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1 ;-i rr Ti CIAL ORGAN Oi THE UNIVERSITY ATHLKTIC ASSOCIATION. K 4 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. C, February 25, 1901. NO. 17 LAM THK OFFl Vol. 9. Mecklenburg Alumni. The mass meeting1 held Friday in honor of the party of visitors from Chartotte was most hearty and cordial of its kind ever given here. Gerrard Hall was well filled the most of students who turned out to give evidence of the high loyal in terest shown by the visitors. The vistting" party was composed mostly of Alumni, but these were accompanied by a number of their friends both ladies and Hgentle- men. At 7:30 o'clock the students hail ing" from Mecklenburg County, thirty-two strong", filed into the Chapel in a body, with the emblem atic Hornet's Nest borne aloft at the head of their column. Their entraace caused great enthusiasm and applause. They replied with a Mecklenburg Yell; "Rah, rah, rah!! Rah! rah! rah!! Rah, rah,rah!! Mecklenburg"! Mecklenburg"! Hor net's Nest!! ' - President Venable then arose and in a little speech, bade the visitors welcome, in the name of the faculty and trustees. In closing he intro duced Mr. Whitehead Kluttz, '02, who gracefully expressed the warm welcome of the students. Mr. Georg"e Wilson of Charlotte, was introduced then and though not an Alumnus, expressed himself in the strong-est terms in admiration of the University and its work. , His speech was warmly applauded In a few words which made the students acquainted with the splen did work which he has done for the aid of his alma mater, Mr. Heriod Clarkson was introduced by Dr. Venable. Mr. Clarkson was greet ed with enthusiastic and continued applause. He said that he had been touched by the kindness that had greeted him and his friends, and hardly knew how to express his thanks. He went on to say what a great love he felt for the old University, and how he now saw how much he owed it. With a few words of kindl advice of a kind always appreciated by stu dents, he closed his talk. The speaker of the evening", Mr. D. A. Tompkins, was introduced , by Dr. Venable in a few words appeciative of his great talents. Mr. Tompkins rose, and made one of the greatest talks that our students have ever had opportunity of hearing". Hard, straight practi cal common sense, it was the talk of all talks for young men about to enter their professions, and every thoughtful man in the hall listened eagerly and thoughtfully.' The speech was printed in full in the Charlotte Observer, where every college man skould read it. It was a plea for education which gives thorough hard, careful attention to every little detail. Mr. Tompkins took as his ideal of an educated man the Southern planter, before the war. The Southern boy learned aU about mules and negroes individually and collectively.learned how to plow, to raise crops, to do every thing on the plantation; al this he learned as a boy by actua contact and association with the ben that did those thing-s. He then went to college and got a lib bral education. After that he came home and was able to take his fath ers place. He knew everything on the farm, could do everything on the farm, and do it better than anybody else and everybody on the place knew that he could. That is the kind of man that can hold a high position. If our young men would learn their professions in this way, by hard-drudgers in the thorough mas tery of all the details of the subject he would never have to ask for a place. Places would be forced upon him. Mr. Tompkins dwelt extensively on education as an economic prob lem for the South. He said that With proper education there was no class of young- men in the world better fitted by natural endowments to excel in industrial pursuits, than the young-men of North Carolina. But it would be an injustice to his lecture should an attempt of this kind be made to give an idea of its content. It should be read in full. Mr. Tompkins' speech closed the meeting. After this the visitors "received the Mecklenburg- stu dents. They spent Friday after noon and Saturday morning- in see ing the sights about the campus and the villag-e, leaving on the af ternoon, train. Their visit was most highly appreciated by all, it is the wish of every one that their visit meant to them all that it should have. Visiting Committee Here. The committee from the Legisla ture came over from Raleig-h this morning to inspect the University. They were met by Dr. Venable who escorted them over the building's and grounds. After dinner at Commons the com mittee, composed of Representatives Mclntyre and Whitaker and Sena tor Aycock, were met in Gerrard Hall by the student body which had assembled there. As the members entered the Hall they were greeted by a perfect storm of applaus. Aft er this had subsided Dr. Venable arose and spoke for a few moments welcoming the committee to the Un iversity. He then introduced each of the members who responded with a few pointed remarks. Mr. Mclntyre, Chairman of the Committee on Education, was the first to speak. He dwelt for a few moments on the past of the institu tion and prophesied a future just as brilliant. "Rest assured," he said, "that if the appropriation for the University' is not increased it will be because there is not money