The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-06-14
LIB ERTY ACADEMY.
An Account OF tne Commencement + =
eECfsPS.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRoNIcLE.l

Especial Cor STATE CIIRONICLE.l
The commencement exercises Of Liberty
Academy came off On Wednesday and
Thursday Of lsst week. The occasion
was oDe Of great pleasure IL tho immense
audience III attendance. Iarly Wednes-
day morning tho people IN town and from
the aGgTouEIiug tonntry began 10 congre-
gate AID anXlously await the arrival Of
br. }. II Sm:th, Of the First Pre- .bJt erian
church in Greensboro, Whc was to preach
the annual comm l1lant sermon. He
arrived prG--ptiy on the / O'Clock train,
"aS -snr2edlately escorted t. tGe chapel
i.e.e his audience, composed of a large
number Of oar most intelligent citizens.
faculty and students of Liberty Academy
was held spell bound for abQ:.. one hour
rs he portrayed TO Ia she beauties and
granduer Of :s4o n4gh Way of Life. This
en!la,it divine founded his discourse on
ST. John 14-G. The Doctc,T seemed 10 be
in one of his happie4t moods and such a
sermon dtllVofed with such eloquence and
spiritual power gave all who mad found
the High Way of life such spiritual
feast that some of us were almost unfit to
enjoy tao mental feast that eGsuod that
evening and the following day.
The entertainment given Wednesday
evening by the portion of the students un-
der the management of Prof. Blair reflect
ed great credit on both teacher and pupils.
OF the many competent educators who
might be procured to fill this important
chair none could give better satisfaction
than the efficient and beloved Prof F. S.
Blair.
Thursday was commencement day
proper, and Notwithstanding tue clouds,
rain and wind early in the morning null
| titudes Of people We're seen pouring in
| from every direction until .he throng was
| a vast one. The exercises Of the day con
| sisted of essays, recltations aud speeches
and Instrumental and vocal music. The
| piano music of both Wednesday evening
| and Thursday was exception ally fine.
| With the best judges present the palm lies
| between the rendition of two pieces one
| from bepthogau's Fifth mphony and the
: ether from the greatest living musician,
| RQtjenSteln.
| The advancement of the students aud
! the way =, which they all acquitted them
! selves at the commencement gave evident
proof of the competency of the Jealous
and wonderfully successful principal OF
Liberty Academy, Prot. J. NJ Weatherly.
| Prof Pegram, of Trinity College, deliv-
cred the annual address on Thursday af
| ternoop. "Fuil Growth was the sub
! ieot OF his discourse which was fraught
with rich thought and profound praotica
sense, characteristic Of the speaker, the
wholesome advice given by him to sc
many young people was calculated to in
spire them with pure and lofty aims il
| life
In the evening, despite the rain, the
sooiable given 10 the Academy Halls Wa:
largely s,ttended-new slippers ard beau
tiful evening dresses of the most delicate
shades, flowers, curled hangs, &c &c
must be rendered lae foiiess victims to tht
inclemepoy OF the weather. However
everything indoors was beautiful and at
tractive and every body joyous and happy
By orders from Prot. Weatheriy, th'
sad sound of the Academy bell says to thu
gleeful crowd that the occasion is over a
11:aa p. u. Thus closed one of the mos
successful scholastic years in the histOr
of this excellent school. This year on
hundred and ninety pupils have been en-
rolled In conclusion, We would say t.
all seeking a first class school that the
would do we'll to try the pure moral at
mosphere of Liberty and the superior ad
vantages afforded by the efficient teacher
in their different departments. X.