The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-29

for twenty years followed that pro
fession. He was a member Of TIN
Convention that passed the ordinance
of secession. and during the war wa
President Of what is now the Raleigh
and Augusta Air Line railway. Hi
was also President of the State Fai
Association and revived it after th,
war. In 1866 lie was elected Treas
urer of the State and remained sucl
until being officially decapitated b.
the so.called reconstruction" &C I
In 1874 he was elected Secretary ant
Treasurer Of the University, and ii
1876 he became its President. Hi
actions since have shown how sincere
was his attachment to his alma mate,
and how deeply at heart he held the
cause Of education. The degree o.
Ii. D., was conferred upon Pres
Battle BY Davidson College.
The University has dormitory &C
commodations FOR from $50 to 800 pu'
pills and halls for 800. The College
proper comprises 80 acres Of
ground, thickly studded with grand
old forest trees, and adjoining the
campus lies 500 acres in original
forest, for promenade grounds. In.
GLIDING the gymnasium Gust finished
and which is not part Of the Uni,
versity property but owned by the
students) there are ten buildings.
None Of these call for special mention
the new Chapel, or Memorial
Hall, which was built from funds
contributed BY the Alumni and
friends of the school. 1t is unique in
design, exquisite in finish, and is con-
ceded to be one Of the handsomest
for the purpose to be found
in the United States. Its seating
is placed at 245o, but it will
hold not less than 5000 persons. Some
idea of its dimensions may be formed
from the fact that any one ofthe college
could be turned around In
it without more than barely touching
some projecting angle. 1t is a build
ing in which the State may take
pride, and the donors to the fund
have reared u monument to their
liberality that will ever command
admiration.
Each of the two University So
cieties, the Dialectic and Philan'
thropic, have well chosen libraries,
1000 volumes each, and Ito these may
be added the 5000 or more volumes
in the College library proper. Con.
corning this latter We may say that
the Trustees are resolved to make it
worthy Of the State.
The museums deserve special mem
ton, but our allotted space is already
exhausted. The b. f. Moore scholar.
ship, the Deems Fund, the Literary
societies, the Young Mems Christian
Association. and other special features
Of the University must likewise be
passed by with simple naming.
The curriculum Of studies in the
various courses, whether Classical,
Philosophical, Scientific, Teachers, OF
Optional, is extremely thorough and
comprehensive. A completed course
means something, and its attendant
degree is something more than q
shallow compliment. In the Uniyer.
sity catalogue is given a comprehen.
siye outline Of instruction in the
separate studies, and young men
contemplating attendance will do
well to write to the Secretary for q
copy. ..-
A gross libel upon the beneficiary
system has been extensively clrcula
ted throughout the State--to the eff
feet that there are scores Of students
receiving gratuitous tuition at the
University who are abundantly ahlt
TO pay. That such q statement II
libelous We cannot doubt. Such Q
charge implies rascally collision on
the part OF trusted and honored mer
in and out Of the University and I
degree Of moral turpitude on the parI
Of benefciaries which no fir minded
man can believe.
The School Of Law contains two
classes, one comprising students who
have no other connection with th,
University, and another Of such stu
dents Of other departments as are al
lowed by the Faculty to pursue th'
study Of the law in addition to theil
other studies. The advantages offered
by this School Of Law are manifold
but we cannot even recapitulate then
here.
The School Of Medicine and Phar
macy Is also a valuable adjunct u
the regular University course, but W,
cannot enter into details. $751;
Regarding the University of Nortl
Carolina this may be said in a genera
way. II ishe Representatives institut,
Of learning in the State. II is mot Of
expensive school. It's location Gin thu
quiet village Of Chapel HID could
not be improved upon. Students ar,