The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-15

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that the campaign was conducted on
a scale of luxury unknown in any
other press campaign and is quite
contrast between the modest expendi-
lures Of the organization which start
ed the railroad rate agitation, esti-
mated at less than $4,000, including
all the expenses of it's press bureau
and the tone of literature it distri-
buted. 1t is too bad that so much
good railroad money was wasted.
DIR. VenabIe on College Matters.
DR. F. p. Venable. President Of the
University of North Carolina, is here
in attendance on the regular annual
convention of Association of prcS-
dents of State Universities, which
opened its two days sessions al the
Shoreham Hotel Monday morning
These sessions which Dr. Veuabl@
characterized today as ''aXOcrience
meetings" deal particularly with mat.
ters of university government aul ""
ganiZa ton and are not open to the
public, as the presence of !1eWspaper
reporters and others would prevrI.t
the free discussion of conditions in
the universities which is the real OBJ
ject of the convention. One If the
subjects discussed is whether i. is pos
sible and advisable to adopt systems
for admission To college looking to-
ward a common or national admins
tration in the interests of Students col
leges, and the preservation of stand-
ards. Another is the advsabilily Of
merging college degrees into a single
degree, n. r.
President Venable opened the dis
cussion on the administration Of loan
funds and other help for students
and presented to the convention much
valuable information in regard 10 The
use and amount of loan funds avail
able for students in the universities
of the South
When asked whether the question
of athletics in the universities world
be given q prominent place in The Is
cussions at this meeting, DR.. Fcnable
said that there seemed to exist con
siderable msapprehension in regard
to such q discussion on the part of
the newspaper reporters as il mad been
the practice at every convention of the
university presidents TO give some at
tention TO the subject of athletics
and that ii might be taken up for a
short time as usual before the con-
vention closed but that he Was sure
that there were so many other more
important matters before them at tihs
time that there would be little time
given to such discussion. DIR. Ven
able did not appear to consider that
there was at this particular time any
special reason for making this suhicc-
more prominent than usual. DR.. Ven
able Will not remain here for the Con-
Vention of Association of Agricultural
Colleges. the University of North Gar
DINA not being what is known as one
of the land grant colleges ol' ami
Yersities none of the universities Of
the original thirteen States belonging
to that category.
Dir. Winston i'm Washington
President Winston, of the 4. ana
NJ. College and Professors WitheIs
and Kilgore and DR.. TAFT Butler of
Raleigh. are here to attend the meet
ings of the Association of Agricultural
Colleges and Experiment stations and
will take an active part, President
Winston being so we'll known 10 the
members of this association through
out the United States that he is al
ways called up whenever there is any
question of Importance before the
Hon. Joseph c. Cannon, Speaker of
the House, is expected here tomorrow
and then the music will begin. because
Mr.. Cannon intends to arrange the
committees in the next House so hat
the tariff revisionists will be left out
in the cold, but he wishes To make
Republican to lead the reVisionistS in
any revolt that they may attempt and
so, it is said he Will give them all Il
chance to express their views TO him
while they see dangling over their
heads appointment on good commit
tees, important committees if they can
only make up their minds that il will
be wiser to 'stand pat during the
Fifty-ninth Congress or until "Uncle
joe gives the word.
Railroad officials are among the
most frequent visitors to the national
capital these days and they are seeing
members of Congress as they come TO
town and their conversations, if CVer-
heard. would probably be full of inter
est to the public. The railroad lobby
is getting into full swing, and predic
lions are not scarce among those Who'll
have watched the course of reform
in Congress for many
years that there viii be no radical
measure against the railroads passed
at the coming session of Congress
and possibly none at all. !