The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
NORTH CAROLINA
Especial to Tho rimes-Dispatch. ]


Chapel Hill. N. c.. November Sim
dor the direction OF it's secretary.
Frank p. Graham. the y. VI. G.. A. Is
making it's influence felt not only
tho campus, but also throughout the
community at large. Under its aus
piccs. DIR. Charles Leo Raper. dean OF
the graduate school. delivered Thars-
day night The third lecture in II seriea
OF six. dealing with negro problems In
North Carolina Tuesday night Pro
ressor H. H. Williams closed n series
az lectures on Religion and tho Col
logo Man" Dr.. J. G. der. Hamilton. OF
the history department: will begin a
3eriee OF lectures Tuesday n.ght. deal
Ing with North Carolina problems.
An result of the lectures on tho
negro, three Sunday schools and
night school,. conducted by students.
have boen instituted for the benefit OF
the negroes in the community. Tho
regular Bible study classe3 of tho y.
M. c. A. have met with unusual sue
cesB this year, there being an enroll
mont OF 500 men.
Although Carolinh VIII take no part
in any intercollegiate debate this fall.
rhe Will attempt to equal last springs
record by debating and defeating both
Virginia and John. Hopkins in April.
1918. Relying on tho good debating
material now in tho university. and
inspired BY her good record in the past.
Carolina Will enter the contest with n
determination to win.
Acting President Edward X. Graham
delivered an address before tho Rural
School Conference or Mecklenburg
County on Friday MIR. Graham will
go to Washington. p. c. next week to
represent tho university ut the meet
Ing OF tho National Association OF
state Universities.
Tho bureau OF extension OF the uni
versity has recently ISSUED two bulle-
'ne--one on the extension lecture
system. tho other on the correspondence
courses OF tho university. explanatory
"t IT'S efforts 20 bring the university
into closer touch with tho people OF
the State. Through tho lecture sys-
tenn. the bureau proposes TO send upon
request some member OF mo faculty to
any community OF tho Slato to lecture
on subjects OF general or local interest
The correspondence courses ara in
tended primarily for teachers. and aim
10 work in conjunction with tho sum
mer school The courses are conduct
Cd by members Of the faculty in the
eame manner AZ regular courses
Under tho direction Of Nat j. Cart
NELL, track coach. men from the diff
fcrent classes arc hard at work In
preparation for the annual cross
country run, which Will take place in
December Unusual interest is being
taken In this event. Out OF the class
teams and tho varsity track SQUAD. tho
varsity oss-country team Will be Sc.
lected
one-f fourth OF n milo Of Franklin
Street, covered with a layer Of grave!
six inches deep ana nine feet vide
tapering TO twelve feet. and a clean
town IL the result of Governor Cratc's
call supplemented in chapel on Mon
Day By similar call from Acting Presi-
dent Graham. for volunteers TO work
the roads Wednesday and Thursday
About 40 students and members OF the
faculty responded Ia the call Under
me direction OF the engineering de-
partment of the university these vol
untecrs. divided into four squads each
WORKING onc-halt day. allied b. citizcns
or the town constructed this model
niece OF road rs IN evidence OF tho
patriotism OF the student nody for the
state Tho faculty chcwed It's iutcrcs.
~ helping do the work, while the bust
ness firms Of the town subscribed s1io
TO hire teams for hauling the gravel
Professor y. w. Walker Of the school
OF EDUCATION, Is ia Knoxville. Tenn
attending the nineteenth annual meet
ing OF the Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools