The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-02
TRINITY COLLEGE
WILL CELEBRATE
STUDENTS TO OBSERVE GENERO-
sITY OF CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THEIR INSTITUTION.
SCIENCE CLUB MEETS
FOOTBALL TEAM PROMISES WELL
THIS YEAH-rREsHMEN
CLASS 10 WELL DE-
vELOPED.
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Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
TRINITY COLLEGE, DURHAM,
n. c., Sept. 3o.-Trinity students Will
be given their first privilege Of taking
a day on on next Tuesday. October 3.
The occasion 10 the annual day set
aside by the trustees OF the college,
in order to give special recognition
to the generosity OF those who have
made contributions to the college dur
ing the past year. Every year on
this day all classes are suspended.
and an address Is delivered in Cra-
ven Memorial Hall by some promi-
nent speaker. This year the speaker
10 DR.. Henry N. SINGER. president Of
c.
DR.. Snyder has been connected
with Wofford College for a number
of years, and was elevated to his pres
ent position several years ago upon
the death of the late DR.. Carlysle. He
holds the degrees of A. B. and A. M.
from Vanderbilt University. LII D.
from the University OF South Caro-
lima, and Doctor OF Literature from
Washington and Lee University.
DR.. Snyder Is a prominent man In
church circles in the Methodist
Church, South. and Is widely known
author OF several books OF English
literature, and 10 a frequent contrib
utor to some OF the leading maya
zines OF the country.
President Snyder was present At
Trinity last November at the exer-
cises Of the inauguration OF President
Few, Of Trinity College, and the COL
lego feels itself highly favored that
he IL to return on this occasion In the
capacity Of a speaker.
Meeting Of Sc1ence Club.
The first meeting Of the Science
Club to be held this year was con-
vened last Thursday nigh in the ply.
sizes lecture room or the Crowell
Science Hall. Little business came
before the club, except the election
Of officers. The following were elect
ed: President, Weaver sIarr, Of Bry-
son City: Secretary and Treasurer.4M
A. Smith. Of Clinton, who was re-
! elected. Several new men were re-
ceived into membership in the society.
This years freshman class is the
best developed crowd OF new men tina,
has been admitted 70 Trinity College
in many years. according to a state
ment given out q few days ago by
gymnasium.
Paul Card has JUS, finished his ex-
animation OF the members Of thu
class, and has made known some In.
teresting figures as to the physical
makeup OF the men.
| He fnds that the average weight
OF the class Of 1915 Is 137 pounds
the average height II feet 81 inches
the average IL IL years, month. p
q. Farrar IL the tallest man. beins
s feet. So inches. and B. c. snow il
the lowest. measuring feet. inch
J. e. Mclean Is the heaviest man.
tipping the scales, for ISL pounds
and the lightest man weighs VI
pounds. Tie youngest man is Is and
the oldest man is 81 years old The
| gymnasium classes have begun their
| work. and the prospects are brigh,
for the development Of some physical
giants in many years.
| The Historical Society met for the
| first time this year in the Y. NJ. c.
A. hall last Monday night. At that
time official notice was given tina,
the Memoirs Of Governor Holden
had come from the press. This In a
book which tho society has been pre-.
pairing for some time. and Etves a
very accurate record OF some OF the
most valuable and important in.
| stances Of the man who was at the
helm Of the government Of the Old
North State in the days OF the Civil
! War.
| The book Is q very valuable addi.
ton to the books on the history OF
North Carolina. 1t IL bound In cloth
and contains one hundred pages /,
- the second in the series OF books
known az the John Lawson Mono.
graphs. which 10 being published b,
the Trinity College Historical Society
forke' was gotten out last year b.
the society. and that was a splen
did account Of tho first president OF
Trinity College.
Society Elects OfncerA
Tho following officers OF the His.
| torical Society were elected at thu
meeting: :President. professor w, K
Boyd. Of the department Of history
re- elected. Vice. President, Euxeu,
Allison. of Brevard; Secretary and
Treasurer. r. g. Cherry, Of Gastonia
Curator OF the Museum. E. J. Lon.
| dow, Of Ashevilie.
ketball team. known ~ Little jimmie
among the boys. has issued q cal
for all men who wish to have . try.
out for the basketball team that vii
represent Trinity this season. Each
afternoon there are men At the gym.
nasium BY the dozens trying to akoM
! their skiil In throwing goals and trip.
ping the other fellow. OF the old
men who are back there are Hedrick
Jones. Brtnn and Houston. Ther
thers II Frank Crowsll. . young char
from Charlotte. who played the wild
| with Trinity's giants in two gamet
with the Charlotte Y. NJ. G. A. In thai
city last winter. He 10 going to give
some one rot chase for q place
and every one II hoping that he viii
| make the team. Captain Brinn says
that there are five positions to b
taken. and the man who does the
best playing will win.