THE DAILY TAR HEEL
Friday, March 24, 1523
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LEGION PLEDGES
SUPPORT OF NEW
ADMINISTRATION
At the regular March meet
ing of the local post, of the
American Legion Friday, Leg
ion members unanimously pled
ged support to the national ad
ministration during the present
emergency and endorsed Henry
L. Stevens, past national com
mander of the Legion, for ap
pointment as assistant secre
tary of war.
A resolution was unanimous
ly adopted in which members
of the post pledged support to
the administration and called
upon their representatives and
patriotic citizens to do likewise.
The Legionaires expressed
their belief that the president
will deal fairly with disabled
veterans and declared that the
present economic state of the
country requires the same type
of loyalty and patriotism as in
war.
GRAIL DELAYS FIRST
DANCE OF QUARTER
The Grail dance scheduled for
this week-end has been post
poned indefinitely. The dance
at one time was moved up to
Friday night to avoid conflict
with other social affairs in the
section, but the Grail was unable
to secure an orchestra for the
Friday night dance, necessitat
ing postponement.
The freshman class last quar
ter was granted permission by
the University dance committee
to stage a dance Friday of this
week-end. The Grail dance Sat
urday night was to have been
in the series, but finances had
previously caused the cancella
tion of the freshman dance.
College News Service
Organized For Ohio
Greenville, Ohio, March 23.
(NSFA) -Opposing "childish-inter-university
rivalries" and
expressing a belief that a "con
structive interchange of ideas is
more to be desired than athletic
victories" among colleges, form
ation of the Ohio News Ex
change, a co-operative agency to
supply Ohio colleges with news
of the various campuses, was an
nounced today.
According to its platform, the
Ohio News Exchange believes
that the "constructive inter
change of ideas can best be ac
complished by frank newspaper
stories, not written by publicity
departments." Each member
editor will send a weekly news
letter to each other editor with
stories for publication . in the
university newspapers.
Concerning freedom of the
college press, the charter mem
bers adopted the following plank
for their platform: "College
newspapers should not violate
standards of ethical newspaper
practice as followed by reputable
city dailies. Unwarranted at
tacks for the sake of sensation
alism are disapproved. How
ever, unethical suppression that
violates the welfare of students
is not to be countenanced."
Thompson Concludes
Series of Recitals
George M. Thompson's fina
recital at the Woman's College
of the University of North Caro
lina in commemoration of the
50th anniversary of the death of
Richard Wagner completed a se
ries of organ recitals started in
January under the direction of
the school of music.
Assisting him was Miss Ger
trude Friedrich, violinist, of the
school of music, who played
"Walter's Prize Song" from
"Die Meistersinger." Her ac
companist was Miss Dorothy
Clement, also of the school of
music.
CALENDAR
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Y. M. C. A. devotional 10:30.
Memorial hall.
Helen McGraw, pianist 8:30.
Hill Music hall.
Johnson Dictionary
Presents Excellent
Study Of Compiler
(Continued from first page)
back in 1775!
Although it took the French
Academy forty years to turn
out a dictionary of the French
tongue, Dr. Samuel Johnson
completed his in seven. John
son had a hard life, His large
body wracked with chronic dis
ease, his poverty keeping him
guessing where his next meal
was coming from, and his pride
warding off any possible help
from others. It must have been
under great difficulty that he
produced his famous dictionary,
as can be seen from reading in
his preface:
' . . . with little assistance of
the learned; without any pa
tronage of the great; not in the
soft obscurities of retirement,
or under academic bowers, but
amidst inconvenience and dis
traction, in sickness and in sor
row."
Strange Definitions
Strongly prejudiced as he
was, Johnson often allowed his
own feelings on a subject to
color his definition. With his
strong aversion for the Scotch,
he defines the noble oat as: "A
grain, which in England is gen
erally given to horses, but in
Scotland supports the people."
A Edward Newton, in This
Book-Collecting Game, quotes a
number of Dr. Johnson's inter
esting definitions. Chicken had
for one of its definitions one
that sounds rather modern, "a
term for a young girl." John
son said of buxom, "It origin
ally signified obedient. Before
the reformation (Johnson must
mean the . Protestant Revolt)
the bride in the marriage ser
vice promised to be obedient
and buxom in bed and at
board."
Lexicographer: "A writer of
dictionaries ; a harmless drudge,
that busies himself in tracing
the original, and detailing the
significance of words."
Favourite: A mean wretch
whose whole business is by any
means to .please."
Pension : "An allowance made
to anyone without an equival
ent. In England it is generally
understood to mean pay given
to a state hireling for treason
to his country." Johnson, at
that time, was not one of the
"ins" politically.
Excise : "A hateful tax levied
upon commodities, and adjudg
ed not by the common judges of
property, but wretches hired by
those to whom excise is paid."
One of the most valuable
features, if not the most valu
able feature, is the use Dr.
Johnson made of quotations in
his dictionary. Some are still
used in modern dictionaries.
Johnson received the small
sum of fifteen hundred pounds
for the tremendous job. Soon
after the publication of his
"word book," Johnson was ar
rested for a debt of five pounds,
eighteen shillings, and had to
borrow that amount from
friend to keep from going to
jail.
Samuel Johnson, lexicogra
pher, author, and club leader;
proud and defiant; half-blind,
disease-ridden and poverty
stricken, goes down in history
as a colorful and romantic fig
ure. Macaulay says that in the
case of most writers, it is their
works that keep alive their
memory, but that in the case of
Johnson, it is his memory that
keeps his works alive.
