The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-27
"They Can be Driven to
any Cruel Actions
OBSTACLES TO PROG
RESS
An Inspired Article by kiIeoite Says
Methodist Preachers Use the
Churches to StifIe Real
Freedom.
Especial Correspondence OF the Transcript

Freedom.
Especial Correspondence OF the Transcript
Durham. " G., Dec. 6.
The contest in the Board Of Trustees of
Trinity College here has been the most in
strucfive and significant single event that
has happened in the SOUTH am tempted
20 say in twenty years. An inside story Of
the Bassett case with such explanation q
details as could be made only on the spot
viii show its many-sided significance.
Trinity College was BACKwooDs IN
STITUTIOS-a pretty good high school
belonging TO the Methodist church until
ten or twelve years ago. II had run IT,
course and WAS ABOUT TO DIE. when
the euterprising manufacturing town o.,
Durham made BID for Il. If II should
be moved here. the citizens would give
IL a certain amount OF ground and 20
much money FOR buildings. II came.
Moving it vas mere matter Of three or
four professors making a Journey Of
seventyfve or eighty miles.
II vas the good fortune of the practi.
oally dead institution 70 arouse the IN
terest of the Dukez. the rieh tobacco
manufacturing family. They began 70 sn.
dow IL intelhgenfiy. One good man after
another wa added 10 ifs faculty. Thus
within these ten years IL has become the
most richly endowed Southern college. ex-
= cert Tulane University IN New Orleans.
In its historical and classical and English
departments IL - doing az good work So
any OF the smaller colleges IN the land.
II has admirably equipped b1iil6inEs.
rsf So fr. bFzf4
academic spirit Year ~ year the Dakes
have addea 70 its endowment. They have
as THE COMMERCIAL PHRASE here
has H. COMMITTED thefnssives 70 il, and
IL - understood that zsoaey Tlll be sup
Piled by them for eFcfY useful direction
IL its normal development.
THE COLLEGE HAS CEASED. TO BE
THE PROPERTY or THE METHODIST
CHURCH. ALTHOUGH PT KEEPS ITS
METHODIST "AFFTLIATT0N' AID &
CONSIDERABLY NUMBER or THE
TRUSTEES ARE METHODIST PREACH.
Eflg
Foremost among the rnen in scholarship
- Or John Spencer Bassett, a native %
Eoffh Carolina. q aDctor of philosophy of
the johns Hopkins University Of ter years
ago. q maa ~ exemplary character ard
faH Bic associates and gsoils sayJ an IN
conme-ly inspiring teacher. lie j. fe
Tsr6es a. THg FCREEosT HISTORICAL
SCHOLAR TfS THE SorTH.
A. part o. has nsany-aises work Or.
Bsasett began . little while ago the pub
lleation ~ the Fouih Atlantic Quarterly
II is pot eollege pablieat5on. but
private one. u is the EogBfhpteee of
number oi scholarly young Southern fnea
vsho write about historical and social cub
Il sen
oas periodical that II. Haas4ssa rsatlshea
h4s sane as4a liberal arflcIe g. The STIR
ring - 81 RACE Anflpathg-~ sT43eh has
esusea al the fTguble. II Rsas = plea for
fair treatment q The EegTB~far appree3a
ton q hir. foT help. That was al Pub
hshsf - Naaaa 81 msEtts i sgsl1 hardly
haEs attracted atfAn21on- i - Pull, 0F
Good SENSE And or 4 SPIRIT OF
FAIH~Ess Ars - purpose was the
wholly eofnznen6sbls Jlarpose q alaying
rsee strife So 1gaeh fsF tae background
% the story.
The articles vas rerfTrfed i1 TIE Demo
eraf orEan "a tbs state capital. the Pal
eirh ysvs @ns Otsesver. x5th bsttsf de-
nunniatl0a q Dr. Basastt The other -.
pafs x The STATE took ~ the cry of pre-
serving white srprerasey" he sbDle
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ssfs,resssesn- THIS rs THE CALL 70
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