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Ci)e 0atlp Sat eei Published daily during the college year except Mondays and exeept Thanksgiving, Christmas and Spring Holidays.- Entered as Sec ond Class matter at the post office at Chapel Hill, N.-C, under Act of March 3, 1879. The official newspaper of the Publi cations Union of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Subscription price, $4.00 for the college year. Offices on the second floor of Graham Memorial. Jack Dungan . ..Editor Ed French..... ...Mng. Ed. John Manning Bus.- Mgr. Tuesday, September 29, 1931 And On The Seventh Day Having reached that ripe aca demic age of the senior year and being still a non-fraternity man, there are those who may say with perfect impunity that we are incapable of interpreting or being sympathetic toward the needs, aspirations, or social customs of these Greeks of our modern social order. ! . Visited upon us we. now have the annual parade of fraternity pageantry of our local fraterni ties the long distanced initia tion of three worthy groups : the Missing Links, the Prayers, and the Cuckoos. Attendance upon these festivities is that phenomena known as college rushing. Day and nigh 'anxious first-year men speed fajfe grot tos of the Greeks eager fraternity men vuhi madly about the campus in search of good timber to build bigger and bet ter fraternities. This goes on for seven magical days each week until tired freshmen and equally bored upper-classmen break under the strain and de clare what is known as a period of silence. But too late. Five hundred freshmen are visited with permanent indigestion from meals lost in order to meet dates on time, and hundreds of upper- classmen have to retire from their academic pursuits to re cover from backslapping. Now the thought has occurred to us that since the good Lord has in his One and True Word . i i- ... -li ,4-i. day all living creatures" shall have rest, and there being some little ecclesiastical discord as to which is the seventh day, that either Saturday or Sunday be named from now on as a sepa rate period of silence during which day much needed rest and the weekly study period may be observed. As a perfectly serious contri bution, The Daily Tar Heel, then, presents the idea that fra ternity rushing be confined to six days weekly. In The Name Of Baal When the aristocracy of France was stripped bare of its last vestige of wealth and pres tige they were, of course, re duced to almost complete pov erty. Yet the pauper nobles al most -invariably clung to some last symbol of their former lux ury even at the expense of what might have been ordinary se curity. It is a curious phenome non that many Americans both young and old when being pressed by the difficulties of the times still cling feverishly to certain little luxuries taken for granted a year or two ago but now necessitating a sacrifice in the so-called basic needs of life. The college man sacrifices breakfasts for a quarter in or der to entertain a friend prop erly for some one week-end. Another one foregoes some other obvious necessity in order to in dulge in the pleasure of some trifling excitement, toothpaste for a picture, for example. Milk is given up so that cigarettes may - be inhaled; The thing oc curs every day in -the -week on a campus of this sort. If this could indicate .any thing, it indicates the grand de parture of the college man from the mere needs of animal exist ence. The slave of the '50's, the serf of Czarist Russia, even the scheduled factory hand of any of America's larger cities is de cently satisfied with a full stom ach and a bed. (There are doz ens of exceptions to this gen eralization.) Not so with the college man; the mundane neces sities of existence slip into sec ond place and he seeks anxious ly after the great god of pleas ure, and occasionally the spirit of culture. Noble sign this is of the progress of our Ameri can youth away from the limi tations of the prosaic and physi cal toward the finer goals of civilization. This may all be so but it is this same noble prog ress away from the prosaic and physical, as it were, that has led the world into its present maelstrom of groteque incon gruities and intricacies. The world needs simplification and homely standards. It needs to eat three meals a day and drink its pint of milk. Luxuries have unbalanced it and now it is troubled with social indigestion. R.W.B. An All Pervading Gloom . While the delightful winds of a long awaited autumn carry with them to Chapel Hill a happy briskness and enjoyable change from hot weather, . they continue to blow through an ever depressing scene the. world over. The newspapers of any morning are full of articles: written in a sad and minor key ; things are .steeped in gloom; politics have reached a new low ; economics, which Carlyle termed the "dismal science" are in the state where most people feel that Carlyle was but half right, dismal indeed, but no science; social problems are more com plex, more immersed in sordid ness and morbidity, and f arther away than ever from solution; "peace on earth, good-will to man" has never sounded quite so empty; and idealists have never been so tempted to file their ideals away, and slink off in some corner to brood cyni cally over the hopeless lot of man. But what does all this mean to Chapel Hill? It cannot be true, yet it seems as if a special dispensation had been granted to University students. The same charming ; life continues, with a sincere, and unstudied; disinterest of exquisite propor tions in the gloomy world from which by all accounts, except ing those of