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Trine Tar Heel. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. BOARD OF EDITORS. David B. Smith, - - - Editor-in-Chief. ASSOCIATE EDITORS. E. K. Graham. - - - W. J. BEU.AMY, ,T. L,. Wright, - - - T. T. Candler, R. H. Graves, - -"7- S. W. Kidney. F. O. Rogers, Business Manager. Published everj Saturdaj by the General 1 Athletic Association. Subscription Price. J.30 per Year. Payable in advakcb or during first term. Sinoi.b Copies, 5 Cbnts. All matter intended for publication should be ad dreised to tB4 Editor-in-chief and accompanied by lame of writer. Entered at the Post Office lit Chapel Hill. N, C as second-class mail matter. Again we have met the enemy and again old U. N. C. is victorious. The second Guilford game was far ahead of the first and the score shows a great and gratifying im provement in our team. At no time was our goal in danger, and Guil ford's high hopes raised by her first score were rudely crushed. The old Tar Heel spirit is at work, keep it at work; and we will have a long string of scalps when the season closes. v- The resolutions adopted by the various classes sometime ago abol ished hazing in all it forms. We fear these resolutions are being en croached upon. Last Saturday night the fresh man class tried to hold its election. The meeting was broken up by the older students and for hours pande monium reigned all over College. No one was blacked or made to dance, or sing, or go through any of the various performances known only to Sophomores; but the meet ing was broken up, the poor fresh men were scared half to death, dis courtesy was shown the new men, and these are certainly included in "hazing in all its forms." , It was thoughtlesness no doubt on the part of the old men for we do not believe they have any desire to break the voluntary pledge which they assumed at the beginning of the term. v Break away from the old practice entirely and absolutely, for it is childish and puerile and deserves no place here. We have frequently noticed that, as a rule, our men are unable to ren der, with proper expression, any production of their own, or any se lection from any other source. Those who attended the monthly meetings of the different clubs had ample op portunity for observing this fact. Papers that were thoughtfully and carefully written were robbed of their effect upon - the audience by poor rendering. The reading in some cases was low, indistinct and monotonous, and frequently awkward positions were, assumed on the floor. University men,-and especially Seniors, should exert themselves and remedy this defect. The University should em ploy an instructor to drill men in expression; but as we are denied this training we must do ' what we can - for. ourselves. -;-;r : ; A plan, that the yriter has " found beneficial, is to read aloud to one's fself? aways endeavoring to so mod ulate and inflect the voice that it will convey the intended meaning. This plan will acquaint you withithe sound of your own voice so that it will not frighten you when you first hear it before an au dience. Adopt this or some better method for improving your reading, tor a good paper, the product of thought and labor, is ruined, con verted into a bore by being poorly rendered. , 4 This article is not particular in its application. It applies to our men in general, those reading papers 'at the last meeting of the clubs merely causing the subject to recur to our minds. t In an article on Society work in our last issue it was stated that the work in the English department was poorly done. Of course this is too broad and includes more than we intended. The point we tried to make was that the Composition feature of the English Department was neglected. The other features of the English work are well done but the men seem to have certain constitutional objections to doing written work in any form and will not apply the method for writing given them bjr their professor. Among the many advantages that a course in college offers there are few that are greater than those of social development. With the opportuni ties so abundant one can hardly help stumbling into some benefit from them. In the larger northern colleges and in those of England these ad vantages are enlarged by club room: of various degrees of elaborateness In towns and cities the Y. M. C. A and all sorts of social organizations furnish a meeting place for kindred spirits. Thinking- on these things, it oc curred to us how pleasant it would be. if there were some place here in the University where, tired of study, one could find recreation and rest in a refreshing game or congenial conversation around a cheerful fire. There is nothing impracticable about carrying out such an idea If a room could be secured the fit ting of it would be a very small ex pense, and it would seem that to get a room ought not to be an in surmountable difficulty. Besides the actual pleasure that can be got from such resorts, col lege tradition and mauy of the after recollections nf life seem to center about them. There seems to be a irrowinsr tendency to disorder in several of the class-rooms. Why this is we don't know, it should be stopped and that at once. The writer has been on several recitations in the past two weeks that have been practically nullified by stamping of feet in other rooms. If any parties ular professor docs not object to his own class appreciating him with their feet, he should remember that such conduct disturbs others who may be near, that it should be stop ped for this -reason if for no other. Many more such occurrences as that of Wednesday night would make us, to say the least, have a very poor opinion of public senti ment in the University. Or, in oth er ,words, if