The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-22

| greater step forward shall have been
| taken when the University plant shah
| cease to lie idle during the entire sum
| mer vacation and Regular courses be
| offered throughout the whole year. There
are many persons, among them some OF
/ our own students, teachers in public
| schools. academies and colleges. and 9th
ers who arc anxious TO attend the Uni
| yersity during the summer months.
Il confidently urge that the University
plant be nut in service during the months
| of June. July, and August. and part
Of September. \ summer term IN winch
| regular University work would be offer
| ed would be Of greatest value for many
| reasons some of which | venture to Of
fer for your consideration
a summer term would:
Il. Utilize the University plant dur
| inc the entire year rather than for three
fouthS OF the time as at present
-. Provide University instruction at
| such portions of the year rs would De
most convenient for the student
-. Provide University instruction for
| such as cannot attend during the term
| rs at present arranged.
II Permit students who work in va
| cation TO be absent during that portion
Of the year in which they may best Sc
| cure the means with which to return
to the University.
| -. Make 1T possible for students TO
| emter the University at four times IN
| the year rather than at one time.
! "G. Enable those who are physically
| able TO continue their studies TO do so and
| thus hasten the completion of their
| course.
- Permit those who from sickness
or other cause are absent for two or
| three months to retun to their work
! without any greater loss of time.
50 Furnish to the ambitious. or 10
those Of limited time an opportunity of
| Fastening their graduation.
| 50 Make it possible for our own pro-
| feSsors to have their vacations during
| the term of the universities which they
| might wish%o visit for self-improycment,
| and which they cannot visit for that
| purpose under the present arrangement.
40. Put University instruction with
| in the reach Of n great number Of teach
erS in public schools. high schools acad'
| emics, colleges and SeminarieS. ministers
! larSd others who are uncngaged only
| during the summer months.
| NEEDS OF THE UNIVERSITY.
by the exercise of rigid economy I'M
| surpassed in America, by sclf-sacritice,
| hard work. enterprise and vigilant aIpre-
| citation of popular needs. the University
| has grown into the rank and class OF
| institutions enjoying two and three times
| its income and il has preserved lnvlo-
! late its reputation for honesty Of work
| and academic dignity. This fact Is
known and wondered at in the Southern
| States. where ii is best known. It's
| student body in ten years has increased
| 100 per cent Its income from the State
| % FER cent and this. in face Of the fact
| that the American college STUDENT pays
| only one-fourth Of the amount required
| to train him.
This growth is not the result Of luck.
| II is not the resultant of abundant pros
perity. for the University made its great
est gain until this year in Il period OF
disturbance and depression. 1t is the
result of hard, grinding, ceaSeless toll
and infinite watchfulness for the right
and nice adjustment Of University pow
or to the needs of our people. The
University has kept its eyes OH the peo-
pie and has served them we'll
The struggle for growth has been
and is now nothing short Of heroic. IT
has taken All honorable risks. 1t has re-
served nothing for rainy days. 1t has
denied itself Injuries, comforts, decen
cieS. absolute necessities. 1t has poured
its Inadequate income into the daily in
struction OF its students, Withholding
| nothing, save tile means of that in
struction. Ii has given free tuition to
hundreds 1t has loaned to hundreds
just the amount OF money that made il
possible for them 10 come to college. 1t
has had to watch every nickle and dime
of It's expenditures term by term. II
has been Il place OF grim struggle and
plain living, and each fiscal year has
ended with a deficit or Il balance Of Il
few score dollars. This high-water mark
period is Il fit time to speak plainly. This
sort Of struggle without adequate means
of growth cannot 60 on always. More
enthusiasm and even mOuntain-rcmovlng
faith will not equip laboratories, add
needed departments, provide new IN
structorS and retain old ones. The coun-
try is growing, the State is growing.
other institutions are growing. the day
of large things is at hand. The time
has come to be generous and open hand
ed to the institution which has achieved
greater results on less means than amy
similar institution in America. 1t de-
serves good treatment and 1t Will return
the investment increased an hundred
fold | beg to enumerate Il list Of its
most urgent needs and to discuss them
in detail.
I. Professors hip OF Political Economy.
, Associate Professorship of Physics
and Electrical Engineering.
8 ProfessorShip OF English Language.