Mr. Brisbane, is very dreary. There must be some kind of a moral to be drawn from this, yet just what it be is hard to discover. What's playing at the Carolina? F.J.M. Roosevelt And Debt Moratorium The question of Hoover's debt moratorium has not been heretofore approached from Roosevelt's side. Numerous editorials have appeared in every daily paper, enumerating the advantages it will have for Hoover, and also the aid "which it will bring to the present un employment. As to just how this debt pay ment delay will affect Roosevelt, if nominated, is more serious than seems to have 'been realized. There is no question of the fact that Hoover's pro posal will be of untold value to the German Republic and others in helping them recover. And it is also certain that it will bene fit conditions on the entire Con tinent. However, it brings into the Republican platform,: an in ternational issue, which will deal a death blow to Governor Roose velt, The governor, having never before taken part in for eign affairs, will be at a . loss competing with Hoover on such grounds. On the power and THE DAILY tariff questions Roosevelt will be thoroughly capable of meeting Hoover. And when the busi ness depression comes up as political talk, Roosevelt will be considerably in- the lead. But on the national issue, he will be the loser. Were either Young or Baker nominated by the Democrats, Hoover would have keen com petition on foreign affairs. Both of these Democratic possibilities have taken "no small part in in ternational affairs, the former being the author of the famous Young plan, and the latter a member of Wilson's cabinet dur ing the World War. Roosevelt stands a good chance of being elected, pro vided the business depression continues until the summer of 1932., Those who . are seriously considering the New York gov7 ernor as presidential timber, ought not count too lightly on this weak spot in their prospect. It may mean his defeat, if nom inated. C.G.R. ACTIVITIES DAY INAUGURATED BY ASSEMBLY TALKS (Continued from first page) two dollars a quarter. Speaking third, Jack Dungan, editor of the Daily Tar Heel, iterated the fact that the edi torial and business staffs of the publications spend 23,760 hours preparing the paper a year, that from sixty to ninety men are regularly, employed yearly, that from six thousand to eight thousand news stories are pub lished every quarter, thus mak ing the Daily Tar Heel the larg est student activity on the cam pus. V Freedom of Ideas Tribute was paid to the toler-! ant attitude exhibited by the faculty in regard to the freedom permitted the, Daily Tar Heel editors in the expression of their ideas. The editor emphatically expressed the idea that the pa per was for the entire student union, rather than belonging to the militant minorities or to small groups. The outstanding editorial pol icy of the paper as represent ed by the editor was its stand in favor of freedom in choice and action in the fields of edu cation, expression, and thought for students as well as faculty members. . In conclusion, Dun gan staunchly maintained tliat the Daily Tar . Heel holds that Carolina's reputation of being "the true light of liberalism of the south" must continue. Y. M. C. A. Work F. M. James, in his capacity of the Y. M. C. A., proved by illustratipn that the Y is another activity belonging to the whole campus. James explained that the work of his organization was divided into three cabinets and made an especial plea for equal representation of all groups in the cabinet. James invited the entire student body to partici pate in the work of the Y. For the forensics of the carn pus, McBride Fleming-Jones, president of the debate council, outlined the increased activity displayed last year in this form of endeavor. He stressed the importance of debating in stu dent life and invited members of the four classes to try-outs. ! In charge of this activity is the debate council, 'Fleming-Jones said, a panel of three faculty men arid an equal number of students. Carolina Playmakers John Sehon spoke for the dramatic side of life here. Sehon drew a picture of the early tribulations of the Caro lina Playmakers, bringing his history to the present time, when that organization. is con sidered the outstanding expon ent folk drama in this country and have for their use three theatres, among which is the forest theatre where Shakes TAR HEEL peare and other productions are staged yearly. Steve Lynch, president of the glee club, presented the part music plays in student activities. The work of the department is divided into the glee club, the University band, and the Uni versity symphony orchestra. Hal" Kemp, Howard Ronthaler, president of Salem college, C. T. Woollen, business manager of the" University, are among men whose principal activity was music. Lynch recited the posi tion musical activities of this University have in the state and nation. He further explained the policy of Phi Mu Alpha, hon orary musical fraternity. , Grail Awards Heyward Weeks, president of the Grail, explained that that order served as co-ordinator be tween fraternity and non-fraternity life, the rewarding of plaques and cups for high scholarship attainments and physical prowess of athletes, and that membership is by invita tion. . :.. For the first time the work of the new Graham Memorial stu dent union was j presented by Noah Goodridge, manager. Goodridge advertised the build ing "as an ideal site of genteel i -c: -u ' 4- t : .' 