The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-24

TIE spring Term Begun AsPieiously.
To be An Unnsaally I~nseresting Ses-
SION In Both Scholastic and Athletic
Features

sion In Both Scholastic and Athletic
Features
Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Chapel Hill, n. c., January 10.
Nothing decisive has been announced
as 10 our future policy in athletics or,
at least, as to whether we will join
the Southern Inter-C Collegiate Athletic
Association, or not With the begin
ming OF another term everything is at
hard FORK
F. NJ. Osborne editor-in-chief Of The
Hellenian, our annual, has appointed
his committees and on the executive
board is Mr.. Marsden Bellamy. Jr., OF
Wilmington, who is also on the humor-
| Gus committee, the invitation commit
tee and is one Of the assistants TO the
business manager. The Hellenian this
year will be gotten out one than be-
fore and the whole board Of editors
is composed of some of the ablest and
best men in college.
Last Wednesday afternoon the ger
man club held a meeting. The annual
February german will take place in
Gymnasium hall early in the month
and will be led by Mr.. J. d. Grimes.
Many young ladies from different parts
of the state will be present and an
evening of enjoyment is looked forward
to.
The literary society at their last
meeting elected their representative
speakers for the next commencement.
The Dialectic Society elected Messrs.
Berkely, Coffey and Allison. Against
these the Philanthropic named Messrs.
BarWick, Parker and Ward.
The election of ball managers for
next commencement was held last Sat
urday in the chapel. Mr.. J.. D. Grimes
was elected chief and the following
subs were elected: Messrs. G. B. New
by, Julius Caldwell, Isaac Harriss,
Emmett Kornegay, R. G.. Davis, E. n.
Joyner.
The session just begun will be a high
ly instructive, as we'll as interesting
one. From time to time prominent
men in the state and country will lee
ture before the student body. Among
them are Mr.. Walter H. Page, editor
of The Atlantic Monthly, and Professor
Gore, of Columbian institute at Wash
ington, brother to Professor Gore, of
this university will speak the latter
part of the month on his Attic travels.
HSIi luc university pIcdCucIS Will Ue
here each month.
The literary societies, besides their
regular meetings, will hold special ex-
ercises On Washington's birthday
They will have a junior-senior debate
and the Georgia debate also occurs this
spring. Arrangements are being made.
by the two societies to have an annual
debate with Vanderbilt, after this year.
In athletics, Captain Winston, of the
base ball nine, has determined to put
out a winning team. The whole sched-
ule of games is not yet made public by
Manager Carr.
About the middle of April, following
| the custom inaugurated last year, the
] preparatory schools of the state hold
a meet" here. They try for the cham
pionship Of the state in field athletics,
which are likely to get more attention
here than now receiving.
Last Wednesday night, DR.. Alderman
lectured in Cheraw, S. c., on the ami
versary of the lyceum of that place
AS usual, he made a fine speech and left
| a good impression.
The Tar Heel came out yesterday af-
ternoOn for the first time since the hol-
idays. 1t had an interesting account of
the dramatic clubs trip and told how
| we'll they were received and treated
| wherever they vent.