The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-13

The University was established by
the State i'm 1883 to prepare men for
the highest duties of citizenship; or,
as the nhraseology of the original act
runs. ito fit them for the honorable
DISCHARGE of the social duties of life. "
This has been its aim throughout the
one hundred and ten years of its ac-
tive existence. 1t is "a broad field of
work and only slowly and in part has
the University been able to occupy 1t
on account of the limited means. To
supplement- the work of the University
and supply the demand in fields which
il could not well reach the State has
established within the last twenty
years two other institutions-the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College at
Raleigh, and the State Normal College
for women at Greensboro-these all
forming parts of the greater Universe
ty. In order to fulfil it's duty to the
State, as far as possible, the University
has organized the following depart
ments:
1st. The Collegiate Department for
a general, broad and liberal culture
End. The Graduate Department for
those who would pursue their training
further in order to become scholars
teachers, and investigators.
3rd. The Department of Appled
Science for those who would learn to
apply their knowledge of Chemistry,
Physics, Geology, Biology to the prac-
tical uses Of daily life, and would mt
themselves for useful positions in these
sciences.
4th. The Department of Law, SO that
the State may be properly supplleo
with lawyers and judges, and the aV-
erage citizen may get a knowledge of
law which will be useful to him in
his life work.
5th. The Department of Medicine
for the training of skilled physicians.
9Th. The Department of Pharmacy
for those who would become skilled
in the dispensing of drugs.
Other Departments are needed to fill
out the University work and to supply
the demand in the State. and these
will be organized as the means VIII
allow. The University has grown and
prospered with the increasing prosper
ity of the State. 1t has gathered the
youth of the State from all sections
until it's halls are crowded. F1fteen
years ago there were two hundred
students in attendance: ten years ago,
four hundred; five years ago. five hun
dred; and now nearly seven hundred
students come to get the advantages
offered by the State to all of its de-
serving citizens 1t stands as the
greatest monument to the wisdom OF
the trainers of the constitution and is
the real bulwark of the liberties of
the people-for only an educated peo-
pie can be truly free.
The gathering of so many young
men to the University has necessitated
an increase of the teaching force.
Where in 1875 the University was
opened with seven teachers. in 1906
the faculty numbers nearly seventy;
a faculty which is exceeded by only
one other State institution in the South
namely: the University of Texas
These teachers have been gathered
with great discretion and care and
represent the learning and methods of
the best universities in this country
and abroad. They are not only men
of learning and good teachers, but
men who are diligently adding to the
sum of the worlds knowledge by pa
tient research and investigation. More
original Investigations and researches
are published by the faculty of the
University of North Carolina than ap-
pear from any two institutions in the
South, and the reputation of the Uni
VerSity as a ! ace of sounds learning
and of modern methods is becoming
firmly established throughout the
land. &
In material equipment the Univer-
sity has also been largely increased. At
the re-opening in 1875 there were
eight buildings on the campus. The
number at present is eighteen, seven
7 of which have been added within the
last five years at a total cost of $780,
10000. In addition to this a central
heating system and new water works
have been added at a cost of $50, 600.
In the same time about $4,000 have
been added to the equipment of the
laboratories. OF course much is still
needed, but the University compares
we'll with the best of Southern institu-
tons. Among the new buildings which
have been added special mention may
be made by the Bynum Gymnasium,
thoroughly equipped for athletic ex-
ercise, provided with fine swimming
pool, and all modern arrangements.
This is placed under the charge of a
skilled instructor who is a trained
physician and who has an assistant for
his work.
The Y. NJ. c.. A. building, which it
is hoped will soon be completed, af-
fords a gathering place for all of the
students, giving a much needed fea-
ture of home life and off-setting the
separation into small circles and clubs.
This building will contain the reading
room for current periodicals and news
papers, meeting room for the various
University organizations, and a COM
mon gathering place for all of the
students, so that they may have the
opportunity of meeting one another
daily
Another of these buildings is the
Alumni Hall, or the administration