The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-17
wake Forest College.

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The collection of tic uuells
Wen arranged and valuable one Aud
apparatus sor ehemica4 eApe.'ae1
ba'ny rat.lll .ucreas ed. The o-d
: now . gymnasium, having 'etH
III last autumn with the latest ar
sl4uces. The most attractive P'""~
are Tie halls oI the phiiomatA>lAn and
E4ze!lan >oc cte-. These o. de>
subti. are always attractive me -
e:et.es formerly owned thetr ApEdi.te'
were separate. These are no"
together aud the NiluA3It 20
OF ;. 100 volumes = owned 81 Ntt
aud arraJged conveniently anu
in a SPACIOUS aud admlraoiS
arranged library on the econ moor u
the same building. Under the double
gallery in which the volumes art stotSd
i the general readIngroom. an excel
leu,ly designed one. well Lghtei ana
comfortable. with good store oi carreut
literature AT hand. That the students
are earnest readers the records OF tne
library show. The nucleus OF what IS
sure bye and bye to become a ValuaDie
collection OF portraits j q feature OF the
halls and library.
The faces of such men as Rov. Dr.
Samuel Wait, the founder OF the collcge
Dir. Wingate, Or. Pritchard, Or. /. r.
Skinner, DR.. NJ. I. Yates, Mr.. j. Z.
Scarboro. W II Pace Esq, DR. Nc
Dowell, DIR William Royal, Prot. W U
Simmons, ColJ NJ Heck, DR. John Mitch
ell, II A Gudger, Esq, DR. CI bailey;
Rev G + TAYLOR, president DR. |
Brooks, DR. W L Walters, Rev Rl ann
DR. Lansing Burroughs, RevJ furffoy,
Rev w K Gwaltney, look from the eau
vas.
The prospects OF Wake Forest were
never brighter than now, and this t was
easy to see even on superficial observa-
ton. The air of prosperity Is apparent
in all departments. There IS talk Of new
buildings, Of more protessorshlps, OF ever
more care of the grounds.
THE STUDENTS AID ASSOCIATION.
At 9 q. M. the North Carolina Baptist
| Students Aid Association met IN the
college chapel, In the absence OF prof.
Simmons, the president. Prof { + lay
| Tor, the vice president, called the assocla-
| ton to order, aud j W Denmark was re
| duestcd to act as secretary pro TEN. After
| prayer by Rev c Durham, Prof Taylor
| explained this as in his judgment the
| most important project now on foot Dy
the Baptists of the State, and read from
the constitution the following: SEC :
The object of this association shall be 10
afford pecuniary assistance by loan to such
INDECENT young men desiring to pursue a
| course of instruction at Wake Forest col
lege, as shall apply for aud be deemed
| worthy of such and, provloed such appil-
| c. ton be made in accordance with the
laws Of the association.
Then he announced that annual mem.
bership was one dollar, and life member
ship ten dollars. and a long list OF both
| life and annual members then joined.
The association then elected the board
of directors as follows W G Powell. Rev
RI Nanu, Prof w G Simmons, w II
Pace, j n Holding, l. r Mills, Prof r
Taylor, y Briggs, Rev II II Marsh. Prot
Poteat. Rev II K overly, Jno + Ray,
Rev CT Bailey, n B Broughton, Rev \
G ~McMannaway; aud the following 9th
GERS were elected Tor the association: Kew
+ Mann. president; W II Pace, vice presi
dent; w { Powell, treasurer. j \ Hold
ing, recording secretary; Prof w L Po-
teat, corresponding secretary; Kew
Bailey. addition, Prof L r Mills, Prof W
G Simmons and w c Powell.
On motion of Rev e I Bailey it was
resolved that the funds of the association
be loaned only to students who have at
least two studies in the collegiate depart
ment. The report Of the committee to
formulate conditions upon which the
funds can be most safely secured, was re-
ferred to the board of directors.
Prof Taylor says the association must
have ten thousand dollars by the opening
of next fall term, and from the entnusi.
asm displayed at this meeting, we feel
sure the cash will come. Observer.