The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-06-03
bind their energies to the securing of

| support fer home enterprises.
1t was splendid discourse from the
beginning to the end, and have never
heard so much good information con-
de1sed into SO short an address before.
lhe Diplomas
Gov. a. NJ. Scales presented the
diplomas 10 the graduating class. For
half an hour he had the whole attention
OF every one present-2tffactad hy his
genial manner and appropriate ana cul-
tlvated language. The SUI gestions made
to the young gentlemen as he delivered
toe diplomas were impressive and effec-
tive; and if those young gentlemen
carry his good counsel with them ths Y
may ever be sure taat they ''a5e right
and go ahead"
Hon. Walter L. Steele was to have
delivered the medals to the class, but by
some circumstance they failed TO arrive
| aud could not be delivered.
The audience, however, had no intan-
ton Of permitting Col. Steele tc use this
circumstance as carriage to rite away
from making talk. He vas called for
from all parts OF the hall.
He responded II that original, highly
llarly to HIM, and which never fails to
elicit attention and appreciation. It is
always delight to hear such a man
talk, and | am ready to affirm that ne
never says any thing save what is good
and very sensible.
Mr. J. &. Buxton vas seen sitting in
the hall ard was called on. He arose to
speak, out the good -humoTfd, happy au-
dienco made him go t. TIC r2strum un-
der the escort of two ma~shalS Mr..
Buxton IS 6 hir wo-. ta. oqj4 t3sm.
but bra;1s } !lu4rI #is, ;iu s4;I t:.is
Was the first :itne Ii ever hal to get
upon an elevated place 10 be seen. He
spoke ab5ut twenty minutes, and
Sc axpr8osoI Ms niah appreciation for
Oaa ltidge Institute, aud his great es-
TEEN for tie professors Holt, and also
Recommended their system Of co-opera-
tive education Of the sexes.
The Debate.
Tuesday night was devoted to the de-
baca ijao:eea the two literary societies
the PLilomatheaG and Atleaian.
The snhjeot was: ln0 T. S. Should
Pit aer Navy and Naval Dafences ca an
Equal footing With First-Class Powers.
Ihe debaters were: Affirmative. J. B.
'lL!llre5s, Of Va A. l. Hend.ey, OIL
Chatham county, n. G. Negative, G.
.. Cohle, and ". W. Cude, OF n. i.
After one hour and twenty minutes
debate the judges decided in favor of
the affirmative, and gave tho debate. i
medal 70 4. 1. Henuley.
this ende! the programme. The IL
tn@lnJef OF the evening Was :pent by tho
young people il ho:ulug 2 69oiabl9.
The society halls wsEe thrown oGen
anI free privilege 9ig4L. to have . pleas
aur Elme.
The grounds were lighted up with
| Ja~"~e:e Ianters, Whloh Gave light by
u n.lch o .-.-oc,, .ra7a.
Before closing this article | viii speak
OF the situation OF this school and say
something about what is taught here
Oaa Ridge gats its name from the fact
tDat here i 4 nigh ridge running for
about forty niles through this part of
the ooass, whicl is lot crossed by a
siEgl stream. On Jil;s there is a growth
Of fiae oak timber, hence the name,
"Oak Ridge Institute" It is situated in
tlo northwestern portion OF Guilford
couEty, about fifteen miles from Green's
! boro, six miss from Karnersyiile, sta
loa On The Northwestern North Caro-
| ls:.a RAJ road, guaring from Greensboro
! to + inStOn, and SIX miles from Summer
| fie i, station OF the Cape Fear and
laJkln Valley Railway. This section
q lt9 state is noted for It's beau eud
| EeAitafalless.
The school was established in 1850,
but il has only been since the present
| principals have taken charge that it has
gIoan with eGch rapidly. Fifteen
years ago, Prof. J. Allen Holt took
charge of this school, ID a small house,
with seven pupils, and now they have i
large 5Wo syory brick building beside a
frame building which, up to this session
has gwen ample rO0n for the various
g.. il tee is; out ne sc2ool has incread
cl Is suun al tx eat within TIC last tea
yaala that il is noH Contemplated by the
prlL clpa!s 10 erect at an early Gate a.
other large bc.ck building.
ihero nave bocn enrolled at Oal
Ridge ring tl;s scholastic year twe
hundred a.lo I'll y-5aTeu students Of botf
sexes. Yhere we're about one hundred
and seventy -ivo regularly in school a
the close OF til3 session.
None bat the best teachers are EN-
ployed.
The Faculty.
The present faculty are: J. All6I
Holt, A. NJ, Professor of Latin, Book
keeping and Commercial Law; Prof
Martin II. Holt, Professor of Greek, th
Natural Sciences and English; Georg
$. Mile, A. B., Professor of Moderl
Languages, History and Higher Mathe
mates; ". L. Spence, Tutor Interme
, diate Department; Thomas Z. Whitaker
Professor of Photography, g.; S. A
! Dorsett and L. S. Parker, Jr., Teacher
Of Telegraphy; Miss Eettie A. Farns
; worth and Miss Alma Griffith, Teacher
OF Vocal and Instrumental Music.
The Departments.
The new large brick building is tw
stories high, 52x72 feet, contains
chapel with gallery and viii hol
twelve hundred people.
The lower floor contains O. bushes
> college hall for teaching bookkeepin
? and thorough business course. Tele
graphy is also taught in this department
e The size OF this hall is 4Ox35. The tw
: society halls are also On this fcor-tt
S Philomathean and the AtheniaD. Tnes
/. halls are about as handsomely eqnippe
s as any I have seen in the State. The
/ have beautiful carpets; neat cushioned
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