The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-19

in the silent pages of Their Wrlttei
| thoughts. and filling himself win Uns
| wiSest meditations of those VINO nav
| left their footprints upon the SINUS ~
/ time. en-. A, ,
| ttTiere he can learn how to ntillze the
| treasures of knowledge committed -
books. in forming his own plans ana ~
advancing the affairs which should loucH
every son of man.
"0n those shelves You will find IN the
| noets the hearts of the nations, as seen
! i'm the study Of nature, IN the WORSHIP
| of their Gods. in the laudatlon OF theii
| heroes and in the love of one ahother.
ION those shelves You VIII ma III inc
| historians how nations were formed,
| laws were made. governments MAINTAIN
rd wars conducted. learning advanced,
and the character of great leaders por-
trayal.
ION those shelves you will find in
the noyeiSts how men and women in
all ages have lived and acted; the prin-
ciples and motives which guided and
governed them in conduct, and II general
review of human nature in all its forms
and shapes as seen in the conditions OF
human society.
"On those shelves you will find in the
philosophers, the wisdom Of all the pre-
yious ages concentrated, and walk ana
converse with the wise men of til"
world from the beginning of human
history, imbibng their best thoughts,
and drinking inspiration from the very
fountains of all human learning and at
tainmentS.
In other words, we make rs onr
companions the poets, the historians
the writer's of general literature, the
philosophers, the orators, the musicians
the painters. the sculptorS, the anven-
tors. the statesmen and the military
leadens, and the army of men ami wo-
men who have helped to make the world
what it is today.
I'VE have not wings. we cannot soar;
But we have feet To scale and climb
BY slow degrees. by more and more,
The cloudy SUBMITS of our time.
This address was responded to by
Bishop Cheshire in formal acceptatlon
Of the building ON behalf of the board
OF trustees, of which he is president.
The principal of the school, the Rev
4. Il. Hunter. also made Il short ad-
dress thanking the donor, on behalf OF
the faculty and students, for her most
generous gift. The work on it, he said,
had been done by the students, not only
adding very materially TO the value of
the schools property, but erecting as
well n monument to themselves and the
Industrial training given them by the
school. The building, he said, was de-
signed with a view to being used not
only for library and reading room, but
also for meetings of the people of the
ncighborhood, such as Sunday school,
mothers meeting, Kings Daughters and
the like.
At the conclusion of these addresses.
"On our way rejoicing" was sung and
the ceremonies We're at an end.
Miss Benson, who gave the money to
erect this building, was present, accom-
panied by her friend, Miss Agnew, of
New York city. Miss Benson has al
ways been Interested in school work and
this building was erected by her as a
thank offering for a special blessing.
St Augustine School was established
thirty years ago. in 1867. by Dr. Brinton
Smith who conducted it until his death
in 1873. Then Dr. John Smedes took
charge and conducted the school until
his death. He was succeeded by DIR.
Robert Sutton, who died two years ago.
Rev. A. r. Hunter became principal of
the school in 1891. and his administra-
ton has been most successful.
There are now 16 teachers in the facul-
~ and 800 students i'll all departments of
the school With the completion of the
library there are now six buildings 0c-
tnpied by the school. The main build
ing, "A large brick structure, 10 which a
wing is being built to meet the growing
necessities of the school; the girls build
ing, the industrial building for the train
ing school, the st. Agnes hospital with
its school for urses, the library and the
chapel.
There are 40 acres of land in the
schools farm. On this nineteen bales of
cotton were raised last year. Many Of
the male students work all day and go
TO school at night. There is for the
women IA cooking school with % sys-
tematic course covering three years
Systematic instruction is also given in
sewing.
Students in the highest literary de-
partment are prepared to enter the theO-
logical school-King Hall-in Washing
tom
Donations of modern books for the
new library viii be gladly received by
he school.