4- .p I guests, and as an educational center." Concluding, he explained the membership of a new student forum to be shortly instituted. Albright dismissed the as semblage' Students Control Wisconsin Union The memorial union at the University of Wisconsin is governed and operated by the Wisconsin Union, being operat ed -by a council of 14 members, eight of whom represent ' the student body, two the faculty, two the alumni, and the house director and the steward of the building, ex-officio. The five rfiale student -representatives on the council are the five officers of the union board, elected by. their fellow students to direct the affairs of the student men's union. Sim ilarly, the three undergraduate women representatives are members of the women's self government association elected by the women of the university. There are twelve standing committees appointed by the council from the student, fac ulty, alumni membership of the house, each headed by a mem ber of the council or of one of the student governing boards. The committees have developed an elaborate series of entertain ing programs of diverse natures, which are gratis for the under graduates, graduates, and fac ulty members. Classroom work is. being com pleted, by ,a social program which recognizes the educational value of student leisure hours, so that the student at Wiscon sin truly has the opportunity of learning the ways of both the scholar and the gentleman. Three Students Will Operate Barber Shop A new barber shop, known as the Student's Barber Shop, has been opened on Franklin street. The new place is located over the Cavalier 'Cafeteria and next door to the Intimate Book Shop. The barbers are: Carl W. Dennis, J. Howard Dennis, and W. M. Marley. Marley has been a barber here since he registered three years ago. He formerly operated at 111 Grimes dormi tory. Car W. Dennis was a barber in 108 Graham, dormi tory last year. J. Howard Den nis : is a newly 'comer to Chapel Hill. ;. . . : . Haircutting will be twenty five cents despite the fact that the students had to secure licenses to operate in town. SEVERAL UPSETS JIARIICONTESTS Defeat of Southern California by St. Marys Is Biggest Surprise. The nation's football experts professional and amateur apparently are going to need shock absorbers more than ever this season. " An opening Saturday that witnessed the defeat of such teams as Southern California, Penn State, Duke, Chicago, and Virginia Military, all by teams of lower rating in a football way, and the tying of Stanford should warn the experts to be a trifle more wary than ever be fore in their predictions of vic tory and defeat. Southern California's reverse at the hands of St. Mary's col lege perhaps was the biggest surprise of the day, although the Gaels ranked as one of ' the most powerful combinations in the country last year. The Trojans outgained St. Mary's by a wide margin but two long passes in the third period, Schefflin to Toscani and Scheff lin to Canrinus, gave the Gaels the victory. ' Another Pacific coast confer ence team, California, had to come from behind to down Santa Clara, 6-2. . Two . , Virginia conference teams provided upsets for the edification of the fans and the embarrassment of the experts. Richmond conquered Virginia military, 7-0, and Randolph Macon held Virginia to a 7-7 tie, although Virginia made 16 first downs to. three for Randolph Macon. Other Southern con ference teams! performed about up to schedule, Tennessee, Ala bama, Tulane, Vanderbilt, and North- Carolina all . turning in one-sided victories. In the midwest, the only real surprise was Chicago's - defeat by Hillsdale of Michigan, 7-0, in the second game of a double header. In the east, there was nothing to disturb the peace of mind of the experts except Penn State's defeat by Waynesburg college, 7-0. . FIVE SUSPENDED BY TIGER MENTOR Princeton university has dropped five men from its foot ball squad for breaking train ing, rules, in the form of drink ing beer. Two of the men were highly considered - as material for the varsity team. Coach Wittmer did not disclose the names of the parties concerned, and to avoid their being known, they will appear with those; to be dropped when the squad is cut in a few days. Four of the men have played in past seasons, it was reported. They have been informed that their cases will be separately judged should they desire to be candidates for the 1932 team. ,The drinkers were discovered in a Trenton beer garden by Big Ed McMillan, all American cen ter for Princeton in 1925, now a member of the coaching staff? He reported them to Wittmer, who took action, at once. The publications promised to give no publicity to the incident, but, when the information trickled out, 'VVittmer confirmed it. The Tigers are confronted by one of the most trying schedules in its history. Beginning with Amherst on October 3, it plays in succession Brown, Cornell, Navy, and Michigan, the first three being quite eager to dup licate their last ' season's tri umphs j R. R. Clark , Dentist Over Bank of Chapel Hill ; PHONE 6251 Tuesday, September 29, 1931 Governor Roosevelt has rec ommended enactment of a law forbidding gangsters to possess machine-guns. Enough laws like that, and any law-abiding gangster would have to go out of business. San Diego Union. Patronize Our Advertisers. LOST Lost Sheaffer fountain pen with "W. H! Potter" inscribed thereon. Return to Theta Kap pa Nu House. . Reward. Eubanks Drug Go. Local Agent for Parker Pen Co: Students! You'll get the Surprise of Your Life If you stop at any pen counter You'll find the Parker Duofold Jr. and Lady Duofold at $5 have 22 to 69 greater ink capac ity than some pens priced 50 higher. 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