The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-07
Annual Sermon and DR..
kilgo's Report.
AN ANNEX TO TRINITY
This Suggestion of a College fol
Women Having Every Facility
Granted Men 1t is Believed
Will be Acted on by The
Trucfnnc
Trustees.
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Durham, N. c., June 6.-Navy blue
bunting floats to the breeze from the
front of many places of business in
Durham this week and there are bits
of blue ribbon on the lappels of coats.
1t is Trinity commencement week.
This has grown to be a great occasion,
a regular gala week, for our people.
A great many visitors are in the
city, many reaching here on the after
noon trains There were great crowds
here tonight and on tomorrow trains
will be the great bulk of visitors.
The board of trustees of the col
lege held a short session this after
noon and will meet again tomorrow.
After the session it was stated that
there was nothing of special import
ance transacted at the meet ing. The
report of President I<ilgo was read To
the board and referred to the proper
committee to report tomorrow morn
ing.
Some of the salient features of DIR.
Kilgo's address follow
Dr. kiIgo's Report.
Gentlemen: During the year 402
students have matriculated in the two
departments. 236 in the college classes
and 166 i'm Trinity Park High School.
This is a gain of something more than
10 per cent on the matricula tions OF
the previous year.
Loans have been granted during the
present year to fifty-two students,
amounting to a sum total of $4,Ci3.S5
The loan fund of the college. with ac-
crued interest, now amounts to S12,-
G45.SS. 1t is possible that few stu
cents take advantage of the available
ity of this fund and il may be we'll for
your board to safeguard the loans by
more stringent regula tionS. While
such funds should be available for ne
Cessities they should never be open to
use for unnecessary expenses. 1t is
pleasant to make mention of the pay
ment of the principal, in whole or IL
part, of many of the loans which have
been made.
During the present year there have
been some necessary and notable addi.
tions made to the various departments
of the college. The manager of the
library reports total of accessiohs for
the year of 9,952 bound volumes and
1123 pamphlets. Th aSe accessions
have been made by purchase and do
nation.
Especially valuable is the gift made
by DR.. and Mrs. bred Peacock. 1t is
1t very valuable collection, containing
many rare books and documents which
could not easily, if at all, be dupli-
Gated.
The class Of 1899 has erected as a
class memorial a flag pole. Fhe class
of 1904 has placed in the library as
It's memorial a full sized copy of the
statue of Venus de Milo. The class Of
1898 is now engaged in constructing
IN, hn 1gly CI1i1 in uyh
wish to stand as their class memorial.
During the year a lighting plant has
been installed. This new plant cost
$2,117.S0.
Speaing of the admission of women
to the college, DR.. Kilgo said: There
should be established a woman's an
mex which should be a separate and
distinct institution, sufficiently near
the college to put the library and
scientific equipments within easy reach
Cf the woman's annex and make it
possible for the faculty of the college
to conduct recitations and lectures at
the womans annex. The requirements
for entrance, the standards of work,
and educational aims should be iden-
focal in both institutions. With an ar
rangement like this there is no rea-
son why the college might not render
Il very large service in the education of
southern women.
The remainder of the time was ta
ken in transacting routine matters.
1t is thought that several matters of
importance will come up at the meet
ing tomorrow morning. AS to PreSi-
dent Kilgo's recommendation that
some provisions be made for the e.k
tabishment of a woman's college us
an annex to Trinity, the probability is
that the board will take some definite
stand regarding this.
There are thirtysix members of the
board and tWenty-siX were present at
the session this afternoon. Others
came in during the night and will give
almost a full attendance at the meet
ing tomorrow. Those present were
as follows: j. H. Southgate, Durham,
President; E. n. Duke, c. w Toms,
V. Ballard, Durham; j. A. Long, Rox-
boro; j. F. Bruton, Wilson; H. A.
Page, Aberdeen; Rev. N. M. Jurney,
Mt. Olive; E. Y. White, Oxford Rev.
f. A. Bishop, Rev. X. N. Cole, Rock
ingham; J. c.. Brown, Raleigh; A. Z.
Tyer, Wilson; Kope Elias Franklin
ton; Rev. S. B. Turrentine, Green's
boro; E. r. F. Marr, Charlotte; G. w.
Flowers, Taylorsville; ]. w. Alspaugh,
Winston; w. r. Odell. Concord; DR..
Dred Peacock, Greensboro, DR.. w. G..
Bradshaw, High Point; DR.. 7. n. Ivey
Raleigh; r. l.. Durham, Spartanburg,
S. c.; r. A Meyer, Charlotte; Rev. j.
B. Hurley and Rev. M. A. Smith, of
the North Carolina conference.
Yesterday morning the Craven Me-
mortal Hall was packed with vast
throng that gathered to hear the an
Eual sermon to Trinity's graduating