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! The "To i Heel. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. BOARD OF EDITORS , P. C. WurrocK, - - - Editor-in-Chief W. E. Cox, - Managing- Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS. P. D. Goii, Jr. I j c . R. D.W. Connok, S lxcal- R. E. FottiiN, - - - jPERCY WHITAKKK, - - - Mary S. MacRab, - - Exchange, - Athletic, - Literary, F. O. Rogers, : - - Business Manager, E. D. Broaphurst, - Ass't Business Mgr. Published every Tuesday by the General Athletic Association. Subscription Price, .ft .RO per Year. .Payable m advance or during- first term. ; . Single Copies, 5 Cents. All matter intended for publication should bead dressed to the Editor-in-chief and 'accompanied by name f writer. Entered at. thei Post Office: in Chapel Hill, N. C as second-class mail matter. For sometime past the Tar heel has not been favored with any commu nications from outside. We have fre quently stated that we are always glad to receive articles of any nature, and will publish anything of merit, it is true that since the base-ball sea son opened our columns have been necessarily filled to a great extent with games etc., notwithstanding this, we are never so crowded with matter as to refuse to publish any contribution worthy of publication. "A t ew board of editors will be elect ed the first of next session, and those who have shown interest in this kind of work will not be forgotten. Prof. Gore is in receipt of a letter from Dr. Byrd of Asheville, who was here two weeks ago as preacher to the University. He expresses gratifica tion at the moral, social, and intellect ual tone met with in his short stay aj the University. Dr. Byrd is a loyal friend of the University and has never lost an op portunity to champion her against her assailants in the western part of the state. It is a fact gratifying to the students as well as the management of the University that whenever peo ple visit the institution and spend a day or so examining into its inner life, whether they were previously friends or enemies, they invariably go away praising the work of the University, and realizing that in supporting her the State of North Carolina is foster ing her own growth and shaping her future destiny in the highest possible degree. . Easter comes in as a sort of break in the spring term a caesura, as it were, in the session's work. Though the University gives but one holiday, still many of the boys go home and there is practically a relaxation of work for several days. Since we have no March examina tions now, we don't know but that it would be a good plan for the Uuiversi ty to give several days off at .Easter, as many of the Northern Colleges do. The term from January to June is long and wearisome. If the boys had a short vacation Easter, they would re sume their work with renewed vigor. As it comes along about the first of April, it is a good place to take a rest before pitching into the arduous task of reviewing for examinations. We do not say this in the spirit of the boy who wants a holiday merely to get out of work for that length of time, but we believe that in a period of five months work one week of rest at least, is demanded by the mind How many students are there in the University who fully avail themselves of the great advantages afforded by our Library? Many there are who study with great diligence the books required in the various courses, but spend little time in systematic reading in the Library. On the other hand there are an equally large number who spend a great deal of time read ing, but who read indiscriminately and without system. Carlyle said, "The true University of these days is a Collection of Books" But it is not everybody that knows how to make use of a collection of books. The man who skims over all the light literature from Puck to the latest Italian novel is not likely to de rive much benefit from his reading. Gibbon says, "Let us read with method, and propose to ourselves an end to which all our studies may point. Through neglect of this rule gross ig norance often disgraces great readers, who, by skipping hastily and irregu larly from one subject to another, ren der themselves incapable of combining their ideas". The student who reads with most profit is not the one who devours the most books, but he who makes each one of his studies a nucleus to be clothed and enriched by reading. Many seem to think it a' necessary part of culture to read every new book that comes from the press and to be able to talk fluently about every mod ern novel writers and, alas, this is usually about the only pleasure to be derived from such reading. There are thousands of books that have stood the test of generations. We won't have time to read all of these, but