The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-04-21
Letter from Chapel Hill.
To the Gold Leaf.

To the Gold Leaf.
Last Tuesday night the 1S9th meeting
of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society
was held in Chemistry Hall. DR.. Hen
derson presented paper entitled, 'Some
CONGREGATIONS on the Cubic Surface"
This paper was a further contribution
on some Investigations he has been max
ing in relation to the twenty-seven lines
on a cubic surface. Mr.. J. S. Holmes the
State forester gave a sketch OF the for
estry work of the several geological sur
veys in North Carolina. Or. Pratt dis
cussed in an interesting manner the
efforts made by the Survey to get the
Legislature to pass laws to protect for
ests from fire and to control cutting of
the timber.
The March number OF the University
Magazine is Just out and is an attractive
issue. Besides stories and poems it con-
tains several articles of historic and pub
lie interest 1t begins with an interest
ing article by Nixon s. Plummer on ''The
College Days of President" The presi-
dent referred to is James K. Polk, who
was a student at the University. Mr.. Y.
Minakuchi, a citizen OF japan and
graduate student in the University, in an
article entitled "Fuedalism in Japan is
Gone; America has been the Emancipa-
tion," gives to the United States the
credit for the enlarged sphere of great
ness in which the Sunrise Kingdom
is moving today. The United States in
forming relationship with Japan used
constructive and cooperative methods
instead OF destructive methods. The men
of America approached the men OF Japan
on the principle that righteousness ex-
alteth a nation" Mr.. Minakuchi con-
ho
thought that after all, the nations are a
unit and that the policy OF each nation
toward emphasizing this unity, should
be "to aim at ever finding our own high
est good of all mankind" Another
article of Importance is ''The Democratic
party in National Politics." by W. R.
Edmonds The question asked in the
outset is "What is the matter with the
Democratic party2" Mr.. Edwards an
swers the question by saying that the
party has failed to give expression to
the public thought, which realizes the
unity of things in our national life.
The Carolina Base Ball tie am will leave
Thursday of this week On the Northern
trip. The colleges to be played are
Davidson, Virginia, Washington and
Lee, Georgetown and the Navy. At the
close of the Carolina plays Wake Forest
College at Raleigh and Chapel Hill. A
half dozen other games will close the
season. The defeats by Virginia were
unexpected and Disappointing In the
second game Carolina was decidedly off
color and in fact has not yet regained her
fast pace of two weeks back. It is hoped
that the team will get over the slump on
the Northern trip. A victory over Vir-
ginia at Charlottesville will take away
much of the sting of the former defeat.
The student body is ever behind the team
and expects a good record for the re-
mainder of the season.
The Carolina Track Team has a meet
Saturday with V. P. l., Blacksburg. Va.
Carolina won some days ago from
Wake Forest and is working hard to
trim the Virginia Teck. Other meets are
arranged with Washington and Lee and
Guilford College. A movement is foot
to have state meet at Raleigh.