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2 THE T A R HEEL THF INTFR-SflfilFTY RANOIIFT rificed their a11 in order that their de HELD IN COMMONS HALL SAT URDAY NIGHT. The Speech of Judge Jeter C. Pritchard the Feature of the Evening. The annual inter-society banquet was held in Commons Hall Saturday night, preceded by reunion exercises in the society halls, at which anec dotes of times gone by were the order of the night. , This banquet, always a pleasant feature of commencement, was this year unusually successful. Though the attendance was not as large as at the banquet last year, there was a goodly crowd present, and everybody seemed to enjoy the occasion. Mr. J. W. Hester acted as toastmaster. The speeches were of a very high order of merit. Messrs. T. R. Eagles, Jr., of the Phi, and M. J. Jones, of the Di, spoke interestingly on appropriate phases of collegiate and State life. For the alumni superb speeches were made by Mr. R. R. Williams, of Ashe ville, who represented the alumni members of the Di, and by Mr. D. P. Stern, of Greensboro, who represented the alumni members of the Phi. Both are young men who are winning pres tige as lawyers. The principal ad dress of the evening was made by Judge Jeter C. Pritchard, who spoke for an hour on "The Judiciary," and desoite the lateness of the hour, held x the close attention of the banqueters Beautifully expressing the appeal to patriotism which the return to col lege scenes makes to every alumnus, Mr. Williams dwelt upon tne incum bent responsibilities of Carolina citi zenship, as a result of the tempestu ous life of the American people. Many evils have grown up in our midst and many scavengers have found their way among us to prey on our people. With these we must deal. Let us approach the task, however, not as fanatics, but as cool and deter mined patriots, acts of tyranny and injustice which inspired them to take the initiative in a movement the like of which in -mag' nitude and importance had never been undertaken by any people on the face of the earth', "I firmly believe that an overwhelm ing majority of the American people fully appreciate the streng-th of our government as now constituted, as well as the many blessings that flow therefrom, and while we are occasion ally confronted by the spasmodic ef forts of those who know not what they do, and whose counsel, if heeded, would disrupt our government, nevertheless I have an abiding faith in the Ameri can people, and I cannot believe that the time will ever come when a gov ernment of the people, for the people and by the people shall perish from the face of the earth." TUESDAY, FINAL GREAT DAY. (Continued from page 1.) Battle, but is a production which does Colonel Means himself vast credit. No one could have written it who did not possess the accurate first-hand knowl edge in many respects in regard to the affairs concerning which he writes. Mr. D. P. Stern spoke on "The University Man's Part in Govern ment." Wealth producing and wealth distribution, he said, are the dominant ideas of the age. North Carolina has men capable of large tasks in the di rection of money-getting. The man who came nearest to forming a cotton mill trust is a native Southerner and a resident of Greensboro. We have the material but lack the capital. The University man must see that laws are formed so as to encourage capital, and not discourage it, as is now the custom of legislative bodies. One of the needs of the hour is for leaders without sectional conscious ness. Judge Pritchard made a great speech. He traced the history of the judiciary in the United States, con trasted it with that of other countries, defined the rights of the three branches of the government, paid a beautiful tribute to Chief Justice Marshall and the other men who did so much to make the judiciary what it now is, and closed with the following senti ments: "Under our system of government a citizen may lie down at night and rest undisturbed as to the safety of his life and property, and this ideal condition is due to the fact that the strong arm of the law prevails and is supreme on every inch of soil beneath the Stars and Stripes. This condition was made possible by the fair and impartial ad ministration by a judiciary whose sole ambition was the administration of law in accordance with the written