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NAVAL HERO THREATENED TO TOSS
UNIVERSITY HEAD FROM VINDOW
By . W ALTJfiK SrttAKM AIN
A boyish threat tov throw the pres
ident of the University of North Car
olina out a dormitory window marked
Johnston Blakeley, naval hero of the
War of 1812, as a: bold and adven
turous individual even in college.
That spirit of independence for
which he was noted in later years
as daring commander of the Wasp
made him impatient of the strict dis
cipline enforced, by the University
faculty of the seventeen-nineties.
One day Dr. Caldwell, then Presiding
Professor, entered Blakeley's room
and quizzed the boy closely in regard
to his participation in certain recent
college disturbances When Blake
ley denied all knowledge of the af
fair, Caldwell questioned his truth
fulness and threatened to throw him
out the window because of his dis
respect. Blakeley's answer has come
down in the annals of the University
I beg, sir, you will not attempt
as
it, as it will necessitate my putting
you out."
When greater tests than this were
thrust before young Blakeley in his
subsequent career as officer- in . the
American navy, he met them with
that same spirit of courage with
which he faced the president of the
University. Dangers indeed came
thick and heavy about him, for he
was one of the bravest and boldest
of that group of hardy American
seamen who, in the second war with
Great Britain, demonstrated the
growing strength and indomitable
courage of the newly-born United
States. ,
Man of Daring Exploits
; He it was who, by his daring ex
ploits in the brig Wasp, roused North
Carolina from its state of indiffer
ence toward the War of 1812 and
wakened in the bosom of his native
state an enthusiasm and pride over
the triumphs of her son not evoked
by eloquent speeches in the state as
semblv or called forth . by natural
patriotism.
As a North Carolinian Blakeley
entered the University in 1797, regis
tering from . Wilmington, which had
been his home from childhood - al
though he was born in Ireland. An
interesting coincidence or perhaps
a prophecy might be noted in that
the name of his birthnlace was Sea
forth, an indication of his future
naval fame. Soon after his birth
(1781) he was brought to America
by his father, his mother dying on
the voyage over. The two Irish im
migrants, father and son, found wel
come in Wilmington, North Carolina,
where they were cordially greeted by
their fellow countryman, Edward
Jones, afterwards Solicitor Genera
of the state.
In Wilmington the elder Blakeley
became a successful merchant and
sent young Johnston to a school at
Flatbush, on Long Island, New York;
which was popular at that time with
Southern families of wealth
the great beech tree which stands at
the fork of two small streams, a spot
immortalized in the history of the
University as "The Meeting of the
Waters." That beech still stands;
and somewhere among the hundreds
of names engraved upon its trunk is
that of Johnston Blakeley,-now almost
indistinguishable after a century and
a quarter of growth and added names
for the old tree.
Rose Rapidly in Navy
In 1799 property from which
Blakeley received rents in Wilmington
was burned, and this disaster cut short
his career at the University. He .re
fused financial aid from his guardian
and joined the American navy, as
midshipman. During the next twelve
years he sailed the seas, acquiring
under such able seamen as Commo
dore Decatur and Captain John Rod-
gers that skilled naval training
which was to stand him in good stead
in the coming war. By 1811 he had
received his lieutenant's commission
and was placed in command of the
Enterprise, a f ourteen-gun brig.
Soon after he assumed this com
mand, he reported the capture of a
British privateer, the tly.... As a re
sult of this achievement he was pro
moted to command of the Wasp, a new
American brig then . under construc-
ion at Portsmouth, New Hamp
shire. Setting sail inthis new ves
sel May 11, 1814, with a crew of
well-trained New Englanders, Lieu
tenant Johnston Blakeley embarked
upon the most colorful trip of his
entire naval career. On July 28, he
encountered the British brig-sloop,
Reindeer, near the entrance to " the
English Channel and after a fierce
struggle captured the ship and its
crew.
What Became of Him?
Having repaired his vessel after
this victorious encounter, he again
set out and in a series of brilliant
attacks on British commerce captu
red or disabled one enemy ship after
another. The last prize of the Wasp
was the Atlanta, taken some thirty
miles east of the Madeira Islands
This cantured shin was sent in to
Savannah and the captor departed
The General
Up In the Air, Boys
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1 Scenic view of the Balsam Mountains as observed from the Robert E.
r -WW ii mi ' i Vill.In rr 4Jctnnr from T51llf T? irl itq j
The Robert E. Lee Hall which serves as conference headquarters and it.ii. xnese n y T 71 ' W , 1i
i i i ul I are treauentiv visiiea ov conierencc p"". - i me
where offices are located and delegates registered.
