c N # I c uTT MfvasiTr or turns unuiRr OCTOBER, 1909 NUMBER 74 The U n i v e r s i ty of North Carolina RECORD ALUMNI BULLETIN NUMBER 3 university op ,luno is PRESIDENT’S OFFICE. University Day FACULTY COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION OF THE RECORD Archibald Henderson James F. Royster J. G. dcR. Hamilton PUBLIS HED BY THE UNIVERSITY ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER ATTHE POST-OFFICE AT CHAPEL HILL, N. C ■ OCTOBER, 1909 NUMBER 74 The University of North Carolina RECORD ALUMNI BULLETIN NUMBER 3 OF ILLINOIS PRESIDENT’S OFFICE. University Day FACULTY COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION OF THE RECORD Archibald Henderson James F. Royster J, G, deR, Hamilton PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER ATTHE POST-OFFICE AT CHAPEL HILL, N- C, THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CHAPEL HILL TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages Opening Exercises 5 Address of President S. C. Mitchell 5 Address by Hon. T. W. Bickett 8 Address by Mr. Charles W. Tibet, Jr 13 Report of the President to the Alumni 14 Greetings from the Alumni 16 Alumni Banquets 22 Opening of the Fall Term 36 Class of 1909 38 New Members of the Faculty 41 Work of the Faculty during Vacation 43 Positions Held by Members of the Faculty in Learned Societies 45 Among the Alumni 47 Marriages of Alumni.... 50 ' Necrology 53 Miscellaneous 56 Appreciation of “Studies in Philology” 56 Historic Gerrard Hall 57 The Founding of the University 61 Reminiscences of Col. S. A. Norfleet, 1841 68 Report of the General Secretary of the Y. M. C. A.... 69 i THE UNIVERSITY RECORD Number 74 Fifty Cents a Year October, 1909 OPENING EXERCISES The exercises on University Day in celebration of the Universi- ty’s one hundredth and fifteenth birthday followed the order that has already grown to be a custom. The procession of faculty, alumni and of students grouped by classes marched, at 10:45, from the steps of the Alumni Building' to Memorial Hall. The exercises here were opened with prayer by the Reverend W. T. D. Moss of the Washington Heights Presbyterian Church, Washing- ton, D. C. After the audience had sung the University Hymn, President Venable presented President S. C. Mitchell, of the University of South Carolina, the principal speaker of the day. At the conclusion of President Mitchell’s address President Ven- able introduced to the audience Ma jor John Wilson Brodnax of Hillsboro, N. C., one of the two surviving members of the class of 1841, the honored guest of the University on this occasion. Honorable T. W. Bickett, Attorney-General of North Carolina, Law 1892-1893, then spoke on behalf of the alumni. He was followed by Mr. Charles W. Tillett, Jr., A. B. 1909, a member of the present Law Class, on behalf of the students. President Venable then read his report and many telegrams of greetings from Alumni Associations and from individual alumni. Dean Edward K. Graham presented the names of the sons of the Uni- versity who had died since October 12, 1908. The singing of “Hail to U. N. C.” was followed by the benediction. ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT S. C. MITCHELL The following is a brief summary of the address: The University of North Carolina has been extremely fortunate from her birth. Divisions of time into centuries are generally 6 The University Record not significant, but the last three centuries have been especially significant ; each has marked a distinct stage in the development of Democracy. The year 1789 saw in France the revolution; in America the ratification of the Federal Constitution; and in North Carolina the chartering of the State University. Each of these events signified the dawning of the power of Democracy. Throughout these three different centuries in which she lias ex- isted, the University of North Carolina has been strongly influ- enced by these three stages of growth in intellectual •and govern- mental ideals. Since the laying of her cornerstone on October 12, 1798, the University of North Carolina has been true to the ideals that inspired her founders at their first memorable meeting under the Davie Poplar. The proudest dreams of our forefathers who brought this institution into existence have been surpassed. Since October 1, 1859, the date of the appearance of Darwin’s “Origin of Species,” the thought of the whole intellectual world has been entirely revolutionized. In this time of change the University has kept well abreast of contemporary thought. As a close student of the University for the last two decades, I consider myself a competent critic of the institution. I am pleased to say that in every case my criticisms will be complimentary. During the period that I have been able to study the University, there have been great forces for progress in the South. The last forty years have seen an enormous industrial and intellectual growth among the people of the Southern states. In every move- ment for development made in the South, the Commonwealth of North Carolina has stood at the head. In a period of beneficial change she has lead in the change. Her economic, industrial, and intellectual institutions show a greater growth since- the civil war than do those of any other Southern state. In this time, North Carolina has done many creditable and glorious things, but not one can be compared with the attainment of her present State University. I value the work of the University most for the orientation of her students. The final test of an educational institution is, “Does it narrow the student’s attention to a segment of the world of thought, or does it broaden it over the whole circle.” No The University Rpxord 7 segment is important enough to occupy the entire thought of a student. Narrowness is fatal to the thinking powers of a young man. I have applied this test, and this institution has not been found wanting. The University of North Carolina has always stood pre-eminent in enabling her followers to escape from the bondage of the segment. She keeps their thoughts to the present and future, as well as to the past. A student of history myself, I can see virtue in the study of the past, but this study should not be carried to the narrowing extreme of Chinese thought. Ancestor worship does not afford enough religion for the human mind . We must ever keep our faces toward the front and our energies concentrated on present and future issues. We want no dead engineers at the throttle of our modern life. Next to her broadness of thought I admire the University for the rational independence she has always displayed. We want no Quixotic self confidence, but the ideal independence of the Democratic idea. Such self dependence this institution has ever shown. The Commonwealth of North Carolina is not composed of wealthy people. Her State University is therefore supported by people who are comparatively poor. Her legislature is justified in taxing her citizens for the support of the University, only if the institution stands for the betterment of thought, free, sponta- neous, and individualistic thought. I can safely say that, judg- ing according to this principle, the people of the state are wise in supporting their State University. The third standpoint from which I choose to praise the Univer- sity is from a consideration of the men whom she has sent out. The University of North Carolina’s representative is broadminded wherever you find him. He is willing to hear as well as to speak. He is cognizant of the fact that no problem of science or philoso- phy is closed. His mind has been developed, has been taught to grow, — “first the grain, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear”; and growth does not stop with departure from the alma mater. The University man is more and more becoming known for his capability for creative scholarship. He is producing con- stantly books of high scientific and literary value. Among the great colleges of the North, the University is quickly taking a high 8 The University Record stand and taking it more as the alma mater of the creative schol- ars whom she has sent and is sending out than for any other rea- son. The representative type of man sent out by the University is of as high and admirable a class as can be desired. Southern ideals previous to the civil war centered around the home, the church, the state. All that was great in the history of the Southern people sprang out of these three factors. The fault was that our ideals were too individualistic. Since the war, however, a new element has entered into our institutions and our life. This element is the spirit of community life, of co-operation. This factor has enlivened and energized the other three. Individ- ualism in too great abundance is weakness, but in the develop- ment of the individual into the higher unit, the commonwealth, there is strength. It is as the product of the inter-working of these four forces, reverence for the home, the church, and the state and realization of the importance of community life, that I con- sider the University at its present stage of development. ON BEHALF OF THE ALUMNI Attorney-General Bickett spoke as follows: I can never forget the man who with a smile of kingly kind- ness welcomed me to this University and made me feel at home. So far as my own studies were concerned, Dr. John Manning was the University. He loved the law and he loved his boys. With untiring energy, with infinite patience, with a sympathy that was divine, he taught us to quarry for the bed rock principles of that science “whose seat is the bosom of God and whose voice is the harmony of the world.” A superb type of the old school, a gold- en hearted gentleman, his character was an inspiration and a benediction to all who came within the sphere of his influence. I know there is a suspicion more or less current that “for ways that are dark and tricks that are vain” not only the heathen Chinee, but the modern lawyer is “peculiar.” The suspicion may be not entirely groundless, but this much is certain: no stu- dent of Dr. John Manning who keeps his picture hanging in the gallery of his mind can ever sink to the level of shady practice. The University Record 9 Unless he turns that picture to the wall, he must walk in the sun- light with Dr. Jekyl and can never skulk in the shadows with Mr. Hyde. Although my work here was confined to the Law Depart- ment, there was another personality that made me “sit up and take notice” — that was the personality of the President. Dr. Winston was serving his first year as President of the University, and a strenuous year it was. While he is yet in the flesh, it seems not inappropriate for some one who saw him in action to say a word in recognition of the great and necessary work he did for the Uni- versity. He was the first great vitalizing, energizing force in its new birth. In saying this I in no way discount the services of any who preceded him. Too much cannot be said in praise of those men who, in the darkest hour of the State’s history, stood by the University, who, when it had been turned into a manger, yet guarded its Avails, who threAV open its doors and kept it going on “nothing a year.” That great chapter can better be told by some older student \\dio saw it with his eyes. But Dr. Winston did for the University what W. T. Blackwell did for Durham Bull tobacco — he advertised it. More than this, he democratized * it. His methods may have registered a departure from traditional dignity, but they were Avonderfully effective. The recipe for making the best rabbit pie begins, “First, catch your rabbit.” If you had asked Dr. Winston the best plan for educating the boys of the State, he Avould have said: “First, catch the boys.” And he caught them. He went after them. In the SAA r amps, in the wilderness, in the coves and caves of the mountains he searched for them as for hidden treasure. He Avas the great apostle to the Gentiles. His campaign was Avaged on the theory that all the people should be told that the State had a University for all the people. And he told it. He Avas a natural born advertiser. He plastered the State Avith facts about the University. From seashore to mountain top, pamphlet and circular “volleyed and thundered.” And everyAvhere his strident voice Avas heard. There was no escape from him. “The Avedding guest beat on his breast”, but the Doctor held him fast. He spied the barefoot fisher boy and said, “I haA^e somewhat to say to thee. J ’ He beheld the ‘ ‘one gallowsed” boy pulling the bell cord over the ancient mule and claimed him for his oavii. Like the old time preacher at a camp- 10 The University Record meeting he lifted his voice and cried: “Let everybody come”! And they came, came like the rats came — came like the children came when the Piper of Hamelin touched his magic flute. Do not for one moment think I am canonizing Dr. Winston. I have never in my dreams seen him with a halo around his head. If one of the four and twenty elders whom John saw in his won- drous vision should by any chance lose his place, I scarcely think that Dr Winston, with all his energy, and all his sagacity, could muster enough votes to be elected to fill the vacancy. But he did a big work for the institution at the time it was sorely needed. He was a “voice crying in the wilderness,” and the forerunner of a new dispensation. It is gratifying to know that in the student body the democratic spirit is robust, dominant, insisted upon by president, and faculty and encouraged by the boys. I was up here in January on Lee Day, and was deeply interested in the Greater University, in the enlarged faculty, the magnificent library, the efficient equipment of every department. It was all good to see, but do you know the very finest thing I saw that day was those men over there in Common’s Hall who were working their way through college waiting on the tables. And this, in itself; was not so fine, but the glory of it was, and the glory of this University is that those young men look up to nobody and nobody looks down on them. They are those upon whose brows the Lord God Almighty has stamped with the great seal of His own kingdom the impress of a divine heroism. A university is nothing, if not democratic in its spirit, catholic in its sympathy. It must, if it would be mighty, get close to the hearts of all the people and foster every hope and encourage every dream. The other day, out in Minnesota, the son of a washerwoman died in the governor’s chair. Respected by the nation, he was in his own state the very idol of the ninety and nine; and in his wonderful career there is painted large— “on a ten league canvas” — the epic of the West. This is the sort of Democracy that is making this University grip the souls of the people with hooks of steel. And if the day should ever come when the poorest and obscurest boy in North The University Record 11 Carolina cannot come here and feel at home, on that day will this University forfeit its primacy in the affections of a people who in their souls believe that ' ‘Kind hearts are more than coronets And simple faith than Norman blood.” Another gratifying thing about this Univesrity is the stand it has taken for cleanliness in evere phase of college life. This char- acter was sharply called to the attention of the State last year by an article that appeared in one of the State papers criticizing the University football team because of its rigid observance of the rules of the athletic association. I thought then arid think now that such a criticism was a distinguished compliment not only to the football team, but to the entire University. How can men die better! To be sure, we all want to win. How well do I re- member when I was here in 1892, and Mike Hoke and his team got back from Atlanta, where, I