2 ST. AUGUSTINE’S RECORD ^uguistmc’js 3^ecorb Published bi-monthly during the College year at Raleigh, N. C., in the interest of St. Augustine’s College, Rev. E. H. Goold, President Subscription, 25 Cents 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. ROSENWALD DAY OBSERVED Julius Koseiiwiild Day was observed at St. Augus- tiiie’s College February 4, in a program arranged by the Student (council, in wliicli Dr. N". C. Wewbold, director of N’egro Education of the State of Worth Carolina, was the chief speaker. Dr. N'ewbold cited facts an(l figures to show what a great contribution the Kosenwald benefactions had made to N’egro education in the South and to southern citizenship in general. The speaker showed that Julius Kosenwald had con tributed $4,r>00,000 to the erection of school buildings alone. ITo also cinuneratcd other philanthropies that Mr. liosenwald and the fund have suj^ported. Dr. liew- bold said that the State of ISTorth Carolina had been in position, because of the relatively advanced state of its development of Negro education at the time Mr. Kos- cnwald began his work, to take greater advantage of liis offers of aid than any other state in the South, and that North Carolina contributed more state funds than any other state to the erection of the schools. They were built by a combination of the efforts of Negro citi zens and white citizens with personal contributions, public funds and the Kosenwald contributions, ho said. President Edgar II. Goold paid a personal tribute to Dr. Newbold, whoso efforts were to such a great degree responsible for obtaining Kosenwald aid in North Carolina. lie mentioned the fact that the col lege library building and the nurses’ home of St. Agnes IIos])ital had the aid of the Kosenwald Fund in their equipment. The interest of Dr. Newbold in St. Augus tine’s College was very influential in obtaining this aid for our work, Mr. Goold said. From Saint Agnes Hospital (Continued from I’ago 1) the new department a hospital auxiliary has been or ganized composed of key people of the campus and community. Already it has contributed supplies to the hos])ital and aided in the spread of good will. Well-T?aby Clinic, for j)re-sehool-age children ou the cast and north parts of town, has continued to be a feature of the out-patient department. As usual, the Kisho]) Tuttle School of Keligious Education and Social Work has assisted in making the clinic a suc cess. Two students of the above named school do part of their field work at the hospital under the supervision of the diro(!tor of the social work department. And so the work of Saint Agnes Hospital progresses. Each day witnesses a step forward in the promotion of human welfare as each person who services the patients strives a little harder to give the best in time, energy and prejiaration for the well being of the hos- ])ital population.—C. M. 0. CHRISTMAS AND EPIPHANY The Christmas season was filled with the true spirit of the Christian Christmas, the central note of which was the celebration of the “Nativity of Our Lord.” The service of Holy Communion on Christmas morn ing was attended by nearly all who remained on the campus. The beautiful Nativity Scene tableaux were presented in the Chapel on Christmas Eve, under the ^ direction of Miss Pearl Snodgrass. The dramatic club, ^ under the direction of Mrs. Julia Delany, ably ushered in the activities of the season with an appropriate play, and the choral club presented an excellent program of Christmas music, including traditional carols and sev eral numbers from Handel’s “Messiah.” Prof. Charles E. Berry, director of music, conducted the concert. Gifts to the needy were made possible through the agencies of the Bi.shop Tuttle community service, the Woman’s Auxiliary, the Junior Woman’s Auxiliary, the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, and the Layman’s ^ League. In addition there was merriment in abun dance for all those students who preferred to remain on the campus or whose homes were too far away. Epiphany The Epiphany was observed as usual with the beauti ful and sacred service which has been traditional for more than forty years. The great illuminated star, the procession of the Wise IMen and their presentatioii of the symbolical gifts at the altar, and the communi cation of the Light from the altar to every worshipper through his neighbor, were the central ideas of the service. The spiritual meaning of these, and the sig nificance of the Epiphany, were explained and empha sized by the Kev. Mr. Goold in his sermon. The offer ing was dedicated to the missionary work of the Church. A goodly number of visitors joined in the service, including several alumni who came from a distance. BENSON LIBRARY The annual report of the library at the end of our last college year showed a marked increase in the use of the library, both in the reading rooms and in general circulation. Several changes have been made and more are planned in an attempt to meet these demands in library resources and space. The Medical Library of St. Agnes Hospital, which is our only department library, has the services of a library assistant in the afternoon. An improvement has been made in the lighting system and a change has been made in the card catalog. About one-eighth of the book purchases ( this year are for reference books listed on the Southern Association check list. Several items of library furni ture are needed and an additional reading room should be equi])ped. The library was able to display interesting old pic tures of early days at St. Augustine’s during the week of our anniversary. We are assembling at the library all the historical material available and we hope fov more gifts from early graduates. Books and periodicals have come as gifts from vari ous sources this year, including Church Periodical Club branches of St. Thomas’, New York; Trinity Church, Boston; Trinity Church, ^Melrose, and Am^ Arbor, Mich.; ^liss Marian Ward, Cambridge; Mrs. Strobel, Oakland, Calif.; Mrs. Jackson, Brooklyn; Mr- Kaymond Logan, Philadelphia; Mrs. Frank NelsoDj Cincinnati; J". J. Shipherd, Bala, Pa., and Mrs. Haigh> Albany. We are grateful for their gifts.

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