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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
Friday, December 4, 1931
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The official newspaper of the Pabli
cations Union Board of the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Friday, December 4, 1931 .
Education
Made To Order
Educational systems grow out
of and in response to the needs
of the civilization that they
serve. The Chinese educational
system was developed to train
mandarins who would be fitted
to assume governmental posi
tions, men who understood thor
oughly the ancient principles of
government, men who were sen
sitive to the meaning of the tra
ditional poetry, men acquainted
with the great history of the
past. Chinese education was
necessarily retrospective because
the Chinese civilization was con
sidered complete, mature, and
.already fully moulded. The
cramming (to put it baldly) sys
tem and the examinations cal
culated to test the perfection of
this cramming were well suited
to Chinese civilization. Egyp
tian education was developed to
provide for the needs of Egyp
tian culture. Education in the
Middle Ages was of a kind which
trained only the proper indivi
duals in the proper manner and
was suited to life of medieval
society.
The professional schools of
the United States have grown
but of the need of our modern
civilization for expert techni
cians. So great is this demand
that the function of the school
of liberal arts is eclipsed by the
more pragmatic, more apparent
function of the technical and
professional training school.
One wonders why the liberalarts
school exists, how it justifies
itself.
An analysis of present society
will show that the' specialist is
the man most in demand. In
our economic order specialization
rules. Among our professional
men it is the brain surgeon, the
criminal lawyer, the corporation
lawyer, the orthodontist, who is
most highly respected. Special
ization rather than diversifica
tion is the vogue both in regard
to style and regard to actual
need. Even in the field of phil
osophy, which should have as its
primary purpose the integration
of all movements, all forces, all
feelings, the tendency is not
toward wider and more compre
hending knowledge and under
standing, but toward, as some
one has so aptly stated, "know
ing more and more about less
and less." A man is given a
doctorate in philosophy on a
thesis describing in childish
terms the functions of a high
school janitor. -The paper made
no attempt to describe the du
ties of a college, a bank, or a
dormitory janitor, no, it was con
cerned with the duties of the
high school janitor. A Ph.D.
was awarded for this lucid bit
of literature. Specialization
rules the world today.
But there is a very real de
mand in this sort of a society for
men with imagination, witn
broad culture, and with definite
purposes. The liberal arts school
endeavors to bring to maturity
men of this sort. But men of
this sort must have rare quali
ties of appreciation and ere
ativeness in order to be classi
fied as more significant than the
average drug store philosopher.
Does the school of liberal arts
with the avowed purpose of de
veloping men of creative ability
and culture accomplish its pur
pose? Does the school of liberal
arts give rein for creative
thought and creative expression
or does it discipline its students
with the same techniques em
ployed in the specialized schools ?
In a civilization where special
ization and mechanization tend
to dominate our lives in every
way, vocational, emotional, and
intellectual, there is a great
need for men who can rise above
details, look as from a mountain
top, conceive great thoughts, and
inspire in those whose noses are
pressed to their rhetorical grind
stones an appreciation of the
beautiful. Our civilization, just
as the Chinese or the medieval,
must bring into being a system
of education which can satisfy
this need. Is the school of lib
eral arts accomplishing this
task? Is the school of liberal
arts training men to culture, to
creativeness, and . intellectual
courage i The answer is in the
hands of our deans, our prof es
sors and instructors, and the
students who are aware of
What they Want and seek to f ul
fill those wants. K.W.B.
prohibitionists are doing every- i
thing in their power to prevent
this. '
Whether a small majority has
the right to tyranize large maj
ority is in itself a debatable
point. But the right of the
public to express its opinion is
not even questionable. It is the
foundation upon which all
democracies are built. There
fore the faction which is striv
ing to give the voters of the
United States an opportunity to
voice their opinions should be
commended for its attempt to
preserve the essence of our gov
ernment even though the indi
vidual may not agree with the
legislation that it stands for.
W.V.S.
