Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
THE A. G. M. BOYS.
MANY ARE PAYING FOR THEIR
OWN EDltCATlON

| OWN EDUCATION.
Raleigh. n. c., Dec. 15.-Thcrc are PSI
students at the y. and NJ College rep.
resenting i5 trades, occupations anu
professions. One hundred and twenty.
one sons of farmers, twenty seven OF
| merchants thirteen OF manufacturers
! twelve of lawyers. twelve of physi.
| clans. six of miniStrS five OF railroad
| employees. six of bookkce pcrs, five lum.
| oermen, three printers. three clerks
| three travelling statesmen. three millers
| three mechanics. three machinists
three cotton brokers' two building con-
tractors, two engineers
SELF SUPPORTING.
Ninetythrce students are wholly
seif-supporting and siNty-hve partly so.
Fifty-three earned their money farm
ing. four teaching. three working in
factories. three clerkinE in stores.
three In the real estate business. one
by brick making. one guarding prison
ers. one clerlting in weather bureau
one collecting. two news dealers. one
printer, one stock raising, one launder-
ing.
Since the beginning OF the term nine
ty-threc students have secured employ
ment at the college and thus have
hrlped to defray expenses. They have
done work as machiniStS mechanics
ii'emen. electricians, dynamo tenders,
boiler tenders. mixers, stock feeders,
poulIrymen. farm hands. walters in din
ing room. teachers, assistants in shops
and laboratory. clerks. boollkeepcrs.
typcwrterS, stenographers.
Besides the regular students there
are special students in the following
lines: Boiler and dynamo tending.
electrical work wiring. etc. machine
work, carpentry work. lathe work
forging, textile work. agriculture and
horticulture. There are seven post
graduates pursuing advanced studies
along various lines
CLOSE OF PRESENT TERM.
The present term closes December
goth. Examinations begin next week
The work of the term has been very
satisfactory. No case of serious Illness
has occurred. none lasting as lont as
week. Students have been almost
entirely free OF malaria. there being
only one or two cases of chils and
no cases of typhoid or other serious
fever. Only one serious infraction of
discipline has occurred. Every student
in college works every day in some of
the shops or laboratories or drawing
and designing rooms. Ecvcre freshman
devoteS one third of his time 10 practi-
cal manual training.
The textile department is equipped
with several thousand dollars worth of
machinery donated by the manufact-
urcrs. The college is in urgent need
of a textile building. This department.
is very popular. The short course in
mechanic arts IS also very poplar.
1t trains lads in two years for skilled
trades. requiring only a few book stud :
les and using most of the pupils time
in the shops in actual manual labor.
ABOUT TWENTY VACANCIES.
About twenty students will drop out
at the end OF the term from sickness
or from failure TO do their work sue
ccssfully. This will leave about twenty
vacancies for new students in January.
! None will be received except those that
are We'll prepared and reasonably ma
ture. Entrance examinations will be
| held at the college in Raleigh January
2d and Sd 1901. 1t will be useless for
pupils to apply later than these dates
as there will he no room for them in
the college. The college needs addi-
tionaI accommodations 1t should
have another hormitory capable Of
holding at least leo students.