Pocahontas star herald., 1910-11-25
University News.

way.
Fayetteville is a beautiful little
city nesting among the hills of
Washington county, having 1900
people noted of course for courtesy,
culture, and christianity. You are
favorably impressed with the gener-
al atmosphere in and around this
city. It's church facilities are un
surpassed and meet the requirments
of varied needs of the University
people. Each church has its young
peoples meetings and services. In
addition to these advantages, the
Y. M. G.. A. and Y. w. G. A. are
very strong here in their organiza.
tion and work. All in all you are
at home if you seek to be. Many
efforts are made to throw around
the young people that shield and
protection that is able to stand the
test.
The scenery is beautiful, it is
"grand." East Mountain is the
highest point near the city. On its
summit, you can see far away in
many directions and behold the
blue ridges of distant hills and
mountains meeting the sky. The
intervening landscape is broken in
to the most varied forms and out
lines, hues and colors of autumn I'M
aglnable. But your eye, though a
lover of natural landscape beauty,
can not pass over the city nesting
in its loving retreat at the foot of
the mountain. The great domes
and spires of the churches, the
brown walls of the business houses,
and the varied colored mansions
standing near ee.lined avenues, all
so mingled with the tents of autumn
that they rival the painters brush.
Three very interesting conferences
have been held since the beginning
OF this month. The tuberculosis
exhibit from New York City gave
a weeks display revealing many,
many interesting things. You will
doubtless hear more OF its work
later, as we have to write a theme
on it.
The Arkansas conference of the
M. E. church held its annual confer
ence last week. 1t was one of the
most interesting sessions of the con-
ference and by far the most inter
esting to me. DR.. Gross Alexander
formerly of Vanderbilt University.
gave a series of lectures that for
scholarship and mastery presenta-
tion are insu rpassed in this line of
expository discussions.
The Y. w. G. A. conference held
one of its sessions three days of last
week. The leading feature of this
conference was the able address of
Rev. Mr.. Mccoy of University of
Gladgow. 1t was a rare treat to
hear his able discourses and especi-
ally the one giving his experiences
as "Knight of the Gross" in the
gold fields of South Africa.
On the fifteenth we had the rarest
opportunities of our University ex-
perience, that of listening 10 two
recitals given by Miss Mary Wood
Chase one of Chicago's most gifted
pianists. Her graciousness of man
ner, wonderfully beautiful voice,
great Interpretation power, and her
rare artistic ability made her audi
ence enrapt and enthusiastic from
the very first. The program was
an excellent one arranged by Direct
or Tovey of the University school
of music and grew in interest till
Louis Campbell-Tipton's famous
Sonata Heroic was rendered. This
marked the climax of the recital and
completely captivated the audience,
not one of whom but speaks of Miss
Chase as an artist of greatest achiev'
ments.
Another thing l know you are
interested in is the fact that we have
good prospects of securing a Car
negie Library. President Tillmar
is at Washington D. c. now attend
ing to the National association OF
University presidents and will have