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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-09-10

The really important thing
about this talk of Mr.: knights
is that it has stirred up interest
in vital problem. In an argu-
ment like this the personalities
and trivialities are dropped by
the wayside and forgotten, and
the essential questions adhere to
the mind. 1t makes no differ
ence what flaws Mr.. Coon may
pick in a few passages of the
speech. And it makes no diff.
ference what apparent contra
dictions Mr.. Brooks may point
out on page so-and-so of a book
by Mr.. Knight. The only thing
that does make any difference,
in the present instance, is the
condition of public school edu-
cation in North Carolina. Is the
state treating it's children fairly
in the length of the school term
and in the quality of teaching?
The man who gets tens of thous-
ands of North Carolina citizens
! to thinking and talking about
this-whether they applaud or
abuse him-has rendered no
small service.
Here is the truth, in brief
form, as stated by the News and
Observer: eve have a state
regulated public school system.
The state selects the county
boards of education. If the state
should control, should it not
guarantee equal facilities for ev-
cry county? Is it to be a hybrid
system of state control and local
taxation? While the
professors may disagree on
whether they are consistent OF
Continued on pare tepo)
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-09-10
GOOch Quits Florida
Comes Back from Miami to BE Again
Manager of Restaurant

Charles K. Gooch, with his
younger brother Leon, has come
back from Florida.
He went to Miami planning to
go into business as a wholesaler
Of sandwiches. But before he
got good start the sIu.np hit
Florida-and, incidentally, hit
GOoch too. He abandoned his
original plan and became night
manager for a big chain restau-
rant. When a reporter for the
Weekly asked him what his
brother Leon did, he replied
jocularly: "Oh, Leon was the
waffle king"
Charles E. is back on the job
of managing the Go0ch restau-
rant here. He is as genial and
happy-looking as ever, and ap-
pears none the worse, either in
health or spirits, for his expert
ence in Florida. He is looking
forward to resuming an active
part in the affairs of the Chapel
Hill post of the American Le-
gion.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-09-10
Trabues Leave California

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ r. Trabue,
who were in California, left
there week before last. On
the way back to Chapel Hill they
are visiting relatives. One Of
their stops. will be at the home
of Mr.. Trabue's grandfather in
Indiana. In a letter from Palo
Alto to a friend here Mr.. Trabue
encloses a review, clipped from
the San Francisco Chronicle, Of
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-09-10
The Speech of Edgar w. Knight
Causes Disturbance

The speech by Edgar w.
Knight before the Civilians in
Raleigh set North Carolina by
the ears. His charge that this
was a backward state in educa-
ton, and that its deadly COM
placency" led it to be satisfied
with a low rank in the Union,
started a discussion which has
been raging in the newspapers
for two weeks.
Angry voices have been rails
ed to declare that Mr.. Knight
was unfair in dwelling only up
on our shortcomings-that he
did not give the state credit for
the great progress it had made
in the last two or three decades.
AS a matter of fact he did not
fail to mention this progress.
But, even though he had so fail
ed, what of it? Heaven knows
that side of the story has been
told frequently and fulsomely
enough. For years the air has
resounded with repetitions OF
the tale of new school houses
and greater appropriations and
increased enrolment. Why not
have something new? From
some of the fulminations that
have greeted the Knight speech
one might think it was a capi.
tai crime to remind people that
in the length of the school term
North Carolina was near the
bottom in the list of states, anC
that in North Carolina the av
erage period of attendance, tax
ing in all the special-districr
nine-month schools, was only
las days a year.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-09-10
HOMING FACULTY :.
GIVES THE TOWN
A WAkEFUL AIR
Professors Come Back From
Far and Wide as College
Year Opens
SWAP TALES OF VACATION

