The Tar Heel,
University of North Carolina.
EDITORS.
Charles Baskerville,
Walter Murphy, .
A. Caswell Ellis,
W.P Wooten,
Perrin Busbee,
J. Crawford Biggs, , .
Editor in Chief
Charles Baskerville,
Managing Editor,
Walter Murphy,
Business Manager,
A. B. Andrews, Jr
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Entered at the postoffice of Chapel Hill,
a. L., as second class matter.
Thursday, April 6, 1893.
It WILL; not be long before the
Green Mountain boys from Ver
mont will be with us: We greet
these college fellows who have
come so far to play ball, with no
little pleasure, and we extend to
1 them a hearty welcome. We trust
that when they, have returned to
their colder home that at times
they will reflect not only upon
pur warm and caressing sunshine,
but will remember the warmth
of the hospitality cordially ex-
as long as they are here, both on
and off the ball field, they are our
guests.
We can not blame some of
the Raleigh papers for being
"down" on athletics, from the
number of squabbles that we have
been in in that city over games. In
our defence we will only say that
we have played with most of the
prominent colleges south of the
Mason and Dixon's line and we
have never had a squabble with
any other college than the one
r.we have met several times in Ra
leigh. We regretted each disa
greement and knew we would be
censured by the public for our
action (as the public would not
take the time to inform itself, for
which we cannot blame it), but
we have principles founded on
honor,- and we propose to stick
to them as long as our manhood
lasts. We hope in the future to
be always as near right as we
have been in the past. Of course
the other college thought itself
in the right too, at the time, and
acted on the thought.
As to our game this spring with
Wake Forest in Raleigh, we beg
to assure the Raleigh public pi. -a
game, and we only hope that our
efforts for friendly relations be
tween the two institutions will
not be fraught with illsuccess.
Our managers and captains of the
teams will use every effort to fur
ther this.
In the March number of the
North Carolina Teacher appeared
a very forcible article on "Inter-
Lcollegiate Games of Ball," by
Prof. J. A. Holt, of Oak Ridge
Institute, in reply to the many
attacks make by that journal
against such. We thank Mr.
Holt for this clear and vigorous
statement of the true condition
of affairs. Coming from one not
connected with the University,
this will be especially telling in
some directions. We published
in our last issue a most earnest
article, sound and strong, written
by one of our most esteemed mem
bers of the faculty, We com
mend these two articles to the
public, e. g. to those who are
open to 'conviction.
ORIGIN OF OUR ASSOCIA
; -; TION.
It may be a matter of no little
interest to us to know who found
ed our Athletic Association. In
deed we suggest that a history of
our Athletic Association be writ
ten by some energetic athletic fel
low and let it be filed away with
our trophies and each year let the
detailed account of the year's pro
ceedings in athletics be added
thereto. It is the only way to
systematically collect all data on
a subject and when collected we
will always have a f proper place
for reference. We are indebted
to Mr. Logan Howell, '89, for the
following very interesting facts
The Athletic Association was
organized in 1876 by Mr. Julian
M. Baker, now a physician in
Tarboro, who was elected its first
president. The gymnasium was
located out-of-doors about half
way between the chapel and stone
wall in the rear, of the campus;
and consisted of some horizontal
bars and swinging rings. The'
Association also purchased some
boxing-gloves, dumb-bells, and
Indian-clubs, which , were put in
the rooms of the different mem
bers. (These dumb-bells after
wards came to-be used mainly for
rolling at night down the dark
halls and stairs. It is astonishing
how much noise a dumb bell can
make, when , t h u s employed.)
From this beginning came our
present gymnasium and" athletic
organization. ' ,', ,
OUR MINISTER TO
' GREECE. '; '
The news comes of the appoint
ment of Prof. E. Alexander, of
the Chair of v Greek of the State
University) to the post of U. S.
Minister to Greece. No honor
could be more fitly and deservedly
bestowed. His exact scholarship,
his elegant and broad culture, his
genial spirit, his practical char
acter constitute a rare combina
tion of qualities. He answers to
that much abused phrase, "a gen
tleman 'a nd a scholar." The
University, faculty and students,
and the community, rejoice in his
good fortune. The opportunities
for such a thorough student in this
position, are very inviting. The
different collections of relics of
antiquity, the archaeological
v . . 1
schools, the other means of inves
tigation and culture, all will be
at the command of .such an off
cial and student. The University
lends him for a season to the pub
lic service, trustful of his return
with all manner of treasures.
NO RAILROAD PASSES
TO EDITORS OF COL
LEGE PAPERS-
WHY?
In other States railroads ad
vertise in college papers and mag
azines. ., The remuneration the pa
pers usually receive is an annual
pass on the various roads adver
tising. Not long since.' a repre
sentative of one of the. several
publications issued ; from our
University while in Raleigh spoke
to a high official of one of our
big roads about some advertising,
passes, &c.
Well, they don't give passes
any more to college papers. The
wise young reporter with a nat
urally inquisitive turn of mind
inquired the reason thereof.
They used to issue passes, but
stopped; the use of them was
abused. One bright business
manager of a nicely edited little
college journal had a pass be
tween Raleigh and , but
once he got aboard the train at
H - which was beyond Ral
eigh. The pass had to be used
of course he decided to invest
"four cents" for a thirty mile
. pasted a cou-
OUR YOUNG ALUMNI.
D. L.' Sapp, '90," is practicing
law at Kernersville, N. C.
A. H. Caldwell, '92, is a type
writer for the Illustrated Ameri
can, New York city.
John M. Covington, '92, is en
gaged in merchandising at Lau
rinburg, N. C.
T. L. Moore, '89, enjoys a lu
crative practice in his profession,
law, in Birmingham, N. C.
, C. T. Grandy, '86, is in the
newspaper business, Knoxville,
Tenn. - ;
L. C. Van Noppen, '92, is tak
ing a course in English at Har
vard College.
Jule Foust, '92, is teaching in
Wilson.
L, H. Foust, '68, is cashier of
the First National Bank, Salis
bury, n. c. . ; '" " '-! i
V Niell Pharr, '89, law, is prac
ticing law in Charlotte.
Chas. F. McKesson, '68, is
lecturing . throughout the North
on the "Poetry of the Bible."
John M. Beall, - '84, is travel
ing passenger agent for the R. &.
P. system, with headquarters in
Washington, D. C.
C. R. Owens, '83, is a clerk in
the Patent office in Washington,
D. C. ,
- ,
W. W. Davies, '90, is practic
ing law in Atlanta, Ga. We note
with pleasure his success.
Two of the law class of 1883,
appeared last week before the Su
preme Court of the United States,
James Norneet, who now lives at
Fort Payne, Ala., and W. W.
Vandiver, who appeared for the
defendant in the famous case of
State of Georgia versus Lord Ber-
esford. 1 Mr. Vandiver now lives
at Rome, Ga. ..
pie of postage stamps over the
names of the stations between
which the pass was limited. He
made the tripbut it was his last
one on that pass. Conductors,
you know, take up these kinds of
things. That's why you know.
In another column we give a
strong review article on the April
Magazine which is just out. This
is a prize number of the Magazine
and the editors are to be congrat
ulated for putting ' forth such an
able number. In our opinion the
Magazine is now the best college
or university publication in the
United States, and we see and
read a great many of them. Their
kind words about the The HEEL,
are appreciated.
We wish to call attention in
this issue to our increased num
ber of advertisers, , Mr. Andrews
is a "hustler" and deserves much
credit for his faithful labor.