ris Tei- Heel.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. ,
BOARD OF EDITORS. .
'A. 3. Lamb, - - Editor-in-Chief.
' ASSOCIATE EDITORS.
13 K. Gkaham, - - - W. II. Ba.gley,
lj. C. WHi aocK, - - - R. E. Foixjn,
i?. D. Goi.D, - E. E. Sams.
IT. O. Roqers - - Business Manager.
W. T. EosT, - - Ass't Business Manager.
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The Societies and the Magazine.
The University Magazine again
lives. The Dialectic and Philanthrop
ic Societies on Saturday night pledged
themselves equally to its support.
The reports of their respective con
ference committees, as adopted, provide
for the yearly publication of six num
bers of the Magazine. During this, its
initial year of revival, provision is
made for the publication of four
numbers. The Philanthropic Editors
were ckcted upon the adoption of the
report. The election of representatives
from the Dialectic Society will take
place to-morrow night; and the work
of the Magazine will be vigorously in
stituted immediately upon the organi
zation of the Board of Editors.
President Alderman on Monday
morning publicly thanked the Societies
ful and interesting remarks upon the
relation of the Magazine to the larger
life of the University.
Our New Building.
We are glad to furnish our read
ers in this issue, with full informa
tion regarding1 the plans and speci
fications for the Alumni Building,
which of late has given rise to much
interest and Inquiry.
Since it was perhaps impossible
to gi ve a more accurate descrip
tion, we have reprinted the article
touching the matter that appeared
in the latest issue oi txe University
Record. This, together with' a
handsome cut of the building, as it
will appear when completed, may
found on the first page of this issue.
The location of the building has
not, from all that can be under
stood, yet been determined. The
most suitable and artistic site would
be that on the east side of the cam
pus and opposite the Chemical Lab
oratory building, completing the
beauty of the quadrangle and yet
without obstructing the fine view
of the, campus from the village. ;
The building is mucfi needed.
The increasing growth and expan
sion of the University has resulted
in serious and urgent demand for
larger and better accommodations.
'1 his inconvenience has been most
apparent in the lack of space in
many of the lecture rooms and lab
oratories. And as for the dormi-'
tories, for years past they have been j
totally inadequate for t he accommb- j
dationof the whole number of stu-j
dents. This year, as stated in the
Record, more than two hundred
have been forced to find quarters
in the village. v ; .
Those of our alumni"; who have
determined upon this addition to our
working facilities deserve the last
ing gratitude of all the generations
of the University, now and in years
to follow. They are indeed worthy
sons of a generous mother. - .
Matters Athletic.
The students of the 'University
have responded generously this year
to all demands made of them for the
support of athletics. The foot ball
subscription easily passed the four
hundred, dollar mark during the
first week or two after the open
ing of the University; and the en
thusiasm, which means: even more
than dollars, has kept equal pace
with this generosity in money mat
ters. Undoubtedly, in a great measure,
the interest in foot ball has been in
creased and encouraged by the work
of the class teams during this and
last jyear. The contest last year
for. the class championship was both
interesting and exciting. Class
pride appeals strongly to ; the col
legian; and it is from just this
source that the 'Varsity will derive
much of its strength in years to
come. -
The class team work this year
has begun vigorously. On more
than one occasion have the Scrubs,
with an humbled pride, eaten the
dust of defeat. . .
' Appreciating the value of the
training afforded by the class team
our patriotic and popular instructor,
Mr. Butler, offers a pennant .as a
trophy for that team which shall
emerge victorious from the struggle
for the class championship for this
fall. The schedule of these games
is printed elsewhere; in this issue.
On behalf of the students we thank
Mr. Butler for his thoughtful in
terest in the encouragement of this
feature of our athletics. . .
The pennant will be a h and some
one and a prize of which .the win-
ning team should be proud. As a
memorial of their prowess it would
be fitting displayed in the1 Library
among the other trophies of hard
fought battles on gridiron and dia
mond. '-. , - -
Good for the Philistine!
