PAGE TWO
THE DAILY TAR HEEL
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 193G
mho 5atI-M fTftf TT Una and for the University,
v w vv wuv U?KKk "Had President Graham been
Tfee cSdal newspaper of the Publications Union I point? about the State and the
22ZS2r&teal" country makfag speeches sub-
class matter at the post office at Chapel Hill, N. CL, nuder act of llarch 3,1 versive of the morality of his
student body and the public one
might expect such deliverances
to provoke a tide of indignation.
But he has made no such speec
His utterances which are re-
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1 POT SHOTS
BY
Don Wetherbee
Business and editorial offices: 204-206 Graham Memorial
Telephones; editorial, 4351; business, 43S6"; night, 6306
P. G. Hammer, editor
R. C. Page, Jr., managing editor
A. R. Sarratt, Jr., dty editor
Butler French, business manager
es.
puted to have given offence in
some high quarters were earn
est and sincere appeals for so
cial justice, a plea for the widest
recognition in these disturbed
times of the necessity for intel
ligent readjustments which will
conserve the democratic ideal.
'In his arguments and in his
eloquence his point of view may
not appeal to all alike as sound.
We have not ourselves agreed
with all that he has said. But
Sports Staff wnat nas tnat to ao witn itr
Ed Hamlin and Ray Howe, night editors, Graham Gammon, Ira Sarasohn, The vital need today IS for men
Fletcher Ferguson, JS. k Feterson, Harvey Kaplan,
Ed Karlin, Bill Anderson
Editorial Board
L D. Suss, chairman, J. M. Daniels, D. G. Wetherbee, D. K.McK3
Features
W. P. Hudson
Assistant City Editor
E. L. Kahn
News Editors
B. W. Eabb, J. M. Smith, Jr., C. W. Gilmore, W. S. Jordan, Jr.,
J. F. Jonas, L. I. Gardner
Deskman .
Frank Harward
News Release
Newton Craig, director, H. T. Terry, Jr., Herman Ward
Exchange. Editors
S.R.Leager, G. O. Butler, W. S. McClelland
Heelers
P. Jernicran. R. P. Brewer, T. C. Britt, R. H. Reece, Ruth Crowell,
J. H. Sivertsen, A. Merrill, N. S. Rothschild, J. L. Cobbs, Voit Gil
more, Jake Strother, R. T. Perkins, H. H. Hirschf eld, C. DeCarlo
W. G. Arey, Gordon Burns
Division Managers
J. A. Lewis, circulation, H. F. Osterheld, collections,
local advertising, R. Crooks, office
i Senior Reporters
H. M. Beacham, H. Goldberg
Local Advertising Staff
T. E. Joyner,
of courage, men with the power
to think and the will to serve,
men filled as Frank Graham is
with a passion for the right.
Shall a man of this kind who
speaks out as Frank Graham
has done be disciplined and sup
pressed? Will that serve the
public interests? Will it be for
the welfare of the State or the
State's University?
"Of course not. The truth is
that it is not in the power of any
group, however powerful to sup
press a man like President Gra
ham. His own sources of uower
W. D. McLean, P. C. Keel, C. W. Blackwell, R. G. S; Davis, M. V. Utley, whatever they may be, are not
derived from the position which
he holds. They are inherent in
the man. If he should be ousted
from the presidency of the Uni
j versity it would be the Univer-
W. M. Lamont, and C. S. Humphrey
Staff Photographer
D. Becker
THIS ISSUE: NEWS, JONAS; NIGHT, SMITH
V .
"The open air of public discussion and communication is air indispensable sjty which would stand to be
condition of the birth of ideas and knowledge and of other growth Hito health
and vigor." John Dewey.
THE FIGHT ON FRANK GRAHAM
The following editorial on the Graham situation appeared in
Tt is most comnlete. accurate, and
Lllc xxoiiv; v nic vinfvii-i"'' - - -
intelligent interpretation which has yet been published :
Now YOU'RE
Talking
DI REPERCUSSIONS
To the editor,
The Daily Tar Heel:
In writing this I wish to make
clear first that I am not the type
ONE OF TiiU major suryiiaco
of the quarter has been the
sudden sDurt of activity on the
nart of the Student Council. The
ei.jvnt rvMiTirMi Hesnite the iact
v,. u nnuWblv more to y very much at any time,
in the much less resort to the practice
power than any council m me . ,.
counts acting as the governing of sendmS "letters to the edi
ITaZ TZWv. has al- tor." But in spite of the extent
ucau ui t j , . r 4.;
b passive sort Of w' wmt" cauipus urtxuxMn.i.iuu
thl&, usually sluggish in react-" deservet harP "j
mg to dehcate situations ana
often reacting rather unintelli- of yesterday entitled Di Dia-
tribe, certain facts and issues
FIRST HAZING ... . 1avc .
