The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-16
CHAIR OF PEDAGOGICS
CONDUCTED TEMPORARILY By
OTHER PROFESSORS.
DR.. ByNuM ELECTED ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
OF Economics and History--He Has Been
Thoroughly Prepared in America and
Europe--One Raleigh Lady at
~ - the University.
the University.

the University.
The executive committee Of the Univer-
sity OF North Carolina met here yester-
day in special session. The meeting was
held in the Governors office. There
were present Col. Thomas Kenan, Mr.. II.
II. Battle, DR.. R. H. Lewis, Prof. Wal
lace Riddick and President Alderman.
of the University Col. Kenan presided
and Mr.. Bottle was secretary.
The following resignation from Prof.
G. w. Toms was presented to the COM
,nittee and was accepted:
10 the Board Of Trustees University OF
North Carolina:
Gentlemen: / beg to tender my resig-
nation a. professor of pedagogy at the
University Of North Carolina. / wish
to assure you of my great apprecla-
ton Of the honor you did me In my
eleol6oa and of my present and con-
tmued devotion to the University. !
rexrue y lag aside what thought my
HE wssA. but pecuniary obligations and
du,G - ny family compel me.
a. ~ eMpectfully,
RtuA Tens was elected last February
mOfeassr Of pella gogics. Before he en-
tered ppon these duties he was superin-
tendsnG q the graded Schools in Dur
ham. He has now resigned the profess
sershlp a Che University to assume the
positisn Of manager in w. Duke Sons
and oompany'e cigarette factory in Dur
ham for which he will receive a salary
of $500 per year.
Since there was not time sufficient for
careful deliberation the executive COM
mitte> did not permanently fill this chair
Spr Tie present. However, the work in
this important department will not lapse
in the least. The entire work will be
carried On in just as comprehensive a
manner ga it was before Prof. Toms
resigned. Prof. II. II. Williams, of the
department % physiology will give in
structions in history and philosophy
of education. Prof. w. G.. Smith, of
the English department, who was for
merly Instructor in pedag ogy at the Uni
versity, will have the course in the
science of education. DIR. %. A, AL
derman viii deliver frequent lectures ON
iifferenet subjects in pedagogy before
the students of this branch.
The next work of the executive com
mittee was the election of Dr. Il. II.
Bynum, Ph. D., as adjunct Professor of
History and Political Economy for the
academic year of 1S97-'9S. DIR. Bynum,
a native Of Chatham county, is grad
uate OF Trinity college and also a for
mer student at the University. He then
attended Johns Hopkins University after
which he spent four years in Europe.
While m Europe he received the degree
of Do<tsr Of Philosophy from the Uni
versity Of Halle in Germany, after spend
ing three years there. This is one of the
most celebrated Universities i'm all Eu-
rope. DIR. Bynum has also studied at
Lepsis and Brussels and spent several
months travelling through Russia study
ing the social condition in that mon
archy. DIR. Bynum will offer courses in
history Of the ancient and medieval
periods and will offer an extended
course in political and social science. The
University is to be congratulated on Sc
curing such am able professor and his
work will be Of great benefit to the State
through the young men who are SO for
tunate as to take this course.
In q converse ton with reporter, DIR.
Alderman said that on Tuesday the total
registration OF the University was 420,
and of this number 207 were new stu
dents. The increased attendance is of
course very gratifying to the faculty and
friends of the University. This number
is 100 greater than it haAAbeen at this
time in the session for many years. 1t
is absolutely certain that at least 100
more students will enter during the ses-
sion and the registrat ton may reach
$50. OF course this does not include
the summer school enrolment; that
would make the registration exceed 700.
The school Of pharmacy with Prof.
Vernon Howell in charge is marked
success, which clearly shows that the
establishment of this school was very
wise act ON the part of the trustees. The
school will begin work with fifteen stu
dents and the number will soon be
increased to twenty.
at the University. Are four ladies and
Raleigh is proud to boast of one of this
number. They are; first, Miss Dixie Lee
Bryant. teacher in the State Normal
and Industrial College, graduate of the
Massachusetts Institute of Techualogy
who is spending a few weeks at the
University taking a special course in
biology before the Normal college opens
second. Miss Sallie Stockard, Of Ala.
nance county, a graduate Of Guilford
College, who is studying Latin and
Greek, third. Miss G. r. Dodd, of this
city. a graduate of st. Mary's, who is
taking n course in mathematics, and
fourth Miss Mary McRae. of Fayette,
vile. studying history and English
STATESVILLE BAND