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Vol. XIV DAVIDSON COLLEGE, DAVIDSON, N. C,OCTOBER 21, 1926 No. 6 Davidson Will Meet Deacons of Wake Committees for Junior Dick Grey Boots Field Goal to Take Forest in State Title Game Saturday Speaking are Announced Hotly Contested State College Tilt Bud Guthery Is Business Manager Contest to be Played on Charlotte PLAYS TACKLE of Sanity Rare RUNNING WILD State Team Holds Wildcats to Field Single Score WORK TO START SOON PEP MEETINGFRIDAY WELLS LEADS ATTACK Five Committees Totaling Thirty- Both Teams Need Victory to Assure Nine Students to Help Martin Davidson Boy Finally Pushes Over Future Claims for State Program Drop Kick After Three Previous Championship Failures Boyce Mai tin, general chairman of the Committee, has the Football fans all over the state will center Junior Week announced Dick Grey's educated toe gave the David personnel ol the various which their interest Saturday on Charlotte where committees sou Wildcats the necessary margin to win 1 will formulate the plans for the activities to tlu Wildcats meet Wake Forest in ;i game over North' Carolina State aggregation last lie held during Week, the biggest so Raleigh, star man which will have a great deal do ' Junior Thursday in the backlield to with de- ri I- ■. 'HBtr v jMjBr**"*^ j-.jBBBw^ **m cial event at Davidson College lor jjic whole termining the state champions for 1926. The ■ >f the Wildcat eleven sending tlu oval year. game will be played on Wearn Field at 3:00 through the posts at the close of the third o'clock. Kach year at the l'*astcr holida) season the quarter, tochalkup a 3 to0 win for the Pres- class puts mi a series of social event. byterians. 'I'liis snoinl time this season Since Wake Forest's convincing defeat of Junior j^the and entertainments for the benefit oi the en Grey game for with University of -North Carolina in their season that fias\on a Davidson tire student body. These entertainments ex- boot, outstanding opener by a 14-0 score, the Deacons have his and was the Feature of tend oxer the whole period ot si\ days, and fall heavy favorites to win the state as brilliant an exhibition of the great been title. form such an that a verj large However, when Presbyterian attraction sport as was ever the fortune of the some College of per cent of tin students remain at Davidson melee, unexpectedly .six thousand fans, who attended the South Carolina administered a Prospects year for the holidays. this arc to uitness. 13-0 lashing to the Wake Forest team last bright will ami Junioi Week for 1927 surpass was drop-kick for Saturday and as Davidson defeated the.Blue- It the fourth successful even that of last spring, which was declared i season, stockings 3-0 the Wildcat stock has risen Dick Grey this anil his ability in this to lie the best e\ct" held here. [department of the game gave the Wildcats somewhat for Saturday's fray. ;" The committees sire listed as follows their fifth victory for the year, 'fhe lone However, the more cautious of the David- I General Arrangements: W. L. I.ingle, three-point counter came after Grey had son supporters remember that Rackley, the chairman; Camp O'Neal, vice chairman ;Rod tried from almost impossible angles and quarteback mainstay of brilliant and the McRae. Howard Al buckle, F. S. Wearn. P. distances. Wake Forest offense, was not in Saturday's I. Garrison. All honor and praises go to this back game, to injuries, due and attribute the Dea- Program Committee: R. S. Link, chair- not only (or winning the game, but for his cons' defeat Rackley to this fact. And de- man; J. Lee Robinson, vice chairman ;IIurIi consistent sensational playing, seconded h> clares, "Shape or I going ' no shape," am to A. At..wo.»i, Ghwley McPae, W O, Mixbet, Captain Wells. 'Ibis combination was re p^""aRauTsT ttic~W7i(1 a s c t . W. B. Bradford. Chalmers Carr. sponsible for many advance-, into the sacrei Last year Davidson, playing their best foot- Decoration Committee: Wit Hancock, territory of the Wolfpack, both ol them ball of the year, tied Wake Forest 7-7 after chairman; Martin Crawford, vice-chairman; skirmishing end*fdr long uaius and smashing the Deacons had been conceded the state 'Cling Marrow, Spike McGce, Jimmy What' through the line for beautiful runs. championship, same thing Montgomery, Akcrs, andthe may happen ton. Jack John Louis For three quarters the two elevens hail bat- this year. These two teams only McColgan, Paul Mauldcn, lien Alderman, are the ones tled to a scoreless tie. The Wildcats ad- of the live" who have not been ( ). 1'. Wearn. "bin defeated. vanced again and again into tlje shadow o) Wake Forest having Carolina, Literary Societies Committee: Tyrcc Dil- defeated Da- Slate's goal posts, only to be cheated out of vidson won over State, Bb^Bm^« BHBH !■■■■■ lard, chairman; T. Powell, vice chairman; out and Carolina heat II. touchdowns by the spectacular holding oi Duke 6-0 Saturday. last (Continued on page 5) the Slate line. It looked as if the game would Coach Monk Yonger is expected to have l.ucian Wells, captain of the Davidson end in a lie-up. his varsity line-up in the game with the ex- team, who made his hrst real showing in the But just before the third period ended, ception Lincoln, Kmest Bohannon. cud oil the Wildeat nt who will not he hack in Three Injured Players game with State last Thursday, made the : State was forced to kick from behind their his tackle position least eleven for the past two seasons, has been at until the V. M. I. most consistent gains of any of the backs. goal ixists, after presenting an impregnable shifted to tackle to take the place of Abe game. Get Back Into Uniform His sweeping end runs were the Stepping wall to the Wildcats, permitting the latter the Lincoln, who is out of the line-up with a Both teams realize importance of this stones to Dick Grey's drop kick and ultimate lo gain but three yards in four plays, holding broken arm. His play against State last game and have been pointing to it all season, Lincoln,Black and Leftwich Return victory. (Continued on page K) (Continued on page 7) week at Raleigh could hardly be criticised. to Practice After Sickness and Injuries
: Mel Trotter, Famous Evangelist, is Doctor Ben Lacy of Union Seminary For the- first lime in weeks Wick Black. Abe Lincoln and Dan Lcftwich jvcre all seen Speaker at Special Chapel Service to Lead Annual Life Work Meetings ill Wildcat uniforms last Monday. None ol these men. badly as (hey are needed, are ex 'I'be Chapel Service on last Wednesday pected^o get in the battle Wake Forest The fall meeting of the Y. M. C. A. this with Debating Tryouts* morning was by Rev. Mel 1rotter, ,in Charlottenext Saturday,but their presence conducted year will be conducted by Dr. Ben R. Lacy, Masquers Present internationally famous evangelist, who has ', in practices will mean considerable to the President of Union Theological Seminary, the To be Held Soon been holding a revival meeting in the First Play to Students moral of outfit. at Richmond,.Va. stamina the Wildeat Presbyterian Church oi Charlotte. 