). They are flocking back to the
village like homing pigeons.
And the return of the pro-
fessors gives the village, which
lapsed into slumber after the
closing of the Summer School, a
new livelineSs. They gather at
the postoffice and drugstores,
and walk along the streets, and
through the campus, exchanging
reports on their summer wan
Fderings and talking of their
plans for the year to come.
These University teachers
have been. everywhere - to
Europe, to New York and Bos-
ton and Chicago, to the Pacific
Coast and Canada, to the
prairies of the Middle West.
Some left here as soon as they
could escape after the June ex-
aminations and have only just
returned. Others taught for one
term in the Summer School, to
fortify the professional purse,
and fled the village for the other
term. A few hardy and avari-
cious souls labored through both
terms and endured some of the
most abominable weather that
Chapel Hill has ever known.
Looking through the recently
completed South building has
been one of the favored pas
times of the homecomers; and
another sight that attracts them
is the rebuilding of the New
East. They find the campus and
the village greener than uSual
in September, as result OF
timely rains.
A mower propelled by gas
Oline engine clatters to and fro
across the University lawns;
and negro men with less modern
tools cut the grass and smooth
the paths in the yards all over
the village. This is Chapel
Hills most active sprucing-up.
season.
The students have not begun
to arrive in great number yet;
but a few score are in evidence.
Some are studying to make up
lost courses, others are engaged
in preliminary football practice.
Editors and managers of college
publications are preparing for
their first issues, and the build
ing committeeman of fraterni-
ties are overseeing the construc-
ton of new houses.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-09-10
$640 u Front Foot

1t is said that Sutton & Alder
man paid, or will pay, the Chapel
Hill Insurance and Realty Com
pany $64O a front foot for the
property between their drug
store and the Carolina Smoke
Shop. The frontage being 81
feet, this makes the price of the
plot about $4,000.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-09-10
Carroll Expels Odum

ID. d. Carroll has run II. w.
Odum out of Saunders Hall in
order to get half of the first
floor for his expanded school of
commerce. Mr.. Odum is taking
his personnel and materials over
to the Alumni, recently vacated
by the President and various ex-
ecutive departments.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-09-10

Paul Green's recent book, "The
Lonesome Road" The reviewer
says the plays in the volume
"have the ring of truth and are
real folk lore, catching and fix
ing a phase of American life that
is fading with the advance of a
race Of thinking men and women
in the South"
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-09-10
Registration Wednesday

Registration of freshmen in
the University will take place
in Memorial Hall next Wednes-
day, September Is, and of up
per classmen Thursday. Glass
work begins Friday.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-09-10
Chapel Hill Chdf

The fOndneSS OF college STU
dents for nicknames is proverb-
ial. They never miss a chance.
When the University eating
house was built the committee
which had to decide upon it's
name tried to pick one which
would not invite some ribald
contortion. They chose Swain
Hall, in honor of the man who
was Governor of the state and
President of the University. Be-
fore twenty-four hours had
passed the campus had changed
it to Swine Hall, and l doubt if
all Manager Harmon's dietetic
skill and liberal menus will ever
serve to restore the original
pronunciation.
=
A newcomer in the faculty
circle-I refer to Robert B.
House-faces a destiny so OBJ
vious that | don't see how it can
be thwarted. He is the execu-
tive secretary of the University.
AS such he is necessarily an in
innate of the President. His
office adjoins the Presidential
office, and without doubt he and
his chief will be constantly in
consultation on matters of Uni
versity policy. Many's the time
he will be walking across the
campus, to and from the South
Building, in company with the
president. No, don't see any
way out of it-this gentleman
will certainly be called Colonel
House.
l venture this friendly sug-
gestion to President Chase. If
the faculty should propose GER
tain reservations in some meas
ure which you submit to them,
and If the executive secretary
advises that you accede thereto,
be sure to take his counsel.
Otherwise you may look into the
newspaper one morning and see
the first installment of a series
entitled Memoirs of Colonel
House, Jr."
Robert Madry's bureau has
been building up for the people
in Chapel Hill good reputation
for piety. Three quarters OF a
million dollars invested in church
property, and so on. He is due
home from Paris in a day Or two.
will be grievously disappointed
II ! do not see something like
this recorded: GAS an illustra-
ton of the fine principles incul-
Gated through life in Chapel Hill,
the head of the news bureau,
during two months stay in the
Continued on pare fom)
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Mr.. Vining in Better Health

Morgan f. Vining, after a
stay in the Veterans Bureau hos
pital in Washington, has return
ed to Chapel Hill with his health
restored. This year he is to
be chief of lectures and short
courses in the extension division.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-09-10
Faculty Meets Monday at 10

