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1 Correspondence of The Observer. Chapel Hill, Oct. .26. Tho faculty cl the University hag cut the Christ mas' holidays down five day3. In stead of beginning December . 20th they begin the 21st and instead of ending January 6th they end .the 2d. Sony practices were held nearly every, night tills week for the pur pose of learning songs to sing- at Richmond. Some newr songs had .been -written and the students went at learning them with a seal that gpeaks well for the rooting at Rich AVJigina Upsllon. 4 : ; v , Messrs. O. J., Coffin, C. D.:EWard- law." C. W. Tillett and Thomas P. : Nash have .been elected to member ship In the'.Odd Number Chapter of v Sigma Upsilon, ?-'H.. Arrangements, have been made to - have new fixtures throughout Install ed In the postofnee here The fixtures will be of beautiful stained oak, and ..'. will be j up-to-date: In every ' respect. About a: hundred more boxes will be added, v which wtll serve in a, large degree to alleviate the present unde '.Blnable .condition of having the mall bt flve-or ten men in one box. . The , boxes will all have combinations In-' etead of keys, ' The ; grading of he athletic field for the class teams goes steadily on ward, and will le completed before long. Thls Is a great improvement tot . the class teams now have to choose their Jimes of practice and play . f o suit the convenience of the varsity teams. ( , Secretary Rankin, of the Y. M. C ' A has' announced that the radiators and other fixtures for heating the as sociation building have-been shipped , 'trom the factories, -and that In all . probability the building will be sup plied with heat before the need real ly becomes serious. A large number or students left on the special train for Richmond this " morning-at 8:30, and they were fill ed with enthusiasm. , ' ' - The October issue of . The Univer sity Magaslne -as a first Issue may be set down as very creditable to the new,' board of editors. It la not easy to get matter during, the early weeks of the college year. . The vcollegtt has ,not settled into a composing mood, and the "editors have not become ad Justed to the large task of putting to gether,, what 'Will fairly, represent the ' creative ability of the college. ' - Notwithstanding, the present . issue "fiaa features of both value and Inter- ...HAs.- , :ft '.tmannnf ' tralita ' la hfl Vitt- ' ? Jlography of j North Carolina poetic ; t 1 literature by Hlght C. Moore. It is a ' ', record which fully Justifies the great - patience and labor that its compiler i f- gave to It Of permanent value also j Is the contribution by J. D. Bruner, J . in '.which1 Dr. Bruner's .well-known , critical method la acutely applied to i ' an analysis of the climax of ''Le Cid." j S. H, Hyle contributes three poems of 1 "considerable difference in nerit Two 4 . of the four stories that make up the remainder of the body 'of the maga sine are unfortunate in having Iden tity1 In 'their compllcation-H clrcum - stance .that might provoke surprise if ' It Werenot added that they are love. - - episodes. chiefly concerned with a ' mistake In names.1 C. W. Tilletfa , "-Tho Mysterious Mr. Raffles," with a . less, hackneyed theme Is worked out , with freshness ' and rest. The trans . fetiott.-oC. Horace. Ode IV. Book III, ' V jntflf ftegro dialect Is a cjever skit. ..-. i The editor expresses regret' that ' the) department "Things. Talked About' had to be omitted for the t ' lack of material. The Magazine Is j less Interesting for lack of Mt, for j there is no college comment In any t form Jn this issue.?- v , , . . i Tha Magazine this year should be 4 - the best iha: college- has ever put out. Tot the first time In Its history it is . able taromise to its contributors pay v f or : worthy work. In so far as the editors know. It is the only strict ly student magazine :n the country that" does this, k ' ' "' '' " NO debate was held in either so ciety .Saturday night on, account Jt the stir course lecture. .The; class games scheduled for 'Monday and Tuesday have been post poned tlU next week. v '' Mt: B. B. .Vinson', who has been In Raleigh sick with appendicitis, has recovered sufficiently to return to" the hill.- ! . ' i The Archer hprae, near Mrs. R6b erson's, is rearing completion. It will be one of the most handsome residences in town. . .. , Mr F. R, Rankin and some of the most Interesting Y. M. C. A. workers . art attending the Bible Study Instl- tute at -the Ai M. College. ' c , A dozen or more - students' and members of the faculty met In the T. - M C - A. ' Building Monday night for the- purpose of organlaing a Ger man society to be ' known aa Der Deutcher Vereln. The purpose of the society will be to have free discussion of affairs relative to German life and - literature,, and practice , In German conversation. The idea of A the ao clety lsfto have ; an organization, the .spirit and atmosphere of which shall be thoroughly German. This purpose , will, be partially attained by having ' the requirement that all conversation be carried on In German.v Officers "were elected as followst t President, Prof. W.;D. !Toy; vice president. Mr. S. R. Logan: secretary and treaturer, Mr, P.' H. R oyster, . JDer f Deutch er Vereln will meet weekly,-; Monday evenings at 7:30. "..';.