;ating capacity pi
The extensive veranda is especially useful
m - -
xne spdVHius iuuuj u : i WJC eHnn nf Western North Cai;n,
its reading racks and ample seating capacity provides an excellent audi- ev " . .
torium for group gatherings,
for vesper services.
O'er Hill and Dale
CHAIN COLLEGES
NOW UNDERTAKEN
Numbers No Longer the Boast
Of The Great Institutions;
Is New Experiment
MUCH INTEREST IN
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HI SCHOOL DEBATE
Timeliness of Subject Causing
Much Heated Argument
In State High Schools
A decade ago it was the proud
boast of many an American universi
ty that its enrollment was 5,000 or
10,000 or 25,000 the largest in its
state, or region, or, possibly, in Amer
ica. Today that same situation, mass
enrollment, huge classes, impersonal,
machine-like instruction, has come to
be regarded by college authorities as
the greatest evil besetting education.
It is "a tragi-comedy", in the opin
ion . of Prof. Carl Holliday, of the
University of Toledo, who, in the cur
rent issue of The North American
Review, surveys the efforts of col
leges and educators throughout the
country to solve the problem created
by the hordes of new students who
have rushed into the college since the
war.
TV QTITT
Here he received the necessary ele
men tary -education which prepared
him to enter -the University in 1797.
Although his father died, there , was
sufficient property left in Wilmington
under the guardianship of Edward
Jones to provide for the boy's edu
cation. Campus Leader at University
Blakeley did well in his studies at
the University, showing a particular
aptitude for mathematics, navigation
and surveying. He was active in
all the affairs of the campus, holding
every possible office in the Philan
thropic Literary Society despite the
fact that an irrepressible sense of
humor caused frequent fines to be
levied upon him for laughing out in
meeting. And in those days when the
dignified Societies were mighty forces
molding standards of conduct upon
the campus, an unrepressed laugh
was no matter of light concern.
The incident of Blakeley's conflict
with President Caldwell and his pur
poseful threat to throw the vener
able president headlong out the dor
mitory window is perhaps the most
interesting story of his college ca
reer handed down to us today, but
there are other stories of his stay
which indicated that he participated
in all the customary activities of his
period. Like many another college
youth, he often rambled out through
the woods surrounding Chapel Hill
and one day cut his initials deep into
The answer, universally agreed
southward on the lookout for more upon, is to keep or even make the
enemy spoils. On October 19 the colleges small, Prof. Holliday points
Wasp was sighted the Swedish ship out. -Many of the better known
Adonis and was never seen again, schools already have placed a strict
Nor has word ever been heard from limit upon the number of students
that sturdy brig or her intrepid com- they will receive, pending reorganj
mander, Johnston Blakeley. zation plans which will enable them
The fate of the gallant ship is sur- to give more attention to the prob-
rounded in mystery. Whether she lems of the student as an individual,
was sunk in subsequent action with "Chain Colleges' cm Coast.
some larger English vessel, lost m a Harvard with. its. 8,000 students, is
terrific gale at sea, or overwhelmed entering upon, the most ambitious
by another of the many accidents project so far attempted. The great
always threatening upon the ocean university will be divided into a num-
has never been ascertained. There t,er 0f small colleges, each enrolling
were some who claimed to have wit- approximately 200 students, and each
nessed a stubborn battle off the South a unit in itself so far as the liberal
Carolina coast near Charleston be- phase of education! is concerned, with
tween the Wasp and a powerful a dean,, instructors, library and physi-
British Man-ol-war, m which notn cai equipment. The purpose is to
vessels fought to the finish and at bring students and teachers into more
last sank together, each the victim of intimate and informal contact, en.
her drowning enemy. Another story abling the latter to give attention to
tells of a wreck along the African the personal problem of the indivi-
coast and the capture of the Wasp s (jual youth-
crew by a band of Arabs. In , Calif ornia a similar project is
His Memory Honored under way known, as Claremont Col
But whether his body rests at the Wes. "Recently there was added to
depths of the ocean or m some for- Pomona College of this system a sis
eign grave, the name of North Caro- ter school, Scripps College, and i
Una's hero of the seas has been given is proposed that when this new insti-
a just meed of praise. In October, tution reaches an enrollment annroxi
1814, the United States Congress pas- mating 300 a third one shall be estab
sed a joint resolution of thanks for lished," explains the North American
his services and awarded him a Con- Review writer. "Thus a chain of
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gressionai meuai xor uravery. m small colleges, each With .its own
December of the same year his native faculty, will give to students tha
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sxare iouoweu sun, commeuuiug ner individual instruction resulting in
patriotic son for his splendid achieve- genuine higher education."
