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Page Two tiie Eafip Car Jeel 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 Chapel Hill, N. C, tinder 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, Jr..31gr. Editor R. D. McMillan Bus. Mgr. Editorial Staff, EDITORIAL BOARD Don Shoe maker, chairman; E. C. Daniel, Jr., John Alexander, Edith Harbour, Mayne Albright, Nelson Robbins, B.-B. Perry, Milton Kalb, A. T. Dill, J. M. Joy, F. A. Northrup, Peggy Ann Harris. ' N) CITY EDITORS T. H. Walker, Bob Woerner. Bill Davis. DESK MEN Otto Steinreich, George Malone, L. L. Hutchison, W. R. Eddleman, Phil Markley, J. D. Winslow. - 7 FEATURE BOARD Joseph Sugar man, chairman; Vermont Royster, Donoh Hanks, Frank Hawley, W. O. - Marlowe, Carl Thompson, 1 Jerome Kessler. SPORTS DEPARTMENT Claiborn Carr, Bill Anderson, Jack Bessen, Lawrence Thompson, Matt Hackett, J. ;H. Morris, Cramptan Trainer. REPORTERS B. R. Weaver, Ray mond Barron, James. B. Craighill, Walter Hargett, T. W. Hicks, James W. Keel, Nelson Lansdale, Lewis' S. Morris, Robert C. Page, George Rhoades, Phillip Hammer r Irving Suss, Clarence Hartman, Eleanor Bizzell, Elizabeth Johnson, -W. B. i Greet, Jack Lowe. Business Staff CIRCULATION DEPT. Tom Worth, Manager. OFFICE STAFF F. P. Gray, Jr., Ass't Bus. Mgr., John Barrow, Ass't Bus. Mgr., W. B. Robeson. ADVERTISING STAFF Howard Manning, Adv't Mgr., W. C. Jones, Adv't Mgr., J. W. Callahan, Jim Cordon James Mehaffy, Butler - French, Esley Anderson, Buddy Up church, J. Ralto FarloWj -Jpe Mason: COLLECTION STAFF Randolph Reynolds, Collection Mgr., Joe C. Webb, Agnew Bahnson, A. L. Brooks, Armistead Maupin. Saturday, October 29, 1932 Made Liberal By Comparison The University of North Caro lina is noted", as, to use a very trite expression, the center ofl liberalism in the south. The fact that "in the south" is in variably a part of this phrase must give rise to the thought that the south must be in some way noted for an unliberal and narrowminded attitude. Wis consin and California tho in all probability more liberal than Carolina are never spoken of as the centers of mid-western or far-western liberalism. It is an unfortunate fact that the south i laboring under a" reputation for conservatism, but it is a reputation that is a just one for we do lag behind in our attitude to education arid progress. The University of North Carolina's career has been one of constant struggle against re actionary forces which have been overcome only thru great bravery and doggedness of pur pose, of our. leaders who have beeii ever ready and willing to risk their positions in the cause of liberal education. It is their efforts and their success that have earned us the reputation we now enjoy. There is very little going on in Chapel Hill, however, that would mark us as particularly liberal in the eyes of the nation. There are no courses given nor organizations fostered whose be ing calls for any tremendous f til I A tolerance on 1 tne part oi our citizens. Free love and atheism, the bogies that haunt the dreams oi latum ana uiarK are prac tically unknown to the student body. There are practically no insidious forces at work intend ed to allienate the students from ' the ways of righteousness, the Democratic party or the sanctity of the home. On the contrary there is little here that might ruffle the most reactionary, crab bed, hardshelled, and dyed-in the-wool, ultra conservative. The constant attempts of out siders to purify the University i i . i j ii i . nave naa two outstanding re sults One is the focusing upon them of the publicity they so avidly crave and with it the con tempt ; of educated people throughout the country.. The other result is the acquisition of a reputation for the University that is but partly deserved, a reputation for liberalism in the midst of persecution and big otry. J.F.A. . Smile r - . And Pray The frantic efforts of the Re publican party to anesthetize the people of the United States with regard to monetary condi tions can be understood if not approved of. Economists throughout the world have agreed generally on many causes of depressions. What is more, they have made suggestions which, if followed, would in a few years leave us practically immune from fluctu ations. Removal of tariff bar riers at some future date would allow all producers who could not meet competition under, free trade to enter a business where competition would be practical. No student of economics can ar gue against the advantages of mass production in those coun tries least adapted to the pro duction of those particular prod ucts. Immediate cancellation of war debts would have little effect upon the individual population of the country. The total amount, if divided among our total population, would total a little over two dollars apiece. Were these debis cancelled, changes in exports and imports would be felt here and abroad. The only way that Germany has had of paying her debt has been through increasing her exports