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ST. AUGUSTINE’S RECORD
muguistine’is 9^ecorb
Published bi-monthly during the ColleBe year at Raleigh, N. C.,
in the interest of
St. Augustine’s College, Rev. E. H. Goold, President
Subscription, 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.
aid from tlu' Tliiitcd 'I’liiuik OIToriiit; alioiit 25 .wars ajio.
Wo also wish to iccojiiiizo with f;i'atitu(l(' tlio activity and
ontinisiasin of tho iu'ad of mr xViumni Association, J>r.
Edson E. ISiacknian of Cliarlotte.
Wo liavc lost sincc last ('oinincnccnicnt two of onr loyal
and iiolpful Trustees, Rev. I>r. Jlilton A. !5arl)or. Uoctor
Knicritus of Christ Churcli, Kalcif;li. and Snpreino ('ourt
Jnstico (icorfio W. Connor. ISotli of Ihosc men wore out-
standinK citiz(>ns and ('iiurclimon. Wc sliall miss tlioir
symi>atliotic interest.
The linancial stability of tliu Institution contimu's to he
a matt('r of grave concern as the annual income is iiiade-
(luate for the needs of the collejie. A decrease of about
lifty per cent in llie annual appropriation from Cliurch
sources is larjiel.v res]K)usihle for this situation. A sub
stantial endowment or greatly increased income from
Church sources, or both, are ne('ded to enable the collOf;e
to function ]>ro])erly. It will be i-emembered that a survey
of our financial ne(‘ds male last year indicated that there
shoidd b(> an additional annual income of at least !|!2r),(IO(l
and that api)roximately .flOO.OOO is ne(‘ded for repairs,
reni'wals, e(pupment and additional buildin};s. Wi> feel
keeidy that St. Au;;ustine's Collefje, as oiir Church College
for Xesro Youth, deserves uun-e ad(‘(|uate suppoi-t than it
is rcK'eivinf; today. We earuc'sti.v hope that those in chai'f;e
of the policy and strates.v of cmr National (’liurch will take
means to renu'dy this situation before it is too late.
St. Agnes Hospital
St. Aftnes Hospital with its Training School for Nurses
continues its (‘xcellent work. Durinj; the past year there
have b('eu 2.5,272 hosi>ital days, 1.2.5S bed patients,
clinic patients, 2,!)04 out-patient visits and 1,()().‘! operations.
For SOUK? time now the Hospital ha.s been workin;; with the
State (’ominission for tiu' lilind, holdiuK clinics and ad
mitting patients for observation or oiK'ration. A large work
is also being done for crip])led cliihlren in connection with
tli(‘ State Division for ('rijipled Children. Considerably
ov(‘r one-half of the work of the hospital is on a charitable
basis. The annual aid received from the Duke Kndowment.
bas('d on charitable work dont", is oiu‘ of the chi(‘f sourc('s
of linancial supjyort. A s])ecial gift of over !|!20() from the
offering taken at the .Mission held at Christ Church. Raleigh,
in Jlarch was very helpful. The work continues to be
a(u‘redited b,v th(‘ Auu'rican College of Surgeons, the Ameri
can Medical Society, and the State Association of Schools
of Nurse Training.
(Jraduates from the Training School continue to be called
to important administrative positions. The Superintendent
of the Richardson Memorial Hospital in (Jreensboro. X. ('.,
the SujK-rintendent of the new (iood Shei)herd Hospital in
Newbern, N. ('., and the Superintendent of Nurses at the
Lincoln Hosjatal in Durham, N. ('., are all graduates of the
St. Agnes School, which was a ])ioneer in the liehl of train
ing coloi-ed nurses.
Bishop Tuttle School
This school fir 'I'raining Church Workers in Iteligious
EdnciUion and Social Service n'ceives its chief support
Iroin th(> I'nited Thank (HTc'ring of the National Woman's
Auxillar.v, and in Its administration St. Augustine’s is as
sisted by an Advisory Committee apjiointed by the National
Coiuicll. 'I'he graduate's are widely scatt('red throughout
the country and are engaged in various types of 'hurch
or conununity work. In an effort to assist in building up
our .\egro Church Work in a definite way, it has been
decided to place gri'ater emphasis in the curriculum on
the training for leadership in the field of Religious Educa
tion, It i.s ho])ed that from the (’hurch will C(mie suitable
candidates for this type of training, and iii the ('hurch i>osi-
tions and opiK)rtunities will he provided tor them on their
graduation. A widening interest in the development of our
Negro C'hurch Work would stimulate this ideal.