1he Lincoln, starring in the Davidson Forensic activities of Davidson will begin, The meeting will begin on Sunday, No- of after speaker was accompanied to Davidson by Davidson students had their first view games season, has this year, with a debate in December, be vember 7, and will extend through Wednes- line in the first of the Dr. A. S. Johnson,, pastor of the First the College Dramatic'Chili last Wednesday Iween George Washington I'nivcrsily and day, November 10/ As in past meetings, two been out of the game almost two weeks with| Church of Charlotte, and Mr. McLeod, who night when a very good one-act play entitled wrist., will) Davidson. Arrangements are also being services will he held each day. The chapel a broken and is practicing a favored us with a solo. "Antiques" was presented. The ca-t was made for a debate Virginia Polytechnic period will be turned over tic Dr. Lacy each plaster cast about his arm. with "Every sinner is under a double sentence composed of Hud Guthery, Frank Wilkinsun, Institute, iii the same month. Plans for the mortiiug, and his talk to the students at that Lcftwich, the other tackle "I the Davidson of he stated. "Setb was born in sin Mrs. C. K. Brown, and II.M. Austin. latter debate, however, have not been com- death." time will take the place of the regular chapel line, has been out of the game now for three although he was born in the image of his Bud Guthery was cast in the role of John pleted as yet. exercises. After supper, the second services ;weeks with a cracked hone in bis ankle. Al- lather who was born in the image ot God, Marshall, president of the Blue Ridge Power George of the day"will be held. These will be more though he is still limping about, be has been The date for tin debate with anil all thereafter have been born in sill and Company, who was negotiating for the pur- 1(1. complete than those of the morning. A able to take part in the Washington has been set fur December But brought a remedy for both." chase of some property in order to c instruct work-odts. death. God or thereabout, with the scene of the conflict quartet from the Seminary is expected to Wilkinson, playing Due to the need of tackles. Coach Monk 'fhe Rev. Mr. Trotter told of one Bill the dam. Frank the part licing College, in Charlotte, come with Dr. Lacy the ■ either Queens Caesar, prisoner Sing Silly, who was to assist him in of an old man. and Mrs. C. K. Brown in the Younger has had to shift Bohannon from a at meeting. Ior Davidson. The date for preliminary ti > First, he role of his wife, to sell the properly end to tackle. This has left the two ends, undef a two-foh! sentence. had a refused outs has not been definitely fixed,but it prob- eventually lead to his Dr. Lacy was chosen President of Union Legally the property could havebeen wresied I'inkney and Arrowood. without any reserve: disease that would 1 ably will he held in the second week of ; second, to Theological Seminary when Dr. W. W. from them, hut Mr. Marshall did not wish to strength. The appearance of these two death and be had been condemned ' expected by | November. death in the chair. Death was in- Moore retired last spring. Though a rela- treat the old gentleman '" tb_'a way. Ihis tackles in the varsity line-up is electric ' 1 chair, 1 i probably The query for the debate is: "Resolved. If saved from the electric tively young man, Dr. Lacy was chosen by old couple had on their homestead .in an- the Carolina game. Lincoln will | evitable. That the Volstead Act should be rhodrfied of disease, and if saved from the Board of Trustees, because of his re- tique bed, which an antique collector, acted sec service in the V. M. I. game. he would die so as to permit the use of light wines and disease, would die in markable ability and energy. He was called iby H. M. Austin, to l/'iv. Wick Black 1925 captain of the Davidson be the electric chair. John This question is one of national in- had a nature that is fall- from the Central Avenue Presbyterian Marshall, believing that cveryihini; had jts Wildcat football team, also appeared in uni- beer." "Man has always terest, many political candidates placing being pulled Church of Atlanta.Ga.. where he had distin- price, bid against the collector lor the bed to form Monday afternoon. Since the first of with en. He is always downward. guished himself in a way. a semi-wet plank in their platforms. Such a in man to sin." he asserted. "We remarkable ithe sum of $2,000. Ever! for thii price the sch The cross-country candidates, ( Continued from page I) " headed Pen11, are working- out daily in prep- support in backing up the line being out- $35 to $50 aration for their coming meets. PerhapsI standing. Iwsome good distance men for the track With the return of Lincoln and Leftwich, team will be brought to light. The best Bohannon will probably be shifted back to ' any Davidson man has ever done in the end to strengthen that position, which has- M E L L O N S mile-run is thirty seconds slower than j become naturally weak through lack of re- the record established by Nurmi a few serve material. CHARLOTTE, N. C. years ago. Fricker clipped off the dis- Lincoln, who has made his first bid for tance in four minutes and forty-one fame this year, has suffered other injuries seconds back in 10.21 to establish the Da- " during the year, in the form of a broken vidson record. That time has not been! nose and a sprained ankle. THE DAV1DSONIAN, OCTOBER 21, 1926 3 Charlie says that an education may "Many a joke gets stale waiting for a help a fellow in some things, nervy college editor but what " to come along and ■bout the wildcat? He knows more publish it. secrets than, any of us. Flapper Fannie says that her date Prematurely bald squeezed her so tight that she couldn't Is Fresh McN'air, scream, and then when she could she His date set fire didn't want to. , To the grease on his hair. — Ashes to ashes, Goodykuntz "Doesn't your mother Dust to dust. until stay up— your dates leave?" Show me ii cigar She "She used to but we are trying That a hug xvon't bust. the honor system in our home at pres- ent." Hud Guthrie (at the dance)— "Wait a minute, 1 thought 1 heard something Barber— "How do you want it cut break." young man— r" She— "Oh, it's all right, That was Ogden "Just trim it around the just my promise to mother." edges. I don't want it short enough to ■~~~~-~~~~ look effeminate." Bob McConnell announces his latest melody, entitled: "I call my sweetie Cob- — ' » Lake —"What are you thinking about?1 bler because ihr.'i next to the last." Matte "Nothing, but thanks for the — compliment." Lowrance "You'd better slow down at these crossings, Harper. Don't you see The most call "Are there any'questions?" asked the psychology prof. those stop—signs ?" Menzies "Aw, he's been going with "Yes, sir." replied.Sook Boggs, "I was these college girls so much that he thinks just wondering if William should take " to smoke ever sounded 'stop' means 'go ahead.' his girl to ride on a lonely roadand give out of gas, and then if pushed it NEVER there a he back O'Neal, t/oTi'n . tlabama, was smoke invita- ever-increasing millions who have to town, could you say they f'nwi/* from iii ' came back Struck his finger, wfiile Hailing with the don that could compare with tried them all, who could well by willpower'?". havima. "Have a Camel!" afford to pay more, Camelsare the His the We wonderwhat'sbecome the father from stair. On swirling city streets. In the fifst and only choice. Since the of old-fash- Grabbed Camp by the hair. imiedgirt that used to be culled a "Tom-boy." roadster as itbounds over hills, dawn of smoking, there has never Andsaid, "Son, doii'tuse such bad aramnia." the In the study or by the fireside, no been a success like Camel's, Ho— think, had a battle "Just Joshua "Are a collcg other smoking phrase is pro- with the you man?" so Camel preference is the inevi- Gideonites and he made' the sun "No, blew off hat, and a stand still." the wind my vocative of enjoyment and friend- table expression of Camel quality. — j street car ran ovc-r it." Zo "That's nothing, my dad had a ship. In its realization comes a No other cigarette made is like battle with the revenue officers and I boundless sense of gratitude and Williams— "Did you get a letter last Camels. No other smoke was ever made the moon shine all night." year?" — contentment. «, smooth andmellowy mild. For Leggette "Yeah, I got several from That is because Camels are your own high pleasure, Mack King says he had a terrible, dis- the we invite the dean." ex- you appointment this summer. He crawled favored smoke of millions of torise tothe world'smostcele- under a tent to see a circus and had periencedandsuccessful men. To brated smoke call. a to had an airplane, Have Camel! sit through a revivalmeeting. Johnnie And instead of "walking boots," R. J. KBYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, WINSTON-SALBM, N. C, The girlies when they rode with him, In a class of Physiology and Hygiene All took their parachutes. the other day a freshman handed in the following paper on 9 1926 __. the organs of the "Am I the first girl you have body. "Esec my eye organ, Queens- with h'eaTwitiT ever loved?" c my ear organ, smell withmy nose organ, Sullivan— "As a matter of tact, yes." cat with my mouth organ, and feel with my hand organ." A Scotchman says that a moth is his FOR SA E favorite pet because it eats nothing but ' Father— "What did you learn at school