believe, for the first time, Vir- ginia went down before our mighty line. What a time we had welcoming the team home! The triumph that the Romans gave Caesar when he got back from Gaul was tame and insipid com- pared to the pomp, the pageantry and wild enthusiasm with which we greeted the conquering heroes. But there are things higher than victories on .the athletic field. A touchdown is a thing of beauty, and much to be desired, but even a touchdown comes high when it costs a gentleman . It is to the everlasting credit of this University that it lines up clean ipen to play clean ball. With such a line-up there can be no ultimate failure. “The harder you are hit the higher you bounce; be proud of your blackened eye. It is not the fact you are licked that counts, but how did you fight and why?” The world cries out for clean men. Its great heart hungers for their freshness and sweetness. And the schools and colleges must furnish them to the world as the rivers feed the sea. “Clean” is one of the most virile words in the English lan- guage. It smacks of the sturdy strength of' our ancestors. It is a word of character, of conviction. It is nothing of a molly-coddle, but essentially a vertebrate. It wont do to be clean in spots — though as a small boy that was my faith . That was a point upon 12 The University Record which my mother and I could never agree. A man is not built like a sectional bookcase. He is essentially a unit, and the whole man must be clean, if there is cleanness at all. We want clean ath- letics, clean scholarship, clean minds in clean bodies. And the last is not enough. Take a bath every morning and then see to it that during the day nothing defiles the image of God. “Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile . himself with a portion of the King’s meat.” And how well that high purpose faithfully kept served him in the after years! Would that every young man in this University would register in his soul a like purpose. There the danger lies. Vice in the gutter is hideous, repulsive; but in kings’ palaces clad in purple and fine linen — garlanded with flowers — lurk the things that en- ervate and sap and destroy. It was in the lap of luxury that Samson was shorn of his locks. A lawyer’s office is a sort of clearing house through which pass the sinners and the sinned against. We see the seamy side of life. In the sixteen years I have been at the bar, I have seen much. I tell you, the great tragedies of human life are charge- able to a lack of proper respect and reverence for the body. Men talk lightly of the indiscretions of youth. Let me tell you, if you are worth the dust you are made of, the day will surely come when you would give this world and all the glory of it for a body without a blemish, a past without a stain. The colossal folly of the ages is the idea that a man can sin against his body, and next year about face and wipe it all out with a sigh and a tear. You can’t do it. Nature keeps books. With a pen of iron The moving finger writes and having writ Moves on. Nor all your pietv, nor all your wit Can lure it back to cancel half a line, Nor all your tears wash out a word of it. We can look for mercy on the other side. Here there is none. In the economy of creation there is this side the grave no pardon- ing power. With a heavy hand nature collects every tax levied by sin or folly. Like Shylock she fiercely demands the penalty of (Very violate law, even to the pound of flesh that lies closest to The University Record 13 the, heart. This is an old and homely illustration, but it is sur- charged with truth. It is a truth remorseless and relentless that in this world there can be no cloudless future unless in a scarless past. ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT BODY Mr. Charles W. Tillett, Jr. spoke as follows: It is well, indeed, it seems to me, that the custom has grown up of celebrating University Day. During the humdrum work of the college year, while our minds are centered principally about lectures and the preparation of assignments, we are apt to forget the true nature of our University, and to regard her as little more than a smooth-running machine for the production of educated men. But upon this day we lay aside these mechanical, routine duties and remember that she is a living, pulsing being with an ideal that she strives to achieve and a work that she lives to perform. One hundred and sixteen years ago the state of North Carolina heard a call to service. Weak though she was after a terrible war with one of the mightiest nations on earth, hardly large enough in number of inhabitants to populate one of her present day cities and having scarcely enough money in her pocket to clothe the backs of her people, she answered this call to rescue them from the bonds of ignorance as bravely and unflinchingly as she had answered the call to arms a few years before to rescue them from the bonds of tyranny. No sooner had she freed herself from the oppression of the mother country than did she assume to herself the task of educating not alone her own people, but the people of her entire section, and she raised up here on this cam- pus an institution which should bring freedom and Christianity, for which she had struggled so mightily. Built then, as our college was by these acts of supreme unsel- fishness, she herself became the very incarnation of this spirit of self-sacrificing service from which she had sprung, and has come down to the present day through an almost unbroken chain of years with not a single deviation from the straight and rugged 14 The University Record path undertaken by her more than a century ago. During these years she has presented to the State and nation men who, while here having become imbued with the spirit that she so earnestly exemplifies, stepped out into the world to perform works of ser- vice which shall never cease to make humanity the debtor both of themselves and the college that instilled into them this love for sacrifice and service. As we are gathering here today, in our fancy we can almost believe that these men too, out in the spirit world, are gathering together to worship at the shrine of their alma mater; and as this spirit band gathers around the altar they are looking down upon us who have taken their places here and who must take their places hereafter, and are wondering if we have yet caught the true spirit of our college. This, then, fellow-students, is the meaning of University Day to us. The birthday gift for us to lay at the feet of our alma mater, the one that she would appreciate far more than any plati- tudes or felicitations which could fall from the tongue of a Nestor would be the simple and earnest pledge in the heart of every man in this hall that he will become imbued with this spirit of his col- lege and that he will pay the debt he owes to her by serving the humanity that she loves. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE ALUMNI I am glad to report to the alumni a good opening for the ses- sion of 1909-1910. As this is the tenth session under the present administration, a statistical summary for the ten years will be sent out next year. It is sufficient to state now that the present number of students exceeds the total enrollment for last year, and the number for the session will probably reach 825. The Junior and Freshman classes are the largest in the history of the Univer- sity, and this is also true of Law, while the Senior class and the Pharmacy School maintain practically the same numbers as last year. Two important changes were made during the year, strengthen- ing and elevating the University. In the School of Medicine the The University Record 15 requirements for entrance were raised, making a year’s work in college necessary before the regular medical studies could be taken up- This and other factors have caused a decrease of forty or fifty in the number of medical students — a loss which can be made up in a year or so, at the same time giving a much stronger, sounder school. The regulation requiring all Freshmen to make up their en- trance conditions before entering upon their Sophomore work un- doubtedly cut out some twelve or fifteen men from the present Sophomore class, but now that the matter is well understood there will be little difficulty for the future, and the road to graduation will be clearer. The congestion in the University has reached serious propor- tions. This is both as to the living accomodations and recitation rooms. It is absolutely necessary that dormitories, laboratories and recitation buildings be provided, and I urge that the alumni make their influence felt in insisting upon the proper provision for the University on the part of the State. There are also many things which they can do for the Univer- sity, and which probably can not be done except through their help. 1 . Certain sections in the library have recently been endowed, greatly to the benefit of the departments concerned. These are the sections of English Philology, Chemistry, Physics, General His- tory, Southern History, Arbitration, Art and Architecture, and partly the sections of Law and North Caroliniana. Others are greatly in need of like assistance. The average endowment of a section is $5000. 2. Fellowships of an annual value of $200 should be establish- ed. There are four such at present: two in Chemistry, one in Greek and one in Mathematics. 3. The University Athletic Field has never been leveled, has very limited and poor stands for spectators, no running track, and a crude, tottering fence enclosing it. It would require $10, 000 to put it in good condition. 4. A good organ is needed for the extended and refitted chapel. This would cost $1800. 5. The erection of special sections in the proposed dormitories 16 The University Record may be taken up by the alumni. These are to cost about $20,- 000 each, and are to be named in honor of distinguished alumni, as Polk, Vance, Pettigrew, Graham, King, etc. 6. The erection of suitable stone and iron, lighted, gate-ways at the east and west entrances to the campus. The estimated cost of these is $1200 each. 7. An urgent need at present is the completion of payment on the Home for the Selfhelp Colony, costing $3,000. Special circu- lars have been sent to many of the alumni regarding this. GREETINGS FROM ALUMNI Greetings, by telegraph and mail, were received from many of the Alumni Associations holding meetings in their towns and from indi- vidual alumni: Hope, Arkansas, Sept. 29, ’09. Your kind invitation to attend the exercises of the Alumni As- sociation is before me. I would gladly respond, but distance and longevity forbid, having long since passed the mark of fourscore years. I can at least be with you in spirit if not in person. Perhaps you will not have a great number who have been mem - bers of the Association longer than myself, having graduated in the class of 1850. May you have a profitable and enjoyable meeting. Can have no reunion here as I know very few of the Alumni in this state, and they are very badly scattered. Be so kind as to send me a copy of the President’s report. Cordially and fraternally yours, Alfred H. Carrigan, ’50. Dallas, Texas, Sept. 30, ’09. I am just in receipt today of the invitation to be present with you on Oct. 12th, and beg to say in reply that owing to the fact that our fair will be in full blast at that time, it will be impossible for me to attend. It goes without saying that my heart is with the old University, and although I graduated there in 1859, I The University Record 17 never see anything connected with it that it does not bring back a host of memories covering the most pleasant part of my life. Wishing you all the success in the world, I beg ever to remain, a friend and well wisher of the U. N. C. Sydney Smith, ’59. Windsor, N. C., Oct. 12, ’09. We are having a good meeting of Alumni here today. I am en- tertaining them at dinner. Col. S. A. Norfleet, Roxobel, class 1841, is with us. We have 18 classes represented. We send you our loyal greeting. Francis D. Winston, ’79. New York, N. Y., Sept. 29, ’09. Nothing would give me more pleasure than to attend the exer- cises of University Day on Oct. 12th in Memorial Hall. I regret to say that it will be impossble for me to be present. Although absent in the body, I shall be with you in spirit on October 12th, and so I am sure will be the other Alumni of our old University. Geo. Gordon Battle, ex-85. Goldsboro, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909 Best wishes for the continued welfare of our Alma Mater. Wayne County Alumni Ass’n. Greenville, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Heartiest congratulations to the University. Regret entire body is unable to answer roll call today. Enthusiastic meeting last night. Pitt County Alumni Ass’n. Durham, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Health and happiness to you and your able and honorable facul- ty and continued prosperity to the grandest institution in North Carolina. Julian S. Carr, ex ’66 18 The University Record Lenoir, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. The Caldwell County Alumni Association sends affectionate greetings and wishes for the continued success and usefulness of the University. A. A. Kent, ex ’81, Pres. John L. Harris, ’01, Secy. Charlotte, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. We congratulate our Alma Mater. Meeting here tonight. Mecklenburg County Alumni Ass’n. Williamston, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Eighteen send greetings and congratulations to our Alma Mater. Martin County Alumni Ass’n. Fayetteville, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909- At meeting of Cumberland Alumni Association the president was instructed to send the following message of greeting written by Col. C. W. Broadfoot: “In arts and letters may she increase until time his course shall fulfil. God bless Alma Mater.” And 1 add my own love and greeting. E. J. Hale, ’60, Pres. Hillsboro, N. C., Oct. 12, 11)09. Alumni Association here sixteen strong sends greetings. P. C. Collins, ex ’06, Secy. Hickory, N. C., Oct. 12. 1909. Greetings and best wishes from Hickory’s alumni.- Abernethy ’06 and Blackwelder, ’06. Gibsonville, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Greetings of love and loyalty to the University. Whitsett Institute. Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 12, 1909. Congratulations. May you live long and prosper. A. W. Belden, ’97. J. C. Roberts, ’84, The University Record 19 Elon College, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Greetings from University Alumni Association. Long live our University. Five Members of Elon College Faculty. New York City, Oct. 12, 1909. Best wishes for continued prosperity of the dear old University. Chas. Baskerville, ’98. Clarksville, Tenn., Oct. 12, 1909. At heart I am with you and your celebration today. T. B. Foust, ’03. ' New Orleans, La., Oct. 12, 1909. Carolina’s representatives at Tulane send greetings. Bryan, Bowen, Hackney, H arrison, Legwin, Lester, Payne, Warren. Oxford, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Heartiest congratulations and best wishes of forty loyal alumni. Success to nineteen nine football team. Oxford Alumni Ass’n. Baltimore, Md., Oct. 12, 1909. Best wishes and greetings to our Alma Mater. L. W. Parker, ’07; T. W. Dickson, ’07. Johns Hopkins University. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 12, 1909. Atlanta alumni send greetings and best wishes for a prosperous year. Jerome Moore, ex ’07, Secy. Wilmington, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Three hundred and sixty five more good wishes for the Univer- sity. J. B. Cranmer, Med. ’05, andM. W. Cranmer. 