THE. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL ill LL, N.'c, January 1 8 til . 1898;
NO. 12.
NOW FOR BASE BALL.
Reynolds is Coming. So is Jayne.
The Schedule, Prospects.
The students of the University
will hail with delight the arrival of
Will A. Reynolds - the black haired
Tiger who so nobly coached our
plucky foot-ball team last fall. It
was the unanimous sentiment of the
student body at the close of the sea
son last falf that Reynolds was the
man for next year's coach, and now
through the ability and zeal of the
advisory committee he lias been se
cured as the official coach of the
base-ball and foot-ball teams of '98.
Reynolds will arrive February 1st
and remain till the first of December.
He will pursue the study of law.
Princeton's great pitcher, Jayne,
will spend a week with Reynolds
during the first of March and give
the pitchers some valuable points on
the art of twirling- the sphere.
No previous team has had the
benefit of the scientific training
which the base-ball team of '98 will
receive, and there is every reason to
believe we are going- to put out a
winning team.
Of last year's nine. Winston, Wil
liams, McKee, Rogers and Belden
are playing- again this season. Of
last year's "scrubs" Woodard,
Graves, Tate, Hines, Alston, Davis,
a'nd Best are again in the race, and
several of them will make somebody
hustle. The new men of promise are
Webb, Hume, Conrad, Graham,
White, Cunningham, and Person.
Dame Rumor hath it that several
base-ball players of reuown will en
ter th University at an earl- date,
but in order that we may not be dis
appointed we will expect them when
they arrive.
The base ball season is near at
hand and there's no time to 'waste.
Manager Lewis has arranged one
of the best and njost' important
schedules the .University has ever
entered into. The athletic reputa
tion of the University will soon be
at stake, and perhaps few of us re
alize the importance of the result pf
the coming season. How many
anxious alumni from all parts of the
state await the report of each game
and how are their feelings swayed
by the result! How many fair
sponsors rejoice in our victories and
lend sympathy in the hour of de
feat! There are many who judge
institutions ' of learning by their
standing in athletics and not entire
ly without reason for a sound body
is necessary for the maintenance of
a sound mind.
Get to work Capt. Winston.
Time is money and money is every
thing. Clear the field and call for
volunteers. If the weather is bad
o to the "Gymmy" and get your
men in perfect physical condition.
The prospects are g"ood, the
schedule the best we've ever had,
and college spirit is ready to bubble
out in the form of cheers or sheck-
The organization of the team is
satisfactory to the entire student;
body and there is no friction any-i
where. All Hands to the wheel,
and conscientious and determined
effort will raise the white and blue
higher than ever before.
The schedule of games is printed
below.
Yale, Lehigh and Georgia applied
for games but on dates which had
already been filled. Manager Lew
is deserves much credit for arrang
ing such an sxcellent schedule.
Eleven of the seventeen games
wiH bo played on" the Hill.
Schedule.
Mar. 12; Win. Bing-iiam School at C. Hill.
"'""19: Oakltidg-e Institute " " "
" 23; Trinity College ".
25; Wake Forest College " " " ,
April, 2; Wake Forest College " W. Forest.
5; Lafayette College " C. Hill.'
(; " ' "
" 11; J. Hopkins University "Winston.
" 12; University of Penn. " "
13; U. Va. " Charlottesville.
16; Harvard University " C. Hill.
20; ( hik Ridge Institute . ''
2i; University of Va. " ' "
" 27; Trinity College " Durham.
29; Wake Forest Colleg-e "C.Hill.
May. 7; University of Va. " Danville, Va.
June, 1; Ahuiim " C. Hill.
Our last games with Virginia and., Wake
Forest are only to be played in ease neither
team wins both of the first two games.
Dramatic Club in Raleigh.
The University Dramatic Club scored
a hit, yea, "a palpable hit" in Raleigh
last Friday night. The members of
the Club were very pleasantly enter
tained, many at private houses and
several by Mr. J ones Fuller at the
Yarborough House.
The trip was a successful one in
every maimer. The success of the
Xmas trip had been "npised abroad"
and a packed house greeted the Uni
versity Thespiaus, whose rendition of
"Loudon Assurance" elicited much
applause. But ifcan be sincerely said
that such au audience would stimulate
any person or persons to put forth the
most strenuous efforts td please them.
For, together with the other culture
of Raleigh, there were the young la
dies of St. Mary's in a body, whose
presence could not but impart, a new
stimulus to our etforts. The "comme
dian" went wild and it was with diffi
culty that he could be persuaded not
to render a larger number of his newly
created specialties to the charming
audience. After the performance, a
very successful "Ball Poudre" was
given at the Park Hotel, which event
we most heartilj' enjoyed.
Leaving the Ball about one o'clock,
we went to a "post-theatre" party ten
dered us by Miss Adelaide Snow, who
was assisted in receiving by several of
Raleigh's fairest daughters.
'Twill be sufficient to say. the affair
was a repetition of Raleigh's provcriia.l
hospitality.
