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THIS ISSUE: NEWS, JONAS;, NIGHT, RABB,
The open air of public discussion and communication is an indispensable
condition of the birth of ideas and knowledge and of other growth into health
and vigor." John Dewey.
THE IDEA
SATURDAY, AP3IL 18. 1D3S
GAM PUS
KEYBOARD
BO OK LARNIN'
by
Geoege Butleb
The University Club has been the victim of a campus title
which is universally misinterpreted. It is called the "spirit organ
ization." To the average student this represents some sort of
prep schoolish rah-rahism, some sort of rabid school spirit. But
the University Club does not stand for that.
- It was Agnew Bahnson who found the true meaning of the
University Club. After Claiborne Carr had founded the club, with
"pep" and "school spirit" as the motives, Bahnson read a deeper
meaning into its work. It represented to hiim an Idea, a sensitive
ness to the spirit of the University as a constructive factor in the
lives of its students, a deep realization of the value of appreciation
of students by students.
Anyone who has ever been in the University Club as a mem
ber "has caught this feeling. The sheer magnetism of forty-odd
representative personalities gripped in a stream of ; attachment
to the University of their choice permeated; the atmosphere -The
pep meetings and banquets and the rallies were minqrrf unctions
based on .a more important idea. r -ynril rfnoir asri".
"If the, campus can catch this same spiri: can) integrate -its
feeling for an Idea of campus life, the University Club's work
will cease being regarded as a prep school activity and come into
its own as a'powerful force toward maintaining an undergraduate
interest in the University.
DEBATE
v "The artificiality of most ot the voices grated on my ears,
remarked one of the judges after listening to the preliminary
contest in the annual high school debating meet.
Many of the debaters sought to impress the judges with their
bombastic oratory, their gushing-f orth of statistics and details,
and their frequent appeals to the "honorable judges" themselves.
The thoroughness with which they knew their material and the
facility with which they presented it verbatim to the audience,
bespeaks much coaching on the part of the high school teachers
and much hard work on the part of the debaters.
However, it soon became obvious that the most vital part of
the debate the delivery had been in most cases sadly neglected.
The sonorousness of the voices and the false emphasis placed on
important points, made it extremely difficult for the listener to
concentrate on the speeches. t
I The faults of most collegiate debaters are the same as those
of the high-schoolers, namely: an unconvincing delivery and an
avalanche of detail and statistics which fairly bury their audience.
T)ie ineffectiveness of this latter method was aptly illustrated a
few years ago when an English pair were debating in America.
The American debaters had harangued at great lengths, giving
statistics, facts and figures without end. When his time came,
one of the English speakers arose, pulled from his pocket an im
mense roll of paper and unrolled it until it touched the floor.
"I have collected a few statistics with which to refute these
gentlemen's arguments," he explained. "But I will not bore you
with reading them." He flung the roll of figures from the stage.
Needless to say, the Engliswon the debate hands down.
A system invented by a professor of Oregon University might
work wonders. By a system of lights he corrects his amateur
public-speaking students. Most noted of his electrical commands
is a red light, which means "Sit down." The inventive professor
was seeking a method of correcting his students without having
to interrupt them while they were delivering their orations. A
yellow light suggests th Jthe speaker inject a little more "pep,"
whereas an orange one requests tJiat he look at his audience. Other
commands are "Use1 gestures:" ilwhat's the Doint and "Speak
So much of our system of get
ting an education in Chapel Hill
is based on providing opportun
ity rather than sympathetic co
operation in development that it
makes us wonder as to the ad
vantages which.it offers.
Except in certain fields, our
student activities set-up offers
no constructive help in carrying
a student through the phases of
development in campus affairs.
It offers, instead, a sort of un
limited field for self-develop-
ment. In other words, it leaves
it ,up to the individual to get
what he can out of it.
There are instances where so
cial pressure, , such as exerted
within the fraternities and dor
mitories, gives the initial impet
us and the career takes care of
itself. 3ut most often this start
is nothing more than a hollow,
sort of advice which does not
really help the individual choose
his own path in working at cam
pus activities. ..
Experience as such plays lit
tle part in such a process. Ex
perience did not help the honor
system any, because the values
of its teachings, were not trans
mitted ) to ; the . next generations.
he best undergraduate thought
Has passed from the r campus
without ever haying -been given
as advice . to those, who follow.
Every man has had to fight out
the same sort of problems and
the total lack of co-operation has
meant that often the problems
are never solved. Student gov
ernment suffers in the meantime.
That is where an educative
system such as ours which pur
ports to recognize .the infinite
advantages of student self-government
differs from one where
students and faculty" members
engage in sympathetic treatment.
of life itself. We at Chapel Hill
have been content to let the class
room throw us the facts and the
free and open campus provide
the opportunities. Never . the
twain i shal -jineet ; it ;seems, , so
that 9Q perient of ius leavewith
out ever: havingibecpme integrat
ed in the, , sensor that; education
becomes a part of life and .vice
versa. t-
If campus politics were a con
structive system in which great
multitudes could " engage and
grow, then we would not have
that great gap in our four-year
groping process. We could find
for ourselves in working with
others on issues for the various
parties just exactly now our
knowledge fits into our actions,
how our intellect can be trans
formed into intelligence. But as
it is campus politics, like campus
activities and the classroom, is
separate and apart not only from
the other two but from the real
motives of college education it
self. ' ; "
What good are these opportun
ities if we cannot or will not
avail ourselves of them with
strength and encouragement?
