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TAR -L. .I, Vol. 13. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N.' C.'j WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22,! 1905. No. 17. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE) UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. WASHINGTON'S BIRTDAY EXER CISES. s- IS Speeches by J. O. Carr, of Wilming ton, and J. S. Newton and J. B. Robertson. Tlie exercises commemorating tht birthday, of George Washing ton were held in Gerrard Hall Wedne day morning at half past eleven The speaker of ' the occasion w; Hon. J. O. Carr, of Wilmington, o Hie rlass ol . lovo. ivjr. varr was bll v one of brightest men in his, class being" a member of tin- Alpha Thel? Phi, and was one of the leaders o college life. The representative? of the societies were Mr. J. Spain Newton, of the Philanthropic, am Mr. J. B. Robertson, of the Dialec tic. Excellent music was furnished by the orchestra and much praise was heard of its music. The exercises were opened b' prayer by Rev. Mr. Plyler. Mr J. K. Wilson, president of the -ex ercises, then extended a welcome to the audience on behalf of the two societies to the commemoration o Washington's birthday and to the consideration of certain vital prob leras that were before the nation which George Washington had much to do toward founding-. Mr. J. S. Newton of the Phi So- cietv was the first speaker. His subject was, "The University Stu dent and Southern problems." He spoke as follows: "We have met here for the pur pose of doing honor to the memory of a great man, and if we would carry out his ideals we would find out our exact relation to our country and consecrate ourselves to its ser vice.- But to the dutv we as Uni versity students owe to our State we should chiefly confine our atten tion. "Much has been said and written of the possibilities of the present South. Orators and rhetoricians have spoken glowingly of our op portunities. Some of us merely accept them as axioms; others are fired by them to higher ambitions aud nobler ideals. "Many problems are demanding solution at our hands. But there is a problem confronting the South ern people unparalleled in the his tory of the world. One that has been demanding solution at our hands for over thirty years. Never before were two distinct races called to walk side by side with equal privileges and opportunities before the law." This is the great social question before the Southern youth. When and how it will be settled nothing less than 1 omniscience can teV But it must be solved with wisdom and unerring- justice. The neroe's absolute rights must be weighed to him in the highest scales of justice.; - But in justice ' to our selves and in justice to ourcountry Anglo-Saxon supremacy must prevail. "But along- with this question comes the industrial question. Be fore the war her industrial system Was based on slave labor and stood as a barrier to our new industria i , TT j movement, ner energies were more ! absorbed in defense of herconstitu- nuuai views, ana or ner cnerisnea institutions. But the great conflict horrible as it was, forever freed us from the shackles of slavery. . De feated though she was, the South accepted the result with a spiritas beautiful as it is rare, and thanks the God of peace that slavery is no more. "To-day the South is living, her best energies to the pursuit o peace aud achieving- a most gloriou triumph in the bloodless contest o industry, politics, and religion. Her natural resources are realized. The great Isthmian canal, the most gi gantic project of this age, will pour rich commerce into our Southern ports. The spindles in our cotton mills are increasing- at the daily rate of 5000. The number of cot ton mills, now over 700, is more than twice the number in 1890. The output of cotton goods will be doubled, at the present rate, in four years. Great' eng-iues are being built, and great ships from South ern shipyards are plowing- the wa ters of the sea and carrying the; commerce of the world. "Another great factor in our up building is the educational awaken ing among- our people. For a long time we held our heads in shame and confessed our enormous per centage of - illiteracy. But to-day the bright lig-ht of education is il lumining- our Southern skies, and every passing- day brings further acknowledgment of the genius of Southern manhood.' "Let us go forth realizing that 'to whom much is given, of . them shall much be required.' Let us take with us the shield of truth, integrity and industry and it will help to repel all obstacles. Rely iug upon the Divine Leader and up on the strong arm of the American people let us put forth every effort to make this Southland of ours a beacon light spreading the light of Southern civilization and inspiring men everywhere with a spirit of freedom and of rig-lit." Mr. J. B. Robertson of the Di Society, was the next speaker. His subject was "George Washington: Side Lights on His Character. He quoted historical incidents to bring out the character of Wash- ington. He saia in part: "We quit our college routine to do honor to this day. While we are celebrating this day we might re hearse' something- about the man who made famous this day. 