The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-04-15
IMPROVEMENTS
ARE NOT HELD Up
FOR FINANCES
BONDS WILL BE SOLD
Indictment of State College
Student for Hazing Brings
Up Suggestion That Student
. Self Government Ought to
be Tried. Alumni Will Urge
Self Government.
BONDS WILL BE SOLE
(By Max Abernethy)

Raleigh, April 15.-Improvements
at the State educational and charit-
able institutions and roadwork
greatly desired during the next four
years by Governor Morrison are not
to be held up long pending the re-
turn to normalcy of the money mar
ket.
Should the governors trip with
Treasurer Lacy to New York City.
where the greatest financial heads
are to be talked to, fail to produce
results and it develops that a watch
full waiting policy should be adopt
ed, way viii be found to finance the
improvement program already blue
printed. Whether it will be necessary
to press into service emergency meas
ures cannot be determined until gov
ernor and the treasurer return to the
capitol and make their report.
Governor Morrison has already
been assured that State bonds will be
purchased in an amount sufficient to
float roadwork and improvements at
the University, Greensboro College
for Women, State College and the
various State elementary institutions.
This is going to be done through the
efforts of friends of the governor who
are anxious to see the Morrison ad-
ministration a success, which is aside
from their patriotic interest in their
mother Stste.
In the governors weekly appointed
highway commission he has some
of the best financial brains of the
State and it is by and with their aid
that the States bonds will, if necess-
ary be handled within the confines of
Tarheelia. From the following list
the governor may beat the bond buy
ers of New York City and start road
building and improvements during
the summer months: John Sprunt
Hill of Durham; w. A. Hart of Tar
boro; Word H. Wood of Charlotte;
]. Elwood Cox of High Point.
Indictment of R. H. McComb, Hick-
ory student at State College for par
ticipation in an alleged hazing cpl
sode at the West Raleigh institution
two weeks ago, has brought from
friends of the college about the cap
itol the suggestion that student self
government onght to be tried
Trial of the student, who is doubt
less not more guilty than six or
eight others but who is the only one
the grand jury, following an investi-
cation, has been able to have any
thing upon, will not be commenced
until the next regular term of Wake
county superior court next month.
1t may be that by that time the in
vestigation which Solicitor Harris has
indicated he will conduct will cause
the arrest of others.
The hazing at the college here has
not been any worse, according to
President w. G. Riddick, than at
other institutions in North Carolina,
but it was considered by him of
enough concern to call upon the
superior court official to help stamp
it out. Aside from hair cutting and
the firing of pistols into the air the
freshmen were not subjected to any
other indignities. The president has
indicated his desire to break up the
hazing as well as the hazers.
That the students at State College
should be given an opportunity to
govern themselves as is done at the
University is going to be urged by
alumni of the institution. The sug-
gestion has already reached Presi-
dent Riddick, it is learned.