The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-06-01
WAKE FOREST,
A Place OF Beauty and of Learning.-
Commencement Exercises, SC.

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| Especial Cor. STATE CHRONICLE.1
WAKE FOREST, N. c., May 20, 1888
If such thing is possible for nature to
| improve itself as the years come and 90,
| filling the sky and earth with beauty,
| teaching humanity to think on higher
| things, it does seem that our little village
| has its full share of improvement we
approach the threshold of summer and
| looking back behold the results of Spring.
The green sward that surrounds our
buildings through the untirny energy Of
DR.. Taylor, has become the valley OF The
many colOred grass" The new buildings
and beds of flowers dotted here and there
on the campus add new lustre to the scene,
while any one passing through our grounds
at night would imagine himself in the
''cty of Flowers" as each bud rearS its
head and breatheS sweet incense from the
unseen censers" All this is indicative
| of that event which is second only in the
students mind to home Commencement.
To-day recitations close and the next
two weeks will be devoted to examinations.
| During the year there have been 216 stu
| dents enrolled Is in excess of last year.
Right here let me say word:
There is a mistaken idea abroad that
| the majority of students who attend Wake
| Forest College are ministerial students.
| out of the 216 boys here this year, there
are only about 40 who are studying for
the ministry Subtractng this number
from the whole, we still have 176 students
| who will follow the different vocations of
| life, a larger number then than any other
| institution in the State. | mention this
merely for information and to correct a
wrong impression
| The graduating class this year numbers
| 90 1t is the best looking group ! have
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girl. If the authorities permit, Miss Eva
! Belle Simmons, daughter of Prof. Sim
mons, who has been reciting at College
| for past four years will graduate with the
degree of A. B. This is quite an excep-
| ton in female education in these parts, as
any one who is acquainted with that cur
riculum knows that an ordinary graduate
of any female institution accompishes
| about one half what an A B. of male
college would accomplish. Miss Simmons,
| standat d in ALL the branches was excellent.
| The Board of Trustees will elect a Pro-
fessor of Chemistry at their June meeting
| DR.. Reese, of Johns Hopkins, has been
| filling the chair temporarily since DR..
| Duggan's death.
Prof. Simmons, who has been South for
several months IN search of health has re-
turned home. Although he has improved
some, he looks quite feeble, and it is prob
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work Having resigned his chair last
winter, his successor will be elected at the
June meeting of the Trustees. 1t is gen.
orally conceded that Prof. W. H. Michael,
who has been filling the chair SO accept
! ably, will be asked to remain \ b. tier
teacher and man more generally esteem
| ed by student and citizen was never among
us.
A special feature of the Commencement
will be the speech of Senator Vance, We'd
nesday morning. The Senator always
draws crowd, because he is so universal
ly liked, and we look for the people EN-
| MASSE.
The sermon to the graduating class will
be delivered Wednesday night by DR.. W.
| H. Whilsitt, of Louisville, KY. DIR. Whilsitt
is a man of wide reputation and the class
was fortunate in securing such an adviser.
The catalogue for 'S7 and 'S8 will be out
this week 1t will show some important
notifications in the schemes of schools.
No modification, however, to lessen the
students work but to bring about more
elasticity.
The College and society medals, number
ing nine in ALL will probably 60, ma
jority of the students and the faculty
concluding that they do more harm than
good. There was some opposition to abOl-
ishing the society medals, but the majority
thought it best This at the first glance,
seems rash act, but suppose those who
brought about the change had given the
matter due delberation and were willing to
risk their judgement.
Iardella's band of Richmond will fur
nish music for the Commencement and
the programme for the concert Thursday
night promises some fine and rare selec-
tions. J. j. F.
A Sound Legal Opinion.
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