TPIne Teir- Heel
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Published Every Thursday by the General
Athletic Association.
Edward W. Myeks, -Georgb
S. Whw, - -W.
R. Webb, Jr., - -Harrv
Howem., - -
J AS. A. CrWYN, - - .
M. H. Yount, - - -
Editor-in-Chief
- Literary Editor,
- - Athletic Editor
- Exchange Editor
- - Local Editor
- - Local Editor
Harrv Howei,!,, - - Business Manager
Jas. A. Gwyn, - Assistant Bus. Manager
Entered at the post-office in Chapel Hill, N
C, as second-class mail-matter.
The October German.
On last Friday night, the 19th,
the University German Club gave
its first semi-annual german fr the
year in the grymnasium. It was
postponed from the regular time,
University Day, Oct. 12th, in order
that more young- ladies might be able
to be present; and the hopes were re
alized, for there were more couples
than there have been for some while
and taking all in ali, it was the
best mid-term german that has been
held here for years,
The weather was pleasant, not
too warm nor too cold; there was not
the, usual scarcity of girls and the
great majority of stags ;the figures
were pretty and well led; the girls
were prettty and danced well, which
goes without saying; and every
thing combined to render it a most
enjoyable occasion.
The german was led by E. W.
Myers '95; it is needless" to speak of
the grace and skill with which it
was done; he does everything: with
that fine degree of excellence with
which he runs the Tar Heel. Sev
eral members of the club were kept
away, being in training for the foot
ball team, one of these was EM win
C. Gregory '97 who had been ap
pointed one of the floor managers;
so the leader was assisted only by
W. Stamps Howard, the other
floor manager, who performed his1
part well.
Dancing was begun at 10 P. M.
and continned until 3:30 A. M.,
f when all repaired to the Chapel
Hill Hotel, where they were regaled
by a supper prepared by Tom Duns
ton, the well known Chapel Hill ca
terer. ,
The following couples partici
pated: Miss Matilda Heartt of Durham,
with E. W. Myers; Miss Lida Carr
of Durham, with T. R. Little; Miss
Carrie Holt of Raleigh, with W. S.
Howard; Miss Margaret Morehead
of Durham, with Mr. R. L. Patter
son of Durham; Miss Isabella Gra
ham of Hillsboro, with Mr. P. C.
Mebane of Hillsboro; Miss Alice
Collins, of Hillsboro, with S. H.
Hill; Miss Mabel Curtis of Tar
boro, with El. P. Carr; Miss Mary
Saunders of Richmond, Va., with
W. A. Graham; Miss Katie Hay
wood of Raleigh, with P. R. Harty;
Miss Nannie Jones of Raleigh, with
P. N. Cooke; Miss Lillie Hoke ,of
. Raleigh, with J. L. Patterson; Miss
Mabel Tomlinson, of Durham, with
H; C. Bridgers; Miss Sophie Bus
bee of Raleigh, with W, G. Clark;
Miss Louise Busbee of Raleigh, with
P. M. London; Miss Ethel .Roberts
of Durham, with J.' A. Gwyn; Miss
Elizabeth Clarkson of Charlotte,
with J. A. Andrews; Miss -Mary
Pegram of Charlotte, with R. S.
Busbee; Miss Mary Pescud, of Ra
leigh, with ; EVA. ; Johnson ; Miss
Anna Morrill of Alabama, with
Michael. Schenck;-;Miss Blanclu
Haase of Greensboro, with J, E.
Mattocks; Miss Mary Courtney
Chestney, Macon, Ga., with P. C.
Graham, of Hillsboro; Miss Mary
McCauley, of. Chapel Hill, with T
P. SanfordjMr., and Mrs. H. Aj
London,; of Pittsboro; Dr. and Mrsj
J. A. London, of Chapel Hill. j
The chaperones.were Mrs. HokeJ
of Raleigh, ; Mrs. Guthrie, of Dur-j
ham; ( Mrs. Headen, of Chapel Hill,
The, following danced stag: ,', )
F. A. Green, Esq., of Durham,
R. L. ; Gray of Raleigh, W. L.
Scott, R. ,,T. S. Steele, Murray
Borden, C. R. Emry, F. L. Carr,:
J. T. Gregory, J. N. Pruden, F, F.
Bahnson, and Walter Brem.
