The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-26
ADDITIONS TO FACULTY
Three New Teachers Bring New Force
to the Institution.
THE NEW CARR AND ALUMNI BUILDINGS
Work in Progress Upon the Athletic Grounds
Contracts For the Water Works System
Given Out and The Work to
be Pushed.
be Pushed.
Especial to News and Observer.)

| chapel hill, N. u, August co. nc
summer session of the University COM
prises the school for teachers, the
summer term, and the summer law
class. All of these departments have
done excellent work during the past
summer and have been we'll attended.
The total enrolment is 145. The pro-
| fessors in charge report that they are
especially pleased with the thorough
and faithful work done by the stu
dents in spite of the very hot weather.
The examinations will be held the
last week in August, and the summer
term then closes. 1t may be proper
here to mention especially the work
done by Professor Wills, of the West
ern Maryland College, who has had
charge of the department of English;
Prof. Norton, of Harvard University,
who has taught the classes in Psy-
chology; and Prof. Raper, of Column
bia University, who has chage of the
| work in history. These have all
proven themselves to be capable in
structors and have done fine work.
| The remaining classes have been con-
Quoted by the regular corps of pro-
| fessors in the University
SUMMER LAW CLASS.
Judge James c. MacRae has had
charge of this class during the sum
mer, and has been assisted by Mr.. j..
| Crawford Biggs, of the Durham Bar,
who for several years past has taught
| in the law school of the University.
The law classes have been well at
tended, and the instruction in this
cn1 II fnl
animation before the Supreme court.
! With the coming season, Prof. Thos.
| G. Ruffin will enter upon the duties
| of assistant in the law school, to which
he was elected at the last meeting of
the trustees. Prof. Ruffn has made
a fine reputation for himself in Wash
ington, ID. c., and will add consider
ably to the law school.
| ADDITIONS TO THE FACULTY.
| Several additions to the faculty for
the coming year have been made. DR..
| Alvin S. Wheeler has been elected As
sistant Professor of Chemistry. DR..
| Wheeler has had much experience in
teaching chemistry, having been an
assistant at Harvard for three years.
| He is also an investigator of note.
His paper presented to the last meet
| ing 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 well known Universities since the
vacation opened, but he has decided
to come to the University of North
Carolina. His presence will add great
strength to the already strong depart
ment of chemistry Mr.. Francis NJ
Osborne has been added to the teach
ing force in the English department.
| Mr.. Osborne is graduate of the Uni
versity with the degree of A. r. and
| A. M. With his aid, it will be pos
sible to introduce new methods of
| instruction into the lower classes of
| English and materially advance the
work in that department..
Mr.. Phillip Meade, who was for
merly instructor in gymnastics at
Bellevue Academy, will succeed Mr..
| 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 the coming
session.