The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-08

paying students, $40. A number of loan
funds are available to worthy young
women without the means of defraying
their expenses and opportunities for pay
ing all or part of their expenses by
work are offered to others. Many of the
wealthiest young women may and do
avail themselves of the varied advan-
tages of the college. while the same adj
vantages are placed within reach of
those of moderate means and of even
the poorest The property of the col
lege, consisting of buildings, a beautiful
park of 100 acres, library, apparatus, in
vested funds, etc., is valued at about
$500, 900.
1t has an annual State appropriation
of $4,000 and special appropriation of
900 year for four years for improve
ments, etc. It's annual enrolment for
the past nine years has been between
four and five hundred, it's matriculation
during the first decade of it's life has
reached $500 A large majority of it's
students have gone out to teach in the
schools Of the State. The institution
has had a phenomenal growth and has
attracted attention and commentator
all over the country. Without exagger-
alton it may be said to be one of the
best State Institutions for women in the
South.
In addition to these appropriations to
State institutions. an annual appropria-
tion Of $4,000 is given to the Cullowhee
Normal in connection with Cullowhee
High School for the special benefit of
teachers in the inaccessible mountain
counties.
Following the trend of the best educa-
tional thoueht and progress OF the age,
the State has sought in it's higher in
situations to provide for men and wo-
men adequate facilities for literary,
classical, scientific, technical, industrial,
agricultural, normal, and professional
training.
In addition to these State institutions
for the white race, there are for the COL
ored race an Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College at Greensboro with a val
uatle plant and an annual appropriation
from the State of $4,000, supplemented
by national appropriation of about
$4,000, and eight normal schools located
at various points with an annual APP
preparation of about $1,000 each.
UNCONVENTIONAL COLLEGES.
Among the greatest advantages of
North Carolina for higher education and
among the most potent factors
in the educational development
of the State are the denom-
irrational colleges. In the number and
excellence Of these the State is greatly
blest. According to the most accurate
information that I have been able to
obtain, there are about twenty-five of
them, two for men only, eight for men
and women and about fifteen for women
only They represent the Catholic and
all the leading Protestant demnomina-
tions. Most of them are doing excellent
work and helping scores of young men
and women to secure higher education
at moderate cost Among them Wake
Forest, Davidson and Trinity, rep
tions are the Oldest, largest
and most prosperous. Wake For
est, the college of the Baptists, has &.
large and valuable plant and an endow-
ment of more than 100000. Davidson,
the college of the Presbyterians, is we'll
equipped in buildings, libraries, appara-
tus, ETC., and has an endowment of about
$4,000. Trinity, the college Of the
Methodists. is perhaps the most largely
endowed denominational college in the
South. It's plant and invested funds are
valued at about $1,O00,00e These coll
leges easily rank. we believe, with the
best UNCONVENTIONAL colleges in the
South. In fact, I doubt if any other
State can show three UNCONVENTIONAL col
leges so well equipped and offering such
thorough and advanced courses of study
at such moderate cost In addition to
these. the other leading Protestant de-
nominations have excellent colleges,
Guilford College belonging to the
Friends, Elon College, belonging
to the Christian denomination,
Rutherford College, belonging to the
Methodists, Catawba College. belonging to
the Reformed German, and North Caro-
lima College, belonging to the Lutherans,
all of which are co-educational..
Among the UNCONVENTIONAL colleges for
women only are Salem Fee
male Academy and College, St.
Mary's Institute, Elizabeth Col
lege, the Presbyterian College for Wo-
men, the Baptist Female University,
Chowan Baptist Female Institute. Ok
ford Seminary Red Springs Seminary.
and others. Not one of these has an en-
dowment, though movements have been
inaugurated and are rapidly progressing
fol the endowment of several.
Most of these denominational colleges
have shown remarkable growth within
the past ter years and many of them
are filled to overlooking with students
In ell of them expenses are moderate.
and in all of the leading ones, by means
of loan funds and scholarships and oppor-
tl,nities for work, the advantages of
higher education are placed within the
reach of worthy young men and women
of moderate means and even Of many
without means. The influence of these
UNCONVENTIONAL colleges has been might
lily felt. not only in the better education
of the rank and file of the men and wo-