The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-06-17
AT WAKE FOREST.
CROWDS OF PEOPLE ATTEND
THE COMMENCEMENT.
Interesting Exercises-The Alumni Adj
dress and the Baccaiaureate Ser

mon.
Special Correspondence of the Sentinel
WAKE FOREST, n. c., June TO-
Clouds gathered above many a time
during the week, but the people came
by the hundred and all was Joy with
in as WAS shown by the happy faces
which abounded. Monday night, June
Z, occurred the competition for the
Defamation Medal by the following
students: G.. G. Thorn pson, Wake
Forest; w. J. Sholar, Raleigh; E.
j. Justice, Rutherfordton D. O.
McCullcrx, Clayton E. II. Farris,
Raleigh; j. w. Lynch, Leaksville !;
Claude Kitchen, Scotland Neck; G.
[. Watkins, Oak Hill w. c.. Dowd,
Charlotte, and d. A. Davis, Boon
vile.
The committee, DIR. Jno Mitchell,
Mr.. H. r. Scott and Rev. R. II.
Marsh awarded the medal to Mr..
Davis. Tuesday the Board of Trus-
large attendance.
ALUMNI ADDRESS.
ru">.;ay evening II. r. Scott, Esq,
Of Rci,lsville delivered the Alumni
,e!iress before large audience. His
subject was "What the College may
reasonably expect from the alumni "
He neid that the great benefit bestow-
ed by the college upon her alumni
necessitated great obligation on their
part. He spoke Loyalty of his devot-
ION % his alma mater. The address
WAS carefully and we'll prepared. Mr.
Scott has already served in the State
Senate and is a rising lawyer. Rev
c. Durham, as President Of the Al
umni Association presided at the AL
umni Banquet. Rev. r. S. Vann made
the address Of welcome in the most fe-
Gcious manner. After the repast the
following toasts were responded to
National Aid to State Education"
G. NJ Cook and w. C. Durham:
Educational Prospects of North
Carolina j, G.. Scarboro "Our Col
leges in the y kw South" w. n. Jones
and w. E. Daniel; "The Alumni
from 1885 to 1866" John Mitchell :;
"Banqueting," j. B. Powers "Work
of our Alumni" G. Durham, j. d.
Hutham; "Tne Wake Forest Stud
ent," G. E. Taylor and w. L. Poteat.
1t was most enjoyable occasion.
ADDRESS BEFORE THE SOCIETIES.
Dr. VIM, E. Hatcher, of Richmond
Va, delivered this address Wednes-
day morning at II O'Clock to a very
large audience. His subject was "The
Power of Right of Belief" 1t would
take too much space to give a bare
synopsis of this superb oration. 1t was
SO delicately yet so firmly knit togeth-
er that TO give any without the rest
would be to mar the whole. The vast
throng listened in rapt attention and
when he was through all felt that
they had been under the hand Of a
master. 1t was not stale truisms, but
bright, stimulating truths. After DR..
Hatcher's speech, the medals were
presented to the successful competi-
tors The Latin Medal to j. b. Car
lyle, Robertson Co. The Greek Med
al to w. j. Matthews, Gates Co The
French Medal to j. l.. White, Win
ston. The Defamation Medal to d.
A. Davis, Boonville A German die
tionary was presented to G. 4. Brewer,
Wake Forest, for best examination in
German. The Wake Forest Student
Medal to j. w. Watson, Wake For
est Euzelian Medal for Improvement
in Oratory, and j. J. Farris, Raleigh.
Euzeliau Medal for best Essay, to r.
III Whitehead, Salisbury. Phlloma-
thesian Medal for Improvement in
Oratory to Z. B. Lineberry, Chat
ham county. Philomathesism Essay
ist Medal to Jacob Stewart. Mocks-
Vile
BACCALAUREATE SERMON,
Wednesday evening, Rev. George
ID. Boardman, D. d., Philadelphia,
preached the sermon to the gradual
ing class, His text was / Cor. 3rd
Chapter and verses 10 to Is inclusive.
His sermon was clear and racy and
compact. DR.. Boardman is an author
of celebrity. He is son of the sec
ond Mrs. Judson, wife of Adoniram
Judson, the great missionary.
COMMENCEMENT DAY.
They kept coming till this morning,
Thursday, at II o'clock, the spacious
Wingate Memorial Hall was packed
to its utmost capacity. The air was
bracing. The young ladies, as usual
graced the occasion with their pres
ence and no doubt gave an inspiration
to the graduates.
President Taylor opened the exer-
cises and DR., Boardman led in prayer.
The sweet notes of kesnick's Band
foated DER the audience. The speak
ers of the class were seven:
Salutatory Address, G.. E. Brewer,
Wake Forest, n. c. The speaker was
graceful and happy III his words of
welcome.
Oratim-A Rising Cloud, Jacob