The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-06
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NORTH CAROLINA: A STUDY IN
ENGLISH COLONIAL GOVERN
MENT, by Charles Lee Raper, Phi. D.,
Associate Professor of Economics and
Associate Professor of History in the
University of North Carolina. Publish
ers: The Macmillan Company, New
York.
AT recent dinner of Princeton pro-
fessors and alumni, President Woodrow
Wilson was speaking of the prominent
part which had lately been taken by
Harvard graduates in politics, by Prince
ton men in letters and he said that the
atmosphere, the traditions, of each uni
versity would lead one to expect the op-
posite. Princeton appeared to be giving
the training that should make admins
traitors; Harvard surely ought to turn
out authors. A university should do both
turn out men who would become lead
crs in politics and who would write books.
1t would be a lop-sided educational insti-
tuition in this day when education means
preparation for service that would have
an atmosphere only to train administra-
tors or authors. If it is measuring up to
its opportunities it will not only do both,
but will be so many-sided that it will
touch and bless the life of the State at
every point of its material, political, lit
erary educational and religious life. Any
conception less broad is not the one that
ought to be held by. the trustees or fac
ulty of a modern university. 1t is not
set merely to teach the textbooks, but
to stimulate men to do great things in
every department of the worlds endeav-
or. 1t must also touch the world
through the addresses, sermons, investiga-
lions, writings, books, and spirit of help
fulness that permeates the faculty. An
institution should not be content with do
ing we'll any one thing: it should minis
ter to the state in every way thatAcan
advance it.
Allusion was recently made in these
columns to the notable scientific service
with DR.. Charles Baskerville had rem
dered to the whole world, giving honor
and reputation to the University. An
other of the younger and virile professors
of the University has finished a work
that will add to his reputation and give
new lustre to the University. A univer
sity must create as well as teach.
DR.. Charles Lee Raper's new book.
''North Carolina: A Study in Colonial
Government" is the result of more than
ten years of investigation and study.
This is Dr. Raper's third publication of
Importance, and all of them have been in
line with his study of the historical,
economical and educational problems of
North Carolina. While he was a member
of the faculty of Greensboro Female Col
lege, DR.. Raper wrote a valuable work on
THE History of Religious Education in
North Carolina, and helped in the col
lection of the valuable library of North
Carolina books that formed the best part
of the library of that institution. Since
his connection with the University, DR..
Raper-has built up in three years one
of the very largest and finest collections
on Economics and Finance In the South
ern States. It is a compliment to the
excellence of DR.. Raper's book that it
was accepted by The Macmillan Compa-
n.y. 1t is the first work on North Caro-
lima ever accepted by such a great pub
Usher.
The book contains ten chapters: 1. In
troduction-A Review of the Proprietary
Period; 2. The Governors Under the
Crown; g. The Council Under the Crown;
4. The Lower House of the Legislature
Under the Crown; 5. The Territ orial Sys-
TEN and Administration; 6. The Fiscal
System and Administration; {. The Judi
cial System and Administration s. The
System of Defence 8. The Conflicts Be-
tween the Executive and the Lower
House Under the Crown; TO- The Down
fall of the Royal Government. The treat
ment of these chapters is full, without
needless quotations or Celebrations, and
the story in the Introductory chapter is
told in a graphic, interesting and inform
ing manner, showing a grasp of condi-
tions and problems as well as knowledge
of the details of history. The ten chap
tiers treat in like entertaining manner
with the various phases of colonial gov
eminent in North Carolina, each chapter
giving clearly and succinctly every fact Of
Importance with none of the petty things
that too often cucumber historical nara
tives. 1t is in truth a vigorous and free
discussion of very important problems
the discussion and solving of which has
had much to do with forming the char
acter of this good State. The people then
are just like the people of North Caro-
lima now, plus environment and condi-
tions. The reader will see that there is
the same love of observation-disclosures and
civil then as now, and the same resolve,
and even stronger, not to submit to any
tyranny, ecclesiastical or civil.
Bancroft had evidently learned the
spirit of the people, SO truly delineated,
when he said they were ''the freest of the
free" Turbulent, they sometimes were,
and sometimes they were guilty of violent
attacks upon the government, but it was
largely because they had a hatred of
government imposed by others-govern-
ment, too. that was ill-suited to their
conditions and imposed upon them in
violation of what later they established
as their inherent rights. No man who
would be familiar with the genesis OF
North Carolina history can fail to read
DR.. Raper's story, or rather study. 1t is
as interesting as story, but it is too
dignified and valuable contribution to
be designated by that word that has come
to have so loose a meaning 1t is better
than study by which term it is
called, for the idea of book that is call
ed study is rather dull and heavy
treatment of a subject intended fol
scholars only This well-written and at