-,..'.-:.:' Mi, r. B. Rankin spent part of last week visiting the schools at Mebans Oak Ridge, Whitsett and Crescent In , Ma capacity as traveling secretarv for the. State committee of the Y. M. C A.-- He also nde a visit to his home at Mount Holly. '" Rev. 8. B. Bostt. of "Durham, rector of ; St. j PhlUfn's :j: Enlscopal - church.l preached Sunday night the University sermon for October. : The lara-e crowd - of students and townspeople present heard a forceful and helpful ; discourse on faith. - 'V GUILFOKD. Cospondenco of The 0erver. . .' t, 'Vlilford College, Oct. 2 6. Presi dent and Mrs." L. L. Hobbs, Prof. J. Edwin Jay and Professor and Mrs. White have Just returned from Rich mond, Ind., where they have been for the . pnt ten days In attendance as oeiegates to tn: : Second Qulnquen rial Conference of the. Society of Friends in ? America. This . "Five Years' Meeting is. on account both of Us personnel and of the nature of the subjects brought before It for consideration, one of the great re liglous bodies In America. It Is. In fact, representative of the fiociotv of Friends In tha world, since there were In attendance,' besides the delegates rrom twelve yearly meetings In Amer ica, fraternal delegates from London, England, and Dublin. Ireland. ' AUof the presidents of Friends' colleges in the( United' States yters prfsent ex cept one; and many of the leading Quakers, in this country, whether del- i esates or not, , attended the salons, i-mudsat UoUba,.ot Guilford College, was thoscu by this body as first as-j Among oiher things that will be of interest to many iS'or.n Carolina readers of The Observer 13 tho tact that-ltyWas aocidea to set up a new yeatiy meeting the'iwelitii in the United States to be known as Ne braska yearly meeting. This will be accomplished next June. It was de cided also to unite the foreign mis-i slonary work, putting it entirely un der an American friends' board of foreign missions. AiJ of the various lines of. Church work were reported and a great impetus was given to the1 forward, movement of the Society of Friends in America. , ' 4 Many notable addresses were given during the Conference. Among those worthy-of special mention was one by Rufus M, . Jones, of Haverford, Penn., ' and particularly the aaaress by Mrs. Mary M. Hobbs on "Pastoral Care," which called forth much praise and comment. Mrs. Hobbs has Juat been invited also to deliver the edu cational address bexore Baltimore Yearly Meeting ' of . friends, ..which convenes next week. The discussion of the "much-eolv-ed"' negro problem called forth , re sponses: from Mr.. J. Elwood Cox, of High Point,: and from MrS. "Hobbs, who gave some iacta that' It la be lieved will be helprul to Northern aa well as to English Friends. ' : A very distinguished .member of London Yearly; Meeting, Albert, J. Crosfleld. with his wlfe,. will make a visit to Guilford College the j latter part of ' this' week. Saturday . night he will lecture before the public, on "Chinese Mission Work." He will at tend meeting at ; 11 o-clock Sunday. Mf. and Mrs.; Crossfleld are; accom panied by Mrs. Sarah Barcroft, one of the clerks of Dublin Yearly Meet ing, ; All of these Friends come v in consequence of their deep Interest In North Carolina Yearly Meeting and n Guilford Collage.. v At jthe session of : the New Garden Monthly ; Meeting herd to-day, it was decided to erect a DaviUon on the slteof the" old Friends meeting houseH Some, of -7 the plariks y and benches from this ; old 'building iwj.ll be nsed In the 5 erection and ; seating of the pavilion' It will be remember that thia old meeting house ' Is the bulldinir that, was used by "Corn wallis and his soldiers as a hospital in the revolution ' The college and entire community appreciate.- very much the recent work done In grading the road lead ing from the college to the station. The cbunty commissioners are about to survey also' a road to be graded from the college : west to ; jPTienasnip Mr Louts L. Hobbs, class of 1907, will come up from ; the? University next Saturday to see how the ; base ball fellows are getting along, and to visit his parents. Louis will be glad to. see that the baseball - field has been graded preparatory to the final touches, which will be, put on n nexi KM-lnr Mr. Richard White, of Baltimore, a recent visitor at the college, . on reaching his home, sent a handsome contribution to new Garden H&ll, In memory of his father, Francis wnue, The Guilford graded School IS pro gressing under ; the efficient manage mnnt nt Mr. Terrv D. Sharpe, a: grad uate of Guilford College and of the TTni.i-fiiiv nt North Oarolina. as prin clpal, and Mlsse tlzzle Donnell and La ke . McNalry ., as teachers. The pnmmunttv la well pleased , with, the outlook. It , is the purpose to make tva rjniifnrfl school tne oesi as wen ai the first courttry graded school, in North Carolina A ; ERSK1NE. . Correpcndenc(S of The-Obsorver. ; ,; Due West, B. C dct, ? 