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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
Vol. 3.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. C SEPTEMBER 20, 1894.
1.
TUE
UEEL
SALUTATORY.
To all "the students, both old and
new, ' The Tar Heel extends its
greeting, and especially it salutes
the college athletes. It has always
been the policy of The Tar Heel
to represent but one faction of the
University and that one the General
Athletic Association, and during- the
management of the present board at
least, this policy will be rigidly ad
,hercd to; but though the paper is
primarily meant to collect and put
, in readable. shape the athletic news
of the University, beyond this it is
designed to make the paper an ex
ponent of the lif e here.
With this issue begins the third
volume of The Tar Heel and
with it a new board of editors as
sume the burden and responsibility
of its publication and. in order to
fully carry out their aims, and pub
lish a paper that shall be a credit
to the University, your help isaieed
ed, the encouragement of your in
terest, both by subscribing and then
rolling the-paper .-;;If r?t t?y: t::j;s
during the year anything should
suggest itself to your mind, - which
you consider an improvement for the
paper, . remember that the paper is
yours and you have a right to sug
gest it and come to us and tell us of
it. : : " . '
Mitchell Meeting
The Elislia Mitchell Scientific So
ciety held its first meeting of this
session Tuesday night last in the
chemical lecture room, Prof. Holmes
presiding.
Dr. Baskerville gave a paper on
"Some New , Cellulose Compounds
and the Industrial Application of
Cellulose Thiosulphocarbonate"
The paper touched upon the prac
tical value of the new compounds
and their economic use. The chem
ical reaction by which these new
compounds are produced were illus
trated and their theoretical constitu
tion was given.. .
Dr. Venable followed with a re
port of the work of Lord Rayleigh
and Prof. Ramsey, two noted Eng
lish scientists, in which they claimed
the atmosphere. This element is
said to be similar to the inert nitro
gen only being even less reactive.
It is claimed to occur as . one per
cent, of the air around us. Prof.
Dewar maintains that this body is
not a new element, but a polymeric
form of nitrogen, as ozone is of oxy
gen. However it was shown to be
the greatest discovery of the year
and probably the decade and is of
very absorbing interest'" to all scien
tific men.
Prof. Cobb showed samples of na
tive sulphur found In York County,
S. C, in the King's Mountain re
gion. : This occurrence is very
unique in America.
The meeting was interesting in
every feature.
Library Notes.
Mr. Benjamin Wyche, '94, who
is to be . Librarian this year, spent
his vacation in the library at Am
herst College, learning more thor
oughly the details of his. chosen vo
cation. He has come' back full of
Zeal and new ideas, and the library
promises to be more efficiently man
aged than ever before.
We learn that there will be about
$500 dollars expended on the library
this term and as much more in the
second tern. This amount judi
ciously managed will soon make our
library one of the best in the South.,
The number of volumes, is creeping
on to the 40,000 mark now, and with
this larger appropriation we should
make rapid progress toward it;
Mr. J. M. Oldham, '94, "is busy in
the library, arranging and cata
loguing the valuable collection of
books and pamphlets of the Elisha
Mitchell Scientific Society. "Oldie"
calls a halt every now and then
when he comes to the Russian; Jap
anese and similar exchanges, but
he generally manages to settle
them " on the third strike" or a
"foul tip..",-' We can look out for
some grand stand plays before he. is
through with the job.
Professor Francis K. Ball.
' Doctor Francis K. Ball, A. M.,
Ph. D. , of Harvard University, was
elected by the Trustees in August
to fill the Greek Chair during the
absence of Prof 1 Eben Alexander as
Minister to Greese. Dr. Ball has
had large experience as a teacher
both in schools and as a private tutor
at Harvard. He has also been re
gular instructor in Latin at Har
vard for one year. He comes with
the highest testimonials as to schol
arship from Professors Goodwin,
Morgan, Smith and other members
of the Harvard classical Faculty.
Dr, Ball has already impressed his
classes as a scholarly refined and
courteous gentleman as well as a
gifted teacher. In behalf of the stu
dents of the University, we welcome
him, and assure him-that he may
win in our esteem sueh a place as
his merits deserve.
The Athletic Association,
Its Regular September Meeting.
According to the constitution, the
General Athletic Association of the
University held its first regular
meeting for the year in the Chapel,
at 2.30 p. m., September 15th.
President Charles R. Turner, '95,
called the meeting to order and ap
pointed Harry Howell, '95, tempo
rary secretary.
