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Pase Two Zijz Bail? ar Ipeel The official newspaper of the Publi cations Union Board of the University ef North Carolina at Chapel Hill where it i3 printed daily except Mon days and the Thanksgiving, Christ mas, and Spring Holidays. Entered as second clas3 matter at the post office of Chapel HilL N. C, under act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price, $4.00 for the college year. , Offices on the second floor of the Graham Memorial Building. Jack Dungan... ..Editor Ed French. Managing Editor John Manning --...Business Mgr. Editorial Staff EDITORIAL BOARD Charles G. Rose, chairman; Peter Hairston, Vass Shepherd, R. W. Barnett, Ruth Newby, Oscar W. Dresslar, Louise Eritchard. FEATURE BOARD Donald Shoe maker, chairman; Jmes Dawson, Robert Berryman, Scott Mabon, . E. H., Jack Riley, Frank Hawley. CITY EDITORS George Wilson, T. W. Blaekwell, Robert Woerner, Tom Walker, William McKee, W. E. Davis. . ; DESK MEN William Blount, Morrie Long. ' SPORTS DEPARTMENT Jack Bes sen. LIBRARIAN E. M. SpruilL NEWS MAN Claiborn Carr. HEELERS J. S. Fathman, Donoh Hanks, A. G. Ivey, J. H. Morris, Walter Rosenthal, Joseph Sugar man, A. M. Taub, C. G. Thompson, A. G. Leinwand, J. D. Winslow, Milton Bauchner, P. W. Crayton, A. T. Dill, V. C. Royster, R. H. Crowell, Franklin Wilson, P. W. Markley, C. S. Mcintosh, W. N. Ormand, Mary Parker, W. R. Eddie man, F. C. Litten, E. C. Bagwell. Business Staff CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT Tom Worth, manager. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT R. D. McMillan, Pendleton Gray, and Ber nard Solomon, assistants. ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Jimmy Allen, manager; Howard . Manning, H. A. Clark, assistants; Joe Mason, Nathan Schwartz, Bill Jones, J. W. Callahan, H. Louis Brisk. COLLECTION DEPARTMENT John Barrow, manager; Joe Webb, Henry Randolph Reynolds, H. G. May. SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT R. H. Lewis. Saturday, November 21, 1931 Ehringhaus, Economist And Educationalist From the agrarian eastern section of North Carolina, the "cradle of the colony," there comes a son of the University upon whom the spotlight of the gubernatorial campaign of 1928 will again focus public attention. Descended from generations of public-spirited statesmen, J. C. B, Ehringhaus has launched his campaign with a predominant note of educated moderation and restraint that is consistent with and becomes such a man, who is both a possessor of "and a be liever in higtter learning. One glance Qver the list of ac tivities engaged in here on the campus by this outstanding ex ample of what every man would want his son to be will present a fair introduction to his per sonality. Entering the Univer sitym 1898, he received his A.B. degree in three years, graduat ing sum lauded Returning after a year's, absence he entered the law school, receiving his LL.B. degree in 1903. As an under graduate he managed to make Phi Bfeta Kappa while holding the offices of editor-in-chief of the Tar Heel, business manager of the Helenian the University annual president of the Phi de bating society, business man ager of the campus magazine, and chief ball-manager in 190.3, playing class baseball all the time. He was also in the glee club, being one- of the four ori ginal members first to sing "Hark the Sound." - Although practicing law quite successfully in Elizabeth City, he has nevertheless maintained . the tradition handed down by his forefathers in taking an active part in the a government of fhp state. Twice he has been in the State House of Representatives. In 1905 he started the movement for the foundation of the East ern Carolina' Teachers college in 1907 he cooperated in the formation of the bill which was to give life to the infant college This alone sljows his betrothal to the cause of education. 0 Mr. Ehringhaus is delivering a message of clear, sound logic through the jumble of theories and fanaticisms. He is a light of sanity shining through a fog of inane inuendos. Cognizant of' the difficulties which con front the administration, he makes no effort to avoid the question of taxation as other candidates have done. Showing the schooling of an expert econ omist, he strongly opposes both the general sales-tax and the luxury tax, realizing that such taxes take the burden off of land only to put it on the owner's back. He is determined that the manuf acturer shall pay and not the consumer, which policy shows clearly his independence of western capital which has played so ignoble a part in state politics for the past, decade. Moreover, he insists upon quar terly evaluations of real estate to offset the injustices which are inflicted as the result of the fluc tuation in the earning power of land. On the whole his recoil mendations in regard to taxa tion represent an attitude which has been all too lacking, in the past: justice to the small land holder. Praising Governor Gardner's administration and faithfully pledging himself to uphold the projects entered into by the party now in power, Mr. Ehring haus pledges that no ' economic waste will be incurred as the result of a shift in . policies. Above all he insists upon a bal anced budget, strongly de nouncing any attempt to in crease the state debt by bond issues.. As an educational center the University should keep a waryx outlook on the prospects for the 1932 campaign, zealously work ing against the element which considers "book Taming a lot o' tomfoolery." . In Mr. Ehring haus the state and the Univer sity finds a candidate who is not only a cultured gentleman and a graduate of the University but an active crusader in the cause of education, whose efforts have resulted in the establishment of the present rural high-school school system, and the Eastern Carolina Teachers college. Cer tainly such a governor, expound ing a policy of "sane economy," could never consider further cuts in the appropriations to the University as sane. For this reason all voters who feel that the progress of education in North Carolina is at stake in the economic policies of the next ad ministration, Ishduld welcome IT 1 1 J- J tne opportunity to support a man who is not afraid to face issues but is willing to present facts instead of rhetoric to