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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
Sunday, April 24, 193
the SDaflp Ear Xeel
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
a3 second class 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.
Chas. G. Rose, Jr. . Editor
G. W. Wilson, Jr.....JVIng. Editor
John Manning Business Mgr:
EDITORIAL BOARD Don Shoemak- j
er, chairman, Henderson Heyward,
Dan Lacy, Kemp Yarborough, J. F.
Alexander, E. C. Daniel, William
McKee, Ervin Jaffee, Bon Phillips,
Karl Sprinkle.
CITY EDITORS W. R. Woerner, Tom
Walker, W. E. Davis, T. H. Brough
ton, Claiborn Carr, T. W. Blackwell.
FEATURE BOARD Ben Neville,
chairman, Charles Poe, W. R. Eddie
man, Joseph Sugarman, A. T. Dill.
FOREIGN NEWS BOARD Frank
Hawley, C. G. Thompson, John Acee,
Ed SpruilL ,
REPORTERS J. H. Morris, W. O.
Marlowe, E. C. Bagwell, Harold
Janof sky, F. C. Litten, N. H. Powell,
- Robert Bolton, P. W. Markley.
Business Staff
CIRCULATION MANAGER T. C.
Worth.
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Assist
ants: R. D. McMillan, Pendleton
Gray, Bernard Solomon.
ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT
Howard Manning, manager; Bill
Jones, H. Louis Brisk, Joe Mason,
Dudley Jennings.
COLLECTION DEPARTMENT John
Barrow, manager; assistants: Ran
dolph Reynolds, Joe Webb, Jim
Cordon, Agnew Bahnson.
Sunday, April 24, 1932 '
A Modern Golden Age
Of American History
These are eventful times. But
that element is happy that has
no history, thi generation can
make no claim to bliss. The per
son who pretends to boredom
nowadays must 'be unique in
deed, if he is at all interested in
the happenings of the world
about him. For there are many
of . these happenings, and of
every kind and description, and
it is more than probable that
this decade will continue to be
featured by important and inter
esting developments until it be
comes history.
Russia's Five Year Plan, the
Lindbergh kidnapping affair, the
approaching presidential cam
paign party), the Massie trial
in Honolulu these are a few
items on the extensive list. Such
phenomena as the Gandhi cam
paign ( with the strong prospect
of another bitter struggle within
the Democratic party), the Mas
sie trial in Honolulu these are
a few items on the extensive list.
Such phenomena as the Gandhi
campaign in India and the orgy
of revolutions which not long ago
swept over South America are
still. fresh to the memory,. while
in the near future loom, the
threats of a Fascist revolution in
Germany, of serious trouble in
Ireland, arid of war in the Far
East. -
As this is written, Congress
wrestles with the problems of
finance and bonus, and the vari
ous states of the nation are un
dergoing the throes of political
campaigning which will steadily
increase in intensity. And over
the whole scene hover those
three mighty problems, worthy
of the profoundest minds the
depression, Prohibition and the
Einstein theory- perpetual and
never failing sources for won
der, speculation, analysis, de
nunciation,' prophecy, explana
tion, and hope. K.P.Y.
Shackling
Young America
While slavery has been abol
ished for some sixty-five years
there still exists in the United
States a form of bondage that
is as great a disgrace to every
American as was negro slavery.
All over the country, and the
south is particularly guilty,
thousands of young children are
employed vin .various sorts of
manual labor. This work is inju
rious to growing bodies and pro
duces a certain element of the
coming generation that will be
crippled, stunted, or in some
other way abnormal. Not only
is the body endangered but all
chance for decent education and
future opportunity is denied
these unfortunate youngsters.
There is no reasonable defense
offered for the continuation of
these conditions which are still
extremely serious. While con
siderable effort has been made
to effect an improvement there
are still many young children
employed at hard labor and
long hours in factories, mills,
mines, farms and various other
jobs. There have been several
unsuccessful attempts to : pass
effective child labor laws
through Congress, but they have
met with defeat at the hands
of men who sit in the House and
Senate to represent not the peo
ple of their district or state, but
the moneyed interests that put
them there.
There is an obsolete point of
view that regards the child as
more or less the property of the
parent to be used and treated
as the latter sees fit. The mod
ern person, however, realizes
that this is a false outlook and
that the' child belongs for the
most part to society. It is in
the interest of society to see
that the men and women of the
future are sound in body and
mind. It has long been recog
nized that the well sounding
phrase, "all men are created
free and equal" is manifestly
untrue. Not only are men cre
ated unequal but they are giv
en unequal opportunity. Never
theless, this phrase represents
an ideal based on fair play to
which it would be well to strive.
