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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Vol. 9,
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HIU, N. C, April 8, 1901.
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Dr. Alexander's Lecture.
On Thursday evening Dr. Alexan
der lectured in Gerrard Hall. His
subject was "Some Old Teachers"
and his talk was one of the most in
teresting of those so far delivered.
The speaker stated at the outset
that the lecture was a pedagogical
one and designed to interest and in
struct only those who were going to
teach.
Years ago there lived an old teach
er from whom we all have to learn.
He and his pupils may have created
the science of education. Though
a great teacher he wrote no books;
though poor he charged no tuition;
and strange to ay he laid no claim
to being a teacher, on the contrary
he disliked to have the term applied
to him. "I am no teacher," he
would say, "I like company."
Though his lectures and talks
were listened to by many he nev
er taught in fine buildings, but in
the grove or on the street or where
ever he might be.
He was a simple, plain, earnest,
extremely homely but an exem
plary citizen.
His purpose was to draw out and
develop the minds of 'his pupils by
questions here and there; thus their
minds'were quickened.
His pupils were eager and anx
ious to learnj and each looked upon
the schooling of the mind as one of
the necessities of life.
In those days children went to
'school before breakfast and all went
who were able. The methods were
those used today. Reading, writ
ing, and gymnastics were among the
most important subjects taught.
The pupils learned temperance,
self-control, justice and a noble up
rightness of life. They were to be
noble in mind, body and character.
In his broad view of education few
men have equalled him.
After about three score years of
usefulness he incurred the displeas
ure of a few citizens. This dislike
spread gradually and finally he was
tried for charges which were abso
lutely false, but he was sentenced
to death.
The good work begun was ably
carried on by his pupil. The first
wrote no books but the pupil wrote
many. .
The people with whom he had to
deal were simple and quick to take
up theories.
He taught that early in life the
child should be tpld beautiful stories
and kept from pain and sorrow so
that he might see the bright side of
life, and his nature be beautified.
He thought that education proper
should begin at seven, but regular
study not until ten. Boys and girls
should be trained alike for they diff
er only in degree.
The schools should have large
play grounds, for much of the work
of training was to be done out of
doors, and education should be com
pulsory in the strickest sense of the
word.
The soul, he said, had three parts
and it should be fed and nourished
with noble things asmusicand sculp
ture. His theory was that arithmetic
should be taught as a method of
stimulating thought. This should
be followed by geometry. It could
be best to teach astronomy as a
branch of solid geometry. Philoso
phy should not be taught tint 1 the
mind was more fully developed.
He believed in compulsory educa
tion but thought that religious sen
timent and public opinion should in
fluence it to a great extent. '
His writings possess an univer
sality that makes them' valuable to
all.
Among his pupils was one who
was the forerunner of the science of
today. He was a man of greater in
tellectual breadth than his teacher.
His theory was that the highest ob
ject of man is to obtain perfect hap
pine. s, and this is only obtaiued by
perfect virtue; and by virtue he
meant a full development along ev
ery line.
His idea was that the purpose of
an education is to fit a. man for a
good citizen and he taught with this
end always in view.
The first thing to be attended to
was the body a sound body is es
sential to a sound mind hence much
stress was laid on gymnastics. He
opposed the education of women on
same lines as men.
A child's early life is extremely
susceptible to the influences of its
environments. Hence the greatest
care should be exercised to surround
the child with only the best and no
blest influences. In families able
to afford it competent servants were
kept to train the minds of the child
ren. Reading, writing and gymnastics
were taught, Music he would have
taught, for its influence is ennobling,
but it should not be taught in ex
cess. In fact the motto of the times
was "nothing to excess." Philoso
phy was important. Rhetoric, log
ic and natural science.were included
in the course of subjects he thought
students should pursue.
The next teacher lived where laws
were the guiding principal of life.
Every citizen had to commit these
to memory. In these days, if schools
were not afforded at home, young
people went abroad t study. In
his time the ordinary course of learn
ing included arithmetic, astronomy,
geometry, etc.
After twenty years of teaching
our teacher began to deliver lectures
on oratory. He objected to corpor
al punishment of children and claim
ed that it bred evil traits. In teach
ing, much depended on memory.
Minds differ much as soils, and, like
soils, all may with'proper care and
attention, be made to yield some
thing. He believed in paying strict
attention to details, but always be
ing plain, for the best method s al
ways the plainest. A good teacher
should try abo.e all things to
be as a parent and hence should
b; an exemplary character. He
should encourage his pupils' to ask
questions. Moderate lessons well
learned were better than lonr les
sons skimmed over. Study should
at first be a pastime. Verses of the
poets should early be committed to
memory and the reading of the pu
pil should be under the direct sup
ervision of the teacher. A stronjr
foundation should belaid in reading,
writing and grammar.
