The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-04
BENEFAC TORS DAY At
TRINITY
The College Ten Years Ago
and the College Today
Then it Was Worth $50, 600, Now More Than
S850,000. President K,lgo's Address
knnounc ment OF Gifts.
Especial to News and Observer }

Renefactors Day at Trinity College and
was observed as a holiday Public ex-
crcises We're held in Craven Memorial
Hall at 9 o'clock this morning. Religious
exercises We're conducted by DIR. T. r
Mari, of Charlotte, member of the
Board of Trustees. President Kilgo de-
livered an address and announced the
gifts to the institution, made since last
Benefaotors' Day. After explaining the
origin and significance of the day he said
in part:
"A decade ago Trinity College held prop
erty valued at $50 1000, today there are
invested in his plant more than $3.50 900,
which is the largest investment in a col
lcge in the South Atlantic States. What
ever of power there is in this investment
and whatever of elevating influence goes
out from it 20 bless this commonwealth
and other communities, are donations.
Such an institution should be esteemed
among The States richest products. With
out being burden to the public il
seeks to build what is noble and 10 de-
stroy what is hurtful. Whatever else a
college may be. it is place where UNI
trained minds are brought in touch with
by strength. So he who makes it posi-
Bile to bring into a community a strong
life, does the best thing for the COM
munity.
In the light of this history Trinity
should seek to make benefactors. The
only WORT end OF a beneficiary is to
become genuine benefactor. Mr. Car
ncgie has never forgotten the friend who
loaned him few books, and the New
Fnglandar is never unmindful of Har-
wards gifts TO the life of his people. The
gifts that we have received shall make
us givers, and the spirit that enriches
Trinity should go out into all the South.
1t was eminently proper for the trus-
tees of Trinity to set apart day in the
calendar OF the college to celebrate the
spirit of benevolence and to honor our
bcnefactors At this hour we gladly lift
our hands in thanks to all our benefac
tors and register our VOWS to make
sacred use Of heir gifts
Since the last Benefactors' Day, Octo-
Der Bird. 1901. the following persons have
made donations to the college:
Hon b. r. Dixon. DIR. ]. w. Jones, Jas.
Southgate. j. c. Wrenn, Mrs. H. C. Hoov-
er. ]. e Lilies. ]. w. Norman, Rev. w.
e. Wilson, Rev. j. r. Scroggs, Rev. j.
w Wallace, Rev. ]. r. Moose Rev. n.
C. Yearly. Rev. Fl. NJ North, Hon. r.
w. Winston. c. A. Jordan, e. S. Var
borough, Albert Whitehouse, r. A. Law,
]. 4. Best E. S. Edwards, E. NJ Hoyle,
F. n Harrison, Y. Yagi, B. s Womble,
Dr. A. Cheatham, r. l.. Flowers A. H.
Merritt. J. l. Hamaker. W. H. Pegram
w. X Boyd, Jno. c. Kilgo. G. B. Pegram,
J. Z. Pegram e. H. King, Rev. ]. N
Cole Miss Bessie w. Basset, Angler
Duke Miss Ida Hinshaw. Rev. A. j. Par
ker, Miss Westbrook. Frank o. Briggs,
Jas. O. Carr. VIM. C. Conant, G. w. Ed
wards. w. p. Few. Rev. d. L. Earn
hardt. w W. Fuller. w. F. Gill, L. B.
Howard, Jas. H. Hyde, Jno. ID. Lang
ston. Jr., Rev. T. f. Mari, Edwin Minis,
s. F. Nicks. David Ross, NJ. o. Sheriff..
H. E. Seeman, d. A. Tompkins, c. w.
Toms. T. B. Yuile. A. P. Zeller, M. R.
Chaffn. r. A. Mayor, Miss Isabella
Elias. Rev. G. F. Kirby, Miss Alice
Craft. C. e. Egerton. Paul Lilies, These
have made donations to the library and
various museums Of the college. The list
NAV be imperfect, but not Intentionally
so. as it is the wish and aim OF the
college to keep in memory all gifts and
Sgivers
are:
North Carolina Conference to
tho Loan Fund. :. IS l4o2.5O
Western North Carolina Con-
ference to the Loan Fund 569S9
Mr.. las. r. Duke for stack and
furniture in Library -. 100000
Mr.. B. N. Duke for furniture
and heating new dormitory. 100000
For eating nlant in High
school 1900 90
PARK improvements 800 90
Annual Gift to current ex-
penses 100000
This last gift is equivalent
to the interest on 100000 and
l am authorized to say the
gift is permanent.
Mr.. W. Duke for building of
power house and stack :. :. 100000
The total value of monetary
gilt IS ..SloO,tlt 20
Since the last Benefactors' Day the
buildings which have been finished are
the Library, the Dormitory. the Pavilion,
the heating plant, and new Laboratory
for Physics. Four new professorships
have been established, and order for
placed with publishers in America and
Europe. The year that is before us is
full of new plans for greater expansion"
A sketch of the academic careers of the
four new professors was given. John
Christian Ransmeir. who has charge of
the Department of German, graduated at
Northwestern University, Evanston. Ind.
with the degree of Bachelor of Philo-
sophy; George l.. Hamilton, who takes
charge of the Department of Romance
Language, graduated at Harvard. with
degree of Bachelor of Arts; William H.
GIassen. who succeeds Prof Dowd in the
Department, of Political Economy and
Social Science. graduated from Cornell,
with degree of Bachelor of Philosophy;
L. c. Nicholson. who takes charge of
the work of Applied Mathematics, grad
uated erom Trinity College with degree
of Bachelor of Arts in 1899
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