20 The University Record Newbern, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. The loyal alumni of Craven extend their hearty congratulations to their Alma Mater. William Dunn, Jr., ’04, Pres. Greensboro, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Greetings and all good wishes for the University from faculty and students of the State Normal College. We shall have founders’ day exercises today. Any message sent from University will be read at twelve o’clock. J. I. Foust, ’90, Pres. High Point, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Congratulations and best wishes for the University. High Point Alumni Ass’n. Elizabeth City, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Congratulations and best wishes from Elizabeth City Alumni Association. J. C. B. Ehringhouse, ’01, Pres. Winston Salem, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. May the name and fair fame of the University always be pre- served. Winston Salem Alumni Ass’n. Tarboro, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. The Tarboro alumni send greetings to their Alma Mater. J. G. Johnston, ex-09. Baltimore, Md., Oct. 12, 1909. Congratulations and best wishes to my adopted Alma Mater. Leroy Gresham. Gastonia, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Vive la U. N. C. Heartiest greetings for our Alma Mater. Gastonia Alumni Ass’n. The University Record 21 Weldon, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Hail to North Carolina and her University, one and insepar- able , — esto perpetua. Wm. H. S. Burgwyn, ’68. Kingstree, S. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Best wishes for the welfare of the University. J. W. Umstead, Jr., ’09. Clinton, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Congratulations and best wishes from Sampson County Alumni Association . F. B. Johnson, ’97, Secy. Siler City, N. C., Oct. 12, 1009. Sincere wishes to our Alma Mater, the grandest educational institution anywhere; that place where manhood counts all and where equal rights are offered everyone. Here’s to a still greater University. J. George Hannah, ex ’06; Isaac S. London, ex ’06. Raleigh, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Fifty loyal Wake County sons of the University in banquet as- sembled send the message: “God bless the University.” J. Martin Fleming, ’91, for Com. Norfolk, Va., Oct. 12, 1909. The alumni of Norfolk desire to express their loyalty and af- fection. We are effecting permanent organization. James H. Winston, ’04. Wilson, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. The alumni of Wilson send heartiest congratulations to you and their Alma Mater and best wishes for Continued prosperity of you both. F. A. Woodard. 22 The University Record Winthrop College, Rock Hill, S. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Heartiest greetings to my beloved Alma Mater and her Presi- dent. Alice Edwards Jones, ’00. Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 12, 1909. Birmingham alumni send most hearty and sincere congratula- tions. We banquet tonight. Ernest Sifford, ’04, Secy, and Treas. Wilmington, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. The Wilmington Alumni Association sends greetings and best wishes to their Alma Mater on her anniversary. Benj. Bell, Jr., ex ’01, Secy. Edenton, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Birthday greetings and best wishes. Edenton Alumni Ass’n. Kinston, N. C., Oct. 12, 1909. Lenoir County Alumni Association sends hearty greetings and sincere congratulations for anniversary, and earnestly wishes for its beloved Alma Mater continued great success and progress in the upbuilding of the educational life and development of the manhood of the State and Nation. E. M. Land, Secy. Lenoir County Alumni Ass’n. ALUMNI BANaUETS At Raleigh, N. C. “North Carolina and her University now and forever, one and inseparable.” The Wake County Alumni Association composed of the “sons of Carolina” residing in this county, observed University Day by their annual banquet last night at Giersch’s, The banquet was The University Record 23 largely attended, embracing nearly all the younger alumni and such members as Chief Justice Walter Clark, Col. Thomas S. Ke- nan, Hon. Richard H. Battle and others. Mr. Herbert W. Jackson presided as toastmaster with grace and brilliancy, calling to the memory of the venerable Mr. Battle, Mr. Jackson’s father, the late Samuel S. Jackson, with whom Mr Bat- tle tied for first honors when they graduated at the University. The following toasts were responded to : “The State of North Carolina” — Col. J. Bryan Grimes. “The University Before the War” — Mr. Richard H. Battle. “Reopening of the University” — Judge Robert W. Winston. “The Expansion of the University” — Mr. A. J. Barwick. “How Alumni Can Aid Alma Mater” — Mr. Josephus Daniels. Mr. Perrin Busbee was re-elected president for the ensuing year and a rising vote of thanks was tendered him for his earnest and efficient services as the head of the local association and for the success of the banquet. Other officers elected were Dr. J. Martin Fleming, vice-president and Mr. W. J. Peele, secretary. The Wake County Alumni Association has established a scho- larship at the University, and a number of members contributed to the self-help colony that is aiding young men to go through the University. A communication from D. B. Smith, of Charlotte, president of the Mecklenburg Alumni Association, was read, proposing a plan for bringing together the several alumni associations so as to effect harmonious and united action, which was endorsed, and the pres- ident was authorized to appoint delegates to a meeting to be com- posed of members of the various associations that will be held in Chapel Hill at a time to be announced later. News and Observer , Oct. 13. At Wilmington, N. C. At the Lighthouse, on Wrightsville Sound, last night the Alum- ni of the University appropriately celebrated “University Day” with an oyster roast and the inauguration of plans looking to making the local chapter a virile force toward the accomplishment of the end^ for which the Universitv is aiming. 24 The University Record A number of old students gathered at the Wrightsville pavilion, having been carried down on a special car of the Tidewater system, leaving Front and Princess streets at eight o’clock in the evening. At the gathering Marsden Bellamy, Jr., president of the local association, presided, with Mr. Benj. Bell, Jr., as secretary. After discussion a committee was appointed to assess the mem- bers of the association their porportionate share of the expenses of two scholarships at the University, which have been filed by the president , upon the assurance of a portion of the Alumni that the local chapter would support such an obligation. The business meeting of the association closed with the election of officers for the ensuing year, who were, respectively: Marsden Bellamy, Jr,, president; R. L. Gray, vice-president; Benj. Bell, secretary and treasurer. A letter from President Venable was read, in which it was sta- ted that the enrollment of the Universitj 7 would this year amount to probably 825 students, and that he looked to the University associations throughout the State for aid in building up the institu- tion and in affording its benefits to students of limited means who could not, save by the aid of the alumni associations attend . A communication was also read from Mr. D. B. Smith, of Meck- lenburg, looking to the formation of a State Association of U. N. C. Alumni. As delegates to the meeting of this body the Associa- tion elected Mr. A. P. Siegle, as delegate, and Mr. Louis T. Moore, as alternate. A telegram was sent to Dr. Venable informing him of the meeting with causes advanced at the same. After the business meeting more or less lengthy speeches were heard from Messrs. Goodman, Gray, Siegle, Kenan, Yates (Char- ley), Peschau (Henry), and Siebury. The speakers had the com- fort of knowing when their remarks failed by the things that were thrown at them. The party returned to Wilmington about midnight. w Wilmington Star , Oct. 13. The University Record 25 At Williamston, N. C. The University alumni of Williamston met in the rooms of the Lotus Club last night to celebrate University Day. The meeting was presided over by the president, Elder Sylvester Hassel, of the class of ’62. The minutes of the last meeting' were read by the secretary, the Rev. W. J. Gordon. Each member talked freely of the days at the University and the occasion brought to his mind vividly the scenes of his college days. Mr. S. Justus Everett, the only one of the younger set who is married, reported that the 12 of October was his young son, Justus Ill’s birthday, and that in truth he was a University man. The president and secre- tary were re-elected, and Mr. Harry A. Biggs was made treasurer for the year. A subscription was raised for the athletic associa- tion. Messrs. S. Justus Everett, J. Paul Simpson and Harry A. Biggs were appointed a committee to arrange fora banquet to be held dur- ing the autumn to which all the alumni of the county will be invited . Mr. J. Paul Simpson suggested that the banquet be held in cele- bration of Carolina’s victory over Virginia on Thanksgiving Day, but the date has not been determined. After the adjournment of the meeting the men went out on the balcony of the Lotus Club and gave some yells. The alumni of Williamston are: Elder Sylvester Hassell, Hon. Harry W. Stubbs, Hon. S. Justus Everett, Dr. J. A. White, Joseph H. Saunders, Mr. Charles Hassell, Mr. Harry A. Biggs, Mr. J. Paul Simpson, Mr. Wilson G. Lamb, Jr., Mr. Luke Lamb, Prof. Z. W. Rose, Mr. Haywood Knight, and Mr. Harry M. Stubbs. News and Observer , Oct. IB. The Association sent the following letter to the Martin County students now in the University : Lotus Club. Williamston, N. C. Oct. 12, University Day. To Messrs. Everett, Knight, Slade, Lamb, Roberson, Stubbs, Hardison. Dear fellow University Men : The Association of the University Alumni of Martin County in meeting assembled on the night of October 26 The University Record twelfth wishes to send to you its greetings and best wishes, and assure you of its interest in your University course. Remember the present reputation of Martin County at U. N. C. rests with you. Sylvester Hassell, President. Wm. J. Gordon, Secretary. Caldwell County Association The one hundred and sixteenth anniversary of the founding of the University of North Carolina was celebrated at Lenoir, Mon- day night, Oct. 11, by a meeting of Caldwell County U. N. C. Alumni in the office of Captain Edmund Jones and the perfecting of a permanent organization of all University men in the County. A plan for regular membership was adopted. Several interesting and informal talks were made and great en- thusiasm was exhibited. The theme of all the talks was practi- cally the same — the University’s brilliant history and contribution to the State in the past, and its splendid work and growth at the present. The prospect of a winning foot-ball team this season, and the hope that the Virginia-Carolina game on Thanksgiving Day will be played in Greensboro was a theme gf much favorable and pleasant comment. The association voted unanimously to send a telegram of greet- ing to the University . — The Tar Heel , Oct. 16. At Durham, N. C. The Alumni Association of the University held an enthusiastic meeting tonight in the Commonwealth Club’s reading room and after two hours of feasting and speech-making decided not to take any definite action as to the establishment of fellowships as had been proposed. Instead, a committee of five was appointed to choose some plan of encouraging the University. The speakers advocating the establishment of a fund of $200 whereby worthy men might enjoy a university education were Major Guthrie, Judge Biggs and Will Graham. Dr. Joe Graham advocated some action to help the equipment, but Judge Sykes and Solicitor Everett argued that inasmuch as the club had an- The University Record 27 nounced that there would be no expense attached to the banquet, it would be unwise now. It is certain, however, that funds for the needy will be raised and permanently maintained. Major Guthrie declared that he favored such a sentiment behind the University that the president should not be compelled to lobby before the Legislature for its support, and such sentiment among its alum- , ni that the legislator opposed to it should receive no support from the people. Judge Biggs was chosen president, Judge R. H. Sykes vice president and S. C. Chambers secretary and treasurer. At Charlotte, N. C. The formation of plans to secure what is to be known as the Mecklenburg Alumni Loan Fund by securing a subscription of $10 from every local graduate of the University was among the more important moves made last night at the annual banquet of the Mecklenburg chapter of the Alumni Association of Carolina. The smoker, for it partook more of this nature than a banquet, was an exceedingly delightful occasion, marked by plenty of fun and merrymaking and resulting in an interchange of ideas and plans in regard to the future of the Alma Mater. There were only 33 alumni present, but these thoroughly enjoyed the even- ing and derived from the commingling a new inspiration to do something for the institution which has done-so much for them. President D. B. Smith presided at the meeting and acted as toastmaster. Light refreshments were indulged in before the busi- ness feature of the meeting was called to order. Col. W. B. Rodman was the first speaker .introduced by Toast- master Smith, and he made a ringing, enthusiastic speech, advo- cating in the course of his remarks the securing of a scholarship fund for the support of needy students, and also favoring a large State appropriation to the University, even though this made a bond issue necessary. There was the true sound of the Universi- ty spirit in the tone of Colonel Rodman’s remarks, and he was plenteously applauded. Mr. J. E. Little spoke on the great influence which the Univer- sity was wielding in North Carolina and the great value of the University spirit. 