The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-10

late condition of Chapel Hill at the
time. | state that there was no hotel Ill
its limits, and we four, separately, were
entertained by the courtesy of friends,
MIR. Spencer. Mr.. :. NJ. Barbee, DR..
Mallett and Mr.. Mickle.
There was little difficulty in deciding
that the campus and its buildings, books,
nictures and apparatus for instruction
lbould he exempt But it was not so
clnnr what part of the 700 or 800 acres
adjoining the campus should be consid
cred as necessary to the University life.
Fortunately, | had, as agent, applied to
thc trustees for the purchase of lots east
and south of the campus. and was able
fo testify that the application was re-
fused on the ground that it was the
settled policy of the trustees since IEJ0
TO sell lots only from the land to the
north and west, for the reason that 1t
would be fatal to good order and dis
cipline to surround the campus on az
sides with dwellings. Colonel Carter,
in arguing the case before Judge Bond,
for which he refused to accept fee, with
his inimitable gravity when resorting to
the humorous. said: why, may 1t please
your honor. the village is sparSely pop
ulated 1t has only one policeman, and
he is old and rheumatic. He could not
even outrun the students when they get
after him. SO. after Il liberal report
at June term, 1876, Judge Bond gave
the University as Il homestead all the
land. about 600 acres. from the Durham
to the Pittsboro road. except the Piney
Prospect rcctangle of GO or 40 acres. L
am constantly hoping that some big
hearted friend, who remembers with
what delight, when seated on Piney
Prospect hill. his lady love by his side.
he gazed on the vast eXpanse of green
fields and growing crops. which now
covers the bottom of the old 1riaSslc
sea, bounded by the spires and factory
chimneys of Durham and the green
hills of Cary and Apex. realizing tclldty
the truth of the lriShman : saying. How
swate it is to be alone. when your sWate-
heart is wild You, viii, for the per
petual delectation of counting coupiGS'
buy that rectanglc and add it to the
park. which the students and their lady
friends have honored me by calling after
my name.
On the 3Oth of June. 1879. SIX of the
committee of nine appointed to take
steps for reopening the University, viz,
Messrs. Kemp p. Battle. chairman; Is.
+. Moore, Rev Dr. y. Mckay. T.. L.
Cameron. -. NJ. Carter and w. l.. Saun-
ders. met in Raleigh, the following pro
fessors-elect being present by invitation,
viz Rev ID. G. Phillips. Messrs j. Deb.
Hooper. \. w. Mangum, A. f. Redd,
George T. Winston. 1 he faculty, being
requested to make recommendations,
made Il renort, which, after being amend
ed in certain particulars, was adopted
professionally.
The opening of the session was. as
advertised. on the 9th of September.
1879. Dr. Phillips was unanimously
chosen chairman of the faculty and Pro-
fessOr Winston secretary. Professor
Graves received the then almost honorary
Office of librarian.
There is psychological tendency in
the human mind to be DESTROYS of ascer-
tanning the originatorS of great move
mentS. We wish to know who brought
letters to Greece, who founded Rome.
who first set foot on American soil, who
discovered oxygen. who kicked the first
foot ball and so on. Thus it happens
that Hinton James has gained immortal
fame by being the first TO trudge through
the muddy roads of the winter Of 1913.
and presenting himself to the delighted
gaze of the first presiding professor DR..
David Kerr, exactly four weeks after
the session began
| know therefore YOU all are in a
state of trembling anxiety to know the
name of the Hinton James of the nine
J teenth century | am glad to he able
To inform You. ] am proud to set him
on the pinnacle of fame.
In thus awarding the honor am com
PEELED TO ignore the claims of Mr. James
| {. Taylor and DR.. Isaac NJ. Taylor, be
cause their residence was Chapel Hill,
and. being on the ground, they could not
possibly. in the graphic language eff
| General Forest. git thar first Not
| counting them. the glory belongs to the
elder of two brothers. who. with Charles
Bond. preceded all other candidates ny
days journey. When their conveyance
reached the boundary line of Chapel
| Hill at the hamlet of touchdown. the
elder suddenly lcaped from the vehicl
and dashed forward with tn amazing
speed for which duck-lcgged you~ns are
often famous. shouting. "Hurrah. | nm
the first student on the Hill"' He re-
verSed the history of ESau anil .Iacot.
Esau was ahead this time The up-
suspecting Jacob (Hebrew for R"harH
| had no time to offer his mess of oottage
| When ] tell you that this lOng-headed-
! if shOrt-legged-you went to the legiS-
lature over about one thousand majority
against his party. intent on looking out
for the interests of his alma mater. you
DONNELL WINSTON, the Hinton
James of 1919.
The good old county OF BERTHE has an
other honor which should be ~ re-
corded. On the opening day one youth
only entered the agricultural department.
therefore proclaim that Charles Bonl
was the first student of the first college
of agriculture in North Carolina.
The youth, Robert. thus outgencraled
has his share of the blood of the old
Scandinavian vikings. After great
searchings of the heart he devised his
scheme and bided his time 1t was Il
signal and cruel revenge. Franks Meme.
sis came, when there appeared on this
etage to receive the silver cup for the first
boy baby of the Glass of 1S79-James
Homer Winston, son of Robert.
The formal celebration of the opening
of the University was held September -
1919. 1t was eminently successful. The
numerous visitors were surprised and
gratfied at the renovation of buildings
and grounds effected under the direction
of the chairman of the committee on
repairs, Mr.. Cameron. Mrs. Spencer
called to her aid the young ladies of
Chapel Hill and decorated the chapel
with exquisite taste. The portraits OF
great men of the University
Caldwell and Swain. Mitchell and Phil.
| lips, Hawks and Badger. Rufiin. Ora
ham and Manly-were hung on the
walls. There was Il single motto in let
| terS of pYergreen-"LAUS DEO