The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-09-27
STATE UNIVERSITY.
Opening OF Fall Term Under Unpreci-
sdentedIy Bright Prospects.
Correspondence of the Messenger

Correspondence of the Messenger.)
Chapel Hill, y. c., September Is.
The registration now at the univer-
sity is about $40 students, and this is
much greater than has ever been here
The incoming students are unusually
well prepared and have stood very ex-
cellent entrance examinations.
College work is now going on regu-
1arly and all the different societies and
clubs are well organized for the years
work There is a greater degree of
enthusiasm and earnestness coupled
with the work than has been noted for
some years
The general athletic association.
composed Of all the students in college.
held its first meeting a few DAYS ago.
The election of officers was hotly con-
tested and resulted in the selection of
the following: President. Jas. K. Hall,
or StateSville; vice president T. r.
Brem, of Charlotte; secretary and
treasurer, Thos. C.Worth. OF Asheboro;
under graduate member Of advisory
committee, John Henderson, OF Sails
bury: postgraduate member of advi-
sorry committee, Jas. A. Gwyn.
The Tar Heel editors were elected.
They met later and chose Brent Drane,
OF Edenton, editor-in-chief and the
other appointments were made. The
Tar Heel will come out with it's first
issue on Thursday.
The university german club met re-
Gently. The officers elected were as
follows: President, A. NJ Carr, Of Dur
ham; vice president, f. 81. Lemly, of
Winston; secretary, Benz. Bell, Jr., OF
Wilmington; treasurer, J. L. Morehead,
Of Durham. The first dance will be
held about the middle of October.
The classes have met and elected
their officers for the ensuing year. The
senior class chose NJ. H. Stacy as pres
ident; the junior class elected r. o.
Everett, of Palmyra, and the sopho-
more class elected Graham Kenan, Of
Kenansville.
The upper classes took very decided
measures against haZing and the whole
sentiment of college seems to favor the
stopping Of all sorts of haZing.
The Shakespeare club and Historic
Society will meet in a few days for
the first time this year.
The literary societies have elected
large number of new members and all
have gone very heartily to work.
Several remarkable changes and i'm
provements have been made here since
last session. The new Mary Ann Smith
dormitory was completed and ready
for occupancy. The alumni building IS
now nearly ready to be occupied. A
central heating plant to heat all the
buildings has been installed at a great
cost. Many improvements to the wa
terworks system has been made. A
printing office was erected next to the
power house.
Several changes have been made IN
the faculty. Professor Bruner succeeds
Mr. Warshaw in the modern language
department. and Mr.. Palmer Cobb Is an
instructor in that department. Profess
sor Chas. Raper is the new professor OF
economies, and his courses have al
ready proven very popular. Several
new instructors and assistants were
added to the faculty.
The fall term naturally turns interest
to foot ball. Carolina will miss many
of the brilliant players of the past Few
wears. but there are quite a number OF
new applicants and no doubt winning
team can be chosen. Mr.. Chas. y.
Jenkins, of Yale, is coach. Manager
Whitehead will give out tentative
schedule in a few days.
A mandolin club is being organized
and now talk is going on for a Slee
club, and probably a dramatic CLUB.
The summer law school closes this
week, and quite a number OF the app1-
cants will go to Raleigh to appear be-
fore the supreme court.