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.7 THE TAR HEEL- EOW TEE FACULTY SPENT TEE SUT."R Continued from page one researches ia the British museum and was in London during1 the coronation 2 season. One of his mathematical treatises is being- published by Cambridge Uni versi tj, an honor which has been con f erred upon only one other Ameri can, namely, MaximeBocher, Pro fessor of mathematics at Harvard. On Dr. Henderson's return home he was warmly welcomed at Salis burv. his native town, where he delivered an address. : Prof. W. D. Toy, who has also been in Europe on a year's leave of absence, spent ten months in the Royal Library of Berlin, attend ing lectures on Germanic philolo gy by Erich, Smidt, and Roede. He spent one semester at Heidel burg University. He studied with Professr Braune, the foremost scholar of Germanic philology. Dr. A. S. Wheeler has returned with his family from his year's leave of absence which he devot ed to study abroad. Having left Chapel Hill in May of last year he was able to hear for two months the brilliant lectures of Anschuetz at the University of Bonn on Inorganic Chemistry. The Winter Semester was devot ed to a research with Emil Fisch er, the greatest living organic chemist,at the University of Ber lin; while the Summer Semester i of this year was ; given to a re search with Willstaetter at the Swiss Federal Polytechnic at Zu rich. Both researches were suc cessfully completed. The inter mediate vacations were passed in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, .France, Belgium and Holland. Dr. Charles H. Herty attended the American Chemical Society at Indianapolis in June, closing the summer by motoring- to New York, taking a flying trip to Europe and motoring through Great Bri tain. , The trip to New York was made in Dr. Herty's machine over the National Highway. Dr. William C. Coker spent sev eral weeks at the New York Bo tanical Gardens and the rest of the summer in Europe, 1 studying university botanical gardens. Dr. George B. Viles, who came to the university last from the University of Ohio, ' spent the summer in Europe, perfecting him self in the use of French, German, Italian and Spanish. Dr.' Viles speaks nine languages besides English, being- especially fluent in the four mentioned. In Madrid he attended bull-fights and was a spectator at the world's7 Cnthblic Conference. At Rome he attend ed expositions of art and finance, and at Turin saw the industrial exposition, coming- home by way of the; Italian Lakes through Switzerland to Paris. Dr. C. L. Raper has been at Toby ham a, Pa., completing his latest volume, "Railroad Trans portation; a History of Its Eco nomics and of the State's Rela tion," to be published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York. ' Dr. Henry Van Peters Wilson has been at the Beaufort labora tory of the bureau of fisheries en gaged in biological studies. Sev eral old Carolina men, Dr. Wilson reported, are making good in this laboratory. Dr. Edwin Mims spent three weeks at the University of Vir ginia summer school arid has been travelliug through the South working up a series of articles for The World's Wotk on Southern progress. The first arlicle wiil appear in the October number. Dr. J. F. Royster is editing Shakespeare's ''Love's Labors Lost" in the Tudor edition for the MacMillan Company. Dr. E. V. Howell attended the North Carolina pharmacy conven tion at Morehead and the Ameri can Association convention at Boston. Dr. W. DeB. McNider has been in Chapel Hill doing laboratory work in pharmacology. , . . Prof. Collier Cobb has been with the Biltmore School of Forestry in the Forest ot Sunburst, and on the Pacific coast with members of the Sbaler Memorial Exposition. Prof. M. C. S. Noble did insti tute work at several points in the State, and prepared in conjunction with Mrs. F. L. Stevens an ele mentary text book in arithmetic to be issued by Scribners. ' Prof. N. W. Walker did insti tute ,work and served on the sub committee of the State text book commission' for the1 adoption of textbooks. Prof. A. H. Patterson taught in the summer school of the Univer sity of Tennessee. Assoc. Prof. Thomas F.Hicker- son spent six weeks as chief engi neer for the Appalachian High way company on the "Crest of the Blue Ridge" automobile survey and four weeks as highway engi neer for the State geological sur vey. ::s.':"rl:tJ.Ki4-- Assoc. Prof. J. M. Bell was do ing laboratory work in Washing ton.' . - v ' Assoc. Prof. Oliver Towles taufirht in the summer school o the University of Virgina. Assoc. Prof. W. S. Bernard at tended a course of lectures on ar chitecture by Hornbostle of New York and studied archaeology at Columbia University, - Dr. J. G. DeR. Hamilton taught in the university summer school Dr. Joseph , Hyde .Pratt has spent the summer zealously advo eating good roads all over the State, notably with Congressman Small in the eastern section of the State. Prof. H. W. Chase taught in the university summer school. Assoc. Prof. M. H. Stacy taught in the summer school and attend ed Cornell University. . 1 . ' 117TH YEAR OF THE UNIVERSITY. BEGINS Continued from page one athletes. He closed his; address with the earnest hope that the students might catch the inspira tion of a deep love for the Uni versity, and that they might ac quit themselves like men. ' ' The official enrollment of stu dents in the University, was on Saturday afternoon 760. Two Persians, one Chinese, and one Cuban ate in the number. The freshman class numbers approxi mately 230, .It is the largest in the history of the University. The 6enior class is, however, smaller than usual, there being in the class only 74 men. The pro fessional schools began the year with brilliant prospects, the en rollment of,the Law School being especially large. The increase in registration of the Law School over last year at the beginning of the team was 15. : COLLEGE NIGHT A SUCCESS Continted from tlie first page t tern. He said that it was a form of self government which had been of slow, steady growth and development from the old time faculty espionage, through the later society censorship, up to the present day of unity, freedom, and honor in student government. He gave a clear "explana tion of the Students', Council, the executive head of the honor system, and of the trial of a student on his honpr by the honor of his fellows. He showed the success which the system had had in the past both in action and the quickened sense of student responsibility aroused. In conclusion he asked for the support of the council by. the Students. .':';;;) '.-r:ti u-n L.( N. Morgan next presented the claims of the student publica- tions the Magazine,- the Jar Ileely and the 2'iichcty Yacki. He made ail appeal to the students for support of these student enter prises. lie was followed by C. E. Teague, who spoke on the litera ry societies. ' The speaker said that the purpose and aim of the societies was tos develop a stur dent's capacity for self expression. ! He pointed to the glorious past record of 1 both societies as evi dence of how well they had done their work. He told of the ma terial activities of the societies in the Magazine' and showed how in every way great benefit would come' to all who joined' the socie ties. ;:''V'-- The filial speech of the evening- was made by J.' C. - Lookhart president of tne Y. Ml C. A. 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