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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1936
MST FOOTBALL
TEAM ORGANIZED
BY DR. WILLIAMS
Philosophy Professor
Was First Adviser
For Athletics
The University organized its
first football team back in 1888.
Today two of its stars are still
on the campus, hearty and hale
and still interested in athletics.
Professor H. H. Williams was
the first faculty advisory com
mittee of athletics at the Uni
versity, and Dr. Charles Man
gum was a sophomore player on
the team.
Class of '88
It was the sophomore class of
1888 which was responsible for
the organization of the first
team. After defeating another
group on the campus they sent a
challenge to the Wake Forest
sophomores to meet them at the
fair grounds in Raleigh.
Wake Forest won this first in
tercollegiate game by two goals
to one. It was found out later
that' the Wake Forest boys had
misunderstood the challenge and
had selected any man available,
including the local druggist.
r Graham Plan?
In 1890 the students decided
to have a real team. They hired
Hector Cowan of Princeton to
coach the players in the Rugby
style of play for a week. All stu
dents who took the coaching
were excused from classes. That
year Carolina won from Wake
Forest and lost to Trinity. Billy
Graves of Yale coached the team
in 1891. '
Carolina first came into real
prominence in intercollegiate
football with its famous "punch
bowl" team of 1892. After de
feating Richmond College and
Trinity by an overwhelming
. score the team went forth and
in four days defeated- Auburn
68 to 0, Vanderbilt 24 to 0 and
Virginia 26 to 0. This was a
remarkable team, not a man
being substituted or injured on
the trip.
Hunting
Before football became popu
lar at Carolina the students
went in for a variety of extra
curricular activities in the sport
ing line. Partridge and opos
sum hunting were found very
profitable and full of pleasure by
many. . -
, In the summertime marbles
drew much attention, especially
from i he seniors who alone were
"allowed" to play. Fishing and
swimming in the streams near
Chapel Hill interested some, and
back in the days before the South
grew so warm, ice skating and
sledding were the popular win-
ter sports.
South Building Sin
Sin was the mother of South
building, respectable domicile of
the University administration.
In order to raise funds for its
construction, the trustees held
a lottery. The prizes amounted
to $5,500 and the net profit to
$2,215. A second lottery raised
the profit to $5,080. This, of
course, was not enough but
served as a good beginning. -
The rest was collected by
President Caldwell, who travel
led through the state soliciting
contributions.
First Communist
During commencement, 1879,
a student, iurDy smith, was
charged with painting Caldwel
monument "red all over." He
denied the charge, filing libe
suit for $100,000 against Presi
dent Battle, Dr. Manning, head
of the law school, and Paul Cam
eron, chairman of the board of
trustees and the richest man in
the state at that time. The stu
dent didn't receive a penny.
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The first organized intercollegiate football team of ihe University consisted of : 1. George M.
Graham, captain,. 2. James T". McGougan, 3. Franklin B. King, 4. Sam A. Ashe, 5. W. S. Snipes, 6.
S. C. Thompson, 7. A. H. Patterson, 8. C. S. Mangum, 9. H. B. Shaw, 10. H. R. Ferguson, 11. Mike
Hoke f cantata of '92 team). 12. Jim
Preston Bynum.
CAROLINA FIRST
TO TOSS PASSES
First Utilized Forward
Pass Attack In
1895
"Instead of punting straight
into the leaping bodies of the on
rushing Georgians, the Carolina
back took a few steps to the
right. Raising the ball to his
shoulder he tossed it," and so the
first forward pass in the history
of intercollegiate football was
made, according to John W.
Heisman, football authority, in
an October, 1928, issue of Col
lier's Weekly.
Mass plays, crushes, wedges,
these were the formations used
in the bone-crunching and blood-
spilling days of football, prior to
1905. It was then that the for
ward pass was legalized by the
rules committee. However. Mr.
Heisman gives Carolina credit
for introducing the pass.
Away Back
"It was away back in 1895
that I was watching a bitter
struggle between Georgia and
North Carolina. Neither team
had scored and there seemed lit-
ne iiivciiiivuu uiat ciiiici wuum,
as neisman tens tne story m
Collier's.
"In a few minutes the time
keeper's whistle would blow and
the game would be over. Caro
lina had the ball, her back press
ing her own goal. Perhaps she
couldn't win but she could see to
it that Georgia didn't.
"The Carolina fullback re
treated until the crossbar of his
goal was above his head and
from the Georgia stands came
the exhortation to 'block it
Block It! BLOCK IT!'
Blocking
"And Georgia's forwards,
gathering all their waning
strength and riding over Caro
lina's defense might have
blocked it and even scored, had
the sturdy boy from Carolina
kicked," but he threw the ball.
"Luck was with the team. The
ball was caught by a Carolinian.
Now as we know forward passes
it was not much. It may have
appeared to the spectators that
it had. been knocked from that
fullback's hands.
