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TAR THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THK UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA VOL. 20 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. TL'P. iDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1911 NO.

13. PHI SOCiETY VImS DEBATE BASKET BALL SCHEDULE FOR CAROLINA DEFEATS PENNSYLVANIA THE 1912 THE EMBRYOS OF FOURTH ESTATE Spend a Day in Raleigh Inspecting Daily' Newspaper Offices CLASS IN JOURNALISM PULL OFF STUNTS Manager Ritch Books the Longest Schedule of Hard; Games Ever Attempted by a North Carolina College Below is given the basketball schedule. It has not yet been ap-proved by the faculty committee, but such approval is practically a certainty. Aglanceattheschedule will showittobeoneof the longest and hardest ever attempted by a North Carolina College. It is of course the best schedule Carolina has had.

The manager has bitten off a pretty good-slice. The first three games will be easy. Charlotte Y. M. C.

A. and Guilford will prove tougher propositions. A rest up will be taken on V. C. C.

Then comes the northern trip with our old friend Virginia first on the list. The Orange and Blue put it on us in two hard fought games last year. What Jan. Sth 4 9th 12th 26th 41 31st Feb. 2nd Sth Durham Y.

M. C. A Elon College. William and Mary. Charlotte Y.

M. C. Guilford Virginia Christian v. c. University of Virginia Catholic University Georgetown v.

p. 44 6th 7th Sth 10th 14th 16th 21st 23rd 28th 29th t( a Roanoke College V. P. I V. M.

I. Davidson University of University of (( By the Vote of Two to One Defeats the Di Society on the Question of Commission Form of Government The Philanthropic Society won from her ancient the Dia lectic Society, last night by a V'te of two to one. The question for debate was "Resolved that American Munici palities Should Adopt the Commission System of Government." The Phi Socio ty defended the affirmative, Di the negative. S. W.

Whiting and W. R. Pettaway represented the Phi Society; I. R. Strayhorn and J.

C. Busby, the Di. F. P. Venable, Prof.

M. C. S. Noble and Archibald Henderson were the judges. In presenting the argument of the affirmative, Mr.

S. W. Whiting, the first speaker, sought to show that the commission plan of government is the natural plan Csf Ilia A rtt rMioo Vhti 110a it combines legislation and government and provides for the election of officers from the, whole city rather than from districts as is done in the state and nation. He further sought to show why legislation and administration should be carried out by the same body of men, from a study of the effects which the work has upon the aldermanic plan in blending the two branches. And in conclusion, he sought to prove, by showingthat the work of the city governments effects all the sec tions essentially the same, why city officers should be chosen from the whole city-Mr.

W. R. Petteway, the second speaker on the affirmative, in his argument sought to pove that the commission plan of government is the most effective plan of government known in American municipal life, because; first: it provides for the free and effective expression of the will of the people; and second: it pro- vides the government with every effective means at its command to carry promptly and decisively into effect the expressed will of the people. the negative, outlined the 7 f. the proposed commission plan of city government, explaining how 1 the present form was a natural 1 1 outgrowth of municipal evolution A.

and how it was correct in theory, having as its foundation the basic principle ot democratic gov ernment. The speaker then nniMtPHnntthftheorvunon which the commission system was built and how that theory was incorrect. Mr. Busby then took up the objections to the commission system, namely, that it failed to recognize the twofold character of city government, tended toward oligarchy, failed to elect experts and failed to fix responsibility. After explaining each objection in detail, he offered modifications and additions to the present system, which should make it even nvre effective.

Kansas University gives two hours credit for inter-society debating, one hour credit for State debating, and two for inter-state debating 1 1 SEASON will happen this year remains to be seen. Catholic University, Georgetown, and V. P. I. will makaf the rest of the' trip very interesting.

Back on the Hill after a four day est the team plays Roanoke College, then three hard games witii P. V. M. and Davidson. Two games with Virginia winds up the list.

This is a schedule that will make us sit up and take notice. To win the majority of the game will make us go some. All the members of last year's team are back, and in the squad of twenty-Lve candidates, -four or five new men show up well. Bocock and the captain are working hard to put out a good teamand Bocock usually succeeds. at "it Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.

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of the negative say that our demo cratic principle of government, the principle that seeks the high est good of all, the greatest progress of all, in leaving to the individual his own self-develop ment and progresses the principle bv which we must live and con duct our government. It is by this principle alone that a people can develop not only their resources what but, is far greater, themselves. 'The highest purpose of government is the development of the people who live under it. This development comes not by the government becoming a paternalism, but by it leaving the development of its citizens to their own endeavor. The proposed plan would make the government a feudal proprietor, would destroy ils own purpose.

The proposed plan may plant a tree but it will destroy men. It means not the promotion of progress, but the hindrance of self-development." The second speaker for the affirmative was Mr. G. R.Hughes. In the beginning of his speech he replied at some length to the argument of Mr.

Wharton. He sought to confine the argument to the question of State or Federal control of these lands and summoned up his argument by saying that the advocated not a feudalism, but the ContfiMKMj ot fonrth piffa 44 44 44 Virginia 44 Virginia. 44 Representatives of the Old Phi and Di Win Over the Philo of Penn. VICTORY GAINED BY VOTE OF TWO TO ONE Pennsylvania Taken by Surprise. Wharton and Barker Make the Question One of Property.