The first faculty meeting Of
the University year will be held
in the pharmacy building Mon
day at 10 o'clock. The summons
roll contains 225 names.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-09-10
MarkIey Is an Architect

R. R. Markley of the Atwood
Nash organization has success
fully passed the examination for
registry as an architect in
North Carolina.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-09-10
Lindsey Grant Is Here

A son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel l.. Grant day before
yesterday at their home in Clan
don Forest. His name is Lind
sey.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-09-10

Send the Weekly to your son or
daughter aOho is GWav at school; 81
for nine months.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-09-10

Two years ago Brent S.
Drane, then living on a farm
near Hillsboro, for the summer,
lost a box of baby caps out of an
automobile. He offered a re-
ward, but, much to his distress,
they never turned up. The other
day he read that Vernon Howell
had collection of baby caps.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Howell is a
bachelor, with no use for such
headgear, it is small wonder
that the finger Of suspicion is
pointed at him. Did Mr.. Howell
find Mr.. Drane's guests baby
caps and feloniously retain
them?
This is the letter Mr.. Drane
has written to the editor of the
Weekly:
Dear Louis:
1t would be unfriendly of me
to withhold from you this a.
mazing demonstration of the
proposition that it pays to adj
Vertise in the Chapel Hill Week
ly and to read it from cover to
cover, including advertisements.
Two summers ago achieved
the long-felt desil If giving my
children the experience Of living
on a farm, when we rented for
the summer a fine old place near
Hillsboro. 1t was so ideal that.
we arranged to have a constant
succession of visits from all the
babies in the family connection.
One hectic Sunday morning, in
re-shipping a large consignment
Of assorted babies back home,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03
DRAPER,s "oNE-MAN Show.

Ruth Draper's great success in Lon
don as a "one-man show has pro-
voked wide comment among dramatic
writer's as to how many entertainers
there are who can hold single-handed
an audience spellbound for an entire
afternoon or evening. Will Rogers,
Sir Harry Lauder and Miss Draper
have been rather generally selected as
those who could hold the undivided
attention Of any English-speaking au-
dience for two hours.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03

shades and black. Dresses are being
made about two inches longer.
The dresses for evening and din
nerN show a decided tendency to-
ward longer skirts. The bouffant
model with it's tight bodice being
the favorite. These dresses are made
of moire, satin or taffeta, trimmed
with embroidery, metallic laces and
ribbon sashes.
There are also two piece models
with the tunic silhouette, made of
romain crepe, chiffon or metallic
cloths. These are sleeveless and are
cut low, with "V' or round necklines.
Embroidery, strass trimmings and
beads are the only trimmings used.
A few lace dresses are also shown
for evening. Ivory white, geranium
red, sapphire blue, flesh pink and
black are the leading colors.
Suits in the Background
Suits will not play the prominent
part that they did during the spring
and summer. Those that are shown
are made of wool plaids, tweeds and
suede finished fabrics. Without eX.
ception they have the seven -eighths
length coats, made in straightline or
bloused back models. The skirts Of
the two-piece suits are pleated in
front or wrap around models.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03

Wars may rage, emporers may loose
their thrones, the whole world may
be turned topsy turvey. but the sea-
sonal changes in feminine apparel
like the tides of the ocean must sc
on forever.
The cold tingle of the fab days
checks our summer 1axness, and the
first thing brought to our mind IS
the need of new clothes. 1t is most
natural thing to start first with
dresses. For street and afternoon
wear, there are the tailored and
simply trimmed dresses of light
weight cloth, moire and satin. They
are made in coat effects, bloused
back, straightline and a few flared
bottom models. They are trimmed
Nith crepe or satin collars and cuffs,
plain or metal braiding, soutache
embroidery and narrow metal belts.
Black MOire Smart
One particularly smart coat dress
was made of black moire, had modi-
fled blouse effect on sides and back,
with straightline front. The shawl
collar and long sleeves were trim
med with flesh colored satin. Crepe
satin and moire are very strong and
the colors most popular are Ven
dome blue, Valencia red, Channel red
fern green, pine green, all the wood
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03
Norrn AcroRs NOW noun.

