The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-04-01
THE UNIVERSITY.
The Moot Court--Seminary Work..
alumni Association.
[Cor. of the STATE CHRONICLE.

lCOH. OF the STATE CHRONICLE.l
CHAPEL HILL, \. c., March 81
The moot court, DR.. Manning pre-
siding, has been considering several
important civil cases pending before
the Supreme Court of the q. S. The
old and well known Shelby case which
the Supreme Court, Of North Carolina,
apparently from a spirit of conserva
tlsm, have never over-ruled, was given
the most careful study Many sound
arguments and several very sensible
speeches were called forth during it's
discussion
The exam;3a tions on Second Black
stone rs2aliy considered the most diff
fcult part Of the course, are now in
progress.
The Sophomore class in Greek won
the highest commendation for Tues
days recitation. Eschylus' Agamem-
non, the first piece in the Trilogy con-
sisting of thes tragedy, the Electra,
and the Eumenides, were read in an
hour and half. Prof. Alexander says
that the several exercises form a better
translation of the play than any yet
published.
Recently a notice was written the
CHRONICLE Of the advanced linguistic
work offered by the classical depart
ments This is arranged and apportioned
on the seminary plan as at present con
Quoted at Harvard, Yale, Cornell and
the other great universities. The ,semi-
nary Of Literature and Phiiology which
flourished and called forth so much
scholastic enthusiasm last year, has
Deen resolved into this more technical
field Of preparation. The student can
begin from his matriculation to prepare
along the lire Of his future profession.
Already more than forty have taken ad-
vantage Of the seminary plan, and sew
arat nave helped to devise what pursuit
for living they would follow. Those
who expect to be lawyers are acquiri1 g
4 familiarity with legal terms and Greek
and Roman,j jurisprudence. T2e prospec
tive physicians are familiarzing them
selves with classical nomenclature il
anotomy, physiology and meteria medica;
those who propose to teach are making
a speciality OF grammar, philology and
atymoloey, and so on variously.
1t is the purpose of the Alumni Asso-
citation to organize branch associations
at several of the important towns in the
| State-in Wilmington, Greensboro, Char
| iotte, Winston and Asheyi!le. Recently
| vt Goldsboro such club was inaugura
| ed. And it Will DE remembered that
! the Wake County Alumni Association
vas formed in Raleigh last year witt
nearly forty members. President Bal
lie, Hon. Jno. Manning, and Prof. Win
! Ston have been appointed a committee
10 manage this matter which is SO preg
nant with promise for good to the Uni
gersity
It is an event in the literary circles Of
North Carolina to welcome "A Cast fol-
| Fortue, A Story Of Love and Adyen
ture," in Lippincott's Magazine fol
| April from the pen of Christian Reid
! This magazine seems to show q commen
dable desire to secure the production o1
Southern writer's.
On Saturday night there was public
debate between the two societies on the
| query: Has Slavery been a Greater
Curse than Blessing @ It was decided
in the affirmative The Phi Society
championed the affirmative. and it:
speakers were Shepard Bryan, of New
Berne, and Frank Bachelor, of Raleigh
The Di Society took the negative, an(
their speakers were J. l. Forest, of ala
nance, and Victor S. Bryant, Of Meek
lenburg. They reflected credit OF
themselves and their societies. Th
Phi's won and are jubilant Jos. B
Bachelor, Esq, Of Raleigh, made
short address to the students at the clos
of the debate, and Prof. Winston re
sponded likewise in a short speech
Hereafter the societies will have sem,
annual public debate. 4. Q. Il.
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