, . - j. . i a 1 interpretation oi tnese iacts is
i n m Torn n n KTrain nini.ii i ill i -
tlLZZZ,lZ mre nf gainst the DAILY TAR HEEL
..' T,0t; . BA , siih. On February 25, the Phi and
sequent self-indictment of the ?1 ? ln 3Dt sesS10" r the
council's president, evidently """ " u.u-
awakened the council from its e" lvlf
customary lethargy. After the ""a Liberty League and
probe was completed, the coun- he other on steff elections. The
cil. without any nrevious mti-l . .
I narrow margin) in favor of
wim me aimouxicexnciib uiau ani -
stall elections alter a very neat
ed discussion in which a few
members of the Daily Tar Heel
hazing would be strictly pun
ished. At the time there was no
flttpmTvh-n.t. Hplinpnt.inn. and sub
" -r ' liSX 1 I. T1
m'W .tMn Iivp hppn fnr 811 LOOK aru rrom anv view
z - i -j. ju : : j j
I a 1 x T...J. Tm .m
it write-up ctu ieasi, uui ii vjtwx
NOT ONE LINE ! Are we to
Puppet Plays
(Continued from first page)
orite characters in the puppet
show, has a heavy fan mail, re
ceiving on some days 500 to 600
letters at the state health of
fice in Raleigh. Each child who
writes a letter to Little Jack re
ceives a copy of his photograph
with the four rules of good
health inscribed on it. In For
sythe county after a perfor
mance some small boys lingered:
to give Little Jack gifts of mar
bles and other, cherished toys
one gave a half stick of pepper
mint candy and another a lead
automobile.
So great has been this inter
est among the teachers of North
Carolina that Dr. Edgar Knight,
director of the summer session
here has included a course in
the making of puppets and the
puppet stage, with practice in
the writing and production of
puppet plays among the sum
mer session courses.
members of the council still
have considerable differences of
opinion as to what shall const!
tute hazing.
. . THEN THE CO-OP
judge from the profound silence
of the campus news organ on
this joint meeting that they
wish to "soft rtpdal" an issue
Another flurry of action, notl OTltaiTliTlff so mllfth litlvfli
so widely , publicized as the haz-l , if r,
V J 11UU11VV
injured.
Its great periods in the past
have been those in which the de
mocratic tradition has flourish
ed most. Its chief usefulness
has been in its search for and
service of truth. It had a name
UnftHA -4- 1 J 11 1
-w on Tswth rflrnlinior would know the UCAU1-C ,".ver. a iootoai
Ulie WUU1U timin. " w I 0om Tf ov, T j '
history of their State university. Apparently there are some of the r -"n" '"'""J
. . i --u j . i, 1,0 i-onr-ir Tiiov .nM mo Ior tne upouiiamg of North
University S own aiuium wiiu uu nut, wiuw i,x xoj. j ryi.
hardly let their minds run in the channels in Which they seem to -
, it, j.i j; j i si. . I ' "V"UUJ
De running u tney am kiiuw iu flhanpl Will T,, i -p
'Oldest of all the State universities in America, the Universi- speech and its inteeritv will hp
ty of North Carolina is as old as the State itself. When the people gone It will cease to be the
of .this colony met in convention in 1776, to declare their indepen- University the people of North
dence of Britain, they declared also their purpose to encourage Carolina have known and wil
and promote 'all useful learning in one or more universities. With- become only another kept in
in.less than a month after North Carolina had ratmea tne jeaerai stitution.
Constitution and become a part -of the American Union tne wortn This is the heart of th ,
... ... - ir-r J XT 1 - T . .
