The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-10
RREEZY CHAPEL HILL LETTER.
The Thursday Night Club.-Dr. Lns-
colts Lecture-Dr. Manning Honored.
DIR. Alderman's South Carolina Ad-
drests.-Briefs and Personals.

DIR. Aldermans South Carolina Ad-
drests-Briefs and Personals.
Chapel Hill. \. c., April 9.-(SpecialD
The Thursday Night Club, which Is
composed OF the professors and ladies OF
the faculty, was entertained last night
by President Alderman at his elegant
home on Cameron avenue.
From 9 till II o'clock the usual gayety
of the Thursday Night Club was kept
ND. and the April meeting was voted
one of the most enjoyable in the history
of the club. AS host, DIR. Alderman is
an elegant entertainer, and Mrs. Groves.
who so charmingly received the guests.
is n hostess OF the first order.
Among those present last evening were:
Prof and Mrs. Wilson, Prof. Butler and
Miss Mangum, Prof. and Mrs Gore. Mr..
and Mrs. r. s. McRac DIR. Charles Man
gum and Miss May. DIR. and Mrs. Bas.
kerville, Prof. and Mrs. Holmes. DIR.
and Mrs. Hume, Prof Webb md Miss
Manning, DIR. and Mrs Ncnnbc. Prof
May. DIR. Iinscott, DIR. i. *. Iinll and
Mrs. Ball Prof. and Mrs. Williams. Prof.
Harrington and Mns. Harrington. Prof.
Toy. Prof. Cain. DR.. aud Mrs. White.
head, Rev. and Mrs n. II. -. Wilson.
Prof. and Mrs. Cobb and Mr. Groves.
Last night Gerard Hall was we'll filed
with students and fine members of the
faculty and their wives to hear the firth
lecture of the faculty series to be deliv-
cred before the student body. DIR. II. j..
Linscott. Assistant Professor OF Latin,
delivered lecture on "Xoroastcr, His
People. Language, Religion"
Dr. Linscott is n recent acquisition To
the University faculty, and ms this was
his first lecture in Chapel Hill, every
one wished to hear him. DIR. Linscott is
an A. b. graduate of Brown University.
Phi -. graduate of the University OF
Chicago. and proving himself n most
entertaining speaker, he held the undi-
vided attention of his audience during his
entire address.
DR.. Linscott. reviewed the life and
teaching of Zoroaster. telling in a most
interesting way OF the noble reforms
which were included in his teachings.
He traced the extension Of Zoroaster's
belief to the Modes and Persians, the
people, including all classes. the greater
part of his followers being OF the Aryan
branch of the Indo-European Family.
Zoroaster taught that mans duty was
the right and spoke of world for the
good, one for the bad and still another
midway place for those whose good and
bad deeds counterbalanced. He also. as
Il prophet. believed in the coming of n
Savior. and believed, moreover, that in
mans struggle for right or wrong, right
would ultimately triumph and there
would come Immortality and life here
after
DIR. LinscOtt, in conclusion, made
strong plea for the good done by
Ioroaster. saying that while, of course,
it could never equal Christianity, yet in
the teachings of Zoroaster. the people Of
Asia were benefited greatly in that the
religion gave them free choice between
right and wrong. but created within
every man n conscience which forced
him to take the right.
DIR. Linscott's lecture was not only in
teresting in every particular, but was
masterpiece of English-in rhetorical
beauty being elegant.
DIR. Isaac Hall Manning, son of Hon.
John Manning. has won a place in the
medical staff OF the Long Island Medical
College Hospital. DIR. Charles Robson,
son Of DR. A. b. Robertson, of Chapel
Hill, won the prize for the best essay on
anatomy at the same medical college.
These two prizes are the ones most
coveted in the college, and as both of
the young men mentioned are Universit,
of North Carolina alumni, great credit
; reflected on the teaching of DIR. White
head of the Medical Department
DIR. Alderman returned yesterday
morning from a trip to South Carolina,
where he delivered an address before the
Medical College in Columbia. In Will
mington, on his return, he delivered a lee
ture in the Presbyterian church The
South Carolina and Wilmington papers
speak in most complimentary terms of
his addresses.
The University catalogue for '97 will
be out in a few days. The last of the
work has been done ON it, and its distribu-
ion from the Presidents office will begin
shortly.
DIR. f. X. Ball, Professor of Greek,
has been confined to his room from La
Grippe for the past few days, but is
again able to be out
The two games with the LAFAYETTE
College baseball team were without a
ingle act of ungentlemanly playing. The
Lafayettes are great favorites here, and
there surely could be no i'll feeling in a
game with the famous Alligator" Clark
on the coach line. w. Id.