The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-10

session Will see fifty-eight men at work !
All the departments have been strength
ehed and with this force sections not ex-
ceoulhs twenty five or thirty men OF
each class will be the rule
1nere Is a strong tendency shown to-
"aius d more thorough training b. the
S'uuehtS. IL Is noteworthy that this
year seven students took the masters de-
gree, and Of the forty per cent OF the
oiaSs VINO Wl!l 90 as teachers, the feeling
was lor the thorough training. The lit
erary societies are in an admirable con-
cllion and last years work has never
peen excelled. About 900 are enrolled in
the TWO societies, under the voluntary
system, and an increase is looked for at
the coming session. The training FOR de-
Date has been splendid, and in each So
Getty a large number have entered into
tE1S. The success in debates has been
marked, as The University won against
johns Hopkins and Vanderbilt and lost
Only against Georgia. The system is de-
Ne'opIng strong debaters, and present
problems are discussed with the certain.
ty OF knowledge. The system Of the Uni
Versity of North Carolina is recognized
as a wonderfully strong one by institu-
lions North, South and West, and con-
slant inquiries arc made about its fea-
lures.
The athletic life is a good one. On the
athletic fields the contests are making
strong and healthy men. Frequently in
the fall one hundred men can be seen
on tho FOOTBALL field, and the trials for
the baseball events bringing out the
strong physical forces of the men. Tho
control Of college athletics by the student
body and it's final oversight by the fac
ulty committee. which has absolute con-
troll, keeps the athletic matters in tho
best shape. Out of the nine games of foot
ball last session but two We're lost, and
out of fifteen games of baseball but four
went against the University nine.
The high stand taken by young women
in the graduating class justifies the OPP
portunities given them at the Univer-
sity. 1t is only to the graduate of other
institutions or to those who have laugh
three years that this opportunity is pre-
scented, but those who have seized it have
done splendid work. In this years class
We're: Misses Christiana Rnsbee, Minnie
Curtis Bynum, Birdie Pritchard and
-NLdly 1IoOlllc.d llu edCn OIL UnoSc mas taken
q high stand. The appreciation of this
is shown IN the applause given each Of
the Young ladies as they received diplo-
mas, this applause being begun by IL dis
tinguished alumnus of the University.
The people Of the State have heard
splendid addresses yearly at the Uniyer-
sity, but none better than those deliv-
cred this year by Hon. Hillary "A. Her
bert and Hon. E. w. Pou. But not alone
were these great speeches, but in the de-
bates and o%rations presented by the
students We're also found the same bril-
liant efforts, showing training and Gull
tlNatlon. Then, too, the short introduce.
tory made by Col. Thomas Kenan, when
he presented Err. Pou was of the great
est interest, as We're the remarks Of Mr..
F. H. Busbee in accepting for the trus-
tees the Gift Of the statue Of the Apollo
BelViGere, presented by the Senior Glass
to the University. Couched in elegant
English, en,bel'ished with fitting QUOTA
lions from the classics, it was greatly
enjoyed and highly complimented
The future for the University is bright
With promise. Already the applications
- iAN-NS yN'A NIiiI AL SOCdly
numbers, and already a large part of the
dormitcry Accommodations have been
taken up. The trustees were more large
ly represented than ever at the meetin.
this week. and the spirit of the alumni
is for a grander and a greater univer.
sitV. The influence for good of this BODY
! can fardly be Overestimated, and their
practical assistance is seen in new build
ings and in an increased attendance each
year.
AS a mere matter of investment to tie
State the University is a factor in dc.
~vc.opmeEt. Its buildings are all gifts.
having cost the State nothing, the plant
today exceeding in value by $780, 900 every
cent ever given to it from the public
treasury. Each year there is saved to
tho State by the pupils from North
Carolina, who, but for the University,
Would go elsewhere, and by those VINO
come in from other States over 500, 900.
This is no mere guess work, but the
result of actual investigation.
1t is q noble institution, this Univer-
sity, and it deserves a place close to the
hearts of the people. 1t is in touch with
them. It's student body comes from,
every class of life, and its graduates go
out and add to the States labor and
wealth and grandeur in many lines. Ii
is for the people and of the people, and
unfortunate indeed would be many youn:,
men but for the inspiring aud elevatirg
influences which nave been injected into
their lives 10y a residence within its
walls. In it is much of future hope for
the State, and to it is due the love and
support of a noble and patriotic people.
EDWARD T.. BRITTON.
Poll Tax in Chatham.