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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
offiee 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
Geo.. W. Wilson .......Mgr. Editor
K. D. McMillan Bus. Mgr.
Wednesday, September 28, 1932
America- the Land of
Political Corruption
The resignation of James J
Walker from the mayorship of
America's greatest city and the
profusion of corruption that was
brought out by his hearing, fo
cuses attention more forcibly
than ever to the shameful poli
tical condition of the 'nation.
Gross inefficiency and dishonest
manipulation of public office
have reduced this country to a
moral level that would cause the
nation's fathers to turn in their
graves. What took place in
New York under the Walker
regime is merely a sample . of
what fs transpiring in every
. town, county, and state in the
land. Good government is the
agency by which mankind exists
and this most important func
tion has been and is so misdi
rected and perverted that the
name politician is synonymous
with everything base and dis
honest. To protest against corruption
in public Office is in a measure
to protest against human nature,
yet there are bounds and limits
to which both must be subjected
if we may continue to exist. The
malady is universal, but the
United States possesses the most
corrupt, lax, and inefficient sys
tem of local government of any
considerable nation. There are
many explanations, our great
size, the character of our nation
al strains, and the utter and bov
ine indifference of the masses to
the conduct of their affairs are
but a few. The spoils system in
troduced by Andrew Jackson set
rolling a ball of political graft
and rotteness that has accumu
lated such speed and size as
threatens to destroy us. But the
remedy and not the causes are
the primary concern.
The outlook if no improve
ment is made is serious. If we
continue as we are we must die
the death of the ancien regime
or Czarist Russia, who choked
with their own decay sunk into
a bloody oblivion. The guillotine
in France and the firing squad
in Russia are samples of the
whirlwinds to be reaped by the
unlucky politicians that flourish
at the time when public indigna
tion and action is aroused
against its betrayers. There will
be a change and the youth of to
day is the instrument that must
effect it.
In England, remarkable for
its long existence and the in
tegrity which marks its govern
ment, the task of governing is
a career. The candidate under
goes training, technical and
ethical from his high school days
and is given experience and in
struction that enables him to
honestly and efficiently fit into
the system , that has proved the
most desirable. There is no rea
son why we should not profit by
the example of the mother coun
try, it will require time and ef
fort but is a goal worth striving
for. Politics as an honorable
and scientific profession is far
superior to a regime of cats
paws and ward heelers unfitted
mentally and morally for the ex
ecution of a most demanding
and vital of duties. J.F.A.
Our Popular
Hydra
Not many days ago the sopho
more social orders began to make
themselves conspicuous on the
campus when their new initiates
perform chiefly for the benefit
of the freshmen, who alone will
be entertained by the novelty of
their demonstrations as they
pass from class to class. Char
acteristically, the freshmen take
it for granted that these organ
izations, along with most every
thing else at college, are "quite
the stuff," but many students
wonder what, if any, purpose
they serve in college society.
Anyone who considers it
worth his while to find out about
the activities, of the orders will
discover that their members
themselves are doubtful about
their real usefulness and that
there is considerable sentiment
in favor of improving them and
making tfcem cease to be insig
nificant. .
These social orders were ori
ginally started with the idea of
bringing fraternities closer to
gether, but having apparently
lost sight of their avowed pur
pose they now seem to exist
without any definite aim in view.
The Daily Tar Heel suggests
that something be done to
change them from useless ap
pendages to necessary organs of
campus activity. W.F.B.
In This
Democracy
Within the past two months
the price of the stocks listed on
the New York Exchange have
risen phenomenally. This .rise
should ordinarily indicate a cor
responding increase in car load
ings, commodity indexes, corpor
ation profits nd various other
"barometers" of trade, but this
has not been the case. True,
there has been some slight rise
in these "barometers," but it has
been so small as to hardly war
rant the sharp upturn in stock
quotations. . This being so, what
are the causes for this discrep
ancy, and what are its probable
results?
We have the spectacle of this
country, not yet out of one of
the most terrible economic de
pressions known to history, busi
ly paving the way for another,
and probably still greater, de
pression. Witn tne nrst sign oi
improved business the American
public, that is, that part of the
public with the financial means, i
rather than purchase good, j
sound," dividend-paying securi
ties, for investment purposes, . has
already begun an "orgy of specu
lation" that promises to outdo
the mad rush to gamble in
stocks witnessed in 1927-1928.
Instead of the slow, steady up
turn in business that would lead
to a more or less permanent
period of prosperity, we are
viewing" the beginning of an
other era of inflated credit and
unprecedented pseudo "good
times.". But these "good times"
will not be with us for long ; the
economic cycle is growing short
er, the machinery of business is
geared too high. . Before the
realization is upon us, the entire
inverted pyramid of modern
credit business will have come
tumbling down irreparably, this
time.
This is indeed a black picture,
but not an improbable one.
