The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-24
TRINITY COLLEGE NOTES.

DIR. kilCO returned FRIDAY from
Buie's Creek Academy where he de
livered the address ab the closing OF
the school His subject was The
Necessity of .,nong Manhood. Pfot.
j. A. Campbell is the enterpflsIh8
principal of this school. Dr. hllgo
spoke to the reporter very favorably
Of the work of this gentleman. lie
saws that this school is doing a remark
able work, and well illustrates what
can be done in the country academy
DIR. Kilgo will go to Winston Monday
where he will make an address at the
closing of the city schools. lie WIZ
then 90 TO Washington to attend the
District Conference of the Washington
district.
Rev. Mr.. Tyer was at the Warrenton
District Conference during the past
week and will go to Jacksonville TO
attend the conference of the Winning
ton District during the coming week
The Senior class for this year con-
tains twenty-three members. lhs is
the largest senior class in the history
of the college. The next largest was
that of 1878, which contained twenty
two members. 1t is rather singu-
lar that these two classes contain the
only women ever graduated III the
college. In this years class there are
four Young women, Misses Ida and
Fanny Carr, Miss Annie Pegram, and
Miss Mamie Jenkins. They have at
tended all the regular class work and
make most creditably the required
courses. The question of admitting
girls has been brought before the au-
thorities more than once. The usual
decision has been that the college
cannot receive them. Graduates OF
regular female colleges, however, have
been admitted.
A pleasant feature of this year.
class is that it contains two grand
children of DR.. Craven, the great
founder of the college. These are Miss
Peoram and Mr.. Harvey b. Craven.
They both take highly creditable
stands.
The catalogue for the current year
is in the hands of the binder and will
be issued in a few days. 1t contains
l16 pages, which is 30 more than was
IN last years catalogue.
Trinity is the only college in the
Association of Southern Colleges and
Universities. This association was
formed with the idea of raising the
standard of admission to college, and
OF insuring better work in the college
courses. It's membership embraces
burt two institutions in the State, the
University and Trinity Some other
members are Vanderbilt, Tulane, Uni
versity of Virginia, Washington and
Lee, and the University of Mississippi.
Friends of the college will be glad to
see this added evidence that it, ranks
side by side with the very best institu-
tions of the South.
Prof. Dowd returned from Randolph
county Thursday whittier he went to
collect material for his forth coming
life of DR.. Craven. The many friends
of Trinity's founder will be glad to
know that Prof. Dowd is engaged in
this work, and that it will soon be in
print.
Visitors at the commencement will
be struck with the marked improve
ment that has been made in the
campus. The walks and drives are in
good condition. The neat iron fence
around the front of the grounds and
the beautiful iron gate at the main
entrance are the latest improvements
These are the donations of Mr.. B. n
luke, VINO IL tlOu9IiliuitA GHdedSOF"
ing to give Trinity the handsomest
grounds in the South. Mr.. Duke and
his father have given more money to
higher education than any other two |
Southern men.
The Senior class went mp to Greens
boro yesterday afternoon to attend the |
reception at Greensboro Female Col |
lege. A very cordial feeling exists be
tween these two institutions, and the |
Seniors We're pleasantly received. This |
feeling is intensified by the fact that |
two of Greensboro's faculty, President |
Peacock and Prof. Raper, are Trinity |
men. President Peacock was a mem
Der of the class in 1887, and graduated |
as Valedictorian. His career since |
leaving college has been brilliant and |
He is, perhaps, the young
est college president in the South, and |
the marked success of his administra- |
ton attests that he is among the best |