constitution drafted by those who sac- . DR. KNAPP S ADDRESS. Nothing short of brilliant was the superb address delivered by Hon. Mar tin Augustine Knapp, LL.D., chair man of the interstate commerce com mission. He arrived just in time to speak. For over an hour, by his log ical thought and his easy gift of dis criminative language, he held the at tention of the vast concourse. After voicing appreciation of the honor conferred, Dr. Knapp plunged into the discussion of the question of transportation, which, as he sees it, is the most vital of the day. Prime val man, said he, traveled on foot, carrying his goods in his arms q? his back. The power oi muscle was forages the only agency of locomo tion. Intercourse of necessity was of narrow range. There was no com munity of interest outside one's tribe. Later came the subjugation of ani mals for use on land and the use of sails and rudders on vessels on the sea. This marked the beginning of the civilization that was to follow. Some time in this period two men learned to express thought by written symbols or words. With these ad vances, further progress in intercom munication was not made until a time within sight of the present. It is an amazing fact that the race had oc cupied most of the globe, civilization had been built, governments estab lished and arts and sciences had reached a high degree of perfection without any great change in transpor tation methods over that in use ages before. Then all at once came the utilization of steam and electricity and through the very heart of the complex social, governmental and eco nomic structure which had been built was plunged the new and transform ing forcei The discovery of steam power was the most important event in the life of mankind. The ensuing evolution has been remarkable. In a generation our life has been revolu tionized and the world is one vast market. Our transportation facilities have made possible our vast wealth. The new capital of power is practical ly inexhaustible and illimitable. Con sequently speed may be doubled or trebled iri the next few years. Cost of transportaion, too, may be reduced to a minimum, and future develop ments are not therefore capable of pre diction. Since time and space were swept away, we have had 60 years of unex ampled progress. The scope of the MacNIDER'S DULLS GRADUATE MED. COMMENCEMENT HELD ON MAY 21st. . Twelve Embryo Doctors Turned Loose Ready to Cure Ills of Humanity. The medical commencement was held in Gerrard Hall ThursdayMay 2l) at 8 o. m. Twelve men had passed the examinations in the medical school at Raleigh and had come to Chapel Hil to wear a cap and gown for a brie space, receive their diplomas, and then eret to "boning-" for the State board examination which was held in Win ston-Salem this week. The medical men iornied a line in the South building, and with Presi dent Venable at their head marched to Gerrard Hall, there to hear the Uni versity Orchestra discourse sweet music and to hear a magnificent address by Dr. George Thomas, of Wilmington At the conclusion of the address the candidates were presented by Dr. II A. Royster, dean of the school at Ral eigh, and the degrees were conferred by President Venable. Those receiv ihar degrees were: James Marion Buckner, William Willis Green, Jr David Watson Harris, Evander McNair Mclver, Robert Gray MacPherson, Julian Decatur Maynard, George Moti roe Monk, Austin Flint Nichols, Ever ett Joseph Stewart Scofield, Albert Johnson Terrell, John Blois Watson, Samplett Edgar Webb. world has been so narrowed that ten dency towards universal brotherhood is increased. This great developmen has brought evils in its train. Indus trial strife is now world-wide, Manila is nearer New York than Montreal was 100 years ago. Expense of transpor tation is of trifling import. The skilled worker by hand has been sup planted by the machine. CONDITIONS AT PRESENT. In reference to present conditions Dr. Knapp's contention was in brief, without pretense at reproduction, that the day of competition is past. The old maxim that competition is the life of trade was. all right for the day of the mule, but it is out of date. The trusts are the result of legitimate ten dencies and are here to stay. The problem they present is one of regula' tion, not elimination. The tendency resultant from expanded relations