The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-13
Annual Smoker Of Durham
County Alumni Association
THEIR DUTY IS DIVIDED
University Professor Spoke FcelingIy
of Trinity College and Its New
President - Fight Being
Made for Cleaner and
Purer Athletics.

The annual smoker held last night
by the Durham county association Of
University alumni was in many re-
spects one of the most successful
that has ever been held, and one of
the largest factors in the success OF
this meeting was the fine speech by
DR.. Edwin Minis, or the University
faculty.
More than half of the so alumni
in this county we're present. Judge
Sykes presided over the meeting and
introduced the speaker, who came
in with MIR. Julian S. Carr. Jr.. who
entertained him while he was in the
city. DR.. Minis started OF by re-
minding the Uniyereity men present
of their divided duty to Trinity col
llege and the University. While their
love for their alma mater should be
great, still their living in this town
put them under some Obligations to
the college which is doing much for
the town.
II wish you could have been with
us today to have seen that great
body of students gather and have
heard the fine statement OF President
Venable, the three or four very
felicitous speeches of those bringing
messages from other institutions and
the teiegrams that came from all
parts of the country. One especially
was that of Mr.. Barnette as he was
aboard the ship leaving San Fran
cisco bay for the east, where he will
labor in religious fields.
But | shell not attempt to tell
you of the University. you know Of
it perhaps better than do, of the
part that 1t has played in the. COM
monwealth's life. But there never
has been time when did not
watch IL and realize the work that
il has done. The history Of North
Carolina's University is a history OF
the social and political life Of the
state. You know how out OF the
darkness and despair Of reconstruc-
tion 1t arose and how from that
period came such men into public
life as Alderman. Joyner. Aycock
and McIver. One of the finest chap
ters to be written will be, not mere
~ that of an educational history. but
a chapter of southern history itself.
written by these men. This is no
idle university boast. II was a new
thine FOR the south TO produce a man
like Aycock, who turned aside from
the beaten path OF public life and to
give his elouuence 10 the one great
idea Of universal education, never
stopping until he saw that incor-
porated into organic law. II was a
new thing for men TO give their lives
to the work OF building up great
profession such as teaching
DIR. Minis then spoke OF the con-
temporary work OF the University,
and especially of the great work OF
DIR. yenable came they were $4,000.
mipute knowledge OF the president
OF the University affairs. lie knew
the affairs as a businessman knows
the details Of his business. '"The
practical side of the institution has
: been so we'll conducted that the fees
collected from the students nov
amounts to $50 1000, whereas befor,
Dr. yenable they were $4,000
From an appropriation OF $4,000
formerly. his administration hal
: raised the amount 10 $4,000"
! The fight that was being made fo'
! clean and pure athletics was told Of
lie spoke OF the work in the debat
ing line that the University has done
calling attention 10 the big uniyer
sites that have been met and beaten
The speaker concluded by statinI
2 that It was one Of the visions OF TN
heads OF the University 10 see
great teachers college on the campu
of the University.
Following the address the associa
tion transacted business, and anon
I other things passed a motion to hav
= the speech Of Dr. Minis printed 4
pamphlet form and distributed. Tn
7 officers elected for the coming yea
Y we're. president. X. H sykes: vice
s president. !. s. Carr. Jr.: secretar
9 and treasurer I. =. Pearce, Jr. Th
e greetings Of the local assOciatio
we're sent to the alma mater.