The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-10
FAREWELL 70 ALMA MATER.
The Closing Exercises OF the Emory
College Commencement.

College Commencement.
OXFORD, GA. June 9.-Emory's COM
mencement Of 1899 has come and gone, and
the only noise which disturbs the quietude
! of the peaceful little village Is the rush for
the trains over the street car lines, inter-
rupted with the roar of the trunk wagons,
A more delightful and successful commence
ment Emory has very rarely, If ever, seen.
All pronounce it grand success. Out Of
sixty speeches only one made any bobble at
all "Ihe champion debate was the best
have heard since became president said
DR.. Gambler.
1.-THE commencement sermon by DR.. Tudoe
was as grand an effort as ever heard, " said
every body.
THE senior speaking was the best ever
heard, ~ was the universal comment.
TIE speech Of B. :. Irwin was rich and
spicy and unexceiled on any similar occa-
sion. All the classes acquitted themselves
admirably.
The baccalaureate by Dr. Gambler was a
forcible and eloquent effort aud contained
some very timely warning for the gradu
ating class.
The trustees are making every effort to
increase the endowment and to improve the
college building and the campus. Money
enough to start the bali rolling has already
been raised and the work will soon COM
mence.
NEW LIBRARY.
A new library will soon be In process of
erection.
Tho campus is to be beautified and the
college buildings remedied, while the citi-
zens of the town will not be negligent of the
needs of the town. Everything which
makes Oxford the students home will soon
be Emory's.
While every feature Of commencement
met the highest expectations, and the pa
thetic appeals of the president brought
tears to the eyes of the vast audience. moth
ing so electrified them aud brought such
rounds of applause from glad hearts as the
following: Dear boys Of the class Of '92,
one popularity Of this occasion TO mo is that
we weref reshmen together. l was fresh
man president while you were freshmen
students. You to day get your degrees
and go away to return no more. As you
have already learned, also contemplated
leaving with you, but the trustees have de-
clded that must stay yet awhile" Great
cheering greeted this speech. The an
nouncement was what all eagerly expected
to hear, for Emory cannot afford just now
to preach her own funeral by losing the
greatest president she ever had. The audi
enoe. especially the students to a man,
cheered and cheered again as, with heavy
heart and trembling lips, the great noble
the greatest decision he ever made. The
class which goes out from this college year
with their diplomas, consisting of thirty
four men. is next to the largest class that
ever left Emory.
A LUCKY STUDENT.
One of It's members. G. C. Thomas Of
Weycross, besides his A. b. diploma, takes
also one in Law, giving him two diplomas
and wife on commencement day. The
graduates are: r. n. Il. BardwelI Of Tai.
bottom, A. Belcher of CovinRton, C. H.
Bruce. third honor man, of Banksville G.
A. Camp of Moreland, NJ. T. Cleackly OF
Augusta. T. A. Coleman OF Henderson, o.
G. Cox Of LAGRANGE Joel Cowart Of Enter
prise. W. G. CrowlY Of Covington, J. 7.
Fakes Of Oxford, II. Q. Foreman of Wash
ington, Alfred Frasure of Gordon, B. P.
Glenn Of Boston, J. H. Griffin, Jr., of OK
ford, Henderson Holman of Atlanta, w.
T. HUTCHINSON OF Winterville, E.
S. Jarman of Covington, J. H. Jolley
of Ford, j. P. Neese of Fairburn, E. r.
O'Quinn Of Mississippi, NJ. NJ. Parks, first
honor OF Oxford; E. A. Pound of Barnes
vile, J. s. Roberts of McDonough, A. A.
Rose Of GAINESVILLE, W. r. Rogers, Jr., of
Macon, F. E. Seckinger of Springfield, -.
A. Short of Wales, J. 8. Sherman, fourth
honor, of Lumpkin; S. P. Smith OF La
Grange, J. H. Stewart of Texas, c. C.
Thomas OF Waycross, c. R. Thompson =,
second honor, of Tuskeegee; Charlie
Wooteu of Buena Vista, J. w. Walker
OF Atlanta
The senior defamation medal was
awarded to G. r. Thompson.
All will soon be quiet in Oxford and prep
arations will begin for the opening of the
new term. Two hundred aud eighty five
students have been in attendance this year.
Every day grows brighter for Oxford.