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Vol. 2 No. 50 FARMERS BUILD POULTRY HOUSES Crreat Improvement in Last Four Years in Shelter Provided For Flocks INCREASE IN PRODUCTION All through Orange county the farmers are building mod ern poultry houses. This is a recent development. Three or four years ago, as you went about the country near here, you hardly ever saw a shelter built especially for poul try. The chickens had to do the l)est they could, sometimes going to roost in part of a barn, some times in a shed that gave them little or no protection from the leather. The result was a heavy percentage of loss. Here is an illustration: One Orange county farmer last year, lost his entire flock because of exposure to the cold. This year, -with a new shelter and a mod em brooder, he is raising his chickens with a loss of not more than one out of twenty. Poultry experts lay down two essentials for successful poul try-raising; good shelter and good feeding. “Our climate here is so well suited to chickens”, said R. P. Harris, agriculture teacher of the Chapel Hill school yetefday, “that if they are given a fair show there is a very small •chance of their not coming through all right. Everywhere I go in the country now the far mers tell me how much better success they are having than they used to have when they did not have good ' chicken houses.” Within four or five weeks now the “broiler seaon” will open up, And spring chickens can be shipped to Richmond and Wash ington and sold for 75 to 85 cents a pound. For a month, be ginning about the end of March, the farmers can get the best profit by shipping their chick ens. Toward the end of April, as the supply increases, it will be to their advantage to sell in Durham and Chapel Hill. Love Pirates Tomorrow School Music Club Will Put on a Merry Comedy The music club of the Chapel Hill high school will present ‘The Love Pirates of Hawaii,” a musical . play in the school auditorium tomorrow (Friday) night at eight o’clock. Hawaii is the scene of the action. Dorothy Dear, an American girl, is at school there. A letter from her sweetheart, Billy Wood of the United States Navy, is intercepted by the old maid teacher. A band of pirates is captured by the teacher, who thinks they are the girl’s friends in disguise. Many complications follow. The cast is composed entirely of high school students. Miss Buford Aiken is in charge of the production. War Plays at Pickwick Two thrilling war plays are to be put on at the Pickwick in the next few days. “Janice Meredith,” a tale of Revolution days, is the offering for Satur day ; and Tuesday the Civil War drama,* “Barbara Frietchie,” will be shown. “North of .86”, an out-of-doors play of the type of ‘The Covered Wagon,” will come Monday. The Chapel Hill Weekly LOUIS GRAVES Editor Chapel Hill Chaff After the work of the day was over i but before the outside doors of the postoffice doors were closed, a few nights ago, Willie Hogan, one of the postal clerks, was playing on his banjo “The Wreck of the Old 97.” And he accompanied the banjo with whistling and patting of the foot. The people who came in to get their mail out of the boxes lingered to listen and admire. Mr. Hogan was invisible behind the partition which separates the lobby from the inner precin cts and knew nothing of the grateful audience outside. * * * Which moves me to remark that, altough in general I prefer bananas to train wrecks, I am glad that the former have given way to the latter in popular music. But what next? In a few months the engineer of Old 97 will be all forgotten and Willie Hogan will be entertain ing the post-office crowd with some new favorite. ■ * * * It is chronicled in the Tar Heel that “an audience of ten people heard Dr. Robert Pretlow speak Thursday night on the re ligious situation in Russia,” one of the ten being the Tar Heel reporter. There is nothing more uncertain than what will draw a crowd here in Chapel Hill. A preacher or a teacher may meet a complete frost; but, again, sometimes a lecturer on religion or philosophy will look out on not a single empty seat, and the very next week an “attraction” that would naturally be suppos ed to have a far stronger popu lar appeal brings