One "Corona" PortableTypewriter, j SELZ SHOES FOR COLLEGE 1 holrs. $32.00. <>" this year,— my son?" ! You may thii if-ybu have in spend a lc>t moi cy for your shoes--— j; Ricks "I learnedmy three — clc,Rowland, ; if thev :irc smart lookingand lo g wearing. Thai's > ot true heie ; M's." Mother "I'm not.going to let daugh- j Archie Bull* N.C. " Father— "You we have models in f.ivnr withuniversi v men -and at prices comfort ! mean your three R's ter go out with Harry any more." don't you?" — ! able to pav. They are designed by ! Father "Why not?" — Ricks— "No sir, my three — 4i _« M's: Ma- Mother "Don't you know that he won ! j SELZ ij' dams, moon, money." and a loving cup this year at college?" ; M^nv i- teresting mod Is $6 and $8 50. Two fathers were discussing their sons. wed, Wildcat Cafe "My Our Dinah says she will not . | son U so laxy," one, The VOGUE said "that he marriage is a fake, E. CHARLOTTE. N. C. a For j 15 TriWe St. j wants job selling cotton hose in > the For any vimi 7i'/io takes a miss. Mail orders solicited commissary of a girl's college." THE BEST PLACE I'l "Well, Is sure of a "mistake." my son would like to be your son's bookkeeper," said the other. In grandma's day all the young people| AND FOOD looked before they leaped. Now they "Let's take a trip around the globe" leap and let the world do the looking. Mid the goldfish to his newly-made GIVE US A TRIAL friend. A. N. Brown (afterspending two hours studying Greek)— "I wish the guy that "Who belongs to the army of deLord," started the tower of Babel had been in shouted the gentleman of a disappointed love affair start- * color at a re- beforehe ■ ARE ON THE vival meeting. "d it." j AIR-TUNEIN j "I does," replied a deacon from the in do you [ back row. Voice the— dark— "What think you arc a chiropractor?" Charlotte Tuesday, 26ch, we j "What branch of de army?" I On Nov. will "To de Baptist." Jim Vaughn says that he wishes his Transfer Company at "Get out, you hypocrite. You don'tbe- girl's birthday came in the spring so he j be long to army, de you belongs to denavy." could give her a porch swing for a pres- ; :ent. First Girl— "I wonder how Alice 1 PHONE 298 ! E U H A L L learned to be an actress." DEBATING TRYOUTS Second ditto— "By holding to the arm | of showing a snappy lineof college a chair and making love to the head (Continued from page i> BAGGAGE \ of the bed." on the.team. The side that Davidson will j we uphold is as yet undecided;however, either AND TAXI men's arables Our Weekly Math Problem side may he taken in the preliminaries. A SERVICE If it takes ten minutes to become en- : two-man team will he chosen from among;!| gaged and ten days get divorce, , BELK BROTHERS CO. | to a how the contestants by faculty judges. many wives would a MARTIN, Prop. man have before Those men who wish to try out for a place- i | JAKK J he found one that would admit he was on the team should sec Henry Powell, at I CHARLOTTE, N. C. her first chance?" ,201 West. """""""■""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""a 4 THE DAVIDSONIAN, OCTOBER 21, 1926 day than he was 25 years ago, has now a The Davidsonian | clearer perception of the relation of reli- gion to life and social service is the most Who's Who .at Davidsoe Member of North Carolina Collegiate Pratt striking conclusion to be drawn from the Ai«oci»tion nation-wide .survey of compulsory chapel, JOSEPH HOWARD McCONNELL WALTER OLIN NISBET Member of Southern Collegiate Prett conducted by the National Student Federa- Davidson, N. C. Charlotte, N. C. Attociation tion of America during the past few weeks. President <>/ the Senior Class Vice-Preside)* Student Body FOUNDED BY CLASS OF MS Thi' investigation, the result of which em- Like Bohannon, w h os e lutt" Nisbet is only a or, 1 "The LiVMl Wire on the Hill" braced every state but two in the country, smiling countenance graced and yet he lias mack many a Published Weekly hy the Student* of Davidson College included the sending of questionnaires to this column several weeks :cord of which be envious, college presidents, and the undergraduate ago, McConnell hails or might well Entered at the Pom Office of Davidion an Mail Matter of Joe field, thr Second Class editors of the nation, as well as to a repre- from the village of Davidson. work on the athletic sentative group of ministers who appear N. C, and his transition from his leadership in the ac- SUBSCRIPTION RATF.S: and in Cents per Copy: $2.50 thr Collegiate Year frequently before college assemblies of va- IJ Ithe ranks of the "boys about ics of both his class mJH rious types. The followingquotations have town" to those of the college student body as a whole Ml Articles for Publication mu.it he in the hands of thr a Marianne F.rlitor by 7:00 p m Monday Article* re been taken at random from a subsequent re- students did not entail a very !been spectacular. As ("elvpfl from unknown will hp published an source not port issued by H. C. Roce, Princeton, '28, lengthy journey. In fact, two result he has won both prom- HARI.I.F.K BRANCH. JR Editor-in-Chief Chairman of the Federation committee on hundred paces were sufficient inence and prestige on the campus VF.RXOX S. BROYLES Business Manager "compulsory chapel tComing to Davidson from Charlotte in the fall : a tci carry him from his home in the village to place EDITORIAL "The investigation on the subject of com- of Nisbet immediately captured a on STAFF of college, 1934 W I.. LIXGLE Managing Editor place within the portals the and Joe great football squad, and, as nOYCE MARTIN Assistant Managing Editor pulsory chapel has been conducted through- the little Wildkitten F. C. WITHERS Athletic Editor out an spirit, stepped off these two hundred paces in rather a reward for his work, he was awarded a fresh- MJFORD WEBB Ass-viate Krtitor in entirely impartial which has H. I.SHELBY. Alumni Editor aimed rather l<> discover the facts of the short order back in the fall of IQ33- man numeral at the close of the season. In the D. M. CAI.HOUN Exchange Editor to spring his freshman year, he captured honors If. f.. SHELBY 1. Humorous Editor situation than foster a "revolt of youth" Three years have passed since his arrival on of D. M. CAr.HOPN .Alumni Editor or to assume an ultra-conservative stand. on the cinder path, where he won new laurels in W. S. GORDON'.. Assignment Editor the campus as a freshman, and as a senior, he P. P. JOXES. Feature Editor With this end in view, questionnaires were the 440 yard dash. T. T. JONES... Inquiring Reporter distributed to the number of 600 each to the now looks hack on a record of notable achieve- He was elected to the vice-presidency of his BUSINESS STAFF collegepresidents and to the undergraduate ment and popular success. His ability, his gen- class in the spring of his freshman year, and when E. !.. DOUGLASS Assistant Ruiineia Manager McMillan, president, failed to return at M P. CRAWFORD. Assistant Husiness Manager editors of the country, in addition to 25 iality, and his loyalty have won for him a place Bob the JULIAN t.AKE Assistant Husiness Manager were sent to college tlic beginning of the sophomore term, "Mutt" was I. A. McALPIXE _ Subscription Manager which representative of honor and esteem among his fellow-classmen W. !.. ALBRIGHT Circulation Manager preachers. Therelatively large responsere- unanimously elevated to the presidency. At the R. ;is well as the on campus. His S ABF.RNETHY .Service Manager cived from the college presidents seems to other students the helm "f a sophomore class during one of the most activities indicate his versatility, and his achieve- Davidson, Reporters' 'nd'eate,when compared with the scattering trying years,in the history of when Club ments denote his prowess. C C MCKCHISOX C. R LAKE student replies, that the agitation amongun- Miphs and freshmen were continually tearing at W. R, T. COVfXGTON R. KANE dergraduates on subject compulsory A glance at the following will convince each throats, "Mutt" showed both execu- W T. DAVIS IOI1N r:\Vl\ the of offices other's JOHN MORIARTY T. T JONES so widespread as one might and exceptional tact. A. X. chapel is not even the most dubious that Joe is a student par tive ability ItROWN R. II. McILWAIXK in the J- L. ELY I. P. Mi-KNIGIIT have been led to