Pa. Debates Federal vs. State Ownership. By a vote of two to one the representatives of the Philanthropic Societies of the Univer sity of North Carolina won the debate Friday night over the representatives of the Philoma- thean Society of the University of Pennsylvania. The question for debate was: Resolved that the Forest and Mineral Lands now in the Pos session of the United States, in the Several States, Should be Retained by the Federal Govern ment." Pennsylvania defended the affirmative; Carolina the nega tive.

The speakers for Pennsylvania were: E. Hargett and G. C. Hughes. For Carolina: C.

R. Wharton and F. P. Barker. The judges of the debate were Prof.

D. D. Carroll, oi Guilford College; Dr. W. K.

Boyd, of Trinity Col lege, and Rev. Homer Starr, of Chapel Hill. Prof. E. K.

Gra ham was president of the debate and M. T. Spears secretary. This debate was the fifth of a series of Ive between the societies of the universities. Of the four preceding debates Carolina haswon hree and Pennsylvania one.

After the debate a banquet was served in the Y. M. C. A. in honor of the debaters All old 'vaisity debaters and members of the Alpa Tau Kappa, the national debaters' society, were presei.t.

Mr. E. L. llargett was the lirst speaker for the affirmative. He 'spoke of-the unscrupulous waste which had occurred in the development of our national resources and said that some controlmust be set up.

There are only two ources for this control in America the Federal Government and the State government. In the remainder of his speech he sought to show how far superior Federal control is to State government. To prove this he developed the following points: The people in the separate States cannot realize the need of national conservation. State legislatures cannot enact such legislation. Conflicting State laws will lead to endless litigation.

There are not enough ot these lands in the separate States to justify the States setting up bureaus, i In cases of fraud and bribery the States are limited. The fact that in Eastern States there are none of these lands and a large amount in the Western States would lead to discrimination. If one State allows waste, all must. Mr. C.

R. Wharton spoke first for the negative. lie undertook to show what the democratic principle of government is and how the proposed plan subverted In News and Observer and Dsilv Times Office. Dr. Royster's Class in Journalism Have a Great Time in Raleigh.

RoyallyJEntertained The class in journalism went to Raleigh last Tuesday morning on a visit to the offices of the Capitol's morning and afternoon papers. In the party were: Dr. James F. Royster, instructor of the class, T. S.

Page, S. R. Winters, B. D. fctephenson, J.

h. Orr, and L. N. Morgan. The class left Chapel Hill at 10:30 a.

m. spent the entire day and most of the night in Raleigh, and returned to the Hill at 4:30 a. m. Wednesday. Upon arriving in Raleigh the party went to the office of the Evening 7wies, where it saw an afternoon paper in the making.

Dr. Royster and the class were met at the office by City Editor Farabee. Mr. Farabee is an alumnus of the University and seemed especially anxious to show the class in journaHsm everything connected with the paper. The ciass went into the print shop, saw thelinotvoemachinesatwork.

and watched the forms being made up. By the time the party got to the office the news of the day had almost ceased to come in, the work of the reporters was about over, and the paper was on the point of going to press. About 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon the News and Observer office was visited. The class was editor, Mr. Daniels, aud the staff.

The members of the class and Dr. Royster were first interviewed by Mr. Daniels. Their opinion was asked upon the much mooted question of the worlds twenty n.A..4'ncf mutt nrA Vi tH0tnhfr of ihe party was asked to make a T- j. list of these men.

Dr. Royster was interviewed concerning what 4 he thought of the paper's constant 6 reference to woman suffrage. His opinion on this question ap- the Nezvs and Observer. Mr. Edward K.

Britton, City Editor of the paper, then made an interesting and instructive talk to the members of the class. He told them of the needed qualifications for a journalistic career, and explained the work of a reporter. The class enjoyed this talk and appreciated it as coming from a practical newspaper man. It was then time for afternoon rounds. Three members of the class were assigned to cover with Mr.

Britton the Capitol, the Supreme Court, the Agricultural Department, and the State Departments to get the news for, the morning paper. The other two members of the class were assigned to make with Assistant City Editor W. II. Richardson this fundamental principle of the American Government. He spoke as follows: "The question we have for discussion is a question of property and the ownership and use of property.

Property under our democratic principle of government is inherently private and ihdividualistic. The very essence of our government lies in the individual's right to own property. The freedom and independence of the individual is an essential part of our theory of government. Were the ownership and use of property not private there would cease to be free and independent men in America. The nation would become a people of hirelings, lessees, and serfs; the government a feudal state.

"The forest and mineral lands now in possession of the Federal Government are most assuredly property. Since property is private, these lands should be turned over to the individual when be wants tbem. It is not meant that the government shall give these lands away, or that it shall thrust them on any one. But if the individual can afford to buy these lands, it is his right that he have them. For the government to hold and operate these lands would make it a feudal state that wuld convert men from independent free-holders into hirelings, We i.