Carolina legislature voted to charter tne university, tne lawma- ter. It is not Frank Graham
ers declarine that in so doing -they were discharging their indis- whose future is at staler i-n the
y ' . . aaV n ' ' . Z-m m -Trv-M Vk s3 I t -
nensable duty to consult tne nappmess oi a risiug.-gvuc wu,auu controversy of which he has hp
.endeavor to fit them for an honorable discharge of the social duties Come the center. It is the fu
of life. ture of the Universitv that is at
I
"From the birth of the State until this moment the history, of stake.
the University of North Carolina and the history of North Caro
lina have been inextricably interlocked. University Prp?
"The University of North Carolina, it may be respectfully sug- ,Cont.iwA
. . ...... . . . . . ..n. I - w "'""V
gestea, aoes not Belong to its aiumni. it Belongs to xsortn Carolina. Life." The emnhasis is UnaA
Some of its alumni seem to think that its fate is involved in whe-on the bis- hotel whprp all tvnoa
ther it shall be able to subsidize athletes so as to send, perhaps, a 0f American life are seen. He
winning team to the California Rose Bowl. Some of its alumni includes inierestinff stories that
seem to tninK tnat its aoom wm De seaieu u a smgre ueyri.meiit nappen in hotels and eives rhn
of the institution is moved away from Chapel Hill. Some of its racter sketches of nerennial in
alumni think that its support will be imperilled and lost if the habitants of the institution?
University's president is not stopped from making speeches which, Hayner is assistant nrofpssnr nf
it is suggested, are offensive to powerful influential and financial sociology at the Universitv of
interests in anu out oi tne o taie. i washmctnn
i "
"The people of North Carolina, we hope, will feel that the "Diplomatic History of Geor-
University Jis worthy of its heritage and worthy of their support by John Tate Lanning tells
only as it is conducted in relationship to the ideal in which it was yhe story of Spain's maneuvers
founded and in which it has been maintained. in Georgia in the first half of the
tw0 ;a ,,oi. f tu WpPTit fiTYio i vonnrfnri o 18th century. Such personali-
v, r. rvi, nnn : i. tt?t; lties as benjamin Keene, Law
rence Washington, and James
nrWlvn, : ..... ,
TTp is ft man nf thp hiahpst ohnranter nf nassinnot -ntnVnTi n -uWipC axe g1Vea important
. e " wuvwu ti1q ; 1 1. x
that which he believes to he ricrht. and snrelv t.hprp i nn "ie "uoli- inning is
more devoted than he to Chapel Hill or to North Carolina. But our
present concern is not for Dr. Graham. We are, as just suggested,
confident that he will come through this war, whatever its propor-
. tions, with his own colors flying. What, however, of the University?
ing episode, came forth from the
council the other day. Fairley,
acting on the basis of criticisms
and complaints, appointed a
committee to investigate the
Student Co-operative associa
tion. On the surface of things
that action amounts to no more
than the investigations of the
consolidated plants of the Uni
versity last spring, but interest
ing repercussions have arisen.
The directors don't appreci
ate the investigation in the least.
They point out that though they
have often petitioned that the
Co-op be recognized as a student
J. H. HOWELL, JR.,
Di Pres.
Ed. note: - See February 18 is
sue of the Daily Tar Heel for
Buccaneer news story on this
matter. See also Campus Key
board column during this per
iod.
WORD TESTS
To the editor,
The Daily Tar Heel:
May we congratulate you be
cause you have on your stff
someone with the vivid imagina
tion shown by the writer of the
Fashion Show
(Continued from first page)
Virginia Burd will act as mis
tress of ceremonies during the
show and will tell of the trends
of dress for the spring. Marjor
ie Usher will furnish piano mu
sic throughout the performance.
In the side-light entertain
ment, Hester Barlow and Dick
Burnette will dance; Jo Oettin-
ger and Geddie Monroe will sing
solos; Sammie Ruth Bell wilt
give a reading; the Spencer hall
trio composed of Marjorie Usher
Helen Pritchard, and "Llary
Crockett Evans, will harmonize
on popular tunes, and Boxer
Jules Medynski will sing.
There will be no advance sale
bf tickets to the fashion show,,
but an admission charge of a
quarter for a single person or a
couple will be taken at the door-
The Y. W. C. A. will use the
proceeds to carry on their spring
activities.
organization it mi i persistently Association study
in which the
been refused that status by
Dean Bradshaw. Under these
circumstances it would seem
i ... .
connected with the history de
partment of Duke University.