out perhaps a score or so of people. Once a dis tinguished visitor had a total of five hearers in Gerrard Hall. No men are more deserving of sym pathy than those whose task it is to arrange public speeches and escort the speakers to the hall. I had the job once and I know. That sinking feeling you have when you approach the door with the guest, in fear of finding row upon row of empty seats—it is somethin’ terrible. Please Ivook at Your , Label With this month the Chapel Hill Weekly ends its second year. Since subscriptions are due in advance, we ask that every sub scriber look at the label on his paper and, when his present year expires, send in $1.50 for the next one. For example, if your label bears the number 2-21, that means that your year expires February 21. There are some persons on the list who have subscribed for longer terms than one year, and these will be notified by post-card when their time is out. You may make your payment by check through the mail or may bring it to the office of the Weekly in the Orange Printshop building just back of the Bank of Chapel Hill. We make the urgent re quest that subscriptions be re newed promptly, so that neither the subscriber nor the manage ment of the newspaper will be put to the inconvenience of cor respondence. Zeb and Jack Get Quail Zeb Council and Jack An drews went out hunting in the neighborhood of White Cross last Friday, accompanied by Carl Durham's dog, and got six quail. Typewriting done through the Orange Printshop as agent. CHAPEL HILL, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY id, 1925 Student Musical Play Next Week, “Gorgeous, Glorious, Glittering” Music and mirth in abund ance, and a beautiful chorus made up entirely of men gaily attired in women’s clothes of the latest fashion, are promised for next Monday and Tuesday night when “Yes by Gosh!” will be presented in Memorial Hall by the Wigue and Masque. Those who have had a peep at the rehearsals of the musical comedy say it is the most color ful, the funniest, and the most tuneful thing in the way of a show that has ever been prepar ed by University students. Lampoons upon the members of the faculty and upon youths well-known on the campus are to be a prominent feature of the entertainment. Bill Vaught wrote the book, and Parker H. Daggett, profes sor of electrical engineering, composed the music. There are two acts, each with two scenes. The first scene shows a New York pier just be fore sailing time; the second, the promenade deck of the S. S. Damphino; the third, the golf links adjacent to the palace of Prince Harry of Tomania; and the fourth, the lawn fete at the Prince’s palace. Theodore Fitch will play the role of Prince Harry, and his highly popular tenor voice will be heard in one solo, in four duets with Jimbob Blackwell, and in an ensemble with a group of peasants. Kike Kyser and Harry Briggs will do a song-and dance act entitled “Kickheelia.” The cast is made up of Jimbob Blackwell, Devereaux Lippitt, Theodore Fitch, Gene Erwin, CALENDAR OF EVENTS Thursday, Feb. 19. Basketball. Carolina vs State, in the Tin Can, 8:15 P. M. Free Movie, “The Story of the Automobile,” under the auspices of the department of chemistry, in Gerrard Hall, 6:30 P. M. Hindu Supper, the Louise Manning Circle of the Episcopal Woman’s Guild, in the Episcopal parish house, 6 p. m. Reserva tions, $1 a plate. Apply to Mrs. A. H. Patterson. Friday, Feb. 20. State Student Volunteer Con ference (Y. M. C. A.) in Gerrard Hall, 7:30 P. M. “The Love Pirates of Ha waii,” school musical comedy, in the school auditorium, 8 P. M. Music and literature depart ments Community Club, joint meeting, Sunday School room, Presbyterian church, 8 p. m. Saturday, Feb. 21 Student Volunteer Confer ence, continued, in Gerrard Hall, 7:30 P. M. Basketball, Carolina vs Vir ginia, in the Tin Can, 8:30 p. m. Girl’s Basketball, Chapel Hill vs Greensboro, in the Bynum Gymnasium, 7. p. m. Dance for the benefit of St. Hilda’s Guild, at the Gimghoul Lodge, 9 to 12. Tickets, sl. Sunday, Feb. 22 Student Volunteer Conference continued, in Gerrard Hall, 7:30 Monday, Feb. 23 “Yes by Gosh!”, Wigue and Masque musical comedy, in Memorial Hall, 8:30 P.M. Tuesday, Feb. 24. “Yes by