The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-08
TRINITY COLLEGE NOTES.
1t Has Opened Thirty Per Cent. Bettei
Than Last Year--Dr. kiigo RAN
ming An Extensive Tour.

nIHS "A N EAteuStFc Aoui"
The college year has begun. Glasses
moved off Thursday as easily and as reg
ularly as if the three months vacation
had been but weeks recess. There is
not a jar in the entire operation. The
greatest enthusiasm pervades the college
community. The attendance is thirty
per cent. better than last year at this
time, and there has been a marked i'm
provement in the degree of preparation
for college. This has been attained in
spite of the withdrawal of sixty scholar
ships. The conclusion is that the offer
ing of scholarships has a tendency to
bring to college many dependent and
crudely prepared young men. The manly
tone Of the new students of Trinity JUS
titles this view.
The faculty hold rigidly to the require
ments for entrance. 1t has already been
necessary to postpone the entrance OF
few such very worthy young men, be-
cause they had not sufficient preparation.
Several have been obliged to return to
their homes on this account.
DIR. Kilgo is plann ng an extensive
tour in the State in the interest OF ecu
cation. He has three times as many re-
quests for speeches and sermons as he
can grant. He will, during the present
wear, be relieved of all class work eX-
cept four hours a week of biblical In
struction. The excellent department of
the student body is evidence of his hold
on the boys.
Hon. Kope Elias, of Franklin county,
spent day on the campus last week
He came to bring his son, who has en-.
tered the Freshman class. Trinity will
always be glad to see Mr. Elias when
ever he may come.
DR.. Fl. @. Morrison, of Nashville,
Tenn, who preached the sermon before
the graduating class at last commence
ment, has sent the college some specl-
mems of gold bearing and iron ore from
Brazil.
Mr.. @. r. Thomas, of Thomasville, N.
c., has presented the college with very
good collection Of minerals from David
son county.
Mr.. J. B. Montgomery, of Concord,
N. c., has presented the Historical So
ciety with large collection of Indian re-
mains from Cabarrus county. The col
lection contains two tomahaWks, one
stone maui, one smoothing rock, some
broken pottery, and nearly hundred
arrows or spear heads. Various other
specimens have also been presented by
returning students. If friends Of the
college who have objects of historical in
terest would send them in, Trinity would
soon have an excellent historical mu
scum.
The Saturday Night Club for the study
of current literature has been re organ
ICED.
The grading of Faculty Avenue has been
begun. When finished this will be an
excellent drive. 1t is learned that fences
will be built around the residence OF the
professor.
The United States Government criti-
cised one of the Professors at Trinity Col
lege who has been attempting to get few
government publications for the library,
and after many failures, he finally wrote
to the chief of the department as fol
lows: at seems to me that govern
ment which is so prodigal in the use OF
the peoples money in printing and dis
tribnting literature in furtherance OF
selecting incompetent and BOBBY mem
bars of Congress, might afford more
generous policy towards the libraries Of
institutions Of learning where young men
who haven't got government job
are seeking the salt Of truth and the
means of a livelihood.
"A more liberal allowance of books to
libraries might ultimately result in dis
placing the present order of craftsmanship
and clearing the departments of those
public servants whose sense of public OBJ
legation permits them to neglect their du-
ties large portion of the year in order to
enjoy the gayeties Of the seashore and
the mountains.
livery respectfully yours,
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