The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-11

Fine Opening of Forty-third Session
Or. Klgo's Address.


The fortv-third session OF Trinity
College began Wednesday with l25
students in attendance, and number
of Others came in during the day. This
is about double the number present at
the same time last year. The express
sion Of opinion from the faculty Is
that they represent a considerable Inn
provement in preparation for entrance,
although the class OF 80 ranged very
high in this respect. This showing
is very gratifying to the authorities. 1t
shows clearly the wisdom of the policy
of disseminating free scholarships,
When bows find out they must pay
their expenses they usually stay at
home till prepared to enter with credit.
Another noticeable feature is the large
proportion of boys who have come to
take a four-years course.
The chapel exercises of Wednesday
morning were held by DIR. Cunninggim,
who gave the first loan scholarship
Of $1,000. Among those present were
Revs. j. a. Cole, B. b. Culbreth and
j. A. Hornaday, of the North Carolina
Conferences; Mr.. Hines, of Florence,
S. c., and Mr.. V. Ballard, of Durham.
DR. Kilgo made a stirring and inn
pressive address to the students. He
said in part: Trinity comes this morn
ing to begin her 43rd year. The insti-
tuition has graduated three grand
children of its founder, and to-day
matriculates the fourth. We have here
to-day as students the children of our
old graduates. These years have been
as sufficient to test us as centuries
would have been. The college has had
its struggles, but it has never strug-
gled for life. It's existence never was
and never will be in jeo-
pardy. War and reconstruction
overlook us Misfortunes came
to the government and her in
stitutions were forced to close. At
this time Trinity opened her doors,
took the poor soldier boy just from
the army, and the moneyless sons of
ruined citizens, and educated them.
Her struggles have been hard but they
have never been for herself. She has
contributed all her strength to hui
mainly as labor of love. She has
never been afraid to grapple with any
problem. She has made brick without
straw and they have been good brick,
too. / congratulate you, young gentle
men, that as her students you are
heirs to the wealth of the toll of
Craven, Wood and Crowell.
II welcome the old students. Some
of YOU have been working that you
may be back here. You owe no man
any gift for your education. You are
self-supporting / congratulate North
Carolina on having such citizens.
welcome the new men. We open the
doors to them / say to them: Walk
in and help yourselves; but am
watching to see what place you will
make for yourself. You have a great
opportunity. Entrance TO our college
does not mean coming beneath our
arched gateway It means becoming
a part of our hottest history. You
viii be examined in Latin, Greek,
Mathematics, History and other stu
dies. but that is not entrance. 1t
is only reading your passport. We
will go down into the recesses of your
heart and examine the very founda-
tions of your natures. Are you ready
10 stand that kind of an examination?
TO be well dressed and to have pocket
change is not enough. A clean color
and clean linen has often concealed a
den of filth. Did you bring a big pur-
pose with you? If you have come to
have a good time, you win want to re-
turn to your home in week and
will help you pack your trunk. We
have no police regulations for our stu
dents. We trust them If you cannot
be trusted you had better go back
home. You can be trusted There are
boys here in whose hands / would
risk my life Parents say to me: Take
care of my boy VIII you help me
to take care of you? Your mother
win never see you again as you were
four days ago when you kissed her
goodbye. Will you so live that when
your mothers sees you again she may
say that you have been well cared
fore"