The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-01


nded s132,50O in i'm
.terial equipment OF
1t was chartered in
lerefore, the Oldest
the South. Is there
is better equipped,
e? l believe not. Ii
fully with the Uni
Tia, Tulane University
d Vanderbilt Univer-
s;tv tennessee. / am inclined TO
write it now first among the four. 1t
has &c members in the Faculty, OF
whom So are strictly of the 'profes-
serial rank" -
The former Department of Moo
ern Languages has been divided INTO
the Departments of Romano anH
Germanic Languages, in charge OF
full professor, an associate professor
and tow assistants. The Department
of Economics and Finance has been
created and placed in charge OF al
associate professor
The Department of the English
language has been separated from;
that of English Literature Each IS
conducted by an Independent profess
sor: there are also an associate pro-
lessor and two instructors.
The Department of Biology has
been enlarged py the appointment OF
an associate professor of Botany. III
Chemistry the instruction has been
greatly broadened by the extension OF
the work in Organic Chemistry, ana
the addition of courses in Physiology
and Physical Chemistry. An adj
ditional professor hasl been assigned
to the Department of History, and Il
rearrangement of courses has been
made.
/ have thought for more than a
half century that the climate at the
University was well-night perfect IL
is beautiful for situation Would
that some generous soul with proper
foresight and insight and with much
moneys" would bestow a million o.
TWO upon it.
Chapel Hill is situated on an em:-
nence of granite with considerable
elevation, and is free from the damp
ness and malarial influences OF the
ooastwise sections. The winters ar;
mild. and the air is clear and dry.
The mean temperature for the
months of the college session slnce
1920. are: September, lib; October,
$3.50: November, 1919: December,
426; January 1913; February, 44.S
March, 40; April, $50: May, CTS. 1t
is no wonder that Gov. seymour, OF
Connecticut, long ago pronounced II
the most beautiful of sites for Uni
versity. 1t has railroad communities
ton. 1t has in the fine campus forty
eight acres of land, full space anC
verge enough for any number OF nu-
tilations by the brutal football, if the
game should wax as bloody and dis
astrous as in other sections.
There are, contiguous to the cam
pus. five hundred acres of forest land,
which is partly laid off into walks
and drives. The University has sew
enteen buildings. 1t has seven dis
tinct department we'll measured and
broadly useful. They are In order,
the Academic Department, the Grad
uate Department, the Law Schooi,
the Medical School, the School OF
Pharmacy, the School of Mining, the
Summer School.
There are 141 courses. in the AGA
/demic Department alone. and they
are looked after by Il Professors, b
Instructors and 10 Assistants. The
expenses need not for the scholastlc
wear to exceed S20S.S7, and may be
less 1t is non-denominational 1t Is
in sympathy with true religion ana
piety, recognizing that morality and
true religion ere the real basis OF
character. The spirit of its instruc-
ton and college life is broad and
sympathetic, but essentially conser-
vative, devout Christian. The rell-
gious influences in the University are
u.
Morning prayers are held daily in
Gerard Hall. Attendance is requir-
ed Each month, also, sermon is
delivered by one of the University
preachers There are special courses
of instruction in the English Bible,
and lectures on Bible History are de-
ivered each Sunday morning in Ger
rard Hall.
In the forties there was preaching
every Sunday morning in the same
old hall Every Sunday afternoon
the Bible classes were taught by sew
eral Professors, and prayers were
held in the early morning by sunrise
and in the afternoon at O'CLOCK
The only time, as I remember, that
] ever was summoned before the Fac
ulty was for answering student
with yes or no. There is quite list
in this number of the Record OF dis
tinguished Alumni. OF these l know
personally none-William A. Ora
ham, z. Is. Vance. David L. Swain
William J. Bingham. William Hooper
Thomas Bragg, William H. Battle
Alfred M. Scales and Thomas Settle
Graham. Vance, Bragg, and Scales
were Governors of North Caroline
and surely of the very highest anC
best / have seen six others who are
named. and l heard eleven speak in
ALL namely, w. A. Graham. John l.
IL. u
Vance ID. l.. Swain. Thomas Brags
John Nj. Morehead. A. NJ. Scales ano
Thomas Settle. The University re-
ceives for 1904 from the State 81, 1000
1t should be $4,000, as the appro.
prition, if collected per capita, woulc
amount to about cents per annur
to each inhabitant; but the tax i:
paid entirely by property, and tn,
mass of the people in the State reali,
contribute little or nothing to its sup
port. A man who pays only pol
tax contributes nothing. A man listec
at 500 pays less than L cent annually
The Record wisely and truly state
that "the University is the logica
head of the entire system of publ
educational institutions This is tn
American idea, and every State in tn
Union has a University at head of il
school system. The University {
North Carolina has always been fore
most in fostering and developing tn
schools. For the last twenty yeal
forty per cent of each graduatin
class has gone into the school SCI
vice"
The record of the University is or
that not only every one of its SCR