'Spectator Spanked
But Not Obliterated
(By College News Service)
New York, March 23. In
the language of the New York
metropolitan press, the Daily
Spectator at Columbia Univer
sity this week was "spanked
but not obliterated."
On recommendation of a spe
cial investigating committee,
the paper changed the designa
tion in its masthead to read
the official newspaper of the
students of Columbia College,"
rather than "of Columbia Uni
versity," as it had formerly ap
peared. The college is one of
the principal undergraduate
schools of the university.
Spectator also accepted other
minor recommendations of the
committee, which, however, did
not accept the proposal of Dean
Carl W. Ackerman of the Col
umbia school of journalism that
a professional newspaper under
the jurisdiction of the journal
ism faculty be substituted for
Spectator.
While the committee found
Spectator's attitude to be "cour
ageous, liberal and intelligent
in its tendencies," the reported
added that "it has often been
mistaken, intolerant and ill-inr
formed in its expression."
Stamp Club Will Meet
There will be a meeting of the
senior section of the Chapel Hill
stamp club Saturday at 7:30 p.
m. in room 215 Graham Memo
rial. Colonel Pratt will give a
talk on the various phases of
stamp collecting. Anyone who
is interested in the collection of
stamps may attend.
More college graduates among
organized nudists claim Harvard
University as their alma mater
than any other institution. The
Crimson and White.
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Constance Bennett
Plays In 'Our Betters'
The feature attraction show
ing at the Carolina theatre to
day is "Our Betters," Con
stance Bennett's newest picture.
This screen production was
adapted from the play by
W. Somerset Maugham which
deals with the love intrigues in
the royal and higher social life
of England.
Miss Bennett has the role of
a wealthy American heiress
who was married for her money
by an English nobleman. Short
ly after the marriage she finds
the nobleman in the arms of an
other woman whom he swears
he will love always, and Miss
Bennett as the heroine, seeks
revenge, by becoming the most
infamous woman in the English
society circles. Color is added
to the social life by intimate
glimpses into the galleries of
Buckingham palace.
Miss Bennett is supported in
the production by Anita Louise,
Gilbert Roland, and others.
Attention, Freshmen!
Madison, Wis., March 23.
The Wisconsin state legislature
this week had under considera
tion a bill which would make
the hazing of fraternity pledges
a legal offense. The measure
is aimed at so-called ."hell week"
practices and climaxes an edi
torial campaign against hazing
conducted by the Daily Cardin
al, student paper at the Univer
sity of Wisconsin.
Orchestra to Broadcast
Jack Wardlaw and his Thir
teen Tar Heels, local dance or
chestra, will broadcast over sta
tion WDB J at Roanoke, Virginia,
tonight from 7:00 to 7:30
o'clock, previous to playing for
a dance in that city.
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WRITERS DELIVER FINAL
LECTURES AT N. C. C. W.
Two English writers of note,
the Hon. Harold Nicolson and
Lady V. Sackville-West, will
make the closing speeches of the
lecture course directed this sea
son at Aycock auditorium of the
Woman's College of the Univer
sity of North Carolina, April 14
and 15.
Mr. Nicolson will make the
first address. His subject will be
the "Future of Diplomacy."
Some People and Paul Ver
laine are among the titles of his
books.
The final address will be made
by Miss Sackville-West, who is
recognized as an experienced
and accomplished speaker. Her
writings include The Edward
ians, All Passion Spent, The
Challenge, Twelve Days, and
Knole and the Sackvilles.
No Regular Chapel
The regular chapel program
for today has been cancelled
since Julian Miller, who was to
speak, is unable to be present.
Miller is associate editor of the
Charlotte Observer. There will
be optional devotionals, conduct
ed by Claude Freeman of the Y. i
M. C. A., for students who wish
to attend.
Nine in Infirmary
Students confined to the in
firmary yesterday were: W. L.
Omstead, I. D. Lieberman, W.C.
Pitt, Ralph B. Cheek, J. W.
Smith, G. W. Marsden, W. B.
Kingston, C. P. Cameron, and
Jisaku Fukusato.
A student at Michigan Tech,
who recently returned from an
extensive travel through the Far
East, says that he found things
in India just "fine and Gandhi."
W.D. in Marquette Tribune.
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AUDIT BOARD TO
CHECK ACCOUNTS
The Student Audit Board has
been working on the accounts of
the various campus organiza
tions since early last October.
All organizations for which fees
are paid through the business
office are required to submit ac
counts to the audit board, while
other organizations may do so
if they desire.
R. H. Sherrill is the head of
this board which has formed a
centralized system of keeping
the' accounts. The duties of the
board are as follows: 1. To make
an audit of all accounts under
the jurisdiction of the board. 2.
To install and supervise a book
keeping system of such accounts.
3. To act in a purely advisory
capacity in reference to student
organizations under the juris
diction of the Student Audit
Board which do not already
have an adviser.
According to the latest report,
the work of the board has been
progressing very smoothly, with
the accounts already turned in
found to be in good order. The
Daily Tar Heel will publish the
final report of the board when
it is issued.
Seventy per cent of the in
mates of the Minnesota state
prison enrolled in university cor
respondence courses receive
grades of A or B. Butler Col
legian. H.VANS.
Says ...
Hounds tooth and tattersall checks
are replacing plaids in shirts . . .
the smartest ones are TAB COL
LAR and have ties to match.
DURHAM MEN'S SHOP
1 1 1' W. Main St. Durham
Y0 get what you
want, and you don't have to
take what you don't want
It's like this : You don't want
a strong, rank cigarette; you
don't want one that's tasteless.
You want one that lets you
know that you are smoking, but
you don't want one that's bitey.
Chesterfields are milder . . .
and yet They Satisfy.
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