The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-06-11
VOL. XVI.

tth' S''ih' ItOiii -IlIlI tCIdlc W accept tDt
Presidency Of Wake Forest He was in
1s35 President Of Chowan Baptist Female
Institute, and in 1867 became co Principal
with his son in law, Prof. J. Deb Hooper
III the Wilson Female Seminary. He died
| Aug. 10Th, 1876 and was buried in the
campus Of the University at Chapel Hill
beside the remains of Dr. Joseph Caldwell
North Carolina has produced no better
scholar and his work at Wake Forest and
the State nlverSIty is to this day Il fra
grant memory.
An ntcrregnum Of one year followed in
the Presidency, altho' Rev. j. b. White
was President pro TEN In 1s49 Mr.
White was elected President. In 1852 he
resigned and Rev. J J. Brantlcy was
elected. He declined and Rev T. w. To
hey was elected. He declined Then Rev
| W. / Rrantley was elected and declined
Rev. T. & Jones did likewise Prof. W.
q. owen was President pro ten. during
these elections and designations. In 1914
| Or. +. H. Nell OF Georgia, elected
President but declined.
In June 1894 Rev Washington Manly
Wingate ID. d., was elected President of
the College He was born in South Caro-
lima in 1928 He was a graduate of Wake
| Forest, and after graduation studied the
olOgy two years AT Furman Institute, in
South Carolina In 1892 he returned to
North Carolina and laborcd for two years
as agent of Wake Forest College Elected
President in lS5l he held the place twenty
| i've years foremost among our people III
| his day and generation" Under his Pres
| idcncy Wake Forest College prOSptred as
never before. Under his wise manage
| ment foundations We're laid for permanent
success. He died in 1S79-and left IL
| priceless legacy to the cause of christian
! education in North Carolina. AS an cvi-
dence of high esteem in which he was
held the Baptists Of the State erected a
chapel which they called the ''Wingatc
| Memorial Building"
! In 1879 Or. +. T. Winkler was elected
President of the college. He declined to
serve and Rev. Thos. II. Pritchard, d. d.,
| was elected. Dr. Pritchard came to the
Presidency with a zeal and love that gave
assurance Of success. The catalogue Of
1880 81, the second year under his admin
istratlon showed that 1Sl students had
been enrolled-a larger number than be
| fore in the history of the college. DR..
| Pritchard much to the regret of many,
| after accomplishing great work, resigned
in 1882 and Rev. A. G. Dixon was elected.
He deoliped the honor and Prof W. b.
| Royal was made Chairman of the Faculty.
Prof. Chas, +. Taylor was appointed agent
of the Faculty in October, 1882, and made
|
additional subscriptions to the Endowment
| fund. In 1888 Prof. Chas. f. Taylor, D.
D., was elected President Of the college
and his Intelligent management has been
| rewarded by large attendance, good prog
ress on the part OF the students, and
largely increased endowment fund. Dur
ing 1888 alone Prof. Taylor secured $47,
600 for the endowment. During the ses
sion of 1885 the attendance Was 190.
College Campus and Buildings.
The campus is lovely spot at this sea
son of the year. improvements are made
every year by the addition of flowers,
shrubs etc. There are three buildings
belonging to the college proper:
First The old building which was com
pleted about the beginning of 1888. 1t cost
about $14, 900. Second-The Heck and
Williams building, built by donations of
]. NJ. Heck and j. q. Williams, in 1873.
1t cost 30, 500 and is fitted up for the use
of the societies. Literary, Chemical, and
Mathematical departments have been ad
ded at a cost of 50, 800 The building con
tains two society halls, Library, a read
ing room, a mathematical hall, a chemi-
icat laboratory, is ito feet long, 45 feet
wide, with 10 feet from projection in
centre, and two stories high Third-The
Wingate Memorial Hall. This building
was completed in 1880 and cost $12, 800
1t was named in honor of the distinguish
ed Or. Wingate, who was President oil the
college twenty five years, 1t is l02 feet
; long, 60 feet wide, with projection in
; front Of IL feet, two stories high. The
first story contains q small chapel 30 by
20 feet for daily use, and four recitation
rooms. The second story contains the
! main hall, measuring so by 102 feet, 23
5 feeN pitch, with gallery across the end
Apd tnclined floor, sc. thai a. person in the
, resf can be plainly seen from the rostrum
, Its acoustic properties are suoh that an
ordinary speaker can he heard by persons
on the back seat. 1t will hold 1900 per
, sons 1t contains in its structure 4SO, 900
: bricks and is covered with slate 1t is a
t I noble structure. 1t 1879 w. H. Pace ESQ,
r of Raleigh, conceived the idea of building
l a large hall and in conversation with Mr..
J. G. Leigh, OF Wake county, made the
proposition that if Mr. Leigh and his wife
| would each give $500, he pace would
give the same amount and with these
amounts as !, nucleus tho hall could be
: built. The agreement was made. At the
; next commencement Mr. Pace presented
the matter to the people and 81, 300 was
: Immediately subscribed. Through the en-
: deayors Of Rev. J. 5. Purofoy .Aa addi-
:, tional amount necessary was secured aud
J work was Immediately begun. The building
was J. s, Purefoy, w II. Pace, p. a
Dunn, q. T. Bailey, and f. NJ. Purefoy
Mr. Jacob S. Allen was contractor
Literary Societies.
O But two Literary Soqieties axe allowed
q at Wake forest College, the kuzellaD anC
: the Plilomathesian, and these are an hon
Q or to the institution. They We're founded
o in 1889, and there has ever heen healthy
e rivalry between them, AS the college ha:
It grown in prosperity, the good effects have
r been felt in the societies. For many years
= they occupied halls on the fourth floor o
n the college building, but were given larG
L. and comfortable Quarters op tle 2nd foo
lie of the Heck w illiams building ON its com
IS pletion in 1873. The college library ali,
= the society libraries were then consolidated
r. and placed in Library Hail. which is il
l. the centre of the building and separate
le the society halls. An alumnus of Wax
Forest tells us that there are net tNQ pref
J. tier or moTa handsomely furnished col
,e lege society halls in the South than thos
as at Wake Forest. The walls, tastily fres
r. coed and panelled, are adorned with por
: traits in oil Of members who have honore
in their alma mater and reflected credit {.
IT their societies Th2 4;hi color Is red an
8 the Eu blue, and these colors are displaye
; on their magnificent banners and RECALLS
Thoir notices are reSDectIVelV s.ESS