University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Yackety Yack Yearbook (Chapel Hill, NC)

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flower in the latter part of May ; and on the bluffs a little higher up the stream the rhododendron or laurel may also be found in abundance, flowering late in April. In tramping toward the north from Chapel Hill, everyone should visit Gleyihirnie, which may be easily reached from the Hillsboro road by turning up Borlan ' s creek along the borders of the mill-pond ; and those who can bear a longer tramp (and every student can) should by all means visit the iron mine, which was opened up between 1880-82, about a mile and a half northwest of Chapel Hill. The size and direction of the deposits of iron ore to be found here can be seen from the map of the region published by the North Carolina Geological Sur -ey, in the Report on Iron Ores, in which will also be found a description of the deposits of ore. These are but a few of the picturesque spots which may be found in every direction within a few miles of the University. He who searches out these places and visits them in that spirit which becomes a student will thereby add greatly to the pleasure and profit of his life. He who fails to do this will on many occa- sions have cause to regret his failure.

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the hearty co-operation of the students — which he ought to have all the while ; or whether the University will at that time have opened its doors to women — as it ought to have done long ago ; or whether it will then be known who steals pants from the faculty, are questions which the future alone can tell. Rain-water and water from these springs which runs down slopes of this ridge, on both the north and south and along its eastern end, has thus carved it into all sorts of irregular forms, the variety of which furnish interesting points of studj-. One of the most interest- ing of these is the ravine which, starting from the New East building extends down through the Battle Park and opens out to the eastward into the valley of Bor- land creek. It is often a good plan to have some method about one ' s pleasure tramps as well as about one ' s work, and it would be a good plan if every student who feels any inclination to tramp over the countrj ' around Chapel Hill would select each time some one of these little ravines ; start at its beginning near the top of the ridge, follow it along its course, observing the location of the springs, character of the .soil and of the trees and other objects lying on its route, and follow it until it opens out in some one of the larger valleys : later follow the ridges and then cross from valley to ridge and from ridge to valley. First of all, one should .see Bailie ' s Park, .should fol- low it from end to end and from side to side. He should see it in the spring, when its flowers are arrayed in all their loveliness; he should see it in the autumn, when the colors of the leaves of the trees and shrubs are so beautifully developed, and he should see it in winter, when the mosses and lichens and a few other hardy plants can be found to the best advantage. Near by one should see Piney Prospecl, from which he overlooks the sandstone valley to the east, and the view from which needs only a large, white farm-house and a small lake to make it all that one could desire. At another time one should wander down the brook which leads .southeast from the University beyond the cemetery (except do not look at the cemeterj ' as you pass by). There one will find, where two little brooks come together, The Meeting of the Waters where the large rock boulders are covered with mosses and ferns and the steep slopes of the hills are covered with flowers and shrubs and trees. No one who can stand the longer tramp should fail to visit Laurel Hill, on Morgan ' s creek, some two miles distant from the University. Here, on the steep north- ern slope of the hill grows luxuriantly the rhododen- dron or laurel, which in some mj-sterious way found a lodgment here and on the north slopes of the Occonee- chee hills near Hillsboro. This is quite diff erent from the ordinary rhododendron of the mountain region, and grows only near the tops of the higher mountains ; consequently its occurrence near Chapel Hill and Hillsboro is difficult to explain. A mile up Morgan ' s creek from Laurel Hill, and also about two miles from the University, is another interesting, picturesque place, Otey ' s Pe real ; a place where rugged, rocky bluffs, covered with ferns, jasmine and other wild flowers, jut against the borders of the creek ; and where Bishop Otey, during his connection with the University, is said to have gone whenever he desired to retire from the noise and bustle of Chapel Hill to a place of ab.solute quiet. Just across the creek from this the kalniia, or ivy, that beautiful shrub which abounds all along the streams in our Piedmont and mountain counties, occurs in considerable abundance, and may be seen in full 19

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HISTORY OF FACULTY. GEORGE TAYLOE WINSTON, B. LITT., A. M., LL. D., President of the Universitj ' , was born in Windsor, N. C, October 12, 1S52. His ancestors on both sides were native North Carolinians, being English on the one side and Scotch-Irish on the other. On his father ' s side he is related to the great Patrick Henrj ' , whose mother was Sarah Winston, and on his mother ' s side to Colonel William Bird, of Westover. His uncle, Frank W. Bird (Compan)- C, Eleventh North Carolina Infantrj ' ), led the charge of Pettigrew ' s Brigade at Gettysburg and brought out the only flag saved to the brigade. President Winston ' s preparatory education was re- ceived at the celebrated Horner School, O.xford, N. C. , where for three and a half years he received the train- ing of that great teacher, Jas. H. Horner. He entered the University at the early age of thirteen, and re- mained two years, until the troubles of Reconstruction closed its doors. He then entered the United States Navy Academy at Annapolis, having been appointed by Andrew Johnson. Here he also remained two years, but resigned on account of sea sickness and dis- like of the service. He was No. i in his class at the time. Entering Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., he was graduated with very high honors, having received the Latin prize and having been appointed instructor of mathematics in his senior year. He came from Cornell to the University of North Carolina in 1875, having been elected Assistant Professor of Literature. At the end of the year he was promoted to be full Pro- fessor of Latin and German. In 1885 he was made Professor of the Latin Language and Literature, and the department of modern languages was created with Professor Toy in charge. In 1 891 he was unanimously elected president of the University. Since his presi- dency the University has grown in numbers from 198 to 534, and there has been marked expansion of t he University in all its departments. He has fostered athletic sports and placed gymnastic culture upon a strong and lasting basis. President Winston belongs to some half a dozen national societies for the promotion of scientific, historical, literary-, economic or other research and advancement. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa (Cornell Chapter), Alpha Theta Phi (University of North Carolina Chapter), Chi Phi (University of North Carolina). He was a student in the University under the old regime, was present at its death in 1868, and aided in its resuscitation in 1875. He is the only mem- ber of the faculty of 1875 now remaining in the University.