2 6 .-Last Monday night, the preliminary con test to decide wtho would Tepresent Ersklne at the intar-icolleglate contest in Greenwood, took place. The two colleges turned ou in full, as well as the town people, and some outside visitors and , friends. This is an im iportant contestone .tnat trtiins a lot in the 4ifa of n ambitious stu dent in Ersklne. If he has any de sire to become ia good speaker, , ho puts this contest as -one of the high est goals in his college life. In the literary societies and before more pri vate audiences he drills and drills In the art and dreams -of the time towards the end of his college days when he shall , be appointed ny the society,or by therfacujty tq contest for the orators place, only six contest ants are allowed to enter- the race each year, two front each society and two. by the faculty from the general student body. When a speaker has oncebeen chosen to represent the college he 1s made ro feel the heavy responsibility upon -him. The vhole college .and town .stands y . him, ready to follow him to victory or de feat : Such a -spirit as this partly accounts for the ;hi"h position Ers klne holds with the other colleges in oratory. In the contest .Monday night the, following participated: ; Messrs W.---W.- Brace- w. 1 P. -Grief, 0 N. McCormick. Edaar Pharr. , W. A. White and J. W. Wldeman. V The first class game of football wa played Thursday afternoon ; between the senior and Junior classes. The gamewas hard fought from -start: to finish. Neither team scored. ; There is much class , spirit in the college now, . - s. Several of the students went to Bpartantmrg Friday j!ght to hear Bryan. They were nrueh pleased with his speech. Bryan, seems to have' a fascination for, college boys,:; He is a great t favorite with Ersklne students. Among those who hoard htm at Spar tanburg: were Mers, G. N. McCer-. mlck, Campbell McLaln, Doolie Mc Donald ana Bruce Patrick. . .. -Mr W.A! WhIta had the mIfor tune to 'have his hand broken In foot ball practice during the week. I The .Templo. Quartette, which sang in Charlotte during the Fall Festival, will give a concert In the auditorium this evening. This will be the first entertainment of the year. ' Mr. D. S. Edwards kft'thls week for North -Carolina, : where he Join? Rett N. E, Smith; who win be mar ried in KaUuv, ' N. Y.. - Thursday night to Miss Lena Ham, Mr. Ed wards is best man. c Miss Ham Is a graduate of the female college here, Mr. Snth graduated fr m Ersklne Seminary in 1S04.- lie 1 at present pastor of aft; A, R. P, church hear here. 1 Rev. "W. A; M.. Pla-o and Mr. T. A Curry, f Florida,"1 wore . visitors at the college this week. Mr. Plaxco has two boys in Ersklne,- while M.. Curry . has a .daughter in the female college. , - . t - Rev. 'R H. McAulay.i of Lexington, Vs. is In town, getting his house In order for moving Inio. .Ills family is now at ' Woodruff. Mr. . CUcAulays coming to Due Wet makethn num. her, o ordained ministers in this lie- tie college village ten. Nine of thee are ministers of the A: R P. Church, The only ono who is not is Rev. Mr, Cartlidge, of the Presbyterian Church. It is no doubt a safe assertion that there is norther village of the same Ijse-ifl.. tills country with - mora- r Gained mi'ii.rrs in it. Bohi.'ios ihes re.i lent ministers, .scarcely a week t'o-9 by -without nno or more visiting preachers. Rev. F. Y. Pressly, D. D.. and Messrs. John Psarson, W. H Steven son and V, C.' Kerr will attend the meeting of the Fir5,. Presi ytery at Edemore, S. C, Tuesday. ; . ... . The railroad from Donalds to Due Wnst will soon jbs completed. : Tno "Drumtochty of America," as The Observer has styled this village, will no doubt shake off much 01 its con ventionality and lose part at least of the old Identity, ..That will- be a strange and never-to-be-rforgotten day when for the first time tram smoke is blown through these quiet streets. TRINITY COLLEGE. Correipondence of The Observer. ' Durham, Oct -. 