The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-16
DURHAM RECORDER.
II. G. HACKNEY, Editor. Pro.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. l6. 1891.
THE UNIVERSITY.
RENOVATED BUILD
INGS.
THE LAW sCHooL---THE
CEMETERY.

their foliage, and the campus so
beautiful in summer looks cheer
less and bare. The old historic
popular still stands, a mon
ument of the committee that
located the University in this
charming place. i
The buildings that have been
renovated, have been superbly
done. One would scarcely re-
cognize the interior, so complete
has been the change. The old
chapel, whose technical name is
Gerard Hall, has had its interior
completely transformed. Theol
doors have been closed up, and
two new doors made in the end
fronting the library building.
The old high-backed, boxed.up
pens are gone, and the historic
''bull-pen" where the grandees
of the college used to set on
Commencement occasions is
gone. The work of renovation
is to go on until all the build
ings have been completely
transformed as to the interior.
The Law School now has
commodious quarters in the
University buildings. In the
days of Judge Battle and Hon.
s. L. Phillips the law lectures
were given in their law offices
DIR. Manning has heard the re.
citations in an office near the
old Methodist church, but last
summer the Law School moved
into good halls in the Univer-
sity buildings, where assembled
the largest law class that ever
met in this State.
/ visited the cemetery especi-
ally to stand at the grave of my
old friend from boyhood's days
and comrade in the army, DIR.
A. w. Mangum. There is but
little in the cemetery to interest
a visitor. 1t seems to be utter
ly neglected, the graves unkept,
and many delapidated. DR..
Mangrm's grave is neatly and
tastefully kept. Fresh flowers
were on the grave which was
covered with grass. A PLAN
neat marble stone bears the fol.
lowing inscription:
"Adolphus William Manguun,
Of the n. G. Conference, Profess
sor in the University of North
Carolina lS75-lS9O. Born April
!, 1884. Entered into rest May
IL, 1890"
"In all thy ways acknowledge
Him, and He will direct thy
paths" Prov. 1ll-6.
Standing at his grave, | could
net help recalling wildly, his
sermon, or rather his eloquent
remarks at the baptism Of Gen.
Pender then Colonel of the 9Th
n. G. The ceremony of baptism
was performed by Rev Mr.. Da.
Wis, an Episcopal Chaplain in
Hampton's Legion. The sermon
if such it could be called, was By
DR.. Mangum, Chaplain of thu
9Th. If the remarks made By
Chaplains in the army, can b,
called sermons. We never HAD
there the stately well.arrangeC
discourse We hear IN pulpits her
at home. They were practical
short, earnest talks, and usual,
burning with zeal and elo'
quence.
We were camped on the higl
bleak hills overlooking the Poto
mac, q few miles below Mt
Vernon, and facing Sickles
corps on the opposite hills Q
Maryland. IL was a beautiful
Sunday IN the autumn, and tn
services were in a little grow,
ofscrubby oak saplings. Their
was no pulpit except a littl
plain pine table, the only on
belonging to regimental head
quarters.
We were literally worship
ping
lin that cathedral. boundIas a
our wonder.
Whose queBchless lamp. the sun an
moon supply,
Its choir the winds and waves, IL
organ thunder;
Its dine the sky"
II would have been very quic
that Sunday but for a 80 pounde
rifle Parrot at FreestOne Point
a mile away, firing away a
passing vessels on the Potomac
We had captured the gun a
First Manassas, and the boy
had dubbed him Long Tom.
The Old Third Brigade. 2nt
and it'll Mississippi, 4th Ala
bama, aud 9Th y. C.; the Ten
nessee, and Texas brigades
Hsmpton's Legion, and tn
batteries Of artillery compris
ing the "Division of the Deco
guam" under Gen. W. n. 6
Whiting were all there, and a
Fender knelt on the ground :
receive the baptismaT water
poured upon his head, the vas
audience rose in an instant a
one man.
Among those present that da