The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-24

vDr Pierce's medicine has done wonders for
my two sons" writes Mrs. M. Hartr1cH, OF
DefnsteT, Oswego Co., n. Y. "Both had scrofuIa
/ have lost two daughters in less than five years
with consumption and scrofula. My eldest son
was taken two or three years ago with hemor-
rhage from the lungs. It troubled him Tor over
year. He took DR.. Pierce's Golden MedlcaI
Discovery, and has not had one in over year.
My younger son had scrofulous sores on MS
neck; but has not had any since he commenced
to take your medicine"
Use DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Tor
the bowels and liver.
sional. The freshman class numbered
1874 careful comparison with the
last three years shows decided inn
provement in preparation. The test of
the examinations held in December at
the end of the first term also speaks
we'll for this preparation. Fifty-siX
per cent of the freshmen class passed
the examination on all of their studies
Eighty-six per cent passed on half or
more. Only six freshmen made COM
pete failures
DISCIPLINE AND HEALTH.
No serious breach of discipline has
reached my notice during the fall term
and l would speak highly of the be-
/
The University physician reported no
serious illness of any kind and the n
Urinary has been in use for a brief
time only during the fall term, The
total number of patients not excee ling
! five Since the opening in January
there have been two cases of pned-
monia and one death
GYMNASIUM.
The gymnasium exercises have been
under the charge of Mr.. w. r. Weeks,
of Yale University. He has pr1 re1
himself thoroughly competent and has
! been enthusiastic in his work. AT lres-
ent Memorial Hall is used as gym
| nasium. This is for many reasons I'M
desira BILE. A new building for the n1l r
pose is a pressing necessity.
A healthy interest has beer show n
athletics. This important side of the
student life is under the close super
vision of / committee, consisting 4 a
member of the faculty, graduate and a
student All manly sports are enco1t-
aged in football. During the pas tail
| a hundred of more students engaged
i'm football No one sustained any &C.
rious injury
ACCOMMODATION FOR STU
DENTS.
The Carr building has greatly added
TO the accommodations for students
Before this generous gift OF Julian ,.
Carr to the University. the total num-
Der of students who could be lodged in
the University building amounted to
1870. The Carr building furnished rooms
for IA more Even with this the Uni
! Oda
than one-half of it's students in it's own
buildings, and the capacity of the town
was also stretched to the utmost Since
this was the case, and as furthermore
the University physician reported that
two-thirds of all the sickness was
among the students outside of our own
dormitories, 1 recommend to the Exec
utive Committee the immediate erection
of a new dormitory out of the Mary
Ann Smith Fund, such an investment
promising to bear good interest. The
| foundation OF this building is now be
ing laid. Tho students should be in
a building under the sanitary care OF
| the University
HEATING PLANT.
While the employment of trust funds
in anything except renumerative in
vestment cannot be justified / believe
it eminently wise to so employ them
that the University may have the use
of them, and at the same time secure
full interest This has been done in
the case of the electric lighting plant
and the Mary Ann Smith building
recommend that sufficient sum be set
aside to provide a central heating sta
ton and that all of the buildings IN
daily use be so heated. This will be
more economical than the other syS-
TENS and should yield a good income.
WATER WORKS.
The appropriation of $500 made by
the last Legislature for the water works
has been applied to the purpose intend
ed. This amount was insufficient, as
was pointed out at the time, and a
debt of 3,966.po has been incurred so tha'
the water might be secured for three
of the buildings. In order to complete
the system 1t is essential that proper
sewerage be provided. only two bulld-
ngs having partial sewer connection
at present, and that water be put IN al
of the buildings. This will require the
expenditure of at least $4,000 more.
may add that the construction or the
water works so far as completed mas
been most thorough and workmanilke
REPAIRS.
No systematic or thorough repairs
have been made upon the building since
the appropriation Of 1898. me income
of the University has permitted only
occasional patching to be done Inc rooi
of Memorial Hall needs $lOOO worth VI
work done upon it; that OF the chapel