Wilmington journal., 1873-07-04

drawn out by the young orator. His
reference to the immortal Lee and
others of the Confederate dead pleased
and delighted the audience.
Mr.. n. B. Canady, of Granville
county, being next in order, amused
the audience to no small extent on
ssThe Milk of Human Kindness" The
fashions of the present day were I'M
masked il all Their hideous deformlty,
the bump, rump, double head and
other additions to the present female
wearing apparel were dissected, 1--WE
mean verbally); the country-loving
politicians got share of the spolls,
and others that we have not space to
mention. 1t was not only very anus
ing, but a plain, practical, sensible
address on the follies and fallacies OF
| the present day, and our only salvation
| was dependent upon a fair and liberal
| allowance of that saving virtue 1.-THE
| milk of human kindness"
| The other addresses, which we have
not time now to write up, Gas it is near
| the mail hour,) were as follows:
"Gently Scan Thy Fellow-Man. -
W. O. Mcdowell, Murfreesboro, n. Z;
s'There is Life in the Old Land
Yeti. j. Vann, Hertford county,
| \. G.
Valetlctory Address-R. T. Vann,
Hcrtford county, n. &.
| Comforting Degrees and President s
| Address to Graduating Glass.
The President, Rev. DIR. Wlngate,
conferred the degree Of Scholarship
and Diplomas to
w. o. Mcdowell, Murfreesboro' I,
| n. c..
r. II. Vann, Hertford county, N. G..
A. Il. Jones, Raleigh, N. {.
Henry Il. Trantham, kershaw coun-
ty, S. G.
j. j. Vann, Hertford county, N. q.
f. ". Timberlake, Wake Forest,
NC.
N. b. Cannady, Granville county
N. G.
After which the President delivered
! his annual speech to the graduating
class. The address was one OF those
| fine productions for which DIR. Win
gate is Justly distinguished. Space
necessarily prevents u synopsis OF the
| remarks, even were We competent Tor
the task
Mr.. T.. Il. Nann, as the valedictorian
Of the occasion, we are pleased to say,
made the finest effort that has been
known at the college for years. AS he
appeared on the stage his armless
sleeves were quickly perceived by the
audience who greeted him with rounds
and rounds of applause. Though de-
prived OF these two all important arms
of his body, Mr.. Vann nevertheless
writes very good hand; IS endowed
with superior native mind, and now
fresh from college with all the accom-
plishments of a finished education, his
course will necessarily be ''onward and
upward.
The exercises close with the annual
social party tonight.
At the meeting of the Alumni Asso
) citation, held Wednesday night, Rev
L. Ii. Ivey was chosen President fol
the ensuing year, Charles FL. Martin
Vice President, Prof. l.. r. Mills
Secretary, and Prof. w. q. Simmons
Treasurer.
) On motion of Rev. T. II. Pritchard, i
) was agreed that as the college hac
adopted the university system OF dis
Z trict schools, graduate in any ont
: school of the college should be re
, earded as entitled to election to mem
! bership in the Association.
1t was also agreed to appoint com
: mittee to make arrangements for Civ
: | ing an Alumni dinner at the next ami
: versary of the society.
5 Rev. A. J. Emerson, of Missouri
was chosen orator for the anniversar,
| of 1874, with r. f. Marable, of Nortl
: Carolina, as alternate.
l The annual sermon was preached
/ Wednesday night by the Rev. DIR
Hatcher, of Petersburg, Va, he hav
ing for his text the 10Th verse of tn
. 9th chapter of the Book of Judges
} It was an able sermon, the subjec
9 being well handled by this eloquen
: | divine.