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Pae Two )t Datlp Sar if eel The official newspaper of the Publi cations Union Board of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where it is printed daily except Mon days and the Thanksgiving, Christ mas, and Spring Holidays. Entered as second class matter at. the post office of Chape! HilL N. C, under act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price, $4.0 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 Pritchard, E. K. Graham, Jr., Sidney Rosen, J. F. Alexander, B. White, Gilbert Blauman, F. J. Manheim, John Wilkinson. FOREIGN NEWS BOARD E. C. Daniel, Jr., chairman; Frank Haw ley, Robert Berryman, Elmer Oet tinger, Claiborn Car, and C. G. Thompson. . FEATURE BOARD Donald Shoe maker, chairman; James Dawson, . Scott Mabon, E. H., Jack Riley, Kirk Swann. CITY EDITORS George Wilson, T. W. Blackwell, Robert Woerner, Tom Walker, William McKee, W. E. Davis, E. E. Blodgett. DESK MEN William Blount, Morrie Long. SPORTS DEPARTMENT Jack Bes- sen. LIBRARIAN E. M. Spruill. HEELERS Donoh Hanks, J. H. Mor ris, H. K. Bennett, H. M. Janofsky, Walter Rosenthal, Joseph Sugar man, A. M. Taub, W. R. Eddleman, A. G. Leinwand, J. D. Winslow, Milton Bauchner, P. W. Crayton, A. T. Dill, V. C. Royster, W. O. Marlowe, C. S. Mcintosh, S. A. Wil kins, Mary Parker, F. C. Litten. 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, Jim Cordon. SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT R. H.Lewis. Wednesday, January 6, 1932 These Discriminating Critics On and on rolls the tide of cul ture, sweeping criticism to greater and greater heights. Now must bow, in shame for f their puny efforts all the great cirtics of the ages. Montaigne and Saint Beuve wear but withered laurels in a gloomy age. Beginning with effuse encom iums, then passing through the various warmths of panegyrics, criticism has latterly jumped to all the phantasmagoria of red hot hyperbole. No longer can a conservative critic recommend a tone because it is "well worth reading", "or passable stuff," but now the jaded reading pub lic's interest must be scared by such phrases as "a book for the ages", "the greatest master of English prose since Chaucer, and, time's masterpiece." William, Lyon Phelps, whose province is the whole universe and whose erudite platitudes as tound the knowing world monthly as he issues his - Ex Cathedra from Yale, that aus tere and monastic seat of cul ture, or the more mundane but still as cultured New York, leads the field in both the, warmth of his praise and his (charming indiscrimination. However, not far distant from the critical Parnassus that Phelps has staked out and laid claim to are struggling The Saturday Review of Literature, The New York Sun, The Out look, The New York Herald, Carl Sandburg, Ford Madox Ford, Frank H; Simmonds, and Hugh Walpole. If you desire proof, pick up any of the so-called literary journals,, or reviews. Here is the result of perusing but one of these factors in the improve ment of the race: Sara Teasdale, who writes fair poetry well, says of Virginia Woolf's The. Waves, "It is masterpiece in conception and penetration." About Kenneth Burke's Coun ter Statement the careful New York Times ventured this mod est bit, "The essay on Psychol ogy and Form is good for all time Another story for all time has been uncovered by an E. M. Delaf ield who declares that Naomi Mitchison's The Corn King and The Spring Queen is "A story for all time." The learned Saturday Review of Literature'grows ecstatic over Lytton Strachey; to wit, "The greatest writer, of English prose now living." Owen D. Young, master of finance and international prob lems, eager for new laurels has recently assayed to criticise Frank H. Simmonds' Can Eu rope Keep the Peace with this startling effect: "The most il luminating and comprehensive statement of conditions in the policies governing the "Euro pean situation which I know of." But Mr. Simmonds parried neatly in The New York Herald Tribune by referring to Winston Churchill's The Unknown War as "The single volume so far pro duced which supplies an ade quate notion . . ..." This tri angle could be most effectively completed by Churchill's eulogy of "The Young Plan." Not only are there books-of-the-month, but books of the year. . Dr. Laurence . Stallings, still resting on the glory of his war play, claims for Wellington by Philip Guedalla that "This is the book of the year . , . easily" (hands down) "a book to go on the shelf with the great English biographies." Boswell, then has lived in vain. But Wellington was the best book of the year only until Lewis Gannet could dust off his type writer to speak of The Auto biography of Lincoln Steffens which he names as "The most important book of 1931." But this time he does not stand alone. The sweet singer of ruta bagas, Carl Sandburg, also cleaves to The Autobigraphy. Of it he says, "One of those curious books we know in our time is destined to be a classic' Sandburg's classicism is a con viction lie has arrived at -since he wrote "The Fog" and "Chi cago." . Gleb Botkin now basks under the encomium of The Outlook's review of his The Real Ro manovs in which it. was held that only "once in a century comes a book like this," which is safe praise, however, when rigidly examined, few authors ever re writing their books either in their own century or any other for that mattejTj. William Lyon Phelps was un able to contain himself after he had read Edna Ferber's Ameri can Beauty but rushed to press with