Charles H. Amblin, of the his
tory department of the Univer
sity oi west Virginia, wrote
"Washington and the Wpst" in
'The football furor and the disagreement which has arisen as which he tells the mmnlpfo
to the location of the engineering school can both be dismissed for that Washington played in the
tne moment as matters capable of bemg worked out and which history of the western countrv
yi.uua.uiy wm uc wuiacu uuhu me general interest in aue course. He tells 01 Washington as
-w v u.uviah,vuuhi,c emu u-cj.edu iicoiuciit vjiaiiam i surveyor in tne west as a vm-in n-
- and to remove him from the presidency because of his stand in man, then of his exploits in thp
iiic luaiiere just uieuuuuw, ana Decause some oi ms utterances iTench and Indian War and the
have been offensive, it is said, to persons of wealth and influence, Revolution, concluding with
that has to be taken seriously. We do not believe thfct such a move- Washington's statesmanlike ef-
ment can prosper. But it isdistressing that it should be possible at forts at uniting the west with thp
u. ahq tne aistress is not ior ur. Uraham. It is for JNortn uaro- east during his presidency.
writers of this letter are inter
ested. In spite of that imagina
flnn lio haa mnnntrpfl f n l'npnnin.
x-u-j. xi i ii ai i . O f
mat tecnmcaiiy tney nave every i f .Wf nf frilf h ... fTlp fhirA
right to denounce themyestiga- and f ourth paragraphs. Those
tion and refuse to submit to lt.L xnftl. Tui,
IbWU paiagiaino tujjctiici rv i in
the use of our names assure us
course, are not the mam reason tnat it is our work to which you
for the directors opposing the have reference; without this evi
investigation. They realize that dence, we could not have sus
ixieAperieiicea invesiiga-i pected it,
tors mignt make recommenda- The first, second, and sixth
x: i i I
nuna concerning uusmess poucy i paragraphs convey meanings
that would be injurious to the contrary to the information giv
best interests of the association. I en to your reporter; paragraph
They are perfectly willing to five is generalized into meaning
submit their books for auditing, lessness. The most important
TACTICAL ERROR ttemnt that we pa vp. the re
On the other hand, it would I porter does not appear in the ar
seem that, even though the Stu-lticle at all.
J . j r- t i . I tt j
aent uouncn nas overstepped its I now can we adequately ex-
bounds (which is denied by the press our appreciation of your
president of the student body I efforts !
and therefore questionable), the! Respectfully yours,
Co-op could have no better ad- HARRY V. BICE,
vertisement than a clean bill of EDITH WLADKOWSKI.
health by a student government-! Ed. note: For their construe
appointed committee. It is prob-tive criticism on an originally
able that the tactical error of un-newsworthy research, thanks
the council in not consulting the I to graduate students Bice and
directors before taking action orlWladkowski.
even of telling them soon after
wards had something to do with
the attitude taken by the di
rectors. But they may be pass-
ing up an opportunity for some
excellent publicity.
CONSTITUTION!
ml i
ine situation proves once
more the crying need for a writ
ten constitution delineating the
powers of the various campus or
ganizations. Opponents of the!
constitution point out that more
flexibility is possible without it.
But no government has ever
been successful without some
broad basis setting forth the ul-
timate limitations and powers
of the governing authorities.
Extension Tests .
(Continued from first page)
of the contest will include a vo
cabulary test, the conjugation of
several representative verbs, the
composing of French sentences
illustrating different grammati
cal points and a reading test.
The Extension division con
ducted a high school Latin -con
test on February 21 and plans
to sponsor competition in Span
ish and mathematics during the
spring. Winners of the Latin
contest will be announced
at an early date.
SWEET AS
HONEY
THE ONE
ANDONCT
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QQiQ6
Starts Sweet
Smokes Sweet
Stays Sweet
i:otm;:g ELSE HAS ITS FLAVOR
Aho impmial V& BoU S1.S0
NOW PLAYING
in
tcith ,
VALERIE HOBSON
WERAENGELS
From Um norel by E. PbmipOppalMlm:
ALSO
COMEDY NEWS
CASH NIGHT
TONIGHT
' Cash Award
: $50.00
Attend the afternoon show and
avoid the evening rush.
LETTERS LOST
A large manilla envelope con
taining several letters and pam
phlets from New York were thnist
by mistake into a motor-car stand
ing near the Carolina movie thea
tre Wednesday evening. Will the
finder kindly leave the same for the
addressee at the Carolina Ins.