The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-10-21
AT THE A. AND M.
A Variety of Items of Interest
From the Agriculture and Me
chanicai College at Raleigh.

Crrrc~r aH4e"ce Of The EGugsgrian.
Prof. F. A. Waugh, one of the
most prominent Of American
landscape gardeners, has been
visiting the college recently for
the purpose of laying off the
grounds in the most artistic and
beautiful manner. He will in
ciude in his plans location for
future buildings for some years,
50 that hereafter the college
grounds may be a fixed and har-,
monious scheme of development.
Prof. Waugh's scholarly expert
ence lnSureS an immense addition
to the beauty Of our campus.
The students are looking for
ward with eagerness to the occu-
pancy Of the dormitory, now
nearing completion. This build
ing is one Of the handsomest on
the campus. 1t is OF red brick
trimmed with white limestone.
The building is divided into
SIX sections with a dead fire wall
between each section. This gives
the building the beauty of a large
edifice and the quiet of small dor
mitories. Each room has clothes
closet and is lighted by electrici-
ty and heated by steam. A CEN
trail bath room is provided. A
handsome covered arcade will
run the full length of the build
ing.
The college battalion, under the
energetic direction Of the COM
mandant, Lieut.. Young, is i'm
proving rapidly in it's drill. The
green men are Strengthening up
and learning to handle their rifles
with precision. Each company
is striving for the flag to be won
in the annual competition drill
this month.
Dir. B. S. Skinner, the superin-
tendent of the college farm, is
now harvesting large quantities
of peavine hay. He is getting
the farm in cover crops for the
winter.
The college glee club is now
regularly organized and is prac-
ticing every week under its regu-
lar instructor.
Prof. |. @. Schaub visited last
week the high school at Ahoskie
and assisted the county superin-
tendent in some plans for the
boys corn club in that county.
| Presidential, with StateSuper-
intendent- j oyner, spoke at Dover
Tuesday night Of last week. The.
citizens, of that little town have
just finished a fine brick school
house at a cost of S5,OO0and ded-
icated this building to it's educa-
tional work on Tuesday night
with very elaborate program.
1t is proposed to make this school
one Of the county agricultural
schools.
| The collge will soon have as
its guests two notable conven-
tons. The textile convention
will be with US fair week. Early
in November the Farmers Ma
tional Convention will meet in
Pullen Hall. This congress, COM
posed of leading farmers all over
| the Union, is expected to reach
! twelve hundred members. Among
the speakers will be some of the
foremost men in our country.
| Prof. Arey last week took the
class in live stock to the State
fair in Richmond to take part in
the judging of the fine animals
always exhibited there. The beef
cattle there are always source
Of much interest to this class.
The Y. M. C. A. is making
great progress this year under
the energetic direction ofGeneral
Secretary J. w. Bergthold. 1t is
now in better condition than ever
before. A very exciting member
ship contest was held lately in
which ninety-three new members
Iwere added to the roll in about
one weeks time. Two picked
teams of twelve men each were
IN this competition, and at its close
a banquet was held where a mum.
Der OF speeches along Y. NC. A.
:. lines were made. The event. be-
sides being a very enjoyable one.
, was an impetus to our Y.M.C.A.
work.
This week Bible study work
will be begun in earnest and
pushed forward. -Four regular
classes are already organized.
Two teachers groups will be
started in which to train men to
take charge of classes.
Plans have been received for
the IN. C. A. building and with.