over her imports. This has necessarily brought about a lowering of the standard of liv ing among her people in addi tion to a decrease in every coun- tries' exports to her. Where we have gained in direct compen sation, we have lost indirectly through a marked decrease in our exports. . . Blackett, English economist, suggests long time 'planning with regard to production. He also approves of price stabiliza- ion through control by the gov ernment instead of the general ;rend through producers. Regu ar occurrences of industrial fluctuation at shorter intervals shows that oUr present system acks equilibrium. Why not at :empt to change those things which are the causes of such chaos ? Why is it that the major polit ical parties of the country fail to consider such items ? There probably several reasons. Being old parties, they feel that any departures from precedent would cause loss of power. Real changes come about through the younger generations and the new parties. It is very seldom that a political' party becomes a turn coat. Instead, its adher ents change to a newer party and the older one dies. Any actual changes must bring results rather slowly. For this reason it is impractical for the political party in power to sow where profits cannot be reaped in the same season. "The only thing for them to do is to bolster up credit, instill, if pos sible, a high pressure area in the nation's financial barometer, as sume the prosperity smile, and pray for the confidence of the common people. L.M.J. Chip on The Shoulder In the newspapers of the coun try reference is repeatedly made to the Socialists as the third major political party of the United States,v and on the Uni versity of North Carolina cam pus they have been regarded with equal consideration. Even more, the Socialist party in the straw ballot conducted by The Daily Tar Heel recently has THE DAILY polled a larger vote than ever before all of which goes to show that people in general not only either tolerate, accept, or sympathize with their views but are becoming increasingly con scious of the potential power of the party. But the recent attitude of the Socialists on this campus .to ward newspaper comment has been one of unwarranted belli gerency. They misconstrue it for prejudice, keep ear to the ground and chip on shoulder for remarks which they seem to think are to the detriment of the party.' No such crusading has been intended by The Daily Tar Heel; it is a student pub lication which in such matters adopts a non-partisan attitude. One of the self -professed needs of the Socialist.-party is to awaken public interest in and knowledge of their principles. Indications show favorably that it is at least on the way toward realizing this need. But until the Socialists here get rid of the idea that no attacking or mak ing-light of their activities is meant by either editorials - or news .write-ups, they jeopardize the chance of presenting their principles to an unbiased pub lic. Continual cross-fire of edi torial opinion arid open forum correction will eventually lead to misunderstanding. At any rate, itswill gain nothing and it may lose the prestige which the So cialists now enjoy. Constantly finding fault is one way to stir up trouble, and notoriety is one way to fame. But to accomplish a desirable end by either -of these means is impossible without unfavorable publicity. A.T.D. OUR TIMES By Don Shoemaker, Dancers Most insistent have been sev eral of our four readers that we write a little piece about the Graham Memorial weekly dan ces, where democracy runs rampant and fifteen co-eds de molish their f ormerly inferiority complexes. So we went down to the dance in the lounge room the other evening and report a right good time. Junior politicians stalked about with foolish grins and ready back-slaps, you could n't dance" more than half a step with any one lady, and the dance committee toured the floor with noses, alert for the slightest whiff of forbidden nectar. Everyone was pretty sociable and democratic, standing on new furniture and dislocating pic tures of past presidents to hear the crooning-trio. We urge that the Young Democrats club spon sor the next soiree of this na ture. yoters . ' n . - . Someone tipped us off to the article in the November Forum dealing with the presidential preferences of some fifty au thors, which, annotated by sev eral of the campus political opinionated, is lodged in the li brary files. So we hurried down there yesterday at chapel hour and bring you some of our findings. It seems that Forum, desirous of gleaning the political leanings of representative lit- terati (those who had contri buted in, the past to their maga zine) conducted a canvass and listed tneir contributors with opinions on the coming Novem ber fiasco. Such-wrriter-f oik as Struthers (I was a Hoover Man) Burt, Henry Seidel Canby, Will Durante Julia Peterkin, George Jean Nathan, Clarence Darrow, Marcus Duffield and forty-odd others seem to have some pretty conclusive