ments and voting him a beautifully At the University of Washington
bejeweled sword. Princeton and Harvard the tutorial
' After Blakeley's death the legisla- system has been adopted . In addi-
ture of North Carolina adopted his tion to attending their regular classes
infant daughter, Maria Udney Blake- the students are assigned in small in-
ley, and provided for her education, timate groups to an instructor with
Six hundred dollars was paid out of whom they can meet informally for
the state treasury annually for this discussion of particular problems and
purpose until 1829. The girl mar- whose aim it is to make such meet
ried a member of the Danish nobility inga take the form of interesting
and, within a year after her wedding, social discussions, rather than the
died, leaving no heir to carry on the cut-and-dried work of the old-fash-line
of Johnston Blakeley. ioned class room. At Rollins College,
The war of 1812 is long since past Florida; Swarthmore, Cornell and
and now well-nigh forgotten; but several other institutions plans with
North Carolina is still reminded of the same general aim are being work
the fame of Johnston Blakeley by his ed out.
name carved upon a beech tree at
the University and his portrait hang
ing upon the walls of the Philan
thropic Society Hall.
The seventeenth annual North
Carolina high school Debating Con
test to be held this Spring promises
to be the biggest and most hotly con-
ested affair of this type ever spon
sored by the University.
According to E. R. Rankin, Secre
tary of the committee in charge of
arrangements for the contest, the
immense interest which is being mani
fested in the matter can be explained
in terms of the timeliness of the
query The United States' entrance
into the World Court of international
justice under the Hughes-Harding
reservations, a subject which has
been the center of interest for sev
eral years. The pertinence of this
subject is, perhaps, even greater now
than ever before. '
Triangular schedules for the pur
pose of eliminating some of the
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Horseback riding in the mountains is one of the, most popular means
of recreation. Both men and women take advantage of this excellent op
portunity to visit more distant places of interest. There is an abundant
supply of mounts andall are well trained for riding purposes.
with the LI. D. degree. Dr. Freeman
was consecrated Bishop of Washing
ton in 1923. He is the author of
numerous books and pamphlets.
Sir Esme Howard is a veteran dip
lomat, having spent two thirds of his
life in the service of his country. He
has represented his' 'nation in Ire
land. Italv. Germany. South Africa,
schools were completed several weeks Cretej Hungary, Switzerland, Sweden,
ago. Schools having both affirma- flTWi SrwiTi Sin 1924 he has been
tive and negative teams victorious ambassador to the United States. He
in these triangles will send teams to was -memher in 1919 of the British
Chapel Hill to compete in the finals delee-ation to the Paris Peace Con-
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nere ai me university April is ana ference.
19 for the coveted Aycock Memorial
Cup. Last year this award was won
by the Washington Collegiate Insti
tute.
This contest is sponsored annually
bv the Dialectic Senate and the Phi-
lanthropic Assembly in co-operation fairly warm .for the Remainder of the
with the University Extension Di- evening, untiz xne exxorts ox xvepie-
sentative Jtiarren were realized, ana
the Assembly was asked to table the
OUTLINES NEW ACTIVITIES ;
FOR PHI ASSEMBLY
(Continued from page one")
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vision.
Finals of the contest come each year
during High School Week, which is
a period of great interest to the high
schools of the entire state. In ad
dition to the seventeenth annual de
bating contest the seventeenth an
nual high school track meet and the House of Representatives will pre-
fmoo ar,n.ioi Q?c side over a discussion oi tne JoooKer
I 1 J? J J J.
ment will he held pian oi stuaent government.
SPECIAL WORK IS GIVEN "Y"
OFFICERS AT CONFERENCE
bill indefinitely. .
Final plans were made f oin the
joint session of the Di and Phi next
Tuesday night, at which time Speak
er Graham of the North Carolina
Norwood Installed
As Di President
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Doctor of Stupidity
Is Elected at Emory
Plans for the election of student
body superlatives at Emory Univer
sity have been narrowed down to one
main election, the winner to receive
the title of Doctor of Stupidity.
This will be a highly, honorary
position and not a joke. Each man
will vote for the" student who, in his
opinion, is the most popular and most
representative man in. the University.
