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7 1 1 THis A Trv: IfFK .JJL. IV, A xL--r M-11' UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1903. Ho. 17. THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. j! I PROFESSOR DeMOTTE. On "Python Eggs and American Boy." Star Course Address Delivered February 12th. Jno. B. DeMotte received a cor dial welcome on his second appear K , QliVV u V. V. ... W a. V AAA V ll deeply impressed a large audience mi . "Python Eggs and the American Boy," the sequel to his "Harp of the Senses," has gone deep down in the memory of those who heard i as a unique treatment of a vital sub ject a word of kindly advice, j word of wisdom fitly spoken. In his introductory remarks, Pro fessor DeMotte said he would give his right arm if he were but the age of so many that sat before him fresh, young-, vigorous, prepared to enjoy the magnificence of this bright twentieth century. From the start he expressed his love for the young young man and young woman and he showed the genuineness of his love to the close. "The grandest picture in all the world" he said, "is that of a true mother and her babe." Here th skilful lantern operator threw a beautiful picture, a happy mother and her contented baby, up n the canvas, and the soft clapping of hands died away in silent admira tion. "Two things,"he continued "will decide the character of that child, heredity and environment. The first of these is too broad for me to discuss in connection with my sub ject to-night but heredity has much to do in determining life. Environ ment is what I shall touch upon briefly." His theme, - thenceforth, was "Habit," which he called, "the big gest word in the English language." He compared the forming of habit to the egg of terrible Python. "The egg must be crushed and then we need have no fear of the snake. To shape aright the life of a child takes patience, patience long-suffering. What the young need is For mation not Reformation. What the parent must strive for is Forma tion. The time to caution, to strenghten is before temptation. I sympathize with reformers, from the bottom of my heart, but the work of reform should begin before habit has enslaved. The world, again, needs more brain and nerve traing. The young must be equip ped with well trained brains which will enable them to resist tempta tion. If I could impress these two sen tences upon your minds, I would be paid for standing upon this plat form to-night: The constant execu tion of a definite function deter mines structure. What I shall be, that am I now becoming The lecture was a psychological study of the brain, profusely illus trated. Of the many views, one picture that best brought out his great point was that of an Ameri can youth who who standing by his companion one evening on the Jut- ten buhl east of Gesprengte Thurm of the Schloss at Heidelberg the most magnificent ruin in all Ger manyand pointing towards the setting sun exclaimed, "Over there in America, right there where the sun is going down, is the girl Hove and I am keeping myself pure for her sake." 4 Our lives are songs, God writes the words, We set them to music at pleasure And the song grows glad or sweet or sad As we choose to fashion the measure. Appropritaions to U. N. C. Pro fessors. We give below a list of the ap propriations which have recently been made for the purpose of aid ing several members of our Faculty in continuing their scientific re searches. So far as weare aware no other Southern institution has been so fortunate as to receive any of these donations. This seems to be sufficient evidence of the efficiency of our scientific departments and of the attention they are demanding abroad. From the Carnegie Institute To Dr. J. E. Duerden for re searches upon Cora), $1000. To Dr. H. V. Wilson for re searches upon Sponges, $1000. From the National Academy of Science To Dr. Chas. Baskerville for researches upon Thorium, 350. From the American Association for Advancement of Science To Dr. Chas. Baskerville for researches upon Thorium, $150. A Splendid Record. It is hardly necessary to announce to the public that Judge J. C. Mac- Rae, Dean of the University Law School, and Dr. Thomas Rufnn, his able aud scholarly associate, as well as the entire University, are highly gratified, to say the least, at the high standing which every member of the University Law School maintained before the Su preme Court last Monday. The whole law class, consisting of twen ty-four intelligent and capable young men, well read in the law, aporoached, though with fear and trembling, met and subdued, the 'common enemy," thereby making a most wonderful record without paralell in the history of the State. When seen tonight in regard to the excellent showing his boys had made, Judge McRae said: The re sult of the examination before the Supreme Court came as no great surprise to me. Every member of the class was well prepared, and I confidently expected, and I did hear, good results from their labors. You may say for Dr. Ruffin and myself that we feel satisfied that nnr efforts have not been in vain. The outcome of the examination is a good indication of the thorough q m pfflripfit training one receives at U 1 I V-4 VlliV'VM r- . the University, and it is a lasting . compliment