Misses Edwards and Carr came home a few days ago afflicted with mumps. We are glad to learn that they are now almost well. We hope that they may so improve that by commencement “something sweet” will not hurt their jaws.
_Robbed_.—Many of the boys and two or three members of the Faculty, while at Guilford Battle Ground and on their return therefrom in May, had their whole _hearts_ stolen. No public rewards have been offered for the thieves, but we know not what private means have been employed for their capture.
The last cold wet weather was good for the farmers’ patience, but bad on their crops.
“Possum” no longer goes to Archdale by himself but carries a tall and stalwart Junior along for protection against mud-holes.
THE ARCHIVE, under the management of Messrs. Nicholson and Jones, has proved a financial success. Without the money subscribed by the Societies, it has more than paid expenses.
The Business Managers intended to have THE ARCHIVE out for Commencement, but the printers were so crowded as to be unable to publish it sooner.
The party, on Thursday evening, was a fine success. If promenading be a good exercise, surely none of the attendants on this occasion will have need of more exercising before the next Commencement.
Teachers during vacation, farmers’ sons when work is slack on the farm, and any others not fully and profitably employed, can learn something to their advantage by applying to B. F. Johnson & Co., 1009 Main St., Richmond, Va.
Prof. Bandy is a whole-souled mathematician. He promised us a lecture before commencement. If you have the blues or mental dyspepsy, come and listen, he’ll do you good.
Prof. Price, who was graduated at Yale, and who afterwards spent two years in France and Germany, and then served as tutor in Yale, was recommended by the Faculty and elected by the Board of Trustees to take charge of French and German. We welcome him to Trinity.
The medals and prizes were won as follows: Braxton Craven Medal, by W. I. Cranford; the Wiley Gray, by George N. Raper; Pinnix Medal, by W. G. Lee; Junior Prize (twenty-five dollars in books) by W. J. Helms; Senior Prize in Politico-Socio Science, by George N. Raper.
We are glad to welcome back to Trinity, Prof. H. H. Williams who has been elected to the Chair of Theology and Hebrew. The liberality of a number of individuals, many of them ministers of the North Carolina Conference, has enabled the Board to add at a late hour this much needed Chair. It was possible to establish the other Chair (German and French) by instituting strict economy, so that the expenses are not increased beyond those of last year.