The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-06-19
TRINITY NOW IN 1T
Some Facts and Figures About the
College.
What a Special Committee Reported and
What Was Done.
1T SHOWS THAT ALL DRoNEs LEFT
And Further Shows That Better Men
Have Been Chosen to Do the
Great Work Now On.

THE GLOBE want to say a few word
about Trinity college to day, a few word
in a general way. 1t wants to talk quietl
first about the value and expansion 0
property, of bringing the institution from
$4,000 to $185, OOO-and this all unde
the work and by the direction of Dr.
Crowell. THE GLOBE recognizes man,
thing in connection with the affairs of
college, and it knows first of all tina
Crowell needs no defense-but we ar,
talking about his achievements as An edu
Gator, as an instructor.
But when we think about the fact thai
all the productive endowment fund has
been secured since the election of DR.
Crowell, we naturally imagine that the
doctor has done something.
The debts which are now owing, and
which are small, were all contracted by
the officials OF the institution. In other
b. words, DR.. Crowell has been the most
silent man in the croWd-and he has been
the president, and that is why the college
succeeded. AS to how things have been
brought about We give the following his
tory:
In May, 1888, the plan of organization
now in effect was submitted to the board
Of trustees and adopted. During the two
years following, the preparatory depart
ment was abolished and commercial in
struction given more extended place.
The undeVeloped condition of prepare.
tory training in many parts of the state
has made it necessary to offer special
courses of instruction. The requirements
for admission nave been gradually raised
and both the amount and variety of in.
struction increased from year to year.
In 1889 chronological instruction was
added, and in 1890 the theological courses
were regularly offered for the instruction
OF candidates for the christian ministry.
The law courses were announced for
September, 1891 but owing to the failure
to remove the operations of the college |
to Durham, only part of the courses an
nounced have been given. The instruc
tlon given in the historical, the political
and social sciences. during the past sew.
eral years, has become a prominent fea.
ture OF the development of the institution
on lines of work pertaining directly to the
public welfare. The requirements for
the degree of bachelor of science we're
announced in 1889, and instruction in
creased in that department.
The plan of endowment prepared bv
the board Of trustees in 1886 was first re
sponded to by the gift of $4,000 from
MIR. Julian ). Carr, of Durham, after the
election of DR.. Crowell. During the
following year or two the sum of $50
900 was raised throughout the state.
pom the proposal to remove the col
lege to a large centre and use the old
site for high school purposes, the citizens
OF Raleigh made a generous offer, which
was afterwards withdrawn for a much
more liberal one made by Mr.. Washing !
ton Duke, of Durham, who proposed to =
donate $50 900 in cash for buildings and 6
endowment upon condition of the re. !
moval of the college to Durham. Mr.. ] |
:. Carr also offered to give a magnifcent "
tract of 81! acres of land known as Black O
wells Park. Both offers were promptly d
accepted by the trustees and ratified by :.
the n. G. conference and the w. N. c. .
conference. The college was accordingly b
removed and opened its first session in n
the new buildings at Durham in Septem =
Der, 1892 r
When it came to a faculty and its a
selection, all were not satisfied with the 6
showing made at last election, and a new =
lot of gentlemen and teachers were W
to take the places of the ~instruc- 81
.ors who had left, and left for the good
the college.
In liz report on the condition of the in
'titution-a special committee appointed n
Iy the board of trustees, we find N
The selection of a faculty has been a
natter of 40 little difficulty, on account nj
" the large number of applications for
he positions made vacant by r~esigna- =
ions. These applications, not less than
hnn6rpI in nnnoLo.