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SIDE-LIGHTS ON THE HISTORY OF ST. AUGUSTINE’S
(From the History of St. Augustine’s by Pbof. C. D. Hallibubton)
Uniforms
Uniforms for the girls were adopt
ed early In the nineties, but the boys
did not begin to wear their military
uniforms until 1908. Drill and a
modified form of military discipline
for high school students were insti
tuted. In 1912 Major A. J. Hay
wood, a veteran of the Spanish-Amer-
ican War, took charge of the bat
talion and the band, and served un
til 1915. The blue uniforms were
displaced by khaki under the influ
ence of the World War. The bat
talion and uniforms for both sexes
were discontinued in 1932.
The Clock Stops
The severity of the financial situ
ation in the early days of his prlnci-
palshlp is vividly stated in this little
statement appearing in the Record
of December, 1897.
“Even the old clock which has been
ticking away for nearly ten years has
stopped now. It cost nearly two dol
lars to repair it a few months ago.
We do not feel able to keep it go
ing. The life of the school is develop
ing better than ever before. There is
more of it. The school is full. But
the clock is only one of many things
that need money to keep them go
ing.”
Immersion
The Chapel at St. Augustine’s is
equipped with both a font and a pool
for the rite of baptism. The rubric
on the subject in the Book of Com
mon Prayer states concerning the
baptism of an adult that the minister
“shall dip him In the water, or pour
water upon him.” Several persons
who have expressed a preference for
It, have been baptized by immersion
In the pool.
Horse Frightened
Dr. Hunter was a man of restless
energy. When he came to the school
In 1888, there was no place on the
campus for him to stay. After a
time, during which he lived down
town, tiie trustees appropriated a
small sum to build him a house on
the campus. Money was scarce, so
Dr. Hunter, without any previous
experience, undertook to paint the
house himself in the summer vaca
tion. One day while Dr. Hunter was
painting outside Dr. Bennett Smedes,
the rector of St. Mary’s School, drove
up to pay a formal call. According
to Dr. Hunter he made such an ap
pearance that Dr. Smedes’ horse was
frightened. Or so Dr. Smedes said.
Refinement
“The air of refinement which pre
vails among the girls at St. Agus-
tine’s is so marked that when they
go out into the city they are recog
nized not only by their ‘blue’ but
also by their reserved, modest and
lady-like bearing.
“The teachers who have them in
charge when they are out shopping
are never made to feel ashamed at
their conduct; but are always proud
of them and receive with pleasure
the very favorable and well-deserved
compliments from the proprietors
and clerks of the different stores
they visit.”—8t. Augustine’s Record,
February, 1910.
Tobacco Bam
The campus of St. Augustine’s is
one of the beauty spots of Raleigh.
Countless visitors have been im
pressed by the order and beauty of
the grounds. Those who enjoy these
pleasant surroundings should be
grateful to Dr. Hunter, whose artistic
sense, foresight and energy made
them what they are. One of his
last gifts to St. Augustine’s was the
services of a landscape gardener. In
his report to the trustees in 1901 he
said, “Our campus was once spoken
of as a tobacco barn in the midst of
a corn field. Now it is, I am sure,
with its wealth of trees, more and