The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-03
TRINITY COLLEGE NOTES.

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one Of the most successful meetings
aver held by the Historical Society
was that held in the college chapel
last Saturday evening. The pro
gramme was as follows:
Firts of all Prof. Flowers read a
| paper on Edwin W Fuller. He said
"Fuller's title to remebrance is based
not alone upon his literary works, but
also upon the nobility and the high
| ideals of his life. There is much inter
| est connected with the study of his
| life and cI dracter as there is in his
| literary productions. He will be re-
membered best in the reading world
by his volume of poems, The Angel in
the Clouds and by his novel, Sea
Gift. His song poem shows the
trend of his mind towards philosophlc
thought 1t also shows something OF
| the influence which Tennyson, his
| favorite poet. exerted over him. In it
there are passages of exquisite beauty.
| His shorter poems reveal a more deli
cate poetic touch and more chastened
| life. His novel is a book of real dra-
matte power"
Next Mr.. S. S. Dent read a paper on
DR.. Francis j.. Hawks. He spoke Of
HAWKES. varied labors and character
| lied the man as follows: Nature en-
| lowed DR. Hawks with a powerful
intellect. He had a physical constitu-
| ton Of great endurance, an eye steady
| dark and penetrating, and voice
! tuned to eloquence. His independence,
moral courage, and warm sensibility
| made him natural leader. In his
| public life he was thoroughly simple
| and perfectly natural. Had he entered
| politics he might have won a rank
equal to that of Clay or Calhoun.
| Wheeler says of him all that it is neces-
| sary to say of any North Carolinian:
| "He was true to North Carolina and
proud of her history"
MIR. S. w. Sparger closed the pro-
| gramme with a paper on the life of
DR. T. b. Kingsbury. He recounted
| the incidents of DIR. kingsbury's life,
| and discussed him as literary critic,
and as a journalist In each capacity
| the man is strong. In the former his
| work has been most powerful. Here
| he is best known. His literary criti-
| cisms are received by every intelligent
| North Carolinian He is authority
| throughout the State for what is good
| and bad in literature. He has intro
duced into journalism high and lofty
| ideals His editorial columns abound
| i'm the best thoughts of cultured
scholar on such topics as literature,
| history. and religion. No new writer
makes his appearance without receiv-
ing DR. Kingsbury's attention. He
takes special interest in the literary
| men Of his own State. Mr.. Sparger
closed by saying that had DIR. Kings
bury lived ia New England he would
| have become a literary character of
| widely extended influence.
These papers will be printed in The
| Archive.
The following articles We're present
ed to the museum:
BY Prof. Flowers a manuscript arith-
metic written by VIM. Elicit in the
eighteenth century, donated by Mr..
b. #. Carpenter of Cleveland county,
North Carolina.
A paper knife from the wood Of the
| Green Hill house, near Louisburg, NJ
/ c.. donated by Mr.. Edwin Malone,
| Louisburg, n. G..
Documents relating TO Fort Handy,
| donated by Prof. Flowers.
DIR. Bassett presented the following:
A poclket-book carried through the
Revolution by Mr. Nj. Tabb. 1t is full
of Continental and Virginia money
which Mr.. Tabb received in 1871 when
he was discharged after the surrender
at Yorktown. 1t has been kept intact
| ever since. 1T is loaned to the museum
by Mr. Tbos Heartt, Durham, N. G.
Some Of the old deeds that belonged
to the Strayhorn family, containing
the autographs of Thos. Childs, VIM.
Churton, Edmund lTonning, Francis
Nash. Samuel johnson, Gov. Branch,
Gov. Williams, and James Glasgow,
and dating from 1760. They are de-
posted by Mrs. Martha Han, Durham,
North Carolina.
Autograph album containing sigma
lures of the prisoners Of Johnston's
Island 1T belonged to the late Henry
i. Jordan, and is donated by his son,
Mr.. III. f. Jordan, Durham, n. G.
Among other North Carolina sigma
lures are Coils. w. j. Green, and Thos.
S. Kenan, and Mr.. VIM. johnson.
Specimens Of flexible sandstone and
several garnets from Burke county,
donated by Mr.. Walter Brem, Char
lotte, N. C.
Confederate money; among the bills
are some issued by a Greensboro life
insurance company, donated by Mr..
=. i. Bost, Davidson, N. G.
A rare coin, donated by Mr.. II. G.
Meyer, Charlotte, N. G.
a rare coin. donated by Rev T. w.
Grissom, Greensboro, n. G.
A piece of wood from the iron-clad
Virginia or Merrimac, donated by Mr..
j. III. Separk, Raleigh, n. G.
A sea spider and the sword of
sword fish, donated by Mr.. r. D.
Guthrie, of Southport, N. G.
A shell from the shores of Gallilee,
donated by Mr.. John Tyer, Durham,
North Carolina.
Certain rare books, donated by Dr.
Bassett.
DR.. Kilgo lectured Friday evening at
Greensboro Female College on Chris
tian Education The Trinity boys