Actors with established London rep
utations used to refuse to play in the
provinces. But that was in the days
when London theaters were more pros
perous Nowadays many famous actors
are delighted to get engagements with
companies touring the larger provincial
cities, for there is more money for
actors in the provinces than in the
capital.
In the early autumn a single London
producer will send out Is road COM
panies, headed by Well-lsnown Glars.
oscar Asche, Violet Vanburgh, Eva
Moore Ethel Irving and many others
are now on tour and autumn will find
Matheson Lang, Marie Lohr, Arthur
Bourchier, Fred Terry, Julia Nelson,
Mrs. Patrick Campbell Viola Tree, Sy-
bill Thorndilze, Sir John Martin Harvey
and Henry Ainley in the provinces with
recent London successes.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03
Spectacular Pageant Of Arizona, Including
Indian, Spanish and Pioneer Periods, to
Be Held in Casa Grande Ruins in November

The Pageant of Arizona, a spectac-
ular historical drama of this state
during the Indian, Spanish and pio-
neer days, is to be presented at Casa
Grande ruins November 5. and Z.
The pageant is to be given in the
national monument under authority
of the United States national park
service.
The pageant will be held in the
compound of the prehistoric walled
village. The audience will sit out
stage of many levels Ancient ter
races, built for observation and de-
fense, rise from the lower plaza
and in the center are the remains
of a ceremonial chamber of worship
The pageant will open at o'clock,
just as the sun begins to drop over
the desert, and Will be concluded
about 7:15. Visitors are advised to
wear ordinary sport clothing and those
who desire may camp overnight. The
rageant, under the direction Of Gar
ret Holmes, will consist of four
episodes, as follows:
Episode One.
In the long, long ago the "Ho-ho-
kams," Chose who have gone ,before)
dwelt in the land. They built great
houses for defense, and constructed
splendid waterways. EVIL times fell
upon them, their enemies grew
mighty, and worst misfortune of all,
their water supply failed them The
pageant will show the final departure
of the "Ho-ho- -kams" from the coun-
try, and the mystic ceremonies which
they performed for the last time in
the ceremonial room, which forms
part of the stage on which the play
is given today.
Episode Two.
The Seven Cities of Cibola-Towns,
whose golden streets and jeweled
houses existed only in the imagination
of a Negro and an enthusiastic
Franciscan, were the goal Of the
famous expedition of Francisco Vas
quez de Coronado. The pageant will
show the arrival OF the Negro, Stef-
anito, at the boundaries of the Indian
town, whence, without further in
quiry ne sent back word to Fra
Marcos that he had found a veritable
Ell Dorado The priest returned to
Mexico and spread the great news,
but Stefanito entered the village, only
to meet his death. Genuine Indian
ceremonies, dances and songs will be
presented by the Pimas, Navajos
Apaches, Papagoes and Hopis, now
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03
living in Arizona.

Episode Three.
Fired with enthusiasm by the re-
ports of Fra Marcos, Coronado led
q brilliant expedition to capture the
CITY of Cola" He was successful
in his attack and the Indian village
fell into his hands, but disgusted by
the meagerness OF his spoils, Coronado
led his soldiers home The arrival
of the Spanish forces, the night at
tack on the pueblo and the disap-
pointed murmurings Of the conquista-
dores form the subject of this scene
In 1894, the great "missionary Jesuit"
Father Kino, travelled to the ruins of
Casa Grande. His arrival with zone
priest and a soldier and his recep-
tion by the Pimas Will be portrayed
in this episade.
Episode Four.
The Coming of the Americans-In
December, 1916, Captain Comaduron
prepared to defend Tucson against the
Mormon battalion enlisted by the
u. S. A. to march under the com
mand Of General Kearney against
the Mexicans. The scene presents a
picture of California life, with it's
careless gaiety, laughter and song,
rudely interrupted by the coming of
the stern soldiers of the battalion.
The city is quickly captured and the
famous American pioneers ride in
through the gates The American
flag is raised and the country, now
known as Arizona, passes forever
beneath the stars and Stripes.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03
PR1NTEMps FOR ART ONLY.