public sentiment does not so strongly condemn the perpe tration of such outrag.s on the dig nity of our professors that any re currence will be impossible, it is high time to banish all attempt at self government and return to the curfew and patrol. "; The students of the University of Virginia have organized Sound Money and Free Silver clubs. Resolutions of Respect. Haiaof Dialectic Society, " ' October 17, 1896. Whereas. He that doeth all things well has been pleased in his all wise providence to refnove from our midst our late fellow member Mr. Hebert Bingham, be it there fore, Resolved. That in his untimely death our society has lost a loyal and a highly esteem ed member, the University a devoted friend, and the state a youngf and promising- educa tor. Be it also - Resolved. That the Dialectic Society ex tend its deepest sympathy to the bereaved family and friends. Be it further Resolved. That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the Society, and a copy of them be sent to the ffrief stricken family and also to the Tar Heei. and the state press for publication. A. T. AuEN, John H. Andrews, Committee C. H. Johnston, Stereoptican Entertainment. There was a.' very interesting magic lantern exhibition given bv Proffessors Holmes and Harrington in the Chapel Friday night. It was given for the benefit of the Wheelman's Road League recently organized here, and the proceeds are to go to making a bicvele track around the campus. The first part of the program was views trom the smendtrt macadam roads-of all parts of Europe. The scenery was beautiful and much entertainment was added by Prof. Harrington's very interesting explanations, and historic allusions. Prof. Harrington has travelled over many of these roads on a bicycle and related many amusing incidents of his journey. Prof. Holmes then exhibited scenes from American roads. Sonfe of these illustrations of-splendid work done around Charlotte, New Bern and other places in macadamized roads but most of them were scenes from the miserable mud roads that we are all too familiar with, and needed no explanation. Prof. Hol mes spoke feelingly of the miser able system of roads of this country in contrast to the splendid Euro pean roads. ' The exhibition was throughout entertaining and iiistructive,and was given indirectly for the cause of good roads in the State. Princeton's celebration has been in progress during the past week. On Tuesday there were commemer- ative religious ceremonies and an address bv President Patton. with a reception to the delegates , from other colleges. Wednesday was es pecially interesting to alumni. In the morning an address by Prof. Woodrow Wilson, athletic frames in the afternoon and torchlight pro cession by students at night. Thurs day was the actual University day. in the morning there was a proces- sion, announcement of the Universi ty title and the conferring of de grees. Ihe exercises closed with a farewell dianer to tin: delegates. Historical Society. Mr. W. C. Smith read anintere-J 11 ""HI papci wmvu was prepared last v uj iui. o. o. wmu: on -The Settli ment oi tne nawneicls." Dr. Battle read a letter from c -TIT T -i t i - wm. xayior, neaa ol the family England, written in reply to one had written in regard to the story "Esther Wake.- Sir w.-n- witn ur. uattie in thinking the sto true..;-'.',.'.;- . Dr. Battle also read an account thp. first nrnhihitinti mn,,,, , . tujcut . m t wvu.wv., iviuam ui J UStic or uuinora county to errant liV(n retail liquor to one Gillispsie in I8i lie then read a document which "i reproduce below. This paper found by Mr. Francis D. Winston in t oihee oi the Clerk of the Court of B tie county. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, Be it known, That Alfred Sladeh been a regular member of the Xen philian Society, established at ChaJ mu in tne year ot our Lord one tin, sand eight hundred and thirteen,! the promoting of Literature: that his uniformly conducted himself w propriety of conduct and attention his studies: We therefore, the und signed members of said Society, recoi mend him as worthy of our esteem the friends and patrons of I,iteratu In testimony whereof we have hem to subscribed our names atul Seal, t 6th day of May, 1815. Sames F. Martin, ' Geo. M. Johnson, Robt. A. Cloplon, Committee, Matthais Palmer, Preside Richard II. Hunt, V.Pmhi Alex. Elliott, Secretary, Thos. BSlade, Treusim Jas. H. Ruffin, Monitor. The above paper was a well prini form which had been filled in w names, etc., showing that the Xe philian Society was of some imj tance. Yet not even Dr. Battle kn anything of this society. He conj - . ures that it must have been a socil of the preparatory department wh existed at that time Our Virginia friends are rat! unfortunate ,in their socalk'd games '. The Virgiuia-i hikc encounter resulted in a score oi to 0 in favor of the latter. 1 tiger's tail evidently resisted attempts at twisting. Dr. Hume spent Sundny in Bi lino-ton, preaching both morning; tvVif rnr111tit10 the I Otf People's Union in tke attcrno Monday morning the Dr. made address at the Burlington a School and got back to Chape n time to meet his English clas The Phi Society in order to 'All - AA tion tor LUUlttjjt ULULI piv-" exercises and to stimulate inte n the debates, has passed it tions to have the name of the who makes the best speech ate meeting published in the IakHI. Messrs. J. D. Parker ami " Brogden have won this distinc so far." Mr. Parker's name v crowded out from last week Yale -University has opene special course for the teacher the State. It began last Satur .-itirl will b -nrttiiiiipd on Satui mornings throughout the t.o year.: Yale is the first to at. this course. Subscribe to the Tar x
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