let us read what we can of them, and leave the new and doubtful ones to be passed upon by posterity. In this way we shall run no ri$k of be ing cheated out of our time. Shakespere Club. The regular monthly meeting of the Shakespeare Club was held in Gerrard Hall last Thursday evening. The first paper introduced was by Mr. Chas. Johnston, subject: "The Moral Element in Macbeth and Lady Macbeth". Rapidly surveying the play, he showed the peculiar charm of the poet's delineation of the character of the Usurper and his wife the cool deliberation of the woman, the heart less ambition of the man; she, capa ble of planning but quailing before revolting action, he, trembling at the thoughts ot murder but gaining strength in the execution. Mr. John ston ended by pointing out that the moral of the play is, "whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap". The president of the club, after commenting on this paper, made some interesting remarks on Milton's recon struction of the tragedy, of Macbeth. He gave some comments of Mr. Hales' on Milton's plan and style, showing the difference of the modern drama as represented by Shakespeare, and the antique classicism of Milton. Mr. J. A. Cowan, teacher of expres sion, was then presented and gave a rendering from the dagger scene in Macbeth. The study of "The Merchant of Venice" was then taken up, and Mr. E. K, Graham read a most interesting paper entitled, "'If Justice be thy Plea': a Defence of Shylock". With skill he handled the subject, first pointing out the importance of the vil lain as a hero and the place he has ac quired in the drama, taking Shylock in the Merchant of Venice as an exam ple. A vindication of Shylock was then attempted. The sufferings and trials of the Jew, the indignities heap ed upon him, the hatred borne the na tion by the people of that time were graphically depicted. He was despis ed and llltreated for no reason except that he was of the tribe of Israel The writer defended his action in re gard to Antonio's bond on the ground of the natural love of revenge for he was human. Moreover, he was the avenger of his people's religion; and when we think of his deeds in this light, they loom up with grandeur The tater showed careful study ant . research into the subject. The meeting closed with a selection from the Merchant of Venicethe monev lending scene bv Mr. Cowan. Both the renderings by him were well done and were highly appreciated by the audience. This meeting of the club was a par ticularly interesting one and was thor oughly enjoyed by all present. The Easter Geology Trnitip. On last Thursday afternoon Prof. Collier Cobb, accompanied by Messrs. Alston, Gudger, London, Chadborne and Ross, set out on the Easter trip of the geological de? partment enroute for the Deep River coal fields. After making an examination of the coal measures at Egypt and af ter taking' a hasty view of the old furnaces along" Deep River, the par ty moved westward along the Dur ham and Charlotte railroad, whose superintendent kindly gave them the use of a special train, thus giv ing them good opportunity for a careful inspection of the crystallines and gold deposits of Moore county. lhe orownstone quarries near Sanford were visited as well as the coastal plain deposits just below that place. In addition to these features of the trip a good view of the old vol canoes along" the western border of the Triasic area was given. On the whole every member of the party report a most enjoyable trip the pleasure of which was due in no small part to the courtesy and kindness shown them by Mr. T. N. Cobb, the general manager of the Cumnock Mines, and Mr. Addison, the mining engineer. Exchanges. We welcome "The Sewanee Pur ple" among our exchanges again. The first issue of the present ses sion came out April 9. It contains six five-column pages, and is chock lull or reauanie matter. mis is one of our best southern college pa pers. "The Reveille", the students' publication of Louisiana State Uni versity has again made its appear ance in the world of college journal ism. We clip the folio wing from the issue of April 2: "Dr. C. Alphonso Smith, our worthy Professor of English, has been honored by an election to mem bership in the Phi Beta Kappa So ciety of Johns Hopkins University. This is a very old society (nominally secret) having been founded at Wil liam and Mary College, '.Virginia, in 1776. and one to which only scholar of great merit, and men of high literary standing are eleg- ible." This is interesting to us because Dr. Smith is a cousin of Mr. W. C. Smith, our talented Instructor in English. The Chas. H.Elliott Co, Philadelthia P ' LITHOGRAPHERS ' AND STATIONS The Largest College Enirravi. ' the world. 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