The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-25
Dr.. Tyree President of
the Board.
THE WORK OF THE YEAR
An Encouraging Report Read BY the
President. Rev. ]. A. Campbell is
Made a Member of the Board
of Trustees. To Abolish
Fraternities.
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Wake Forest n. c., May 24.-The
board of trustees met yesterday af-
ternoon and reorganized, these officers
were reelected: DR.. w. c. Tyree, OF
Raleigh. president; Prof. F. p. Hob
good. of oxford, vice-president; L. IA.
Briggs of Raleigh, treasurer; Carey
j. Hunter, of Raleigh, auditor; w. N.
Jones, of Raleigh, attorney, and Prof.
L. r. Mills, of Wake Forest, burSar.
The several committees were appoint
ed and consist mainly of those servlh
on the committees previously. The
most important thing of yesterday $
session was hearing the president S
report. a part of which follows:
'sThe close of the seventy-first ses-
sion of the college is a fitting occa-
sion for renewed gratitude to God for
His goodness which enables me TO
report another prosperous and sue
ccssful year o. work.
After an unusually long and sue
cessful life DR.. T. e. Skinner, who had
for many years been an active and
beloved friend of the college, and
who for ten years, 1875 to 1904, had
served as president of the Board OF
Trustees, was summoned to his re-
ward on ADri 5th.
1.-TWO students, Messrs. S. a. Mat
thews. of Nash county, and j. A. Pow
ell, of Columbia county, have died,
the former in November OF typhoid
fever and the latter in January, of
pneumonia. Both contracted the dis
ease which proved fatal to them.
away from the college,.
1.-THE general health of the faculty
and student body has been fully up
to the average of former years.
Three hundred and thirteen stud
ents matriculated during the session,
representing seven States and sixty
eight counties of North Carolina. OF
these PAS were members of the Bap-
fist church. The others represent in
membership or preference five Chris
tan denominations. Sixty-two were
young ministers, of whom sd were
more or less aided by the board of
education.
THE work of the college in all de-
partments has been thorough and
successful with the usual percentage
of exceptions our students have work.
ed assiduously and successfully and
have conducted themselves in an on
derby and gentlemanly manner.
"A breach of discipline which neces-
STATED the elimination last October of
two students resulted in an organiza-
ton of the student body voluntarily
taken for the purpose of checking dis
order and putting an end to the use
of unfair means on examinations. The
moral effect of this formal adoption
of the honor system has been excel
lent and there is ground for hoping
that hazing and other irregularities
will, in the course of time be greatly
lesscned, if not entirely discontinued
Rev. j. A. Campbell Chosen.
At the meeting this morning j. a.
Campbell of Buies Creek, was chosen
a member of the board to succeed DR..
Tyree, who became president of the
board. succeeding DR.. Skinner, de-
ceased 1t was decided to make vac
cination for the prevention of small
pox compulsory next year. The
treasurer's report was read. He re-
ports an interest bearing endowmen
of $4,000. The most important
matters were given over to the vari-
Gus committees and will come up as
the committees reports.
The members of the board who are
present, not already mentioned, are:
Messrs j. w. Bailey, of Raleigh; J.
r. Boone, of Thomasville; A. r.
Foushee, of RoXboro; w. r. Gwaltney,
of Hickory; l.. Johnson, of Cary; r. H.