The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-12-02
PRESIDENTS REPORT
DR.. Crowell Submits His Report to
Conference
And Urges Upon the Members to BestIr
Themselves.
HE WANTS TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
All People who Choose Can Contribute
to the Good Cause OF Trinity
College.

to the Good Cause OF Trinity
College.
The following is from DR.. Crowells
annual report of Trinity college:
Among donations received during the
wear. special mention is to be made OF
the Moran Library, comprising about
300 volumes; the library Of medical
works by DR.. Buie, of about 80 volumes
the departmental reports Of different
states and the federal government,
which are particularly useful. to the de
partment of history, political and social
science historical works donated by
Henry Holt g. Co., New York two Office
pictures from the Travellers Insurance
company, Of Hartford, Conn; also a gift
of $50 in cash to be applied at the dis
cretion of the president Mention must
be made among donations Of the car load
of Pocahontas coal which the Norfolk
and Western Railroad company gave to
the athletic association for the football
team. This was valued at f72 90.
The making of requests is an impor-
tant matter to consider in relation to our
a thing Of frequent note that some one
has bcqucathed property or funds to our
schools. To call the attention Of the
people to this way of strengthening our
schools is not out of place. 1t would be
a good plan to nave a standing form of
beqrest in our religious papers with the
name of the treasurer or financial official
of the college, so that the wish might in
nowise come to naught for want of know
ing how to make such requests.
The chief donation, in fact, one of
the essential sources of income, is the
gift of Mr.. B. N. Duke and brothers,
This gift is paid into the college treasury
as follows: AS often as two dollars is
paid into the treasury from all other
sources, Mr.. Duke and brothers pay in
another dollar, to the amount of $500 a
year for three years, making an income
of $22, 800 possible for the college. This
proposition was accepted by the North
Carolina conference last December, and
an assessment of S., 900 made for its con,
tribution to the income of the college
The Western North Carolina conference
made a like assessment Of S 5000 under a
different proposition from Mr.. Duke on
behalf of the college. Mr.. Duke has
advanced all of his share of the donation
in the faith tina the Western North Car.
DINA conference would accept his prop
osition in lieu of the one that was made
and accepted by it, on which account the
assessment of s., 900 was made by said
conference.
1t must be remembered that Mr.. Dukes
gift holds only on condition that this
income from other sources with his
shall be adequate to maintain Trinity
college on a par at least with the other
UNCONVENTIONAL colleges, in point of
faculty, income and appliances.
The failure on the part of either con.
ference to continue its assessment for
for the college would therefore jeopar-
die the resources of the college to an
extent hat would certainly lessen pro-
portionately the amount from Mr.. Dukes
offer if not deprive it absolutely of any
receipts from that source. In the face
of such a magnificent d~onation-the
equivalent Of a 6 per cent, income from
$125,0O0 endowment-it were obviously |
suicidal to fail to secure this boon
through the lack of adequate contribu-
tions on the part of this conference. !
ASK Your Friends
Who ayetaken Hoods Sarssnari1la ubot