The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-22
STUDENTS GOING HOME
College Closed Yesterday and Only
SO Remain.
THEY WILL DO SPECIAL WORK
Deserving Youqg Men Who Work to Pay Col
Isge Expenses Practical Character Of
College Demonstrated at the
Recent fire.

The, fact is not generally known, but
the Agricultural and Mechanical College
is open to women in all departments.
The Board of Agriculture has estab-
lished 120 agricultural scholarships which
are open to all young men in the State
and young women too. desiring to pur-
sue agricultural studies. Several young
women have applied for admission to the
winter courses in dairying and agricul-
ture. 1t is expected that the course in
cotton manufacturing will be very roDu-
lar with women.
The A. and NJ College closed yester-
day. All the students have gone home
for the holidays excepting thirty-six.
These remain over, some to make up
studies and work. on which they failed
during the term. Others, because of pow
erty. Some Of them will find work in
the city and make little money to help
Fay their expenses next term. Others
will work at the college on the farm, in
the barn, and in the buildings. This has
been the most successful session in the
history of the college. Three hundred
and thirty-three students have been en-
rolled. 1t is expected as many as hum
cred boys will have to be provided for in
January outside of the college buildings
Several houses near the college have
been rented, and rooms have beer Sc
cured In many private dwellings. 1t was
thought at one time the college would
have to use tents. or rent hotel in the
city, but the authorities will probably put
the overflow of students in the new tex
tile building, which will accommodate
from fifty to one hundred. All the stu
dents who were here the past term Will
return in January, excepting those who
failed in their studies and those who are
compelled by poverty to go to work. The
professors report the examinations just
ended as being unusually creditable.
y The practical character of the A. and
NJ. College is Well illustrated by the
events of the recent fire. It's largest
building, containing kitchen, dining room.
pantry supplies, and dormitory rooms
for ffty-two students, was completely
destroyed by re at midnight on Friday
night. This terrible disaster did not
cause the slightest interruption of the
college work excepting on Saturday the
day following. BY Sunday morning new
kitchen, dining room and pantry We're
ready for use. Tables were set, food
cooked the battalion formed and marched
in, and everything was going again like
clock-work. In order to do this, cooking
ranges, stoves, furniture, pantry sup
= Rlies, crockeTy etc, ETC., had to be pur-
chasSdAa and gotten in readiness, large
room in eos.egc full of textile machinery
had to he vacated and put in order. an
other large room used as chemical labo-
ratory mad to be vacated and put in or
der. other places had to be provided for
textile machinery, chemical apparatus,
etc, etc. 1t speaks volumes for the col
iege that this was done in twcnty-four
hours. Everybody worked like beavers
and especially the students. In fact, it
was due to the. e~iandia cefNrte ,-6 49,
tematic work of the students that other
buildings were not burned besides Wa
tauga Hall. i unssf A1$
Next term will open January End. Alcat
of the young men who went home on ac-
count of the fire, were excused from their
final examinations. Some whose worh
during the term was not satisfactory will
have to be examined when they return in
January. New students will be examined
.or admission January End Candidates
for the winter course in dairying and
agriculture need not be examined. These
courses last only ten weeks and arc OF
an entirely practical nature.