"At any rate the lad who
caught it ran 70 yards for a
touchdown.
Stunned
"Georgia was , stunned, not
quite realizing what had hap
pened. But Glenn Warner, the
coach for Georgia, - had not
missed.a moment of it, and nei
ther had I. -
"I had seen the first forward
pass in football. It was illegal,
of course. Already Warner was
storming at the referee. But the
referee had not seen the Caro
lina lad, goaded to desperation,
toss the ball. A touchdown had
been made and a touchdown it
remained."
Bone Crunchers Of '88
f;
PhiliDs. msrr.. 13. Alfred S. Barnard. 14. Kenneth A. Jones, 15.
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First President
Dr. Joseph Caldwell, who was
the first official president of the
University, following 10 years
of leadership under a board of
professors.
Old Authorities
Enforced Strict
Hours Of Prayer
Early Students Had to Attend
Religious Exercises Twice
A Day
In contrast to the freedom
now granted students oy tne
University administration, are
the strict rules adopted by au
thorities in 1793, the year in
which the institution was open
ed. Some of the regulations, tak
en from Battle's "History of the
University of North Carolina,"
follow :
"Attendance of prayers twice
a day was required, and morning
prayer was at sunrise. From
morning prayer to breakfast
was to be study hour. One hour
was allowed for breakfast and
amusement, after which three
hours was devoted to study and
recreation, i. e., until 12 o'clock.
"Study hours began again at
2 p. m., and continued until
prayers at 5 o'clock, after which
there was a 'vacation' until 8 p
m., 'when the students shall re
turn to their lodgings and not
leave them until prayers the
next morning.'
"Each class was to have one
of its members, a monitor, re
port those absent without leave,
and also the disorderly and vi
cious.
"All were required to attend
divine service on Sunday. In the
afternoon they were examined
on the general principles of re
ligion and morality. They were
enjoined to reverence the Sab
bath, to use no profane langu
age, not to speak disrespectfully
of religion or any religious de
nomination.
Keeping ardent spirits m
their rooms, association with
evil company, playing at any
game of hazard, or other kind of
gaming and betting were prohi
bited. A general injunction to
observe the rules of decency and
cleanliness was prescribed."
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FIRST PRESIDENT
University Operated 10
Years By Presiding
Professors
The University of North Caro
Ima had operated without a
president for nearly 10 years
when in 1804 Dr. Joseph Cald
well was chosen for the position:
Caldwell had a high reputa
tion as a scholar and the success
with which he administered dis
cipline in his classes together
with his skill in imparting
knowledge, brough him the re
gard of all his associates.
Resigned
Dr. Caldwell resigned thei
presidency in 1812 in order to
finish writing a textbook on
mathematics, but retained his
professorship. Later he super
vised the building of the first
college observatory in America.
The prosperity of the Universi
ty went down and a severe finan
cial crisis came about, but Cald
well stood by the institution
through thick and thin until
prosperity returned.
Dr. Caldwell died after a
short illness in the winter of
1835. He was buried in the old
Chapel Hill graveyard, but his
DOdy was later removed to a
spot in front of New West
building.
Modern Students
Compared
To Old Scholars
Students of Yesterday Playfully
Used Guns, Knives, and
Dynamite
Students at the .University
have become either definitely
more civilized or decidedly more
sissified, if the records of the
school may be believed. Al
though cutting classes - remains
one of the major indoor sports,
cutting schoolmates is severely
frowned upon today.
It seems, however, that such
was not tne case many years
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ago, wnen tne ounaers were
still living and men were men.
There is the notation in Battle's
"History of the University,
that "R. J. was severely whipped
for cutting another student
about the shoulders with a pen
knife."
Guns, as well as knives, were
a part ot tne average student's
equipment, if one may judge by
the number of times they got the
owners into trouble. These
weapons were not usually wield
ed with lethal intent, but were
generally used to relieve the mo
notony of the long winter nights
Gunpowder, in various other
containers, attained prominent
usage, one enterprising under
graduate going to the length of
filling a door-knob with it and
setting off the bomb before an
other student's door.
University Physical Plant Has
Modest Beginning; Grows Rapidly
Into One Of America's Finest
Greensboro Alumni
Meet To Celebrate
143rd Anniversary
Dr. Henderson Speaks to Gradu
ates at Dinner Session
Over 150 Greensboro alumni
of the University met for dinner
Friday night at the Jefferson
Roof restaurant in Greensboro to
celebrate Founders night and
the 143rd anniversary of the
founding of the University.
The principal address was de-
livered by Dr. Archibald Hen-
derso'n of the mathematics de-
partment. J. Maryon Saunders,
alumni secretary, also spoke. Dr.
