The gold leaf., 1909-10-28
To the Gold Leaf:

To the Gold Leaf:
Chapel Hill, n. G., Oct. %, 1907
President s. c. Mitchell, OF the Uni
versity of South Carolina, in his ad-
dress on University Day paid a high
tribute to the University OF North
Carolina. "The year 1889, epocbal
for France" he said, "was richly sig
nificant for America and North Car
olina. The outburst OF the Revolu-
ton in France, and the ratification
OF the federal constitution in America,
and the chartering OF the University
of North Carolina were all express
sions Of the new democracy. The
University OF North Carolina from
that year tothis has always been true
to the structural idea out OF which
it sprang." The speaker said that
his acquaintance with the University
was not OF yesterday. He said that
he had watched it's marvellous growth,
that he knew the kind OF men that it
turned out, and had seen them at
tain to national significance.
He ascribed the strength OF the Uni
versity to the orientation OF the stu
dent body, the vigorous independence
OF thought, and tolerance of spirit.
To him the greatest strength, after
all, was found in the University's
firm belief in the average man. He
said that through these character
istics the University Of North Caro-
lima was one of the greatest UNIVERSE
ties and was in the center OF all the
great movements for the service OF
mankind in the South's life today.
Attorney General Beckett, loyal
son of Wake Forest and graduate
OF the University Law School, said
that he could not begin to tell what
the University had meant to him. To
him the most outstanding things to-
day in the University student life are
it's clean athletics and is democratic
spirit. The University, he pointed
out, had rather keep true to her ath-
game. He said that one OF the finest
things he had ever seen was the
strong young men who, by waiting
on the table in Commons Hall, we're
earning their way through college.
"And the glory OF it is," said be,
amid long continued applause, "they
look up to nobody, and nobody
looks down on them" Honest labor
with the hands is held in honor at
the University. About 200 boys are
earning their way through college by
waiting on the table, washing dishes,
cut good, sweeping rooms, clerk
ing ID so on. This fact OF self-help
has won for the University the title
of "the most democratic institution
in America"
The enrolment ia now SO4. OF this
number 221 are FRESHMEN, 139
sophomOres, 135 juniors, SO seniors,
1O1 law students, II medical stu
dents, 25 graduate students, 40 phar-
macy students, 256 Methodist; 1874
Baptist; 147 Presbyterians; 100
Episcopalians; % Lutheraps; Z He
brews;l 21 Christians; Is Roman
Catholics;5 German Reformed; Dis
ciple; 1 Adventist; 2 Quakers; Uni
tarian;5 Moravians. The enrolment
of SO4 is the largest enrolment OF
any college or university in state
| OH UIle AulduClC COdSb lTOH NlFS luld
to Florida.
The new and much needed heating
system OF the University was put in
operation Monday, October 18th.
DR.. Joseph Hyde Pratt has been
invited to 60 on an automobile trip
from New York to Atlanta as guest
of the New York Herald and the At
lanta Journal. He was appointed
one OF committee OF three to award
prizes for the best roads on this
route. DR.. Prattis deeply interested
in good roads, and is perhaps the
best acquainted man with the Good
Roads Movement in the country. He
was a prime mover in the organiza-
tion OF the Southern Appalachian
Good Roads Association.
JAMES CAMERON MACRAE.
Judge j. C. MacRae died suddenly
at his home here Sunday night at
IL o'clock of heart failure Though
seventy-one years old, Judge Mac.
Rae was in good health and his men
tai faculties unimpaired. He re-
, marked to a friend at church Sunday
morning how we'll he felt these beau
! tiful fall days. That afternoon he and
J Mrs MacRae took their accustomed
drive. His death was unexpected to
every one.
, Judge MacRae was born in 1888 Ol
) Scotch descent in Fayetteville, N. C.
He was educated at Donaldson Acad
: emy, and in 1854, at the age OF eigh.
teen, began to teach school; he then
read law and was admitted to the
bar August, 1859.
At the beginning OF the Civil Wal
he enlisted in the Confederate cause
and served from a private to major
: and assistant adiutant general. Al
the close OF the war he resumed his
practice and located at Fayetteville
: On October 31st, 1867, he married
,, Miss Fannie Hinsdale of Fayetteville
! who survives her husband.
From 1915 he was a member O
; the North Carolina Legislature, anc
here, when it took courage to do SO
he made speech for the University
, He was president OF the State prohi
. bitiOn convention in 1881. In 1873:
= the degree OF LII. d. was conferred
: upon him by the University of North
4 Carolina.
. .. In politics he was a Democrat, ane
= was appointed to fill Judge Bennett
. !. unexpired term as Judge of the 4tl
y judicial district. He was reelected
. and in 1892 was elected ASSOCIATE
9 justice of the Supreme Court. HI
associated himsef with Hon W II
Day in 1894 and resumed his prac
= tice. He was attorney for the Sea
. board Air Line Railway. In 1S9!
e he was elected to succeed DR.. Joh
:, Manning as dean OF the Universit
= Law School, which position he fille'
'. until his death.
y Judge MacRae was a Mason, a cou
y municant OF the Episcopal church
u !. Senior Warden, and teacher OF
I Rihlp class Ha 10 cnrp;rod he