The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-09
WOMAN'S COLLEGE
At TRINITY
COMES
One Hundred Thousand
Given by the Dukes
Yesterday.
GIFTS MADE BROTHERS
GIFTS MADE BROTHERS
The College is to Cost$150,000, And
the Only Condition Attached to the
Gift is That the People of
North Carolina Raise
$4,000.
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Durham, N. c., June 8.--There is
to be a great woman's college in con-
nection with Trinity. This decision of
the board of trustees was announced
by President Kilgo Immediately after
the commencement speaking this
morning. The college is to cost $780,
| 600.
TWO great gifts were announced in
connection with this move. Mr.. B.
N. Duke, of this city, and his brother,
| Mr.. j. Il. Duke, OF New York gave
to this fund "a tract of land adjoin-
| ing the Trinity tract, valued at $50,
600, and an additional $4,000 in cash.
| In addition to these gifts other private
| donations from members of the board
OF trustees We're announced amount
| ing to $4,000. This places the dona
| tons of the day at 100000.
The only condition placed upon the
gifts is that the Methodists or people
| of North Carolina shall raise all auul-
| tional $50, 1000. President Kilgo an
nounced that this would be no hard
| matter and that the woman's college,
to be known as Woman's Annex to
| Trinity, is now an assured fact.
There was great and pro-
longed applause when the announce
made. 1t was several minutes before
the president could proceed with the
announcement Of the day. After the
| benediction was pronounced there was
much enthusiasm among the friends
and supporters of Trinity college. The
news soon spread to the streets and
during the afternoon there was much
talk about the great possibility ana
future for Trinity college.
In providing for the Woman's An
mex the board of trustees took up the
suggestion made by President Kilgo
in his annual report. He spoke of
the fact that there was need of such
an addition to Trinity and said that
the present dormitory arrangements
at Trinity were such as TO retard and
hinder the work of educating women.
| The board readily saw that a woman
department of the college, giving to
the women of the State the same priv
ilegeS and rights as are given the men
in the magnificent endowment of the
college to be separate and distinct in
it's work, was the thing. With the
promise of the great gifts from the
Messrs. Duke the board saw where it
could order the college. The prepara-
tons for building this college will go
forward at once.
The two gifts announced today
make a great total of almost nine
hundred thousand dollars that the
Duke family has given to Trinity col
lege. The college now has an endow-
ment of one million dollars.
The Flag Lowered
At sunset this afternoon the flag
which has fioated to the breeze from
the flag pole in front of Memorial
hall this week, was lowered by the
class of 1904; the sunset bell sounded
from the tower of the main college
building; those who were on the cam
pus at that hour-faculty, trustees
students and visitorS-stood with UNI
covered heads for a few moments and
the college year of 10000 came to
a close and became part of this his
tory of the college. The work of the
graduating class was complete, so far
as Trinity is concerned.
This custom of lowering the flag
by the retiring class and of ringing
a sunset bell telling that the end of
the college year has been reached,
was established today for the first
time. This was in keeping with a
gift made by the class of 1899. The
gift was a flag and the conditions and
requests are that this flag be lowered
by each retiring class at the close of
the college year, and that out of re-
spect to the college and national pa
triotic pride, while til bell rings
those of the college community shall
stand with barred heads for a few mo-
ments. 1t is a beautiful piece of SEN
timent and devotion that will become
the custom from this time on.
Honorary Degrees.
Several honorary degrees were rec
commended by the faculty, conferred
by the board of trustees and an
nounced today by President Kilgo.
The degree of Master of Arts was con-
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a member of the Trinity faculty. The
degree of Doctor of Divinity were
conferred upon Rev. r. c. Beaman
pastor of Trinity Methodist church,
Durham, and Rev. Thomas F. Mari
of Charlotte. The announcement of
the complimentary honors were re-
ceived with applause.
Commencement Exercises.
The commencement address was
really three addresses in one. Dr.
Francis Greenwood Peabody, of Har-
ward who was to deliver the address
did not reach here, being detained at
home on account of sickness. His
place was filled by three of the party
who came here in private car to at
tend the commencement-Dr Nash
of Harvard college; Rev. John How
ard Melish, pastor of Trinity, church.
New York; and DR.. George Foster
Peabody, of Brooklyn.
DIR. Nash was the principal speak
err. He spoke in a general way of the
college graduate and looking back.
as he does, on twenty-five years since
leaving Harvard as a student. ne
spoke of the great benefits and Of the
fact that the pulse of the great Ameri-
can republic is found in the colleges
and universities of the land. He
proved himself fluent speaker and
one who is thoroughly acquainted
with the conditions of life in Ameri-
ca today.
Rev. Mr. Melish spoke for a few