Gosh!”, Wigue and Masque Musical comedy, repeat ed, in Memorial Hall, 8:30 P. M. Wednesday, Feb 25. Basketball, Carolina vs Wash ington A Lee, in the Tin Can, 8:15 p. m. Bill Vaught, Jim Hawkins, John Crudup, Sonny Oettinger, Ben Sheppard, Shorty Scott, Kike Kyser, and Harry Briggs. The ladies of the chorus are Hayward Duke, Bill Schaffner, Ted Boney, M. C. Berry, Waif Creech, E. B. Glenn, Boody Uz zell, and Mike Horton. The gentlemen of the chorus are George Ragsdale, Fred Dick, J. S. Starr, Polly Toy, Ralph Seiwers, Hartwell Bass, Tom Rollins, and Henry Johnston. In Act 1 the musical numbers are a chorus by the dockhands and tourists, “Dreams” by Fitch, “You’re Just the Girlie” by Fitch and Blackwell, “Philoso phy” by Oettinger and Black well, and “As We Go Sailing” by the entire company, “Just You”, by Fitch and Blackwell, “Orange Blossoms” by Vaught, “Gee, Ain’t It Grand to Be Dumb” by Vaught and Erwin, ‘“Kikheelia” by Kyser and Briggs, “Till I Lost You” by Fitch and Blackwell, and the finale by the entire company. In Act 2 the musical numbers are a Russian dance by Erwin and Briggs, a folk dance by a chorus of peasants, “Golf” by Vaught and Lippitt, “Naughty, Naughty, Naughty” by Vaught, Oettinger and Erwin, “Musical Wedding,” “There’s No Doubt about It” by Vaught and Erwin, “A Health to Good Prince Hal” by Fitch and the peasants, “Sheila” by Fitch and Blackwell, and the grand finale by the en tire company. The performance will begin at half past eight o’clock Seats are on sale at Patterson’s drugstore. Bernard at Southern Pines William S. Bernard, professor of Greek in the University, gave an illustrated lecture on ancient sculpture in the Congregational church in Southern Pines Sun day night. He made the trip by automobile and was accompan ied by Mrs. Bernard and little Mary Stanley. Safety Boxes for Veterans The Chapel Hill post of the American Legion has rented a safety deposit box for the safe keeping of the insurance policies issued by the Government to worlcf war veterans. Any ex service man who wants to have his policy kept in the box should deliver it to Carl Durham, whom the Legion post has ap pointed guardian of the keys. Mr. Durham is in the Eubanks drugstore. Calvert Toy to Statesville Dr. Calvert Toy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Toy, is to be come an associate of Dr. Davis in Statesville, N. C. Dr. Toy is now on the surgical staff of a hospital in Philadelphia. He will go to Statesville this spring. Phipps Home Burned A house in Carrboro owned by H. A. Tilley, in which Miss Ida Phipps and her brother, William Phipp, were living, was destroy ed by fire about midnight Sun day. Miss Merritt in New Orleans Miss Bonnie Merritt left Sat urday for New Orleans to join Mrs. A. B. Leigh on a visit to Mrs. Leigh’s family. They will be there during the Mardi Gras and will return soon afterward. Mark Noble in France In Letter Horae He Tells of Visits to Frenck Schools Mark Noble who went abroad not long after taking his doctor’s degree at Harvard, is visiting European schools and studying their methods. He left France for Spain recently, and now he is on his way to Italy. His father, M. C. S. Noble, re ceived from him the other day a letter telling of his experiences at some of the schools in Paris. He was fortified with letters of introduction from the Ameri can Embassy, but in many cases he found these quite unneces sary, since the superintendents and teachers welcomed him eagerly without asking for cred entials.. “At the girls’ school on the Boulevard Raspail,” he writes, “I asked permission to start at the lowest class and go right on up. The directrice was very accomodating. We started on our round, and I asked to hear a reading lesson. The children, I find, read not only with their voices but also with their arms and hands. Even the littlest ones were most dramatic. Our children look dead beside them. “They read well and did not seem embarrassed by company. In the writing lesson, I remark ed that they were allowed to hold their pens any way they wanted to. Their writing was very pretty in fact, it. almost approached artis tic drawing. I looked in their copy books and saw no sample lines such as we have at the head of the page. The teacher said: ‘I would rather have them copy my writing; if they watch me trace the letters, I am able to keep their interest better.’ “When I get home I’m going to try organizing control and non-control classes, to see wheth er this does or does not increase interest.” Another passage in the letter told of a visit to an English class. “I asked if one of the girls (Continued on page 4) Community Club Activities There will be a joint meeting of the music and literature de partments of the Community Club on Friday evening at 8 o’clock in the Sunday School room of the Presbyterian church. Mrs. G. K. G. Henry will read a paper on Scandinav ian art, and Mrs. Wheeler has charge of the Scandinavian music program. The public is cordially invited. Lent Begins Next Week The season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, February 25. During Lent there will be service at the Episcopal church every day except Saturday at sp. m. A cordial invitation is issued to all to attend the ser vices. Jost to Cook Indian Food J. S. Jost, member of the faculty, who lived in India for many years, will prepare an In dian supper at the meeting of the Louise Manning Circle of the Women’s Guild at the Epis copal parish house tonight (Thursday) at six o’clock. And after it is cooked it will be ser ved. There will be Hindu music, too. Everybody is invited. Those who # want to attend should tele phone Mrs. A. H. Patterson at No. 14. SI-50 a Year in Advance. sc. a Copy SIDES ELECTED SUPERINTENDENT Promoted In Recognition of His Successful Management of the School BOARD’S VOTE UNANIMOUS L. R. Sides was elected super intendent of the Chapel Hill school at a meeting of the school board Tuesday night. There was a full attendance at the meeting, and the choice was unanimous. Mr. Sides has been principal and acting superintendent since last September. His promotion is a recognition of his success ful conduct of the school. He is a graduate of Elon Col lege. Two years ago he came to the University as a fellow in education. Later he resigned his fellowship to become an in structor in the music depart ment, but he kept up his studies in education and received his master’s degree last June. Kyser Plans Minstrel Promises Many Professional Acta to Supplement Home Talent Under the auspices of the Di Senate, one of the two Univer sity parliaments, Kike Kyser is preparing to put on a big min strel show. It will be given in Memorial Hall late in March or early in April. Home talent is being trained, but Mr. Kyser is going to sup plement it with a number of professional acts. He has a wide acquaintance in the “profesh” and has already received pro mises, from dancers, singers and jokesmiths of high repute, that they will come and per form. Slats Randall is associated with him in the direction. One of the attractions will be a magician. And there will be a professional female imperson ator and a professional quartet te. Mr. Kyser threatens other startling disclosures later. School Grateful for Gifts The Orange County Training School, through its superintend ent, B. L. Bozeman, has issued a statement of thanks to the Community Club for the many gifts carried out to the negro in titution last week. In addition to the kitchen and other house hold articles, twelve dollars was contributed to the domestic science class. “The demonstra tion of good will,” says Super intendent Bozeman,” brought new life and inspiration to the entire school.” The immediate needs of the school now are for. classroom maps and auditorium seats. Farming Experts Visit Us L. O. Armstrong, who is in charge of visual instruction in agriculture at the A. & E. Col lege; L. E. Cooke, head of that institution’s department of vocational education; and J. R. Coggin, asistant supervisor of agriculture in the state govern ment, have been here within the last few days to study agricul tural conditions in Orange coun ty and particularly to observe the Chapel Hill’s school voca tional work. Mr. Henderson in Oklahoma Archibald Henderson wept to Oklahoma recently to deliver a series of fiVe lectures. He waa the guest of honor of education al and literary associations.
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