There is not much doubt that
speculation in securities, unless
curbed by federal legislation,
will ruin this country. The ori
ginal purpose of the Stock Ex
change was to take the place of
a lottery or a horse race. A mar
ket was wanted in which enter
prises desiring expansion could
sell worthwhile securities for
the necessary cash. Why not
stick to this original purpose,
this ideal? If Congress would
enact legislation forbidding the
sale of stocks on margin, blind
speculation with all its attend
ant evils wouIbT go leaving
the stock market to its legiti
mate purpose. No doubt such
legislation would hit certain
people pretty badly. The Mor
gans and the Mellons would cer
tainly suffer untold losses. But
what are the sufferings of a
hundred million people compared
THE DAILY
to those of a Morgan? Perhaps,
then, Congress WILL not, CAN-
not pass such laws. M.K.K.
Fame And
Dame Fortune
You have probably heard this
story before. It is not about the
traveling salesman. Nor will it
make you laugh. It is the story
of two college students. One
was a grade A scholar ; the oth
er was a famous football star, a
grade D scholar. There was also
a merchant a wealthy mer
chant who owned a large depart
ment store. This merchant ad
vertised for a young man who
could occupy a decent salaried
position in his store. , It so hap
pened that the two aforemen
tioned students applied. They
appeared before the merchant at
the same time. The grade A
scholar gave his name and ac
coiriplishments. To which the
merchant replied:
"I'll think it over."
The football star gave his
name.
"Not Hunky Dorry, the great
football star!"
"YesVi"
The reader probably knows
which was appointed to the
position.
The merchant thought this :
"The grade A scholar is prob
ably a good salesman and knows
how to use his head. His grades
in college show his "ability."
On the other hand :
"The football star is nation
ally known. If people know he
works for me, they will trade
more in order to have him sell
them something. Besides he has
learned to use his brain power
in football. I'll appoint him."
Too many business men have
this same idea. They are mis
taken, for a football starts name
does not last very long (with the
exception of a very few) after
his popularity wanes, his grade
D standing appears. Then, the
businessman realizes his mis
take, the. grade A man may not
have the immediate popularity
of the football player, but his
high college rating will aid him
throughout his life not letting
him down as fame often does.
-H.P.
In The Main
By Mayne Albright
Best unintentional pun I have
heard this season: A freshman
in the game room reading the
gilt letters on the door of the
Grill, remarked gravely: "Guess
that's where they have the Grill
Dances."
In return for the privilege of
reading a new book ahead of its
release date, I promised Mary
Dirnberger of the Bull's Head
to write something about it. I
am glad nobody reads book re
views for, not counting the title
line, there were two mis-spelled
words in this one. But the book,
(Paul Green's Laughing Pio
neer) is really good and you
should read it. You may have a
course with the author later and
find it comes in handy.
i
The Class of '36 'got off to a
propitious start when it rained
during Freshman Week. and a
dog appeared on chapel program.
Both good signs which' occur
every year. Old timers recall a
solemn wedding, the recital of a
great singer, and' innumerable
lectures which have been inter
rupted by interested members of
the canine population of the vil
lage. But the howling during
Alumni President Lewis' speech
last week reached a new height.
Now that we have a new organ
they might play "The Whistler
and. His Dog" to call 'em off.
After giving one of the groups
of pre-freshmen about twenty
minutes of lofty stuff about the
glories of Phi Beta Kappa and
the rewards of the industrious,
TAR HEEL
I asked if there were any ques
tions. There were: "When does
rushing season begin ?" "How
long before the game room
opens?"
-And
by the way, shuffle board
the newest addition to the game
room is about to surpass ping
pong in popularity. Probably
because its on the free list. It i
a great game, but the most ex
citing time I have had this year
was big game hunting. An
enormous grasshopper flew into
my .Office window and Slim Med
ford and I pursued him with
darts from a target game down
stairs. We never scored a fair
hit, however, and he finally es
caped by the window.
And speaking of -Graham Me
morial reminds me of the lost ar
ticles which have collected here
If they all belonged to one per
son and he came to get them
you might see him emerging
from the marble halls equipped
with a skull cap, a striped linen
coat, a green slicker, a monocle
a French Horn, a green vase, and
a dime. If you recognize any of
these things as yours come and
get them.
(Late Bulletin: Better hurry
The janitor has claimed the
skull cap, the president of Wo
men's Association the vase, and
the manager of Graham Memor
ial the dime.)
The Ink Well
By Nelson bobbins
Welcome, freshmen, to Caro
lina .. . Where you can talk back
to sophs . . . But had better not
. . Where you don't have to
wear skull caps . . . Where you
can be a socialist, communist,
democrat, republican or baptist
. . . But you will be a gentle
man Where a certain math profes
sor will take pains to explain to
you with black-board work the
smallest, line and most insignifi
cant figure . . . And another will
work problems, very likely, in
the clear air with his forefinger
. . . Where English professors
will require you to trace each
wrord in the lesson back to the
Latin roots . . . And a famous
geologist will crack the same
jokes on class each day and re
mind you frequently that "you
are largely what you are, be
cause you are where you are"
. . . And will teach you an in
credible amount of geology, not
withstanding. Where co-eds are not liked ...
But are dated up weeks ahead . . .