2. Last Monday evening In the Y. M. C. A. hall there were held memorial exercises In hon-, or of the late John Charles McNeill, whose death came j to tho members of tnls community as a great shock. The large hall was almost complete ly filled ; with friends and acquaint ances of the' dead poet and the ex ercises were very Impressive and suc cessful in every respect ur. ,awm M lms. of the English department pre sided ovef the meeting, and began by making a few remarks regarding tho rareer of McNeill in - a general" way. After these preliminary remarks, Dr. Wji P: Few, dean of the college and professor of English language, spoke on "MCiNeui as a wan.' ine inouie paid to Mr. McNeill by Dr.' Few-was very beautiful, for it xame from one who knew 'him well and admired him. In a democracy like ours he said that tha exceptional man is tne one ior us to value, and when we have done this we have done well. Celebration of the lives of our .great men and hold ing them up a a shining life for a democracy we l do well to do this. And we. do well, therefore' In - cele brating the life of this man. John Charles McNeill, and in holding up his career as an example for young men to follow. Mr. McNeill's Jove for the beautiful things in nature, In human conduct and In art. his love for books and his Immense capacity for happiness Dr. Few referred to, and sal J that he had never known a man with a greater capacity for happiness and who wanted to spread his happiness more than John Charles McNeill. - ' :. Prof R. L. Flowers, " of the , de partment of mathematics, spoke brief ly on "McNeill as a Reporter, and. showed something of the success he had attained in this line of newspa per work. ' His reporting was char acterized by fairness and-Justice and especially by the native ability rwhtoh he demonstrated in such work. Some of the methods used by him, have al most been the means of setting a new standard In Journalistic reporting in the State. He told things Just as they were and did not go after the sensational affairs. ; After Professor Flowers had spok en Df: Mlms read some of the poems of the late writer,' using "Songs, Mer ryand Sad," from which hd -tookv the selections, commenting on several of them. :, 'V.;v;'j.'.5;''''-.' i Older, members of the college com munity present at the meeting last Monday evening1 were reminded that Just one year ago the Monday nlgJt be,fore,' John ' Charles McNeil; deliv ered an address in the same hall in which the memorial exercises? were being held. The subject taken by Mr, McNeill for that occasion was "The Art of Suggestion in Literature,' and all who heard- him recall - the great interest and enthusiasm ' Mit which he was heard. To his friends and acquaintances here It was. with great grief that they jwere -called so soon to mourn his- death, and the tribute paid him Monday evening was ... .1.1 . a . u.. very Hppruyrittie mill uuing. , The snowing whic.i Trinity s men made during the past year, as shown by the contributions announced at the recent meeting of the North Carolina Literature and Historical Society , held in Raleigh, is most creditable, and re flects great credit on those who are Interested in the work which the so cietv is trying to do. v Dr. John S. Bassett who was for a number of years professor' of his tory here but who resigned last year to accept a position in the department ot history of Smith College,! North ampton Maos., Is nowjrlvlnra course in Yale University In addition to the work at Smith College. The illness of Prof. ! Ev C Bourne,,; professor of American history, has forced mis tem porary retirement from actual aca demic work, and Dr. Bassett is . alv ing a two-hour seminary course in his place." The subject is American hU tory and covers a perioj from 1815 to 1 8 4 5, : j His f. many friends tiers 1 will be glad to know of this new wofk of his. While at Trinity Dr. - Bassett did a great . deal of investigation in history and was eminently successful in . nis worK.- . -" .. Atthe regular meeting of the Hjs perlan Literary Society held m its hail last Saturday evening, the following officers wer ele-ctej for the next quar ter: W. V. McRae, McFarlan, pres ident; W.. A. Stanbury, Boone, vice president; A. W. Horton, West. Dur ham, critic; P. ;J. Klker. Wadesboro, secretary; T. A.? Finch. Trinity, treas urer; H. C. Dohs, Corpus Crtstl, Tex., marshal;. T. M. Grant Wilmington, chairman of the executive committee, The officers df the Columbian Literary Society wllj bo elected at, its meetiqg to-night. . . -- - . The following have been elected of-fi-re of the sophomore class for the Ul'Ari.C.NV:Crwford,;Korfont.Vau presldaoti 0. M,- ' Daniel, Roanoke Rapids, vice president; R. L -Phillips ftallflbury. treasurer, and Miss Maude Hurley, Durham, secretary. '.: . . About , twenty,, members .of tthe t lo cal Y. M.