The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07
THE STATE UNIVERSITY
Close OF the Summer Term-A Most
successful session improvements
at the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for Next
Year

In summer session of the university
has just closed and it's work has been
highly satisfactory to those in charge.
The attendance was las. and the ses-
sion included the school for teachers.
the regular summer term Of the uni
versity ana the summer law school.
The professors in charge report them
selves as specially pleased with the
thorough and faithful work done, in
spite Of very hot weather.
1t may be proper here TO mention
especially the work done by Professor
Wills, of the Western Maryland col
lege, who has had charge Of the de-
partment Of English; Professor Nor
ton. of Harvard, who taught the classes
in psychology, and Professor Raper, OF
Columbia. who had charge Of the work
in history. These have all proven
themselves 10 be capable instructors
and have done fine work. The remain
ing classes have been conducted by the
regular corps of professors in the uni
yersity.
SUMMER LAW CLASS.
Judge James c.. MacRae has had
charge of this class during the summer
and has been assisted by Professor
Crawford Biggs, OF Durham, who for
several years past has taught in the
law school OF the university. The law
classes have been well attended, and
n instruction in This Will continue
until the fall examinations before the
supreme court. With the coming ses-
sion, Professor Thomas -. Ruffin will
enter upon the duties TO which he was
elected at the las meeting OF the trus-
Professor Ruffin has mad a
fine reputation for himself in Washing
ton, and will add considerably to the
law school.
ADDITIONS TO THE FACULTY.
There have been several a~dditions-to
the faculty for the coming year. DR..
Alvin ). Wheeler will be the assistant
professor of chemistry. DR.. Wheeler
has a much experience in teaching
chemistry, having been an assistant at
Harvard for three years. He is also
an investigator of note. His paper pre-
scented before the last meeting of the
chemical society in New York has
been very highly spoken of in scientific
journals. DR.. Wheeler has been offered
a prOfeSSorShip in two we'll known
universities since the vacation opened,
but he has decided to come to the uni
versity. His presence will add great
strength to the department Of chemis-
try. Francis NJ. Osborne has been
added to the teaching force in the
English department. Mr.. Osborne is
a graduate of the university with the
degree of A. B. and A. NJ. With his
aid it will be possible to introduce new
methods of instruction into the lower
classes of English and materially ad-
vance the work in hat department.
Philip Meade, who was formerly in
~StruCtOr in gymnastics at Bellevue
academy, Will succeed MIR. Calder in
the management of the gymnasium.
Mr.. Meade is at present in New York
taking special courses in the line of his
work for tho coming session
NEW BUILDINGS.
The Carr building which was COM
pleted just before commencement adds
forty-three rooms to the dormitory
system of the university, This puts
the university in a very NUT co.ter
condition for accommodating its stu
dents The Carr building is a very
handsome structure just a S of the
library, and a every modern conve-
nience. 1t is lighted by electricity and
is heated by the furnace system. Prac-
tically all of the rooms in this building
have already been engaged The
alumni building will in a few weeks be
completed as to the exterior. This
will be one of the handsOmest college
buildings in the south and stands as a
beautiful memorial of the love of the
alumni for their alma mater.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
Work is progressing upon the ath-
letic grounds. The field has been
nicely leveled off and is sown with
grass. The fence and grandstand will
be completed by the opening of the
session. 1t is a great improvement to
get this athletic field away from the
buildings. The former fence was very
unSightIy. The old field will still be
used for the practice ga mes. thus Civ
ing two good fields for athletic exer-
ciSeS. The pharmacy department has
hA-~ nlI1I 20 lr,~ino HhA y-nor yfS
laboratory facilities have been lncreas-
ed, and it stands now with its corps OF
six instructors to do most excellent
work and to be a great help to the uni
versity and to the state. Sanitation OF
the town has been attended to during
the summer A great deal Of cleaning
up has been going on and much time
has been used, and as a consequence
the town has been almost free from
any SicknSSS
WATER WORKS.
There has been some delay in get
ting the work upon the water works
started. In the first place, the amount
appropriated by the state has been
found altogether insufficient. This fact
was made known to The legislature at
the time. Still the best possible use
of the money on hand is being made.
The contracts ave all been given out.
The filter and engines are already on
the spot and the standpipe is ready for
shipment. The orders for the various
materials needed have been placed and
the work Will be pushed to as speedy a
completion as possible. This system
will give the university a very large
supply Of pure water. 1t is scarcely
possible to ~over-estimate the value Of
it to the university.
PROSPECTS FOR TIE COMING
SESSION.
The prospects for the coming session
1900-1901, are nc st encouraging. There
have beer an unusually large number
of applications for rooms, inc the
correspondence throughout the sum-
mer has been very heavy. While it Is
impossible to form any correct esti-
mate until the students have been
registered it looks as IL the entering
class would be a very large one. The
entrance examinations will begin on
September 18th, and the registration
of the students will be on September
18th, 18th and 18th All students are
49, 4-s-4