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THE UNIVERSITY
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
Vol. 7,
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. C, February 17tQ, 1899. ' m u
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Death of Dr. John Manning, jftury was the acknowledged leader;
On Sunday night, February 12thM the Dar in his circuit. On thet
Dr. John Manning, Professor ofibtn ot June, 18c6, he-, was married
Law in the University, departedjto iss Louisa J. Hall, daughter
this life. He had been sick' for a of Dl- Isaac Hall, a lady of that?
The Sub-Committee on Education
From the General Assembly
Visits Us.
The regular inspecting committee
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few weeks but no one thought that Porce of character and grace of man4.iaPPointeU by tne committee onedu
,e the wife n cation of the General Assembly vis
Though theirj
1861. Dr. Manning was elected stay here was a short one, it was
member of the Secession couventionlJthoroughly enjoyed by all. Friday
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lof 1861. He had been an "old linelfmornin they met the student body
Whig" and opposed Secession, but
he went with his State. He vol
he was dangerously ill. His deathflrier that fitted her to be the wifeoffj0
has saddened the whole village as fOIie of the State's great jurists. Initeci us Iast week.
well as the student body.
He was beloved and respected byj
all who knew him and in his death
the students lose one of their best
friends.
The funeral will take placefunt-Jt'rec! in the army and was made
Thursday at Pittsboro.
He leaves a wife and seven child
ren : Dr. John Manning and Mr.
James Manning of Durham; Dr.
Isaac Manning of Wilmington: Mrs.
F. P. Venable of Chapel Hill, Mrs.
W. W. Huske, Miss Mary Man
ning, and Mrs. W. R. Webb of
J3ellebuckle, Tenn.
Hon. John Manning, LL.D., was
born on the 30th of July, 1830 at
Edenton. His grandfather moved
from the Manning Manor planta
tion, near Norfolk Va., first settiing
in Currituck county and then be
coming a merchant at Eden ton.
He obtained for his eldest son, John,
an appointment in the Navy, secur-
T it tT" Till ,
ea tnrougu James iredeii, tmsa
adjutant of his regiment. He was
later appointed Receiver under the
Sequestration Acts. At the close!
lof the war he returned to the prac
in the Chapel and after prayers
wmade short but very appropriate!
Kand entertaining speeches.
Ur. Alderman introduced first
Hon. H. Clay Wall of Richmond
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eumuy, me oiuest memuer or tne
Committee. Mr. Wall said that it
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tice of law, devoting himself assidu-iaPPears uUt yesterdays hen he as
ously to repairing his shattered forJpembled morning after morning in
tunes. ithese same sacred precincts. He!
In 1870. upon the death of Hon Jcame to the University in August
Robert Gilliam he was elected tofP858 as a student. At that time he
fill out the unexpired term. defeat-aad to go to Durham depot and dri
ing Joseiu W. Holden 350 votes, ifve over to Chapel Hill in a shack-
ma
He at once took a hiyh stand in Con-ihng hack. He humorously told of
in ! made a great speech
a-
gainst the old b orce bill which set
aside safe-guards of liberty tinder
che plea of suppressing the
Klux Klan.
When the Constitutional Conven
tion was called. Dr. Manning and
Congressman Strowd were elected
the members from Chatham. Dr
Manning was one of the ablest law
yers in that body of giants. In 1880:
he was elected to the House from
Chatham and had the honor of in
troducing the first bill that ever
passed giving the University an an-1
uual appropriation. The bill car-!
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his arrival and his reception by th.
stuuents. inter -i years ne is per
mitted to stand again before the in-
Kuftelligeut University audience. He
expressed his great love for the
University. In '61 war called him
to the front when he lacked only
one year of graduation. Mr. Wall
then told of a few nicknames given
to thej professors of his day such as!
:alling Gov. Swain, "Old Bunk,'
Dr. James Phillips. "John Bull'
icommonlv "Bull. He ended hi?
speech with an exhortation to the
students to keep "duty" as their
guiding star now and ever after
wards.
The next person introduced was
THE LATE DR. JOHN MANNING.
younger. He rose to the rank ol
captain and then resigned owing t
ill health. He married Tamar Lea-
ry, a member of qe of the leading
families in that section, and as her
husband was frequently absent on
long cruises, under her wise and
loving care her children were chief
ly reared. .
The late Dr. Manning was named
for his father. After attending
school .at Eden ton, he was sent tc
the Norfolk Military Academy. In
his senior year he was made captain
of cadets. In 1847 he entered the
Sophomore class of the University
of North Carolina and graduated
with honors in the class of 1849.
After graduating he sailed with hi--father
as captain's clerk in the
United States brig Bainsbridge
along the shores of South America.
The life was not to his taste and he
began the study of law under his!
