The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-02-01

/, "a and ipaushli.l il The Stale. They
hsd sheif frsl meeting. % Fs.easvilis, -
Novsmbsr ofthe nsxl year; and ~i'ra es-
sspizsd. lhey made il hen ssriissi bsfs-
arse % devise die asans nrsdiSi ior lie
support { tie Iasiiistian. and 70 deter
nine npan . Place lor ~ iarsison.
sImm. dialsly AZ eT ole Unifsfsiiy uss
rhsr,ered. abe LeR'slslure grand 70 lie
Trustees. eli esrlhes,td properly. sad I'll
ssresrsges due n he St.fr. frrm nssis.
ing othress Of shs lais spd p'esens fos.sn-
mems bp 10 Janssry I. T7s3. Soen 81.
is,s ards. Bsri.mih Saith gave the Bassd
&C, 900 seses - Land and lhs Lrg'sla-
lure. in Dersmhsr. 1891. msgnsIiia.nsly
loaned Ihsm $4,000. shich wss ssb.s-
qrenhy converted llto eIis. Thee en-
ceursRed. the T,usless proceeded Ia a.
tsblish -sks Us,vetsny On = commanding
size Al Chapel Hill. Shortly sllsrwsrds.
generous indi.idssls IN the vicinity gave
then .502 acres Of land. embracing The
area OF he site iissli also chsrlss tse-
bard convey ed 70 lLom other $4,000 acres
81 ,shlable lard; snd IN April 1896. Gen
srsl Thomas Prrson. Of Grsnsille. made
then q presepi oisl .o25 IN cash. la Ear.
ihsr svldsnre Oishs inspiring inwIssi zen
orally nkrn in behalf ~ The lnsnidtian
throughnui The community, lie LADIES' II
Rslsigh. Tor inslanrs. preserved u. N
1902. with an slegan, par of globes and
. ceDpsss; sud afterwards, the iidies 81
NeabeIn in lIkemsnn.f gave quadrant.
pledgng themselves . u, yer 70 be Ind.f-
iercni Ia the promotion &c science, hieh
80 nurh strengthens The prize plss Of
vis,us, imI a.. cIvilliy 70 msnh.rs, aud
embsllishes the rsfnemsnis &c llIe." IN
additional ard 20 The University. s5OS0
were drawn into iIs treasury in 1903
the fruits Of two l,aler,es granted by lac;
in 1909. he I.eRIslsise sssemhly eran-
led 10 The Trus'ees ell con6.ca,td est.,es
all monies in executors and admins.
lratrs' hands. bnrlaitped BY lsRaises, OF
heir; and III debts dae 10 the State up 20
December 1899. Mans6ren, genilrnsn
have rrplrnished Tie l.brsry b, donsimsa,
Of valuable boaks; 80 ihst The properly
osnsd by The Corporation, aud the sans
received into shsir treasury. ecn,ide,sbly
exceed half millian Of dullsrs; about .
third par, Of which yields an annual IA
come pfinripslly appropriated. with the
tuition money. 10 Temunersie the Unlver.
atty Instructors.
The college sd,iices are lkres, so loeat-
al a
By large ARA or lawn oil consuaclrd
Of brick, and all three stories. severally
resting on high easements. shlch exb,b
!, the appearance 81 fourth story. The
south one 10 III Zee. 10 l-ngih and so 10
width. exclusive Of The projections. The
niher sso, ~hose dimensions ae = Lsfle
less, stand on The cas-, aud west sides oi
the square, at suitable d,.isncr, fronting
each o,het- Psrsod and Gnsrd H.lls.
constructed Of b ick, two stories in height.
stand Al the snuth-wesi and north west
sngles oi The square. The later is used
Tor oil public exercises, including divine
worship: the iormrr j. fued up Tor The
recitation Of the classes. and the PRIZES
,ors' lectures. These sre bath large build.
ings. and well finished. There are alsu
fur dwelI'ng houses occupied by the
President and Professors. which are tie
properly Of The corporation. The erection
ii fourth college on The ncrih side or the
square 10 in contemplation; which, whea
IL. built. will carry mo effect The origin.
. al design. .
Chapel Hills in the county az o sanye,
situated 20 mites wr., of Raleigh, N. G..
sad 3l0 @iles Through R,chnrond. Va J
sou'h ~es'ery VI Washington ci y. The
village and the University are eotempor-
| airy IN their rise aud progression; and
there may now be in the Iormer thirty or
forty houses. They are situated on each
side OF the 81 &c road, whirh 10 one of the
thoroughlsres into the Western States.
The Campus ~h.cn embraces The I'm
med'aie ,i,r Of the colleges, 10 quadrangle
lar, walled with s,one on its sides, and
encl"ses fifty acres oil ground. From i,s
mrthern line, there is an avenue 35U
iee' VIDE. To the highway; and a section
oil ten OF Twelve acres 10 The south. eas,erly
corntT. 70 designed fm botanical garden
The location Use Il was sci, c,ed " ith much
well.ad'ised discretion. The ground on
winch the Colleges stand. Is elevated and
dry; aud 50 formed by nsnlIe, A. 10 turn
the ater from them. every way. On all
sides st,nd numbers OF hit, spreading
! oaks. ornaments Of na,ure's producing,
which rice as 81 Ivan bowers beneath a
summers sun. and form something Ike
! baulemeas To the a,tacks nf tenn {, ia.
Rut the principal considerations Which
united The minds Of the Trustees on this
place, we're three!uld-lhe purpy Of The
/ water, the sslubrlly Of The air, and the
{ 9tea. he al,lfulpess of the climate. Per.
; bps there can hardly be found a resi-
Stee in the same latitude, where shese
: iof a more happy cnale.eDce. The
: piacshowcver is crntral 10 the territ ~
= o. 'heNate. and will ultimately be 20 10