28 The University Record Prof. Alexander Graham delighted the crowd with pleasant reminiscences and strongly lined himself up with the ideas ad- vanced in the remarks of Colonel Rodman. Toastmaster Smith introduced Mr. George Stephens as an ideal University man and one who was exerting himself in the spirit of the true alumnus toward awakening a keener interest in the work of the institution. When Mr. Stephens arose to speak, he was rapturously applauded and he advocated in the course of an entertaining and business-cut speech the appointment of a com- mittee to solicit subscriptions for scholarships. Mr. Stephens then read the annual report of President Venable. In accordance with a motion which was passed at this stage of the proceedings, the chair appointed a committee consisting of Messrs. Julian Ltttle, Robert Lassiter and J. K. Ross to nominate officers for the ensuing year, and they made the following nomi- nations, which the association adopted: President, Robert S. Hutchison; vice president, Neal Graham; secretary, Duncan Til- lett. President Smith read a letter which he had addressed to various alumni associations throughout the State relative to the formation of a strong central alumni association to be composed of delegates or representatives from the individual chapters. The purposes of such an organization are mainly in line with the purposes of the single associations, but Mr. Smith conceives that such a body can wield a vastly greater influence. From the 35 chapters to which he had addressed the letter, he had received favorable answers from nearly two thirds. Colonel Rodman moved that a committee of five, Mr. Smith being the fifth member, be appointed to take this matter up and Colonel Rodman, George Stephens, Robert Lassiter, and Robert Hutchison were appointed to act with him. Mr. Stephens moved that the new officers be instructed to serve as a committee to solicit subscriptions for two scholarships, these to be available at the opening of the term of 1910. A general discussion followed this proposition in which a large number of those present took part and emphasized the urgent need for scholarships. Following this discussion, Mr. F. M. The University Record 29 Shannonhouse advanced the proposition to appoint an additional committee to serve with these officers in securing a permanent fund for scholarships by assessing each alumnus $10, and allowing the interest on the sum raised to go for this good purpose, this to be known as the Mecklenburg County Alumni Loan Fund. The com- mittee will be appointed later, the body thinking the idea admirable . — Charlotte Observer , Oct. 14. Granville County Alumni The Granville County alumni of the University of North Caro- lina, held a banquet at the Exchange Hotel in Oxford, Tuesday evening, October 12. At this banquet a permanent organiza- tion was effected. Judge A. W. Graham, class of 1868, was elected president; Dr. L. C. Taylor, class of 1845, who is said to be the oldest living alumnus of the University, was elected honor- ary president, and Mr. M. K. Pinnix was elected secretary. The president appointed an executive committee, composed of Dr. N. M. Ferebee, Mr. John Webb, and Mr. Richard Lewis. The banquet will be held annuallj 7 after this on the 12 of October, which is University Day. There are about forty alumni of the University in Granville County, but owing to the short time in which the banquet had to be arranged this year, all of them were not notified. The follow- ing attended the banquet: Dr. L. C. Taylor, Dr. N. M. Ferebee, Judge A. W. Graham, Capt. W. A. Devin, Dr. J. E. Hobgood, John Webb, F. M. Pinnix, Marshall Pinnix, B. K. Lassiter, Richard Lewis, J. W. Horner, J. H. Manning, J. C. Cooper, Eugene Crews, J. R. Conoly, R. Herring, J. F. Webb, and W. M. Gaddy. Capt. W. A. Devin acted as toastmaster. No toasts had been prepared, but short impromptu speeches were made by Judge Graham, Dr. Taylor, Mr. Conoly, Dr. Ferebee, Mr. John Webb, Mr. Lewis, J. H. Manning and W. M. Gaddy. The supper was composed of four courses, elegantly prepared. The dining room was decorated with Carolina pennants and white and blue bunting, the University colors. A suggestion of much importance was made by Mr. Conoly, the principal of the Oxford graded school. He suggested that the 30 The University Record Granville alumni endow a scholarship at the University, to be given to Granville county boys. This suggestion will probably be passed in the form of a motion at the next meeting . — News and Observer , Oct. 13. At High Point, N. C. In one of the private dining rooms of the Elwood Hotel last night gathered the High Hoint alumni of the University of North Carolina to engage in their annual spread in honor of their Alma Mater. Organization was perfected by the election of Superin- tendent Harry Howell, president, and Thomas J. Gold, secretary and treasurer. The following gentlemen responded to appropriate toasts: C. F. Tomlinson, W. P. Ragan, Harry Howell, T. J. Gold, C. C. Barnhart, Keiger, 'Cox, Davis, Shell. The occasion was a very enjoyable one. Fully thirty University men reside in High Point, all of whom joined in a telegram of congratulations and good wishes to President Venable. — Charlotte Observer , Oct. 13. At Wilson, N. C. At a small meeting of the alumni of the University of North Carolina held in the courthouse of Wilson, a temporary organiza- tion was effected and a resolution passed to the effect that each man present strive to bring about a larger meeting of the alumni of Wilson County to be held in the same place on the evening of Tuesday, the 26 of October, at 7:30 p. m. Mr. Frederick Archer was elected temporary chairman, and he appointed a committe of three consisting of Mr. Frank Hassell, Mr. W. A. Lucas and Mr. Charles Patterson to prepare a list of the names of those living in the county who have been students at Chapel Hill . — News and Observer, Oct. 13. The following call has been issued by the alumni in Wilson : At a meeting of the University alumni of the city of Wilson, called and held, after short notice, on the 12 of October, 1909, the undersigned were appointed a committee, to ascertain The Unversity Record 31 the names and addresses of, and to issue a call to all alumni of the University of North Carolina, to meet in the court house, at Wilson, on October 26, at 7:30 p. m., for the purpose of organ- izing a permanent alumni association. The object in organizing this association is to bring all Univer- sity men together in social intercourse, at an inexpensive banquet, or “smoker,” once each year. Come out for the meeting October 26, and help us perfect the organization. It is particularly desired that we start with a large enrollment. Alvis Patterson, W. A. Lucas, F. S. Hassell, Com. At Windsor, N. C. A branch of the University Alumni Association was organized here yesterday. Twenty former students of that institution were present, representing the best of our North Carolina life. Organ- ization was perfected by the election of Hon. Francis D. Winston president; Moses B. Gillam, Cashier of the Citizens’ Bank, vice- president, and Francis Gillam, teller of the Bank ot Windsor, sec- retary and treasurer. The entire body was entertained at dinner by the president, Judge Winston. There was a very elaborate spread at the Hotel Pearl . The large dining room was everywhere decorated in white and blue and college emblems were displayed on every hand. The tables were most beautiful — the room being darkened and can- dles being used. A very substantial dinner was served and when coffee and cigars came on, the flow of delightful reminiscences from every one present was greatly enjoyed, Many letters and telegrams from absent alumni were read. A most interesting letter was read from Col. Stephen A. Norfleet, a graduate of the class of 1841, now eighty-seven years old, re- siding at Redfort, N. C. Col. Norfleet was elected honorary pre- sident for life. Judge Winston gave a very interesting account of Bertie’s sons in connection with the University. The county has furnished one president, one professor, four tutors, ten trustees, one of whom Governor Stone, was on the committee that located the institution. 32 The University Record It was on the whole a most enjoyable occasion and the associa- tion will meet hereafter annually. Master Stephen Kenney, the six-year-old son of the editor of the Ledger , a member of the party, came in just at the height of the merriment. One of the gentlemen addressed him and asked: “Well, Stephen, where are you going?” “To Chapel Hill, where you all have been,” was the unhesita- ting reply. The committee of ladies who decorated the room was composed of Mesdames Francis D. Winston, S. P. Freeman, W. T. Tadlock, George H. Bryant and J. E. Pierce. News and Observer , Oct. 13. Judge Francis D. Winston entertained the University Alumni at dinner at the Hotel Pearl on the twelfth, Universtiy Day. All the Alumni in the County were invited, and fifteen accepted the hospitality. An elaborate dinner was spread, consisting of oysters, turkey, ham, salads, celery and numerous other dishes and ice cream and cake, and cigars. The dining room was beautifully and appropriately decorated in white and blue, the University colors. The room was darkened and candles shed a mellow light over the beautifully garlanded table. The college emblems were displayed everywhere. The dinner was as fine as any caterer could furnish. The occasion was one of delightful reminiscenses. No set speeches, but many amusing and bright things were said. A congratulary telegram was sent Dr. Geo T. Winston, it being his birthday. Mesdames F. D. Winston, Wm. T. Tadlock, Geo. H. Bryant, S. P. Freeman and J. E. Pierce lent their taste and skill to the artistic decorations. We congratulate Hotel Pearl on the success of the occasion and we hope others will follow. Inci- dents of college were told . A history of Bertie County men who attended the University was read, and an Alumni Association was organized. One of the most entertaining features of the occasion was the reading of a letter from Col. Stephen A. Norfleet, the old- est alumnus in the county and next to the oldest in the State. The Association elected Col. Norfleet honorary president and sent him a telegram expressive of the Association’s good wishes. The University Record 33 Judge Winston was elected active President and Mr. F. Gillam Secretary. The following alumni were present: Clias. B. Speller, P. H. Sessoms, T. Gillam, F. D. Winston, Chas. Bond, M. B. Gillam, F. Craig, P. R. Gillam, J. H. Matt- hew, R. Freeman, C. J. Rhea, F. Gillam, H. V. Dunstan, Chas. Keeter, H. M. Bell, S. W. Kenney, and Master Stephen E. W. Kenney. This Association will become permanent and every alumnus in the county is a member. At Salisbury, N. C. The Salisbury Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina met last night. President pro-tem,, Walter Murphy called the meeting to order and the annual report of Dr. F. P. Venable, President of the University, to the alumni was read. On a motion put by A. H. Price, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Walter Murphy; Vice- President, Dr. W. W. McKenzie; Secretary, Jno. M. Julian. In his address of acceptance, President Murphy suggested an authorization for the appointment of a suitable governing organiza- tion and special committees. The following committees were appointed : Committee on Membership: John M. Julian, Kerr Craige, John S. Henderson, Jr. Committee on Organization: Hon. John S. Henderson, A. H. Price, Esq. President Murphy suggested that the Salisbury Alumni Associa- tion give their first efforts to assist the Self-Help Colony. This suggestion was adopted. On motion of Mr. Woodson, seconded by Mr. Price, it was decided to have a meeting on some convenient Tuesday in Novem- ber. This meeting is to be of a social nature as well as for the transaction of business. The committee on this semi-social meeting consists of: A. H. Price, W. H. Woodson, Hugh Sowers, J. P. Goodman, John S, Henderson, Jr . — Salisbury Post , 0ct.Jl5. 34 The University Record At Kinston, N. C. The Kinston Alumni Association held its annual meeting on October 12. The report of President Venable and a number of other communications were read. The secretary writes: “Our Association now numbers between thirty and forty, and its mem- bers are following the rapid progress and notable success of the University with great interest. We hope to be of material benefit to it in the future.” At Red Springs, N. C. The Red Springs Chapter of the University of North Carolina Alumni held its annual meeting on October 12 at Hotel Red Springs. Eleven members were present. Five were prevented by unavoidable circumstances from attending. Those present were: Dr. J. L. McMillan, D. P. McEachern, Dr. B. F. McMillan, John J. Thromer, A. T. McCallum, Ed. Calahan, H. McMillan, T. J. Blythe, and W. L. Wetzell, besides Mrs. D. P. McEachern, and Mrs. B. F. McMillan. The President appointed Dr. B. F. McMillan and H. McMillan a committee to draft a constitution and by-laws. Dr. J. L. McMillan was re-elected President and H. McMillan, Secretary and Treasurer. A committee on entertainment consisting of Col. A. T. McMillan was appointed. After the adjournment of the business meeting, where an enthusiastic spirit in support of the University was displayed, the Chapter enjoyed an elegant ban- quet at Hotel Red Springs. At Mooresville, N. C. On October 12 at night the University alumni of Mooresville met in the Merchants’ and Farmers’ Bank and very pleasantly passed away a few hours, talking over old times. Though we were four only, I doubt greatly if any meeting in the State that night had a more glorious reunion. Cigars and oysters were in season, and every one present showed a friendly disposition toward both. We had a regular old “On The Hill” time. The University Record 35 We reorganized and had no hard feelings by giving every fellow an office. E. W. Brawley was elected President, A. L. Starr Vice- President, Dr. W. D. Gilmore Treasurer (a very responsible office in our case), and A. C. Kerley, Secretary. A letter from D. B. Smith of Charlotte suggesting a plan for State organization was read and the suggestion adopted. A. C. Kerley was elected a delegate to the suggested State convention . The only other mem- ber of our local organization is Zeb. V. Turlington, who was unable to meet with us that night. We have only five alumni here, but we are loyal ones if we do have to say so ourselves. A. C. Kerley. At Norfolk, Va. Six of the old U. N. C. boys met in my office this afternoon, and we have determined to perfect an active organization. The memory of Chapel Hill is enough to unite us, and we are issuing a call for next Monday afternoon, when we will formulate more definite plans. James H. Winston. Richmond, Va, Oct. 12, 1909. I have been intending for some time to find out the U. N. C. men here and get them together, but I have just been too much rushed to look after it. I will try to do a little better this year so we may revive our memories and refresh our hearts concerning the old college days. I do not think any pen has ever yet been put to ink that could express all that I owe to the University, and my great desire is that the new life which is flowing so freely toward it may be adequately provided for and that the old college may go on and on to larger usefulness. A. L. Phillips. OPENING OF THE FALL TERM ntire Year Undergrad. Grad. Law Med. Phar . Total' 1905-6 421 28 105 98 38 683 1906-7 458 25 112 115 30 731 1907-8 507 30 90 114 47 788 1908-9 521 27 94 113 44 788 Oct. 12, 1909 578 27 101 71 40 804 ¥ 'omitting duplicates. Graduate School and Undergraduate Classes: Grad. Sen. Jun. Sophs. Fresh. 1905-6 28 49 68 115 189 1906-7 25 72 80 121 185 1907-8 30 72 84 135 216 1908-9 27 79 90 160 192 Oct. 12, 1909 27 83 135 139 221 Average Age of Freshmen past 5 years: 1905-6. 1906-7. 1907-8. 1908-9. 