Journal o the Elisha Mitchell
Scientific Society.
. The second part of vol. X of the
Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Sci
entific Society is just out. This
number is quite a fine one, present
ing the . following interesting table
of contents: ' . v
" A Comparison of the Methods
of Separation and Estimation ' of
2!irconium by Chas.' Baskerville:
' The Primitive Streak and Blasto
pore of the Bird Embryo," by H.
V, Wilson;'" Additions to the Erys
ipheae of Alabama," by George F.
Atkinson; Some Septoyiae from Ala
bama," by George F. Atkinson;
" Additional Notes on the Fungi,
of Blowing. Rock, N. C." George
P. Atkinson; '" An, Examination of
the Chlorides of Zirconium," P. P.
Venable; -' Some attempts at the
Formation of Ethyl GlucOside," J.
R. Harris; " On the Geological His
tory of Certain Topographical Fea
tures East of the Blue Ridge,""
Collier Cobb; and last but by no
means least in these wonders of
science and nature comes a snake
story by the same author.
The North Carolina University
Magazine for Oct. Opens with The
Recollections of a Japanese boy, by
Yoshijuro Kurokawa. The. princi
pal tittle Dai Nippon rests . in a
head-piece, of which the most promi
nent figures are Japanese fans and is
quite suggestive. Some incidents
and impressions in the life of a child
in Japan are given with an attract
ive simplicity and almost quaint
ness of style, that leads us to look
forward with interest to the contin
uation of the articled , promised for
the November number. ..' ' ;
The Power of invention is a
Sophomore essay by James K. Polk,
of the class of 1818. The article is
neither better nor worse than the av
erage effusion of the school boy of
1894. Its only interest lies in the
fact that it was written by one who
afterwards became president of the
United States, and it will be a ques
tion with sortie as to the w;Mdn of
fillingVsixp4ges of tticMfigtyM
with an article that has no intrinsic
Value. A foot note stating that it
"is printed without editorial , re,-
view, " relieves.the., proof reader of
a great responsibility; "eqaully,
"sumptious, " "riseng, "maridn
an, would hardly pass niuster now
It is said that George Washington
could not spell : so Polk has' cornpa-
ny.. One '..of the best' 'papers 'of 'this
issue is ' by the Rev." Needham Bj
Cobb, wno gives sbm'e ' interesting
facts in the life of Nathaniel, Macon
and publishes a' letter from. Macon
to '.the Rev. Thomas Gardner,1 'writ-f
ten from Phuadelphia, Mchl 71792J
The writef was'then in the Congress
that'had'tb ileal' with the results' ot
St. Clair's defeat, and his leief re
fers to that with some matters of a
personal anil local nature . nat are
interesting.
Algernon Charles '" Swinburne's
version of the Delphic Hymn 'to
Apollo is printed', together with the
Greek music and a transcription,
tne latter oy ur. tuoen Aiexanaer.
J.. E. Mattocks follows with a seven-page
article ''6ti ' Tie' "Earth
worm i Its liabits and structure.
Edward Graham Daves, "apropos
of the. North' Carolina Society of 'the
Cincinnati,1' prints' a ' letter from
George Washington to Gen'l' Jethrp
Suttiner ' and gives some historical
facts' in connection! '! 1 ,h u,) ': '. ;l x
Garrison and Secession, by the
Rev Jno. W. 'M; 'Williams "gives
ah interesting bit of history in 'con
nection with the "Abolition move
ment." : '''.':-;; 'i'' -' ' -'
The friends of Hunter Lee Harris,
of the class - of '"'89,'' will find a sad
pleasure in his sonnet, Solitude,
while the memory of his tragic death
in the Summer of 1893 is so fresh in
their minds: -,''-: f vM.l-.-.i.i
Dr. Battle gives- the' Names ' of
Some of the Earliest Locomotives
on the Raleigh and Gaston " 'and
North Carolina ''.Railroads ' The
locomotives "were in the i poiular
imagination, ' things1 of 5 life,-1 With,
strong individual traits; '' hence
their names, "Tornado," "Spitfire,"
etc., embody to some extent ' the
conceptions . of -the , people " Gov.