- C. A. loft yosterday after noon for'Ralelgh as delegates to the Bible Study Institute which meets at the A. & M. College. Professor Mi-ns and Professor Wootn will adrtrw H Institute at soma of Its m,-. delegation Will return, to Kt college Monday. M - .,M v 7: . T , " " ift 1 f .? ' m0,tIn,or the fac- ulty laBt Friday, Prof. A. H. Merrltt Was re-eleoted as renresentativa nr Tritilty Collegtf dn, the board --sf 'tris - err1ttlV.te - a iw or me students went to Richmond to-day to witness the foot ball game between Carolina and Vir ginia. . . .... WAKE FOREST. . Correspondence of The Observer. Wake Forest, Oct 2.The fair it past and' at last the boys have got down to hard study again. ,: Thursday of last week 'was given , to he boys and a large majority went to Raleigh, to -hear B-ryan.'soe the races and have a general gaod time. Tha tonic nf conversation on the campus for th- pasi week has been ; Bryan's speech. "Did you ever hear so mui:h logic and eloquence T Was ever , discourse more admirably arranged and deliv ered T" askod one 'M. A." Of an. oLhor "Vhat a striking flgixr uid , . i i i' . 1 1li ' i.' .1 : 1 i;i u :n ' . :.. :i t : ' I Mould have cral"d to liaU-i-.-i Ju.-t to M-e Mr. l.rvan open hia month and hiiiiie." Lvtry one enjoyed tne fa;r ttnd is n -.v rtady to buckle Oown to work again aftsr having had a few iavs'. recreation. The Wake Forest Y. 1. C. A. will be well represented at the Bible Study Institute, which meets in Raleish this week w.lth A. & M. College. Those who will go as delegates from here are: A. R. Gallimore, E. N. Thorne. J. B. Thorne, A. H. Flowers, Carl Ragtand, F. I. Olive, R. H. Blanton, J. C. Blanchard, L. Gardner, C. J. Jackson, J. E. Lanier. H. W. Bau com. B. F. Sargee, J. II. Nar.ney. F. T. Bennett O. W. MacManus, H.s E. Peele, O. W. Henderson, G. Johnson, A. B. Rav, P. J. Thomas,, J. P. Har rlss, A. T.' Howard, P.' C. SWngfleld, B. Y. Tyner, C. O. Wheeler, A. W. Putman, P. H. Underwood, C. A. Mur chlson and William White. ' ; ? - - There will be a Baraoca conference held In connection -with ; the Y. M. V A. e work f this afternoon ; and Sunday. Messrs." B. Y. Tyner, presU dent bt the class, with N. ; A. Melton and J.-C Blanrhard will represent Wake Forest at this- meeting. The Young Men's Christian f Asso ciation and the Barac aare doing a gretwork-among,the Ktudents here. There are more-members in each of these departments than ei'er before and more Interest has been shown in the work than any ' previous year. Under , the leadership oi .Mr. F.v F. Brocvn the association here bids fair to become first among Southern col leges. : 5.','.. -irrry: .', Ib connection with; the Y. 'M. Q. -A. there Is a Bible Band Class whjch has a largo number of members and is s doing a great work, - There are several sections .of this ; class which are taught by students who took a course In this work at Ashevllle last summer. V xme qusiion inn is uskuu Hit uvcr tue hill now is, Which class Is going, to win the championship in the se ries of football games tj be played next week t r, Every afternoon in' dif ferent par.ts the campus the class squads may be seen at. work. There is some splendid, material in all of the classes and although the juniors and seniors insist that one or the other of them is going to . win out over tha lower classes, the sophomores maintain that they, are going to "eat 'em -up." . The upper' classmen have It on the sophs In weight, but as. for fast playing the class of '10 can't be touched. The freshmen are going to put out a pretty good team also and, will have a chance to show what they can da next week when they -meet the, Juniors. -. Two games have been arranged for next week. Tuesday the spnlors and sophomores will play and Thursday the Juniors and freshmen meet. It is .the general opinion here that with the proper coaching and training . Wake Forest could put out a team in the course of a year or so that would be able to mcit any team in the State. The material Is certain ly1 here,, but the permission of the truntertt will h3ve to be secured first r and this will be hard to do. for It is understood that they are bitterly op posed to football here. The boys are hoping, however, that the trustees will change their mlmds at the next meeting and allow them to try foot ball,'.'." 1 . Messrs. poteat and Earnshaw are at Chapel Hill, where they are play ing tennis with the University's team They ihave received a challenge from Trinlty.and. will play there soon.. .No dates have yet been arranged. Correspondence ot The Observer. Elon College, Oct' 39.-Tuesday night at 8 p. m. ln tha collesre Chapel the music faculty of FJon Collesra gnva the first public recital to the students, members of the faculty, residents of th vlllanre and a large concourse of invited guests. 