believe." fellows. Nisbet was awarded a letter for his work I. WADSWORTH V M Sf'\KRO\V excellence and a man beloved of his Here during sopho- TYRKE nil.LAUD were of the varsity eleven his II. WILSON Approximately 316 replies received are some of the honors and offices that he has backfield J. K. WEAVER II. p. McQUEEN from college presidents with the following more year, and again this year is showing much results: for compulsory Sunday chapel, 136; won : membership and presidency of the Pan- aptitude in carrying the pigskin. His work against, 176; for compulsory week-day Hellenic council, varsity football, membership in against Guilford this year was the feature of the EDITORIAL chapel, 220; against, 90. "D" club, the vice-presidency of the Junior Class, Wildcats' performance. The second question, regarding the chief presidency of the Senior Class, the vice-presi- "Mutt" was elected vice-president of the stu- ; body spring in the annual elections, win- ALUMNI HOMECOMING benefits deemed to be secured from compul- dency of the Athletic Association membership on dent last ning by a margin, and is this year serving For the first time in a long and eventful sory chapel, elicited in general several rea- the Court of Control, scrub baseball, and fresh- neat his on the student council. He is a history, Davidson College is to celebrate a sons in support of compulsory chapel from man football and baseball. He is also a member second term (s) member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. mil Alumni Homecoming Day! The alum- those who approved it. The two most im- of the Kappa Alpha social fraternity. the ni homecoming idea is as old as the college portant of these were the religious and in- itself, but efforts to fittingly observe an spirational value of the service,and the con- alumni day failed, to in the past have due prin- tribution which it made college unity, Collegiate cipally to indifference on the part of alumni with 103 votes for each. , Hetjaairiirag Reporter Chatter and college officials alike. The responses to the query "What do you But, year, an this with Alumni Secretary believe to be the greatest change in the reli- Is the fraternity situation better with the chap- SEEING YELLOW bending every effort toward arranging a gious intersts of students as the present ters off the campus, or did the old system have The appearance of The Faun, would-be proto- suitable program,and alumni from ail parts were compared with those of 1900?" highly advantages? type of H. L. Mencken's American Mercury, on oi the country expressing a desire to be on enlightening in view of the fundamentalist- Hill Green : 1 do not think the present situation University of North Carolina campus several hand, the success of the celebration seems controversy,and the widespread the moderfust i is as good as the former one. Davidson is too weeks ago has resulted in considerable contro- assured. Arrangements have been comp- charge college are becoming I that students ! small a school to have its chapters oft the hill. versy at Chapel Hill, judging from the open- leted for an alumni celebration on November more immoral and atheistic. A plurality of 13th, that will not only eclipse Lynn McClain : The situation is worse now forum articles that have poured into the editorial any similar the replies declared that the basis of college, of the Tar Heel since its publication. The affair ever held on the Davidson campus, religion than it was, because the fraternity men lose the offices had sifted from individualism and non-fraternity men, and David- The Tar Heel has openely branded The Faun as but will in all probability be a high mark on devotion to social service. Sixty-two felt contact with the friendship. another "yellow journal," and lias ridiculed the the social and athletic calendars of the year. the was more son has been noted for this that attitude of the students efforts of its editors to stir up dissension qji the We note with especial interest an an- Questioning and independent thanr ever be- John MacKae: The condition now is not so ' size, Carolina campus. "It was simply another effort nouncement which has gone out from our fore, expressed thoughts jnore good, because for a school of this the demo- that they their to imitate old man Mencken, but what a puny, alumni secretary stating that on this oc- freely less 1 cratic spirit is lost, although it is better for the and had patience with the doc- feeble effort," remarks the editor of the Tar Heel, casion the new Richardson athletic fieldand or dogma. convenience of, the frat men now. trine line points of The bulk of who goes on to say that the "yellow journal" was magnificent-concrete stadium will be dedi- the good for all concerned remainder declared in the\ratio of three Bill Covingtqn: It is merely the "house organ of a politically ambitious cated. It is fitting that on the first real to one either that no change wTrs^aj^parent, now, for the organizations that were formerly homecoming social fraternity," which is bending every effort alumni day at Davidson, the or was a tendency rrampi'd for sp.-ic-r ran expand with the new else there for Xhf; better ! toward maintaining a control over all Carolina ■ student;-.' appreciation of and f.uuUs, should among undergraduates. locations in the old fraternity halls; also, it is a be publicly extended to 11. L, publications. S. and Rich- The inquiries to the college editors a step toward better fraternity system. ardson, of Greensboro, through gen- drew whose less representative response, and included lay Hall: This situation will in time ruin the erosity, the college has been enabled to take only forty-two replies. It was clear from feeling of democracy that Davidson has been HIGHER LEARNING such long forward strides in the matter of these answers that the principle of compul- for, but it is an advantage in that it brings Learning," projecting better athletic equipment. The generosity famous A skyscraper "Temple of sory chapel prevailed in most of the small the men in the fraternity themselves closer to- central fea- of these two benefactors of the college has .150 feet above the street level is the an colleges, and either had never prevailed or gether, ture of a tentative $5,000,000 building proRram for been inspiration to both students and been alumni, and their gifts have had abandoned in by far the majority Mac King : Having houses off the campus Temple University of Philadelphia. The sky- greatly en- of the institutions. The-replies showed a difference, hanced the value of the service that our col- doesn't make any great in fact it's scraper will he a memorial to the late Russell H. marked tendency to conform to the exist- , campus Success, of Acres of lege has been enabled to render. better that way, but living oft the takes Conwell, apostle of author ing practice 'in the particular college, there men, prominent in activities, founding of Temple Through special permission Armistice 1 away the student Daimonds,and father Univer- Day, Davidson College Day, being only four cases of revolt against the '. that should be living in the dormitories, depriving sity. The new building will compete in the skyline and Homecom- regime stacks, ing Day will all three be combined this present amongall the answers. Six- them (if the advantage of mixing with the other with office, buildings, town hall, factory year, teen of and as a result of this combination, the the editors thought compulsory I men. and great compress elevators. At the very top chapel good, twenty were opposed; structure, be celebration should be the greatestin the his- while John MeKnight: It is better for fraternities to of the immense a large lantern will tory of the In the larger group, compulsory chapel was be on the campus because it gives the college placed to .symbolize the "beacon light of knowl- institution. in in Twoyears ago six thousand fans gathered force but four instances. The remain- more unity and more centralization. But if they edge." The architecture and size of the structure ing reports compulsion was the now, colleges at Richardson Field and sat spellbound as felt that 'not were to move back on the campus there will make it unique among the and uni- vital questinn but rather the provision of