The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-03-08
CONDITION OF TIE UNINEHSlT1
Extracts From President Winston )
Report to the Trustees.
OF STUDENTS

The total number Of students en-
rolled during the year is 3SJ. The
number last year was ZIG, the year
before 24S, and three years ago 1913.
In three years there has been a Gain OF
49, students.
The area Of patronage includes
fifteen states and one foreign country
as follows: Arkansas, Connecticut,
Drtrict of Columbia. Florida, Ken
lucky, Minnesota, Mississippi. Ne
braska. y. y, North Carolina. Penn
sylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
aud Japan. The number OF studests
from North Carolina is 1852. being
more by 50 than the largest enrolment
in the history Of the University. There
is reason to hope for continued increase
in the number Of students as well as
the area Of patronage. The State OF
North Carolina should supply at least
five from each county and our sister
states could easily furnish 800 more.
MORALITY.
My acquaintance with the University
as student and teacher extends through
twenty-eight years, and | cheertully
testify that | have never known less
vice, immortality, idleness, and disorder
than during the present year. This
remarkable and most wholesome con-
dition has been brought about through
the voluntary and harmonious operation
Of faculty and students, with entire
absence of petty restraint and annoy
ing surveillance on the part of the
faculty, and of hypocritical pretense or
petty annoyance on the part Of the
students.
The University is not factory
where character, culture and physical
power are made to order and worn like
outer garments. Rather is it vital
organism where men grow daily into
large stature by self effort, and absorb
iutO their inner selves the strong
nourishment that feeds only those who
earn it.
HEALTH AND SANITATION.
The health record of the year is very
remarkabe-Only one case of serious
illness has arisen. Not death has
occurred, nor has any contagious
disease prevailed. The epidemic,
LaGrippe, has scarcely touched the
University; although it has prevailed
| to some extent in the village. The
vigorous out door athletic life Of the
| students, their regular habits, the
absence of vice and eytravagant living,
together with the perfect sanitary
arrangements recently made, have
doubtless caused us to be blessed with
| this exceptionally fine record.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WORK.
1t is gratifying to note large in.
crease in the number Of students pur.
suing advanced courses Of study in the
various departments. These courses
afford facilities for original investiga,
ton and require degree OF culture
and proficiency beyond that essentia
to the Bachelors degrees. During the
present year 1Ol students have pursued
twenty-one advanced courses in the
following departments: Modern Ian
cuages, English, Latin. Greek, Mora
Philosophy, Sanskrit, Chemistry, Ills
tory, Geology, Biology, Electrical
Engineering, Surveying and Law.
1t should be the policy of the
University, as rapidly as possible, t(
increase and strengthen its advanced
work in all departments. But thu
proper accomplishment of this end viii
income. Tie Teaching force Of The
Institution is already taxed to it:
| utmost limit.
A SUMMER SCHOOL AND sUMMEI
COURSES OF UNIVERSITY IN
STRUCTIOK.
One of the duties which the Uni
versity owes the State is to aid il
developing its general system of edu
cation. This duty can be performe,
most efficiently by educating competen
teachers, who by their work and in
fuence will gradually elevate the entire
school system. To this end wa
established in the University last june
by your honorable body a department
of the History and Philosophy o
Education, presided over by Prof
| ILuN Ill ~. AluCl lCSOuGIy VI lll'
State Normal and Industsal School 70
Women. Twenty students are nov
in attendance in this department, o
whom five have already taught school
twelve contemplate teaching next yea
and perhaps longer, while eight have
selected teaching as permanen
profession. The work of Prof. Alder
man in this department, as well as il
the departments ofEnglish and History
has added greatly to the power ant
usefulness of the University. Afte
consultation with Prof. Alderman ant
other members of the faculty as well a
with various educators throughout tn
State, it seems advisable to establish ;
Summer Normal School at the Uni
versity, lasting through the month o
July and furnishing free tuition. Al
opportunity for professional cultur
and inspiration will thus be AFFORDED
many teachers who are unable to leav
their schools in order to attend tn
regular sessions of the University
Several members of our faculty hav
!. consented to teach in such sch DOL
and besides the normal instruction
referred to we have arranged a serie
of University Summer Courses, il
English, Modern Languages, History
Civics, Mathematics, Physical Geogra
ply. Geology, Biology, Latin, Gree
and Political Economy. 1t will b
necessary to employ some Of tn
teachers essential to this instruction
and l respectfully ask that $500 b
appropriated to meet the general ex
penses of the Summer Normal Schoo
and the University Summer Courses
also that this instruction be open t,
women as well as to men and wit
the additional understanding that Il
part of this sum shall be paid our owl
Professors.
THE LIBRARY-A GIFT OF 5000
VOLUMES-A PERMANENT EN-
DOWMENT FUND.
1t gives me pleasure to announc
| that the Dialectic and PhilanthrOpi