enough in the treasury. Mr. Whitaker, the next speaker, pointed out the vital relation exist ing between the University and the State." If you cripple the Univer sity, you injure the State's best in terests. The last speaker was Senator Ay cock who spoke in substance as fol lows. The State is what we make it There are many who have received little education for at the time when they should have been at school they were working to support the widows and children of those who followed Lee and Jackson. Yet they recog nize the ueed of education. It was the opinion of the speaker that the present Legislature was heartily in favor of giving" to the greatest insti tutions and'especially to the Univer sity. Each of the committeemen recog nized the needs of the University and we feel sure that they will give us all that the state can afford. Track Athletics. Prospects Are Very Good. The meeting- of the Track Team last Wednesday was largely attend ed, and resulted in a list of forty can didates. This number includes all of last year's team who are back; Mes srs. Gudger, Cates, Oldham, Ran kin, Burgess, Mclver, Foust,Berke ley, G., Thorpe, Simpson, Linville, Ramsey, and Osborne. Among- the new men are a number who have done track work at Horner, Bing' ham. and Oak Ridg-e, who have shown considerable ability. . Preliminary work has beg"un in the Gymnasium, towards getting the men in condition. Specific track work will not beg"in until the fif teenth of March. New apparatus for track work has been ordered. . The same reasons that have pre vented our entering" contests with the State colleges in football and baseball will prevent our entering" the contest at Oxford this spring". But negotiations are under wav for a dual track meet with Georgia, and every effort will be made to send a team to New Orleans. There is a broad field of opportun'ty for dis tinction on the track team, and a place for every man of any ability. It is strongly desired that every man who has any ability as a track athlete come out at once and gfo into training. The list is still open for applicants. It is strong-ly desired hat all applicants g-o into the light preliminary training" at once, so it is urged that the matter of coming- out be not deferred. Mr. J. H. Garren was seriously :iurt a few days ago in the Gymna sium An iron ring- struck him just over the eye cutting- a considerable gash. A. W. Haywood, Jr., spent a few days last week on the banks pf the Haw. A. M. Carr spent Saturday and Sunday in Durham. Mr. A. M. Carr returned from Portland, Maine, Tuesday. J. Cox Webb has been confined to his room for several days with an injured arm. j Washington's Birthday Ex ercises. Exercises on the anniversary of the birthday of Washington were held in Gerrard Hall last Friday. Mr. J. Avents presided at the meet ing and Mr. G. Jones acted as sec retary. Orations were delivered by representatives from each of theLit- erary Societies: Mr. B. S. Skinner, '01, from the Phi., and Mr. White head Klutz, Law, from the Di. Mr. Skinner was the first to speak. His subject was "The Ideal of Citizen ship in the Twentieth Century," a synopsis of which follows: Our early settler brought with him him large results of civilization which were tested by his new envi ronment. It is a mystery that there was any United States at all. Our forefathers challenged the strongest nation in the world with out jnstifiable means to accomplish their ends, but above all the hard ships, they established our national liberty iorever, and plucked victory from , the enemy on the plains of Yorktown. This cautious voung men who are . now entering- life of the great advantages they are now enjoying" with their national liberty firmly fixed. The ' Revolution prepared our foundation. Washington, Jef ferson, Franklin and others laid the plan and design of our govern men. Its three departments are such as to indicate that they are a reflection of Anglo Saxon chris tian, civilization. -The character of our citizens is what determined their fitness for the responsibilities . f self government. American prosperity is due to the self-protective policy, foreigners are not to be consulted as the methods we adopt for increasing- American labor. A nation must de fend itself against a war on its in dustries as well as against a war on ts territory. The Constitution merely g-ave a new form to the life already begun and defended it. Al- hough trained and disciplined as American citizens have been, it is . not surprising that they are now prepared to venture still nearer to the principles of a pure and perfect self-government. The 16th century man cleared the way for his successor. This was a centurv of Emotionalism, while the 9th was characterized by Democra- It came on with the prosperous events, but man was in a com para- velv crude state compared with the ellow citizens of to-day. In the earlier national period our ideals were somewhat more unselfish. There are two types of men the' college bred and self made. The' :ormeraims at a lofty, rounded'' haracter. The latter ' rises to a' irh ideal bv talent and experience. Results of culture must come from somewhere. Franklin and Morse scoverv and invention proved this. (Concluded on 3rd page.) cv. I 5 i
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