an build, they watched amighty Tar 1lejjLelevenbat- would lie 110 place for them to and the old versities of the nation. tle against eleven dauntless Wildcats for interesting program. i halls certainly were not adequate. Mcllwaine:- fraternities would be sixty scoreless minutes, and then drop-kick The value of the chapel assembly for the Hebe The HE WHO LAUGHS LAST its way to a victory in the last few sake of college unity was as clearly appre- better on the hill, for their being off causes a seconds interest, now Pres- of play. On November 13th, of this year ciated among the student editors as among ; split in feeling between the fraternity and non- We note with added that the ten thousand sport followers and alumni will the college executives, but there was a fraternity men. byterian College of South Carolina has succeeded drubbing Demon Dea- gather in the new concrete stadium on wider variety of reasons for and against Pjful Mauldin : Both have their advantages and in administering a to the Richardson Field to watch the Wildcats gain compulsion among the undergraduates. The disadvantages, for there is more friendship be- cons of Wake Forest, a clipping that appearedin revenge for that disheartening defeat. inadequacy of proper seating space was la- tween fraternities when on, and there is more of the October 9th issue of the nine Stocking, stu- The Carolina-Davidson game will, of it- j mented by one of the editors, while others a brotherly feeling in the chapter itself when dent publicaiton.at the Presbyterian College. It self, attract thousands of alumni, who have | felt that the inattention and disrespect which off. appeared under the words "t.iick. That's All," and followed with interest the continued success 1 they considered concomitants of compulsory Prank Wyche : The fraternities would be in a read as follows : of the Red and Black eleven this season. chapel tended to destroy the religious faith better situation if they were on the hill, for then "Speaking of luck, aren't those Demon Deacons Likewise, the dedicatory exercises, to be of the undergraduate. The theory was al- they are more in the college life, there is more the luckiest bunch of shieks that ever wore jer- led by Dr. A. A. McGeachy, of Charlotte ; so expressed that chapel still remains the congeniality, and there is a better setting for seys? Why, if Carolina had had half the luck the military review; the glee club perform- best way to begin the day. house parties. that the Deacons enjoyed last Saturday, the Bap- ance ; and the general alumni celebration The twentyministers who replied were at Brownie McQueen : The fraternities are better— tists would be mourning over a defeat now, in- will draw thousands of other graduatesback i variance as to whether there was any notice- j off the campus, because they have more room stead of rejoicing over a victory." The clipping to the campus to Jinger for-another clay be- able difference between an audience com- ! they have house mothers, which is a distinct ad- was taken from the student paper of the Univer- neath the elms and oaks that line the old pelled to listen, and one where attendance 1 vantage-— and the chance to board together creates sity of North Carolina, and appearednearly three familiar walks. All in all,it will be a great was voluntary. Ten realized no difference, i more friendship in th? fraternity itself. weeks ago, it's true. But, we wonder now if the day for everybody. Alumni are urged to while six were of the opinion that compul- Wake Forest supporters consider the Deacons to attend! sion bred hostility. Nine favored compul- A headline in a Charlotte paper tells us have been lucky in the overwhelming defeat they sion,live were opposed, and six thought that that "Intuition Helps Women to Drive." suffered at the hands of P. C. last Saturday, or A CHAPEL SURVEY ! its advisability dependedlargely on the tra- Perhaps its intuition that lets a woman whether P. C. supporters will feel that Wake For- That the undergradute, far from being j dition, size and situation of the particular know that the man driver will take to the est was "lucky" to have suffered as lightly as she more atheistic or insensible to religion to- I college. ditch to allow her to pass. THE DAVIDSONIAN, OCTOBER 21, 1926 5 FRATERNITIES AT DAVIDSON PHI BETA KAPPA ELECTS Change in Alumni FOUR NEW MEN ORQANIZED FOR MANY YEARS Reunions Planned Apply Vicks at bedtime, The Davidson College chapter of BRONCHITISrubbingit wellin. Then Alumni spread on Edgar Speaks Social fraternities exist in almost every the I'lii Beta Kappa, national hon- returning to Dovidson have criti- thickly and Woods to college or university in the State-, fraternity, an- cised the manner in which they have been re- cover with hot flannel. United orary scholastic Arrange except in the state-owned and state-controlled nounces the election of four ceived. Under the present system of having bed-clothes so Students at "Y" Sunday new vapors will inhaled, institutions of South Carolina and Missis- men, The newly elected men arc every live-year class return they complain be that they meet men older or younger than Alumnus Makes Inter- sippi, which states prohibit the existence of \Y. A. Christian, \V. S. Woods, W. such organizations. The pressure of the T. CovingtOtl, and II. M. Austin. those with whom they were associated in esting Talk college. rrorninent fraternities is poignantly felt in the college These four men stand highest in WICKS lite. For this reason a plan of having classes Rev. Edgar Woods, pastor of the First Sometimesit may be for good: it might their class in scholarship and each w VapoRub return in groups is being discussed, or in- O—r Presbyterian Church of Salisbury. X. C. be lor evil. Hut it is believed th.it the good has averaged well over ninety per 17MillionJanV—J Ywf» stance, classes between l'H)() and would was the speaker at'the "Y" vesper services accruing from such groups at Davidson cent for the past three years. 1905 supersedes return at one Commencement. Another group. last Sunday night. Mr. is a grad- and counter-balances the bad ef- All four of the men are members Woods 1905 to 1910, would return the following uate of Davidson of the class of 1919. W. S. fects that originate therefrom. of the present senior class, and are year, and the other groups of live would Woods, of the Senior class, is a brother Fraternities had their inception at this the first men to he chosen by the THE BEST PLACE TO EAT of continue in this manner till all had been Rev. Mr. Woods. Presbyterian institution in 1859, when the Phi Beta Kappa's from the class. Chi fraternity here once. Then the first group would have The speaker was introduced by one of his Pi \vas originated. Its ex- It is very probable that other mem- secret, its secoud reunion, and the others would fol- fellow collegemates. Mr. J. P. Williams, who istence was and nothing has been bers of the senior class will he later, , low in order. Brown's Restaurant called attention to the prominence of Rev. known of it since that time. Ten years honored by the fraternity at a later in 186'). Pi Alpha fraternity Suggestions from all alumni opin- Mr. Woods during his college career. the Kappa was election this year. The four men and their organized Davidson, badges ions as to the feasibility of this plan will The subject of the speaker's talk was, "A at When its have, without exception, taken a be displayed greatly appreciated. alumni 17 S. Tryon St. j General Idea of Self-Respect." lie men- were the college expressed its dis- leading part in Campus activities, All interestedin this subject are requested to write to tioned the brave stand of the 300 Spartans approval, ami the chapter'acquiesced to the and each one of them holds mem- the wishes of the officials, returning Alumni Secretary. - against the host of the Persians for that its charter bership in other honorary organi- CHARLOTTE - N. C. to the body. which they held sacred. They were fighting national It was 1893 before the sations on tile campus. for love of home. Then, he used the illus- charter was again granted. "CATS HAVE CLASHED tration of the multitudes of people of the i The first fraternity at Davidson to gain European who joined open and official recognition was the Sigma countries the Crusaders to (Continued J) Alpha Epsilon, in Prominent Men Lead from page yto light to regain the birthplace of the Christ. which was established FOR THAT TASTE OF j Three years before Kappa Alpha 1916 No game. Bringing the subject hqme to his audience, 188J. that. Vespers During Autumn was organized, I'M7 W.I''. 