The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-02-26

an examination before the State Board
OF Medical Examiners. But they were
signally defeated. the committee unani-
mOusly voting to report the bill favcra-
bly,. Osteopathy is also put under the
ban, but massage" treatment (much
the same thing escapes. The bill is sup
posed to define the practice OF medicine
in North Carolina
On Saturday evening the Senate passed
an important bin in reference to improved
public roads. 1t allows the county COM
missioners to build a good road three
miles from court house and to levy
special tax, il necessary. not to exceed
ten cents on the 500. to pay cost of
same. Some twenty-five or thirty coui,-
ties are exempted from the bill.
There is very little doing here, outside
of the Legislature, at present OF general
State interest.
TRINITY COLLEGE.
Trinity College tonight received hum
dreds of guests from all over the State
on the occasion of the formal opening of
her new library building This commo-
dious structure is the gift to the college
of Mr. James B. Duke, of New York City.
1t is the culmina ton of a series of gifts
to Trinity College from Mr. Washington
Duke and his sons amounting to over
eight hundred thousand dollars. The IL
brary itself with itscomplete and modern
equipment has cost nearly sixty thousand
dollars and Mr.. Duke has also provided
for the purchase of several thousand new
books by an additional donation of ten
thousand dollars.
The exercises OF the evening began at
: clock in the Craven Memorial Hall.
The large audience consisted of the stu
dents and faculty of the college, residents
of Durham. and the guests from all over
the State and other States.
|. The opening prayer was by Bishop
Wallace W. Duncan, Spartanburg, S. {.
He was followed by Hon. James H.
Southgate President of the Board Of
| Trustees. who gave a sketch of the move
| nent which has resulted in putting Trim
| ity in possession of one of the finest col
| iage libraries in this section of the coun-
Try. The address of presentation was
| made in behalf of the donor by Judge
Arnistead BurWell. of Charlotte. n. c.
| On behalf of the college President John
| c. hilgO made a brief address of accept
| ance. He spoke of the mission of leader
| ship of the college of the South and of
| the need OF the proper instruments for
| the accomplishment of it's work He
said that Trinity College felt that it had
| a new calling to do hard service in behalf
Of Southern progress. For this reason
| Trinity esteems and hOnOrs those whose
gifts increase its working resources.
The principal address of the evening
| was delivered by native North Caro-
| linian and former student of Trinity Col
lege, Mr.. Walter II. Page, of New York
City, the editor of Worlds Work. Mr..
Page spoke on The American Citizen of
| our New Era
At the conclusion of Mr.. Page $ address
the Library building was thrown open
| to the guests of the collegefor inspection.
1t is a handsome structure of granite and
pressed brick with interior timber in
quartered oak.
1t is equipped with modern steel stacks,
heavy oak chairs and tables, handsome
show cases for the historical museum,
| and with a fireproof vaultfor the preser
walton of books and manuscripts. Be
sides the large reading and stack rooms
and museum, there is adequate provision
OF seminary rooms; cataloguing rooms,
| and cloak rooms. LLEW\AM.