'For nine years Miss Florence Wilson has been at the head of the music de partment here and during that time has en the' department grow from a mers hnndful to nearly one hundred students. She la ably assisted by Misses Elsie Ramsay and Mary Lou Pitt The excel lency of their work has mad for them already an enviable reputation. And In this the first .occasion of ', a public re cital they not only upheld but added to this reputation. The chnpel was crowded and every number wns received with well-deserved applause. The recital was a iucces In the most pronounced Stmse of the word. Every, one was -well pleased. Dr. J. U. Newman, of the chair of Greek and Biblical literature, is Rtlll very sick. Three o&che best physicians In the county and trnined nurses are dolnp all that can begone for his, recovery. It Is earnestly hoped that ha will recover, but his life Is now despaired, of. Dr. New man was for' nine years the chairman and dean of the faculty Of Elon College and has been connected with the Insti tution -as a professor from Its foundation untii-the present day, He is a mdimts of the University of North Carolina and of Chicago University and was a special student of the divinity dATartmM,t ' Yale , University, Dr. Nowman held' a professorship In Antloch, . Chrlstjnn Col . leae,; Yellow Springs, O.. before ho was called to th professorship nt Elon Col lego. He Is considered the best Biblical scholar in the SoutlWrn Christian Con ference. He la a profound Christian gentleman, well versed -In Biblical and religious literature, and a thorough master of the Greek language. His friends and relatives have been summon ed to his beside. WINTIIROR Corrcspandence of The Otwn-er. Rock Hill, 8. C Oft W.Nejtt Monday evening iWinthrop Chapter of tha U. 1. C. .wlll havo tho first puWIc meeting of the , year,' -Ther will be an address by Col. W. W, Lumpkin, of Columbia. Col cnel Lumpkin Is too well known to need any Introduction to the Daughters of the State.' An enjoyable evening Is an ticipated. The chapter is working with renewed vigor and exports qultu an in crease of member from among tha new students. Tho U. D. C. a wull as all other : orgnnliatlons and departments wilt, have an exhibit at the Ktots fair. 8-vflral davs ago ; Wlnthrop mt hor exhllilt to Columbia la a special ear. Professor Coker, Miss Isles and Miss Maefent accompanied .... th nhll)lt rttid will see that it Is properly Installed, l"resldent Johnson had already been in Columbia and had made arrangement for the space at the fair. Ml Macfeat wilt have f hares of tho exhibit and wilt 1 chancron the four young ladles from the f ll.irl,.nl ,hA i.f1l nuvlat Km. . , .. ; '''.""i. boy wi,Ytu ""Jw V inthrop's exhltlt at the Stats Fair hIMt The manual trlnln department will show specimens cf work In paper, roiria. xnd. Iron and Woth. The aewinv. 1 millinery . 1 dnartnient mens of handiwork. Smith Carolina may well bo proud of the training she Is kv In her duughters at Wlntltcop ColU.e, lr, Itobert S. MncArthttr1 recently guvs the first numlier of the star, course; ha lectured on "The Kmplre of the Cear. tlm Oroat Boar of the North." The lec ture was a most entertaining and in structive cne and was thortmuMy enjoy ed by the large audineo present RUTHEHFORD. , Correspondence of The Cierver. Ittitherford College Oct ftl,-The an nunl offn nx-filng of the Vlclfirlan lit erary Hm'lety was held In the rollers chnpel Friiiny nvenine before a larec ami attentive nuoleriee. Th propramme wns well rendered, nch pas aliowlnx pnins tnMnsf thought and eamful iprppuiHtlon. The question, "lU'xnlved, That the l'res Is tha grentwt puhllc beactaetor,"- was dlceussed al.ly pro and ci in, Willi th fiudlence was puwifns; which 'slda would th derlnKjn, - th XHlimllt WB4 l w J. G. COTIinAIT, Shra' Kcprcsentativo, 33 Trust rtrt srrtvlnsr at a report In favor of the rHIlfnu mch to the .or- Uie pro- negative. The music by ttiv was enjoyed and added much n-eetlntt. For an hour aft. in pnoil time exchangliix smile ar cen gro tula tins the society members va the entrrulmnent . . Miss Lrfictle Ooode.' of Duvertwrt Col- lope, spent a few days at her home here till week and had with her Mlssex Anna King, Emma ..King and Maude Weaver, ho are also in school at Uavenport. Rev. J. W. Jonos. of Mooresviile. who Is president- of the board ot truntees of tne scnooi. spent two tiays on tne in pus this week. Th interest Mr. Jones has In the school was verified by the fact that he brought with, him a girl and a boy, who are now numbered among the students. v- '.;', The boys' Utrary societies har elect ed officers as follows: Platonic Society- W. F. Klme, president; C. F. blames, vice president; !. W, Crawford, secre tary, and -EXlgar Socrcst, treasurer. Newtonian Society W. B. Davis, presi dent; Tom Banner, vice president; Floyd Gabriel, secretary ; Charles JByers, treas urer.,: ' : P : u- y u :-.;:. : Mr. Wade Brock, of Ashevllle, a form-, er student of the school, was a welcome visitor this week. Miss Alpha Ooode, of Uncolnton, U siting her mother tliis week. . - 1 . HORNER. Correspondonce of The Otiervcr. . OxfvSd, Oct 26,-The past week has been d rather uneventful one for Horner School. This Is due to tho fact that the great majority of the raaets are at tho Jamestown Exposition this week. - At the EXDositlon tha boys have had a fine (time. Arriving there Monday night the cadets immediately made the noces sary preparations and Tuesday morning