The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-20
WAKE FOREST COLLEGE.
The Largest Registration of Students
in its History,

he Largest hati shtioAA ~ ~'NN
in it's History,
Wake Forest, n. c.. Sept. 10. (Speciall
The total registration of students
236-is in advance of that of any pre-
vious year at the corresponding date.
OF this number, rs enter the college for
the first time. About so of the stu
dents are ministers. They come from
seven States, and those from North
Carolina are well distributed among
the counties, of which as many as
sixty-five are represented. \ number
OF men have been detained at home
who are known to be coming in the
next few days.
Professor Gulley and the law depart
ment are rejoicing in the recent ac-
uuisition of The American and English
Encyclopedias of Law, thirty hand
some volumes, presented by the Ed
W ard Thompson Company.
1t has become necessary to fit up two
recitation rooms, one for the School of
Law and one for the School of Bible.
The old gymnasin4im is divided into
two rooms with hall between, so that
according to local wit, Law and Gospel
will hereafter be close neighbors.
Prof. Cullom, of the Chair of the
Bible, has organized two courses, a
Junior and senior, the first of which
has been placed by the Faculty among
the prescribed studies" n every course
leading to the b. A. degree. The senior
Bible course is made elective.
Prof. George w. Paschal, the new as
s;stant professor of Latin and Greek,
for three years student of these sub
iects in Chicago University, has been
elected by the Faculty to represent
them in the editorial control of the
Wake Forest Student
MIR. Il. w. Skies, who will enter upon
his third and last year in Johns Hop
kins University next month, has spent
a large part of his vacation here con-
sulting what he considers the very
valuable historical collection in the
college library. At present ne is not
working upon the life of Nathaniel
Macon. but upon that period in the his
tory of North Carolina when it passed
from the condition of a colony to State
hood.
among recent N1SIlOIS liCEG nave DCCAi
Messrs. w. G. Powell and Robert f.
Royal. of Savannah. Ca. and w. T..
Foushee. of Roxboro. Mr.. Foushee
graduated here in 1894, and will enter
Johns Hopkins for the study of Greek.
DR. W. H. Edwards and family have
moved to Durham. where he has open
ed dental Office. Mr.. Jesse L. Kelley,
of Vance county, has rented DIR. Ed
wards residence and viii come here in
the early future, mainly for the educa-
ton of his children.
One of the three new residences built
during the summer by Mr.. J. II. Gore
(class 96), of Wilmington, is already
occupied, and the others are nearly
ready.
A fire in Mrs. Dickson's house Thurs
day night was promptly put out by
Wake Forests morganized but eff
Gent fire company, the college stu
dents. 1t originated from a bucket of
ashes left by the cook on the kitchen
floor. 1T was discovered about o'clock.
But little damage was done.
The Literary Circle held the first
meeting of the session last evening at
the home of President Taylor. The
study OF Wordsworth was resumed.
Mr.. w. p Exum, Jr.. of Goldsboro,
who graduated here last May with dis
tinction, has been elected to teach
chemistry and physics in the Asheville
Graded School.