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Paze Two The official newspaper of the Publi cations Union Board of the University cf North Carolina at Chape! Hill "xhere it is printed daily except Mon days and the Thanksgiving, Christ- j mas, and Spring Holidays. Entered j as second class matter at the post' cSce of Chapel Hill, N. C, under act) of March 3, 1879. Subscription price, j $4.00 for the college year. , OSce3 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, Don Shoemaker, R. W. Barnett, Henderson Heyward, Louise Pritchard, J. F. Alexander, Gilbert Blauman, William Uzzell, Dan Lacy, Kemp Yarborough, Sid ney Rosen. ' - FOREIGN NEWS BOARD E. C. Daniel, Jr., chairman; Frank Haw ; ley, Robert Berryman, Elmer Oet tinger, C. G. Thompson, John Acee, ' Claibom Carr, Charles Poe. FEATURE BOARD Ben Neville, F. L. Joyner, E. H., J. G.ideR. Hamil ton, Jr., Philip Costi: CITY EDITORS George Wilson, T. W. Blackwell, Morrie Long, Tom Walker, William McKee, W. E. Davis, William Blount, Jack Riley. SPORTS DEPARTMENT Thomas H. JBroughton, Jack Bessen. LIBRARIAN E. M. Spruill. HEELERS Donoh Hanks, J. H. Mor ris, Joseph Sugarman, W. R. Eddle- -. man, J..D. Winslow, A. T. Dill, W. O. Marlowe, E. C. Bagwell, R. J. Giala nella, W. D. MeKee, Harold Janof- sky,. S. A. Wilkins, L. C. Slade, Jr., F. C. Litten, Fred Wolf, J. B. Straus, J. S. Newton, Jr., W. H. Lazarus, John Easter, Fred Dossen bach, N. H. Powell, A. C. Barbee, W. R.. Weesner, W. R. Woerner, Vermont Royster, R. J.,Somers. , , , Business Staff . J- CIKCULATION MANAGER T. C. Worth. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Assist ants: R. D. McMillan, -Pendleton Gray, Bernard Solomon. ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT ," Jimmy Allen, manager; assistants: H. A. Clark, 'Howard Manning; .Bill - Jones, H. Louis Brisk, Joe Mason, Joe Webb, Dudley Jennings. COLLECTION DEPARTMENT John Barrow, manager; assistants: Ran dolph Reynolds, R. H. Lewis, Jim Cordon; J. W. Callahan, Henry Emerson. - ' - - Thursday, February 11, 1932 Back To . The Source Of Power Student government at the University, and we mean to im ply by that term all the student officials appointed or elected, has insidiously and slowly swung away from a democratic frame of mind to one which is assuming aristocratic propor tions in which the will of the en tire group is many times ignor ed and in most cases never as certained. All this has been done outwardly to promote ef ficiency. The Daily Tar Heel takes this opportunity of ar rainging this practice as being one of the chief contributing forces in turning the govern ment of the student body into the' hands of an all, too small group, and creating an inertia on the part of the rank and file that does not question the prac tice to ignore student opinion. First among the .student agencies .which should be most sensitively responsive to reason able student desires, and even unreasonable , desires if they come from a' majority, are the student council, and The Daily Tar Heel. The two agencies "elsewhere in this issue announce new policies calling for more re sponsive administrations in which the voice of the student body will be more readily felt. Once each year, ambitious young men eager to acquire distinction for themselves don smiles a mile 'wide, speak to every possible voter with whom they come in contact, "and join up with the . right political frame-up. This is all well and good, but when these same men are elected there is" too much temptation to stop speaking to all but the small group; with whom the successful candidates . associate, and what is most un desirable to ignore for the rest of their terms of "office, either consciously . or unconsciously, the source of their power. No official of University student government would feel for. one minute that he is not , respon sible to . the student body for every tiny act he commits. If all such officials would consider what the best, interests of their constituents are, and inquire among them as to their prefer ences, both the elected officials and the rest of the student body would be better citizens. Student government and The Daily Tar Heel recognizing that" the student body is the source of their power lead, the way toward a more, responsive government, and call upon the Publications Union board, the Y. M. C. A., the class officers, the interfraternity council, the athletic council, the German clubhand the Grail in so far as their activities concern the en tire student body to express themselves on their willingness to make serious efforts to re spond to the wishes of the stu dent body, to ascertain student opinion before any action is taken , on important matters