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ST. AUGUSTINE’S RECORD
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Published bi-monthly during the College year at
Raleigh, N. C., in the interest of St. Augustine’s
College, Rev. E. H. Goold, President.
SUBSCEIPTION, 25 CENTS.
Entered at the postofflce in Raleigh as second-class
matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Acceptance for mailing at a special rate of postage
provided for In section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917,
authorized April 11, 1921.
SAINT AGNES HOSPITAL
Each year the North Carolina Board of Nurse Ex
aminers sends an inspector to rate the School of
Nursing. This year the new North Carolina records
have been adopted and the higher standard set. Miss
Lula West, who was sent to examine the efficiency of
the School, was very pleased with what she found.
When asked if she had any suggestions to make, she
said, “You go ahead and do things before I have time
to suggest them."
The Clinic, the newest department of Saint Agnes
Hospital, is steadily growing and we have found a
new use for the rare cases. When a patient who
shows unusual symptoms conies in, a group of
Nurses is sent over and a “Clinic” or class of instruc
tion is conducted where the symptoms are pointed
out.
To add to the many conveniences and pleasures
for the Student Nurses and Resident Doctors, a ten
nis court has been laid out back of the new Nurses’
Home. The ground around has been well sodded
with grass so that those who do not play can sit
comfortably on the sloping sides. From early morn
ing until the ball can hardly be seen one can hear
the sharp calls, “Ready?” “You serve,” or “Game and
set.” No place on the Campus has given more pleas
ure or created more interest.
A. W. A.
LENT
During Lent there were a number of special serv
ices in the Chapel. The Ferguson Club conducted a
weekly service with special speakers and music.
There were addresses from time to time by visiting
clergymen.
The new Offices of Instruction in the Prayer Book
were used from time to time. Several of the beauti
ful Litany hymns were sung antiphonally.
The Rev. Mr. Goold gave Confirmation instruction
to a large class on three days each week. Twenty-
two were Confirmed by Bishop Cheshire during Holy
Week, and received their First Communion on Easter
Sunday.
The special services on Ash Wednesday and Good
Friday were unusually reverent and hearty. A well-
attended Corporate Communion of those Confirmed
in recent years in St. Augustine's Chapel was held
on the Fourth Sunday in Lent.
Baptismal Services, adult and infant, were held
on Palm Sunday and Easter Eve. ’The Lenten offer
ing for missions, amounting to $250.00 was presented
at the Easter service.
MEMORIAL WINDOW
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and became a master workman; in fact, after he was
ordained to the ministry in this country he made
his own cassocks and filled an order for Dr. Smedes,
Principal of the School, winning much praise for his
skill and workmanship. He studied Greek, Latin
and mathematics at St. Augustine’s under Dr. Smedes
and was ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Lyman
in 1S7C.
He taught a full quota of classes, had charge of the
boys’ discipline, and conducted services at St. Augus
tine’s Mission, a chapel in the city of Raleigh, besides
assisting in the daily morning and evening prayer
and weekly Communion at the School. He was a
tireless missionary worker, a constant friendly visi
tor and spiritual advisor among the poor of Raleigh,
and was accorded the respect and esteem of all
classes, both white and colored.
He died on Saturday, September 27, 1879, and is
buried in the city cemetery of East Raleigh under
a stately oak, near the Hargett Street entrance. A
shaft of black granite, suggestive of his integrity of
character and simplicity of life, marks his last rest
ing place with these lines of Shakespeare, so apposite
and so true that no one who knew him will say they
are strained or exaggerated in the application:
“‘His life was gentle; and the elements
So mixed in him that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world ‘This is a Man’.”
Anna J. Cooper.
LIBRARY NOTES
The new Benson Library celebrated its first anni
versary March 1."). The past year has been an active
one marked by increased demands on our resources;
!)()0 books have been added since September, 1930. Our
circulation for March, 1931, was 1125, as compared to
(!29 in March, 1920.
There have been many visitors in the library
among whom were: Dr. Louis Wilson, librarian of
the University of North Carolina; Mr. Donald Coney,
Assistant Librarian at the same institution; Miss
Florence Curtis, director of Hampton Library School,
also two members of the Library School faculty;
Miss Margaret Beal, of N. C. Library Commission, as
well as many others who included the library in their
general survey of the College.
At present we are trying to come up to the new
College requirements. This means a heavy financial
investment for the College and we hope interested
friends will come to our aid. P. A. S.
WOMAN’S AUXILIARY
The Woman’s Auxiliary of St. Augustine’s College
has spent some time in the study of “India Looks to
Her Future.” Different members have acted as lead
ers in the study of the various chapters. Mrs. Way,
Educational Secretary of the Diocese, gave us a most
delightful evening and Mr. Jivitode and Mr. Thomas,
native Indians, who came to America for study and
who expect to return to India, each gave us an ad
dress, to which many students came. It has been
an interesting and profitable year tor the Auxiliary.
M. L. G.