Wilmington journal., 1873-07-04
From the Raleigh News.
wake Forest College Commence

Tuesday evening the Alumni Associ-
ton was addressed by Henry B. Folk,
ESD, Of Brownsville, Tennessee, who
graduated from this College in the
class of 1849. Mr.. Folk is native of
North Carolina, having been born in
Berthe county, but early in life re-
moved to Brownville, Tennessee, where
he is now recognized, not only as
first-rate lawyer, but gentleman OF ad-
mirable character. He is not a
preacher regularly ordained, but some
times breaches the Gospel.
- His topic was Common Schools and
Minister'S" and was discussed for
nearly an hour in a very interesting
and spirited manner, setting forth the
basis on which schools are based, CIV
ing the history of higher learning from
the days of Greece and Rome up to
the present time, and developing, with
force and beauty, the great needs OF
liberal culture.
Mr., Folk is very graceful and
pleasing speaker, and his address was
heard with much interest by the youth,
beauty and wisdom assembled.
At il O'Clock Wednesday the two So
cieties. the Philomathesian and Euzc-
liam. organized in their respective
halls. and marching to the hotel Of the
orator. Hon. A. S. MerrimOn, escorted
him to the chapel of the college, where
a large audience was i'll waiting TO
hear and see this distinguished gentle
man.
AS he entered the chapel, leaning
upon the arm of DR.. Wingate, the
President of the College, he was warm
ly applauded. ,.,
| er by the Rev. DIR. Pritchard, of Raj
| eigh, after which, music by the stan
ley's City Brass Band.
DIR. Wingate introduced to the audi
ence the speaker in the following
words: 'It is my pleasure, ladies and
gentlemen, to introduce to you the dis
tinguished gentleman (and also our
present u. S. Senator) who has been
selected to deliver the annual address
| before the two literary societies, the
| Philomathesian and the Euzelian, the
! Hon. A. S. Merrimon, of Raleigh.
| (Applause.)
| Judge Merrimon advanced to the
| stand amid the defeaning applause OF
the large audience.
| We could not of course give a sy-
| nopsis of the excellent address OF
| Judge Merrimon without doing hin
| Injustice. We have heard him fre'
duently at the Bar, and often before
| political assemblages, and his reputa
ton in both of the above capacities Is
| too well known for us to add one wore
in his praise, but we never saw hin
! more at home than in his address OF
Education Wednesday, the subject he
chose for his theme. We only expires:
the opinion of his large audience
many of whom had heard him Otter
before on other subjects, that his al
dress before the two literary societie:
of Wake Forest College was real!.
the crowning act of his life.
As above stated his theme was the
subject of Education, which, he said
in his preparatory remarks, though
generally considered as worn out, wa:
nevertheless not exhausted. In thi;
statement he fully sustained It's truth
fulness, that is, ii we are to Judge b.
the wrapt attention of the large audi
ence during the delivery of the lengthy
but truly interesting and entertaining
address.
The address will undoubtedly b
published in pamphlet form for th
use of the societies and general distri
button, and not until it IS out will 1t
great merit be properly appreciated.
The annual sermon will be deIvere
: tonight, by the Rev. DIR. ". =. Hat
; cher, of Petersburg, a report OF which
we will give tomorrow. DR.. Hatche
is one of the most eminent divines 0
the Old Dominion State, and will un
doubtedly acquit himself handsomely
The exercises of to-day (Thursday
will be addresses by the graduatin
class. The programme is as follows
Prayer.
Music.
Latin Salutatory. W. 0. Mcdowell
Murfreesboro, n. G..
: Music.
Il Grafton "The Proper Study c
Mankind is Man" Il. L. Vann, Hert
ford county, n. G.
Music.
i Grafton Our Alma Mater. a. r
Jones, Raleigh, N. G.
Music.
Grafton Excellence the RewarC
of Much Labor" Henry T. Tranthan
, Kershaw county, S. G.
Music.
German Speech Die Promotion
J. J. Vann, Hertford county, \. G.
i Music.
i Grafton: Those Who Deserve a Ma
tons Praise. w. Timberlallc
Wake Forest, N. c..
Music.
Grafton "Gently Scan Thy Fellow
J Man. w. o. Mcdowell, Murfrees
boro, N. c.
Music.
Il Grafton: The Milk of Human Kind
ness.-N. 3. Cannady, Granville coull
ty, N. G.
Music.
Grafton: "There is Life in the Oh,
Land Yet. j. j. Vann, Hcrtfor'
county, N. G.
Music.
Valedictory Address Il. T. Vaui
, Hertford county, n. G.
Music.
i Conferring Degrees and President
Address to Graduating Glass.
Music.
Benedicion.
The crowd in attendance is yer,
large, among which we observe man,
distinguished persons from both thi
State and Virginia. Raleigh Is larGei1
represented both by the young IN.
old, all of whom are having d genera
good time. The day is cloudy anC
cool, and everything is propitious fol
| the occasion.
The exercises will close tomorrow
night with a sociable party. A. W.
are sociably inclined, OF course, W,
will remain to the party
| THIRD DAYS PROCEEDIHGs.
At 1OA o'clock the exercises Of tbt
day were commenced i'll the Chapel bF
the Rev. DIR. Hatcher, OF Virginia
leading in prayer and, after music by
the band, the Latin Salutatory was de
ivered by MIR. W. o. Mcdowell, O
Murfreesboro', N. c..
| The second Grafton was to have beeI