In the absence of the regular sec
retary, the minutes of the last
meeting were not read. , .
J. . Worth McAlister, !95, was
elected secretary and treasurer of
the Association, vice H. E. C. Bry
ant, who has not returned to col
lege.
W. R. Webb, Jr., '96, offered the
following, resolution, -which was
adopted:
Resolved, That the official organ
of the Association shall represent
the interests of the Athletic Asso
ciation ', report all athletic events
and other events of interest m the
University and be in no sense the
representative of any party or fac
tion, nor lend- its aid in any way to
the keeping up of strife among the
tudents of the University,
Mr. Webb also read the following
terms proposed for the combination
of the two college papers, The Tar
HEEL and The White and Blue:
. 1, That the names be dropped
and a new name, such as The ' Var
sity be adopted.
2. That the board of editors con
sist of four men from the board of
The Tar Heel and four from that
of The White and Blue, one busi
ness manager from either side and
an editor-in-chief to be chosen by
them, who is not connected with
either side.
3. That the future boards of edi
tors be elected in the spring by the
paid-up subscribers of the paper.
4. In case of a vacancy, until the
new mode of election comes into
force, the side in which the vacancy
occurs may fill it, at their discre
tion. A motion that the Association
favor these terms was carried: It
should be stated that these terms
have been refused by the The White
and Blue, therefore there will be no
combination, and the Tar HEEL
will be continued as formerly. Ed.
Dr. Baskerville offered the follow
ing amendment to the constitution,
which was adopted:
" The business managers of the
foot-ball and . base-ball teams shall
be elected at the end of each ses-
SlOll.
Messrs. ' Georg-e S. Wills, post
graduate, M. H. Yount, '95, and
Jas. A, Gwyn, '96, were elected ed-
tors of THE TAR HEEL, to fill vacan
cies caused by resignations of H. H.
Home,' 95, W. C. Smith,' 96, and
W. D. Carmichael,' 96.
J. L. Patterson,' 95, offered the
following amendment to the consti
tution, which was adopted:
"The business managers of each
foot-ball and base-ball teams, if they
deem necessary, shall be empowered
to appoint assistant managers of the
teams."
W. R. Webb, Jr. was elected offi
cial correspondent to the College
Student, the new southern inter-collegiate
periodical.
George G. Stephens,' 96, was
elected ?s-the undergraduate mem
ber of the Athletic Advisory Com
mittee, in place of G. R. Little,' 94,
who has not returned.
There being no further business,
the meeting adjourned.
The Literary Societies.
It is a well-known fact that, within
the past year, many changes have
been made in the manner of conducting-
our literary societies In the un
precedented growth of the University
during the last few years both in num
ber of its students and in the facilities
for imparting higher education, the
societies have not failed to recognize
their position and influence in the edu
catioofalver'sity1 men. IJo' .young
man, eventhough he" has spent four
long years within the walls of the
University of North Carolina, can
claim to be a well-balanced and thor
oughly developed man, unless he has
connected himself with one or the
other of our literary societies. From
the walls of these societies, men have
gone forth who are to-day leaders in
educational, social, and political cir
cles not only throughout the state, but
also throughout the nation. Former
ly every young man entering the Uni
versity and pursuing the academic
course, was compelled to connect him
self with one of the literary cocieties. ,
This is no longer' the case. Men are
now left to their own discretion in the
matter. In this way it is hoped that
the best material of the University
will also be connected with the socie
ties, and those who join from mere
compulsion will no longer be a hin
drance. From precedent, which has
now become a law, men from the west
ern part of the State connect them
selves with the Dialectic society, and
those from the eastern with the Phi
lanthropic. Since this has become an
pta Wished custom, there is no strife
between the two societies as to secur
ing members at the opening of each
year. It is very probable that the
:,vf ioAinf- will be chanered from
unit yj. o V O i.
Friday to Saturday nights, since bat-
urday has been maae a iree uy. " -
that new students, who
lO K AAVv-v , j
propose joining either society will do
so at once, so that the work may go
on without interruption. No young
man, preparing for the duties of life,
no matter what his calling or profes
,oir u ran afford to be without
a knowledge of parliamentary law.
This he can most easily and readily
Kv Viisi connection with one of
uvU wii w j j -w ill
our societies. Therefore we gladly
welcome to our halls all those whosel
earnest desire is.to learn and to be
benefited thereby.