The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24
"MARsE JACK Of
TRINITY IS HUNG
GIANT COLLEGE BELL Is PUT IN
PLACE WITH APPROPRIATE
CEREMONIES.
HONORS BISHOP KILGO
DEDICATED on HIS FIF~rlETH AN
NffERsARY AND THAT NUM-
RER or STROKES ARE
SOUNDED,
HONORS BISHOP KILGO

'Snec.sl % The Richmond Nirgiuian1
IHlNITi COLLEGE. DURHAM Y
'' d"H -5-~-N ith Impressive cere-
"'''teS ifln't} < mammoth new bell
was Yesterday Installed In tba tom
p"rarY tower erected for II near the
'r"Well Science Han Ii iuherits The
name borne by its famous predaras-
s"r. which was DESTROYED in the Ian
nATy IRE, 'Marse Jack. in honor nf
ths man who has done SO much 10
make Trinity what IL is and who mada
q special trip 10 New York TO place
the contract for its casting, Rishon
John {. kilgo, Familiarity known to ali
ArfnltE men as Doctor Jack The
ceremony this morning was ali the
more appropriate inasmuch as this
cav marked the fftieth anniversary
or br. kilgo's birth and the first
peals 10 sound from the bronze giant
in the lofty belfry were fifty chimes
In honor OF its living namesake.
The exercises were opened at Q 40
by professor X. l.. Flowers, who stat
cd the object of the ceremony and
'ts significance 10 the college. He
presented Rev. Plato r Durham. of
me class OF '95, who read his poem,
me fIeils OF Trinity" an extract
from which appears In bold relief on
one side Of the bell He was fol-
lowed by President Few. no deliver
ed short dedicatory address in the
course Of which he paid a high trfbut a
TO the benevolence and high personal
character of the donor, Mr.. Il n.
Duke. The bell was then struck ffty
times In honor of Dr. kilgo's birthday,
the first stroke being given bv DR.,
Few The exercises were closed by
or. kilgo, who in response to urgent
calls by those assembled, made a
touching speech of appreciation.
Description OF the Bell.
The new hell is the largest in the
South, and weighs exclusive of its
rnountfngs, six thousand five hundred
pounds, II is FIVE feet and six inches
| in diameter across the mouth, and
about as tall as the averaged sized
man, Although mounted on bali bear
ings 1t requires man of more than
usual strength to ring II. 1t has
voluminous b fiat note with an audi
tory radius of ten miles. 1t was
| east by Mencely and Company, oi
! West Troy, n. Y. the oldest bell
| founders in the country and makers
OF the famous old chimes of Cornell
One one side of the bell appear in
| bold relief the names Of five men
who have for Years been closely !den-
| titled with the destinies OF the coll
| lege, One, n generous benefactor NJ
| the college and donor OF the bell. the
THREE chief administrative officers OF
/ the college. and the president of the
/ board of trustees. The embossins
/ on the bell Is az follows;
Presented hv benjamin Newton Duke
! March 81. 1911.
/ William Prestin Few, President.
william Ivey Crawford. Dean.
| Robert Lee Flowers Secretary to the
Corporation.
James Haywood Southgate, President
OF the Board of Trustees.
On the opposite side OF the bel
are embossed these lines from Mr.
| Durhan1's poem
| When bleeding on the battlefield
Where Rights uplifting banners go
| A bugle song enh eartens me
| The clear. brave bells OF Trinity.
| When life sings low her evening song
| And all the West a glory wears,
| Then ring your vesper song to me,
| o sunset bells of Trinity.
! Plato Durham.