How do we expect to turn but
leaders such as were developed
in the days of a self-conscious,
small student body if we simply
say : Here are the opportunities,
go to it, and then we throw our
new men into the fold to get
what they can? ; '
Attending funeral solemnities
in ' China, tourists are often
jarred from their doleful state
of mind when their ears are as
sailed with such tunes as,
"There'll Be a Hot Time in the
Old Town Tonight" and "Minnie
the Moocher." The Chinese, it
seems, have an entirely differ
ent conception of American jazz
from our own.
Nor can the occidental mind
and appetite appreciate some of
the favorite Sino dishes. Choice
courses consist of shark fin soup,
month old eggs boiled in limer
and ordering bird nest soup is
like preparing yourself for a
surprise party. One can expect
to find egg shells, yarn, feathers,
and other seemingly-unpalatable
items in the farrago.
COLLEGE
PRESS
DOCTRINES
' A sorority group at the Uni
versity of Michigan rate their
gentlemen friends thusly: A
smooth; B okay; C pass in
dark, D-semi-goon, E spook.
naturally."
A fifth attempt to climb Mount
Everest, earth's highest peak, will be
made by British climbers this spring.
Smyrna in Turkey is now officially
Izmir.
An electro-magnet weighing 58 tons
is to be used by physicists at Colum
bia University in " their studies of
changes in the atom.
A small wasp that comes from an
island in the Danube River, near Buda
pest, is found to be an effective enemy
of the satm moth pest in this coun
try.
Of all the collegiate brain
storms, the most asinine is the
crazy sign language which has
swept the campuses of the na
tion. The meanings of some of
the signs are not always logical,
but ' that's 'all right with" the
wagsfthe, hiore objure ihe
iSetterJfrOhe of the favorites in
volves the, placing qfi the edge jof
the hand at the back of the
head. Interpretation: Absent
minded Indian, looking for his
horse. The twiddling of the
thumbs means in sign language
a "deaf and dumb man singing
The Music Goes 'Round and
'Round." Each day new ones
are invented and the old ones are
forgotten. Our consolation:
they'll soon fade into oblivion.
Officials of DePauw Univer
sity have posted directions for
proper conduct in case of fire.
Students have added their own
pertinent comments; the most
appropriate being: "Notify the
dean of women she'll throw a
wet blanket on it." -
Ebb' arid Flow: Home econom
ics majors at Oklahoma are how
called "Veterans of Future Mar
riages." . . . An average of $10
in ; slugs1 is ; taken from North-
western's library phones yearly.
. . Sigma Chi fraternity has re
instated U. S. Supreme Court
Justice DeVanter after his oust
ing 55 years ago. for a college
prank. . . . That pleasant little
sting you like so well in chewing
gum is garlic.
Ad in the Purdue Exponent:
Wanted Room by girl 16 feet
square, dry and airy. . . . Instead
of being welcomed into the state
by the Chamber of Commerce,
19 carloads of gypsies descend
ing into California from Oregon
were escorted out of the state by
1 i
a posse armed witn sawea-ott
shotguns.. . . Harvard's Pie Eta
Club was forced to appeal to
women's colleges for a supply of
chorines to dance in the annual
show when members refused to
shave their legs.
WITH THE CHURCHES
An "it" machine to measure
the magnitude, quality and ef
fect of a girl's personality is
being constructed at M. I. T.
Photoelectric cells, volt meters,
ammeters, conductance coils and
condensing apparatus make up
the machine.
From Mary Baldwin College
come two lists of words. The
sweetest words in the English
language are: I love you; dinner
is served; keep the change; all
is forgiven; sleep till noon; no
test today; here's that five. The
saddest: This way out; external
use only; buy me one; dues not
paid; out of gas ; funds not suffi
cient; rest hi peace.
The stinging words with
which Prof. Charles A. Beard
arraigned those persons who are
endeavoring to force their own
form of hypernationalism on the
schools of the nation, by attempt
ing to suppress all. discussion of
communism, socialism and oth
er forms of governments should
receive nation-wide publicity.
Insisting that what is needed is
wider knowledge and discussion
of these social forms, as well as
of democracy, Dr. Beard said:
Let us rededicate ourselves to
the American tradition of liberty
and to the faith that error need
not be feared where reason is
free to combat it. Let us assert
anew against brute force the val
ues of independent scientific in
quiry, of the unhampered search
for truth, of fair hearing and
fair play, and uphold them by
fearless and united effort.
