The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-03
HIS EUROPEAN TRIP.
PRESIDENT ALDERMAN'S FAREWELL TALK
TO THE STUDENT BODY.
Rev. Robert Strange Inaugurates the New
Preaching System--Mrs. Cores Elegant
Dinner The Shakspere Club.

Chapel Hill, n. c., Feb. Especially
The new plan of having the University
preacher stay here for week has been
heartily inaugurated by THE presence this
week of DR.. Robert Strange of the class
of 10. On Sunday morning he preach
ed ITO "a large crowd at the Episcopal
church ON Faith, and continued the
same subject ON Sunday might at the
chapel. He conducts morning prayers
and takes part, with a short address,
in the nightly Y. NJ. C.. A. services.
On Thursday night he will preach to
the students. Having office hours the
preacher is in touch with the students,
and saws he feels like a boy again among
the familiar Sences of his recent college
days.
A tinge of sadness pervaded the Uni
versity as the hours approached for the
departure of President Alderman, on his
three months Mediterranean cruise.
Mrs. Prof. Gore. who knows so well
how to do such things in their elegant
home, rendered the PRESIDENT a farewell
dinner at which all the faculty were
guests. The occasion was full of good
feeling and kindly "reminiscences and
hope for the future and bound all with
grpater appreciation ito the hOnOred and
cultured hostess.
Yesterday morning DIR. Alderman at
the chapel service spoke a few earnest
words of departure to the full crowd of
students. After alluding to tine route,
and object of his vacation, and an
nlollncing officially that Prof. Gore, ON
whose experienced shoulders the trus-
tees rested the executive burden as
Dean of the faculty while the Presi-
dent is absent, he earnestly reminded the
students that he imposed a trust upon
them. namely, the honor and good name
of the University. That they alone
could keep it clean and pure. That he
goes out as a man to enjoy the inherit
ance of the ages and by eye and ear reap
somewhat of the treasures of other ma
lions. That meanwhile the perils of
those who go down to the sea are to be
remembered. Il shall feel that each one
of you will have me in your mind and
heart daily as you here take part in the
simple service of prayer and praise to
the great God who holds us in the hol-
low of his hand" He wanted to hear
from them and get the biggest bundle
of mail in Cairo of any of the party.
$50, finally, wherever l go and whatever
L see. OF OUleT IleH, OI SUOIbtu UuifulLlB9'
of great spots made sacred i'll history
and by the footsteps of the Saviour,
there shall never fade from the very
front place in my heart and mind some
grey old buildings set back among the
trees which l loved as a boy and which
with some hundreds of students ming
ling in and out love ITO serve as a man,
who. whatever they do, whatever their
shortcomings are yet the hope and pride
of the commonwealth"
DR.. Alderman left to-day via the
Southern and will sail for New York
on Saturday, February 9th.
Prof. Price, who has been spending
some time here in literary work, gave
an interesting paper hast night in per
sonal Impressions of the French Thea.
ter Mt the meeting of the Shakespeare
Club.
The work of removing the old Nancy
HilliarJ hotel has ut last actively be-
gun.