during President Cleveland's last administration, some thirty odd years ago, brought a great er scarcity of money and the best cotton then sold for four cents a pound. No other "money crops" were raised in this section at that time and Uncle March says that the people lived comfor tably in spite of the panic for they had their homes and made plenty to eat on the farms. The scene of wholesale plun der and devastation that greet ed Uncle March and his young master as they rode in silence down that lonesome road return ing from Lee's surrender at Ap pomattox Court House in the spring of- 1865 still remains a clear picture in the old darkey's memory, the unplowed fields; deserted farm houses those still standing, for many lay in ashes ; plug mules grazing ditch banks where once stout rail fences stood ; former slaves struggling lazily down, the nar row country" road, while tired women and children grubbed in dustriously in small garden spots. "Dat shore looked bad," says Uncle March, "but we got a eye! full when we got ter de big house. De smoke house an' de barns was all burnt up. De Yankees done stole all de meat an' corn. De 'lasses done all gone. Dey tuck all de hosses an' lef three no-count mules. Dey tore up de floor in de big house a-lookin' fer de money, but de Missus done got ahead ob dem an' buried all dat wid de silber down in de swamp. All de slaves done gone 'cept a few ob de ole ones. "Dat shore was a time on dis earth. Dat shore was a time. Me an' mah marster, we got busy an' raised us a late crap dat year. We didn't hab no money but we had some meat an' bread. We was glad ter git dat much, fer we liked . ter perished in de army, shore." Uncle March served four years with the Third" North Carolina Regiment, infantry, as manservant and personal aide to his young master, Sergeant Ma j or Kenchen R. Taylor. He did no actual fighting but saw every battle from behind the lines where he and the other slaves belonging to the officers looked after the ammunition and reloaded guns. He drilled regu larly with the regiment's com pany of colored manservants, cooked, mended uniforms, kept the camps in order, and helped bury the dead. He wore a Con federate uniform and marched with his company at the rear of the regiment. Like other soldiers Uncle March had his experiences and hairbreadth escapes, but through it all he stuck faithfully by his master's side, never fal tering. Of course, he ducked his head when the "minie balls" came whistling - over, but lie wants everybody to understand that March Taylor wasn't scared in the least. "Naw Suh, mah knees didn't shake. Dey hain't neber shaked. I knowed what I'd git ef dem legs started workin'. I seen too many ob dem poor fellows sot up by a pine tree an' shot by de shootin' squad." The pitiful screams of dying men set Uncle March ill at ease at first, but after the first few battles he found himself so har dened to the horrible sights that he didn't care much whether he lived or died. Hun dreds of other soldiers felt 4he same way. He has heard the (Continued on last page) Graham Memorial To Have Bowling Alleys It has been decided to use the ground floor of Graham Me morial as a recreation center, and among the things planned to be installed will be several bowling alleys. Bowling alleys have been pro hibited from Chapel Hill since 1789, and recently students have been going over to Durham and Raleigh for this sport. The group that will have charge of Graham Memorial will consist of representatives from the student body, the faculty, and the alumni. PHI BETA KAPPA ASSOCIATION FOR SOUTHPLANNED Voorhees Speaks at Raleigh Banquet and Begins Per manent Organization. At a dinner given in honor of Dr. Oscar M. Voorhees, of New York, at the Carolina Hotel in Raleigh Monday evening, steps were taken to organize an asso ciation of the Greek letter so ciety of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest society of its kind in this country. There Dr. Voorhees, the national secretary of the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, made the principal talk of the evening. Dr. Voorhees described how the first society of order was organized at William and Mary College, in Virginia, on Decem ber 5, 1776. The words of the original charter described it as an organization to promote a "happy spirit and resolution of attaining the important ends of the society." The chapter at William and Mary, lasted only four years, being discontinued on account of ' the Revolution, but before it was dissolved, it had granted rights to form branches as chapters were then called, at Yale and Harvard. The society has now grown until it compromises some . 114 chapters all over the country. Member ship in the chapter is limited to those who have graduated from institutions of college rank. The rule of the society is to grant membership only to those who have been leading scholars m their classes, or to outstanding celebration of the 150th anniver sarv of the founding of the chapter at Yale celebrated De cember 5th, when the noted pro f essor and writer, William Lyon Phelps read an original for the occasion that reflected much credit on its author. The 100th anniversary of the establishment of the chapter at Brown -Uni versity was celebrated last year also. Chief Justice Hughes, one of the most distinguished alum ni of the institution was the principal speaker of the occa sion. In addition to the 114 chap ters are some sixty associations, these, however, are not allowed, under the rules of the society, to grant charters. Representatives from fifteen chapters, scattered all the way from Maine to Kansas were present at the preliminary meet ing to form atf association in Raleierh Mondavniffht. A com mittee composed of Dr. Joseph L. Peacock, chairman, Mrs. J. Henry Highsmith, Dr. W. W. Way, and Dean B. F. Brown, of State College, was elected to bring about the permanent or- cranization of the - association here. NUMBER 121 CHURCHILL WILL LECTURE TUESDAY ON CONmVATISM Son of Winston Churchill Brought Here by Grant Made By Owen Hill Kenan. The directors of the student" entertainment committee have arranged to have as a speaker on the entertainment program this quarter Randolph Church ill, son of the famous English statesman, Winston Churchill. Mr. Churchill will lecture on "Can Youth be Conservative" in Memorial hall next Tuesday evening at eight-thirty o'clock. This lecture was made , pos sible by a grant from Owen Hill Kenan, who is acquainted with the young Englishman and feels sure he will " please his audience here. The entertain ment directors had planned to bring a sixth program to the students, and they are pleased to welcome Randolph Churchill to Chapel Hill. , Randolph Churchill has dis tinguished himself in England by his smashing attacks against the proposed Anglo-Egyptian treaty, and he is decidely a con servative. Although he is only nineteen years of age he has im pressed the English public greatly by his stirring opinions and the dashing manner with which he presents them to his audience. Coming from a long line of distinguished English states men, Randolph Churchill seems capable of upholding his family prestige and even of surpassing it. He clings firmly to the policies of the . Constitutional party in England, and there are many who predict that he possesses the force that will (Continued on last page) TAYLOR SOCIETY TO HEARSIMONDS General Manager of Simonds Company To Speak in Bing ham HaU Today. Giff ord K. Simonds, the gen eral manager of the Simonds Saw and Steel Company, will speak in' Bingham Hall this morning at twelve o'clock under the auspices of the Taylor Soc iety on the subject of "The Mod ern Trend of Industrial Archi tecture." , Simonds will use the "Sim onds Windowless Factory" as an example of the perfect factory from the standpoint of elimina tion of all changeable conditions. This factory -has perfect illumi nation at all times. The air, moreover, is washed, dried, heated or cooled to the correct temperature, and blown through the building at the rate of 500, 000 cubic feet every ten min utes. The walls have been planned to be acoustically per fect. Because the well-known effect of colors on human reactions and efficiency, the interior col oring of the building has been selected with the idea in view of obtaining the highest possible output from the workmen. The heating system is, of course, thermostatically controlled. The results of this experiment are claimed to. have increased the efficiency of production thirty-three per cent. In con nection with this subject Mr. Simonds is furnished with first hand information and will be willing to answer all technical questions. - - . . - II
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