in which policy is involved, and to hold in mind the responsibility of each official arid group to the student body at all meetings and every day of the year, rather than for three weeks prior to their election or appointment. The Smith V v Blunder After a laborious ten-year climb to the tottering peak of political supremacy, the Demo cratic cause received a rude bombshell in its midst the oth er day when former-Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York indicated that he , would not de cline the Democratic nomination for president, nor would he sup port his gubernatorial successor, Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the presidential race. Sentiment that Smith has severely disrupt ed the hopes of his party has been rife from Florida to Maine and back again, and the onetime Happy Warrior" has been caught between a cross fire of political salvos, even from pre vious sympathetic corners. George W. Norris, Republican leader from Nebraska, was quick to make the public prophesy that the Democratic party will "make a damn fool o itself and that the Smith statement is the be ginning of what may be the party's defeat in an otherwise 'cinch' election. The staid New York Times inferred that Smith was suffering from a bad case of 'presidentitis' while its Em pire State contemporaries allud ed in similar terms to the 'amaz ing development'." Our own conservative Raleigh News and Observer, a prominent southern champion of the Demo cratic cause, opines editorially : ". V. the Democratic party1 will not unitedly follow the leader ship of Smith. Except in union of the party under a candidate and with a platform that will in spire confidence and support of disillusioned Republicans , and that great . host of independent voters in the country, there can be no hope of a Democratic vic tory." The Times, of the same city, believes that "the way seems clear for Hoover, who a month "ago was lost in the ruck of the field. . . ." :: These comments are typical of the chagrin expressed by the once pro-Smith press, and gen erally indicative of the senti ment of political observers throughout the country. Com ing at such a time it is particu larly deplorable, for the ranks of Democracy, hardly cooled from their recent welding, are split anew and will be slow in regain ing lost ground. Smith still has his contingent that would show no particular anxiety should . he become the Democratic choice, notwithstanding the fact that he has had his day. Whether these supporters will back the alleged Smith-Raskob-Shouse combina tion to block Roosevelt is a mat ter for conjecture, but it is a certainty that Smith's power of veto over the selection of . any candidate is lessened in a great degree. His action has not only THE DAILY caused a rift in the party but it seems the beginning of the end of a .dictatorship which Smith has held in Democratic ranks for nearly a decade. D.C.S. Examination Exemptions For a good many years, the battle over the subject of final examinations Has raged. It is generally admitted that an ex amination given to students at the' end of three months work in a subject is not always a true criterion of that student's famil iarity with the course. When a professor chooses four or five questions out of the material covered during so long a" period, it is obvious -that the element of chance must enter into the de termination of the student's grade. If he has been fortun ate enough to "spot" the questions-, he will fare well; where as if he is not so successful in the ever popular game of out guessing the professor, the re sult will likewise be evidenced. The abolition of these exams has long been advocated not only by the students themselves, but also by prominent members of the faculty. But such action is condemned by another group which considers it too revolu tionary. Granting that sweep ing changes do not always prove successful, we can combine the views of the two opposing fac tions and arrive at what appears to be a happy medium, by the institution of a system of ex emptions throughout the Uni versity. This experiment has already been put into practice by Dr. English Bagby of the psychol ogy department and seems to have met with great success. Dr. Bagby, deemed it advisable last quarter to exempt all students from the final exam who had maintained an "A" standing throughout the quarter. The The Chesterfield soloist , ALEX GRAY o o 1 : ft Y i S i If 4 V 66 J ,1 TAR HEEL students were thus supplied with an incentive for hard work, and instead of being satisfied to ex pend only sufficient effort to earn a "D" or "C," set them selves about achieving the high ly desirable goal. w This seems to be a movement