The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-11

! TRINITY COlloSe, .DufnaIn, NOV. ~
With the dignity and circumstance be- !
fitting so important an event, and in !,
the presence of perhaps the most dis
tinguished aSSemblage OF scholars
| ever gathered at one time south Of
the Mason and Dixon line, William |
Preston Few, Phi. D., was yesterday |
morning formally inaugurated presi |
dent of Trinity College. In his care,
with academic formality, were placed
by the retiring president, Dr. John
G. Kilgo, the charter, seal and con-
Istitution of the college, and upon his
shoulders rests today the reSpOnSlblH-
Ity of leading Trinity College into the
lSreater era of usefulness and activity
flor which it has been SO thoroughly
land carefully prepared by the labors
! Of the retiring executive and his
Imany cO-laborers: The inauguration
IeXercises proper were held in the
iCraven memorial hall and were open
Ito the public. The audiences which
filled the large auditorium to the
doors, the distinguished body of dele
gates from the other institutions
iseatad on the roStrun, and the all OF
Istateliness and dignity that pervaded
the speeches of DR.. Judson, Governor
l<S1t hin. President Few. and Bishop
Kilgo contributed to make the event
"a most impressive spectacle-one
THAT will live in the memory OF those
present for years.
The exercises of the day took place
in six divisions The first of these
was the enrolment of delegates and
guests, which took place in the west
wing of the Washington Duke build
, ing from to $3.50 o'clock in the
morning. Following this came the eN
ercises of the presentation of the new
l. ~ foh tool NIsao a
? in the newly finished structure from
$3.50 to 10 a. m. This part of the
r lprOgram as we'll as all other parts,
lexcepting the exercises in the Craven
Memorial Hall. was not open to the
public, admission being restricted TO
those holding tickets. The academic
procession, in full costume, from the
e Washington Duke building to the Me
e Imorial Hall, marked the close of the
e second division of the program The
n third part of the order of exercises
l. embraced the ceremonies Of induCuion,
g the congratulatory and inaugural ad
e dresses, and was open to the public
f. Part four of the program was the
g presentation of the delegates, and
e took place in the Washington Duke
II building, west wing, from 1890 to
G p. m. The luncheon to the delegates
m guests and trustees in the dining hal
o Oh Ino SAME CO1Sl1buCCu ClIS
r fifth division of the days exercises
h The luncheon of Mrs James Edward
er Stagg, rendered the ladies accompa
1t nying the delegates, at p. M, wa!
h the sixth event of the day. The
~ seventh and final division of the in
auguration program occurred las
evening from to IL p. m, when MI
and Mrs. Benjamin Newton Duke re
ceived the delegates, specially invite'
Il - - 49, 0r-a of&
tees, and of the faculties of the co
ileee at the residence on Chapel Hill
street.
In honor of the Inauguration OF ID
Few, the leading colleges and unive1
sites of the United States sent repre-
sentatives, many of whom have lei
important duties and Travelled hal
on way across the continent to represen
di- their institutions. Every college /
a North Carolina, with the exception {
xt lone, had one or more delegates. Pra'
ITS Itica1ly every college of any size
he the South Atlantic States and mos
IN of the large eastern universities WeI
H. represented either in the persons {
or their heads or leading professors Til
To- Iwestern institutions were we'll repr
,n- sented, y most of them by delegate
coming direct from their colleges,
few by prominent graduates comm
from points nearer to Durham.
The Academic Procession.
Following the presentation cerem
MES in the Washington Duke bull
ing came the academic processio
his which issued forth on it's slow marc
nts to the memorial hall soon after tt
So; conclusion of the speeches. The pi
'er, ture presented by the slowly movir
en- procession from the stately ne
lg: academic building to the Memoir
ay, Hall, and that of the large crow
|. which gathered in the quadrangle b
fol- tween the main building and the NJ
IS: mortal Hall, transcribed in beau
en- land inpressiveness any other see
lenacted on the historic old campus
49, the memory of the present generate
and Quite numerous were the h1
600 gowns of the doctors of philcsopl
and symbolzing the love for truth t
re royal purple of the doctors of law, a
s.S the golden yellow gowns of the scit
lists, expressive of the wealth Ii