is toward a union of efforts wherein is strength. Future developments are problematical. Numerous remedies will be tried and will fail. We shrink from socialism or government owner ship as, a remedy. Relief will come in some form of diffused ownership and decentralized management. The prin ciple of co-operation is the underlying one which must prevail. Commercial friction is intolerable and common dan gers cause the tendency to combination. Nothing can stay the advance of indus trial federation. We should not be dis heartened by disclosures of corruption; the fact of their discovery augurs well. A revival of old-fashioned honesty is needed. Education will do much and likewise publicity. MEDAI.S AND PRIZES. Then came the awarding of medals, prizes ana scnoiarsnips, certincates and degrees as follows: Holt medal, J. M. Costner; Harris prize, A. 15. lioimes; ureeK prize, jx. A. Urquhart; Worth prize, L. P. Matthews; Early English Text Society prize, Anna H. Lewis; Hunter Lee Harris medal, S. R. Logan; Bradham prize, R. R. Herring; Henry R. Bryan prize, J. J. I'arKer; rocn ienowsnip in chemistry, L. G. Southard; Suther land fellowship in chemistry, E. J. Newell; W. J. Bryan prize, J. W. Hes ter; Mangum medal, W. P. Stacy; Bingham prize, J. W. Umstead, Jr. Certificates French : T. W. An drews, W. C. Coughenour, H. B. Gun ter, W. E. Yelverton. Gerrran: W. B. Davis, S. R. Log an, J. W. Speas. Greek: W. B. Davis. Latin: W. B. Davis, 6. R. Rand, J. W. Speas, B. B. Vinson, G. T. Whitley. Pedagogy: E. W. S. Cobb, Z. H. Rose, B. E. Washburn, G, T. Whitley. DEGREES CONFERRED, Bachelors of Arts Thomas Win gate Andrews, Benjamin Leonidas Banks, Jr., Robert Ruf us Eridgers, Wade Hampton Britt, Edgar Whitson Scherer Cobb, Julian Baxter Coghill, Hubert Bascomb Connor, William Chambers Coughenour, Julia Mangum Dameron, William Barham Davis, Theophilus Randolph Eagles, Jr., Fred Elliott, James Albert Fore, Jr., George Marion Fountain, James Alexander Gray, Jr., Herbert Brown Gunter. John Lindsay Hathcock, Frederick By- ron xaenncKs, John William Hester Thomas McEntyre Hines, Louis Lyn don Hobbs, Frederick LaFayette Huff man, John Quincy Jackson, Simon Rae Logan, Howard Hoffman McKeown, Luther Preston Matthews, Basil Gantt Muse, David Zero Newton, Manlius Orr, John Brame Palmer, James Mel ville Porter, Oscar Ripley Rand. Jr . Eldred Oscar Randolph, Orestes Pearl Rhyne, Marmaduke Robins, Ernest Cofield Ruffin. Beverly Oscar Shannon, x iiviuas juevy Simmons, Snowden Singletary, Jr., Jeannie Whewell Speas, Walter Parker Stacy, Edward Latham Stewart, Frederick Isler Sut ton, Walter Williams Umstead, Bar nard Bee Vinson, George Thaddeus Whitley, Marion Murphy Williams, Patrick Murphy Williams, William Coleman Woodard, Jr., Martin LeRoy Wright, Wortham Wyatt, 'William Elmer Yelverton. Bachelors of Philosophy Zeno Har dy Rose, Samuel Turner Stancell. Bachelors of Science in Civil Engi neeringOtis Oscar Cole, Lloyd Mc- Creight Ross. Bachelor of Science in Mining En gineering Drury McNeill Phillips. bachelors of Laws Frank Lemuel Dunlap, Henry Yeatman Heyer, John Johnston Parker. Graduates in Pharmacy Lawrence Harris Chewning, Wiltshire Griffith, Robert Roscoe Herring, William Ja cob Hicks, Robert Milton McArthur, Charles Remy Palmer, Henry Lennon Pope, Charles Leon Ross, James Ben- bow Whiltington. Masters of Arts William Frank ryan, Frank Morton Ha wley, Leon ard Ross Hoffman, Luther Wood Par ker, Percy Hoke Rovster. Masters of Science Risden Tyler Allen, Hubert Hill, William Tillman McGowan, Lawrence Gedding South ard. APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED. The following appointments were announced by the president: Prof. Charles H. Herty, dean of the school of applied sciences; Prof. J. , E. atta, professor of electrical engineer ing; Prof. A.'H. Patterson, elected professor of physics. Professor Pat terson is a graduate of the University (class of 1891,) a graduate of Harvard University and a professor in the Uni- versty of Georgia for twelve years; rof. J. G. DeR. Hamilton, alumni professor of history; Prof. W. C. Coker, professor of botany; Prof. A. Hender son, professor of pure mathematics; Mr. George McKie, associate profes sor ot public speaking; Mr. W. W. Ashe, lecturer on forestry. ( Continued on page 5. )
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