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Page 31 text:
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The University Site State. The only railroad accommodation is an eleven mile branch of the Southern Railway with a station a mile from the postofRce. The schedule and speed are so inconvenient that ten or twelve automobiles find profitable employ- ment carrying passengers between Chapel Hill and Durham, ten miles away. Two towTiships around Chapel Hill have recently voted substantial bond issues for a proposed railroad line from Greensboro direct through Chapel Hill, anil on Ijeyond to the coast. Chapel Hill has recently been connected with all the large cities and towns of the State by being on the East to West road through the State, thus making it convenient for automobilists. Present indications are that soon Chapel Hill wall re- J f I ' ' • r gain its old position as regards ■ss l .-,. accessibility. When the Uni- versity was founded the two main roads of the State crossed on the top of the Hill: the Petersburg to Pittsboro road, and the New Bern to Greens- boro road. Along these crude arteries of a primitive civiliza- tion flowed the commerce and intellect of a state. With the railroads came a change. The wagon roads lost their importance. When the North Carolina railroad was being laid out, two routes were under consideration, one by Chapel Hill and the other by Hillsboro. Better grades and the influence of the majority of the stockholders, who lived along the proposed Hillsboro route, caused the latter to be chosen. Eventually a branch was run into Carrboro. The tendency from the early fifties almost to the present has been to encourage isolation. The idea then prevalent was a selfish one. The University was con- sidered as a place of retirement to develop gentlemen of culture. It was the haven for the lucky few, and it was desirable to be cut off from the distractions and temptations of the busy world. Now a new spirit, which says that the Uni- versity belongs to the whole people, is sweeping over the institution, and there is a possibility of Chapel Hill being as easily reached as any town in North Carolina. This will be a great impetus to the present Extension Movement, and to the popularity and conseciuent value of the University.
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Page 30 text:
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The University Site duel, but she arrived oiilj ' in time to see her lover drop dead on the ground; whereupon she fainted and died by his side. The two were hastily buried together under the rock. Now the spring a few hundred feet south of Piney Prospect is called Miss Fannie ' s Spring. Unfortunately for the lovers of romance, facts do not seem to bear out the popular version of the tale. South of the Prospect are a few rifle pits dug by Whee- ler ' s Cavalry as they were retreating before four thou- sand Federal Cavalry under General S. B. Atkins. This was in April of ' 65, and the war was practically over. The Confederate troops remained on the Hill two days. They left on the afternoon of April 16. The Federal troops rode into town at eight o ' clock the next morning, and remained for s( ii il d u-- ( i littk i)ermanent damage was done during their sojourn, the most important being the captuu of the heart of the Presi- dent ' s daughter by the General of the Union troops. The couple were soon married. There are many o t h e i points of interest to the love i of nature. Hills and dale , beautiful shady walks, and varied scenery, make walking a favorite pastime with the students. Popular spots are the Meeting of the Waters, the Fern Banks, the Battle ' s Park Paths, and the Arboretum. The one great disadvantage of Chapel Hill as the seat of a great State University is its inaccessibility. It is safe to say that the greatest drawback to the welfare and growth of the University has been the fact that poor roads and railroads have kept it hicklen from and unknown to the people of the
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