Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-07-07

impotence the Frenchiness of our girls, and
if the boys get into it, we shall retire in dis
gust. French words, French fashions and
French names Away bring along with them
to our minds French morals-a thing that we
despise as we do the ID.
10. Grafton The life of Nations, James
Thomas Leach, of johnson co, Nc. Avery
youthful looking man, but he talked sense.
He has the ring of the true metal.
II. Grafton LIES Battle, by Berniee
Barnes Culbreth of Cumberland CO., y. c.
Good. His manner and appearance led us to
think that he will one day come up to DR..
Rush's idea of a good preacher. The old DR..
said a good preacher will makea simmer crouch
into one corner of the pen and make him
think the DIS after him.
y. Greek ora ton : Grecian Tone of Mind
by Axon Q. Moody of Savannah, Ca The
youngest looking man in the class, but per-
Torrance that would have done credit to any
t man. 1t was as soft and sweet as the music
t of the Eolian. A superior judge remarked
t that he had heard the Greek Grafton pro-
9 nouncedfrequently both North andSouth, and
e had never heard that speech excelled.
IS. Grafton Gleanings of Clerical Glory,
by Asbury Putnam Leach, Salisbury, n. c..
g A most excellent speech literally erucified by
gesture. When one stopped his ears, it was
'" easy u IAIdSLIIc tI6 speaker was duuIcSSlllS
an audience Of mutes. He is nevertheless a
man of power, and win be felt-but he must
10 tie his hands.
Sc IA. Grafton Poetic spirit of the Nine.
s. teenth Century by Thomas McKendree An
d, derson, Halifax CO., Va, Strong, sensible
eloquent and well delivered. Almost fault
s. less decomposition and Nelivery.
1y Is. Grafton ? Living Rhetoric, by c.. Go
rs lumbus Andrews, Liberty CO., Ga. Capital
a capital A beautiful subject, well managed
ret The whole performance gratifed and de
lighted the audience. President Craven the
70 read the report and conferred the degrees
on The medals were presented by Rev. n. (
lat Reid and a Bible delivered to each gradual
Ter by Rev. j. E.. Evans of the Georgia Confe1
at ence. This struck US as a capital idea.
pm Just at the close of the exercises Rev. d.
the Deems on behalf of the Graduating class, pr
scented President Craven with a neat, gol
ast- mounted cane. DIR. Deems speech was Il
me thing; but it was too much for the Presider
pic at was a melting time," as the old lady sal
ood AS our dancing days are over, we didn't
to the party at night. All ! we beg pardo
we Normal College is a Methodist College no
eble and we learned afterwards there was not
or foot shuf1ed. But the beaux and the bell
ants and the old folks and young ones were the
and everybody says it was an exquisite tin
pen Every one showed that they had more ser
had in their heads than heels, and hence nothi
ton occurred to mar the joy of the occasion.
dom Well, Mr.. Editor, we are back again
7 e1- Kum-have taken time to cool of, even
ex- these sweltering times and we must say
e in are glad we went to Normal. We have n
each er been more highly gratifed, than we W
boys with the evidences we had before US, of
ability, energy and industry Of any Coll
the Faculty, than that Of Normal. They b
10 HI had a Herculean task to perform, but t
have reached a point of excellence hardly
passed in the land. For sound scholars
agers thorough discipline and high moral cha
nent. ter, the College classes Of Normal are
esday ready to take position with any. Perl
unior we ought to say, in department, obedient
Imer- College law, moral and religious inAue
Now and those elements Of character which
but necessary to make working, useful, and
m, in cessful men, the present students Of Nor
quent stand unrivalled. Happy are we, that
er. Of public are pereeiving this.
an too The past year has been a most suece
d the one. The number Of matriculates in al
of departments amounted to 2aS, and it's
re ex- 6dently- bSsGjeeX8adt that tt5h89r a riHRafpgef6 ggg9 i' Id
modatedl So far Normal has been wi
er the selfsupporting, and is out Of debt excep
loan from the State. This the Trustees
Ieport- to pay off in a short time and greatly en-
ample its means Of accommodation.