Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-17
CAROLINA HISTORY.
p1opeseoN AeRAM eUsHNeLL HART,
Or HARVARD. At cHAPEL HILL.
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EoEreepondence Of the Richmond DispatcA.1
CgArzz Hnz, N. O.. February Is. Pro-
opueof Abram Bushnell Hart, Of the De
po9tnent Of American History ct Harvard.
NO has been lecturing at the University
q this State during the last week, has re-
tuFned 70 his work at Cambridge. Pro-
foeoor Hart and DR.. e. Alexander. Of the
Gfeek chair here. .tramped to Durham yes
eorday morning, distance Of twelve miles,
- which point Professor Hart will take
tAe train Tor the North. Before leaving he
suppressed himself as well pleased with the
voek done ut the university here, and was
l1oo carried away almost with his hospita-
bic reception and entertainment here.
10th professors and students We'd with
eoch other IN showing him kindness. He
va received - an honorary member Of the
sssss Il. U meeting %. Of sa s'', society
adjourned an informal reception
yss held and Professor Hart spent some
time In the hall looking at the handsomely
framed portraits Of the eminent active
members Of the society. whodeba.ed IN its
hah when they attended the university.
Among these were portraits OF Senator
yance and General Cllngman, and OF other
days Judge RufiD. Senator Willie p. Man
gum. Secretaries of the Navy George H.
Badger and William A. Graham. and Presi-
Dent OF the United States James X. Polk.
DEFINITION or HISTORY.
Professor Harris last lecture was on
"Methods OF Historical Study" After
gtviuR various definitions OF history
among others, History is past politics,
AID politics Is present history" "a Johns
Hopkins defnition); History Is record
Of what people before us have thought
A. - III hA A<.f ana
and diagrams, TO give some methods OF
pursuing this study. IN making research
use biographies. official letters, and the
records of the leci latures." Here Pro-
fessor Hart remarked parenthetically that
there was not in existence complete set
Of North Carolina colonial laws.
"Taking subject. write monograph
upon IL and say the last word on that SUBJ
ject. Tertiary OF third-hand works are
often valuable material. Tertiary works
are material collected from second
authority. Never believe that all the his
tory about any one subject has been
written"
VALUABLE SUGGESTION.
I'm taking notes. instead of using note
books use blank sheets OF paper not too
large TO be cumbersome, and afterwards
MAKE q little book of as many OF these
sheets ss relate to one particular subject.
ponderous index TO the ordinarily used,
numerous notebooks One historian"
said the lecturer, has 800 note books. and
when he wants to refer TO particular note
he has TO consult his voluminous index.
These loose-sheet notes bound together IN
little book with the particular phase OF
history their contents deal with noted on
the outside cover would save mucn trou-
ble."
INTERESTING SUBJECTS.
Professor Hart recommended the study
of the following subjects of our State his
tory in monographs form: The history OF
North Carolina boundary. lines; immlgra-
ton into North Carolina, giving history
OF the Scotch Highlanders. the Scotch
Irish, and the New England Puritans. who
made settlements in this State; the strife
against the Projectors, dwelling especial
Nv upon the fearlessness with which our
colonists swept away bad laws manufac-
tured in England and bad Governors sent
over from England: slavery IN the colony
and STATE OF North Carolina public lands
md lani titles, with the history of the
State of Franklin; the influence OF North
Carolina upon other States North Caro-
Ina settlers emigrated not only west TO
Tennessee. but many devia,ed to south OF
west, and others to north of west, going
TO Ohio and Indiana; North Carolina du-
sing the Civil War; reconstruction IN
North Carolina; race elements IN North
Carolina the judiciary in North Carolina
popular tumults IN North Carolina.
Finally Professor Hart said he himself
thought he would write o monograph on
Hospitality IN the Old North State"
whereupon he was greatly applauded by
the students.
BRIEF INTERRUPTION.
The lecture was interrupted by cry Of
Gre, and the student. body promptly va
Gated to the scene where the contagration
was supposed to be. A defective tiue in
Professor Williams's house seemed to be
about to set the house on fire, but deslsted
pn the arrival of so formidable body OF
students The boys soon returned and
heard the remainder of the lecture.
Ex-GovERNoR SCALES.
Memorial services were held yesterday
In honor of Ex-Governor Scales. Rev. DIR.
. Hume conducted religious services. aud
Drs. Battle, Manning, and Winston paid
tributes to the character of the deceased.
The Dialectic Society, of which Governor
Scales was q member in his university
days, 10 draped in mourning.