wer ready to "take in'?, the Exposition. Thursday afternoon tho cadets piayuu a fast and exciting game of football with the Twelfth United States Cavalry- at the Exposition. They were defeated, however, by a score of I to 0. . Friday morning they Joined in the Con federate veterans' parade and on the same day attended a reception given In their honor at the North Carolina State Building. The cadets arrived home lats this af ternoon and the usual piuasuro . and drudgeries of military school wero again encountered. . The next came of football la scheduled twith Warrenton High School on the Jd 01 movemoer. ai mis time Horner hopes to make up for the defeat received from Warrenton, a week ago. 4 . , 1 fWHITSETT INSTITUTE. Correspondence of Tho Observer. Whltsett Oct M. The thres lltevarv societies here have an established cus tom of giving an entertainment eaen term, and the flrat of these Mas set for this evening.1 This is by tht star Liter ary Circle, and will be followed by others by the Athenian and the Dialectic Boclo tlea. These always attract large au dinces. , Senator J. Allen, Holt, who ia a candi date for Congress against Solicitor A. I.. Brooks, spent i last Thursduy with friends of this community, and In tho afternoon made an address before tha entire schorl upon the tortie, "Mow Khali a Young Man So""- ' 'n Llfs," m ..'ires was well received, '"J1! Rev. A. S. hdiwi ....4 Rev. VV. P. Whltaker, of the Methodist fhurch. wiv h-re this week in the Interest of their work. It is expected that work upon a church of their denomination will beidit hero Just after the meeting of oonfer eac. 1 " '--. - -- -..v , . - v. Tho evangelist Rev. D. H. Coman, of Lenoir, hod an appointment to bo hew Sunday but writes thut he Is keot.at home by a severe cold and cannot come. Mention was made last week ot th'i fact that new hotel was to be built here at once. Work Is being pushed on it and the material rapidly got into shape so that there will be no doubt of lt completion this school year, so that it may boused beginning at the opening of the next school year. It Is hoped to have it ready for summer boarders next Tummer, as thore has been for years a demand for a summer boarding piuow here. A number of guests were here last Pastor's Opinion Ber. r William P. Constable,: pastor St John's Methodist churchy Ooldsboro, N. C says; : .. To whom It may concern: , After . moving from Tyrrell - county to Ooldsboro, N. C, my family y suffered much front malaria and chills and fever. We were led to try Mrs. Joe Person's Remedy, and found ;that it helped us. We con tinued to use same, and It re . suited In a complrte cure. I : most heartily recommend It - fours respectfully,"" WM. P. CONSTABLE. ,,May Hth, J90t. ll IT AT HAWitK'S" Orders R. F. D. , n&- :yyy& c,:ym'' . Live, out f town? Too far "away? Cold, wet weather? . Send us your orders by mall or 'phone. All orders prompt ly filled. To 4 ran trust us to make a proper selection for you. TH us as near as you cau and we'll do the rest Satisfaction - sura s though you cams In person. ' (lavdzy's fhmzq Academy advance 'sale three . . days ahead. X' 'Plioaea f! and SttO. . . f Tryon and Fifth ' fet recta. A PronM ' wit 10 Ck TvocTms!1'1 havme I After an exjWted delay of nearly i two weeks,' it. z. F. Pcrrett now has nis Doarditr about txP.v nH ha opened It iVlMtudents. It Is badly need ed, as six- 1 all other rooms are alreadr taken ami'" students .; are , still enterini? almost every week. Tho Alamance battle ground (1771) Is four miles southwest of Whltsett, and cn Saturday a large party of studenU visited tt. Mosof the atudents wha at tend school here visit tne battle ground t wmo ttm while hertj, and, they arc encouraged to make these trips. On sevn era occasions a teacher has ' accom panied them and explained the historical points ana pointed out various places of intereat In this memorable struggle be tween Governor Trvon and . his fare, and the farmers who wero actuated by .t... . . ... . mt- spirit vi nrrmaa rtusoanaa. The Bell Tetor-hono line to this place, which waa destroyed by a sleet of last winter, hps been rebuilt - recently and coinraunlcatlon will be resumed very soon. v " Mrs. J. W. Summers has returned from a trip to. Ralelgh.-Mlxa Carrie Cnrmt.n Is away on a visit to friends In Pitt county, and will act as bridesmaid for a Wend before he return. Mr. James D. Oldham left Monday fur a business trip of ane month to various Virginia points. Mrs. M. H. Pegg. of Friendship la hero visiting her daughter, Mrs. M. A. Lamba. DAVIDSON,, Correspondence of The Observer, , Davidson. Oct 16.