London wanted to lionize Yvonne
Printemps, the attractive wife of Sacha
Guitry, while she was appearing here
in Mozart"
But the little French woman would
not accept any social enga soner5s.
"One cannot be an artist and worldly
at the same time" Mile Printemps de-
clared. 'Duse once told me, years ago,
that one cannot be 'mondaine' and also
be an artist. I have found out that she
was right. I am an artist, and I should
be too tired for my art if tried to do
anything else"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03

Why shouldn't the men see through
The ladies? The ladies have been see
ing through the men for ages.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03

Under some conditions man can
make more noise in the world by keep
ing his mouth shut than in any other
way.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03

1t is seldom one ever hears of a speed
fiend being on his way to church.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03

''No Breakfast Complete without
Th,e Dispatch"
Evening star., 1926-05-03
PRISONERS DEATH
IS STILL MYSTERY
Alabama Jury Begins Second
Week of Inquiry Into State
Penal System.


. BIRMINGHAM Ala. May 3.-The
Jefferson County grand jury today
entered the second week of its effort
to determine the cause of the death
OF James w. Knox. West Nirglnlan'
at Flat Top. in 1924, and whether
accusations touching the WORKINGS
of the states penal system call fof
action by the courts.
Scores of witnesses are yet 10 be
heard and the investigation is llkeiy
to extend into next week, offlcials
believe.
Authorities in charge Of the hear
ing declared that the initial effort TO
arrive at facts in the Knox case had
uncovered a whole field which was
being looked into by the inqulSltors.
II is said also that camps other than
Flat Top in this county might be in
vestiSated.
The list of new witnesses before
the grand jury was composed mainly
of Flap Ttop prisoners. Some of these
are said to have been at the camp
when Knox died.
Accusations that physical abuse
had resulted in deaths and numer-
Gus injuries at Fiat Top were before
The jury. and IS the testimony is un =
folded new fields % inquiry are
opened up, officials said.
Evening star., 1926-05-03
Father Seeks Lost Coed.

CHICAGO. May 5 CP).-Herman
Lawrenz. retired planter and manu-
facturer OF Alberta. Ala. arrived yes
terday to aid in the search for his
daughter. Miss Margaret Lawrenz, 49,
year-old student at the University of
Chicago, who has been missing sew
eral days. He said the last word from
her was cheerful letter written a
week ago.
Evening star., 1926-05-03

The slogan British Goods Are
Best" used by the British government
in letter canceling machines, has ad-
vertised the Buy British Goods"
movement throughout the world.
Evening star., 1926-05-03

--32 inches wide, and suitable for
dresses, sports clothes, pajamas and
slips. Choice of 80 light and dark
colors, also black and white.
kann' s.
Evening star., 1926-05-03

Sparkling little bits of colored
light they seem to be when they
twinkle or glow on the pretty wolfe
or crepe frocks. So many different
shapes, sizes and colors it is almost
impossible to describe them. There
are ball shapes, mirror buttons, fish
eye style and many others.
Kann's-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1926-10-16
|LEEDY, congress
NOMINEE, DEAD
Found, Supposed Victim of
Heart Attack, in Bed at
Manassas, Va, Home.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

MANASSAS, Va, October 16.-
John w. Leedy, nominated on the
Republican ticket at the recent pri-
maries for Congress from this the
eighth district. was found dead early
today in bed at his h3me here.
Heart disease is believed the cause
Of death.
He was one Of the most widely
known lumber and pulp men in the
South and for years was an elder
in the Brethren Church. Born at
Woodstock, Va. in 1854, he spent
all Of his life in this State, residing
at various times here, at Woodstock.
Fairfax and other places He served
as justice of the peace at Fairfax
for some years and later was active
In Republican politics.
w. Edgar Leedy of Leedy, Inc,
1113 Connecticut avenue, Washing
ton. d. c.. and B. F. Leedy, a promi-
nent farmer, living near Manassas,
are surviving sons. Mis- wife, Mrs.
Diana Leedy, and daughter, Mrs. Mary
Puckett of Centerville, Va, also sur
vive. The body will be taken to
MourertoWn for burial. Arrange.
ments for the funeral have not been
completed