The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-06-11

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Matthews, of Gates, won the Greek medal,
while the one for proficiency in French was
given to Mr.. J. l.. White, of Winston. All
these medals being presented TO the young
| men bv Dr. Theo. Whitfield of G0ldsboro.
Mr. {. Z. Brewer, of Wake Forest, was
given Il handsome German dictionary for
marked proficiency in the study of Ger
| man.
The medal for the best article in Wake
| Forest Student was awarded TO Mr. }. ".
Watson, Of Chatham county and was pre-
sented by Mr.. G. II. Martin.
Society Honor>.
The honOrs of the PHI Society were con
ferrcd upon Mr. r. r. Liueberry, Of
Chatham county, for the greatest improve
mcnt in OratOry, and Mr.. Jacob Stua T.,
Of Davie county for the b@ot Essay. The
medals We're presented ~ Rev. John
| Baker
he Euzelian hoEors We're won by NJ.
J. j Farris. of Raleigh, for the greatest
Improvement in Oratory, and for the best
Essay by Mr.. K. II. Whitehead, OF Sails
| bury. Or. Hatcher presenting the medals
The BaccaIaureate Sermon.
This sermon was preached Wednesday
evening at 8 30 O'Clock by Rev. Geo. y.
Boardman, of Philadelphia. He is a small,
pleasant looking gentleman, smooth faced
neatly attired and looks to be about fifty
years of age. He speaks, if not very
huently, very ieelingly and his sermon
was u most excellent one He read from
the 10th to 10Th verses of the ird chapter
| of LIST Corinthians: and throughout
his sermon he was listened to with marked
attention by chapel full of apprecative
people. He preached about fifty minutes
and during that fifty minutes said many
| good things that will long be remembered
by, not only the members of the gradual
ing class, but by all who heard him.
The Graduating Speeches.
| The graduating class this year was com
posed of the following fourteen young
men: G. E. Brewer, Jacob Stuart, J. d.
| Boushall, T. G.. Brtton, J. W. Watson,
f. H. McCulers, J. l.. White, b. ID. Bar
ker, H. A. Chappell, E. p. Ellington, J.
| W. Tayloe, O. F. Thompson, Jno. Z.
Vann and r. II Whitehead. The follow
ing were the speakers and their subjects !:
Salutatory Address g. E. Brewer, of
Wake Forest, n G.
Oration-A Rising Cloud Jacob Stew
art, Of Mocksvile, N. &.
Oration-SpOts on the sum. ID. Bou
shall, of Belcross, n. 9.
Oration-No Surplus Men r. c. Brit
ton, of Woodland, N. c.
Oration-The Pohtician-J W. Watson,
of Rives Chapel, n. G.
Oration-The Old and the New-E, II.
McCullers, of Clayton, n. G.
| Naledictory Address,. L. White, of
| Winston, n. G.
| The speeches were all good-this ex-
| presses it-and it IS no exageratiOn. There
| was a noticeable absence of school boy
oratory and every speech was a timely
| knitting together of practical ideas on
living subjects, and much was said by the
| young men which our wise men might
study with profit.
Thesis's from the following graduates
were acknowledged
The Genera! Dissemination of Educa-
! ton B. D, Barker, of New Hill, N. c.
a Costly Exchange of Property-E. 2.
Ellington, of liadley>s Mills, n. c.
| Popular Defusions j. W. Tayloe, of
/ Winton, n. G.
The Goal Of Empire %. F. Thompson,
/ of LncolntOn, N. G.
| Is our Nation in Danger--John f. Nann
| of Winton, n G.
| A House Built upon the Sand-R. H.
| Whitehead, of Salisbury, N. G.
The Closing Exercises.
| Hon. Charles NJ. Cooke, the new Pres-
dent of the Board Of Trustees, in a short
speech outlined new features to be :nau-
|
| the part of The Trustees to- elect two new
Professors and to establish a new Chemi-
cal Laboratory.
| Gov. Scales being present was called
| upon and made short speech, congratu-
| lating the Faculty, the Trustees, the stu
| dents and al The friends of Wake Forest
on tho excellent and noble work it was
doing for the young men of the State.
After short speeches by Chief Justice
Smith and Rev. DR.. Boardman, Prof, Tay-
lor declared the formal exercises closed,
and Dr.. Prtchard pronounced the bene-
dction.
Ssra. Notes.
ONE Of the graduates didn't care to be-
gin life alone, and in two hours after he
received his diploma he was married. This
was Mr.. E. F. Ellington, of Chatham, who
was married on Thursday evening to Miss
Mary Raiborne, a popular young lady of
Wake Forest.
The good old hymns, such as "Come
Thou Fount of Every Blessing" that were
sung Wednesday evening to good old
fashioned tunes, and with soul-stirrine
| Baptist enthusasm, had in them that
spirit Of christian fellowship and bnoyan
cy that made them really grand and ele
waiting.
What's the use in my saying anything
about Kesnch's excellent band, of Rich
mond2 1t has been heard here and else
where in North Carolina, and by this time
nearly everybody in the State that loves
good music has either heard it or heard
some body else say-and say truthfully
too-that no better music is made thar
this band makes.
The Board Of Trlaee>ss, everybody viii
admit, acted wisely in the selection O.
Hon. &. NJ. Cooke as their President. HI
is a devoted friend of the college, a hare
worker and man of most excellent iudg
ment He will do much towards, not onl,
maintaining the present stsadard of ex
cellence of the ipsti.u5iOn, but will neye
!, tire in whatever work that looks to
wards the advancement of its interests ant
J the extension of its usefulness.
, Thursday evening you know is alway
the evening of evenings at Wake FOres
l commencement. Over the beautiful cam
pu,s lundgeds of happy couples stroll
and talk to each OF her about stars, flowers
l rainbows and other inspiring subjects
until they are terribly in love with al ia
ture and sometimes with each other.
have several couples booked for littl
: WriteUA III the CHRONICLES marriag
2 column, but | must not tell on them yet.
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