'Washington's infancy was that of the ordinary child. Each boy should have a billy goat and a wag-- , . TTT 1 "a I- J on or a natcnec. vvasmngum nau a hatchet the fame of which has spread abroad as far as Washington has been heard of. He told hts father he could not tell a lie when asked' about cutting- the cherry tree, at which his father said he would not take that action for a thousand trees though they be flowering with silver and fruiting with gold. In his young manhood days he en gaged to go to England to enter the Eng-lish army, but his mother being unwilling he consented to stay at home, and we honor him for being obedient to his mother. "Soon he was needed in a war nearer home. Braddock was sent ag-ainst the Indians in Ohio. Washing-ton went with him at the head of the Virginia riflemen. Knowing that the Indians would not fight in the open, he advised Braddock to pursue similar methods, but Brad dock disdained his advice. As a result Braddock's men were routed and only Washington's men saved the day. .Braddock was mortally wounded and after the battle Wash ington tended his wounds although he had disdained Washington's ad vice. That was a noble act aud we honor the chivalry in a man that could do that. "The war clouds soon gathered for the revolution! In this war the one fig-ure that led and cheered the army was Washington. And after the revolution when mutiny beg-an to break out it was Washington that persuaded the men to be as gentle in peace as they were brave in war. "Washington had freed the na tion and the temptation came to him to be king-. But he put it aside. But he did become president at the jcall of the people, and it was he that first gave the American people to eat of the fruits of liberty. In 1789 Washington died, but his work will never die but will be handed down from generation to genera tion. And when we have worked out our colonial development and become a great nation we will still say that Washington was the one that did it." Hon. J. O. Carr delivered the speech of the occasion. He spoke of the conditions in Russia to-day. He said in part: "The foreign policy of Washing ton was commended and it was shown that when he declared that foreign influecne was most baneful foe of republican gov ernment and warned the people against two great a friendship or dislike for a foreign power he sound ed the key note and set the prece dent for a century of our national greatness. Following this policy America has never struck a blow for conquest nor has she ever with held her hand when freedom was threatened." The speaker then contrasted the aims of the American with those of the French Revolution, and made a comparison of the conditions exist- ng in France in L780 and those ex- sting in Russia to-day, showing their great similarity. He said: "Louis XVI, like Nicholas II, i was weaK ana incompetent; the French government, like the Rus sian government, was financially bankrupt; the peasant of France, ike the peasant of Russia, had been (Continued on fourth page. J LAUR&NT. The Magician and Illusionist Works His Magic In the Chapel Monday Night. The ' collegei: chapel was well crowded Monday night at the ap pearance here of Lauraut, the mag ician. There was a much larger audience than usually attends the star course numbers, which shows that people like to see things that thev cannot understand. Magic and mystery have always been a source of wonder, and delight. The stu dent and townsman equally enjoyed Laura nt's performance. The performance was supposed to begin at half past seven o'clock, but did not begin before eight. The audience became very restless over this delay and the students in the gallery were beginning to get over boisterous when the performance began. This " boisterous spirit showed itself several times during the performance and at times it ap proached the ungentlemanly. Laurant's magic was hardly above that of the common magician. His manner was very entertaining on the stage1 and his audience were well pleased with what there was of the performance. But his pro gram was not varied enough. His handkerchief juggling was cleverly done, Speas and Lyle aided him in this and made aname for themselves under this new role. His tricks with his magic clock took up most of the time between the first and second intermission. With this clock he made the hand stop at a number corresponding to the one taken out of a bag. Then he did the same thing in identifying cards taken out of a pack. Higdon as sisted him in this and can tell you just how it was done. The proverbial magician's hat was presented. From it he took about a bushel of paper, a rabbit and ten or twelve flags. Mr. K. P. B. Cummings lived up to his usual reputation as a wit in assisting in answering questions submitted by the audience. Instead of drawing a question out of the hat he read out his own question which was rather embarrassing to a young lady in the audience. The last part of the performance consisted in presenting the great casket mystery, or the witch of the ame. This scene was well worked up and was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. Musical Entertainment. The musical talent of the Uni versity will make its first appear ance before the college Friday night at eight o'clock. The orchestra and glee club have combined to give an 'entertainment on that night. Those that have heard the practices in the chapel know that the enter tainment will be good, judging from the work of the orchestra and the mixture of snappy and pretty songs by the glee club. The men have been training hard the past two weeks and it is certain that a large audience will greet them tomorrow night.
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