- Davidson has no ambition to airoear in a "mnr. Jicdy-than-thou" niaht anJ lavs no data to any specially Puritanic Jdaas, but the eoclealastlcal bodies controll ing the Institution would think that her progress is altogether too fast If not only Inter-collegiate athletics have been admitted as a part of the pro gramme, but Sunday traveling by the (earns, caugnc away irom noma arter Saturday's games. Is also an allowed Innovation. But, ctf course, this last Is not true and the' home-comers are required to wait over and return Mon day, This is by way of correcting an error in a 'phone special to The Ob server of the 25th instant in which the Davidson team playing at Roa noke Is reported as scheduled to re turn Sunday from it Virginia trip. The Davidson College Magazine for October has mado Its appearance In brand-new cover of quite an orna mental k'lnd and Is altogether a most creditable Issue. Tho Jamestown Ex position. Is very much in evidence In fact, there are as many as six dif ferent articles on this , subjwt: "Jamestown" (prize oration), E. Wil cox, '07; "The Jamestown Expoaitlon." T. C. Merchant, '07: "History at the Exposition," H. L. Moore; "The Ex position as It Is." L. E. Siott; "North Carolina and the Exposition," H. 8. Shaw; "North Carolina at the Expo sition." E. J. Erwln, '06. The poems are from the pens of W. W. Morton (Capt. John smith), 8. A. Llndley (The Traveler), H. (A Spring), 8. A; Lltvloy (SongK). The piece of fiction or short torls are "Boomer Tom's Retallsitlon." "Manuel .Martin's ne oompensra." "iMalor Bentley's .Melon Patch" and "Destiny for Wain wrlght." The exchanges are review ed by It M. Stlmssn; T. iM. C. A notes are collected by B. M. Munroi WHAT ' HOTEL IN GREENSBORO ? Most travelers prefer this hotel because style makes way for good cheer, good cars and nome-Uke, toothsome cook ing. Cosy window comers, big easy chairs and an unmis takable atmosphere of geniality, along with the other char- : acteristlcs of tha place are what have made the . ' HOTEL GLEG. The home of care, comfort and eatable cooking. Just a step beyond the station. GREEN'SBOKO, X. C Arcnitects, ueaicrs, Users Our business of distributing Cement, Lime. Plaster, Fire . Brick. Roofing and Building Material generally has grown In seven years from NOTHING to be the LARGEST DU 8INESS OF THE KIND L THE UNITED STATES. ' W are not so desirous of Impressing this fact -upon your mind (although It is indeed gratifying to be able to say so) : as we are to indicate to you that we must know our . business, and that our brands, prices, deliveries and the treatment we accord our customers generally must be a little nearer right than our competitors. ' to have won such jn army of friends and customers as this volume of business represents. j - We do not think you will bo doing yourself Justice by buying anything In our line before first consulting uswe will quote you delivered and tell you all about it. , WRITE VS. J. Rosa Ilannhan, Pres. Pcyre G. Hanahan, First Vice rrea. Frank ' C. Ford, Second Vic Free.; J. 8. Uanahan, Jr, Sec'y. and Trees. ' - r.AiL. n..ii-j r.-.-i r. ,.'- idrvuiid ronidim . CHARLES TON, 6. C. Atlanta, Birmingham. New Orleans. Branches: Presbyterian College For Women CHARLOTTE, N. a Opens September 5th, 1907. Cataloguo furnisliecl iipbri application. , . 1 Rev. J. R. Bridges, D. D., President (INC0n?0RATEia CAPITAL STOCK 130,009.09. Thia Is the largest best equipped business colters In r,'3rth C-m-. Una positive, provable fact Book-keeping. shorthand, 1 ; a writing and Telegrr.ehy taught by esperta positions rirs.tfei c money back. . Railroad tare paid. Write for eur new C'au: ui . Offer. Address Klng'e Buslnsss Collca, - CIIAItLOTIU, IT. C. and athletics is con-sMered by N. I;, BJKerton- A new department of Tho Magaaine is "Our Literary Societies," an excellent idea ana a subject d serving notice in every Issue, as an all-important element in college 1'f j. Happenings Around College" are penciled by II. A. Query. The edito rial, under the direction of J. K. Parker, are abundant and lacking neither in force nor in timelines.-. Altogether The Magazine makes a . most pleasing impression. - Miss Matilda Davis was tne guest yesterday of Mr. and Mrs. A. Currie. returning to West Virginia arter a visit to her home in Brecard at tha marriage of her sister. Winter. Summer. Fall or Spring, If ailing you may -be, i ., You'll surely find a quick relief In Hoiiister'a Rocky Mountain . Tea.- R. H. Jordan 4 Co. The Stove 3 will soon be here, aa thesa cool evenings , testify. . Wa have Just what you " wish, from the large Base Burner for your hall to the Oil Stove for your bath room. , '' - Give us your order now. j. N. McCausiand & Co. Stove. Dealers, Uoonng Contract, tit & Tryon Street. Hand ; Painted China Few articles combine mors beauty and real usefulness than tho artistically designed and beautifully painted China. The various piece we are showing are remarkable for their dainty pattern and color ing. B. A. Southerland Jeweler ' ; tontractors ana .: of Building Material. uuieiii tompany MM Charlott N. C, r r' ' ' , r.
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