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and
Quintilian lived long a-o, but their
theories and methods, enlarged and
improved, have come down to us to
day. At the present time teaching is
more thorough than formerly but
we should remember that thorough
ness may be overdone.
At present when every other pro
fession fails a man he begins to
teach. Let us hope that ere long
conditions will be changed and only
those will teach who are capable.
Class Games.
So far in the contests between the
classes for supremacy of the college
only three games have been played.
Those three and their results
were: 'V
Fresh-Soph Score 17-4, favor of
Fresh.
Law-Med Score 0-22, favor of
Meds.
Soph Med Score 6-16, favor of
Meds.
The game Saturday afternoon be
tween Fresh-Law was necessarily
postponed on account of rain.
The game between the Sophs and
Meds was really a good exhibition
of baseball for about five innings.
On account of lack of space the
Tar Heel cannot publish a full syn
opsis of these class games but gives
below the tabulated score of the
Soph and Med game.
Sophs. A.R. R. IB. P.O. A. E. S.II
Wilcox, c. 5 12 10 0 0
Gant, c. f. 4 0 1 3 0 2 1
McAden, s. s. 3 1 2 0 4 0 1
Ramsey, 2b. 4 1 1 2 1 4 0
Whitehead, lb4 0 0' 15 . 0 1 1
Morehead, p. 4 0 0 0 4 1 1
Gordon, 1. f. 4 1 1 2 0 3 0
McMullen,3b3 1114 2 0
Thorpe, r. f. 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total, 34 6 8 24 13 13 4
Meds.
LinviJle, 3b 6 4 2 3 2 5 0
Council, c. 4 1 0 6 3 0 0
Simpson, 2b. 5 1 1 5 4 3 1
Abrens, 1. f . 4 13 1 0 0 1
McDonald,s.s4 12 1 3 1 0
Patterson, p. 5 0 0 0 1 0 0
Alston, lb 4 2 0 9 0 0 0
Alexanders, f 5 14 10 0 0
Justice, r. f. 5 1 0 1 0 0 0
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Total, 42 12 12 27
Summary: 2 base hits, Alexan
der, Ramsey, Wilcox; stolen bases,
20; base-on-balls:off Morehead 1; off
Patterson 2; hit by pitcher: Patter
son 1; struct out, by Morehead 0, by
Patterson 4.
Prof. Noble has gone to 77ilming
ton to spend Easter. Mrs. Noble
will probably accompany him back
to the Hill.
Carolina 14; CLmson C.
In a game of baseball that was al
together too one-sided for interest,
the University of North Carolina de
feated Clemson College. S. C, at
Latta Park yesteruay afternoon by
a score of 14 to 0.
Owing to inadequa'e advertise
ment, the crowd was about one-third
the size it should have been; but at
3 o'clock over 200 spectators were
in the grand st.aid. Most of these
were personally interested in one or
the other team. and it was therefore
expected that the contest would pro
ceed through a multitude of com
ments and cheers. But the specta
cle was too tame for enthusiasm.
From the first inning the University
men had everything their own way
and their superiority was so mani
fest that it is questionable if their
excellent game yesterday really in
dicated their best form. This means
favorable criticism. The Universi
ty team is strong, snappy and heady
in all respects, and it is almost even
betting that they will win tbe Sou
thern pennant.
Where a victory is due to team
work, it is hardly worth while to
select individual players for compli
mentary notice. North Caralina's
infield was superb; Carr at. short,
Smathers at third; Cocke at second
and Holt at first all making brill
iant use of their opportunities. Bat
tle who pitched his first game this
season yesterday, was all that he
should have been. Graves, catcher,
was in his usually good form, both
behind the bat and in batting. The
University's out-field is also to be
commended for making the team
consistently strong.
The star man on the Clemson
team was- Barksdale, the catcher,
who accepted the 14 chances yiveu
him. The rest of the team played
clean, fair ball, but suffer by com
parative criticism.
The synopsis and official score
will be published in next weeks Tar
Heel.
Important News to the University.
At . recent meeting of tiie Board
of, Trustees of the University held
in. Raleigh several important steps
were taken looking to the improve
ment and advancement of the collar,-
Ant.horitv was ifiven the
,VfeV-. J
Committee to make arrangements
and give out the contract lor a cen
tral heating plant, which when com
pleted will cost about $28,000 and
will heat, all the college buildings.
The committee is composed of Dr.
R. H. Lewis, Mr. John A Roebel
inr and Prof. Gore, and they will
start to work at once.
Authority was alsojriven to make
certain additions to water works
and sewerage system of the Univer
sity. .
The Trustees ordered the immed
iate repair of the roofs of Memorial
Hnll and Gerrard Hall. They cre
ated a Professorship of Physiology
in the Department ot Medicine anu
Ait.antin Department of Pharma
cy; the fees in the Departments jus
tifying the additions.
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