I clip this from the Independent:
A senior in one of our colleges,
having passed the final examinations
that entitled him to his diploma, met
the President of the University,.and
in his exuberance shook hands with
the old gentleman and asked to be
congratulated on the happy event.
"Have you finished your educa
tion?" asked the professor.
"Yes" said the youth ' "
"Well, then I certainly congratu
late you, for I've been studying for
tv years and consider mine just be
g'un." The editor takes this btory as a
text and proceeds to rub a, little
mawkish truism into his readers a
bout life being a school. I, too, want
to preach a little sermon from the
same text. Firstly, , let . me say I
don't believe the thing ever happen
ed. All the college professors I ever
knew were anxious that their schol
ars should pass their examinations,
and they rejoice with the students
who win diploma. But if the thing
did happen then the college presi
dent was an insufferable "prig.
: Your.g men who have studied four
years at college and at the end .won
a certificate of efficiency have heard j
all the variations on Newton s r e-
mark and know tun wen that col
lege; is not all. Under the stars all
strong. men feel their smallness and
the" insignificance of their attain
ments, but they do not spout their ,
humility on the campus To h'ave
checked the enthusiasm of youth as
this college prsident did was a per?
nicioW and immoral act.
Hence:
If the incident never happened, the
rinting of it was an immoral act;
or tee things stated are untrue in
fact and false to nature.-s Next, if the
thing did happen the recounting of
the immoral act of the college pres
ident -setting it forth as a virtue
is corrupting the youth of Athens.
Therefore I call the attention of Mr.
Anthony Comstock to the Independr
ent as a promoter and disseminator
of immoral literature I said of im
moral literature. The Philistine,
; . i ' .. .
The Historical Society.
At the meeting of the Historical So
ciety, held in Gerrard Hall Monday
night, Mr. McCormick read a short pa
per' showing the beginnings of the
civil war in North Carolina, so far as
depended upon legislative action. He
tfcen read a sketch of the career of Col.
Wm. H Thomas, who for many jears
represented a large mountain district
in the State Senate, was the chief of
the Cherokee Indians, having their
unlimited confidence, (hence his nick
name Hunalushee Thomas) and; was
Colonel of Thomas Legion in the civil
war.' A company of his fired theE last
shot aimed at a federal soldier.- The
sketch was well written, spirited and
comprehensive, as might be surmised
when we state that the author was ex
Judge A. C. Avery. . y
. Dr. Kemp P. Battle gave an account
of the student-life at our University
during the first three years of its ex
isterice. His information was obtained
from a letter written in April, 1795';
bv Nicholas' Loner, of Franklin,
grand-son of Col. Nicholas Long,, of
Halifax, a prominent Revolutionary
officer, and from sundry letters by
John and Ebenezer Pettigrew to their
father, Bishop-elect Rev. Charles Pet
tigrew, D. D., of the Protestant Epis
Copal Church, kindly lent him by his
great-granaaaugnter, miss ; Garonne
Pettigrew. Dr. Battle quoted largely
from them, supplementing their state
ments by information derired from
other sources. Many passages were
very amusing and brought down' the
lattghing applause of the large audi
ence. Not only was the mode ot lite
at Chapel Hill shown the fare of the
Commons' table, the trials of sleeping
six in one room, the difficulty of rent
ing beds, ($24 a year for one bed), the
studies pursued, the dismissal or "ban
ishment," as the boys called it, of a
student, ior axtenaing a secona time a
"cotton 'pickiug" after 8 o'clock at
night, &c, but the mode of teaching,
the diseases and medicines given, the"
rates of postage, &c, were detailed.
The "cotton picking" was separating
the seed from the lint, games and
dancing following the completion of
the task.
John Pettigrew died in 1799, while
studying medicine. Ebenezer lived to
be an ornament to the otate, a mem
ber of Congress, an extensive planter.
His youngest son was the distingushed
General James Johnston Pettigrew of
the class ot 1847.