In conclusion let me expres.s the hope that the best part
of the History of St. Augustine's is not behind but rather
ahead of her. and that the St. Augustine’s of the future
will increasingl.v realize the ideals of her f(mnders and the
aspirations of her friends,
ResiM'ctfully submitted.
Edgak II. (JOOLD,
I’rcnidoit.
NOTES FROM THE CAMPUS
The annual St. Augustine's Week, an event which for
several years has taken place early in May, has as its pur
pose the in’omotion of more knowledge of and interest in St.
Augustine's on the part of the students and staff. Attenti(m
is turned to what each one may do to aid in the lU'ogress of
our institution. This year the program culminated in an
assembly in which several stutlents siK)ke. 'I'he chief ad
dress was made b.v Cecil N. Coble, ’•>•'). local business man
and member of the college preparatory teaching staff. We
(luote below a part of his excellent and enthusiastically re
ceived siR'ech :
"What can we do to further the program, broaden the
activities, enrich and enlarge the student body of mr alma
mater'y Numerous answers come to mind. We might aid
materially by putting forth a special effort to inform the
world of the many worth-while activities on our campus.
One story that should he of value in drawing students hither,
and one that thrills me each time I think of it, is that of a
minister in Italy, thousands of miles from his native home,
collecting old books. His collection of old hooks has brought
not only to St. Augustine's students, but to people in the city
of Raleigh and various parts of the State outstanding and
modern library facilities. That minister was lume other
than our own beloved Dr. A. 15. Hunter. In all of his under
takings here at St. Augustine's College we see the gloricms.
worth-while achievement. ‘Incunabula’ and the story con
nected with it .should fori’ver Ik- green in the memory of
St. Augustine’s students and alumni. A special effort slnmld
be made to acijuaint ourselves with more of the worth-while
things our graduates have done (U' are doing to tell t(> pros-
jR'ctive stulent.s.”
The campus was greatly gratified when the Hunt brothers,
“Doug” and "Chris,” returned from Hampton with the cups
which represented the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Asso
ciation championships in tennis, ('hristopher Hunt won the
singles, and paired, lie and D(mglas won the (Umbles. making
a clean sweep. It was St. Augustine’s first asscK'iation
championshii), but it came after only four years of mem
bership. Several of the twelve other institutions which
have been members much longer have never won a cham
pionship in an.v siM>rt. The boys, who live in Raleigh, were
guests, with their parents, at a siK'cial dinner, at which
time the cups were presented to I’resident (Joold for the
colleg(>. The 1’ri‘sident resiHuided with a siH>ech. and re
marks were made by I’rof. Chipiti'y, the tennis coach. The
boys ovename great physical handicaps to win, as both
suffered from muscular cramp throughout the latter )>art
of the matches, and it was thought once that the doubles
W(mld have to be forfeited. But they finished strong. liKt’
true champions.
Invitations have been received to the wwlding of Mr.
Louis Wright Roberts, one of our college faculty, and Miss
Jlerc('d('s I’earl Mc(iavock. in Chicago, .(une S.
Among the guest preachers who have apiieared in the
college chapel n'cently were Rev. Lewis 1>. Baskervill, U.S.
'27. of Calvar.v Church, Charlestcm. S. C.: Rev. Kenneth
I). Hughes, of St. JIark’s. Cliarlesttm, S. ’.; Rev. .lolm IL
.lohnson, of St. ilartin's. New York City; Rev. C. R. Daw
son. of Trinity Church. Charlottesville, Va.: Rev. M. F-
X(‘wman. of St. Monica's, Washingtcni. D. ('.
A large representation from the staff attended the cele
bration of the fiftieth anniversary of St. I'aul Sc1uh>1. Lavv-
renceville. Va.. Iield early in May.