We can not create all men equal
but we can attempt to give
everyone some sort of fair
chance to develop himself.
We must free our children
from long hours and hard wTork
and give them the chance to
grow and learn and play. It will
mean a loss to certain greedy
manufacturers who will have to
employ more expensive labor,
but their freedom is required to
attain a better and fairer civili
zation to which we claim to be
moving. J.F.A.
"No Red Flags in
Chapel Hill, Observer
The Charlotte Observer in a
recent editorial asked, "What is
happening at Chapel Hill ?" The
alarmed editorial -writer seemed
to fear that some dire plot for
the overthrow of the govern
ment and the establishment of a
Communist dictatorship was be
ing planned here. As proof he
pointed to the fact that that dia
bolical revolutionary, Norman
Thomas, had been invited to
speak at Chapel Hill, and that
crowds had attended his lec
tures. The Observer is wrong. The
student body is not about to go
Communistic, nor are many of
the students ready to follow
even the comparatively mild
teachings of Mr. Thomas. But
something is happening in Chap
el Hill, and has been happening
for years, which may justly
alarm that large class of hu
mans who fear change, even
when that change represents
progress. The University of
North Carolina realizes that the
world is in a period of swift
transition and that tremendous
problems are before us to be
solved, problems of the adapta
tion of our social and economic
structure to the machine age,
problems of bringing the ideals
of security, freedom, and beauty
nearer to every individual. The
University further realizes that
these problems will not be solved
by any hidebound opposition to
change nor by any blind adher
ence to the institutions of the
past.
The solution of the problems
that face the world today will
require unprejudiced and un
afraid searching after truth,
clear and forceful thinking, and
high social idealism. These
things should be found, if any
where, in the universities. If
;
the University has any function,
it is to train leaders to face the
problems of the state, of the na
tion, and of society. And that is
what it is trying to do. It is at
tempting to teach its students to
face the problems of their own
lives and of society with high
courage and open minds. That is
why men of every shade of poli
tical and social belief, save only
those who advocate violent revo
lution, are welcome to speak
here. That is why the Univer
sity does not try to repress the
thinking of its students nor
force their minds into conven
tional molds.
If it is only Red Revolution
that the Observer fears, it can be
reassured ; the students of the
University are far from being
Socialists. However, if what the
Observer fears is independent
thinking and courageous liberal
ism, it has cause to be alarmed,
for that is what is happening at
Chapel Hill. D.M.L.
A New
Age?
Modern critics and literary
prophets are profuse in their
predictions for a golden age in
southern literature. Most enthu
siastic of this school is Michael
Gold, far-sighted editor of The
New Masses, who tells a sopho
more English class tb "write of
scenes of the South," if they are
literarily inclined. On the as
sumption that one genius is lurk
ing in every sophomore English
class, Gold opens a vast avenue
in folk literature by impressing
a potential group of writers with
the importance of bending their
efforts toward the creation of!
scenes of the south," if they are
acquainted, the new south. He
points out the school of New
South writers, Paul Green, Wil
liam Faulkner, and- Fielding
Burke, who are, fast displacing
the older group represented by
James Branch . Cabell, or
"Branch" Cabell as he now styles
himself.
American literature is still vin
its infancy, if we are to compare
its accomplishments with those
of the Old World. The pioneer
of great world powers, America
has striven toward the more ma
terial and manual task of build
ing roads waterways, industrial
centers, and all the more sub
stantial foundations which must
underly the future Kultur of
the nation. Leisure, the hand
maiden of literary effort, has
forsaken, her youthful literary
geniuses, and it is not until this
third century of individual prog
ress as a nation that we see our
selves turning toward literary
accomplishment with most of the
material foundations of America
already constructed and ready
for a great superposition of art
and culture.
Unquestionably there are po
tential geniuses lurking in our
midst who will someday contri
bute toward this new culture.
They will contribute as a section,
being best acquainted with the
atmosphere of the south. It may
breed a particular type of liter
ary provincialism, but it is such
that we must receive these con
tributions, firs hand from the
lips arid pens of those who are
associated most directly with
the subject matter at hand. Folk
literature is a well of unsurpass
able depth. It needs only to be
tapped by this rising school,
who, properly influenced, may
bring to us a measure of creative
genius hitherto yet unproduced.
D.C.S.
Faculty Paper Investigated
By College News Service
New York; April 23. An in
vestigation into the financial
backing and purposes of The
Faculty Bulletin, a weekly, this
week was undertaken by the stu
dent council at the College of the
City of New York. The probe
was ordered instead of a pro
posed boycott. The publication
competes with The Campus, stu
dent tri-weekly, it is contended.
