The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-19
.TARHEEL SENIORS
NEAR GRADUATION
About Eighty Members Expect
to Receive Diplomas at
Commencement in Tune.

Chapel HILL y. c., May Is.-Alrnost
eighty members of the state University
are nearing the end OF their college
the university began on May IA and
many members of the class will have
completed the trying examination test
by the middle of the week.
Only few of the number who are
candidates for degrees Will fall by
the wayside. Those that are dubbed
as the faithful for mine full Innings"
and VIII be presented their diplomas
OH Juno 4. have back of them q history
oil many events that are OF interest TO
the world on the outside. This story
IS contained in the resume of the
achievements. eccentricities, and ca
pacities OF the four years college ca
reer. as revealed by the statistician
OF the present senior class. These sta
tistics are rendered by tho majority
vote OF the class. where n vote is call
ed for and in other instances the Of
fetal statistician's word is gospel
OF the 1SS freshmen that matricu-
lated for a college degree four years
ago, the present number of eighty sem
iors relates the sad story OF what a
large number of students for various
and sundry reasons turn back after n
look-in at the liSe ahead.
interesting TO note in connection
with the preceding paragraph is tho
cost OF college education as gathered
By the statistical nof tho senior class
One member OF the class made his
four years course an eXtravagant one
He spent $4,000. Another senior swung
TO the other extreme and made the
miserly sum of $500 pilot him through
the four years to the acquisition of n
degree. According TO the statistics
thirteen of the graduating class got
through on less than $1,000. The ma
jority. however, made II through the
four years in the range OF 81. 900 to So
600
Instruct the youth OF tho land"
was the prompt reply that twenty
three members of the class gave MS TO
their chosen vocation. Thirteen signi-
fed their intention of pursuing their
studies for year longer or more.
Nine OF the eighty confessed to having
no plans for the future. Others will
answer calls to the many occupations
that have destinations for the average
run OF college men.
Robert Burns and o. Henry were
voted as favorlte authors OF the class
Then. too. the variety of tastes called
for Guy de Maupaseant, Bud" Fish
er. Carlyle, Scott Stevenson, Shapes
peare. Wordsworth. John Fox. Jr, Poe
Dickens. George Barr McCutcheon.
Harold Bell Wright. Gopverneur NOR
ris and a score OF others.
Harvard University was voted as the
second favorite college OF the grad
uating class. A. NJ came third in
choice OF schools. Yale, Columbia,
Princeton. Davidson, Wake Forest and
Vanderbilt We're mentioned as favorite
schools. also.
In the choice of books. seven mem
bers of the class expressed n prefer
cnce for the Bible David Copperfeld
Vanity Fair, 1vanhoe, Trail of tho
Lonesome Pine, Les Msera bles. Kip
ling's Jungle Book, and Sartor Pesar-
tus. were fnvorably mentioned in the
vote
In the bestowal of honors on indi-
vidual members of the class. in many
cases the vote was extended indiscrimi-
nately. often with the view of pulling
OF a joke on fellow member of the
class. In other instances, the vote
was discroctly directed and with all Sc
robustness OF intent OF marking the
right man with his proper title. a. L.
NJ. Virgins. OF Durham, was noted as
the best business man OF the class.
Fields Euless, OF Nashville. Tenn,
came as close second. w. s. Tillett
Jr. OF Charlotte. won the title of best
athlete. Is. H. Mobane, of Spray, was
acclaimed as the best orator S. H.
Basnight of New Bern, was dubbed
the hottest sport. ID. l.. Rights, OF
Winston Salem best all-round man
Walter Stokes. Jr., of Nashville, Tenn
was counted the most popular member
of the class. w y. Post of Whining
ton, was named tho most lady-likc
the distinction of the most beautiful
Fred Morrison. OF Spencer. gained tho
distinction OF the hardest working stu
dent