The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-06-13
State University.

| societies.
Last night came the addresses of the
representatives, of the Dialectic and Phi.
lanth hropic Societies who were contestiDg
for medal. MIR Robert W. Bingham, Of
Bingham's School, was successful.
SENIORS DAY.
By 1880 this morning we'll nigh three
thousand people had assembled In the
| spacious Memorial Hall, and the class OF
go, consisting of nineteen men, filed down
| the central aisle, and took seats upon the
rostrum.
| The speeches made, were as follows !:
X Ell Holland, of Charlotte. A B; subject
-"Immigralion Menauce to Patriotism;"
Chas A Rankin, Fayetteville, A B.
''The Future of United Italy;" w T
Shaffnerr, Salem, Ph B,-"Weighed in the
Balances" Geo V Tilley, Chapel Hill, Ph
B,-"Delusions;" JasJ Philips, Tarboro.
A B,-"Scieuce and Faith;" 81 B Shaw,
Tarboro, A B,-"Faith and Freedom" 81
L Miller, Goldsboro. Ph B,-"The Magic
of the Unknown" ] / Foust, Graham. Ph
B,-"The compeusations of Tyrsnny;" J
ID Bellamy, Jr, Wilmington, A B,-"The
Soldier in Politics." Philbeck, Shelby,
A B,-"The Fallacy of Democracy" W
S snipes, Chatham, Ph H.-"The Con-
queriDg Race" :,
JW Graham, Moore, A B, ''The Psriah
of Nations" Victor Bryant, Pineville,
Ph B, "The Day Star in the West;"
Henry johnson, Tarboro, A B, "Our
Relation to the Worlds Future;" Alex
McIver, Pitt. boro, A B, "Is the Republic
Secure ?''
The Bachelors Degree was conferred
upon the following, who handed in essays:
CASTOR Battle, Rocky Mount, Ph B,
"Willism, the Silent;" c Braswell,
Nash county, B s, ''The Concentration of
Energy;" o L Sapp, Kernersville, Ph B
"The Despotism of Prejudice;" Paul Lee
Woodard, Blacks Creek, B S, A Southern
Singer"
Also the following degrees were con-
terred St. Clair Hester, Raleigh, A M,
"The Evolution of the Pastoral Drama"
W J Battle, Chapel Hill, Ph D, "Homeric
Art"
| CHARLOTTE GRADUATES AT CHAPEL HILL.
| In it's report of the Graduating speeches
at the State University on Thursday, the
Raleigh News and Observer says:
| President Battle announced as the first
speaker, Mr. r FL Holland, of Charlotte,
l VI %
| Menance to Patriotism" MIR Holland
handled bis subject we'll and showed
marked ability in the preparation OF his
thesis and in its delivery.
Mr. Victor 8 Bryant, Of Pineville, was
announced "a the winner of the distinction
| of philosophical orator. His subject was
"The Day Star 10 the West" MIR Bryant
was poetical and eloquent, and charmed
x1ik
| fne orstory,
trustees of the State University on
Wednesday conferred the degree of Doctor
of Divinity upon Rev B Cheshire, Jr, of
tkis city. Other degrees conferred were
as follows:
The degree of D D on Rev Lewis II
Reid, of Hartford, Conn; Rev F L Reid,
Raleigh; Rev James II Gordon, Raleigh.
The degree of L L D was conferred on
Thomas F wood, M D; Walter Clark:
Hannis Taylor, of Alabama; z B Vance,
John s Long.
THE CHAIR OF HIsToRY.-Mr. Fl. M. Smith, of
Raleigh, started the ball by proposing to be one
of one hundred to give $3.50, or one of fifty to
give $500. Prof. G.. +. Winston then read let
| ter from Mr.. E. G. Worth, of Wilmington, ask
| ing that his name be entered for $1,000. Judge
| the same amount.
Below is the list of those who subscribed, and
| the amount subscribed by each:
81 M Smith, $500; G Worth. ,OOOi Judge
James Grant, 81 O00 Prof. Alderman. $3.50;
Prof. Charles D McIver, $3.50; John Currie, $500;
Glass of 'S9, $190; The young alumni, $1,000; DR.
P Venable, $500; Hon John Manning, $500,
Col Burgwygn, $1,000; saEo Pr9t Ebo % Parker, $59'
$50; Julian s Carr, $4,000; Col W L Steele.
$500; Col VIM A Guthrie, $780, Judge John A
Gilmer $500; DR. A R Ledoux, $3.50: Gen Rufus
Barringer, $3.50; Eugene Harrell, 500; Judge
Jos Philips, $780, Redwine. 800:
| This lacked only $1,000 of being what was
needed, and Hon. r. II. Battle, of Raleigh, was
preceding to present some resolutions, as to the
appointment of committees to solicit the amount
| from alumni who were absent, when Judge
Grant inquired of Gov. Fowle how much more
was needed On hearing the sum, he replied he
would give it. Thus in a very short time the
Chair Of History was endowed
A marble tablet, the gift of the trustees, in
memcry Of Professor Charles Phillips. was pre-
ory of Professor Ralph H. Graves. was present"
ed by ]. w. Pesle. The address of the day was
by Col. W. 81. 8. Burgwygn, of Henderson.
We truley rejoice at the result of
the days work on Alumni Day at the
University, and hope it will eventuate in
the prod uction of good history of North
Carolina. Twenty years ago leading
| North Carolinian remarked to Us that
| North Carolina had no history. He did
not refer to books; bat to material for
books. There were interesting events,
but no development of principles. passing
from events to events until some culmi
nation was reached. That was in mind.
We think he was 10 error and that the
material exists in the story of our people
to make fair history, and We shall hope
that the work will be done. History is
both q science and an art. To ascertain
what the facts teach is science; TO weave
the facts into narrative is sn art.
DIR Hawks possessed sufficient art, but
strange to say appears to have had no
earthly acquaintance with the science of
history. Style is necessary with refer
ence to the art, judicial mind for the
science.
If the writer from personal prediction
deyiates from historic truth, the work
will be a foul blot-like Sir Walter Scott's
Life of Napoleon. As delightful as Scott
is when exploring the borders Of historic
lore in his novels-when he came TO writ
ing history, he proved most prodigioua
failure. So difficult is it to tread those