The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-29
CONSCIOUS OF STATE
That's the Idea President Gra-
ham Would Impress on Stu
dents; "KnoW Your Own
County First" Says Prof.
BranS0n, Head of Newly
Formed Club
:. x. WINTERS),


chapel Hill. Sept. 26.-Characteriz-
ing the North Carolina Club as q
pioneer movement in American uni
versities and as an organization that
is destined to burn into the civic con-
seriousness Of every University stu
dent spontaneous interest in North
Carolina, President Edward Is. Ora
ham introduced Prof. F. G. Bran
son and his observation-disclosures
home-cOuntry'-to an enthusiastic
University audience Friday night. The
organization of the North Carolina
club was perfected and the machienry
for prosecuting the years program
was established.
The gathering unanimously named
Prof. f.. &. Branson president. of the
North Carolina Club, Prof. A.. II.
Patterson. Of the department of
Physics. nominating him to head the
organization. Frank Graham, Of
Charlotte. was the unanimous choice
of the club for secretary. Claude
Volt. of Dobson. nominated Mr..
Graham.
President Graham, fulfilling the ex-
pressed desire of the club, named the
members of the two important COM
mittees Of the club that are to be in
strumental in assisting Professor
Branson to effectively carry forward
the program of the club. The steer
ing and the promotion and
publicity committees are designated
as the committees to collect and par
eel out the tasks of the club and
frame into a running narrative for the
folks back home.
The Committees Needed.
Steering committee-Dr. j. G.. der
Hamilton, professor of history;
George Eutsler, of Greensboro; j. A
Capps, of Bessemer City; l.. Bruce
Gunter. of Wake county; Francis
Bradshaw, of Orange county.
Promotion and Publicity commit.
tee-W. Il. Fuller, of Florida: S. r
Winters. Of Granville county; FREQ
Yoder. Of Catawba county. and Hugh
Hester, of Granville county.
Conscious of State.
President Graham in presenting tn
case of the organization of the clu
characterized the movement as one O
the most significant steps in the his
tory of American colleges. Othe
than anticipating the hope that ever.
university student will have burne,
into his consciousness NORTH CARO-
LIMA as a result of the Club" Presi
dent Graham bespoke for the mem
bers of the organization a larger curl
osity and a larger horizon" He eX
pressed the confident hope that "in
gering with the facts Of North Caro-
lima life, its drifts and tendencies
would inject spontaneous interest int
the routine and ~drudgery of class
room duties. He accepted sympathe,
ically the students viewpoint, VIII
after unending hours of classroom
study minus direct result from h
laboriouS duties, hiked away to tn
football field where results were OF
served as an immediate consequent
Of efforts Ventured. This Club, h
thought. would be a workshop wher
effort was we'll expended and immed
ate results were forthcoming. Pres
dent Graham introduced Professt
Branson as Professor of North Car
lima" and ventured the prediction tn;
the pursuit of his idea-"knOw-you
own-cOunty-would ultimately wri
NORTH CAROLINA into the vol
tional consciousness of every unive
sity student.
Know Your Own County.
Get your first knowledge abol
the conditions Of you county, "steel
ed to their very throat-latcheS in !
formation about our home county
take the ties out OF politics
these were statements from Profess
Branson hat injected punch On
the initial meeting of the Club al
were words prophetic of ideas tn
briStle with activity for the promote
OF the North Carolina Club prOgral
Analysing the movement from the fiji
stage as a country club, then a fe
Grafton of clubs. and finally an extr
campus club, Professor BransOn teri
ed the idea a brand-new thing
American university life. The tho
sands of things of which a universi
student have access hereof viii
folks back home are deprived-can
rendered available through this clea
of Information.
lie described the purpose of I
Worth Carolina Club as q cnce-a-W
s~et-together comparative study
North Carolina on one side of I