; Recent Foot-Ball Scores.
University of Pennsylvania 16,Wash-
a . - j t . rr t . . .
ingion ana jeuerson t.
Yale 10, Trinity 0.
Harvard 20, Williams 0.
Princeton 43, Lehigh 0.
University of Pennsylvania 30,
Franklin atad Marshall 6. 1
Yale 30, Wesleyan 0.
. .. Cornell 16, Syracuse 0.
Pennsylvania 33, Bucknell 0.
.University of Virginia 38, Franklin
and Marshall 0.
V Brown 24, Tufts 0.' 1
. .Indiana 36, Dichinson 0.' , '
vv csi i uini i)Oi J.rinikyi
Commons Hall.
. The Commons committee has bee
faithfully working to place Cons
mons Hall upon a more substantial
basis than ever before. It is the'
desire to establish a place where
students of the University can ob
tain good wholesome food at a nom
inal cost. This they, have done.
Commons- Hall entered upon its
second .year under most favorable
circumstances. - . At present there'
are",127 boarders who pay only $g
per month, and 13 waiters who ob
tain their board free.
I )f ker' K vig i experience has
been procured, and the management
of Commons is excellent.
' This. adjunct of the University is
ver important and a great help to
the. students.
Among
University of Virginia 16, Peqnr.yl
vauia State College U.
Yale 18,. Amherst 0. -Harvard
24, Buvvdoiu 0. '
Pennsylvania o7, Gettys'junr Colletre
: Lafayette 8, F. & M. 0. , ,
I'ennsylvania 42, Virginia 0. '
the many things beinp-
worked out successfully in our larg
er life here, the question of board
for the students is of the utmost im
portance. E very year good men break
down and. quit college. Many board
oiv until theend is reached, but at a
feHuVcost to health. It is a ques
tion of simple food, thoroughly cook
ed, and at a minimum cost. It now
looks as i Commons was to meet
and satisfy full v this need in our
lire. Last year was a period of ex
perirfient failure andsuccess. This
year the mistakes are remedied and
Commons is a clearsuccess. All the
bread is cooked by a professional
baker, a German, whose father is
a baker, and who has never done
anything but bake. His -bread is
light, wholesome, thoroughly good.
The meat is cooked by a man of ten
years experience. Thus far the fare
has been uniform and satisfactory.
And we believe a big gain has been
made for the welfare of the stu
dents. ; Commons is now worthy the
good will of every body.
f Number of Students by Counties.
Seventy four of , the ninety six
counties in North Carolina are rej
resented by students at the Univer
sity. Orange heads the list with 36.
Wake comes next with 25, and close
behind is Forsyth with 23. Bun
combe and Mecklenburg have 19
eacnf New Hanover has 16, Samp
son has 14, Guilford 13, Wilson 13,
Wayne 12, Rowan 11, Cleveland 10,
and Edgecombe 10 The other coun
ties which have as many as 5 are
Alamance, Anson, Durham, Gran
ville, Halifax,' Iredell, Johnston,
Moore, Pasquotank, Perquimans,
Pitt, Union, and Vance. There are
20 from other states, as follows:
Virginia 9, South Carolina 4, Flor
ida 4, Pennsylvania 3, Georgia 2,
Tennesse 2, andAlabama 1.
Miss Alia Webb. of Tennessee, who
has been visiting Miss Dot Manning,
left Tuesday for her home.
Darius Eatman. '97. who is Princi
pal of the . Franklinton High School,,
now has 70 pupils, . '
About twenty-five students, besides
those of the Senior Class, who intenu
acting as marshals at the State Fair,
will go down to Raleigh on Thursday.
, Dr. Alderman was ' in Raleigh part
f 1 1..
of the week attending a meetingot tnc
Building Committee of the University.
The Universiiv Record, published
quarterly by the members of the Fac
ulty, is this year .'filled with matter of
much interest to every friend of the
Varsity. ;, Why don't you subscriber