The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-28
TRINITY COLLEGE NOTES.

The Trinity College Historical Soci-
ETY. held its regular meeting IN the
chapel on Saturday evening. The
nrooramme was as follows:
Prof. w. H. Pegram read paper on
"a Ku KluN Raid and What Came OF
IT. He embodied in lhispaper his own
experience in 1870 when he was ar
rested on a charge Of completely in 2
Ku KIux raid in Harnett county. lie
had lust returned from Trinity Col
leoe ITO his home at Chalk Level when
enc evening a party of Disguised men
were seen to ride hurriedly by his ia
theirs house. Next day 1T was report
ed that on the preceding night a band
of the Ku Klux had surrounded the
house of 4 certain negro in the neigh
borhood with the intention of whip
ping him, and that in an attempt to
escape the negro had been shot and
dangerously wounded. On the next
day a SQUAD Of soldiers from Raleigh
came down with warrants for the ar
rest of twelve young men on charges
of completely in the outrage. Prof.
pepram and his brother, John ID. Pc
gram, and sight more young men were
arrested and taken to Raleigh. The
other two had pressing business N
Haywood that day. On the succeed
ing day the parity had preliminary
hearing. No vital evidence appearing
all but four were discharged-the
reader and his brother being of THAI
number. The others were held IN
s.. 900 hond. but the cases were not
further pressed. The paper was both
interesting and instructive and was
we'll received The whole incident we'll
illustrates the conditions of the time.
Mr.. b. F. Carpenter read a paper on
s'The Adoption of the Constitution OF
the United States by the State of
North Carolina He spoke of the con-
yenitfon of 1888 at HiBsborough, called
to consider the constitution. The
chief men i'm this body were: James
IredeIl, Samuel Johnstn, and w. r.
Davie. Federalists: and Willie Jones
and Samuel Spencer. Anti Federalists
After much debate it was decided
neither to raItify or to reject the con-
stitution but toprOpose certain amend
merits and then adjourn so as 10 await
the action of the other States on the
proposed amendments This course
was taken at the suggestion of Mr..
Jefferson, whose plan was to have
nine States accept, and thus insure
union while four, by staying out, could
insure the adoption of the necessary
amendments. The convention re-
assembled on the following year and
the Union being already formed ac-
cepted the constitution and entered
the portals of nationality. Mr. Car
penters paper was well prepared and
we'll presented.
DR.. Bassett announced the follow
ing additions to the museum: Petri-
fed palmetto wood and some peculiar
shells by #. M. Periner, Southport, n
G.; a ms. account Of the Ku Klux in
Warren county, by Prof. j g. New
some, Lituleton, n. c.; a valuable au-
tograph BY DR., Kilgo.
The Sophomore Glass gave most EN-
ioyable banquet last Saturday even
ing. All the members of the faculty
and the editor of the Archiye were
present and responded TO toasts.
Messrs. Crawford, Gibbons and Woo
ten spoke for the class. Mr.. Ramsay
presided very successfully
The thanks of all the people on the
park, faculty and students alike are
due to Prof. Minis for a most enjoy
able literary treat. At his expense
Mrs. Hannibal Williams read Midsum-
mer Nights Dream before a large
audience in the chapel on Saturday at
II a. IN. The reading was of high
grade of excellence and the students
enjoyed it immensely.
DIR. Kilgo will next week 90 to Nasn-
Vile, Tenn, to be present at a meeting
Of the Board Of Education of the NJ. e.
Church, South. He is a member of
this board. While in Nashville he will
deliver an address before the Gradu-
ate Club of the Vanderbilt University
The Hopkins University Press, Of
Baltimore, has just issued amonograph
on slavery and Servitude in the Col
ony of North Carolina" by DR.. J. s.
Bassett, PIP. Sc.
Profs. Flowers and Minis viii at
tend the Epworth League Conference
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