To Give Selections
From "Mum's The
Word" Over Radio
The student who receives the title Arrangements have been completed
of Doctor of Stupidity is to be given for the University radio hour over
great publicity. The election, more- Station WPTF for the month of
over, is to become an annual affair. April. On April 8 the Wigue and
This election will be comparable to Masque will give selections from
those held each - year at Vanderbilt J "Mum's the Word," the musical play
and other colleges. Last year Billy . presented several weeks ago in Memo-
Spears, ail-American quarterback, re
ceived the title of Ugliness at Van
derbilt in recognition of his achieve
ments. The student body of Mercer Uni
versity elects a "Master Mercerian"
each year on the same principles.
The meeting of the Dialectic Senate on the campus. V
Tuesday nighty was given over to bus- 3. He must take all of the three
iness transactions and the inaugura- regular courses offered,
tion of new officers. The following Cost
men were installed: John Norwood, The total cost per student for the
president; E. C. Hunter, president- six weeks, including board, room,
pro-tem; Bill Chandler, clerk; T. M. registration, tuition and library fees,
Church, sergeant-at-arms; and Carter I $147.25.
siuuuert, criuc. beveral colleges and universities
President Norwood delivered an ad- are paying all or part of the cost, of
dress in which he commented at sending: their Student Assofiatinn
length on the record which the Dia- President. Where could $100-$150 lie
lectic Senate has maintained on this invested to greater advantage ? Where
campus. He firmly declared that his else could a like amount produce such
purpose was to maintain that record large returns in Christian leadership
in so iar as possiDie witn tne co-opera- and so directly related to the-cam
tion of every member of the senate, pus?
The speaker called attention to the
fact that the Dialectic Senate has for
many years been an instrument for
moulding sentiment on this campus
and exercised a hope that that f unc-
Free Scholarships
c 1,1 , ...
iiuiaxBuitis paying tuition are
available for Presidents of. Student
Associations who complete the entire
required work. Thes
;V4- k j;,,n 4.1 - i,o
wu" iuucau pay toward the total expenses o:
extent during ms administration, in the term-and u ivx
jiv.iuvu Ujr U1C
concluding his address president Nor
wood called upon every member of the
senate to assist him in all of his of
ficialundertakings. A church at Ponta Delgada, Azores,
is named after Theodore Roosevelt.
Nature controls the increase of
crows by disease attacks.
X.M.U.A. Graduate School. They wil
be awarded on the. basis of needand
merit. Application should , be made
to C. B. Loomis, 412 Palmer Building
Atlanta, Ga., or to Dr. W. D. Weather
ford, Y.MC.A. Graduate Schoo
Nashville, Tenn.
The regular ten-day Student Con
ference, June 14-24, will be held dur
ing the period of the Presidents'
Training School. The program of
he Conference will be integrated with
he school in such a way as to make
1 or a continuous experience. This
makes it possible for the President
to share in the Conference with the
delegation, avoiding the extra cost
and time incident upon having the
school at another period as has been
the case formerly.
Fellowship ' .
Who can estimate the meaning of
the fellowship involved in the six
weeks of search, study, or recreation,
of sharing, by fifty men from the col-
eges of the South, East and Middle
West, each man chosen because of his
eadership capacity and his interest
in developing a more effective crea-
ive Christian group of his own cam
pus. :i hough the school is an inte
gral part of the Y.M.C.A. Graduate
School, the Presidents' Section is or
ganized as a distinct unit. This is con
ducive to the utmost of fellowship.
Credit for Courses
The work of the Presidents' Train
ing School is given by the Y.M.C.A.
Graduate School, Dr. W. D. Weather-
ford, President, which conducts three
quarters in its $500,000 home in
Nashville, Tenn. and its Summer
Quarter in its own building at Blue
Ridge, N. C. The work given is ad
vanced college grade. Most colleges
and universities . en ve rrpd it for
courses satisfactorily completed.
LEARN
Your Stationery
By Name
Carolina Monogrammed
Olde Mill Bond
Reblin's Linear
Sheertex Linen
Rebun's Old Mission Vellum
Trafalgar Square
Deckle Parchment
Reblins Ar-Y-Mor
and
Paper made by Berlin & Jones
Stationery to Suit Every
Taste at Every Price
Students' Supply Store
Everything in Stationery
rial hall. On April 15 the Univer
sity Band will give a concert with the
University 0 rchestra taking the air
on the following Monday, April 22.
The second bill of the Carolina Play
makers new folkplays will be broad
cast April 29.
In cold countries water has nearly
been displaced for auto . radiators in
DR.
FREEMAN TO DELIVER.
COMMENCEMENT SERMON
(Continued from page one)
under church officers and entered !
the Episcopal clergy, the D. D. degree
being conferred on him in 1913 by the
Seabury Divinity School.
Both Kenyon College and Brown
University have since honored him 1
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