ST. AUGUSTINE’S RECORD
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Published bi-monthly during the CoIleKe year at Raleigh, N. C.,
in the interest of
St. AuKUstine’s College, Rev. E. H. Goold, President
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Entered at the postoffice 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.
to others who are interested iii Negro educatioiij that
these two institutions located in the same city might
well become mutually helpful. Tentative plans are being
made with this end in view.
During the past year one of our faculty, Professor
C. I). Halliburton, has been engaged in collecting ma
terial for a complete history of St. Augustine’s. When
the work has been finished it should prove a valuable
reference book for those who are interested not only in
the history of St. Augustine’s but in the general field
of I^egro education. We have already had requests that
such a history be placed in the libraries of Duke Uni
versity and the University of North Carolina. We hope
that such a history will also stimulate the activities of
the Alumni Association, which has been showing re
newed vigor under the energetic leadership of its presi-
detit, Dr. Edson E. Blackman.
Miss Mary L. Gates, who had served the college
most usefully and devotedly for twenty-five years be
fore her retirement two years ago, died last October
at her hold home in Vermont. Practically all of her
property is bequeathed without restrictions to the in
stitution in the following amounts: To St. Augustine’s
College $2,500, to St. Agnes Hospital $2,500, to the
Bishop Tuttle School $1,500. We propose to apply this
legacy which will be paid within the next few months,
as follows: (a) Part of the bequest to the college we
propose to use for the heating and flooring of the
college chapcl and rehabilitation of the chapel organ.
This will call for an expenditure of about $1900. The
balance we propose to add to our Endowment Fund
and to use the income toward the maintenance ex
penses of the chapel. Miss Gates was a devoted church
womaTi and such a use of lier legacy would be appro
priate. (b) The bequest to St. Agnes Hospital we
propose to use toward the endowment of April first.
Miss (Jates’ birthday, (c) The bequest to the Bishop
Tuttle School we have been requested to use toward
the endowment of a tuition scholarship at the school.
The college is contiiming to operate under the se
vere handicaj) of a totally inadequate income largely
due to the drastic decrease in church appropriation
during the past five years, amounting in all to about
fifty per cent. A recent survey of its financial needs
indicates that there should be an additional animal
income of at least $25,000 and that approximately
$100,000 is needed for repairs, renewals, equipment
and buildings necessary to meet new conditions. A sub
stantial endowment and increased help from both the
National Church and from the Dioceses in North Caro
lina are pressing needs if the institution is to remain an
effective agency for our Negro work. You will shortly
hear the report of the Special Committee appointed to
survey the financial needs of the college, together with
its recommendations. For this reason we shall not stress
further in this rejJOrt the pressing financial problems
that confront us.
St. Agnes Hospital
St. Agnes Hospital with its Training School for
Nurses has had an unusually busy year. The average
of bed occupancy has been the highest in many years
and statistics reveal about ten per cent more patients
and hospital days than during the previous year. There
were during the year 27,398 hospital days, 1,326 bed
patients, 1,039 clinic patients and 1,227 operations. The
American College of Surgeons, the American Medical
Society, and the State Association of Schools for Nurse
Training continue to approve the work of the Hospital
and Training School. The splendid aid given by the
Duke Endowment to St. Agnes in recognition of its
charity work is the most important factor in its finan
cial support. Without it the work as now organized
could not go on.
During the past year Miss Ethel Young, Directress
of the Training School for Nurses, has been studying
at Columbia University in the School of Nursing Edu
cation. A generous grant from the Rosenwald Fund
made this possible for her. A graduate of the Training
School has recently been made superintendent of the
Richardson Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, N. C.
Several other graduates are holding important admin
istrative positions. We feel that St. Agnes is increasing
in usefulness and in the influence of those who graduate
from its Q^raining School.
The Bishop Tuttle School
This school is maintained largely through gifts from
the National Woman’s Auxiliary for training workers
in the field of Christian Social Service. Until recently
only young women were admitted to the school. At
present, however, the opportunity has been extended to
young men to attend as City Day Students and several
are in attendance. The experiment seems to be working
well. Bishop Tuttle students are being trained for a
most Tiseful and needed type of work. It is hoped that
as time goes on more and more of the graduates will
be able to receive employment under definite Church
auspices.
The Tuttle Community Center, which is conducted
on property given to the Diocese by Mrs. A. B. Hunter,
serves as a practice field for the Bishop Tuttle students
and is also a splendid influence for good in the neigh
borhood. Warm commendation of its work is constantly
coming from numerous sources.
In conclusion, I wish to express in behalf of my co
workers as well as myself our gratitude to the trustees
and all other friends of the college who have con
tributed to its past development and upon whom we
nuist rely, if it is to have an increasingly useful future.
Respectfully submitted,
Edoak H. Gooli),
President.