this contribution, to belle lettres, "It is a masterpiece . . . It is a work of pure literature, but it is also a contribution to history, to economics, to philos ophy." The publishers have yet however to advertise it as a text book in these last named fields. Hugh Walpole, whose special ty is picking first novels, came to the rescue of A. J. Cronin's Hatter's Castle with the state ment that it is "the finest first novel since the war." Of Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward Angel the discriminating Walpole is reputed to have casually re marked that it was "the finest novel in any language." There will be no "mute, in glorious Miltons" to "blush un seen upon the desert air" in this generation. The mutual admir ation society that exists among the literary men of the age and their grateful' satelites will fer ret out all the classics, the finests firsts, the greats, and the extra ordinaries before they have fin ished their manuscripts andare still ' hawking their literature from publisher to publisher. What is more, this condition will THE DAILY be with us and will continue un til critics and reviewers become old-fashioned enough to read the books they review. The Changing Fraternity Situation The fraternity man of today, while he may feel Himself slight ly more fortunate in his social milieu than his fellow collegian who belongs to no fraternity, en tertains no false ideas of an as sumed superiority. Some eight or ten years ago, a man was said to "rate" if he belonged to one of the leading fraternities; oth erwise, he could be either an athlete or a nonentity. Before that, the rift between the faction on the campus that wore the badge of a Greek-letter order and the faction that didn't, was so great that they even published rival papers, the old Tar Heel, and the Blue and White. At present, a student need not be affiliated with any particular organization to attain promi nence in the many spheres of ac tivity at Carolina. True, the German club is under fraternity control; but even so, c it's a far cry back to the time when the Greeks had charge of practically everything " but the registrar's office. The situation is far more wholesome than ever before. It is good for the non-fraternity man because it gives him assur ance that his success in any ac tivity entered will be regulated by his ability alone ; it is good for the various activities because the best available men will be in charge ; and it is good f or the fraternities because they will have to produce good men in, or der to be represented in respon sible positions on the campus. E.K.G. Sane Confidence Required With 1,345 banks having closed their doors during 1930 and 1,753 failures reported dur ing the first ten months of 1931, the public cannot help but ask itself, why is this true? Despite the fact that it seems logical that these failures should soon stop, hardly a day passes that the newspapers do not carry an account of some other bank that has gone into the hands of a receiver. Several factors of equal im portance have their influence in bringing about so many fail ures. Collapse in values due to a general deflation in every field ; payment of .: 4 per cent to de positors while bonds are only returning 3 per cent; a large part of loans being made solely on mortgages, and an under-in-vestment on funds, are only a few of the numerous causes for so many of the bank failures. Aside from these, however, another factor that is respon sible for a large majority of the failures is the fact that there are so many hysterical with drawals being made by deposi tors who have lost all confidence in the banks. No matter how strong a bank might be other wise, a large part of its success must depend on the confidence of its depositors. And as soon as this is lost and a "run" is be gun, the bank is in grave danger of soon being forced to close its doors. Within the past few months some of the strongest banks in this country have closed their doors as a result of an excess number of withdrawals. The only, reason for these withdraw als was the fact that the de positors "heard" that the banks were not. able to continue. Even the slightest rumor that there is even a possibility of a bank's not being sound will ultimately bring about a downfall of a one-time strong bank. As a prevention of starting such a rumor, persons doubting the strength of a bank should first verify their doubt before making any statement or before 1 i i i mm i withdrawing their accounts. Not only is it fair to the bank itself but it is also considerate of the other depositors as well as banks in other parts of the state. When a bank in one city fails, the depositors to banks in other cities immediately begin to lose confidence in their own banks. And before long the public is surprised to read in the papers that a record number of j banks have failed durinsr the previous week. Why? Simply because some hysterical person lost confidence in the strength of his bank, withdrew his ac count, told his friends of his ac tions, and before long the wave of gossip had started a "run" which swept the bank off its feet. ' Rumor is a powerful weapon and is dangerous when used by thoughtless persons. C.G.R. With Contemporaries Free Speech Free speech in schools is es sential to successful, progres sive perpetuation of the desir able qualities of the existing civilization. The American As sociation of University Profes sors took due cognizance of this fact and recently voted to boy cott colleges and universities which