The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1891-06-09
THE SOCIAL. NIDE OF con.
NGN1gME<T.

| NhAftL INT, y. &, june B.
Those visitors who como ,o
Chapel I'LL commencement on tho
morning Of "Wednesday or Thurs
day and return ON the same day r,t
only glimpse and taste oi the
real pleasures of "a commencement
occasion. The true way 10 attend
| commencement. if YOU want to en-
loy ii al it, best. j. Ia follow
the example Of Cot. WAITER
STEELE. !. a., come here
"a week before the cArr.
ci>ss really b,'gin. aud spend
the time in the delightful homes oi
this charming village, and minglc
freely with professors, students and
villagers. H. get the greatest
pleasures that arc la bc had ont of
commencement, but he gives more
than lac receives. Sunday morning
good fortune threw mc into small
circle of brilliant men. oi whom
Col Steele was tn. senior IN
years, repertoire Of ancedote and
versatility What memory he
has. and what "a fund Of humor and
common ~cns", aud learning. lie
hates shums. ailcctatiou-, cxtrasa-
gancc. and idlcncSs, with hi- whole
being, and II is "A positive treat to
hear his .sarching' ridiculc direct.
ed nj those who practice them
| have heard il whispered that the
| Visiting Committee viii recommend
that in the future no dancing bc
| permitted here until the close m
the session. There are several
reasons why this j. good
recommendation without having
reference to the ethics Of dancing
One Is that with dancing every
night during the week interest il
diverted from I'll" commencement
exercises propcr-thc animal re
union of the societies, the -pcaking
OF the representatives, the reception
by the wives of the faculty aud
other ladies. Thrsc ARE Of prime
importance aud nothing ought To
make them of secondary IN
terest. Another reason IL that
many young people who do
not dance, feel that there are NO
pleasures for them AT "A Chapel Hill
commencement, where the dance is
an every night attraction. The
| University wants all its sonr and
daughters, and MI men and women
in the State, to feel welcome here,
and To make them have that feel
ing the social pleasures mnHt bc va
ried. OF course if this rccornmcn-
dation il adopted by the Trustees,
il can have no reference, Ia the
Thursday night ball-tl,en the ~e~-
sion has closed and the boys are no
longer under the control of the fac
ultv.
II looks TO me that such IA step
ought 10 settle the bali question. |
remember when Mr.. Walter H.
. Page was editor Of the CunosIcLE.
he suggested that it va- question
(thon assuming large proportions),
| ,..,,,lt L.. l..
years ago, said he, the dancing be-
gan AT 10 O'Clock; three years ago
at ! O'Clock; two years ago at u
O'Clock, last year at 1890 O'Clock;
this year at o'clock. Assuming
that the same ratio would bc kept
up, said he, the ball will commence
next year at 2 O'Clock, the next at
3, the next AT 4, aud the next at >,
and by the next year day would
have dawncd. and there would be
no ball To commence at all.
, But his solution dijn I
solve. because in the last year or 80,
the dancing has begun earlier.
Speaking of ball- the University
Magazine Of this month pnblirhc-
"Song of the Ball-KooIn Land, !" and
says that il il ''indebted To young
lady Of Raleigh for this little very
happy poem Of the Iers de soc'e,.
class.