1909— 19 yrs., 18 yrs., 18 yrs., 19 yrs., 19 yrs., 5J mos. 8 mos. 10i moL 1 mo. 5 mos. Students by State: 911 per cent, from N. C. S. C. sends 13, Florida 11, Penn. 10, Cuba 8, Georgia 4, Penn. 4, Virginia 4, District of Columbia 2, New Hampshire 2, New York 2, Oklahoma 2, Alabama, Japan, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, 1 each. That is 70 from outside the State. Students by Counties: With 10 or more: — Mecklenburg 33, Wake 33, Guilford 31, Orange 30, New Hanover 26, Durham 25, Cumberland 22, For- syth 20, Pasquotank 18, Johnston 17, Wayne 17, Buncombe 16, Robeson 14, Burke 13, Moore 13, Irdell 13, Pitt 13, Alamance The University Record 37 12, Duplin 12, Rockingham 12, Rowan 11, Surry 11, Davidson 10, Edgecombe 10, Gaston 10. Students by Churches: Methodists 257, Baptists 184, Presbyterians 148, Episcopalians 121, Lutherans 22, Christians 21, Roman Catholics 15, Hebrews 7, German Reformed 5, Moravians 5, Friends 2, Adventists 1, Disciples 1, Unitarians 1. CLASS OF 1909 The present occupations and addresses of the graduates of 1909, as far as known, are as follows: The following members of the class of 1909 are now studying law in the Law School of the University of North Carolina : R. M. Robinson, C. B. Ruffin, Frank P. Graham, C. W. Tillett, •Jr., J. F. Spruill, C. C. Bellamy, 0. C. Cox, W. L. Long, K. D. Battle, C. B. Spencer, F. E. Winslow, C. B. Spicer. The following are still in the University, as Fellows or Assist- ants: J. M. Costner, Assistant in Mathematics; W. L. Long, Fellow in Greek; E. J. Newell, Sutherland Fellow in Chemistry; W. M. Oates, Assistant in Chemistry; Duncan MacRae, Assistant in Chemistry; F. E. Winslow, Assistant in German; W. H. Fry, Assistant in Geology. T. J. Armstrong, Jr., and H. K. Clonts are studying philosophy at Yale. H. P. Osborne is with the Southern Life and Trust Co., at Mc- Coll, S. C. Don Ray is studying law at Harvard. J. L. Simmons is principal of the Stanhope High School, N. C. Faison Thompson is teaching near Goldsboro, N. C. .J. W. Umstead Jr., is at Kingstree, S. C., with the Southern Life and Trust Co. S. V. Bowen is in the real estate business in Oil City, Okla. W. M. Gaddy is teaching French and Latin at Horner Mili- tary School, Oxford, N. C. John T. Johnson is teaching in the Tarboro Schools. N. C. J. H. Keiger is teaching at High Point, N. C. C. F. Kirkpatrick is an assistant in the State Laboratory of Hy- giene, Raleigh, N. C. J. H. Manning is teaching Greek and German at Horner Mili- tary School, Oxford, N. C. Dave D. Oliver is principal of the Battleboro High School, N. C» The University Record 39 C. G. Credle is teaching school at Swan Quarter, N. C. V. C. Edwards is assistant in Chemistry and Physics at Wof- ford College, S. C. J. H. Allen is teaching at Mt. Ulla, N. C. H. C. Barbee is principal of the East Durham Schools. N. C. H. F. Boatwright is studying medicine at the University. F. P. Borden is with the Southern Cotton Seed Oil Co., Golds- boro, N. C. W. D. Cox is teaching at Manteo, N. C. Bolling Hall is teaching at Ruffin, N. C. J. G. Hanes is with the Winston Hosiery Mill, Winston, N. C. W. A. Houck is a chemist at Birmingham, Ala. S. W. Hurdle is teaching at Wentworth, N. C. W. B. Jerman is in the banking business at Raleigh, N. C. B. W. Jones is with the General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y. Milo J. Jones is teaching at Shreveport, La. A. E. Lloyd, Jr., is with the American Tobacco Co., Norfolk, Va. J. L. Mann is studying civil engineering at Cornell. W. W. Michaux is in the insurance business in Greensboro, N. C. V. M. Montsinger is with the Westinghouse Electric Co., Pitts- burg, Penna. Joe A. Parker is at his home in Mt. Olive, N. C. Jerry Reeves is a theological student at Yale. G. 0. Rogers is teaching in Alamance comity, N. C. N. V. Stockton is in the clothing business in Winston, N. C. W. H. Stroud is with the Tenn. Coal, Iron and Railway Co., Ensley, Ala. W. Geo. Thomas is in the insurance business in Charlotte, N. C. H. B. Wadsworth is teaching in the Wilson Graded Schools, N. C. C. C. Wardlaw is teaching at Tarrytown-on-the-Hudson, N. Y. R. M. Watt is with the Atlantic Electric Co., Greenville, N. C. N. L. Willis is doing survey work near Beaufort, N. C. 40 Tiie University Record R. M. Wilson is teaching at Hillsboro, N. C. W. P. Grier is teaching at Arden, N. C. W. J. Parrish is with the Buckhorn Power Co., Buckhorn Falls, N. C. J. A. Moore is in Washington State. •J. H. McLean is principal of the Rowland Graded Schools, N. C. E. C. Byerly is teaching at Walnut Cove, N. C. The addresses of the following are unknown : B. H. Lewis, G. U. Baucom, H. P. Masten, Jerry Day, W. G. Sparkman, Oscar Roper, 0. J. Coffin. The following members of the Law class passed the examina- tion of the Supreme Court of North Carolina in August and were duly granted license to practice law : Earnest Winslow Copeland, Greensboro. Claude Allan Cochran, Troy. Frank Borden Daniels, Goldsboro. Martin Francis Douglas, Greensboro. Joseph Mather Folger, Crutchfield. William Lin wood Foushee, Durham. David Henry Gladstone, Durham. William Clinton*Harris, Raleigh. Samuel Richard Hoyle, Sanford. Stephens Glenn Hobson, Greensboro. John Wadsworth Hutchison, Charlotte. Joseph Herbert McColl, Marion. Fred Mortimer Parish, Danville, Va. Wentworth Willis Peirce, Warsaw. Daniel Elijah Petty, Kinston. John Mortreville Ryan, Waynesville. Walter Parker Stacy, Raleigh. Abraham Lincoln Wissbery, Durham. Sidney Joseph Stone, Greensboro. W. Charles K. Faucette, Fayetteville. Zebulon V. Rawls, Bay boro. NEW MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY William Morton Dey. Professor of Romance Languages, was gra- duated with the degrees of A. B. and A. M. at the University of Virginia in 1902. He studied in Paris, May to September, 1903. He received the A. M. degree at Harvard in 1904; the following year he held the Austin Teaching Fellowship in Harvard-; from the same institution he obtained his Ph. D. degree in £1906. During the summer of 1907 he studied in Spain. From 1906 to 1909 he was Assistant Professor of Romance Languages in the University of Missouri, — in charge of the Department, 1908-1909. Patrick Henry Winston, Professor of Law, was a student at the University of North Carolina 1897-8; at the University of Texas 1898-99. He was graduated at West Point in 1905. He studied Law while M West Point; in the Summer Law School of the Uni- versity of North Carolina, 1905; and for one year in Portland, Oregon, under Judge Miller. He practiced law in Asheville, N. C. for three and one half years. John M. Booker, Associate Professor of English, received the Bachelor’s degree from the Johns Hopkins University in 1901. Since that time, he has spent two semesters at Munich, three at Heidelberg and ten at Johns Hopkins. His dissertation for the doctor’s degree was accepted at the University of Heidelberg this past summer. Oliver Towles, Associate Professor of Romance Languages, recei- ved the degree of Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virgi- nia in 1906. The sessions 1906-09, he spent at Johns Hopkins as a student of the Romance languages. Claud Howard, Instructor in English, did his collegiate work in the East Texas Normal College. He received the B. Lit. degree in 1906; A. B., 1907. He was Principal of the Gober Public Schools, Gober, Texas, 1907-8. He was awarded the A. M. degree by the University of North Carolina, June, 1909. 42 The University Record Colin Cuthbert Alexander, Instructor in English, took his A. B, degree at Wofford College in 1900. He was Assistant Principal of the Winnsboro, S. C., High School 1902-3; Principal of the Dar- lington High School, S. C,, 1903-4; Instructor in English in Wof- ford College, 1905-6. He received the A. M. degree from Colum- bia Universty in 1907. The year 1907-8 he was Adjunct Professor of English in the University of Arkansas. The past year he has been a student in Columbia University. James Grover Beard, Instructor in Pharmacy, is a graduate of the School of Pharmacy of the University of North Carolina, 1909. He obtained his license to practice pharmacy in 1908. Albert Edgar Woltz, Bursar, was a student at the University of North Carolina, 1898-1901. He received the A. B. degree from Central Universisy, Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1901; the A. M, degree in 1905. He was Superintendant of the Granite Falls Graded Schools, 1901-03; of the Lenior Graded Schools, 1903-07; and of the Goldsboro Graded Schools 1907-09. WORK OF THE FACULTY DURING VACATION Professor N. W. Walker was Director of the Summer School for Teachers of the University of North Carolina. Professor A. H. Patterson, Dr. George Howe, Dr. H. M. Wagstaff, Dr. L. R. Wil- son, Professor M. H. Stacy, Professor W. D. Toy, and Mr. J. M. Grainger gave courses in the Summer School . Professor Collier Cobb gave a course of lectures on “Geology in Relation to Forestry” in the Biltmore School in .June and July. He lectured to the farmers of the Biltmore Estate on “Geology and Crop Adaptation.” He also gave a series of lectures on “Coast Lines” before the Summer School of the South , Knoxville, Tenn . Professor Edward K. Graham delivered an address on “The Teacher and Modern Democracy” before the North Carolina Teachers Assembly, June 16. Dr. Wm. deB. MacNider spent two months of the summer in the Research Laboratory of Pharmacology of the Western Reserve University at Cleveland, Ohio. He was especially engaged on the problem of “Various Types of Experimental Nephritis.” Dr. D. H. Dolley spent the greater part of the summer in Clev- land, Ohio,J where he continued his experimental studies of nerve cell activities in health and disease in the Pathological Laboratory of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Professor E. V. Howell attended the meeting of the North Caro- lina Pharmaceutical Association at Greensboro, June 22-4, and pre- sented an exhibit of the crude drugs of North Carolina. August 16-22 he was in attendance upon the meeting of the American Pharmaceutical Association at Los Angeles, California, where he presented several papers. He visited the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, the United States Drug Laboratory at Seattle, Washing- ton, and the Department of Pharmacy of the University of Cali- 44 The University Record fornia. Dr. Charles L. Raper taught for six weeks in Columbia Univer- sity, New York. Dr. Palmer Cobb spent the summer in study at the University of Berlin. Mr. A. Vermont pursued his studies in Romance languages at the University of Chicago. Dr. James F. Royster gave courses in English Grammar at the Eastern Illinois State Normal College, Charleston, Illinois, June 21 to July 31 . Dr. W. C. Coker spent a part of the summer at work in the Bronx Botanical Gardens, New York. Professor W. S. Bernard studied at Columbia University, N. Y. Dr. Charles H. Herty was in Germany a greater part of the summer. Professor M. C. S. Noble attended the North Carolina Teachers Assembly at Morehead City in June and addressed the County Superintendents Section on “How to Conduct a Teachers Insti- tute.’ 5 Early in July he attended the National Educational Asso- ciation at Denver, Colorado. July 29, at Moores 5 s Creek Battle Ground he was present at the unveiling of a monument to the memory of the Scotch Highlanders who fell in the battle fought there February 27, 1776, and he delivered an address on “The 'Character of the Scotch Highlanders. 55 August 9-20, he conduc- ted the Teachers Institute for Forsyth County at Winston-Salem. Dr. A. S. Wheeler spent the summer at the Beaufort Biological Station making a refined chemical examination of the sea water at several points near the station for the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries. Mr. H. N. Eaton spent six weeks on a geology tour in the West. He accompanied the Harvard Summer School party on its trip up The University Record 45 Gallatin and Madison rivers of southern Montana, and later went through the Yellowstone Park. Professor H. V. Wilson spent July and August at the Beaufort Laboratory of the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, engaged in research work. He was assisted by C. F. Kirkpatrick, A. B. 1909. For- mer members of the Biological Laboratory of this University who were engaged in research work at Beaufort during the summer were: Professor I. F. Lewis, Randolph Macon College, and Mr. W. H. Kibler, teacher of science in the Durham High School. Mr. T. F. Hickerson was absent on leave during the year 1908-9, as a graduate student at the Massachusets Institute of Technology, where he pursued a course of studies in Civil Engineering and re- ceived the degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. During the summer of 1908 he made a preliminary survey for a por- tion of the Elkin and Alleghany Railroad. POSITIONS HELD BY MEMBERS OE THE FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA IN NATIONAL AND OTHER LEARNED SOCIETIES Charles H. Herty, Councillor-at-large American Chemical Society. Chairman, Division of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, American Chemical Society. Secretary of Chemical Section, American Association for the Advancement of Science. George Howe, Vice-President of the Classical Association for the Middle West and South. E. V. Howell, Chairman of the Historical section and Member of the Council, 1907-08, American Pharmaceutical Association. R. H. Lewis, President, American Public Health Association, 1907-08. W. deB. MacNider, Member of the Curriculum Committee for Phar- macology, American Medical Association. Collaborator, Jour- nal for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. J. E. Mills, President for N. C. Section, American Chemical Society. J. H. Pratt, Councillor, Mining and Metallurgical Society of America. President of American Peat Association. 46 The University Record C. Alplionso Smith, Member Executive Council, Modern Langu- age Association of America. H. V. Wilson, Vice-President, American Society of Zoologists. A. S. Wheeler, Councillor, American Chemical Society. Assis- tant Editor, Journal American Chemical Society. F. P. Venable, President, Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools of the Southern States. Councillor, American Chem- ical Society. AMONG THE ALUMNI Alumni are requested to send items of interest concerning them- selves and other alumni to the Registrar. C. M. Byrnes (’02), has an article in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases for March, 1909, on ‘'A Study of the Axis-Cylinders in Five Cases of Gloma Cerebri” ; also an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association for March, 1908, on “Ataxic Arsenial Neuritis with Loss of Os- seous Sensibility.” R. H. Johnson (’88-91, and Med., 91-92), has an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association for March, 1909, “A Simple Method of Examining the Larynx in Children’ ’ . Robert E. Coker (’96), has published in Science , No. 706, an ar- ticle, “Regarding the Future of the Guano Industry and the Guano-Producing Birds of Peru.” C. H. Johnson (’98), has a paper in the Educational Review , February, 1909: “The Social Significance of Various Movements for Industrial Education.” Louis Graves (’02), published in the Atlantic Monthly , June, 1909, a story entitled “The New Cashier.” John H. Vaughan (’04), has been appointed Professor and Head of the Department of History in the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. He is also a member of the Editorial staff of the New Mexico Journal of Education. H. W. Jackson (’86) has been elected President of the Virginia Trust Co. of Richmond. He is also Vice-President of the American Bankers’ Association. Herman Horne (’95) has been elected Professor of the History of Education and the History of Philosophy in the New York University, after serving ten years as Professor of Ed- ucation in Dartmouth College, 48 The University Record Preston Stevenson (’02) is Instructor in Chemistry in the Col- lege of the City of New York. Stroud Jordan (Ph. D. ’09) is Instructor in Chemistry in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. J. Y. Joyner ( 7 8 1 ) was elected President of the National Educa- tional Association at Denver, Col. in July, 1909. James S. Manning (’79) has been appointed by Governor Kitchen Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina to fill the unexpired term of Judge H. G. Connor. Charles M. Stedman (’61) has been elected President of the North Carolina Railroad. Wm. -I. Battle (’88) is now Dean of the University of Texas. •J. W. Turrentine ( 01) has published the following articles in the Jour nvl of Physical Chemistry ; “Action of Ammonium Persulphate on Metals;” A Modified Oxy-hydrogen Gas Goniometer ; ” “Reversed Electrolysis.” J.E. Pogue (’06) is Assistant Curator for Mineralogy in the National Museum at Washington 1). C. He has published in the American Journal of Science Sept. 1909 an article on the “Geology and Structure of the Ancient Volcanic Rocks of Davidson County ; ’ ’ also in conjunction with others, “Certain Mineral Notes,” in the same journal for August, 1909. In the Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections , Voh 52, p. 4, he has an article entitled, “Crystallographic Notes on Calcite.” Frank Drane (’02) has been