Morehead, the President of the N.
C. R. rR. Company! showed i his
knowledge of the- ! classics. iin the
names, "Ajax," '"Ixionetc. . ,j'
The. department ox. Anecdote and
Reminiscence relates an awkward
Freshman's .experience- ,-in declaim
ing before Dr.j Caldwell's faculty,'
an.';- accident $ at 'a , Senior Speaking
in 1853, jand the, way. in, which the
late,! Prof .Qrayes " f squelched"; a
Sophpmore twho was unnecesarily
earnest . ,i,n his, efforts --to. ;prompt a
neighbor on, a "Conies" recitajtiohl ,.
zine Reviews are quite full. '
The current comment and Col
lege, Topics department have their
usual local interest. '""' ' ' .'.' " "J '''"'
The historicli papers ih'tne Mag
azine are of great valued 'and this
one is connected with the State's
history. I
p The Historical Society.
Qu Tuesday night last the His
torical Society held its second meet-ing'-
Dr. Battle as president of the
Society? introduced Dr. Hume who
then presented a very interesting
and valuable paper on "The HtirUe.
nQl.lawiEeQfP.rth.Carolina and
yirginia." Dr. Hunje prefaced his
pape9 by givrngf a number; of theo
ries: of i the; name Huguenot. He
then discussed, thetHuguenot move
ment, . their influence, their migra
tions," and their contributions to civ
ilization. He treated in an elaborate
way the sudden rise of the movement,
its thorough French character, its
lofty .patriotism, and its influence
both upon religion ; and; politics.
John ; Calvin himself, , he said, had
given form ; to the faith of these
people. ; He stated that the flight
of .the Huguenots to .England had
aided much in securing the .restora
tion.., (Tieij:, emigration and settle
ment; in, America and their influence
upon,? the social life, of the seveaal
tesf iUJ, which) they settled, the
Qhjefj of whicli - were Virginia,
North Carolina and South Carolina,
were also discussed, i . ; '
a t The .Ashbies, Ballards,; Amblers,
Bernar,ds,f j. Pleasants, ) ' Rollandsi
,Southalls, i.Malletts, and many oth
ers .are -families all of. which are of
Huguenot descent.; Their descend
ants are filling, sOme of the most im
portant i positions . to-day, both in
state,' and nation. '.-.;., , ,
Dr J Battle added some interesting
remaf ks in regard to the Huguenot
element in connection with the Uni
versity -Of the past . ;
" Prof. Hooper, 1 late professor of
Greek in our own University, traced
his descent back to the Huguenots;
the! 'captain' bf our' first foot ball
tbaiir under the nev rules was Ste
pheh fC.' tBr'agav; of Huguenot des
cent; and one of the oldest students
of : the; University ' was a Hnguenot
by the name of Dr !AV J. DeRosset.
XV'J) Battle closeii1 the meeting by
reacting some old letters written by
former students Of the University,
in" vvhich some' amusing incidents
were brought to light.
The' meeting was largely attend
ed By the students and we are also
glad to note the-presence of several
ladies. 1 ' 1 '
' ' Thev manager of : the football team
has received a' telegram from Mr.
Frank Delabarre offerinir a cuaran-
tee of five' hundred ' dollars to 1 play
the' University of Penh, on Manhat
tanr:field, November 3rd. We were
unable ,r td accept! 'however 'on ac-
'bunt "of another1 game on that date.
' Much enthusiasm for the Univer
sity' was showri'by soihe of our col
ored' friends' during the game yes
le'rdat'.1 1 Dr.5 Duiiktoh' ' professor of
tOnsorial art, even went .so far as to
promise the two biggest turkeys to
our victorious team. George Trice
also- Jguvef a ! large freezer of his
matchless "cream. The manager
desires to publicly express his
thanks to both of the above.