7 Dav. 72; the speaker reminded his listeners that their but it secretly existed until at Greensboro. 1884, a year following the organization of 1918 No game. bodies were temples of the living Coil. He Glasgow Lacy Home Cooking On Your ! students tight the S. A. K. fraternity. The M \ -tie Seven Mr. and Dr. Well 1919 W. F. 0 Dav. 21; at Davidson. exhorted the to for this tem- Known Here ; ple with the same self-respect Spartan- was organized in 1885. but four years later 1920 W. F. Dav. 27: at Charlotte. the W; 7; fought for their homes. was merged into a chapter of Beta Theta 1921- I'. 10 Dav. at Charlotte. Way Home ] 1 1922 W. F, (i; Some ol the ways the speaker suggested Pi. Tin Kappa Sigmas wereestablished in Mr. Tom Glasgow,one of Charlotte's most o Dav. at Charlotte. 18<)0. For one year, Alpha leaders, 192.? W. F. o Dav. Charlotte, this be done was the careful selection of 1887-1888. the Phi ,prominent businessmen and i)ivie has Ofat Chi fraternity Davidson, No game. friends, reading and other environments, and existed at but noth- been secured by the Y. M.\C. A. Cabinet to 1924 York Cafe j ing Sigma 1925 7; New the ability to say NO when confronted with was heard of it after that. \u speak to the Davidson men at their Vesper W. I'. 7 Dav. at Charlotte. : Kappa was mentioned in the annual of 18')". West Tr»dc Si N. C. temptation. In the same way the country Service next Sunday night. This will not be 29 CHARLOTTE. ; little is of it beyond Total d7 guards the health and welfare, so we should but known this. Mr. Glasgow's first appearance in Davidson 259 guard this temple of the living God, Within the last several years there has been a- speaker Jd the "Y" meeting, On several a marked increase in the number of -ueh has The way to obtain honor such a- Robert or- occasions he spoken to the Davidson nun 4 ganizations at Davidson. In 1823. the Haeh I'.. Lee had when he refused to -ell his name and his— messages have been at once forceful elprs Club, been existing for for an unworthy cause i- to have: cleanliness which has ap and helpful. proxtmately years, a from This Hotel is Yours of thought, speech, and action ; faithfulness 10 received charter Mr. Glasgow i- a man of wide interests, Gamma The Phi Alpha in life and work. "The world is crying for Phi Delta. Pi local lie i- prominently associated with a number fraternity merged Theta Upsilon Omega to use for all FKKDSAND men with vision to lead it on. If any man into ot religion- ami civic organizations in Char- BANQUKTS fraternity in l')2-t, after three year- of life. stands aloof and lets his opportunity go by lotte, being especially attracted to any kind no matter how large or*how small, we The Pi Kappa Phis were reinstated in hetwill be met with shame later in life." this of work which ha- to do with, the develop- you. same year. latter was in existence at can serve Closing his talk with the story of Will The ment of Christian citizenship. Mr. Glasgow during the years of 1">11 ami 1918, Spencer, of ■ Northwestern University, who Davidson is a graduate of Washington and Lee Uni- Regular — — and when reorganized as in board reasonable and the best plunged through the surf on 16 different a local \'<2A. was versity. While at W. and I.,he was noted a- as Kappa your money can buy. occasions to rescue 17 people; when he was known the Phi fraternity. onc of their outstanding athletes. This makes a total of eight national fra- taken exhausted from the water bis words It will be of to all Davidson ternities at Davidson today. In addition keen interest Music in the evenings. were. "Did 1 do my best ?" so it will be with men to know that Dr. Hen Lacy, who is now there are three locals -Delta Theta (hi. ii- when we come to the end of our life, "Did President of the Theological Semi- Sigma Delta and Pyramid Club. The first Union we do our best?" nary, will be mi the i.impu- November 4th named has been on the Davidson campus for through the 7th to conduct the MAXWELL-CHAMBERS HOTEL six years, while the last two had their be- student evangelistic services. Dr. Lacy is a graduate ginning within the past three years. The of Davidson and one of his alma mater's most DAVIDSON, N. C. Calendar grand total of fraternitieshere is eleven. highly esteemed alumni. He has spoken on Little difference is noticeable between the several occasions to the students and by'vir- Thursday, October 21 percentage of students in fraternities today tue of his wonderful personality and sincere — and in 1892. In March of that year -12 per :30 Eumenean and Philanthropic Literary appeal he ha- won the love and admiration cent of body were members. In Societies. the student of all Ilavidsou men. ''Since 1868 the Home of GoodShoes" — the scholastic year of 192-1-1925. 4-4 per cent .15 Pandeinic Literary Society. The student evangelistic service i- a semi- werein social fraternities. In 1X92 the total a Ask Anything" Friday, October 22 annual event at Davidson and i- looked for- We Never Hear Man for "Just enrollment was 150 students, while it exceeds :00— Hand Practice— Armory. ward to with keen anticipation by the entire 650 now, showing that there ha- been a pro- in Footwear Nowadays :30— Relations student body. International Club. portionate increase. Statistics show that in :00— Glee Club Practice— Hall. Shearer 1919-1920 only 25 per cent of the -Indents :00— Alpha Phi Epsilon. SIR! Men have decidedly em- were inmates, but the addition .of six fra- a fraternity, or taken into the organization. Saturday, 23 phatic ideas of what they retjuire of October temitCS in the past six years has accounted A> an incentive to good work, an inter- nO, :00— Football- Wake Forest vs. Davidson, footwear now— and the number of for increased percentage in the membership. fraternity cup is offered to that group which at Charlotte. customers are con- With almost half of the students of David- makes the highest average, the cup rotating satisfied GilrVer-Moore Sunday. Have seen — October 24 son in fraternities, and half without the por- from year to year, unless a fraternity keeps tinually increasing. you "our :15 Student Volunteer Band— Shearer tals, the question is asked whether or not it three years straight, and then it becomes Fall linen for young men? Theij're the Hall. factions do not exist, which combat each permanent property. best we've ever had! :15— other in body election. — Church. student The consen- The interest within the fraternities at Da- :45 Christian Endeavor TrainingClass. sus of opinion seems to be that there is less vidson is keen in relationship to their scholas- :30— Ministerial feeling Gilmer-Moore Company — Baud. — of antagonism between the men in tic rating, and it has been shown that the :15 "Y" Vesper Service Mr. Glasgow, fraternities those present and outside than at general fraternity average is on a par with SHOES HOSIERY LUGGAGE of Charlotte. is prevalent at any other school. that of the student body. The Pi Kappa Monday, October 25 The offices of the student body seem to In' Alpha fraternity last year received a cup :00—— Glee Club— Shearer Hall. equally divided. Last year two of the most from their national association for having :30 Court of Control. outstanding nun were non-fraternity stu- the highest scholastic rating of any of the 69 — idents, :00 Omicron Delta Kappa, these men being the president of the groups in that fraternity, and they also re- A., and of David j Union Theological Seminary Tuesday. October 26 !Y. M. C. the editor The ceived the local cup. In order to raise him- ' — Richmond, Virginia :00- Band Practice— Armory. sonian. Men are generally elected on their self in the estimation of fellowmembers and — merits at Davidson, and not on their social in to boost standard of the .15 Junior Week Committees. order the fra- j Introducing to tin- readers of the Davidsonian :30— Sigma Pi Sigma, prestige or rating on the campus, as judged ternity, the