appointed assayer at the U, S. Mint, Charlotte, N. C. Hamden Hill (’07) has accepted a position as chemist with the Southern States Cotton Oil Co., at Wilmington, N. C. J. J. Britt (Law 1908) has been appointed Assistant Attorn ey to the Post Office Department at Washington, D. C. H. A. Allard (’05) of the Bureau of Plant Industry, Washington, D. C. . has an article in Science No. 664, on “Fowler’s Food, (“Bufo Fowleri.”) The University Record 49 Edward McDonald ( ’02) has accepted the position of General Secretary of the Young Men’s Christian Association at Youngstown, Ohio. After leaving the University he re- turned to the Y. M. C. A. in Charlotte, N. C. He was next associated with the West Fifty-Seventh Street Associ- ation in New York. Two years ago he became General Secretary at Piqua, Ohio. From there he has gone to his new work. Livingston Vann (’84) is chief law clerk of the Inter-State Com- merce Commission, Washington, I). C. H. S. Lewis (’05, Law ’07) is practicing law in Suffolk, Va. C. H. White (’94) has recently been made chairman of the Divi- sion of Mining and Metallurgy at Harvard. George N. Coffey (’00) is in charge of the Great Plains Division of the U. S. Soil Survey. Hugh Hammond Bennett (’03) is in charge of the Eastern Divi- sion of the U. S. Soil Survey. He published in the Review *bf Reviews for September an article on “Making Better Use of Our Soils”. George G. Battle (ex- ’85) is the Democratic nominee for the position of District Attorney of New York. W. B. Phillips (’77) is Director of the Geological Survey of the University of Texas. Charles W. Briles (’96) is president of the East Central State Normal College at Ada, Oklahoma. Charles Baskerville (Ph’D. ’03) published in the Review of Reviews October, 1909, an article on “Advances in Applied Che- mistry.” R. H. Wright (’97) is President of the Eastern Training School for Teachers at Groenville, N. C. Hollis Winston (ex- ’97) U. S. N. has been assigned to the United States Naval Academy as an instructor in gunnery. Howard Rondthaler (’93) is President of the Salem Female Aca- 50 The University Record demy. Walter R. Thompson (’98) is President of the Jackson Training School at Concord, N. C. George M. MacNider (’04) was tendered the position of Director of the Experimental Station of Oklahoma. He remains with the North Carolina Station at Raleigh as Food Che- mist and Microscoptis. S. M. Gattis (’84) has been appointed Solicitor of the ninth dis- trict by Governor Kitchen. Rev. A. R. Shaw (ex-’84) made the address as the retiring mod- erator at the Synod at Red Springs, N. C., Oct. 25, 1909. Edwin A. Alderman (’82) received the degree of LL. D. from Harvard University, October 5, 1909. MARRIAGES OF ALUMNI It is hoped that this date is not too late for publishing a card of invitation issued by Judge Vann (’54) and Mrs. Vann of Madison, Florida, in September, 1908. 1858 SEPTEMBER 16th 1908 JUDGE AND MRS. VANN AT HOME WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER SIXTEENTH Four to Six O’clock At Danville, Va., October 28, 1908, Miss Mary Josephine Cole and Mr. William Daniel Merritt. At Washington, N. C., Nov. 11, 1908, Miss Norfleet Martinaz Bryant and Mr. Erasmus Alston Daniel. At Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 24, 1908, Miss Jennie Mabel Powell and Mr. Samuel Howard Farabee. The University Record 51 At New York, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1908, Miss Grace Freeman Fill- er and Dr. Henry Clay Cowles, Jr. At Linden, N. C., Nov. 25, 1908, Miss Mamie Elliot and Mr. Henry Mauger London. At Chicago, 111., Nov. 26, 1908, Miss Laura May Flanagan and Mr. James Horner Winston. At Wilson, N. C., Dec. 12, 1908, Miss Nancy Barnes Branch and Mr. Fred L. Carr. At Raleigh, N. C.. Deo. 22, 1908, Miss Mary Cornelia Thomp- son and Mr. Joseph Gregoire de Roulhac Hamilton. At Durham N. C., Dec. 23, 1908, Miss Annie Royall Farthing and Mr. Charles Baynes Wilkerson. At Denver, Colo., Dec. 23, 1908, Miss Verna May Monarch and Mr. Brown Ruffin Webb. At Charlotte, N. C., Dec. 29, 1908, Miss Florence Thomas and Mr. Brent Skinner Drane. At Selma, N. C., Dec. 30, 1908, Miss Mary Newland and Mr. Robert Primrose Noble. At Davidson, N. C., Jan. 11, 1909, Miss Mary Sloan and Mr. George Hendon Currie. At Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 14, 1909, Miss Florence King Jackson and Mr. Shepard Bryan. At Fayetteville, N. C^Feb. 18, 1909, Miss Eliza Whitted Wil- liams and Mr. John Arthur Gilmer. At Newbern, N. C., April 15, 1909, Miss Blanche Clare Morris and Mr. Garrason Anglo Farrow. At Tarboro, N. C., April 20, 1909, Miss May Herndon and Mr. Benjamin fruet Dawson. At Mount Holly, N. C., April 29, 1909, Miss Kathleen Adair Rankin and Mr. Walter Parks Moore. At Ashland, Va., June 9, 1909, Miss Margaret Hunter and Mr. Ivey Foreman Lewis. At Chapel Hill, N. C., June 16, 1909, Miss Margaret McClurg Alexander and Mr. PaulWilfong Schenck. At Dunn, N. C., June 16, 1609, Miss Myrtle Wode and Mr. Newman Alexander Townsend. At Fayetteville, N. C., June 30, 1909, Miss Mary Weldon Huske and Mr. Richard Henry Lewis, Jr. 52 The University Record At Atlanta, Ga., July 26, 1909, Miss Annie Hawkins and Mr. Thomas Stephen Kenan, Jr. At Linden, N. C., Aug. 4, 1909, Miss Sadie Hodges and Mr. Perry Edgar Seagle. At Goderich, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 6, 1909, Miss Elizabeth MacMath and Mr. Eben Alexander, Jr. At Charlotte, N. C., Oct. 19, 1909, Miss Mary Graham Morri- son and Mr. Charles Edward Raynal. NECROLOGY: OCT. 12, 1908 TO OCT. 12, 1909 (Read by Dean Graham on University Day.) John Jones Roberts, Newbern, N. C. Born December 1, 1819. A.B. 1888. A.M. 1841. Teacher. Episcopal Minister. Died May 20, 1908. William Henry Day, Raleigh, N. G. Born 1844. Student at the University 1860-1861. Lawyer. Died October 30, 1908. Benjamin Howell Kirkpatrick, Waynesville, N. C. Born 1879. Student at the University 1896-98. Lawyer. Died Nov. 5, 1908. Bryan Watkins Whitfield, Demopolis, Alabama. Born March 27, 1828. A.B. 1849. Physician and Planter. Died Dec. 15, 1908. Gaius Whitfield, Demopolis, Alabama. Born Feb. 6, 1837. Student at the University 1853-1856. Died Feb. 1909. George Whitfield, Tallahassee, Florida. Born June 14, 1831. Student at the University 1850-1853. Physician. Died Feb. 1909. Willis Alston, Halifax County, N. C. A.B. 1867. Physician. Died April 23, 1909. William Samuel Davidson, Taylorsville, N. C. Born 1885. Student at the University 1907-1909. Died May 25, 1909. John Worth McAllister, Ashboro, N. C. Born April 14, 1874. Ph.B. 1895. Teacher. Merchant. ' Died June 6, 1909. Reuben David Reid, Wentworth, N. C. Born 1859. Student at the University 1877-1879. Lawyer. Member General Assem- bly of N. C. Died June 21, 1909. John Franklin Maddry, Durham, N. C. Student at the Uni- versity 1897-’98. Editor. Died June 26, 1909. Thomas G. McMichael, Charlotte, N. C. Born 1863 at Orange- burg, S. C. Student at the University 1902-1903. Lawyer. Died July 15, 1909. Charles Manly Busbee, Raleigh, N. C. Born October 23, 1845. Student at the University 1865-1868. Lawyer. Member of the General Assembly of N. C. Postmaster at Raleigh. Grand Sire of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the World (Odd Fellows) . Died August 7, 1909. u The University Record John Marion Galloway, Rockingham County, N. C. Born Dec. IB, 18B5. A.B. 1851. Planter,, Lawyer. Banker. Col. C. S. A. Died Aug. 1909. John Grant Rencher, Pittsboro, N. C. Born Aug. 1, 1840. A.B. 1862. Lawyer. Captain C. S. A. Died Aug. 11, 1909. Walter Watson Pickard, Jr., Chapel Hill, N. C. Born April 16, 1887. Student at the University 1903-1905. Died Aug. 21, 1909. John Reston Giles, Wilmington, N. C. Born 1882. A.B. 1903. Teacher. Died Oct. 14, 1909. The following resolutions of respect to the memory of Charles Manly Busbee were adopted by the Raleigh Bar on October 25, 1909. Whereas, Charles Manly Busbee, for years a leading and hon- ored member of the Raleigh Bar, died at his home in Raleigh, on August 7, 1909; and Whereas it is fitting that the members of the Raleigh Bar should in some appropriate and permanent man- ner record their sense of the loss entailed by his death to the pro- fession, the state and the city of Raleigh; Therefore, Be It Re- solved by the members of the Raleigh Bar, for this purpose assembled : First, that in the death of Mr. Busbee the state of North Caro- lina and the city of Raleigh have lost an upright and patriotic cit- izen, who as a youth gladly risked his life in war for the defense of his people, and whose great talents as a man were devoted to the promotion of all things best in their private and civic life; Second, That the Bar of the state has sustained in his death the loss of one of its most learned and able members, whose purity of life and purpose lent honor to a profession enriched by his brilliancy and zeal; Third, That the Raleigh Bar has lost a member whose abilities added to its fame, and whose rectitude, honor and courtesy gave character to its standards of practice and ethics ; Fourth, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to Mr. Bus- The University Record 55 bee’s bereaved family ; that they be printed in the ’press of the city, and that His Honor be requested to instruct P the Clerk to docket the same and spread them upon the minutes of this Court. Committee: R. T. Gray John W. Hinsdale J. C. L. Harris R. W. Winston Armstead Jones MISCELLANEOUS APPRECIATION OF “STUDIES IN PHILOLOGY” The recognition of the high quality of scholarship and of the value of the contributions to linguistic study and literary history displayed in the monographs by instructors and students of the University published in “Studies of Philology” is gratifying to those who are anxious to see the members of the University acti- vely engaged in serious investigations in literature and philology. Letters of appreciation and high approval of the quality of the work published in this series have been recieved from a large number of America’s and Europe’s scholars of stability and well established standing. The writers represent, among a large num- ber of institutions, Harvard, Columbia, Yale. Leland Stanford, Chicago, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Oxford, Heidelberg and Ber- lin. The following are a few extracts that illustrate the charac- ter of these letters: “The whole monograph shows careful and intelligent work, and is a credit to your university.” “The paper reflects credit upon you and upon the institution under whose auspices and instruction you have executed your in- teresting work.” If your example were generally followed, there would soon be a crop of good material from our colleges.” “It should be a subject of deep congratulation to all scholars to find how generally our subject is cultivated throughout the coun- try.”" “The scholarly character of the investigation is easily seen from the methods.” “You have produced a very valuable piece of literary research . ” “A very valuable study of an important question*.” “The work is both valuable and interesting.” “I congratulate the University and you on the fact that your studies are bearing fruit.” “I want to congratulate you upon having such studies, upon The University Record 57 having a University Press at Chapel Hill to print them and upon your work.” “Studies in Philology” will be published twice each year under the direction of the Philological Club of the University, with an editorial board consisting of L.R. Wilson, J. F. Royster, and W. M. Dey. The latest number (Vol. 4) contains: “The Dramatic Monologue: Its Origin and Development,” by Claud Howard, INI . A. 1909, and “Conjunction plus Participle Groups in English,” by O. P. Rhyne, M. A., 1909. Any alumnus may have his name placed on the permanent mailing list by writing to the Permanent Secretary of the Philolo- gical Club, Dr. L. R. Wilson. HISTORIC GERRARD HALL BY FRANK P. GRAHAM (From the Charlotte Observer of Sept. 20, 1909.) The improvements now being made on Gerrard Hall have arous- ed an interest in the building which has led to reading about it in Dr. Battle’s delightful, scholarly “History of the University of North Carolina”. This reading, together with his conversation thereon, has furnished the material for a rambling sketch of this historic old building. Gerrard Hall, as is well known, is the college chapel. It has not, however, always been the college chapel. The original chapel was Person Hall and was built soon after the completion of the old East Building in 1793. This hall was erected through the munificence of Col. Thomas Person , a^ wealthy planter of Granville County of regulator and revolutionary fame,. He was a lead- ing legislator and a first trustee of the University. In Person Hall were held not only the morning devotional exercises, but also the parliamentary deliberations of the Di and Phi socie- ties and the annual commencement exercises. Person Hall has continued its varied career and during these latter days has serv- ed as a chemistry hall under former Professors Venable and Bas- kerville, and is now one of the medical lecture rooms of Drs. Man- ning. Mangum. MacNider and Dolly. 58 The University Record In 1837 the chapel was changed from Person Hall to Gerrard Hall. This building was constucted through the generosity and to the honor of Maj'. Charles Gerrard of the continental line. The Ger- rard gift consisted of lands in Tennessee, which were presented to Major Gerrard for valiant services in the war for independence. The gift was made in 1798, and consisted of 2,560 acres located near the present city of Nashville. According to the request in the will that it should forever remain the property of the University the trustees for thirty-five years sacredly retained the possession of these lands. Following the financial panic of 1825 the trustees were in sore straits for funds and at the advice of Hon. George Badger and Judge William Gaston sold the lands and used the proceeds in finishing the new chapel, which took the name of Ger- rard Hall, which it bears to this day. In the early part of the last century there were no churches in Chapel Hill, and a Sunday morning service was held in Gerrard Hall which all students were required to attend. With the erec- tion of the Episcopal church began one of the most memorable fights in the University’s religious life. Professor Green made a strong but unsuccessful figKT to allow the members of this denomi- nation to attend the village church It was not until the Metho- dist, Baptist and Presbyterian churches were erected, and he had become one of the most distinguished men in the State of Missis- sippi that he finally won his fight. There was considerable feel- ing before the question was finally settled by such eminent men as Governor Iredell, B. F. Moore, W. F. Teak, Calvin Graves and General S. F. Patterson. According to the final settlement all communicants were excused from the Sunday school service pro- vided they attended the church of their choice. Today there is no Sunday morning compulsory chapel service, but a voluntary worship at the various churches. The compul- sory worship has given way to a religious life which is voluntary and strong and which finds expression in the University Young Men’s Christian Assocsation, one of the three strongest in the South. The chapel has long been the meeting place of the Y. M. C. A. In the chapel are also held the University sermons, which are delivered monthly by distinguished divines of the various de- nominations. The University Record 59 Although the Sunday chapel service has long been discontinued the week-day chapel services are still observed. During the pre- sent month there is a temporary discontinuance of services on ac- count of the improvements being made on the chapel . For many years the chapel has accommodated only the freshman and sopho- more classes. The reseating will provide for all the classes of the academic school to the number of six hundred. The work will be finished about the middle of October, and chapel services will be- gin at that time with not only the improvements in the heating and seating equipment and a larger attendance, but also with changes in the time and nature of the exercises. Half a century ago the chapel services were held at sunrise. It was no uncommon occurrence to see hundreds of boys suddenly awakened by the chapel bell go scampering off to chapel with a blanket or bed quilt hastily snatched to cover their scantily clothed forms. In those days, also, there was no heat for these services even in the dead of winter. A suddenly aroused student often found himself in the predicament of getting on enough clothes to keep warm and at the same time of getting to chapel in time to* answer to the roll call (called by a professor standing at the “bull pen” ) . It was at one of these day break services that Dr. James Phillips, forty years a professor of natural philosophy, suddenly died without a struggle in the act of leading the exer- cises. Owing to the exigencies of our latter day and more luxurious life the time of the chapel exercises has for a long time been at 8:30, instead of sunrise. From now on, the first class will begin at 8:30, and the chapel services will be held from 9:25 to 9:45. Besides the devotional exercises led by one of the ministers of the village, members of the faculty and men of affairs out in the State will be present to make short talks of sound common sense value to the students. This new feature is what Dr. Venable says will correspond to a chair of general wisdom, or a department of common sense. In an academic atmosphere where the little things of life are sometimes lost sight of in the outreaching after the higher, spiritual things, talks by men, who are experienced in the professional and business world and who know how much the 60 The University Record practical little things in life count after all, will be of incalculable value. A great good will further result from the mere bringing together of six hundred boys to look into each other’s faces and feel the university-community-spirit. This was perhaps the first change in the nature of the exercises, but the present improvements are not the first changes in the building itself. During the administration of Dr. George T. Winston the building was refitted through the beneficence of Mr. David G. Worth of Wilmington. Under President Alderman the facing of the building was changed to suit the trend of the new buildings. It was first thought that the University w'ould extend south, and the chapel was built accordingly with a door and a porch at the south side. Over a decade ago this side door was closed and the porch torn down, while doors at the east end were used for a more convenient entrance. Even with the present improvements the building is inadequate for the University’s increasing demands for greater auditorium capacity, and it is planned as soon as the mea- gre resources of the University permit to extend the building at the western end. Not only is the chapel associated with the religious life of the University, but it has also been the scene of some of its most his- toric occasions. Besides having been the seat of the annual com- mencements at which many of the State’s greatest men have pass- ed out into the life of the nation, Gerrard Hall has also been hon- ored with the presence of three presidents of the United States. It was in Gerrard Hall that James K. Polk, of the class of 1818, in company with his Secretary of the Treasury, John Y. Mason, of the class of 1816, heard James Johnson Pettigrew, by virtue of having beaten Matthew Whitaker Ransom a fraction of a point, deliver the valedictory for his class. It was in Gerrard Hall that Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the Interior, helped his alma mater give welcome to James Buchanan. The old hall was again signally honored with the presence of Secretary Seward and his Chief, Andrew Johnson, who in a simple but touching way told how he had walked from Raleigh to Chapel Hill forty -one years before, a barefoot boy, yearning to become a student of the Uni- versity, but able to tarry only one night for food and lodging at The University Record the home of a kinsman of Mr. Locke Craig, Mr. James Craig, and how he then pressed his way over into his new home in Tenne- ssee. But, after all, the hold of Gerrard Hall upon every Carolina man is not so much from its signal historic associations, but it arises out of the fact that this rather plain old building was so closety inter- woven into his personal college existence. It was there that he gathered in the morning to commune with his God. It was there that he heard Lyman Abbott or Woodrow Wilson give classic ex- pression to advancing political and educational ideals; it was there that he has heard eloquent words of advice and cheer from Battle, Alderman, Winston or Venable. In this selfsame hall he has met with his fellow students to give Mike Hoke, or George Steph- ens, and their teammates asendoff to the Virginia-Carolina game, or to welcome back as proud victors on diamond or gridiron Bob Lawson, Earle Holt and Vedder Sitton, or Frank Foust, Leroy Abernathy and Romy Story. Upon its stage he has seen his fellow students in emulation of Jefferson and Mansfield. At its forum he has heard his representatives in the name of North Car- olina triumph over Vanderbilt , George Washington, Georgia and Virginia. It was in this old building that he Jhas sung his state and college songs' and has experienced the power of a state pride and felt the thrill of a college consciousness. This building with its plain simplicity and fine dignity has been apart of his very life, and the name of Gerrard Hall will ever awaken memories of a yester year precious to all the sons of Carolina. THE FOUNDING OF THE UNIVERSITY BY FRANK P. GRAHAM (From the Charlotte Observer , Oct. 13, 1909.) First to raise her voice for American independence, first to lay down a life in the war between the States, North Carolina was second only to Pennsylvania in making constitutional provision for a State University. December 18, 1776, two months later than Pennsylvania, North Carolina framed a State constitution, section XLI of which embodied a provision for a University of the 62 The University Record State. Hon. Waightsill Avery, backed by his fellow members of the instructed Mecklenburg delegation, composed of John Phifer, Robert Irwin, Zaccaheus Wilson, and Hezekiah Alexander, en- gineered the incorporation of this section into the constitution. The members of the constitutional convention are thus character- ized by ex-President Kemp P. Battle in his address before the University Alumni Association at Raleigh, January 26, 1881 : The Men Who Made it Possible. “They not only framed a constitution of surpassing wisdom, but with faith approaching sublimity, when bullets were being moulded and soldiers were marshaling, and the roar of cannon was echoing among the hills, they provided for the interests of un- born children. Their clear vision looked through the murky present, and discerned the needs of the distant future. They knew that their children would not be capable of freedom with- out education . They knew there could be no education without teachers. They knew that teachers could not be produced with- out institutions of higher learning, and while providing for the education of the masses they made the requirements of the uni- versity a part of the fundamental law. They coupled common school education with the education of the university. Plear these golden words written amid storm and thundering, to be made good when the sun shone brightly on a free and united people: ‘A school or schools shall be established by the Legisla- ture for the convenient instruction of youth, with such salaries to the masters, paid by the public, as may enable them to instruct at low prices; and all useful learning shall be duly encouraged and promoted in one or more universities.' 5 55 Provision for its Founding. This provision for the university was re-incorporated into the constitution by the conventions of 1835, 1861, 1865 and 1868. The University was approved and its direction was intrusted to the Legislature by a separate vote of the people in 1873. Dr. John Manning, dean of the University Law School, in an address in 1884 urged the constitutional rights and the popular claims of the University in these words: “So that The University Record 63 the University does not lack the sanction either of the consti- tution or of the people. Under the loving care of the people of the State, led by wise master-builders, much more than from the liberality of the General Assembly, the University grew in the lapse of nearly a century to be a great institution, the nursing mother of the ingenuous of the State without distinction of party or sect. Embracing all her children in her great catholic heart, she has al- ways striven to allay sectional feeling, to moderate sectarian heat, to cultivate and encourage a broad, ardent love for the State, a veneration for her early history and traditions, an appreciation of the domestic virtues of her citizens, and a love of liberal learning.” In obedience to the constitutional behest and moved by the stir- ring eloquence of William R. Davie, the Legislature of North Car- olina, December, 1789, one month after the adoption by the State of the Federal Constitution, chartered the University of North Carolina and incorporated the board of trustees. This first board of trustees, composed of forty North Caro- linians of eminent usefulness in the State and the nation, met in 1792 and appointed a committee “to view and examine the most eligible situations whereon to fix the University, in the counties of Wake, Franklin, Warren, Orange, Granville, Chatham and Johnston.” None of the important towns was eligible, because the act of incorporation forbade the placing of the University within five miles of a permanent seat of government or any court house. The committee, composed of Frederick Hargett, Alexan- der Mebanc, James Hogg, William II. Hill, David Stone and Willie Jones, in consideration of the central location, the healthful climate, the pure water and 1,180 acres of land offerered by the villagers, chose a place called Chapel Hill as site for the University. Tradition has it that William R. Davie, weary in his search, stopped on a commanding eminence under an old poplar to refresh himself from the heat of the day, and moved by the mellowness of his refreshment, the splendor of the scenery and the beneficence of the poplar’s shade, chose the spot upon which he stood as the site of the University. The Site Described. The site is thus described by General Davie himself in a letter written September 25, 1793: “The seat of the University is on the summit of a very high ridge . There is a very gentle declivity The University Record 64 of three hundred yards to the village, which is situated on a hand- some plain considerably lower than the site of the public build- ings, but so greatly elevated above dhe surrounding country, as to furnish an extensive and beautiful landscape, composed of the heights in the vicinity of Eno, Little and Flat rivers. “The ridge appears to commence about a half a mile directly east of the buildings, where it rises abruptly several hundred feet. This peak is called Point Prospect. The flat country speads out below like the ocean, giving an. immense hemisphere, in which the eye seems to be lost in the extent of space. “There is nothing more remarkable in this extraordinary place than the abundance of springs of the purest and finest water, which burst from the side of the ridge, and which have been the subject of admiration both to hunters and travelers ever since the discovery and settlement of that part of the country. “The University is situated about twenty-five miles from the city of Raleigh and twelve from the town of Hillsboro, and is said to be in the best direction for the road. The great road from Chatham and the country in the neighborhood of that county to Petersburg passes at present directly through the village; and it is a fortunate and important circumstance both to the institution and the town, that the road from all the western country to the seat of government will also pass through this place, being the nearest and best direction. “This town, being the only seat of learning immediately under the patronage of the public, possessing the advantages of a central situation, oh some of the most public roads in the State, in a plentiful country, and excelled by few places in the world, either for beauty of situation or salubrity of air, promises with all moral certainty, to be a place of growing and permanent importance. 5 ’ Cornerstone Laid. One year after the selection of this site, the village lots were laid off, and the cornerstone of the Old East building was laid, October 12, 1793. The cornerstone laying is thus spoken of in Dr. Battle’s “History of the University”: “The twelfth of October is a date of many great events in the world’s history — of the discovery of America by The University Record 65 Columbus; of the birth of that grand evolution of Anglo-Nor- man- American character, Robert E. Lee; and of our active, progressive and able ex-president of the University, George Tay- loe Winston; and of the founding of the University of North Carolina. On the occasion of the founding General Davie, as grand master of the Free and Accepted Order of Masons, officiat- ed, and Rev. Samuel E. McCorckle delivered the principal ad- d ress . '‘The Chapel Hill of that day was vastly different from the Chapi 1 Hill of today. It was covered with a primeval growth of forest trees, with only one or two settlements and a few acres of clearing. Even the trees on the East and West avenue, named by the faculty, in recognition of the wise and skillful superinten- dence of the extensive repairs of our buildings by Paul C. Cameron prior to the reopening in 1875, Cameron, were still erect. The sweet-gums and dog-woods and maples were relieving in the autumnal sun, with their russet and golden hues, the general green of the forest. A long procession of people was for the first time marching along the narrow road, after- wards to be widened into a noble avenue. Many of them are clad in the striking, typical insignia of the Masonic Fraternity, their grand master arrayed in the full decoration of his rank. They march with military tread, because most of them have seen service, many of them scarred with wounds of horrid war. Their faces are serious, for they feel that they are engaged in a great work. They are proceeding to lay the foundations of an institu- tion, which for weal or woe is to shape the minds of thousands of unborn children, whose influence would be felt more and more, ever widening and deepening as the years roll on, as one of the great forces of civilization.” Davie the Moving Spirit. The moving spirit in the foundation was William Richardson Davie. Born in England in 1756; adopted by his uncle, the Reverend William Richardson of South Carolina; a first honor graduate of Princeton; distinguished for his repulse of Cornwallis in the memorable defense of Charlotte and for his effi- ciency as quartermaster under Greene; appointed brigadier gener- 66 The University Record al by Adams and major general by Madison; a leading member of the convention that framed the State and Federal constitutions; a diplomat at the court of Napoleon; Governor of North Carolina; organizer and first grand master of the Masonic order of North