It was with sincere regret that we
boarded the train leaving the capital
City next afternoon, but duty called
us. The Club is especially grateful
for the kindness shown by the Capital
Club, the Y, M. C. A., and Supt. Logan
D. Howell in extending to us the many
courtesies'at their command.
Messrs. J. G. McCorniick and
W. S. Wilson spent Saturday in
Durham in the interest of the Uni
versity Magazine.
An Unsatisfied Need.
One of the objects o'f College or
University Education is to develop
the power of expression as this tests
to a certain extent what a man
knows. We find this idea steadily
gaining" ground in Colleges and Uni
versities ail over the United States.
It is true that we find many who
attempt to lift the veil of the future
and declare that the ag-e of artistic
expression belongs lo antiquity:
that our life is too active and event
ful to be hampered with efforts to
attain ease and grace n expression.
But these who advocate a return to
the "good old days" when life was
a hovering and peaceful dream, are
disturbed by no tragic visions of
progress.
This idea has taken hold of our
University life to a certain extent
and our students seem to be satisli
ed.when they have once grasped
the underlying thought of a subject.
While this is essentiajyet it is not
all. That thought must be express
ed, must live before men, in order
to move them.
We look at a famous painting
and are charmed with the scene
presented to us 'not! so much on ac
count of the bare facts that are em
bodied, but on occount of the artis
tic setting, and skillful touch of the
painter which invests the produc
tion with an additional charm and
iinpressi vetiess. .
The studied choice of words af
fects the ear in the same way that
the beautiful in Art affects the eye.
Hence if the power of expression
plays such an important part in ed
ucation then, our University is in
sore need of an Elocution teacher,
to aid those who aspire to be effec
tive speakers, in developing the
power and habit of graceful speech.
The Senior Orators and also the
Representatives as a general rule
have never been carefull trained
and the result .is that they never
show their real ability. Give us an
Elocutionist to guide the efforts
and zeal of the students and it will
no longer be said that the... men who
graduated in former years were
better and more impressive speakers
than those who now "ply their
brains with busy care" in order to
qualify themselves for the strug
gles of life.
It may be argued that the soci
eticsshould remedy what ever defects
a man may have along this line, but
unless, there is an instructor, who
can criticize each man personally
and suggest the proper changes to
be made, it usually happens that
the defects instead of being- removed
are deepened and chrystallized.
Y. 'M. C. A. Weekly Notices.
The regular weekly meetings will be
held in the Chapel begining punctually
at 6:45 p. m.
The leaders for this week will be:
Tuesday J. G. Crawford.
Wednesday R. W. Jordan.
Thursday V. L. Brown.
PROF. HOLMES' LECTURE,
Interesting Account of Travels and
Acentures in the West.
An appreciative audience of stud
ents and towns-people was out last
Thursday evening to hear Prof.
Holmes lecture on "The Geology of
Western Unite 1 States." The lect
ure was illustrated by stereoptican
views of 'many of the especially in
teresting features of that portion of
the country-such as the Hot Springs
and Geysers of Yellow Stone Park,
several scenes from the Grand Can
on of the Colorado. Indian life, the
great forests of the West and others
of peculiar interest, all of which
were explained and commented upon
very entertainingly by the lecturer.
Prof. Holmes has just returned
from a visit to these scenes where
he made a minute study of the sub
jects of which he spoke.
Some of his ad ventures were much
enjoyed by the audience. The one
in which our genial professor imper
sonated other characters than him
self was greatly enjoyed , by the
"boys." One's hair had a tendency
to stand up as he gave a vivid de
scription o-r his lonely midnight ride
through the great Oregon forest,
entertained by the roarings of the
mountain lion, the growls of "old
grizzly" and the barking of the
wolves. Strange too, he passed safe
ly .thn-ugh it all as evidenced by
the fact that he is" back here to tell
us of it.
We are not yet so old but that
we could enjoy with the keenest
pleasure the scenes from Indian life.
Their wig-warns, stone houses, snake
dances etc., all had the greatest sort
of interest for the audience. Prof.
Holmes also showed some of their
blankets, robes and war dresses
which he had brought back with
him.
The audience has scarcely ever
enjoyed a more interesting or in
structive lecture.
Victory For The CoEils."
It fs interesting to the students
here to know that Miss Abigail
Laughlin, '93, law, a Cornell
"eo ed", has recently won a prize
debate over the 'Varsity men of
Cornell. In commenting- on this
debate, the N. Y. World says:
"Miss Laugnlin's victory can not
be belittled. She incontinently
beat the best wranglers the men
could send against her, and the
"co-eds" by tiiatsign rose from the
slough of despond to the pinnacle ol
emmineut respect.
' To-day they strut about the cam
pus with no.-ies in the air, while the
young men glanje wouderingly at
them from under their eyebrows at
a respectful distance".
This great event in Cornell's his
tory oug-ht to serve as a warning to
us. We too have "co-eds" who, al
though just admitted to the Univer
sity this year, already rival the men
in several departments and bid fair
soon to outstrip them. ,