the populace, and who, in this state ment of policies, champions the cause of the, commonwealth against that of the moneyed monopolists. .Such a man, who is true to his principles in re gard to economics, is not likely to be a traitor to the cause of education. W.V.S. There Be Art In Living According to a very old say ing, life is what we make it. The newer school of psychology believes it is entirely up to the environment as to how much we will make of ourselves, -and, in-i ciaentaiiy, now mucn we will enjoy living. It has never been questioned that good living is one of the fine arts, and one which the individual must culti vate. Certainly good living does not imply that wealth must be a background; It implies mere ly the existence of a philosophy of life which makes the most of opportunities that fate presents. Usually the poor southern plan tation negro is one of the happi est of beings also normally be ing one of the poorest. Imagi nation builds for them air cas tles and places of contentment which constantly buoy up their spirits so that they get a real "kick" from life. Machines and matter-of-fact THE DAILY personalities are stinting the imaginative play .of the normal human of the western world. People who are so unimaginative and stereotyped as to build houses exactly alike row after row, who are so mechanical in their actions that you can al most set acloek with their pass ing, and whose lines of thought are always' within the fields of their specialties are certainly rapidly making western civiliza tion anything but enjoyable. Richard Halliburton, gentle man adventurer, is not far wrong in saying "escape from every-day existence is what the average citizen needs." But equally boring is the personality that is all emotional aomanti cism. This type shows a shal lowness which is all but laugh able. Balance in perspective is obligatory. - Music, travel, personal adven ture, originality in ideas, read ing, and the other arts should be finely balanced to form in the individual a rich background for his every-day experience and cause living to be a joy. An active imagination can be culti vated to the extent that nothing becomes old which still has the elements of adventure. If we could all cultivate an optimistic, adventurous imagination for our own lives, are in living would be very much nearer to a reality. O.W.D. Machines. And the Man A thin yellow pamphlet was circulated a few years ago. It contained exerpts from Stuart Chase's Men and Machines and was called "One Billion Wild Horses." In . that crisp and forceful bit of literature three main points were brought out with regard to the apparent dangers in the present social or der. The dangers of natural deereation, of mechanical war fare, and of technological ten uousness were dealt upon with almost dramatic seriousness. The danger of such technologi cal tenuousness as to preclude the possibility of human control or understanding, of making man a mere cog in a vast -and complicated machine has for a few years past been a horrify ing but remote possibility in the minds of many critics of present day affairs. There has always been a strong doubt in a great many person's minds as to the actual possibility of a. system growing larger than the man. It may be safely said that the system may, quite possibly, temporarily grow larger than its human control but eventually it will crumble and it will be the problem of the mind to devise a new system to replace it. y And these systems that seem so ominous? They are the sys tems of great machines, imper sonal power, great masses. They are, in other words, condemned because they are materialistic. A slightly sensational but very forceful cinematic production showing recently at the local cinema palace pictures Walter Houston at the mercy of a great, selfish, materilistic, ruthless system wringing tribute for "protection." He said at one point, y "But the system has grown bigger than me." But when he died the, system drum bled. In other words, in this man inhabited world of ours, man is head man. He can con struct as he pleases, even de stroy as he pleases, , but at all times it is possible for man, if he has a great enough desire, to be and do as he wishes. Machines, it is said, threaten to crush and mold us. They make us their slaves. They mash us into insignificance. But they-also can serve us, if only we can get the whip handle and drive them to our service. To serve us now is the most troubl ing problem if it be merely materially it is comparatively HEEL simple, but if it be materially with an eye to the development of the more human, cultural, sympathetic qualities of man kind there is need now more than at any other time for cul tivating a deep and cleareyed philosophy of the -why and wherefore of machines. R.W.B. Conscience Our Bitter Enemy V The dictionary defines con science as a sense of duty. Be ing dutiful children, we all have our own ideas upon the subjectT Why should we thwart our de sires" to satisfy conscience? From childhood and throughout life we pamper this tyrant, thereby monotonizing our exist ence. The most colorful lives are those led by persons free and un shackled from restraints. They have not beauty but glamour, and glamour dominates beauty. Cleopatra, Judas, Nero, Napo leon, and lately Capone have cap tivated our interest, and spell bound we read of lives separat ed from our own by the slender thread of conscience. In the daily newspaper, it is sensational articles which first attract us, articles picturing lib erty from duty to society. If these individuals later pay the price, what of it? They have experienced emotions denied their more conventional breth ren. . ' We find that theatres rarely portray the realities of life for they hold no allurement for us. We seek in plays the gratifica tion of desires suppressed by conscience. So we go our way content in our own trivial affairs, lacking the imagination to create for ourselves enchantment. Satiat ed and finally bored with the routine that our conscience sets for us, we seek peace in death, not realizing by what a narrow margin the destiny of a Napo leon has eluded us. L.P. SPEAKING the CAMPUS MIND Education in Conservation u The state of Pennsylvania, whatever may be thought about its political system, has succeed ed in