student oftentimes studies harder. :00— DeltaPi Kappa. by fraternity membership. REV- R. LACY, Jr., D.D. Many people condemn fraternities unwant- j BENJAMIN Wednesday. October 27 only. They look upon one student sometimes ! A.B. Davidson, 1906 :00— Glee Club Practice- Shearer of Hall. as a criterion, and oftentimes he is one who £^11 and COLLEGE JEWELRY ] D.D.of Davidson, 1919 :00— Scabbard Blade. did not take advantage of a fraternity's as- sets; hence, they judge all such organizations Watches and Clocks > President <>( Union Flieologiciil Seminary COMMITTEES FOR JUNIOR as being millstones instead of milestones. Others judge fraternities as a whole by 'Continued Imm pafcf 1) what they know of one chapter, which might Sheaffer Pens and Pencils .eo Pritchett, Chalmers Davidson, Julian be the worst organization of that nature in ■ .ake, Dave Howard, Campbell. school. Others condemn them heresay. Seal _ _ Herman upon Stationery Dyeing, Cleaning, Pressing, Altering Financial Committee: Dick Carr, chair- There areadvantages and disadvantages. The an; Harry Peterson, vice-chairman; Dun- former outweigh the latter, if the student Pennants and Pillows ZD /0 WHO'S WHO in service and quality ? an McKachern, Jack Montgomery, Charlie is the right kind of person. "rabue. Bob Lowrance. Johnny Dulin. One of the strongest arguments of those Wildcat Belts Reduction CITYDRY CLEANERS Staff of Sanity Rare: Editorial,Caldwell opposed to such organizations is that the 'ithers, editor; Wit Hancock, Boyce Mar- social— life distracts a student fromhis studies Athletic Supplies On MOORESVILLE. N. C. 1, W. L. Lingle. Jimmie Wharton.Malcolm that a fraternity is a breeding place for procrastination. Again ' urchison. Business : Bud Guthery, business it can be asserted W. S. HENDERSON, Jeweler "y T (^ V P'T'Q| i^s 1 any custolner~24 Hour service anager; Carter Rowe, Martin Crawford, that it rests with the individual. The college _^^^^^_^^_^^__ Branch Mjr. Marllcr Bordeam. Branch Office, 21Rumple Julian Lake, E.L. Douglas. Art :J. P.Mc- officials at Davidson require a scholastic DAVIDSON. N. C. Knight, Bob Platt. Istandardbefore a student can be pledged toi THEDAVIDSONIAN, OCTOBER 21, 1926 The "Y" officials announce that they will NEW TENNIS COURT directly ■ behind Watts dormitory, and work co-operate with the men of the Church in Davidson Leading Race will begin on these late this fall or early furnishing speakers for nearby churches "Y" Column spring, so they may be used before the end that are without pastors. for State Grid Honors The need for new tennis courts has long of this school year. However,a great many y been felt at Davidson and now for the first more courts than these will be constructed. , Ridge Voice," ', A great man and a great meeting: Dick Grey Shows the Way in FieldI This time in the "Blue Dr. timeit seems as if that need willbe satisfied. There are to be two terraces of courts on Poteat, of Forest, has an excel- Dr. Ben Lacy here on November 7, to Goals W. L. Wake According to the plans announced by Mr. number 9 fairway on the college golf course. conduct the. fall meeting of the "Y." lent article which he calls "Thirty Silent Hobart, who is in charge of theconstruction Mere there will be plenty of room for the Davidson is now leading all teams the: Years." The theme of this topic deals in !' with work done on the campus, operations will spectators to watch the matches. Work on in games won, having ) years of about state five victories to the Christ's life which we soon begin for the building of quite a few these terraced courts willbegin in the spring her credit, and no defeats. Teams conqueredI know very little, andthe author presents Him ! ;newcourts. It is planned tobuild four courts so they will be ready for next fall. FELLOWS! | |by the fighting Wildcats go far arc, F.lon,, in a very real way and handles his subject in j Wofford, Guilford. Presbyterian College of' a truly masterful style. Drop by the "Y" you'll You'll always find a well- ] !South Carolina, and State. Davidson also"i room and read this article; enjoy it. Ishowed thebest defense among the "big five —Y equipped U-Drive-It Ford i in the state by having only six points scored Just to remind you Tom Glasgow will be against her; : the "Y" speaker this Sunday— plan NOW to at the right price at j Individual honors in the race go to Spur- be there. 1 lock, mighty back of Lenoir-Rhync, who Y Henderson'sFilling Station |j leads all comers with eight touchdowns and Davidson men are helping the Sunday one extra point, for a grand total of 49 School department of the Cornelius Presby- (f DAVIDSON, N. C. !:points. Spurlock added three touchdowns to terian Church at present. A great field is |his list in the game with Emory and Henry, open in that line and the "Y" feels certain CVou ought jSaturday. Lcggctte is Davidson's high-scor- that progress will soon be noted in view of ;ing man, with 18 points. Dick Grey is sec- this added impetus. For things j ond with 13 points. y S electrical Too often people realize, when it is already to consult Grey is thestate's leadingdrop-kicker, with late, important four field goals to his credit. By this means |too how is a reputation of ! necessary to your fra- j high morals he has won two games for the Wildcats, his and aims. If only we could do as ternity in your toe being the deciding factor in both the P.C. Burns writes: i home j "Oh wad some power the giftie gi'e us, iand State games. a specialist' To see oursels as cithers see us. | efforts to make it more Individual scoring and team records are as It wad frac monie a blunder freeus, follows: An unco notion." | modern. Td. Ex.Pt. F.G.T.P. Spurlock, r.-R 8 1 — 49 — , The new "Y" room will be and ready Cathey, Duke 4 1 25 finished Stevens Electric Co. — — for use by the end of the Riley,W-F 4 24 week. Heat has j ■■—„..... mm ..-J| been turned on in the building and it is hoped ...... si=ii...... Ix-ggette, Dav 3 — — 18 — — that the rooms will be comfortable at allj Whiscnhunt, L-R 3 18 times. Cox, L-R „ —1 7 1 16; D. Grey, Dav. 1 4 115 — — a Wells, Dav 2 12 j The Y. M.C. A. has received book called Black, Dav 2 — — 12 !"Heroes of the Campus," in which 13 heroes VICTORY — — of college campuses English Grigg, Duke 2 12 of both and Adams, Duke 2 — — 12 American colleges are discussed and their — — given. Ober, W-F ... 2 i2 acts of heroism The reason why this THEATRE Paseur, L-R 2 — — 12 book should be especially interesting to men M y \ j You know how it i.i now- - - - — — of Davidson is the fact that one of the MOORESVILLE N. C. Method, HP 2 12 heroes aday's. There's a specialist Hodges, L-R 1 1 — 8 whose story is given is a Davidson man. His ■'"/llfl''fR&^ — follows, Oct. 22 Up In Mabel's Nisbet, Dav 1 1 — story is as briefly: v w everythinu. It you 7 — \^ Jill/// lor Kriday,>m. withMarie Prevost. Young, Car 1 6 "David Yonan was born in Uramia,Per- — — \ i Y \1 I have a cold mi your chest, Outen, State 1 — — 6 sia, in 1880, of parents whothough originally Saturday,Oct. 23-- TheTexas Streak, Bolich, Duke 1 — 61iMoslems, had embraced Christianity and re- I I «A \\ I you ('on t |iist j'o to a uoc- withHoot Gibson. Bruton, Duke 1 — mained true to their trust, even in view . 