The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-01-23
OUR RALEIGH LETTER
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE TO BE
ESTABLISHED AT RALEIGH.
Decision of the Trustees of the State
University to Establish College Of
Medicine Annual Communication
of Grand Lodge of A. r. & A. Masons
State Farmers AsSociatiOn-Mat-
tiers Of More or Less Interest.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

RALEIGH, N. G., Jan. 20, 1902.
The decision OF the Trustees of the State
University, at a meeting held here last
Thursday evening, to establish the Uni
versity College of Medicine at Raleigh
with DR.. H. \. Register. OF this city. as
Dean thereof and a half-dOZen other
physicians of this city composing the
faculty (including eye and ear and throat
specialists) was one OF the important
Developments of the week. Such an in
stitution, with such a faculty, can be
maintained here TAT the home OF the
physicians. who are all in active practice)
at very much less cost than at Chapel
Hill, to say nothing of the better facilities
for, students here, where a large public
hospital is maintained and others are
connected with the local colleges, etc.
Freshmen in the medical department
will continue to read medicine at the
University proper in Chapel HILL during
the first two years of the four-year
course. and will come here to complete
their course during the last two years.
Work here will not begin before next
fall Most OF the doctors now practiclng
in North Carolina are graduates on col
leges outside this State. The coming
generation of them shOnld be able to
graduate within the borders Of our own
Commonwealth.
GRAND LODGE OF \. +. X A. MAsONs.
| the week was the Annual Communication
of the Grand Lodge of Masons-the most
| interesting and largely attended one in
| many years. The re,,ort of Grand Secre-
| tary Drewry showed that the order last
| year experienced one or the most flourish
ing and satisfactory years OF its exist
| ence. Steps were taken looking to the
| purchase of suitable site in this city for
| the erection of q Masonic Temple, and a
committee was appointed to purchase a
wedding gift to be presented to Grand
Secretary John c. Drewry (who is to be
married this week. by the Grand Lodge.
| Mr. Drewry's splendid work was highly
commended by the Grand Lodge.
| The following Grand Officers We're elect
| ed for the ensuing year: Grand Master,
| II. /. Clark. of Scotland Neck; Deputy
| Grand Master. ". S Liddell. of Charlotte;
Senior Grand Warden, +. d. Winston, OF
| Windsor; Junior Grand Warden. 5. VI.
| Gattis, of Hillsboro; Grand Treasurer
William Simpson. of Raleigh; Grand Sec
rotary. John G. Drewry, OF Raleigh Direc-
tor Oxford Orphan Asylum John W. Cot
| ton. oI TarbOrO.
Following are the Grand Officers ap-
pointed by Grand Master Clark: Rev
A. A. Marshall, Chaplain; Rev. Il. "
Hatcher. Lecturer; r. J. Reed. Senior
Grand Deacon; K. n. iIackett. Junior
Grand Deacon: f. f. Lamb, Marshal; +
NJ. Winchester, Sword bearer; f. "
O'Hanlon, Pursuivant; W. B. Mckay and
J. Il. Snydor, Standard bearers; r. H
Bradley, Tiler. The officers were install
ed by Past Grand Master Richard j
Noble, S. l.. Parker acting as Grand Mar
shall. The beautiful jewel of a Past Crane
Master was presented to b. S. Register.
Charters We're granted to 10 new
Lodges. Over 300 delegates We're pres
ent, representing $50 Lodges. and they
made a fine-looking body of men. New
life is being Infused into the order and il
enters upon the new years work will
unusually bright prospects.