The daily times., 1922-01-25
UNIVERSITY PLANS
T0ERECT MODERN
HOTEL BUILDING
COST OF TEN THOUSAND
The Next Annual Meeting of
the North Carolina Bar AS
sociation Will be Held June
27; the Plans of Meeting
Will be Decided later; Many
in State are Unemployed.
(By Max Abernethy).

(By Max Abernethy). l
Raleigh, Jan. 25.- University |
trustees in session here yesterday ac-
cepted a proposal from John Sprunt
Hill, of Durham, for the donation of
a site and $4,000 for the erection
'of a modern hotel building adjoining
the University campus at Chapel
Hill.
While there was no formal action
taken by the trustees on the proposal
the belief was expressed generally
that out of this move would come
other developments which would as
sure hotel for the University town
within short time. Chapel Hill is
without hostelry and accommoda-
tions for those who return to the
University for a visit. The trustees
will give their support to the move
ment, it was announced.
President H. w. Chase made his
report as to the growth of the Uni
versity for the year which shows
that today there are 1925 students
registered This number represents
big increase over the registration
| last year.
Announcement is made that the
University has received $4,000 from
the Kenan estate. This money will be
used in providing adequate salaries
for faculty members of the Univer-
sity.
The executive committee of the
North Carolina Bar Association in
session here yesterday afternoon fix
ed June 27 as the date of the next
annual meeting of the association
and appointed subcommittee to
decide upon the place for the 1922
gathering.
/ John A. McRae, of Charlotte, pres
ident, is chairman of the committee
with Henry M. London of Raleigh,
and Judge J. V. Timberlake, of
Wake Forest, who will map out a
lprogram and decide upon the place
,of meeting.
Applications for work at the six
are averaging about twice the re-
quests for workers, according to sta
ltistics compiled from the office of
commissioner of Labor and Printing
M. L. Shipman.
The report of the six Offices for
the week-ending January 21 offers
la striking example. For that period
the Offices report total registration
of 567 while employment was found
for only 329. Previous weekly re-
ports have been about the same.
The Asheville Office placed 33;
Charlotte, "a; Greensboro, %; Raj
leigh, 20; Wilmington, 80 and Win
ston-Salem, 40.
The State Department of Educa-
tion gives the following statement
= regarding the George Peabody Schol-
arship which is open to college grad
yates of this State:
} "The George Peabody Scholarship
was founded in 1912 by the trustees
of the Peabody Education Fund,
who, in partial preparation for the
closing of the trust, presented to the
University a gift amounting to S.
900. This sum is to be held and
used as the endowment of Peabody
scholarship in the department of edu-
cation.
''The scholarship is open to men
and women who are residents OF
The Southern and Southwestern
States of our Union,' including Ala
bama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia
f Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland
d Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina
f South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
e Virginia and West Virginia. 1t is Of
ifered to candidates who can give evi
a dence of liberal education, such al
It the diploma of college of good re
Is pute and who intend to continue
l. work in education, preferably in con
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