Carolina; first advocate of the elective system of studies in Amer- ica; and founder of the University of North Carolina — such are the facts and such are the achievements of William Richardson Davie, one of the most remarkable men of his times. Andrew Jackson, who as a boy in the Revolution acted as his guide, later pronounced Davie the greatest soldier he had ever known. Chief Justice Walter Clark thus concisely summarizes Davie’s life: “Justly does his epitaph style him ’‘a great man in an age of great men.” As a soldier he held Tarleton and Corn- wallis at bay, and as a diplomat Talleyrand obtained no advan- tage over him. In personal intercourse he obtained the esteem and friendship of Washington, Jefferson, Napoleon and Andrew^ Jackson. A life whose circumference touched these points could fill no small place in the public eye. North Carolina enrolls him as one of her noblest and most faithful sons.” First Student Matriculated. Founded by Davie in 1798, the University did not open until January 15, 1795. For almost a month Dr. David Ker, a gradu- ate of Trinity College, Dublin, as first professor, held lonely sway over the doubtful fortunes of the new born university. On Feb- ruary 12, Hinton James of Wilmington matriculated as the first stu- . dent, “a precursor of a long line of seekers after knowledge.” In commemoration of his arrival Prof. M. C. S. Noble every 12th of February gives a supper to the boys of New Hanover. The in- crease of students in the spring necessitated the election of Charles W. Harris, first honor graduate of Princeton, to be tutor of mathe- matics. In December Harris resigned and was succeeded by Joseph Caldwell, another first honor Princeton graduate and tutor in the college. Mr. Caldwell became chairman of the faculty and in 1804 was elected the first president of the University. “From then until his death in 1835,” says Mr. Charles Lee Smith, in his excellent “History of Education in North Carolina,” “the life of Caldwell was in a large part the life of the University.” The University Record 67 Davie, by his creative genius, became the founder of the Uni- versity. Caldwell, by his wise administrative care of the new creation, shares with Davie the title of “Father of the University’ ’ . A monument erected through the efforts of James K. Polk stands today on the campus in simple testimony to the life and services of “Joseph Caldwell, D. D., first president of the University”. Not many feet away is the old poplar, bearing the name of William R. Davie. The Past and Present. In the gnarled form of the Davie Poplar we see the University of the past, historic, traditionalized and decadent. In the strong new men who move in its presence today we see the University of the present, living, personalized and vigorous. Grounded on the best traditions of the Old North State, its proud past merges into a prouder present which will in turn give way to a more useful future. D eep-rooted down in the homes of the people, its student life exemplifying and advancing democracy of spirit and a sound belief in the worth of character and achievements, the University of North Carolina, in the 116th year of its career of service, is realizing in larger terms the high purpose for which it was founded and to which it was dedicated, the education of all the people for the highest citizenship. Among the outstanding dates, then, in North] Carolina history is October 12. To the students and alumni of the University, this day is marked on the year’s calendar as University Day. It is annually observed at the University as a holiday, and fitting exercises are participated in by students, faculty and alumni. In every town of considerable size in North Carolina, and in large cities from New York to Birmingham, the Alumni Associations commemorate this day, and it is celebrated in every public school in North Carolina. This fact is so significant of such an interblending of the life of the University and the life of the State that every son of North Carolina, in a spirit of loyal citizenship, will join us October 12 in a toast: “North Carolina and her University, now and forever, one and inseparable.” 68 The University Record SOME COLLEGE REMINISCENCES OF COL. STEPHEN A. NORFLEET, CLASS 1841 The following letter from Colonel Norfleet was read at the meet- ing of the Windsor Alumni Association. “I feel much flattered to be asked for recollections of my college days, seventy years ago. Unfortunately I have forgotten far more than I have remembered. At eighty seven the infirmities of the years lie heavy upon us, and what we would, we cannot. “My story opens early in January 1837. 1 had but recent! y pass- ed my fifteenth birthday, an unusually early age then for a youth to enter college. But I was well prepared for a four years’ course. There has been, perhaps, more change in travel of that day and this than in most other things. My first step was to cross Roa- noke River into Halifax County, and go by private carriage to En- field. There I transferred to a hack, which connected at Louis- burg with the regular four horse coach line running from Peters- burg to Raleigh and on to Fayetteville. At Raleigh I spent the night. The next morning I bought my school books and took the Western four horse stage, which deposited me safely in Chapel Hill in time for the early supper of Miss Nancy Hilliard’s board- ing house. This good woman was one of the well known institu- ^ tions of Chapel Hill for many years. She did not give us much style in serving, but everything was neat and clean, and the food tvell cooked and wholesome. I can still recall the toothsome apple and cherry pies that graced her board. Along with the first course came a whole pie between two students who were expected to divide it between them and there was never a crumb left. I roomed in the college building with that brilliant young student, Tom Spruill, of Warrenton. Other students whom I knew and liked were the Battles, William and Turner; and the Dancys, all of Edgecombe; “Billy” Martin, of Elizabeth City: Vardy McBee; West; and Colonel Speight, of Alabama, the latter a well known figure until a few years ago at the Virginia Springs. He was one of my classmates, as was also Charles Phillips (afterwards one of the college faculty) and Col. Strange, father of our present bishop. “Governor Swain was the President at that time, and a few of the faculty whose names 1 recall were: Professor Fetter, who came The University Record 69 down from New York and remained in the state; William Ralph Graves, a tutor at that time and father of the brilliant mathema- tician who in later years was also one of the faculty; Prof. Mitch- ell, of Connecticut. His daughters, all women of fine intellect, were perhaps the first examples of higher education of women which we had in the state. They were allowed to sit in small class rooms that opened into the larger and hear the lectures. Such unusual advantages made of them thoroughly educated and highly cultured women. “Of social life in the village there was almost none, but among the students themselves there was quite an exchange of courtesies in the way of night suppers after study hours. A hired slave, No- vember by name, the general valet de chambre of the college, was engaged to furnish and bring up to the rooms of the entertainers such delicacies as fried chicken, opossum, sweet potatoes, etc.; and the students themselves brewed many a bowl of hot lemon punch with just a flavor of rye. “With the long days of June came commencement week, which then, as now, was a great time. Many a belle and beauty came from Raleigh, Hillsboro, Pittsboro and other towns in the state to applaud the graduates and trip the light fantastic. Athletics, which figure so largely in college life today, was almost an un- known quantity then. Of course, I belonged to the society that claimed the allegiance of the Eastern men. But in that feature of college life there has also been a great change since my time. “And now we will drink a toast to our old Alma Mater and say, ‘Good night, and once again Good night. ’a” REPORT OF THE GENERAL SECRETARY TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, OCTOBER 21, 1909. The Young Men’s Christian Association of the University qf North Carolina is the oldest college Association in the State, and is only one year younger than the oldest one in existence. Organ- ized in 1859, for half a century it has stood forth as a promoter of good fellowship, an incentive to and an opportunity for social service, and a means of cultivating the religious life of the Univer- sity. These years have witnessed a great growth in its influence 70 The University Record and in the efficiency of its work. Last year, 1908-9, was perhaps the best of its history up to that time. Present indications seem to point to even greater prosperity during the present year. For the information of those that are interested in the work of the Association, the following brief summary of what has been done up to the present tiryie, is submitted. MEMBERSHIP Three hundred and fifteen men have enrolled as members of the Association, the largest membership in its history. T\Vo hundred and seventy-five was the total enrollment last year. 2. The membership is limited to no class or element of the stu- dent body. Men of every department of the University and of every class, fraternity men and non-fraternity men, athletes and editors, scholarship men and debators are represented in its mem- bership. ORGANIZATION 1. The work is under the direction of a General Secretary, who gives his entire time to it, and a cabinet of thirteen students. 2. The cabinet consists of a President, a Vice-President, a Recording Secretary, a Treasurer and nine Chairmen of the follo- ing distinct departments of work, respectively: Work for new stu- dents, Bible Study, Religious Meetings, Neighborhood Work, Social, Lyceum and Book Exchange, Publications, Finances. 3. Each chairman has associated with him a committee which with him is responsible for the special work assigned to it. 4. The entire work is under the supervision of an Advisory Committee of fourteen faculty men and alumni. WORK FOR NEW STUDENTS 1. Personal letters extending welcome and offering assistance were written by members of the Association to every new student before the opening of the University. 2. The Hand Book, a leather bound, pocket size book, contain - ning hints and information useful to new men, was sent during the summer to every prospective student. 3. A committee met the train during the opening days at Uni- versity Station, ten miles from Chapel Hill. The University Record 71 4. An information bureau was conducted during the first week in the Association House, University Inn, and in the Alumni Building. A number of men were directed to lodging places, both temporary and permanent, and were otherwise aided in getting properly started in their work . SELF HELP The Self Help department was placed under the supervisionTof the Association this fall. This department aids many men in ob- taining positions as waiters at Commons Hall, University Inn, and the other boarding houses in town, places as janitors in the diffe- rent buildings, and positions in the University community. By these positions a large number of the men are paying wholly or in part their expenses in the University. Plans are in making to increase the efficiency of this department. BIBLE STUDY 1. Three hundred and fifty men have enrolled in three courses of Bible Study offered by the Association. 2. These men are organized in small congenial groups led by students. Individual daily study is followed by weekly informal discussions in these groups. There are thirty-five groups— inclu- ding six fraternity groups, one group among the medical students, the law students, and the pharmacy students respectively, a foot- ball squad group and a group of graduate students and instructors. 3. The student leaders are organized in normal classes in which they are coached for their duties. } [ ISSION ARY DEPARTMENT 1. The Volunteer Band consists of five men who are preparing for foreign missionary work. 2. Mission study classes will be conducted this year as usual. MINISTERIAL BAND The Ministerial Band consists of sixteen men who intend ente- ring the Christian ministry. The Band holds weekly meetings and carries on systematic religious work in the University and the surrounding country. RELIGIOUS MEETINGS 1. The average attendance upon the weekly Tuesday night meet- ings has been one hundred and fifty. This meeting is addressed by professors and other able speakers. 72 The University Record 2. The attendance upon the weekly Thursday night prayer meetings has averaged fifty. The meeting is conducted entirely by students. NEIGHBORHOOD WORK ^ 1. Eight rural Sunday Schools in the neighborhood of Chapel Hill are conducted, partly or entirely, by University students under the direction of the Association. 2. Twenty students are engaged in this work. They are well organized and meet weekly for the study of their work and of the Sunday School lessons. SOCIAL t. College night was held during the first week of the session. A large number of the new men responded to the invitation to be present. College songs and yells were taught them and short speeches were made by representative students who introduced them to the various phases of college life. 2. A general reception to the student body and the community will be given soon. BOOK EXCHANGE Over two hundred dollars worth of second hand books were handled for the men during the opening week. PUBLIC ATIGNS 1. The University handbook was published and mailed to pros- pective students during the summer. 2. The University directory of faculty and students has been published and distributed. ASSOCIATION HOUSE 1. The cuerogue tables in the game room have been over-hauled and are becoming increasingly popular. Chess and checkers are also available in the game room. 2. The reading room is again furnished with daily newspapers, religious periodicals, and college newspapers, magazines and annuals. 3. The committee rooms in the building are in constant use as meeting places for all manner of clubs and other student organiza- tions . 4. The Auditorium with its opera-chairs, which were installed last spring, is a very attractive home for the semi-weekly religious meetings of the Association. The University Record 73 FINANCES 1 . The sources of revenue upon which the Association depends for its support are : membership fees, student subscriptions, rent from three dormitory rooms, a lyceum course supplementary to that arranged by the University, gifts from the alumni, patrons and faculty of the University, and an appropriation which is being given by the University for the first time this year. 2. The receipts last year aggregated $1650.00, which was suffici- ent to meet all the obligations incurred with the exception of the salary of the General Secretary in which there was a considerable shortage. The deficit has been made up this fall. More money will be needed this year if the growing needs of the Association are met. We have no fear that the students and friends of the University will allow the work of the Association to suffer for liberal support. 3. The finances of the Association are cairied on by an aggres- sive committee of ten students under the supervision of the Advis- ory Committee. NiVERSITY OF ILLINOIS / PRBSU>£NrS OFFICE. Announcements R EGISTRATION after Christmas January 3 and 4, 1910. Lectures for the Second Term in all departments, will begin January 28, 1910. Commencement will be on Tuesday, May 31, 1910. For the Catalogue or for detailed information, address FRANCIS P. VENABLE, President UNIVERSITY OF NOKTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL