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.Vol. 3. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. C, OCTOBER 11, 1894. No. 4.
In the Library.
Ye writer' in his strollings around
dropped into the library one day
not long ag"o to look over the humor
ous literature of the week and while
there noticed a little thing- that to
his mind seems to need correction
It was the cutting- and tearing-or
otherwise defacing the pages of
some of the periodicals on the table,
numerous extracts having been
removed. Of course it was a mere
piece of thoughtlessness, but never
theless it was selfish thought of
self that caused it, the seeing of
some joke or illustration that took
the fancy, but why not leave them
that others may see them too? An
other habit that needs noticing- in
this connection is that of pencilling
comments on the margins both of
the periodicals and books. It migrht
be humbly suggested to those who
do this that they restrain their crit
ical powers in that one line at least,
for by so doing they will add much
to the pleasure of those who read
the books after them. If they have
any criticisms to make on a book or
magazine that they think may be
of value, write them out on a piece
of paper not a book margin, and
send them to some magazine, which
if the criticisms and comments be
as valuable as their writer thinks,
will be very glad to receive them,
we have no doubt. 'Tis only their
value we doubt. A good book or
magazine is a treasure thaj; can be
enjoyed for an indefinite length of
time by a great many persons if on
ly the hands of non-appreciative
vandals can be kept from defacing
it, and if for nothing- but common
courtesy , such defacement should
be stopped.
The Old and the New.
Those who read the article, in
last week's Tar HEEL, on library
classification may be interested in
knowing some of the advantages in
the use of books that the students
of 1894 have over those of 1885.
There were then 'three distinct li
braries, owned anb controlled by
the University, the libraries of the
Dialetic and the Philanthropic So
cieties and the University's books
which were in the present library
building. The writer does not know
how often the room was opened nor
what advantages were offered to
readers.
The two societies had their libra
ries on the top floor of their respec
tive buildings. The most of the
students that patronized any library
at all, confined themselves to them.
They were open three hours a week
.-two on Saturday and one on Wed
nesday. Few of the students
thought of the libraries as means o:
furnishing them books to help them
in their work. To get "something
to read" was the idea.
The proposition to "consolidate'
the libraries aroused in the societies
bitter opposition and the question
was agitated for quite a while be
fore they agreed to it.
It may not be uninteresting to the
students who are here this year to
know the arrangement of the recita
tion rooms nine years ago.
In the New East Building, the
two rooms on the second floor above
the Geology Room were thrown into
one and that was the Latin recitation
room. The North side of the build
ing, first floor, was occupied by
Prof. Henry, of the Department of
Pedag-ogy, In the west end,
instead of two rooms, as at present,
there was one the work room for
the students in Geology, Mineral
ology and Bo tony. ,
In the Room at present occupied
by Dr. Hume, in the Old East,
Prof. Toy conducted his recitations.
The Greek Room was used as a
museum.
The "English Room" was in the
South Building, third floor, South
side the room then being undivided
of the size of the present "Math
Room." Under the English Room
on the second floor, Dr. Mangum
conducted his recitations, in the de
partment of Philosophy. Across
the hall, the students in Greek re
cited. The room now occupied by
Prof. Gore was the Young- Men's
Christian Association Hall.
In the Old West Building, the
Registrar's office was in the first
room on the right, North entrance.
On the opposite of the hall was the
Bursar's.
Dr. Battle used the same recita
tion room as at present, and that
was also his office as president.
Prof. Graves had the entire East
end of the New West, first floor,
while Prof. Gore occupied the sec
ond floor of the West end.
The chemical labratory was in
the basement under the library.
Ventilation was bad and the room
poorty lighted: so it was not a difi
cult thing for the imaginative stu
dent to picture to himself the days
of Roger Bacon, when the scientist
was supposed to be in league with
the devil.
Frank Butterworth, Yale's fa
mous full-back is reported as suffer
ing greatly with his eyes with over
work. It said that he cannot see a
oot-ball a short distance from him,
and hence is quite unable to play.
Is this one ot Yale s roor backs
or a true account of her "full
back"?
Chapel hill N. C.
Oct. 2nd. 1.894
The Editor of the Tar Heel, . As
I have not had the opportunity be
fore leaving Chapel Hill of seeing
in person many of the students, I
beg the privilege through the me
dium of your paper of saying a gen
eral Good Bye to all. During my
ministry here of three years I have
become deeply and strongly attach
ed to the Students and to the Univ
ersity. I can express the genuine
pleasure I have had in working
with you and among you. I have
been with you as a student and I
have been among you as your pastor
and it is now with heartfelt sorrow
that I realize the severance of these
ties. I shall remember with much
g-ratitude your uniform kindness
to me, and I shall ever regard my
self as belonging to the University
of North Carolina. I wish you ev
ery success in your College work
and throughout your lives. My last
word to you is " Mizpah "or " The
Lord watch between you and me
when we are absent one from anoth
er. "
I remain ever your faithful friend
and servant for Christ's sake;
Frederick Towers.
s. c- c.
South Carolina College opened,
Sept. 26th, with about seventy five
freshmen. The upper classes are
rather small. The attendance there
has been very poor , for the past
year or two, owing to the loss of
confidence in the institution on its
being- reduced from a University to
a Colleg-e in '91. Now, however'
the College is being reinstated in
the confidence of the people, as the
increase in numbers proves. Even
with its very small attendance, the
College has maintained its high
standard. A new chair has been
added - Pedagogics and every
thing points to a prosperous future
and a renewal of the large attend
ance it had prior to '91. The Col
ege receives an annual appropria
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tion irom tne legislature never
ess than thirty thousand ($30,000.)
Two Letters.
1. ( From a mother to her son who
is on "prob. ").
" Dear Son. Come home, 'a
rolling stone gathers no moss. '
Your affectionate mother till death. "
2. ( From the son to the mother. )
" Dear Mother. I won't come
borne. ' A sitting- hen never gets
fat. ' Your obedient son. "
E. P. Withers, Ph. B. '88, of
Danville, Va., is practicing law in
bis old home, and is making- a repu
tation by his writing- on reform in
Virginia taxes.
Dates When the Principal Colleges
Were Founded.
It is very interesting to see what
colleges and universities are the old
est. We print below a list of the
principal ones:
Harvard 1636, William and Mary
1693, Yale 1701, Princeton 1746,
Univ. of Pa. 1753, Kings (Colum
bia) 1754, Brown 1764, Rutgers
1756, Dartmouth 1769, Univ. of N.
C 1776, Dickenson 1783, Univ. of
Vt. 1791, Williams 1793, Univ. of
Tenn. 1794, Bowdoin 1794, Union
1795, Hamilton 1812, Univ. of Va.
1819, Trinity 1823, Amherst 1825,
LaFayette 1826, Wesleyan 1831,
Univ. of City of New York 1831,
Oberlin 1833, Univ. of Michigan
1837, Iowa 1847, North-Western
Univ 1851, Tufts .1852, Franklin
and Marshal 1853, Mass. Institute
of Technology 1861, Swathmore
1864, Cornell 1865, Lehigh 1866,
College of the City of New York
1866, Johns Hopkins 1867, Boston
Univ. 1869, Univ. of Nebraska 1869,
Syracuse Univ. 1870, Vanderbilt
1873.
Resolutions of Respect Adopted by
the Sophomore Class.
Whereas Almig-hty God in his
infinite wisdom has seen fit to re
move from our midst our fellow
classmate Jas. A. West, and
Whereas, On account of Christ
ian character and g-entlemanly be
havior he had endeared himself . to
all who knew him, be it:
Resolved, 1st. That we and the
University, which he loved, deplore
his untimely death and extend our
most heartfelt sympathies to his be
reaved family.
Resolved, 2nd. That by his death
our class has lost one of its bright-
est and most promising members. .
Resolved, 3rd. That a copy of
these Resolutions be sent to the Uni
versity publications, the Newton
Enterprise and the Wilmington pa
pers for publication, and also to his
bereaved family.
G. P. LaRoque, Burton Craige,
H. Connor, Jr.,
Committee of Class of "' 'of.
Dr. Charles S. Mangum, Ph. B
'91, who received his degree in med
icine from the Jefferson Medical
College, Philadelphia, has just been
promoted to the position of Assist
ant Demonstrator of Anatomy in
that institution. He also has work
in the Polyclinic Hospital and Col-
egfe for Graduates in Medicine, in
Philadelphia. This is only a natur
al continuation of his success here,
in the medical school, as end on the
oot ball team, on the Glee Club,
and as Physical Director in the
Gymnasium.