Hon. R. L. Smith, '88 Chairman o
the Senate. T.his gentleman told
reminiscences of his college life am
tnat ne recognizee! many races a-
mong the faculty such as Drs.Hume,
Battle, Venable and Professor
Gore. He was well pleased to find
the University so prosperous. He
feuded by saying that he prized the
cousin, that ' eminent lawyer, Johnffthe News and Observer for the cut
H. Haughton of Pittsboro. He re-Bo f Dr. Manning in this isssue
ceived county court license tn 18d2 There will be memorial services
and Superior court license in 1853, m the Chapel Sunday afternoon at
having become the partner of Mr.3;30 o'clock in honor of the late Dr
Haughton. Soon thereafter Mr-ijohn Manning.
Haughton moved to Newbern leav-f
Hon. John S. Henderson elected on
the Code Commission. Afterward
lie was tendered appointments asj
Superior court judge and Secretary
of State, but declined both. In 1881
without his knowledge or solicita
tion, Dr. Manning" was elected Pro
fessor of Law at the University
No salary was attached. He ac
cepted the place, stipulating thatif University as one of North Caroli
ue could continue to practice in thejfna s greatest institutions
courts of Chatham. He began withn Hon. Locke Craige of Buncombe.
a class of seven, but his instructionlfchairman of the house committee on
was so thorough and so popular thatfjEdueation next spoke. He began
he built up the greatest and mosttfby complimenting Dr. Battle as one
larp-elv attended law school theRwho revived the University. He
State has known. fjwas glad to know that the Old
Dr. Manning was a consistent andNorth State has the greatest Uni
devout christian, an official memberHversity South of the Mason and Dix-
rif the Protestant Enisconal church. Bon line. It is not now a:i it was be-
As long as he was able he was atfjfore the war a University of Aris
his place in church. Btocracy but of yeomanry. All par-j
ties have respected, cherished and
Prof. J. Crawford Biggs, of theHhonored the University. All reco-
lavv department here, has been elec-inized that the University is a Uni-
tori Soi-rut'ii-v 'inn Trpatiiri'i' rT thiil
J Ijtrprsirv nt the nennle wliie.li vhnuiwH
btate liar Association recently or-gc ,, , e e. , i ,,
J Ifnr t hp mmnr it the Sinn rim all
ne i ar tiEEL is indented toa ,.
oiind. must go luiwiiiu uy young
men and they mut go forward byB
the University. The University
with an attendance of 500 young!
men is only a promise of what ita
should be. North Carolina is not
poor and it should give to the Uni-j
He said he came to the University
at its re-organization and that there
is always a tie of friendship be
tween the University and her sons.
He helped to re-organize the Uni
versity when a hoy of 14. The on
ly professor of the faculty left is
the honored Dr. Battle. He finds
jthat we need water and heat for he
came here to find out what we need.
He was on the committee in 1803
ind helped Dr. Winston get incre
ised appropriation. He closed by
Hsayinir inai ne is wun us tor anv
thing we want.
Representative Davis of Franklin
county was next introduced. He
was here 31 or 32 years ago when
Gov. Swain was President. He re-
ognized no familiar faces among
the faculty. He said he was no or-
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ttor but he would always be proud
to speak well for the University,
ind help it on for the future of the
state rests with its young men.
Representative Bryan of Madison
county began by saying he regret
ted that he was not a son of the
University. Nevertheless he was a
friend to it ami will help to take
bare of it.
Representative Williams of Yad
kin said that although he is not a
son of the University still it shall
e his greatest pleasure to do any
thing he can for the benefit of it.
Representative Maunery of Cher
okee never had the opportunity of
attending the University because he
was reared in the devastating
time of the Civil War still he would
help to foster and protect it.
Representative Williams of Cum
berland said he was unfortunate be
cause the War came on when he
was 16, when he was ready to en
ter here, and thus deprived him of a
University education. By going to
the war he missed much, he knew,
but still he was proud to have been
a Confederate Soldier. He loved
the University and was taught to
Jo so. He has been impressed by
our need of water and the commit
tee would endeavor to give us wat-
r, better heating of the library,
md a more convenient way of get
ting books, lovvardsthe end he
got very humorous. He told how
lis sweet-heart made him promise
on going to the war never to use
whiskey, tobacco or to use profan-
ty. He never broke any of them
ilthough they were made with no
ntention of being kepi. 1 he wo
man in question has since become
his wife and he urges every one to
make promises. He ended Ins
speech by saying that any thing we
want they will give us.
Notice!
There will be an important meet
ing of the Tar HEEL editors in the
Chapel Saturday afternoon at half
past two o clock, lhe whole at
tendance of the board is requested.
Editor-in-chief..
Dr. Thomas Clark left for Ral-
ing his large practice to Dr. Man-ILi,; Wtt , ,;Mrr t1. ru cJi , u ' Seigh Saturday mornini; vcrt ne
. TT.. ".::.i -.11 -W.. --emaKe 11 wnat suoum ue.. ,ui;rl Uctures before the
"'"K. xie reiameu u an aim muicciety concert was tne guest or Mrs.
and for more than a quarter of acen-Dr. Hume.
giaeiiveicu icctun..-
Senator James of Pitt next poke.j3tate Chemical Society.
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