The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-06-14
DAVIDSON COLLEGE.
ITS FIFTY.THIRD ANNUAL
COMMENCEMENT.

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ITS FIFTY.THIRD ANNUAL
COMMENCEMENT.
| A Succinct Account of the Interest.
ing Exercises Of the Week.
Especial to STATE CHRONICLE.)
DAVIDSON COLLEGE, N. c., juno Ia
Clear, bright and beautiful was the
Sunday that ushered in June 9th, the
beginning of the fifty-third commence
ment at Davidson College. An eloquent,
suggestive sermon from Rev. G.. B.
Strickler, D. D., of Atlanta, Ga, was
an earnest of the many good many good
things to come. The impressive speaker
took his text from Psalm 119, verse 18:
&c pen thou mine eyes, that may be-
hold wOndrous things out of thy law
The grandest cardinal truths of Chris
tianity, some of the wondrous things,
made luminous by the speaker, sug-
one far towards the realms Of the Eter-
nal and Infinite. ,t...:
At night Rev. J. s. Watkins, D. D., of
Raleigh, N. c., delivered q graceful and
instructive address before the Young
Mems Christian Association, on John,
2:14: 81 have written unto you, young
men, because ye are strong. and the
Word of God abideth in you, and 70
have overcome the wicked one.'
Monday mig hit, the class of 80 institu
ted q new feature in the commencement
exercises by having Glass Day cele-
bration, upon which occasion Mr.. J, @.
DuFour, the Historian of the class, Mr..
D. w. Freirson the Orator, Mr.. J. E.
Thacker the Prophet, regaled large
audience with the past, present, and
future o. 80.
Tuesday night. the regular reunion
occurred in the Literary Society halls,
Mr.. A. N. McCalIum, Mineral Springs,
8. c., and Mr.. L. A. Morris, Concord,
N. O., being the orators in the Phi. and
the Eu' respectfully.
Wednesday morning Mr.. D. A. Town
send, of Union, 8. c., the annual orator
selected by the Literary Societies, de-
livered timely address on 'Duty: Its
Joys and it Exactions.
He was followed by that well known
alumnus of Davidson, Rev. w. S. Lacy,
d. D., whose genial, sunny smile at
once aroused the sympathetic interest of
his hearers. His choice address to
the Alumni on the value of Perfection,
was closed by touching alumni necrol-
ology. But greatly as these two ad-
dresses appeal to the Glasses, the masses
and the lasses look with expectant ca
gerness to the Wednesday night per-
formance, when the contest for the ora
tors medal is decided. This medal
given to the best orator among six chos-
was awarded to Mr.. A. A. McGeachy, Of
Laurinburg, N. c., and representative
of the Philanthropic Society.
Y. M. C. A. Cornerstone.
Wednesday afternoon the cornerstone
of the new Y. M. @. A. was laid, and
before the close of the commencement
all the money was raised for the erection
of the building For the fur
nishing of it, however, it may
be necessary to raise more. The cere-
mony of laying the cornerstone was
very impressive. Rev. G. N. Payne, OF
Concord, N. c., delivered short ad-
dress gem of its kind-and DR..
Shearer, the President, in q most laugh
ter-provoking speech presented cane te
Prof. 81. L. Smith from the members ol
the Y. N. G. A. rs token of their ap
probation for his unaagging zeal in
raising money for this noble enterprise.
The building, it is hoped, will be fin.
ished before next commencement. In
teresting as Wednesday was to many
on Thursday, the regular commencement
day, crowds came focking in from the
country and soon the campus was alive
with the moving mass.
Commencement Day Proper.
, The audience at eleven a. m. was vel
coined by the Salutatorian and Second
Honor man, Mr.. Chase Brenizer, Char
lotte, whose topic was Feudalism. The
Valedictorian and First Honor man, T. E
Winecoff, of Concord, N. O., chose a.
his subiect-Whither The Third Honor
was awarded to Mr., A. w. Cheatham
of Henderson, N. G. The subject o
the two other speakers, Mr.. s. H. Ed
munds. Sumter, s. O., and Mr.. D. NJ
;, Frierson, Anderson, 8. O., were eth
2 Value of Articulate Language" an
= s'The Siege of Londonderry" All th
- above were graduated with the degre
!; Of A. B. The other A. B. graduates wer,
Il Messrs. Byron Currie CLARK, Clarktor
N. O.; Jules Claude Dufopr, Genev,
Switzerland, J. Z. Glasgow, Davidso
College, N. G.; William Frank Holling
worth, Atlanta, Ga. =; John Brevar
Johnston, Woodleaf, N. c.; Junil
ot Ayers Matheson, Taylorsville; N. O
D. Rufus Young Mcpherson, Mooresvill
III N. O.; James Moore Pharr, Nooresvill
N. c.; Hay Watson Smith, Greensbor
no N. G.; James Ernest Thacker, Green
- boro, N. c.; Charles N. Whartol
ID Greensboro, N. @. Mr.. Mott Parks Blai
it. Davidson College, N. O., was graduate
IL with the degree of B. s.
Degrees Conferred.
ur The degree of D. D., was conferr,
n upon Revs. T. B. English, Yorkville,
ed O., J. W. Primrose, Wilmington, N.
It's G. M. Payne, Concord, N. G.; LII.
n. upon Revs. G.. B. Strickler, D. D.,
oy lanta, Ga, and J. F. Lathimer. D.
ee Hampden Sidney, Va, and the degr
,s. of A. NJ, in Course upon Rev. r.
.ct McAlphine, of Tuscaloosa Institute, A
IN The Prizes.
og The medals were awarded as folloy
"a Eumencan Society: Essayist, W. A.
liy lon, Concord, N. O., Decamer's, @.
o" Grey, Huntersville. n. O., Debater's,
F. Hollinsworth, Atlanta, Ga.
Philanthropic Society Essayist's, J
DuFour, Geneva, Switz.; Debators,
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