The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-29
THE

We find in the University Record
for October some interesting facts ana
statistics connected with the states
great university. 1t has ~tWenty-one
professors, four instructors, six as
sistants in labOratories-3l in all. Ii
has four Observation-Disclosures, $40;
law, II; medicine, Al; pharmacy, 10;
summer school for teachers, 147. Total,
GA. Three college courses; three brief
courses.
It is now in it's 104th year. 1t had 4b'
students in October against AGA last
wear. The highest for last year at any
time was. we think 5O7. North Carolina
sends more of her sons to her own uni
yersity than does any other southern
state. In this she leads the list as
given by the United States cOmmls-
sioner of education. In the FRESHMAN
| class there are 112 students, averaging
10 years and 4 months in age, winch
is much more than it was in the for
ties. The oldest is 80 years and IL
months, and the youngest is 10 years
! and 5 months. Thirty-six are over 70.
! There are 55 sons of farmerS among
the new students, q of merchants. 3
Of preachers. No editors have sons
there. Thirteen are reading law, elev-
en- studying medicine and 9 pharmacy.
| There are 81 seniors. Including sum-
mer school and ten females, there are
GA in all.
Out of the ninety-siX counties in the
! state eighty-three are represented by
students at the university. There are
| thirteen states represented in MS reg
istratiOn besides the District of Column
| bia, viz: North Carolina, South Caro-
| lima, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Virginia.
| Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachu-
sets, Tennessee, New York, Iowa and
| New Jersey. There are some fifty or
| more schools represented and about
! twenty-three colleges by those attend
ing now. The Christian religion and
a high morale are not ignored or neg
| lected. This is most cOmmenddble and
it is a great thing for the state and
humanity that God is honOred and the
religion of the Saviour is taught both
I by example and by precept. We believe
| every professor in the university is a
member of a Christian denomination.
1t is an important truth, full of en-
| enlargement and inspiration that the
highest "Christian Education OF
| which so much is said, is amply pro-
vided for in the chief literary and edu-
| cationai institution in North Caro-
| lima. The following taken from the
| University Record tells the story so
plainly no comment from us can be
necessary:
+; The university OF North Carolina
was planted and based on absolute re-
| ligious freedom. but all it's cOntrOll-
ing influences throughout its entire
I history have operated to create a
strong sentiment for both morality and
| religion. There is no university in
America where the spirit which pre-
walls among the students and faculty
is more favorable to a manly and rea-
| SOnable type of Christianity. The au-
thorities of the university throw every
possible religious influence around the
students. Morning prayers are held in
the chapel and attendance is Compul-
sorry. There are four prosperous
churches in the village, representing
the Baptist, Methodist. Episcopal and
PRESBYTERIAN faiths. There are Bible
lectu n each of these by the pro-
fessOrs of the university and Sunday
morning Bib lectures in the chapel
by a emb of the faculty. The
Young Mems Christian -Associa ton
unit among it's members many of
the most influential students of The
university. 1t meets every night and
throughout the year for religious SER
vices open to all students. 1t offers
several classes for the devotional and
practical study of the Bible, conduct
ed by the young men of the associa-
ton. These young Bible teachers are
prepared by special study and attend
ance upon summer conferences where
they are trained by the best students
in the country, n are selected for
the work.
by recent act of the board of trus-
tees a number of eminent ministers of
the various denominations are elected
as preachers to the university. They
each spend a week at the university