The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12
DANIELS ORATOR
AT CHAPEL HILL
Secretary of War Delivers Adj
dress at University Day
Celebration.
Especial to Tho Times-Dispatch.l

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chapel Hili. \. c.. October 11-com-
piiinentins tho wisdom and foresight
OF tho members or tho Halifax conven-
.!oh OF ITO that nado provision for
mo encouragement ana promotion OF
,.t., leaIhihs In one or moro uni
'cfsi'ies. ana recognizing tho ract that
INC University OF North Carolina IS
largely responsible for tho North
Carolina thought. both OF this ana the
next generation. Secretary OF tho Navy
9oscphui Daniels. IN delivering the
on'scfs'.s Day address to-day. upheld
WIN native pride tho North Carolina
spirit as embodied IN tho lives of Ma
son vance and Aycock. They are
mo North Carolina spirit incarnntc."
declared Mr.. Daniels. ~ no defined tho
representations Of the North Carolina
spirit as distinguished from the spirit
OF other States
telicltous III many married. features
was tho celebration OF tho l20th ami
Fersnry OF tho laying Of tho corner
stone OF the University Of North Caro-
Ana- Alongside the patriotic address
o. secretary Daniels were tho speeches
or Acting President Edward X ora
ham and DR.. Archibald Henderson BON
or whom reviewed tho work Of service
ana contribution 10 Leadership and In
ture possibilities or the University OF
North Carolina
regrets wero expressed a. tho en-
forced absence or Governor Locke
Craig. who vas to have spohen on the
topic OF Tho University and the
State"
Presidcn, Graham said In part:
nc registration has now reached
Ell. This exceeds the total number
ever registered In the whole OF any
year by th:rty-four. There are over
100 more students here now than at
any one time before. md thia rotwi;h-
standing the fact the requirements for
entrance have been rigidly enforced:
nnd the fact that this year for tho first
time. upper class men who failed 10
pass IA many rs nino hours have not
been allowed TO register. our regis
trat!on IN tho academic department. ex-
ceeds that OF any other southern col
lego except tho University OF Texas
which Is coeducnt!onal. The uni-crs!,..
plant has been IN active operation the
whole twelve months o: tho year with
tho exception II seven weeks. and IL,
the end OF tho year instructor Viii
nave been given 10 over 1900 students
Including tho 500 tcachcts IN the
summer school.
In addition 10 those taught Directly
mere on the campus. the faculty has
recently undertaken SO 10 extend Its
activities i : TO reach. az far ~ possible
every home within the state We
hope through our recently ORGANIZED
bureau OF extension 10 make tho cam
H., ~ wy boN. Hhf!ea 81
,, -''' "'.pt..s III stehE-
.ehnl.,l,. ,.o,-rh ai'a
nlnro "a ,,,, 80 ,,,.nrt. ,s
~ ,be s,atn.s .,i,,cattn,oi
warm. snnsitlye toiich v,t,b oynr,. 80
l.m in North Carolina il1e small ava
great,
"Our Attendance records ayo c.-o-
fuli.. kept. ana Mr. e,acv and ! hive
com pared these rccords-a sort OF ther
i-ioine,or Of student seriousncss-.v:th
those OF other high grade institutions
wherever available ana the cornparf-
sons have never shown us a, a disad
vantage We havs practically ro urob
lem OF class attendance
"Ta!s record OF serlou. attention 10
required duties /. borne OH. Nv ne
;hrce outstanding ,olun,erv activit{es
IN mo lifa Or -he average Sor,b caro-
lima e,,idarlt rh., shov his .r,o ,,at,,ra
ana genius .rhe,, arc his !nterest 81
debating IN religion and IN self-roy-
err-,er-
"Tne two literary societies have IN
tinted ,l,,s vanr ohor- 15n nnV, rnn