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The.TarHeel, University, of North Carolina. EDITORS. Charles Baskerville, Walter Murphy, A; C. Ellis, W. P. Wooten. Perrin Busbee, J, C. Biggs, A. H. McFadyue. Editor hi Chief . Charles Baskerville, Managing Editor, Walter Murphy, Business Manager, A. H. McFadyen. Subscription, per session, ! - $2.00 - " ter term. ,? - i.oo March, April, May, '93, .75 Per copy, each, - '- . .10 Advertising rate3 according to amount of space wanted and position. Twenty- five per cent, discount on standing ads. '. Thursday, March 23, 1 893. " ' ,WE' noted with ho little pleas ' tire the exceedingly strong article pn "College Athletics" in the News-Observer of the nth inst. Dr. Winston showed himself thor oughly acquainted with both the good and bad of athletics. His ' summation of these two qualities bristled with telling arguments favoring the manly sports which produce manly men. We regret that on account of its length and the lack of space in the Tar Heel, prevents its insertion but we have been promised for a sub sequent1 issue another article, which we know will be of inter-' ' est and value to many in the State. 1 ' ',Vi r':, . . ' !- Everybody gets so lazy as spring comes on-not that many were not so before -oh ! no. Every afternoon we see some of our big foot-ball' men standing around the coachers on the ball grounds.-. The little fellow is there, too, showing his adoration of a big guard by offering him peanuts, or else some giant lops arounds currying favor with the 4 'routers'' ' by pointing to his bulg ing pockets and r e m a r k i n g, "goobers !" We wonder how many bushels of ground peas are eaten out there every year ! But to the point, it would not be a bad idea, we think, ; for Captain Barnard to get some of these fel lows at some sort of work. There are many new men who do not know foot-ball, and they could be taught the rudiments of the game this spring; and save the coachers a wonderful lot of worry next fall. Then our hacks those that are not playing base ball might practice catching kicked balls. :; - They I s h o wed themselves wonderfully deficient in that line this past season, ' We would also suggest the formation of a Cross Country Club, which, during the spring, would help all our athletes very much, especially long ' distance runners. Next fall, we wouldn't have, such a hard time: and such slow work in get ting up "wind. " We hope to see this phase of athletics,brought forward and " be abreast of our foot-ball . and base-ball. The University of N. C. hasn't a single record - amongst southern colleges in any form of track ath letics. We have good men here good sprinteis, good jumpers, good vaulters, but we : must ac knowledge that we are too lazy. We hope to see some of our fel lows working well for the Field Day, which comes in May, and if any one shows exceeding pro ficiency in any line, we are sure that the U. A. A. will willingly bear, the expense of his entering into, the sports of southern col leges. Vanderbilt has a field day, inviting all southern colleges to enter ; so have University .of Virginia and Johns Hopkins; Since we have taken such a prom inent stand in foot-ball and base ball, we ought now to show what we can do in general athletics. Our intermediate examinations are finished to-day. The worn faces with encircled eyes will brighten up again. We hopeour friend, Tom, alias Prof. Dunston, will have more patronage. Some how during examinations we are so pushed for time, you know, got to make ' V ' in "conies," '"Saxon," and so on, that we really don't have time to shave. But that has nothing to do with our having Easter Monday for a holiday. Our faculty has al ways hitherto been very kind and generous to us just after' our examinations. We hope .this time that they will show their ap preciation of our efforts which we hope have not been unsuccessful and will give us a holiday. It lias been rumored that to-morrow would be given but we think it would be far better to have it Easter Monday as we have a base ball game here that day, and be sides many fellows want to go home for Easter. Much less time would be lost by giving that day. Prof. Collier Cobb purposes soon to issue a set of "Bul letins from . the Department of Geology, University of N. C." The various members of his grad uate' class have presented some very . interesting results of indi vidual research, This will be a new departure and reflects no little credit upon Professor Cobb. , Every one notes with pleasuie the advancement of the various de partments in the University. This arousing of latent energy, infusing of new life in students, after fitness, is the most admir able quality of an instructor. Thoughts- of commencement and graduation and ''fair visitors are even now filling 6ur, hearts with delight; but with all its de light there are two drawbacks. First: Memorial Hall. There never has been and, under the ex isting circumstances, there never will be any respectful attention on the part of the audience, or pleasure in the speeches, on the part of either speakers or audi ence. Not that Carolinians are not polite or, attractive, nor that our men cannot speak. De mosthenes or Cicero would flee from the sound of his own voice in Memorial Hall. Owing to the shape of the hall, about nine tenths of the crowd hear only the confused echoes as' they chase one another around the dome and fin ally slide down tlie walls into the band stand. This is a great bore to both speaker and listeners and 'tis a shame not to remedy the troub le. - It cantf be done. " Quo usque tandem abutere nostra patientia." The other matter is the unfinished state of the gym nasium. No one can fail to ad mire the exquisite taste with which our excellent managers dec orate this for the commencement receptions and ball; but it would be much better, if thev could con fer with the ,v owners and make some arrangements for perma nently finishing the inside work; At present it is simply a cold, ug ly barn for our winter entertain ments, and is made attractive at commencement only at a need lessly great expense. The differ ence in the expense of decoration would soon pay for this inside work of ceiling, &c. We would then have a neat and comfortable room at all times and one that could be made as attractive as of old at much less expense. , ,, Caswell Ellis. The Michigan State Legisla ture has appropriated $3,000 with which to defray the expenses of the exhibit of the University ' of Michigan at the World's Fair. Resident (who has just tipped the dusky serenader): "Do you know anything else ?" - ; Serenader "Yes, sor, boss, Sweet Home."' . , PERSONAL,. W. A. Graham ' 95, is sick at his room in the old West; Col. Thos. S. Kenan, of Ral eigh, was on the Hill last' week. We regret to announce that D, F. Nicholson '95, continues very ill. Mik; Hoke '93, returned last Friday from a week's sojourn in Raleigh. W. B. Snow '93, spent a few days last week, at hishome in Raleigh. Mrs, John M. Manning, of Dur ham, is visiting her father-in-law, Dr. Manning, of the Law school. Mr. ;H. B. C. Nitze, Assistant State Geologist, has returned from a week's stay in Tennessee, where he has been on business connected with the E. T. V. & G. R. R. Bishop Lyman will pay his an nual visit to this parish on next Sunday, Palm Sunday. There will be ordination services in the morning and confirmation in the evening. . Professor Cobb, McFadyen '93 and White '94, returned from their King's Mountain geological tour last week, full of glowing accounts, &c. " Honi soit qui mal y pense." Gaston Battle '90, will be or dained deacon on Palm Sunday, in the quaint, historic church of the Chape of the Cross, this vil lage, by the Rt. Rev. Theodore B. Lyman, Bishop of North Car olina . $ Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, ex Secretary ofyState, will deliver the annual address, at the com mencement in June. The Uni versity is fortunate in having se cured such an able and distin guished gentleman to deliver the annual oration. R. H. Mitchell, who has been taking a Post-graduate course in Chemistry, has been elected As sistant Professor of Chemistry at the N. C. Agricultural , and . Me chanical College, at Raleigh. The University has been doubly hon ored, as this was the position that Hugh Miller 'qo, held. Professor Holmes has gone to Greensboro The Record says of him : Professor Holmes, of the Geological Survey, has recently taken some excellent views of our State Normal and Industrial School, the Steel and Iron Com pany, &c. ' Yesterday he accom panied Judge Schenck to the Battle Ground and succeeded in getting some excellent views of that historic spot. All of these will be sent to the World's Fair.
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