in the right direction. Besides rendering a valuable service by raising the scholastic standards, such a system would do away, in a great measure, with all the evils attending the business of preparing for final exams. The good student under our present system is more concerned over the examination than the poor student since he is anxious to avoid undoing all the excellent work he has done by a , poor showing on the final test. He has set a high standard for him self and is highly desirous of maintaining it. His fellow stu dent who is not quite as indus trious is . simply aiming to cross the danger line by the slight-, est possible margin. Does it not seem foolish that a student who has demonstrated his knowledge of a course be subjected to the rigors of pre paring that same work all over again? Should not his daily work be sufficient justification of his merit? By excluding all "B" students as well, the sys tem could be further improved. Those, of us who feel that an "A" is slightly beyond our reach might be inclined to wage an earnest effort at receiving a "B" grade. A plan could be devised whereby those attaining an av erage of "B" secure an 'option on taking the exam. They could either exempt themselves and thus remain with a "B" as a final grade, or else take the ex am with the hope of raising their grade to an "A." . Without going too deeply into the exact functioning of the plan it seems evident that it does mm have great possibilities. Cer tainly it merits a trial ; and what better place for its introduction than at the most liberal and pro gressive institution in the South? S-H.Il. V The Low-Down By r -i G. R. Berryman These Dopes! - . Every Sunday afternoon in Chapel Hill there is given a pic ture show sponsored by a group of loyal churchgoers, the pro ceeds of which may be given to charity. One can legally buy admittance to this show. Every Sunday morning between church, one cannot legally buy non-alcoholic drinks. No church has a controlling interest in any of the drug stores. Rest Peacefully and Sanitarily , Extract from a scientific ad vertisement in the Raleigh Times: , -- - DAY OF UNDERGROUND BURIALS IS PASSING In a vast majority of burials for generations nothing but a rough wooden box has been used as a receptacle for the casket. Knowledge of the rapid decay of the box and casket, and the re pulsive conditions attendant upon interment ufider ground where no lasting protection for the casket has been provided, established demand for a more enduring depository. When a burial is made in an Individual' Mausoleum, there is a noticeably lessening of the sorrowful scene usually ac companying an ordinary burial where dirt is thrown upon the casket, for those who have ! gathered to witness the last rites know that in a brief space of time loved one is taken care of forever in a sanitary, clean, Av.',lv s -.-. vX-:--.v,',' '.-.'.-..WiV??WXW-""".: j::-::::::-::- . .V.'.V.V.V.V. , r - 1932, Liggett sJMyers Tobacco Co. Whether it's a tender old love song or a dashing hit from the latest show, there's the deep thrill of real music in whatever he sings; Hear his fine voice in the Chesterfield Radio Program. And hear Nat Shilkret, too, with his heautifdUy-halanced hig orchestra. Thursday, Febraary H, 193. and scientific manner. There is no refilling of the grave, no set tling of earth and no additional expense to worry over. "These Modern and Scientific Tombs May Be Purchased Through Your Undertaker. Classroom Pests j The bright student who, he thinks, knows more than the "prof" and spends twenty minu tes of each period educating him up to his standard . . . the guy who is always asking unimport ant questions . . . the gentlemen whose supposedly humorous re marks aren't ... that person i who habitually bums a cigarette from you each day after class. Can It Be True? It is told with good authority that a student visited the in firmary here with something really the matter with him, and that an accurate diagnosis was made, after which he was prop erly cared for. Brief Facts There are twelve thousand industrial plants in the United States that may be immedia tely turned to making muni tions in an emergency. The features of the Ameri can Indian on the "buffalo nickel" are those of. Chief Two Gun's White Calf, chosen because the old chieftain rep resented the highest type of American redman that could be found. . ' Hunter college, the largest woman's college in the world, now offers over one thousand courses. The number of murders committed in the United States during 1930, twelve thousand, was about seven teen times the murder rate of England. " 's&v.y.:- U9t)Mi
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