6 "TT TT "T "U TT TAR Vol. 14, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1906. No. 16. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. L HE ' THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION. National Gathering of Student Vol unteersFull Delegation from Tills University Desired. The Fifth International Conven tion of the Student Volunteer Movement will be held in Nashville, , Tenn., frorrf ' February 28 to March 4. These Volunteer Con ventions are held but once in each student generation that is, once every four years, and constitute the largest, the most representative, the most powerful, the most fruit ful, and the most notable gather ings of college and university stu dents of North America. The University of North Caroli na delegation should be as strong as that of any other Southern insti tution with the exception of Van derbilt. We have the privilege of sending eight students besides the faculty representatives. Let us be well represented. The Nashville Convention will be attended by 3,000 official delegates. Fully 500 universities, colleges, and seminaries will be represented by leading students, both volunteers . and non-volunteers. Professors as well as students are invited. It is expected that at least 200 mission aries will be present from nearly fort7 of the mission fields of the world. The secretaries of the for eign missionary societies of the United States and Canada and other leaders of the aggressive forces of Christianity in North America will be present. The national leader of the various movements for work among young people, as well as edi tors of the religious press are invit ed. Fraternal delegates from Ku rope will also be present. The convention will have four nrominent features. In the first A. place, the main program will occu py the morning and night sessions, and will include the strongest speakers of Christendom on the various themes to be presented. In the second place, there will be held in the afternoon some forty-five spe cial conferences, each with its own complete program. For example, on one afternoon there will be con ferences on the interesting and im portant mission fields of the Church; another afternoon on the various phases of work and the dif ferent classes of workers; and on still another afternoon the delegates will meet by denominations to con sider the world's evangelization from their particular point of view. The third feature will be a large and impressive exhibit bearing on the progress of Christianity in the world. The fourth feature will be the exceptional opportunities for intercollegiate, interdenominational, and international fellowship. The benefits of this great gather ing are limitless. Held at the most opportune time in the history of the Church, bringing together so many of the leading spirits in all the cen ters of learning, as well as the re sponsible leaders of the forces of Christians, the Nashville couven tion, with inexhaustible Divine re sources available, will give ; mighty impulse to the religious lif or the colleges, stir the entire Church to greater zeal and sacri fice for the realization of her mis sionary objective, and make possi ble a truly remarkable -onwan movement in the world's evangeliza tion. Championships for Last Year. College Topics has compiled a list of the championships in all the college sports last year. One thing which impresses the average South ern reader, at any rate if he is a. Carolinian, is the large number of sports which are entirely unknown here. It is because of the lack of these that weeks are passing on the Hill right now with absolutely noth ing doing, save an occasional meet ing of a literary club. Yale University proved to be the most proficient in all branches of sport, for the Elis won four and one half championships " to four for Pennsylvania. Harvard and Cor nell follow with three each. Co lumbia comes next with two and one-half. Harvard with two, and Swarthmore and Annapolis bring up the rear with one each. Th fractions are necessary because of several ties and other cases, like football, where Pennsylvania and Yale each went through the season undefeated, but did not meet, and rowing, although Cornell's victory over Harvard when contrasted with Yale's hard won victory, gives Cor nell much the stronger position Yale may have been superior to Pennsylvania or vice versa, but re duced to mathematics the only thing the reviewer can do is to split the championship. The following table shows the holders of the various college cham pionships East and West: EAST. Track Athletics Cornell Baseball Yale Football Pennsylvania, Yale Rowing Cornell, Yale Association Football Haverford CrossCountry Cornell Cricket Haverford Chess Pennsylvania, Harvard (FALL OF THE TRIBE OF HORNER Fencing Golf Gymnastics Hockey Lacrosse Shooting Tennis Wrestling Water Polo Swimming Annapolis Harvard Columbia Harvard Swarthmore Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Yale Yale Peun., Columbia WEST. Track Athletics Chicago Football Chicago Baseball Michigan Cross Country Chicago Tie for first. Two separate championships. Chapter the Second Wherein is Told of a Morn Misspent