Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-10
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
A Chair OF Sociology to $50 Established
Investigatiou OF the Negro Problem.

Investigation OF the Negro Problem.
Correspondence OF tho Richmond D.spstch.l
CHAFEL HUI, n. c.. January 9.-The
University of North Carolina opened ITS
doors after two weeks OF Christmas holl-
days on the morning OF the 9Th. with
nearly all the old students back and
number of new ones on tbs grounds;
There are probably two hundred and
thirty students now on the campus.
DIR. George 4. Winston. president of the
University, made an address TO the stu
dent body thursday morning. de an
nounced amid applause that the CHAIR
of sociology. suggested by Walter IL. age,
of the Forum, would probably pc ostab-
lished by the opening OF the University
next September. The establishment OF
this chair will be for the purpose OF CON-
piling and collecting statistics concerning
the negroes in the South, which may be OF
some use IN time of solving the negro
problem. and of keeping the world IN
formed concerning the physical. moral,
and intellectual condition OF the lately
freed slaves.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
The sociology OF the negroes will be IN
vestigated in all its phases. Questions Ike
these will be examined into What proper
ton of the negroes are property-owners
blooded negroes and what proportion are
one halt one fourth, or one eighth black
what proportion or the race are profess
sional men or women, and whether the
black or the mulatto predo1ninates among
these the health statistics OF the race In
the South? Especial study Will be PAID 10
subject Of the amalgamation of the races;
whether ii is increasing, and at what rate;
what II may portend &c. &c.
he Ntpctap CT tod TINT IA had talked
with many friends of the University and
that they favored tins proposed work.
Many of the prominent negroes OF the
State. too. he said, looked with favor upon
the scheme. Furthermore, he hoped that
the United States Census Bureau might be
enlisted in the work of collecting statistics
abou. the black race in our country more
fully and exhaustively than ever before.
AGRICULTURE.
Among other topics in his address DR..
Winston alluded to the depressed state OF
agriculture IN North Carolina. He alluded
10 the fact that cotton Is not bringing as
much as seven cents IN our markets. What
successful thinking and reasoning mas not
taus bit our farmers, the Doctor thought,
stern and memorable necessity Is now
teaching them-namely. that cotton has
ceased TO be profitable farm product In
North Carolina. Legislation cannot 90
ANYTHING to put money in the farmers
pockets. An educated agricultural popu-
lation is what is needed IN our State. II
will come, predicted the Doctor, and
eventually when the maintenance Of agri-
cultural pursuits has become stern ne;
cessity for the sustentation OF life we Will
have great mechanical contrlyances IN the
fields for the purposes OF planting, tend
ing, and gathering the crops that have
never yet been conceived. Invention
must necessarily turn its attention to this
field before verv long.
FINANCIAL DEPRESSION.
The financial depression is having its ef-
feet on the University. One of the farm
er's sons told your correspondent that he
feared he would have TO return home Tor
lack of funds, although his father, 9 well.
TODD planter in the Piedmont section OF
the State, has on hand $500 worth Of cat
tie and about $1,000 worth OF mules. both
the result of foreclosed mortgages, but
upon which little can be realized at pres
ent.