The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-21
THE UNIVERSITY.
THE OLD FACULTY---THE Il
OLD CITIZENS, FIVECAB-
met OFFICERS.
The Death of Prof. Graves---Dr.
Manning and the Law School
---Dr. Mangum, &C., &c.

CHAPEL HILL, Aug. l3.-Ihere
is a feeling of sadness and loneliness,
and very impressive one too, to an
old student who re-visits the classic
shades Of Chapel Hill, to see in the
campus and on the streets new faces,
both of Faculty, citizens and stu
dents. The students, of course, we
expect to come and go, but | have
been painfully impressed here of
how quickly entire and sweeping
changes come. The old faculty who
carried this college to the front
rank of American universities are
nearly all dead. | believe all of the
original panel are gone.
Among the old and prominent cit
izens of the village. nearly all are
gone. Mr.. Jones Watson. alone still
fingers behind, very feeble and only
able to get about his room.
The recent death of Mr.. Jno. w.
Carr removed a landmark of Chapel
Hill. He was one of natures noble
men, a genuine specimen of the old
time S uthern gentleman, with all
his virtues. and without any of Ill.
vices and frailties. On a par with
Mr. Carr, l have distii ct and pleas,
ant memories of Mr.. Andrew
Mickle, a c,urtly, elegant gentleman,
| think he removed To Texas several
years ago and died there.
| still meet on the streets that ac>
complished physician, DIR. Mallett,
looking very much as Of yore, busy
in the practice Of his profession. but
his hair is becoming decidedly silvery.
Mr.. John Fl. Watson, Whose kind.
ness all remember, Is now in charge
Of the old Hotel, and this about fills
the list Uf the old times.
In those days, Mr.. McCsuley and
Mr. Algernou Barbee were on their
first legs; but now they are to be
classed among the old and steady
citizens that give character to this
quiet, cozy. half.town and half eoun
try seat of the University. Pretty
much all tn, other faces are young
men and new comers
In my other article, / was betrayed
into an error as to the number Of
Cabinet officers whose portraits hang
in the Di and Phi halls There are
FIVE instead Of four, and all we're IN
the same ofiice-Secrltaries Of the
Navy. They are as follows: In
the Di. Hall, Gov John Br arch, uns
der Addrew jackson. He had abou
as m lch stubbornness as Old Hick-
oly, and helped 10 burst up all Of
Old Hickory's first cabinet except
Barry, the Postmaster General.
Helen destroyed Troy, and Peggy
0'Neal, equally as beautiful vixen,
and quite as muchly married as
Helen, destroy ed Jackson's frst
cabinet. lam not sure that she died
as Mrs. Secretary Eaton. ] think
she married again after Eatou's death;
George L. Badger, in HarrisOn's
cabinet; VIM. A. Graham, in Fill
mure's cabine', and who resigned ON
being nominated for the Vice presi-
dsncy on the last Wing ticket of
&c u and Graham.
In the Phi. tall We see the faces
Of John Y. Mason, who was the last
pf the FIVE Secre aries Of the Navy
under Hartison and Tyler, Bsdger
heiny the first and Mason the last.
tie was pJlk's fret Attorney Gener-
al, but remained there only short
time, aud was transferred to the
Navy Department where he succeed
ed the historian George Bancroft.
james G. Dobbin, the Secretary Of
the Navy throu. hout the entire ad
ministration of Pierce. Jefferson
Days was the Secretary Of War.
The recent sad death Of Prof
Graves makes q vacancy in the chair
Of Mathematics not easily filled with
srch another man. The Board Of
Trustees meet on the 2gth 10 select
bis successor
lion. John Manning, LII. ID. has
been confined TO bis loom for neatly
1.-TWO weeks with an abundance Of car
bnncles and boils, but the Law
School goes on, the rtcitations being
heard at bis house The Law School
here is in excellent trim, and 10 a
y, urg man really dcsirous OF being
thoroughly and honestly trained for
his profession. | know no better
place. The young man who wishes
10 DO no study. not TO be graded
closely on recitation, but who wishes
/ to hear simply q course Of law | G.
'tures by q drOwSy old Professor, |