Fred N. Patterson, president of
the Greensboro alumni associa-
tion, presided at the meeting and
arrangements were made by widespread group, it has devel
Judge E. Earle Rives and Hoyt oped along lines quite dissimilar
W. Boone. An 'election of officers to the original plans.
was a feature of the meeting.
The Greensboro meeting inau-
gurates a series of such anniver-
sary meetings to be held in vari-
ous parts of the country in the
near future.
Assembly Howled
As Students Held
Uances Un campus
Class of 1879 Gains Legislative
Wrath by Sponsoring Ball
In Smith Building
Tn oTifa rvF a Vinwl "Ptvytyi Vip
legislature that the University
wq! rnn flnrf in or fhp rmlv dance
a rti.u ;a
worn ri OTt cf TtriTri ml I 2 Tnpvl
didn't know" the class of 1879
hM a fcall in nM Smith hall.
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a efr. o,i fnm,-0i, focf
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music" ior irocK-coatea stuaents
and 75 or more girls who did the
"schottische" on a highly pol
ished floor, gleaming with light
from Japanese lanterns hung
from the ceiling.
was a
of waltz, quite nuld, with deli- anJ Swain Hall, since within its
cate short steps. The "lancer's" wals Jthe student ate . ,
step was another favorite. New- a?d j3 Ifc ?as there that K
ly introduced from abroad, it
was highly popular and put the
the "Virginia Reel" far in the
An old timer's description of
the dance runs as follows:
"Chinese lanterns were hung
, o 1,0 floi,
light refreshments were provid-
ed and seats placed convenient-
ly where 'sweet nothings' could
be whispered. The experiment ' 1U5 ran ana tne unnn
was not flueeeRflfiil. t.hp hmcA ! lshed structure, roofless and only
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of the gay dancers was severely
felt, and it was found that those
who did not participate in the
mazy whirl preferred the bril
liant lights of the ballroom
where they could gaze on the
flashing diamonds, the radiant
costumes, the graceful figures
of the evolutions."
Diet Of 1793 Student
Breakfast
'Coffee and tea, or choco
late and tea, one warm roll,
one loaf of wheat or corn
flour, at the option of the
student, with a sufficiency
of butter."
Dinner
"A dish or cover of bacon
and greens, or beef and tur
nips, together with a suffi
cient quantity of fresh
meats, or fowls, or pudding
and tarts, with a sufficien
cy of wheat and corn
bread."
Supper
"Coffee, tea, or milk at
the option of the Steward,
, with the necessary quantity
of bread or biscuit."
Old East Was Once Only
Building; Now
40 Are Used
Builds Tradition
Astounding though the growth
of the University has been since
that autumn afternoon 143 long
years ago when the cornerstone
of the first building was laid, the
most amazing feature has been
the growth of the physical plant.
From its humble beginning in
one building of 16 rooms, the
school has expanded, through
war and peace, to -its present
size of 40 buildings.
Even the original building,
Old East, has expanded, and, in
accord with the remainder of the
Firm Foundation
Built to endure for many
years to come, the foundation
was a wall three feet thick. For
30 years the structure rested
upon these foundations in its
original .form. Then, owing to
crowded conditions at that
time six, and sometimes eight,
residents in each room it was
enlarged by the addition of a
third story.
Of interest to modern students
are the regulations laid down for
the health and comfort of those
students of almost a century and
a half ago. Among these were
the provisions that "Students
"e. IeW1Ied dMose and rid
their rooms and
beds of bugs
and that
"Water of a sufficient amount
fall be earned into the building
luur umes a
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J roiu "ie inception oi me uni-
versitv until 1814. t.hp. entirA
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scnooi was nousea ana lea in
two buildings. Old East and
Steward's Hall. The latter was
constructed soon after the dor
mitory, and was the forerunner
tue " Da 13 Piace' ana 11 V
was there that the students first
expressed their dissatisfaction
witn uaronna s eating condi-
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L . r OLewarus aii me i
uth or Maln "dinsr, of un- i
pleasant association in under- . I
aduate minds of today. Al-
inougn ine cornerstone was laid
ou" dueVflai OI uia as
one and a half stories high, stood
uncompleted for 15 years. But,
though unable to fulfill its des
tiny as dormitory and class
building, it did, in part, serve to
alleviate crowded living condi
tions. Many of the students
built cabins within the uncov
ered walls, and there lived and
studied. Classes were frequently
excused at that time because
"inclemency of the weather pre
vented study." And during the
Civil War, the present Adminis
tration Building housed a caval
ry regiment.
Lottery
The necessary cash for the
completion of South Building
was finally raised, partly by sub
scriptions and partly shades of
General Davie by a public lot
tery. And this was in- a school
where "gaming" was an expul
sion offense.
Person Hall, the next in the
slowly increasing number of
University buildings, was for
many years the scene of varied
dignified meetings and just as
varied student pranks. . When
students of the University of
that time considered themselves
mistreated, their protest was apt
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