to the honored Dean of ! the Law School and his able asso-1 ciate. News and Observer, Feb. 10th. Elisha Uitchell Scientific Society. ; The Elisha Mitchell Scientifi Society held its 146th meeting in Person Hall on Tuesday night, February 10th. The following papers were read: The Biological Blood Test, 'by Dr. Whitehead. When an animal, say a rabbit for covenience, is inoculated with the serum of another healthy animal of a different species, certain physiologi cal changes take place in the blood of the animal inoculated, about which very little is known. It has recently been discovered that if se rum of the animal which was used 1 1 A 1 1 1 to inoculate tne raobit, or serum from any other animal of the same species, is poured into a test tube containing serum of the inoculated rabbit, a precipitate is formed. This is especially valuable in enab ling us to discover the true blood stains. For instance we have a gar ment upon which are stains which chemists know are blood stains. Till now the7 have been unable to distinguish between blood stains of different animals. Now the problem is quite easy. A solution is made of some stain and tested with serum of a rabbit which has been inoculated with human blood. If a precipitate is formed the stain was caused by human blood, if not by some other animal. The identity of the stain i is then found by other similar tests. Recent Work on Corals by Dr. Duerden. Dr. Duerden showed that similari ty between coral of the present time and Paleozoic Corals could be estab lished from the oauthid Aremore. A Static Transformer, by Prof. Gore. This is an invention of Peter Cooper Hewitt whereby a three phase current may be converted in to a continuous pulsatory current without the usual rotary transform- er. ihe invention consists or a glass globe or bulb filled with mer cury vapor into which the three wires of the three phase system are inserted. The current is transmit ted from the three wires through the space of vapor to the fourth pole which consist of mercury which fills the bottom of the globe and which is connected with the external cir cuit. Ihert is comparatively little loss of voltage and the saving in weight and cost of equipmen t is very At 8 p. m. while Pa and Ma Helped entertain, with Sis, Both John and May in Distant seats Were far apart like At 9 p. m. as Pa withdrew And sought his room upstairs The lovers found some photographs And nearer brought their chairs At 10 p. m. Mama decamped And then ye Gods! What bliss! These lovers sat till nearly one AboutascloseastMs. Ex. this. If you desire to kiss a girl in quiet place, avoid her mouth. Track Athletics. In view of the recent proposition made us by the University of Vir ginia, a word about the track team which Will represent us may not be amiss. As is probably already known by most of the student body, the Uni versity of Virginia has challenged us to meet them in track athletics this spring, with the purpose of establishing permanently an annual field day between the two institu tions. A meeting of the Advisory Committee will be held in a few days to consider the matter and from present indications it spems probable that the proposition will be accepted. Since we are now debarred from any track meets with institutions belonging to the much abused Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, there are two courses of action open to us: namely, we must either seek laurels elsewhere or let our track team go to pieces. We are sure that no true son of Carolina would agree to the latter course so it is evident that we must find somebody to compete with us. Virginia would naturally be the first to enter one's mind. She is our one great rival and has always been an opponent, to suffer defeat at whose hands has never meant disgrace, while to win from her has always been a feat to boast of. With the exception of '99, we have been on the best of terms, and the fact that she has three games sched uled with us this spring shows with what esteem she regards us. Also we are now to have a tennis tourna ment with her, which we trust will be the beginning of a regular annual meet. The track team has already been organized under Manager Thorpe, and a captain will be elected very soon. Mr. Von den Steinen will begin indoor exercises for the can didates this week. Quite a number of old men have expressed their in tention of appearing on the cinder track this spring. Some of these are: Irvin, Berkeley, Thorpe, Ram sey, Calder, Fnust, Newton, Cox, Oldham, Fisher and Hill, while several new men havi given in their names, also, among whom are Crawford and Farlow. There are many other good men in college and we hope to see them come out. Re member there isn't a single event that is "cinched" and every man will have a fair show. Let all come out aud we will beat Virginia. With the Societies. Dialectic Society. Query: "Re solved, That Reed Smoot Should Not be Allowed to Take His Sea in the United States Senate. The affirmative won aud Mr. Kluttz made the best speech. In the Phi. Society Saturday night the question debated was one in favor of prohibition. The affir mative won and Mr. McFadpen was declared best debater. ti I i "if ! J 'f J 1 ! 3 ' i t i 1 1 1 ; i if ""if-
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