The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-19
CAROLINA GETS To
THOUSAND MARK
Coveted Goal Reached By The
States Big College; Notes
From The Hill

SIfdpcl Hill, jan. Ib.-lh1 am
bilious goal Of enrolling Loco students
On the registration books Of the Uni-
Of North Carolina was attain
ed yesterday when the missing link
Of the one needed name was supplied.
The enrolment is away and far ahead
OF any enlistment of students in a
single college year in the history of
he institution. The total enrolment
for the session of 1928 was 836;
for 1908-'09, 1856; for 19O7-'08, 1888.
When ex-President Kemp PIummer
Battle entered the University as a STU
lent in 1845, the total registration
numbered only ISL students, 35 of
that number being freshmen. Presi-
dent Graham expressed due gratifica-
ton over the attainment Of the one
thousand mark in his chapel talk yes
terday morning. and signified the con-
onward march Of students en-
rolling for the spring term
j. Y. Merritt, an Orange county citi-
zen residing one mile south of Chapel
Hill, sustained serious injuries in
ficted by a kicking horse while in
Chapel Hill Thursday. A compound
fracture involving both zones of the
left arm a d~islocation of a Joint, the
p%rotrusiOn Of one of the bones of his
arm n other injuries were inflicted.
He is being attended by Dr.. Louis H
Webb. Mr.. Merritt is one CT the coun-
tvs substantial citizens-an old Con
federate soldier and former county
| commissioner.
Volume No. 13 Of The James Sprun,
Historical Publications, published un.
der the direction of the North Caro-.
lima Historical Society, complies ant
publishes in chronological order tn.
complete series of letters of Genera
| XNi11ion T MI - 4 -
fame. The painstaking task Of col
lecting and editing these letters wa
perfrmed by DR.. Henry NJ. Wagstaff
professor of history in the Universit
of North Carolina. The letters wer
made available by w. W. Huske, O
Fayetteville, a descendant Of Genera
Harrington. The historical value o
the series Of letters, other thar tn
correspondence of a famous Revolu
tionary general, is evidenced in tn
fact that fifty or more Of his letter
consisted in correspondence to o
from General Gates, Governor Rich
ard Caswel1, Colonel Marion, job
Penn, Alexander Martin and others
Ralph McCauley. of Chapel Hill
) who has lately served as a clerk in on
of the Charlotte hotels, has returne
J home and is now engaged in conduct
ing the University Supply Store in tn
/ absence Of James M. Neville. M
: Neville is seriously i'll in the Johr
Hopkins hospital of Baltimore, whe,
he has gone for an operation.
! University CObbler Dead.
e George Trice, old-time darkey, al
for twenty-odd years a cobbler fl
University students, died this wee.
Trice, along with Pc Davis, was
figure Of the colored kingdom of e.
: ~tensive acquaintance to sons of tt
University. He would load up with
e dozen pair Of shoes on each shOulde
back UP against a tree within clio
proximity Of Gerard Hall. and ava
the dismissal Of chapel period. TT
s. was his s~elf-imposed job for near on
s a quarter Of a century, and howev
n b~urdensome his load might appee
he was always willing to pack on
Ie few more pair Of shoes, fit subjeC
e for Trice's shoe infirmary.