Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-11-04


We are glad to see our State exchanges
beginning TO move in the matter of the
restoration of this institution. Whether
lit be better to educate downward, or up
ward--to light up the University first, or
the Common Schools, may long be dis
puted point, but we can certainly all agree
in this that our old University must be re.
endowed and re organized With as little de-
lay as possible. Our State already feels
the lack of that annual contribution of ed
ucated young men that so steadily issued
for many years from its portals We hope
to see the attention of the General Assem-
bly,, Ter the State Convention, If there be a
Convention directed at an early day to-
wards Chapel Hill. The Wilmington
journal il elegant and touching terms,
such as son may be expected to use to-
wards mother, suggests a general jubilee
at the celebration of the re opening. We
second the motion heartily. Let it be done
with q will.
We trust. however, that they to whose
hands the reorganization will be COM
mitted will be careful to expunge all trace
of party or political feeling from their
management Aud all appearance or par
tisanship aud bitterness should be as care
fully avoided in the preliminary discus
sions. The public has been sufficiently
nauseated with the present attempt to run
a political literary institution. Nor can
we reasonably expect that any scholars OF
established reputation will be found willing
to cast their lot where such narrow and
unsteady foothold is seen. Let it be I'M
derstood once for all that we are going to
establish a State University on a basis
broad enough to resist revolution. We
can choose our men without rakiDg up old
Issues, or calling names, and exciting
doubts of our GOODNESS and Judgment and
the stability of our plans. Let it all be
done with dignity betting the cause
with d wise moderation worthy of the
5tate-and with the iberalIty and far
reaching provision demanded by the age.
The article IN another column, copied
rom recent number of the ''Wim!ngtou
JOURNAL" will command attention. The
writer, we happen TO know. is dis
tinguished graduate of the University and
is earnestly devoted to the educational in
terests of North Carolina. As to the sug-|
gestiODs made by this writer, We do not
care to speak at present, further than to
approve of that one which says, ''Let the
UNIVERSITY be putinto direct sym patty with
The people Of North Carolina" If this is
done 1t will inevitably be Sin direct sym
patty with ais old Aletnani." IT is, we think,
rather premature to begin to talk about the
men who are to occupy positions in the
Faculty. The names mentioned by the
writer IN the Journal are all Of good and
true men-men in whom the people Of
North Carolina would have the utmost con
fdence. And. elf She way should be
opep," as we say in Presbytory, for them
to come III. they would secure the hearty
support of our people. The Charlotte
Democrat thinks that DR.. Charles Phillips
would make u much better President for
such an institution than Jefferson Davis, -
and the Salisbury Old North State believes
Gov. Graham would be Of all men the very
best for the position. And the Whining
ton Journal, III commenting upon the ar
ticle We copy, says very properly, "Under
the University system, there is not neces-
sarily or usually, we believe, President
60 moauine, but simply a Chairman of the
Faculty, who is professor and performs
his duties aus such, as the other professors.
He is merely the presiding officer at the
meetings of the Faculty"
We write of this subject as q North Caro-
Hnidn. md one who feels q deep interest
in the future intellectual. social and moral
development of the people of our State.
North Carolina needs a UniUeTSiy,-an in
stitution of the highest character as to in
tellectual training and scholarship, and to
which all North Carolinians, whatever be
their political or religious vicws, may Look
with pride. as worthy of the Old common
wealth. Let Us have it.-Fayetteville
Presbyterian.