The commonwealth., 1909-12-02
Chapel Hill Notes.

The j. F. Caveny Company, under
the auspices of the Y. M. c.. A.,
made hit here Tuesday night. AS
Il "chalk talker", clog-modeler, i'm
nNrsCnator, and humorist, Caveny
displayed excellent talent. Mrs.
Caveny pleased every one present
with several songs of the old style,
rendering them delightfully."- in a
low, rich soprano. Judging from
other companies of its kind, the
Caveny Company was a decided sue
cess.
| Carolina won in the debate with
the University Of Pennsylvania, this
being her second victory in series
of three debates with Pennsylvania.
Carolina has won nineteen out of
twenty-seven debates with such col
leges as Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt,
Tulane, Virginia, Georgia and Geo.
Washington University. This record
is most enviable one, having won
two out of three with Pennsylvania,
two out of three with Virginia, one
out of two with Geo. Washington
University, none out of one with
Washington & Lee, one out Of one
with Tulane, two out Of two with
Johns Hopkins, two out of three
with Vanderbilt, and eight out of
twelve with Georgia.
The University Sermon for No
Vember was preached by Rev Neill
Anderson, Of Winston-Salem, before
a large audience in Gerard Hall.
His sermon was forceful exposi-
ton of the place of the supernatural
and miraculous in religion.
The Varsity football team held its
annual banquet last week in honor
Of the recently chosen winners of
the coveted right to the North Caro-
lima Sweater. Speeches were made
by DR.. R. B. Lawson, physical direc-
tor Of the University, and DR.. D. H.
Dolly, professor of pathology, both
premier athletes in their college
days. Coach Arthur E. Brides made
a touching farewell talk to the team.
Talks were also made by Captain C.
c. Garrett and Captain-elect E. A.
Thompson. The new wearers of the
North Carolina Sweater are: R.C.
Mclean, of Swanannoa, H. M.
Hedgepeth, of Fayetteville, Porter,
Of Virginia, R. M. Winston, Jr., of
Raleigh, Mike Spainhour, of Nor
canton, Fleet Williams, of Lenoir,
Will Belk, of Charlotte, Manning
Venable, Of Chapel Hill, and L. A.
Brown, Of Greenville. Stars were
awarded to the following veterans:
Croswell, Garrett, Thompson, E. A.,
Deans. Belden and Rufin.
DR.. Charles Lee Raper, professor
Of economies, has been chosen by
the National Civic Federation to be
a member of committee of six to
meet in Washington early in Janu-
ary for the purpose of making
recommendation to Congress of uni
form tax laws
Mr.. L. R. Preston, of the Charlotte
bar, has presented to the University
beautiful memorial cup in memory
of his brother, Ben Smith Preston,
former student Of the University.
who died IN Atlanta while reporter
on the Atlanta Georgian. The name
of that undergraduate student will
be engraved upon it each year who
does the best work of journalistic
nature. A great interest has always
been taken in journalistic work by
University students. To-day alumni
of the University are on the editori-
al and repotorial staffs of papers
from New York to Texas: New
York Herald, World, Sun Times,
Evening Post, and Press; Philadel-
phia Record; Baltimore Sun; Char
lotte Observer, News. Chronicle;
Raleigh News and Observer, Evening
Times; Durham Herald; Wilmington
Star, Despatch; Winston Journal,
innumerable others of equal rank
in this and other States. This cup
is welcomed by the University not
only as a permanent tribute to a
worthy son, but also as recognition
of the high place of the writing in
University life.