This is sound American doc
trine. It is the best possible
answer to those who are haunted
by the speaker of a "Red men
ace" stalking secretly through
the land and who seek to pre
vent American youth from learn
ing l'abotit -' socialism and other
similar doctrines. ' Such persons
lack faith in the' sense of - the
American people. What is worse,
they are fundamentally - uneasy
about the soundness of the Am
erican system.
If they had faith backed by
reason they would not fear the
errors in these alien teachings.
They would know that reason
and experience effectively refute
these errors. They would real
ize that the systems which they
f ear 'are essentially reactionary
and so do not constitute any dan
gerous challenge to democracy.
No candid mind studying and
comparing the democratic repre
sentative system worked out in
socialism can have any doubts
but that our own system, with all
its defects, is best suited to our
bwn needs; A better understand
ing, not only of the working, of
this;.systemr but .of its good and
its bad. points comparecl with
other, existing systems, is the
best .protection against "dang
erous" doctrines. This cannot
be taught if all manner of re
strictions are placed on educa
tion. In particular this cannot
be taught, if a misguided hyper-
patriotism seeks to dictate to
and dominate the educators by
suppressing free discussion and
honest study. uch suppression
is characteristic of the reaction
ary systems of Europe includ
ing, of course, Soviet Russia.
So long as freedom of speech
and of opinion is preserved we
need not fear for our American
institutions. But when groups,
or self-appointed guardians of
the public good resort to force,
repression and distortion; then,
indeed, are we in danger of fol
lowing the European road that
leads from democracy to fascism
or communism. Dr. Beard has
spoken truly in saying that "er
ror need not be feared when rea
son is free to combat it."
New York Herald Tribune
BAPTIST
9:45 a. m. Sunday School.
Class of University men taught
by Mr. E. K. Plyler. Co-ed dass
taught by Mrs. Binkley.
11:00 a. m. Worship and ser
mon Dr. O. T. Binkley.
7:00 p. m. Student forum.
CATHOLIC
214 Graham Memorial
Mass every Sunday at 8:30
a. m. Rev. F. J. Morrissey, Chaplain.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
. Meets every Sunday at 11 :0O
a. m. in 209 Graham Memoral.
EPISCOPAL
Chapel of the Cross
. 8:00 a. m. Holy Communion.
11:00 a. m. Morning prayer
and sermon.
8:00 p. m. Prayers and organ-recital.
Big Turnover
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annual before commencement.
Beyond that there will be little
action he can take until next
fall.
Officers elected Thursday for
the Woman's Association are to
be installed within the week.
New class officers will not see
action for several weeks, but
class presidents will probably be
inaugurated before teommepice
ment. 'Ix.-
LUTHERAN
214 Graham Memorial
Service 11:00. a. m. Rev. Kinr
ney will be in charge.
METHODIST
9 :45 a. m. Sunday school Dr..
E. T. Brown, . Superintendent.
11 :00 a. m. Worship and ser
monRev. Allen P. -Brantley.;
Topic : Hope. si!- o ; j
: 7:00 p. m. Student forum. - .
PRESBYTERIAN r
. 10 :00 a. m. Studentv- class.
taught by Rev. W.. M. Cooper.
Topic: Great Moments of Inspi
ration.
11:00 a. m. Worship and ser
mon Rev. Don Stewart. Topics
The Christian and War.
8:15 p. m. Installation of Y.
M. C. A and Y. W. C. A. officers.
Address by Rev. Don Stewart.
THE UNITED CHURCH
( Christian-Congregational)
10 :00 a. m. Student Bible class
taught by Dr. Raymond Adams
11:00 a. m Worship and ser
mon Dr. W. J... McKee. Topic:
Rolling Away tlie Stone.
7:15 p. m. Student forum..
Topic: Evolution and the Bible, .
Hudson's Book1
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menting upon them. The auth:
ors of the selections are, for the
most part, obscure, but a few are
known to some departments of
fame. Many of the sources are
anonymous. The publishers as
sert that the total effect of the
varied subject matter is "the re
velation of aspects and episodes
of life in a high-spirited region
whose rich past is too little
known in America today." j
Professor Hudson is a native
Mississippian who spent practi
cally all the first 35 yearsof his
life in the regions with which
the book is concerned. He has
studied at the Universities or
Mississippi, Chicago, and North
Carolina. For the past 10 years
his special field of research has
been folklore and regional lit
erature of the south, particular
ly in Mississippi.
The ' publication of the book
was made possible, according to
Professor Hudson, by a fellow
ship in the humanities granted
to him by the General Educa
tion Board of New York, a
subsidiary of the Rockefeller-Foundation.
The crab-eating seal is "one of the
rare specimens coUected by the sec
ond Byrd expedition to the Antarctic.
To study natural lightning, engi
neers of the General Electric plant at
Pittsfield, Mass., have erected a light
ning observatory.
The average amount of. soil re
moved from clothes by the dry clean
ing process Lv is approximately 5 per
cent jofthevreightof the garment.
Canadian -.researchj has . introduced
a.Bpeciai wax. for nsin plucking pin
feathers frpia jpopltajr. , ,