convictions on the af fairs of our government. The annotators, one using i red pencil and the other a stout Rooseveltian 3B black, had ad TAR HEEL ded peppy little comments to the political pronouncements of the various writers. The black pencil gentleman had underlined such as "I am in favor of Roosevelt for presi dent because we have had four vears of Hoover." and "once upon a time I was a Republican but because of . ... I have now decided to join the Democratic ranks etc." He even had vari ous programs of the ; writers numbered and underlined. A good Democrat. But the red pencil was, in clined to be a bit doubtful. He had Randolph Spreckel's "so long as the American people are content to be mere voting cogs in the political machines, I feel no urge to name my choice- for president," and another's (guess who) . . . "So far as Hoover and Roosevelt go, I have been able to discern nothing in either that merits the vote of any intelligent patriot . . .1 shall therefore de prive myself of the pleasure of attending the polls in Novem ber" all lined in red with the no tation "me too !" This we think, is a real way to register protest. Don't vote Thomas, don't vote Foster, but just sneak off and mark up the November Forum with a red pencil. Autopsy By Robert Berry man THESE COLUMNISTS! This Mayne Stream If all my readers will listen very close, I will give them some very exclusive scandal about that young man in the red neck tie who but I guess I had bet ter not do it. Jake Smith, Hank Jones, Fred Johnson, Tommy Watkins were looking in a window down town yesterday. They're my 'friends and all nice fellows. When they WTere there, Lucy Jones, Hallie Craven, Nellie Burns, and Kate Brown walked by. My ! My ! Since I have been writing my colyum, many of my friends have dropped into Graham Me morial (Room 100) and told me that they liked it. Room 100 Graham Memorial is occupied by the manager of our fine new student union this year.. Sour Times It is doubtful if, and which, howsoever they might thus and henceafter try, that they will, if it may then become evident, that they then will actually then re gress. Roosevelt seems a sure thing. Right! Just! But Hoover will have none of these and this. Henceforth (and the Dole must be borne in mind if not in body) and thereafter. Uncle Sam (the United States) will' shortly build (construct, make) a new bridge -with 170,-. 002 tons of steel, 40,0000000 something, and cement. Also a lot of sand and wire and lumber and gravel. My goodness! That will take alot of men. It will relieve un-employment (the de pression) and will help lots of people (citizens of the United States) to financial stability (get back on their feet) . I have read a lot of really good literary books lately. In my next column I will prove it by listing about fifty of the most outstanding ones of today. My friends are always chiding me about reading so many good books and knowing-v go mnrh about everything! Lifeless Letters The little delightful town of Chapel Hill is indeed a sleenv little delightful place in which to live. The soirees in the salons are really bonne et belle. I mean in all their delightfulness, they are simply too charming! Swinburne, Hardy, Steven son; and Kipling are delightful writers." They have charming styles. - Literary writing is too fascinating! I adore Schopen- - . " i j. i: i hauer. One nas simpiy not nveu until one has read Schopen hauer's Essays. As. the saying is : abeunt studia in mores! I eschew verbosity. The mark of a litterateur is that he confine his vocabulary within under- standibility by frequent latin quotations. The Ink Spots Dots .... more dots .... . . dots and more dots . . . . many dots . ... ah ! what is more beautiful than a dot? . .'. . Nothing! Blots .... globs of dots streak ing across lines ry. . what a help are dots to fill space .... when one has nothing to say, but has to write, a column . . . . what a help they are indeed! .... Corn-. . . . string beans . . . . lima beans . . . . all kinds of beans . . . I how I love to eat beans! . . . . Beans are good to eat . . ... what beautiful thoughts dots express ... . thoughts so beautiful they cannot be ex pressed in words dots alone can give one an inkling into their iridescribability .... I like to eat all kinds of food . .1 love to, eat .... How strange that so many people like to eat. Chapel Hill at night ,v . Chapel Hill at day ... . a dif ferent world . ... . a different time .... Four o'clock .... eight o'clock . . . the romance of it all! . . . . Imagine! . . . . Can my readers understand the raptures I experience? .... The ecstasy I feel? .... Ah! ... . And again, ah! Ahhhhhhh! SPEAKING the CAMPUS MIND A Freshman Speaks On Cheering Beinff a fresh -V J w - JV4.iiW hesitancy m voicing my opinion on any subject that could be dealt with more intelligently by the older men at the University. However, I be lieve that there are numerous fresh men who feel as I do "about the mat ter of disorganized cheering. I