educating great numbers of its people to an active parti cipation in the conservation of some of its natural resources. I believe that the majority of the people respect the- conser vation laws and not only observe them but help'see that they are generally observed. This can not yet be said for North Caro lina. We have good laws for the conservation of game, for .ex ample, but our people do- not have much respect for the law. This disrespect is born of ignor ance. Pretty soon, if we con tinue to destroy our resources, there will be nothing' for any body. It is a well known scien tific fact that with the exercise of some thought we can pre serve our forests,, our streams, our game, our sea food on the coasts, the strength and vigor of our race, so that there will be plenty for the present genera tions to come. Interest in the generations to come is a thing which is conspicuous among us for its absence. We do not seem, to get excited about it at all, yet it is perhaps the most characteristic possibility of the human race as compared with other animals" The University of North Carolina has a very fine chance to take part in the kind of edu cation needed for the. proper conservation of our North Caro lina resources. We have stu dents here from most of the counties in the state, if not all. If these men would get interest ed in the proposition they could disseminate interest in and knowledge of this vital govern mental undertaking throughout the state in a wonderful way. Not that we are the only ones to do this but that we should do our part better than we are now doing it. There is no way under heaven to reach the people we need to reach except by personal con versation. Many of them do not read anything". It is ab solutely useless to write great appeals to them because they will never see these appeals. What we must do is talk to all the people we come in contact with, and go out of Bur" way to talk' to as many as possible. It is almost wholly a mattefof edu cation. No body of officers 'In the world can enforce the laws unless the people believe in the laws and want them enforced. We do not need courses in conservation. What we need is a series of lectures on the sub ject followed up by reading of the literature which is available to us all. The state department of conservation and development will gladly co-operate with us as students to make this kind of education effective. Colonel Harrelson, head of this depart ment has agreed to come here soon and give a talkt the stu dent assembly on this question and it would mean a great deal to the state and to us as indiv duals to take an active part in this great program. The date of Colonel Harrelson's talk will be announced in the Daily Tar Heel several days before he comes so that all of us who are interested can try to be present and help launch a campaign of education, here at Chapel Hill for this important cause. . A. W. Hobbs. The Need For Controversy A live subject makes argu ment. There are pn this cam pus several organizations formed in recent and past years whose purpose was to be a stamping ground for new ideas, ideas of social science, 'government, eco nomics, music, and drama. The program of Graham Memorial shows that new forums are add ed to this list daily. Evidently students think that discussion on vital subjects is not only worth while but necessary, otherwise these forums would not exist. One loudly voiced and often repeated criticism of class room work in literature is that dis cussion is a lost cause where the main idea seems to be to cover so much ground or bore through so many feet of books. Per haps students insist on this point because, under expert management, a discussion can soon become a bull session. Yet taking into account 11 the stu dent's ulterior motives, the criti cism is often too obyiously well founded." Observe the interest in the editorial page of the Daily Tar Heel. Repeatedly one hears expressed the appreciation for the paper's opening its col umns to everything from an an tebellum whisper to the most anarchistic shout ; but obviously there are the limit of sace and it is too much to ask that the Daily Tar Heel devote itself to any one activity exclusively. Here is where the Carolina Mag azine comes in! - The magazine should be an indication of the interest taken in creative work by the students. If literature is a vitaLforce on this campus, why not more dis cussion over the subject, more argument, or even controversy, if you will? This is not a new thing for the magazine. In one- of the karly issues this year, several men broke lances over the pos sible existence of didactic art. Why not a permanent column for such lance-breaking? Cer tainly there are scores of themes which students would like to argue pro and con if only a bat tleground were provided. With Saturday, November 21, 1931 the editors direction and en couragement, a column of con troversy would add to the vital ity of voluntary literary work and study. . . Since the students have al ready favored the discussion method in other realms and hav yoiced their desire for it in 3 literary way, the Carolina Maga zine would do a distinct service in revealing whatever vital thought on literature is present. Surely with all the commotion in the air generally, a little could be aroused dn these matters. - . BRAD WHITE To Our Hall Of Fame We Nominate University News Bureau, who, in a news dispatch to state papers on the Duke-Carolina football game Saturday say, "Carolina has always managed to come out on top, except when Duke wpn an 0-0 tie and the state title last year," indicating that at least among collegiate news bureaus, the old spirit of "We'll die for Dear old Rutgers" still exists. With Contemporaries Prep School Psychology Last week the Princetonian called attention to what it con sidered the injustice and unwis dom of the ruling in Politics 303 which imposes a 50 per cent dock on the weekly grade of any man who is absent from one of the problem discussions which take place nearly every wTeek. Quite unexpectedly, the officials of the course deigned to make no public explanation of the matter. But one professor justified the regu lation by stating that the prob lem discussions are not held every single week. 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