The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-06
THE UNIVERSITY BALL.
ATTENpFJ BY THE VlCE-PRESl-
DEN r AND HIS PARTY.
The Tendency of University Thought
as Shown by the Speeches
the Young Men.

Chapel Hill, n. c., June 5.--(SpeciaD
- introduce you to President Cleve-
land!'
His EXcellency, Governor Elias Carr
was the speaker, and stood by the
side of Nice-President Warren Elliott,
of the Atlantic Coast Line, on the rear
platform of the private car which was
bearing VicePresident Stevenson this
morning from the University of North
Carolina to Raleigh.
The train had stopped for few mo-
ments at Durham, and Mr.. Stevenson
was standing on the car steps shaking
hands with the crowd that had gather
ed to welcome him in that public-spir-
tied little city. Col. Julian S. Carr,
one of the accompanying party, stood
just behind on the next step above
the Vice-President and was introduc-
ing each one in turn to Mr.. Stevenson.
Mr.. Elliott is not without Clevandes-
que points in his face and physical
| makeup, and the faces of the people
were not a little puzzled for the mo-
ment, until the enjoyment of the Gov
ernor let loose the humor of the situa-
ton. One old chap stepping up
shouted ''Our next Governor and our
iiCAl IcSiutHls dis AOis NdIE CdlIcu HIS
name out to the Vice-President. The
little stop was breezy and pleasant in
every way and none too long.
Mr.. Stevenson had left Chapel Hill
| in the morning with many who were
returning home, and expressed him
| self most graciously as to his hospita-
| BILE treatment. Togther with the young
women of his party, he had entered
| heartily into all the college events,
| and was as plain as an old shoe. al
ways approachable and seemingly
| getting genuine enjoyment.
| After the afternoon exercises which
| were given up to the Vice-President
| the chief featurs were the Glee Club
| concert and the Senior ball last night.
| The concert was sparkling and put
| champagne into the tee of the young
| folks, toiletted all to the shoe-tips for
| a gay summer-night dance.
| The dance was held in the Gymna-
| SUM hall, which had been set in per-
/ feet order. Spacious wfthal, the floor
| waxed TO a glimmer.
| Miss Stevenson and her friends were
| among the dancers, and so pleased was
l the charming young daughter OF the
/ Nice-President that she is quoted as
J, having asked her father to let her re-
| main longer among the people to which
| She seemed to take to naturally. Miss
| Stevenson was overwhelmed with at
| tentfon, as well as with beautiful flow
ers, and carried in her hand a full
| bunch of jacqueminots bending deep
| red on their long slender stems.
| But there were others.
| The ball room was waves set to
music. The girls had on their lightest
| and whitest gowns, dimples twinkled,
and eyes played all kinds of pranks on
| the heart-strings of the collegians.
| Every type of North Carolina beauty
| was there from the facile and volatile
| blonde of dash and mischievous
| laughter to the commanding brunette
| with low Greek brow and deep hair
| thick and smooth over the temples,
and she knew that power in those eyes
| luminouslv dark. And did they not
| all know that in every blush there was
| a song for the Senior--a song, even if
| il fell from the lips ofSileaee that came
| TO the inner ear of those Seniors like
| the sweet breath of mandolins over
fragrant tropic seas-seas shot with
| silver moons-~those same moons whose
light has been welding hearts togeth-
er for so many, many moons.
That ball will be heard from.
The notes fell upon fruitful hearts,
| and the .fruitage may yet be flower
| garden full of June weddings, in the
coming by and bye.
Those boys-the pallor of their books
| had left them-those books that keep
pumping the blood so mercilessly from
| heart TO brain. The speeches of stu
dents are apt to show somewhat what
| the college is thinking about The
| dominant chord struck yesterday and
the day before was Democracy, to be
! wrought out through Christianity.
| No matter what key was struck, the
| great note of the rights and possibili-
| ties of the common people was reso-
| nant above ALL This is we'll and
the older ones took hope in hearing
such talk.
Young Mr.. Shepherd spoke of Democ-
racy, Mr. Wowerby of Evolution, Mr.
Smith of the Reformation, Mr.. Allen.
| of the Development of the Masses, Mr.
COnnor of Luther, Mr.. Boddie of the
Meaning of History. Altrinstic in
the highest sense these ventures of
boys toward working out the mean
| ing of the restlessness of the masses
and the res ponse with which that rest
| lcssness should be met-with patience
philosophy-with uplifting heart
The seniors followed in the same
tune. The spirit of the time is upon
those young men in the great sense
| that sense which grasps as firmly as
man can the intents of the Almighty.
Vice-President Stevenson said i'm his
speech that if you would show him
What the student was thinking about
he could tell you something of the
civilization of the coming generation.
And after this manner the Uniyer-
sity of North Carolina is putting out
young men, as lamps to bring light
and life-full life, to those who are in
darkness and in the deeps, and this
after all is the whole problem of the
world. There is none other
w +. C.