"DHHSRTISSEMENT" BY THE JITNEY PLAYERS
Booting And A
University Education
A University is an institute of
higher learning where one
comes "primarily to attend
classes, pass courses, and re
ceive a degree. But it is obvious
that much more can and should
be derived from four years in
an atmosphere of culture and
knowledge, such as we have at
Chapel Hill. Much, may be
gained from extra curricula
work in athletics, publications,
debating societies, and other
forms of student activity. But
one of the finest and most bene
ficial advantages that a univer
sity can offer is contact with
men who are devoting their en
tire lives to the acquisition and
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A scene from one of, the diyertissementa" between the acts of "Murder in the Red Barn," which
will be. presented this afternoon by the Jitney Players in the Playmakers Theatre. The same com
pany of traveling players will appear in Moliere's "The Bourgeois Gentleman" this evening.
Value Of
Fraternities
This revolutionizing the Uni
versity of Chicago has succeed
ed in focussing the attention of
the fraternity world on it with
its recommendation and nlans
for the complete abolition of
Lines of
Least Resistance
By JAMES DAWSON
fraternities on its campus.
dispensation of knowledge. The ( Wealthy alumni have endowed
relations that the college man or j tn University with enough so
Dry Restriction Of
Public Opinion
Our little political puppets in
the House of Representatives in
Washington are losing "sleep
over the looming .prohibition
vote in Congress. Up until now
they have been able to straddle
the issue, and the thought of
having to declare themselves
either on one side or another
hrows them in a veritable panic.
After having fought all mo
tions to bring the question be
fore the house,' the dry leaders
boldly declare that they are
strongly in favor of such a vote,
finding that the rapidly increas
ing wet party cannot be kept
under cover any longer. How
ever, they qualify their en
thusiasm for the"' prohibition
vote by strongly opposing any
referendum to the public at
large. - "
The dry faction will doubt
less win the Congressional poll ;
dry influences in Washington
are too strong to resist at pres
ent. But the measure will have
the effect of bringing into the
light the true colors of the
"people's choices." And when
the next Congressional elections
are held, the people will have the
opportunity of saying how they
feel about the subject for the
first time.
v The wets are having a tough
time of it ; they are having to
fight against the cumbersome
machinery of governmental
procedure as well as the fanati
cal activities of the dry leaders.
Whether the reader agrees with
wet sentiment or not, the fact
stands out that the anti-prohibi-
woman may have with the pro
fessors and teachers should
form a large and important
phase of a college education.
These relations serve to awaken
a deeper interest in the courses
being taken, and a keener inter
est in the teacher presenting the
subject. That much might be
gained from such relationships
seems undeniable, and some of
the greater universities, such
as Oxford and Harvard, are
employing the tutorial system,
which in many instances
amounts to almost individual in
struction. While such a relation was at
one time prevalent at North
Carolina, it is falling into dis
honor. This change of spirit is
being brought about to a large
extent by the inane and sopho-.
moric attitude on the part of
certain students, who regard
with deep distrust any extra re
lation between professor and
undergraduate as "booting." :
This quaint expression is the i
that the building of dormitories
with the "house system" is made
possible, and the grouping to
gether of students in a more or
less compact, group is the result.
This is, of course, a direct
physical comparison with the
comforts and pleasures afforded
by the fraternity houses with
those rendered with these pala
tial new dormitories with the
house system. This plan would
finally lead to deterioration of
the fraternities' stand on the
campus. The big objection that
is voiced against fraternities in
regard to their harboring of
cliques and their questionable
value to the students' idealism.
These questions have given room
for considerable comment on
both sides.
It seems certain that the posi
tion of the fraternities is in no
way in danger as long as they
continue to count among their
number men who are outstand
ing in their work, their idealism
and their unselfishness. Humans
Under the influence of the new
school of poetry, of which E. E.
Cummings, James Joyce, and
Gertrude Stein are voices, a
young poet, as yet unjustly over
looked, has written the lyric
printed below. A glossary, or
an attempt at explanation being
necessary, I have tried, with his
invaluable aid, to compile one
Keeping in mind that the busi-
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ness oi tne poet is to express
himself, and not to please his
readers, the lover of modern
American poetry will see in this
verse the flash of genius and the
promise of greater things. A
volume of this poet's work is
being collected. The poem be
low is the first ever to be printed.
Derek,
castazing his balloons,
caulpurning skilward
with
Balloonman
in mind
ward. Shipstan
he eyecornerecapitulated, '
sgladloom,
dastdown.
term used to-describe the effort j are decidedly gregarious. In any
on a student's nart to enhance I surrounding atmosphere of col-
his grade by fawning on his in
structors. This is, no doubt,
often attempted, but men , who
have been teaching for any
length of time can easily discern
between the real and feigned in
terest shown by the student.
There can be but little use of
appealing to those students who
militantly attack any extra rela
tion between teacher and stu
dent as "booting." Those with
higher intelligence will not be
affected in any way by the un
favorable comment of their
boorish, fellow students. But
there is a rather large and un
decided element who would be,
were it not for the attitude of
the mass, thrown into greater
contact with the faculty. By
refraining from any' affiliations
with the instructor the stu
dent is losing much for himself,
as well as injuring the faculty
which has much to gain from
contact with the student body.
It is to be hoped that the more
intelligent members of the latter
group will join with the teach
ers in encouraging the bridging
of a gap whose further enlarge
ment means the degradation of
the college spirit into one of an
inferior grammar school.
J.F.A.
Glossary:
Derek :
"derrick."
from "deck" and
Derek is standing on
the deck of a tramp steamer.
Castazed: from "cast" and
"gaze." He casts his gaze down
ward. Ballons: from "breeches" and
pantaloons." He looks at the
old
As a general, thing, when a
young man is in love he thinks
lege whatever certain cliques
will be formed. This will cer
tainly be true at Chicago and is
provided for. but the coller.t.irm
w I .
of one's choice companions into ! Pantaloons made from
one house or section will cer- Dreecnes of his father,
tainly be difficult if not impps- Culpurning: from "culpable,"
sible, and the leadership of "spurning." He blames his
others and the idealism of the mother for making him wear
group will disappear entirely, them; he spurns her memory.
downcast of heart.
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Some Jazz Preludes for Winter
Winter,
and the morning is bleak,
with the raindrops
- dripping front
the branches of the
wind
stripped
trees.
Listen to the crackling of the drops
on the dry leaves.
Morning
is as sickly as last night's
Jest.
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Clock
in the corner with its tick
tick ticking.
. Seconds hit
the consciousness and
slide
like
rain."
Mornings after pleasure should be still
with a still peace.
Not like
the clacking of a madman's
brain.
Ill
Twilight,
but the French have a word
that is better:
, crepuscule
has something of its
rain
lined
! dusk.
Paris is the place I ought to go
for the winter.
Maybe
Paris wouldn't be so goddamned
dull.
Japan and China can't expect
Uncle Sam to bear the expenses
of their war until after he is
through paying European na
tions for theirs. Toledo Blade.
Certainly the house system oc
cupants will not be encouraged
and guided so much as their fra
ternity brothers, either from na
tional organizations or from lo
cal houses.. Constructive "per
sonal guidance will be entirely
lacking.
Certainly the cost to the stu
dent and the worry of main
taining an upright functioning
organization will be done away
with, saying both time and
money to quite a large extent.
This time and money would be
spent on further book educa
tion. But along with this worry
and extra expense would come
the thrill of managing and mak
ing a success of a project, and,
in some men, considerable ex
ecutive skill is developed.
It seems evident that fraterni
ties are here to stay. The per
sonal contacts and the friend
ships formed among one's fra
ternity brothers while it
Skilward: from "skilfully"
and "skyward." He turns his
thoughts skilfully skyward to
curse her.
Balloonman: he thinks of his
trousers, which suggest Cum
mings' poem, "the queer old
balloonman whistles far and
wee."
Mindward : from "mind,"
"wind," and "windward." The
balloonman is to windward,
hence the sound of whistling.
'E yecorherecaptitulated : re
gretting that he has left home,
he catches sight, out of the corn
er of his eye, of
Shipstan : the capstan in
bow of the ship.
Sgadloom : from "sad"
"gloomy." He is sad
gloomy.
Castdown: from "sad"
"cast down." He is sad
People who take cold baths in
the winter, says a specialist,
never have rheumatism. But
then they have cold baths!
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