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

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H Hvicf Review. THE University of North Carolina and the State of North CaroHna were born ' n the same year — 1789. During these one hundred and eight years the University has been the mightiest piece of social machinery within the borders of the State. It reached its ante-bellum climax in 1856 with 461 students. It has reached its climax of genuine usefulness and power in 1897 with 400 students and the largest teaching force and the fullest equipment in its history. The University is non-sectarian in religion, non-partisan in politics, and as impartial as justice in social relations. It cherishes the fair ideal of investi- gation and discovery, but it places humanity above truth and seeks above all things to awaken all the people to the beauty of truth and the effectiveness of knowledge. The University rests upon the rock of public favor, public necessity and christian democracy, and it shall endure forever ! The spirit that pervades its life today is equality, opportunity, manliness, and self-help. In the following imperfect resume one may see the evidences of its wonderful expansion in the last six years : — 1. Increase in numbers of one hundred per cent. 2. Remodeling of its campus and buildings. 3. Extension of the elective system. 4. Establishment of the Chair of History. 5. Establishment of the Chair of Pedagogy. 6. Establishment of the Department of Pharmacy. 7. Extension of the Medical Course. 8. Establishment and growth of the Summer School. 9. Establishment of the Chair of Biology as a separate department. 10. Erection of Commons Hall. 11. Admission of women to post-graduate work. 12. Final consolidation of its libraries. 13. Establishment of electric light plant. 14. Establishment of the University Press. 15. Increase of teaching force. 16. Increase of appropriation. 11

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Xtttroduction HFTER weeks of trial and tribulation, amid the busy round of numerous Class duties, the Board of Editors introduce to you the eighth volume of THE HELLENIAN. Not many new lines have been undertaken this year, but an effort has been made to enlarge upon and improve those features which have hitherto been deemed suf cient for the Annual. To those who have shown such a kindly interest in the work we tender our sincerest thanks. Especially is it a pleasure to acknowledge our indebtedness and gratitude to Col. Benehan Cameron for the very substantial aid and encouragement he has given. What- ever of a success our book may be is due in no small measure to his generosity. With a due appreciation for contributions received from other of our friends, and with the hope that the Ninety-seven HEIvLENIAN may prove a pleasant memento of our college life, we are. Respectfully, THE EDITORS. 10

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Xtt uguration of president Hld i . ONE OF THE most important events in tlie history of the UniversitA ' , probably the most important, was the inauguration, on January 27, 1897, of Edwin Anderson Alderman, of the Class of 1882, as Presi- dent of the University of North Carolina. The Legislature adjourned over for the ceremony — an event without precedent in North Carolina — and more than one hundred members came from Raleigh to Chapel Hill bv special train in order to be present. The hall was tilled to overflowing with a dis- tinguished company, and the exercises were of the most dignified and inspiring character. Col. Thomas S. Kenan, 1857, was master of ceremonies. Ex-President Kemp P. Battle, 1849, to whose efforts is due the revi al of the University in 1875, delivered an address of welcome on behalf of the faculty, and Mr. Robert H. Wright, 1897, spoke on the part of the students. The President was inducted into office by His Excellency, Daniel L. Russell, 1861, Governor of North Carolina. Professor Nicholas Murray Butler, of Columbia University, New York, delivered a congratulatory address as representing his University and the institutions of the East. Among the visitors present were : President C. D. Mclverand Professor P. P. Claxton, of the State Normal and Industrial College, and Misses Bing- ham and Massey of the same institution ; Professors D. H. Hill and W. H. Riddick, of the State Agricultural and Mechanical College; Professor W. L. Poteat, of Wake Poorest College ; President C. F. Meserve, of Shaw University, and the superintendents of the city schools of the State who had met at Chapel Hill to do honor to one of their profession who had never engaged in any work but that of a teacher, and had come through fourteen years of successful experience in puljlic school work to be the head of the State ' s greatest public institution. The enthusiasm that prevailed was most significant, and President Alder- man ' s inaugural address was a marvel of lucidity, force and eloquence, which held the undivided attention of his audience for more than an hour and a-half. When the Presidency of the Uni ' ersity became vacant last Summer, with remarkable unanimity the people of the State, particularly the teachers, and the faculty and students of the University, looked to Professor Alderman, and he was the unanimous choice of the Trustees. His experience of four- teen years, and his management of the University thus far, have justified the the wisdom of his selection. 12