in sell Adornment Nixy on the Ducats. Now it came to pass that after these things had transpired, certain men of the tribe of Horner conspir- th another, saving: ' "Go V VUV W ' ' to! Are not the tribe of Mecklen burg, the tribe of Wake, the tribe of South Carolina and even the other tribes having their likenesses made, for that the maidens of the land may look upon them and ad mire? Lo, as to our faces, are we not as comely as they? And as to our bodies, are we not full strong? Let us assemble with our brethren at the tabernacle of the man called Holladay, in order that it shall not be said of us 'They are weak in spirit,' or 'They are wanting in comeliness.' " And forthwith Thomas, who was the son of O'Berry, and Edgar, who was the son of Seagle, caused a proclamation to be made to all their brethren, how that on a certain day in a certain month and at a certain hour of the day the' should band themselves together and proceed to the tabernacle of the man Holladay. And when the members of the tribe heard the proclamation they rejoiced .yceedingly with great re-! niility of spirit and hy stealth took this thing which you ask of me. 'A And he disappeared. And a great silence fell upon the gathering, for their silver was dear unto them and they had recked not of parting with it. And with the silence came also a great despond ency of spirit, for that their desire had been kindled within them to no purpose. And it came to pass that one, wrho was stationed nearest the door of the tabernacle, said unto himself, "Lo, I have an engagement with a friend, and I must needs go keep it." And straightway he departed through the door and was gone and the place thereof knew him no more. And another who had seated him- sen in a window communed and said unto himself, "My work lieth undone and I must needs go do it." And he departed forthwith through the window and was gone and the place thereof knew him no more. And yet another said unto himself, I have bought myself a bird-dog and I must needs go prove it." And straightway he, also, departed through the window and was gone and the place thereof knew him no more. And as did these so did all the sons of Horner and as with boister ousness and mirth and pride of spir it they did come, so even with hu- joicing and hasted to obey. On the morning of the appointed day they rose ere the rising of the sun and began to adorn themselves, saying to themselves, "Will not the maidens of the land gaze upon our image? Is it not meet therefore that we should look comely?" So they assembled and met to gether at an early hour, for they were glad in spirit because of the thing that was come to pass among them. And they held their heads high and shouted with exceeding- great shouts as they proceeded on it.,.: o i . . ,i men juuiucy. oo great was tne noise of them that men marvelled greatly, pointing with their fingers, and saying, "What manner of men are these, so proud in spirit and albeit so noisy?" But the men of Horner only held their heads higher and shouted the louder, "Are we not sous of Hor ner? Are we not mighty men of valour And is not our likeness to be made?" And when they were arrived at the tabernacle, they formed in battle array and stormed it with great violence shouting, "Where is he that doeth wonders, even he that maketh images? Let him come forth, for, verily, the men of Horner await him!" Now it so happened that among the race of image-makers there was a law that they should make no ikeness except they receive in pay ment thereof six pieces of silver. So the maker of likenesses answered and said unto them, "Men of Horner, 1 perceive that in all hingsye are truly valiant. While, herefore, ye procure the six pieces of silver, I will make ready to do they their departure, each for each. And after a brief space the maker of likenesses came again to the place where he had been, but look ed only upon empty space. Then was his soul filled with wonder ment and he cried aloud, saying, "Where are they who were proud in spirit? Where, Oh, where are the sons of Horner?" And only the echo answering said, "Where, even where, are the sons of Horner?" . Dr. Mitchell to Preach. The University has succeeded in securing Dr. S. C. Mitchell, pro fessor of history in Richmond Col lege, Virginia, to preach the annu al sermon before the Young Men's Christian Association on Sunday night of Commencement week. Dr. Mitchell is president of the Cooper ative Educational Committee, of the State of Virginia, which is arousing much interest in the work of bringing about proper relations between the higher educational in stitutions and the public schools. He is also an editor and contributor of literarv and historical articles to the organ of his denomination. He is a comparatively young man, only 38, but is widely traveled and his treatment of his subjects while always on a high plane and posses sing marked literary charm, is, nevertheless, intensely practical. He was secured largely through his intimate personal relations with Dr. Thos. Hume. Messrs. Ciraham Kenan, of the class of 1(K)4, and R. W. Herring, '03, have formed a partnership and are practicing law in Wilmington, II II