Where juniors and seniors
may get their names on the
Dean's list and be given the
privilege of cutting all classes,
if they maintain an average of
"B" on all studies . . t And have
their names promptly' dropped
from the list, if they take too
many cuts . . .
Where you are surrounded by
the best moral and religious
forces . . . And, where, seeming
ly, half the state comes to get
drunk oij the occasion of every
big game ...
Welcome to the oldest, the
most inconsistent, the most lib
eral, and, often, the strictest, the
most scholastic, and, above all,
the grandest old state University
in the country.
' '
It might be mildly interesting
to know how some folks get that
way about chiseling in without
permission at or near the head
of a waiting line, as happened in
the Tin Can on registration day
and very frequently happens at
the post-office and other places
when people have to stand in
line to be served, and each new
comer is by common courtesy
expected to take his place at the
foot of the line. It is, of course,
rather a trivial matter, but no
One who has been Waiting for
perhaps an hour, exactly relish
es the idea of some person rude
ly breaking into the" line ahead.
Co-eds seem to be the worst of
fenders. An old southern sense
of chivalry, or something, usual
ly leads most of the male stu
dents here to proffer their
places in line to any ladies wTho
will wait for the invitation, but
no one likes the idea of a girl
strutting imperiously, and with
out permission, to the head of a
line as if that wrere her inalien
able right. With the women of
our nation waging such a strenu
ous fight for equality for lo!
these many years, it would seem
that the dear ladies would not
now require quite so much pam
pering. And, as for the male
chiselers it seems a pity that
hazing in all forms is prohibited
here.
Chapel Hill Beauty Spots: The
Episcopal church by moonlight
. . . the carrilon tower in the rain
. . . the old University well . . .
the Thanksgiving crowd in Ken
an stadium . . . Carolina Inn at
twilight ,. . . the library.'
Written on an eight-thirty
math class :
Gentle Morpheus, I would dwell
with thee-
While countless suns might set
E'en through time and space and
eternity
To sleep and rest and forget.
Midnight. The soft, gentle
sound of falling ram. Rhy
thmic rain. Little minor cad
ences of song come from the
eaVes and mingle with the loud
er tones from the tin roof. The
ivy walls are dripping with the
autumn rain. In the long hours
from dark to dawn . . . lullaby of
the rain . . . peaceful ... little
thoughts come like mice" peeping
from their holes and scurry back
again
again . . . midnight . . . rain . . .
thoughts of tomorrow . . . per
haps there will be no tomorrow.
But tomorrow . . . is almost here
a few more hours of work
before the dawn . . . and classes
. . . O Tempore, 0 Morpheus, O
Everything.
QUE TIMES
By Don Shoemaker
Old Wine
And New
Students in the commerce
school who have registered for
several advanced commerce
courses are instructed to read
Stuart Chase's A New Deal, the
latest political pronouncement
from the pen of the most prolific
of our young economists.
After twelve years of a status
approaching almost total arid
ity, economics 35 takes a new
ease on life and adopts James
Truslow Adam's masterpiece An
American Epic, as the course
text book. If the latter course
can ever be interesting, now is
its chance.
The mere fact that students
are brought into contact with
the modern slant of an allegedly
jejune subject is gratifying in
itself.
Several years ago Dean Car
roll of the commerce school
journeyed ncrthward in quest of
a new mentor for 'accounting
courses in his school. He inter
viewed Chase, the same gentle
man responsible for A New Deal,
in an effort to induce him to
come to Chapel Hill and take
over the accounting division of
the college. Chase was willing,
but thought that his principles
GRAIL DANCE
. Saturday Night, Oct. 1
Jack Wardlaw and His Carolina Tar Heel Orchestra
Will Furnish Music
Tickets go on sale 10:30 Friday morning at
Pritchard-Lloyd's and Book Exchange
BYNUM GYM
Wednesday, September 28, 193?
and particularly those of his
wife, a more-than-ardent part
ner in his political views, might
be too radical for Chapel Hill as
he knew it. Chase professes
socialism.
Thus is the picture of "little
liberal Chapel Hill," "the New
Haven of the South," the "focal
point of Dixie culture," as seen
by a modern thinker.
Gott erdammerung
Seven - Greek letter houses
have passed from the university,
notes the Wisconsin Daily Card
inal. Five sororities and two
fraternities felt the effect of last
year's economic pressure and va
cated their respective abodes.
Which leads us to wonder if the
fraternity system, which has
long cluttered the campi of our
large universities in dispropor
tionate quantity is at last on the
decline.' Fraternities at the Uni
versity of North Carolina have
decreased from thirty-three to
twenty-eight in numbers in the
past three years. Other insti
tutions report a similar decrease
and observe that there is a tend
ency toward local instead of na
tional organization in some quar
ters". Revenue from dues and
initiation fees which cannot be
raised due national centers is
responsible for the latter move
ment. Just as the textile, tooth paste,
and automotive industries, the
Greek letter trade is over
crowded.
George Bernard Shaw says
that within 30 centuries chil
dren will talk as soon as they
are born, which makes us re
joice that we live in the good
old days. -Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle.
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