6 of "^ tor more— Frank, Duke 1 — — 6 the loss of social standing because of their i *// any you cforisuli Monday, Oct. 25— Midnight Kiss, a McConnell, — — adoption religion. ' Dav 1 6 of this new So reared in a l>u nu>IKiry Specialist. Fox production. — — an environment, / /t^^v^ I Harrison, Dav 1 — — 6 such David quite naturally Owl, '. , to more his religion, " ;l ' ' Tuesday, Oct. 26--Waltz Dream, a L-R.... 1 — — 6 wanted learn about and vL>^ / >v \Njfc» c s a ltl e compli- Metro-Goldwynproduction. Coulter, L-R 1 6i decided to come to America to study. He Rhodes, — — , came a cated at lirst, till you Icaiu Wednesday, L-R 1 — 6 over here and entered preparatory Oct. 27— Quarter Back, McPherson, Car 1 , school in Virginia and in the fall of withRichard — 6 1896 cn- what the right names arc, Dix. Munn, A C C - 1 — 6, tered Davidson. His course of study was — — doubly there's a Thursday, Oct. 28— Mismates, with Riggan, A C C —1 6 made hard because he had to study A but really hi;.; Doris Kenyonand Warner Baxter. McDowell, State — —1 1 4 English as much and a whole lot more than V idea behind it. The point Ridenhour, State 1 3 most foreign languages of today. But in \ " I — ■ Others who have scored only extra points, spite of a handicap like that, he rapidly be- \ \ is you get better service. came a leader on the campus and one whose ' reputation, physical, mental and moral, was Just so '" tn's Hiatrcr Complete of Wright Ditson, of the highest type. graduated line and Spalding, Reach He in 1900 The college and Goldsmith and decided to spend the summer in David- of clothing Myers son. He was invited to go on the annual man who knows his way Hardware and Sporting Goods Co. picnic of the College Chutyh at Catawba CHARLOTTE. N. C. River,and during theday quite a few of the around, doesn't go hap- party went in bathing. Yonan did not go in, hazardly to any clothing but whilehe sto DEACONS ProfessionalNotices (Continued from page i) NEWS : ALUMNI Wake Forest wants revenge for last year's tie, a road to the state title,and ; and clear the ' Wildcats must defeat the Deacons to be a Well-Known Alumni Rowan Alumni to Loyalty League to 1 Phonei: Office. SS8 -Roidcocr. (6J "'. strong contender for the championship. :" DR. VANCE HASTY The probable line-up is as follows : " DENTIST C Married Last Week Form Association Call for Members Anderaon Bmldinf. ComI Street F.ntiance Co.r.. J* Wake Forest Position Davidson 2 rne cial Nitional Bank Building " Cooper on Tuesday Nigfit The LoyaltyLeague, recently organized'; STATESVILLE. N. C. LE Arrowood A wedding of great interest to society H un: Daily 8 to 5. Evening* 7 to 9. Sundiyi " by Associaion, ac- 2 Phelps LT liohannon icircles in North Carolina. Georgia and Vir- the Alumni needs the ! " The Davidson alumni of Rowan county alumnus, i Weir LG Hoggs ■ginia as well as Davidson alumni, was that of ' tivc support of every Davidson i. .:.::. ! arc planning the inception of an asso- Woodward C McConnell i>George W. Mauze to Miss Mary Elsie This latter organization -has only two ciation in that county. The organization twenty-five Persons RG Mitchell Brown,on Saturday evening, the 15th of Oc- j hundred and members of will take place next Tuesday night, at Emmerson RT Ritchie tober, at 8:30 o'clock, in the First Baptist three thousand five hundred alumni. The j DR. JOHN S. HOFFMAN : an alumni supper in Salisbury. There college moral |1 * Riley RE 1 Pinkney! Church of Charlotte. The bridegroom's as an institution needs the " DENTIST Rackley are approximately scventy-tive alumni in and financial assistance of every alumnus " QB Sftppenfield[ father. Dr. J. Layton Mauze. conducted the S 311. 312, 319, 314 ind 31SProfe.uon.lBu Idiof - this county, among whom are some very if to any progress new " Chakalcs LH Leggette { ceremony. The bridegroom is a graduate of it is make in the Chtrlottc. N.C. prominent men. : Ober RH GreyIDavidson in the class of '23. While he was program of expansion. The initiation " Phono: Office 5050. Re.idcr.ce. 1937 J J organizing Moss FB Wells in college he was best known on the basket- The matter of an associa- fee of the new league is only a dollar, tion has been discussed for a good while, which can be easily afforded by all. which discussion has resulted in the The present enrollment is 640 students, supper which is to he given in Salisbury. while mure than three hundred were Every minute $1104. worth of property is con- This will be a large association and will turned away this year on account of lack he, according to all indications, one of ot class room and dormitory facilities. PRINTING 1 sumedby fire and every day 42 persons burned the most prominent of Davidson alumni There is pressing need for the completion organisations. The Davidson alumni in IWhen in need ol first-class job £ to death with 46 injured. Be careful and help of the New Chambers building, and for 2 Rowan county have always been loyal the building of a new and fireproof dor- k printing of any description, see % stop this awful waste. and the step they are taking in perfect- mitory, in order to care properly for ing an organization will mean a lot to students lure how and those who will Davidson as- S. BROYLES McALISTER CARSON, Mgr. Insurance Depailment ("olege and other alumni Conic in the next few years. A new Y. I VERNON \ sociation. M. C. A. building with swimming pool INDEPENDENCE TRUST COMPANY Other Davidson alumni are planning anil all other modern equipment is sore- $ SERVICE organize QUICK ? CHARLOTTE, N. C. to associations in.their various ly needed. vicinities. I Considering all that Davidson has done J BEST PRICES I One of the most promising situations is for her alumni, it certainly is not asking in Charleston, S. C. The alumni secre- too much for them to keep faith with 11 Agent for J tary has received numerous letters lately her. from Charleston and the immediate vicin-; Now, more than ever before, loyal sup- IPresbyterian Standard Pub. Co. | DON'T MISS THESE ity in which much interest is shown. porters are needed in carrying on the * S Charlotte,N.C. Drop General interest seems to he aroused and great work of the college, and all alumni in Soon and Hear Them an association promises soon to have an are urged to dotheir part. $M*M)ntMtt»»MMM»»)t*M»*»tt»»MttVlS Why Do Yi Roll Those [yes! inception there. Medley Fox Trot with Vocal Chorus The alumni associations both new and showing through Me TOO-F' x Trot with Vocal Chorus old have been interest Paul Whitem>n and His Orchestra general activity and have taken steps in planning a big home-coming day at Da- InStatesville We Are Located Thal'S My Girl- Ft x Trot with Vocal Chorus. 1,1. Harry Ruff, Paul VVeems and His Orchestra vidson on November vice-president of the alunmi association TO SERVE YOU Someone is Losin' Susan at Rock Hill has just written a letter to Philip Fox Trot Spitalny and His Orchestra the alumni association in which he has Drinks Candy Smokes There'sa New Slar in Heaven Tonight given an order for twenty-five tickets to (RudolpK Valentino) with Violin and Guitar the Davidson-Carolina classic event of An Old-Fashioned Picture November i.?. Austin Candy Shop With Violin and G-itar Vernon Dalhart Mr. McGill, the college treasurer, has Statesville, any one can N.C. Six Feet OlPapa wi h Violin,'Cel'o andPiano charge of the tickets and obtain them by writing to him. Looking at the World Thru Rose ( oolred Glasses With Violin, 'Cello and Piano Aileen Stanley FRESH TOURNAMENT PARKER-GARDNERCO. (Continued on page 2) WHITE DRUG COMPANY ager of last year's Fresh tennis team. Thirty- line of Stationery, Toilet Articles Music Dept. CHARLOTTE. N. C. two boys entered. At the early date it was A complete impossible t<> do much toward seeding the and Kodak Supplies players because very little was known of their value. Therefore, some men who were We are ready to serve you NOW REGULAR defeated before the semi-finals actually have llMPFRIAIllYlr as much chancei>f making the tram as those Drugs, Cigarettes, Cigars PLAYING | ILIMMl^l PR1CES who went through to the semi-finals. The resiiinTof"thTs tournament by no means deli- &i Kaywoodie Pipes nitely decide the team. Dunhill The Best Picture of the Season! Inthe playingof the third round, Johnston. What a Picture! Richard Dix is Every Bit as Good as Apple,Halverstadt,and Henderson won their ...... »..«."""".""""»""»""""""■"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""; Nick Sappenfield-That's Plenty Good! way to the semi-finals. Johnston defeated Apple, and Halverstadt defeated Henderson to reach the finals. Then in a fast match Halverstadt in three straight sets won the j The Kelly Clothing Company j championship from Johnston. Both of these men, among others, show promise of becom- j Correct Dressers for Men I ing valuable players for the Freshmen. DIX semi- HICUARD Among those who did not reach the Mooresville, Statesville, Shelby finals but who will likely make strong bids j j on arc Kopp, Gardner, for berths the team " you want are Elliott, and Pcttus. The clothes and accessories there : As things look now the prospects for big tennis teams for Davidson in the next few years are very bright. The main handicap which faces the teams is the lack of suitable courts for practice and for match play. A friend of this sch