The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-01-13
1,bo University as 1t Was, and the Uni

Tbe University as 1t Was, and the Uni-
versIty as 1t Is.
Among the old Professors of the Univer-
s;tv there was, for many years, but one
VIM was both native North Carolinian ana
c,raduate of the Institution. The late
distinguished President Swain was ma
five of the State but not graduate froi,
Phillips is graduate but not native Oh
the State. Professors Fetter, Hubbard,
Smith, Hepburn, Kimberly, Martin, Green,
Mitchell. Wheat. were neither natives OF
the State nor graduates of the University
of the five gentlemen recently elected,
+brae ore at once native North Carolinians
and graduates of the University. These
ranked high as students and have since
been eminently successful as teachers. One
of them President Pool, has been identlhed
with the Institution from boyhood, His MS
tory as student, Tutor, Professor may DC
found upon the. records of the University
That historyis silent, but hlghly credl'aoie
to him If Is said that during the entire
noriod of twelve years, as an instructor, he
MOS mover known to have a personal difficult
tv with any of his students, nor to invoke
the aid of the Faculty in the management
of his classes, nor to cite any jyoing gentle
men before the College authorities for mis-
demeanor or improperly in his recitation
room. tits believed that the records OF the
Institution will not sustain like statement
in the case of any of his colleagues. His
position has been such as to bring him less
prominently before the public in the past
than he is likely to be in the future. Both
Professors McIver and Patrick are men of
ability and have probably been as popular
and successful in their efforts as President
Pool
Professors Brewer and Martling, taoo only,
are natives of other States, and they come to
us with such testimonials of varied learning
and thorough scholarship as cannot be pro-
duced by any one of the old professors, ifby
any man in North Carolina In comparison
of the old and new organizations, the cry of
'carpet-b aggers" raised against the present
faculty of the University, is devoid OF both
consistency and candor.
'sWhere are our old Professors?n With
the exception of Professor Pool they all re-
signed their places-some have taken posi-
lions elsewhere. Not one of them applied
to the present Board of Trustees for any
chair in the University. With their resig-
nations recently presented and accepted,
and no subsequent application to be restored,
should the board have so far forgotten its
self-respect as to beg them to return9 What
assurance that they would accept? What
presumption more reasonable than that they
would decline, or perhaps treat the offer
with that disrespect which has of late too
frequently marked the conduct of gentlemen !?
4 Could they justly expect TO be restored to
chairs which they had resigned, and in an
institution which had died in their hands ?
But the alleged grounds of opposition to
the new organization are not real and this
will be understood. The true reasons are
not disclosed Had the present Board been
so fortunate as to have secured the services
of Woolsey, Motley, or an Agassiz, under
the same circumstances, like groundless
opposition would have been offered But all
this opposition will be fruitless. The Uni
versity is State Institution. Its support is
guaranteed by constitutional enactment.
After long, diligent, faithful enquiry and
consideration, the Board have selected the
best corps of instructors that offered them
selves or could be obtained, and one which
they believe competent and well qualified to
manage the University. The selection is one
in every respect creditable to the Board, and
just to the State, and will be approved and
sustained by all whose prejudices have not
4 blinded them to their own interests, extin-
guished their State PRIDE or rendered them
untrue to the interests of the people.