curb the right of free speech. The successful pursuit of truth and enlightenment pre supposes liberty. The main ob jective of any school should be to teach young people how to think, not what to think. The true aim or purpose of the school will be thwarted, if the freedom of speech of instructors is abridged. Free, examined thought is indispensable. So crates maintained that the un examined life is not worth liv ing. It is much better more safe from a social standpoint if stu dents bump up 'against all kinds of "isms" and radical theories in school, rather than in later life when they may have extreme difficulty in arriving at a true and just analysis of these movements and opinions. Im pulses and uncriticized opinions are dangerous. They require I developing into . rational, sane concepts, and this is possible only by means of free, unham pered discussion and teaching. The association is justified in the stand it has taken. " It bodes ill for the permanency and wel fare of our nation, if teachers in schools, especially in univer sities,, are denied complete freedom of speech University Daily Kansan. . Prosperity, we are told is just around the corner, but we ask. Vhere in the deuce is the corner ? j We Take Pleasure in Announcing the "Superior Service To Phone '5841 This Offer Holds Good Until January 15th, 1932 A. are pleased to announce that the old Carolina tickets will be redeemed 50 percent of their face value. Call at the office for particulars. Our new books are on sale and they are bonded for your protection. - . Signed J. L. MILLICAN J. N. HART I hereby certify that the tickets are bonded as advertised. Signed C. P. HINSHAW. For Former Stage Life Is Cause Qf Maude Adams' Comeback . o- - Actress Who Immortalized Role of Peter Pan Tells Daily Tar Hetl Reporter Reasons for Her Recent Appearance in Drama. By V. C. Royster "I never really got over being off the ' stage," said Maude Adams, noted actress -for over a generation, to the Daily Tar Heel reporter in an interview granted at a Raleigh hotel last week. "The old actor can never outgrow that strange power of the stage."" An old lady of fifty-eight, she sat on the edge of her easy chair and spoke hesitantly, somewhat shyly, of the reasons for her dra matic comeback. A few mo ments before, upon opening the door to her hotel room, the re porter had been- surprised to find himself facing a small old woman, worn and tired. It was quite a shock to find how heavily the years had dealt with her. Was this the immortal star of Peter Pan? Still Peter Pan Politely .she invited the re porter in and sat for a few mo ments idly talking. As she talked she smiled, a winsome, vivacious smile. The saddened expression on her face faded and her eyes grew bright. The re porter could. almost hear her saying, "Do you believe in' fair ies?" . Here was Peter Pan. Here was the woman whose name for the past generation has been known all over the English speaking world and has stood foremost in the field of drama'. Over thirteen years ago she suddenly and somewhat mysteri ously dropped . from out the Bernard Shaw, who predicted Carpentier would whip Demp sey and thinks soviet Russia a paradise, is now spreading con sternation in the ranks of Amer ican drys by foreseeing success for prohibition. Detroit News. With everybody walking from door to door trying to sell some thing, or tramping around on the hunt for a job, it was inevi table that the shoe factories would have to reopen. Dun bar's Weekly (Phoenix). 25c Haircut 25c 25c Massage 25c 25c Shampoo 25c STUDENTS BARBER SHOP Over Cavalier Cafeteria Hours Day and Night R. R. Clark Dentist Over Bank of Chapel Hill PHONE 6251 Wednesday, January 6, theatrical eye. "Too old," they said. That was years ago. No today, she toursi the country a? Portia in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. She played in Raleigh last week and the thunderous applause that f 0i lowed her betokens the esteem in which she is held. The reporter asked her how she liked playing Portia. She smiled. But. this time it was a sad little smile as she said that she did. She went on to tell how she had played Shakespeare before appearing as Juliet and Rosalind, but never before in The Merchant of Venice. As she talked the reporter looked for Portia, but in vain. He saw only Peter Pan in her eyes. Even her motions , were quick and spontaneous, not at all like the stately Portia. It was time to go. The re porter arose and walked towards the door. Once more he en deavored to make her say some thing about her self or the role she was to play. "Miss Adams, don't you think the court scene and the plea of Portia for Antonio give excel lent chance for you to display your dramatic ability?" She laughed," not a dignified laugh, the laugh of a lady past middle age,, but the light, demure laugh of a- young girl. That was the answer. The reporter went away re luctantly, but he never saw Por tia. Maude Adams has come back. . LOST A male pointer dog. Color white with brown patches. One brown ear with white hair giv ing it a frosty look. Age about 2 years. A reward is offered for information leading to its recov ery. Notify. C. L. Eaddy. 303 Pritchard Ave. lad marked 1 She flings her fiery beauty to a world of forgotten men to forget herself! DOROTHY MACKAILL in ALSO Benny Rubin Comedy "Julius Sizzer" Travel Talk and Screen Song NOW PLAYING Carolina Theatre Opening Of All" 5 Hour Service fy' Gone Primitive s Love had mocked A her! Life i 1
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