The state chronicle., 1893-06-13
CONDITION OF THE UNIVERSITY

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CONDITION OF THE UNIVERSITY.
Report of the Committee of Inspection.
The Committee of the Board of
Trustees appointed by the Cover
nor to inspect the University,
made full and detailed report at
commencement. We print a few
extracts which will inform the peo-
pie of the condition and manage.
ment Of their chief institution of
learning.
GENERAL CONDITION.
The general condition of the Uni
versity is one of healthy, vigorous
growth. The spirit that pervades
it, from the President to the mana
ger of the baseball team is pushing,
hopeful and progressive. There is
a determination to make it al that
a reasonable public will demand.
QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION.
The quality of the instruction
given is in keeping with the char
acter and quality Of the men in
charge of the departments and their
scholarship and ability. No one
doubts this who knows the stand
ard claimed for it by the manage
ment of the University. The stand
ard of the work is best judged by
the bright and aspiring young men
of the high grade institution.
These are the best measures of coli
lege class work. Such young men
desire the advantages of the best
work. When it fails to come up to
the standard of the best, they are
the first to find it's defects and to
demand its improvement. Such
young men are not easily deceived; ;
and woe betide the professor who
fails to reach their standard of de-
mand. From these, and their atti-
tude towards the professors here,
largely, your committee conclude
that the work is we'll and efficiently
done.
THE MORAL AND RELIGIOUS TONE.
Your committee as a body, and
individually, were very favorably
impressed with the high moral and
religious tone of the University, as
it applies to both the faculty and
the students. We were informed
that the students regularly attend
, some of the church services of the
several christian denominations
having churches in Chapel Hill
The orderly decorum, the gentle.
, manly bearing, and the quiet of the
students at the chapel service and
prayers were very marked, and the
, members Of the committee were
highly pleased and gratifed. The
young men listened attentively te
the reading of the scriptures, and
! engaged heartily in the ser
vice of song. The morning pray
, ers we attended impressed
f US as solemnly as would
family worship before the duties O
3 the day begin. It was a company
3 of joyous, hopeful, happy younf
J men. Your chairman, by invitation
8 of the young men, attended tn
, worship of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, and by their re
quest made short talk after read
: ing some selections from the Scrip
D lures and prayers. He was en-
D couraged and strengthened by tn
service, and went away grateful TO
r the privilege, and with the prayer il
: his heart, "God bless the youn,
men in this institution, and turn th
: feet of many through their infuenc
to obedience to His statutes, An
God bless the University, and mul
! tiply it's power for good"
THE HEALTHFULNEss CT TIE Us1vERs1T,
g We ir quired about the health 9
o the students, and received the re
g ply that not a member of the fae
# ulty nor of the student body wa
sick during our visit; that no pre-
fessor had been sick during th
> year, and only one student ha
l. been seriously sick, and that
q came in September, having cor
O tracted sickness elsewhere. He re
@ turned to his home and died ther
is in October. The testimony wa
that the village was unusual
q healthy.
II RELATIONS OF PROFESSORS TO EACH OTHE
l. AND TO THE PRESIDENT.
~ After careful inquiry we COZ
u cluded that the relations of the ia,
y ulty to each other, and to the Pres
= dent, we're most cordial and kindl
n Not jar, but peace and the kint
g ness of friendship pervaded the 9,
J. tire faculty. All were working tx
B. gether harmoniously for the con
y mon purpose of serving togetht
the best interests of higher educ,
l. ton; and all were striving in ge,
, erous rivalry to serve the Unive
q sity and the State to the very be
q ability of each. The faculty We,
Is unitedly following the leadershi