The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-06-10
WAKE FOREST.
THE BEGINNING OF THE CON.
MENCEMENT EXERCISES.

L
A Pleasant and Profitable Glass Day.
| How the Twenty Graduates Managed
| It-.Brilliant Programme For the
| Week.
| Especial to STATE CHRoNIcLE.l
WAKE FOREST COLLEGE, June o.
Wake Forest College commencement be-
gan tonight, with the Glass Day exer.
| cises. The class is the largest one ever
graduated from this famous institution.
It numbers twenty-five
Mr.. G. W. Ward, of Perquimans
county, president of the class, gave a
brief history of Glass Day in this. coun-
try.
L Up to one year ago it was customary
to award a medal to the best declainer
Of the graduating class, but this prac-
tice has been abolished, and Glass Day
substituted.
Mr.. Ward said that the first Glass
Day ever held in this country was at
Harvard College in 1883, and that Wake
Forest was the first college in North
Carolina to adopt the practice.
Mr.. j. E. White, of Apex, n. O., was
first introduced and delivered an ora
ton. His subject was, "When the Bat
tie will BIZ Fought" Mr.. White is q
good speaker. He is deliberate and self
possessed. He told us first of what q
great country this republic of ours is,
but said that the farmer and mechanic
recognized the fact that something
was wrong. and that the battle
to be f,ught was to be done
by the masses, exercising the rights of
free Americans to prevent state of plu-
tocracy in this glorious country, and
that the time had come when all could
see that there was need for reform.
His subject was well chosen and much
appreciated.
Mr.. G. L. Felt. from Emporiam, Pa, !,
next read an original poem, upon Wake
Forest College and the four years col
lege course Of the class.
1t was we'll written, and all through
its lines of chaste language showed that
MIR. Felt is young man of thought and
| culture.
Mr. J. O. Selkinson, of Wake county,
next read the history of the class during
| the four years Of collegiate life. We
do not think it has ever been
our pleasure to listeu to a more amusing
review of college life. In a very bur-
lesque manner he dedicated his history
to the ladies Of Wake Forest. The clos
ing part of his history included the i'm
rrovements at the college which the
class had witnessed-the building of
the new library, the increase of the en-
dowment fund and the addition of sew
eral new professors to the f4--
Mr:: rr:cftf 5. 5. SepBeeI SSepBeeIha0 ha06 81 Weldon, N. c.,
next read his original prophecy of the
class. He took each Of the twenty-five
and in the most amusing manner con-
ceivable predicted what the future of his
classmates would be. His prophecy was
highly pleasing and entertaining to his
audience, and Notwithstanding that he
has been sick for two months he did
both subject and himself great credit.
The President of the class closed the
exercises of the evening by giving the
class some good advice, he Urged upon
them their Importance Of leading aOhris-
tian life-of being true to every thing
that was good and pure. He reminded
them of their obligations to their alma
mater and urged them to do all they
could for her future prosperity.
DR.. Taylor tells us that this has beer
the most successful session Qt being the
fifty -fifth) which the college has haG
since its establishment.
The exercises for the rest of the week
! will be of the most instructive and en-
. tertaining order.
The music, rendered by Voelker'
: band, of Richmond. is treat to lover
of good music. We would advise every
body to come to Wake Forest this week
PROGRAMME.
Monday, 8:15 p. N.
Class-day exercises.
Tuesday, 8:15 p. m.
Address before the Alumni Associs
ton, by Justice J. ]. Davis, Of tn
: Supreme Court of North Carolina
D Wednesday, II a. N.
Address before the Literary Societies
by Rev. Thos. Dixon, Jr., of Ne
l. York
Il Wednesday, Sis p. m
Baccalaureate Sermon, by Rev. W. '
.s Landrum, D. D., Richmond, Va.
:. Thursday, II a. m.
= Prayer.
4 Music.
u Salutary address,. r. Haokin
/ Danville, Va.
~ Music.
10 Oration-The Heroine of tue Hebrid
:, IT R. Crocker, Franklin Co., N. @,
al Music
y Oration-New Aristocracy vs.. t
u Old G. ". Ward. Perquimans Co.,
j" G.
Music.
=, Grafton Empire of Night.
o' Atkinson, Raleigh, N. G.
Music.
Oration-The Hero of Popular Ed
cation-Josiah Orudup, Franklin @
Nv N. @.
Wy Music.
Oration-Who are the Jesuites?7J.
Spilman, Weldon, N. O.
tor Music.
g a Valedictory Address, s. Cam
ID Burke county, N. G.
~ Music.
~ ~. Thesis-Rails- W. Beckett, Nom
'n0 n. O..
Thesis Benefits Derived from
Search for the Philosophers Stone
L. Blalock- Granville county, N. @.
Thesis-Man and What he Has Don
E. S. Coffey-, Wautaga county, N.
ing Thesis-W. E. Crocker-Spartanbr
ent s. G.
ago Thesis-The Power of Custom-O
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