have noticed that a compact mass of rooters, say three hundred, all cneermg in unison, can make more real noise than a whole stadium full of rooters intersnersed between alum ni, visitors, and other students who nave lost interest m' rooting for the team. Why can't we have some or ganization like the "Cheerios" ? T pan remember that organization, and it always impressed me when I viewed football games here at Carolina. It would appear to me that the freshmp-.i this year could be as cooperative and loyai to tne team, and to the Univer sity, as any o the preceding classes. I believe that if the stud would really back up the team to the limit, tne team would fight to the last mten lor tne school. It is true that we have lost several p-amps this toot but the team has always done its ap parent oest, and it must be said in fairness that the team has done a well "bv" the student. student body has done by the team. ii we give tne team our undivided support, and let them, nr "it " VnnTO that we are behind it. win l draw, I believe that we can take State, rionaa, and uuKe and end the season m a most creditable fashion. I would not desire to have member ship in this proposed organization made compulsory. , There are some men in the freshman class who may think it undignified to belong to such an organization. Personally. I am not in favor of too much dignity, as I believe that it causes onp fn 4,iCe plenty of fun. I know that T like to belong to a team-assisting gtmg, anu x ueneve mat there are many other freshmen (and perhaps sophomores) who would agree with me.- . JESSE PARKER. Consider Him ' Nominated, Then Mr. A. H. Graham, next lienl tenant-governor of North Caro lina, should be nominated to the Hall of Fame for at 'least thrpp reasons: for his admirable state ment, "I shall not go into the fundamental differences between the Democratic-and Republican parties as it would take too much time here"; for his opin- on that the Democratic platform is clear-cut and plain in that it definitely proposes repeal of the eighteenth x amendment, while the Republican platform sug gests resubmission only ; for a talk lasting a full hour contain- no single constructive idea and saying in substance, 'The' republican . rule has not been good for the country and we need a change." All present werp amazed to discover that wheat Saturday, October 29, 1932 has been selling for fifty cents per bushel, that Hoover has a weakness for appointing investi gating committees, and that there are 12,000,000 unem ployed, some of whom will not live, comfortably this winter, wnich, in the opinion of Mr. Gra ham, is "pathetic.7 Mr. Gra ham further warned us to be ware of certain Republican can didates who have nothing to say. : Such vital issues as govern ment ownership and operation of industry for public good rather than for private gain ; the "repealing" of unemployment; social insurance ; the betterment of industrial labor conditions through the six-htW day, the five-day week, the abolition of child labor and the night shift, government employment agen cies; the amelioration of farm problems, by planned farming, government marketing, refinan cing of farm debts, lightening land taxes; and all the other critical issues, best summarized in the platform of the Socialist party, were ignored 'by the speaker ; whether deliberately or through ignorance, I do not know. : Mr. Graham's final effort to cover up the kindergarten as pect of his speech was by the portrayal of three young gentle men, aged six, four, and two, respectively. Mr. Six stands for less castor oil, Mr. Four for less breakfast food, and Mr. Two for more' bottle-fed babies, as he gets tired of cigarette ashes falling in his face! . Mr. Graham's speech was well applauded. No doubt the Young Democrats present considered that if Mr. Graham's construct ive program were carried out, the millenium would be reached in ten years. VERNON WARD. Back Again ; I would like to say a few words in reply to the letters by R. B. House, Mary Dirnberger, and R. B. Downs in your Satur day issue. Mr. Downs' defenses seem to be two in number: first, that a student assistant used some of the working time of himself and his fellows in dispensing Social ist material, including Thomas-for-President badges; and sec ond, that the ban on the wear ing of political insignia by as sistants while on duty was a non-partisan measure which was not aimed specifically at the So cialists. With regard to the first of these contentions, the use of University time, I am in accord (Continued on last page) R. R. CLARK Dentist Office over Bank, of Chapel Hill PHONE 6251 Suede Jackets See these unusual values in suede Jackets. The best num bers from the country's fora most manufacturers. , McGregor's Albert Rich ards, etc. Every Carolina Student Will Want One Of These Especially priced from .: $3.95 thru $8.95 Drop Around and See Them We Young Men's Shop 126-128 E. Main Street DURHAM
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