SPEAKING
the
CAMPUS MIND
The views expressed in this column
are not necessarily those of the edi
orial board of this publication nor of
the campus at large; Contributions
on both sides of controversial ques
tions are solicited by The Daily
Tar Heel. All letters must be type
written, double spaced, and not more
than four hundred words in length.
We Stand
Corrected
Mr. Editor:
An unintentional injustice
seems to have been done through
the headline to the article in
Thursday's Tar Heel concern
ing termites. It is not the Zool
ogy Department that is checking
the termite pest, but the build
ings department under the direc
tion of Mr. P. L. Burch. The
others named may have contrib
uted some technical information
(Dr. Metcalf, especially) and
"cooperated," as your news item
states, but the brunt of the battle
is borne by the buildings depart
ment, to whom chief credit is
due.
Yours very truly,
R. E. Coker,
Zoology Dept.
Thomas for
President?
In a dying democracy, infested with
political corruption,, held fast in the
grip of powerful business interest, in
the throes of economic misery, dis
couraged . citizens must choose from
two inane party planks representing
the component result of cross lobby
ing of, special interests, but freed
from vital issues which, a. politician
dares not face. Is it startling that
knowing not which is the worse of
the two evils, they fail to cast their
ballots?
The voice of one man rises clear
and strong above the din of empty
shibboleths. He still sees in democ
racy the -hope of a people's govern
ment cleansed from the curse of Vest
ed, financial greed, and in war-weary
local nationalism, a greater world
nationalism and world peace.
We applaud his courage, praise his
keen logic, and leave his presence
refreshed by sincerity and devotion.
Yet in the state of North Carolina,
the most progressive and liberal of
southern states, the name of Norman
Thomas does not appear on the bal
lot, one of the six or eight states of
the Union where this dangerous man
is still not recognized. Are we his
admirers, but secretly so for fear of
the stigma of his name socialist? I
think not. It's not fear but sloth
that has settled down over us, bound
in a great national stupor. How com
fortable it is to sit back and criticise,
to watch from the fence, to leave the
whole burden on his piteously small
p-roup of faithful followers.
Let's all slumber on. Next election
those of us who take the trouble to
choose between politicians, will have
an inner feeling of self-satisfaction
at our own patriotism. We will have
done our duty and voted. He's get
ting old now, but those of use who
know him know that till death he
shall not cease to proclaim his gospel
of economic and social justice. Is it
not the least we can do to form a
"Norman Thomas for President Club"
and try to get his name on the ballot
n the state of North Carolina?
C. D. W Jr.
THOSE NEW
BOOKS
Louis Bromfield's novel A
Modern Hero was received at the
Book Market this past week. It
heads our list of suggested books
for the week's reading. Well
ington (biography) by Gendella
and The Restless Heads (essays)
by Branch Cabell are the other
two. ,
Harry Comer sent Edward
Sheton, the playwright, a copy
of a certain book by a prominent
authoress from South Carolina.
A few days later tliis telegram
came to bewilder him :
THANKS FOR JULIA PETER
KIN'S BRIGHT SKIN.
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The musical comedy, Of Thee
1 Sing, playing at the Music Box
theatre in New York, has been
canned in book form. Strike Up
the Band and this show, are
starting on American' tradition,
political satire parallel to that
created by Gilbert and Sullivan.
Gershwin wrote the music and
Lois Moran, Victor Moore, and
William Gaxton head the cast.
The book relates the campaign
and election of Wintergreen on
a platform of love.
George Horner bought a copy,
seated himself, and began to en
joy it audibly. He had one of
the jolliest laughs we've heard in
a long time. Every once in a
while he just had to read a
snatch out loud.
"A vote for Wintergreen is a
vote for winter green !"
"A Full Dinner Jacket!"
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ELECTION RETURNS (flashed
on a screen in the stage version)
MASSACHUSETTS
Wintergreen V283
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Wintergreen 97c marked
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GEORGIA
Wintergreen 12,678
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WINTERGREEN LACKS
FOUR VOTES OF BEING
ELECTED!
WINTERGREEN CASTS LAST
FOUR VOTES FOR HIMSELF.
CHEERS
Belgium has 686 inhabitants
to the square mile. Christian
Science Monitor.
No More Pussyfooting
About Modern Mar
riage and Divorce!
At last a motion pic
ture faces the facts
about today's morals!
No goody-goody sug
ar-coating . . . No
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ming of the nak
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Now you can see Life
as it's really lived by
pleasure-crazed society!
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When love laughs at Lock
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The last item on the program
is two choruses for women's
voices, Singers and Songs and
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