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Recently (TIME, Jan. 12) Trinity College of Durham, N. C., decided to change its name to Trinity College, Duke University-a change signifying the acceptance of $40,000,000 preferred by James Buchanan Duke, tobacco...
...meeting held in October, the Trinity trustees had approved a plan for "the expansion of this historic college," as outlined by President Few, on condition that funds be found. Last week, with undreamed of funds already in their midst, they found their condition met. For months Durham real estate agencies have been active buying up lands adjacent to the present campus. There will arise a medical school, a large college for women, a law college, a school of engineering, a school for teachers, and the customary football stadium "with a seating capacity of approximately...
...Last month, James Buchanan Duke, North Carolina tobacco man, established a 40-million-dollar trust fund (TIME, Dec. 15). He told Trinity College (Durham, N. C.) that if it would become Duke University, it might have the money. Otherwise, there would be a new university in the land...
...Watson '23, former manager of the University fencing team, will act as toastmaster: Coach Jean Danguy will make a short address and briefly outline the season's plans. Captain R. A. Durham '25 will also speak to the fencers...
There is now no Duke University. If Trinity College at Durham, N. C., will change its name to Duke, it will get the money. If not, there will be a new university in North Carolina...