The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-10
DAVIDSON COLLEGE.
DR.. Nass Writes Of the Commencement
OF the North Carolina Institution.

DR.. Nass Writes Of the Commencement
OF the North Carolina Institution.
On line with the foremost educational
institutions in the south is Davidson Col
leEe. Two thousand students have gone
out from its halls Of learning Il is stu
ated twenty miles from Charlotte on the
railroad connecting with the Western
North Carolina road. It's magnificent
central building, with a great han seat
ing 200 people, cost 100000. One hun
dred and fifty-three students are in at
tendance this session, of whom sixty are
candidates for the ministry. The college
has Jan invested endowment of $4,000.
It's meteorological cabinet is unsurpassed
by any collection in the south, and per-
haps unequaled in richness and extent.
One of the most pleasing and attractive
features is the broad and beautiful cam
pus with its wealth OF fine forest and
shade trees, and contiguous professors
residences. This year has been signal
lied by the purchase of block of land Of
some forty acres, upon which was deep
ravine, bounded by wooded hills. and with
several small streams of water flowing
into it. A substantial dam has been
thrown across one end and some ten or
more acres have been converted into a
beautiful lake, called Lake Wiley, It's
Wiley of Salisbury, n c., who made a
most liberal gift of $500 to enable the
students to construct the lake. Boats
and bath houses and various
cOnveniences for aquatic sports have
been already arranged, and a depth of
fifteen feet of water obtained.
A medical department has been added
to the college and nineteen students at
tended this year.
Thursday, June s, was the great com
mencement day. Early in the morning
the crowds began to pour in On Wednes-
day eX-GOv. T, M. Holt of North Caro-
lima, delivered the literary address. His
subject was 'The Royalty of True Man
hood" Gov. Holt is one of the largest
and most successful cotton mills men in
the south. His Haw river plants are
known everywhere.
On Wednesday evening a spirited ora
torical contest took place between six
young men, three from the Philanthropic
and three from the Eumenean Literary So
cieties. A handsome gold medal was
awarded to the successful competitor,
who was Q. E. Hodgin of North Caro-
lima.
GRADUATES.
On Thursday morning orations were de-
livered by selected graduates, honor men.
Twenty bright young men were grad
uated, IS with the degree of Bachelor of
Arts, 2 as Bachelors of Science, and
post-graduates were distinguished with
| the degree of Master of Arts. These last
have pursued studies for one year after
graduation, and stood additional exami-
| nations for this degree.
Altogether the exercises were most
| creditable and make grand record for
the high character of the college work.
It's faculty is one of marked ability. Prof.
w. S. Graves resigned his chair of Latin
and French In his place the board of
trustees elected w. r, Grey, Davidson
| alumnus, who has been teaching success
| fully for seven years; and after studying
for the past two years at John Hopkins
University has won his Pho. in Latin,
| Greek, French and German. He will
make a strong addition to the faculty.
Also they have elected a tutor and libra
rian, james B. Wharey, and made ar
rangements toward establishing a pro-
fessorship of history and philosophy, and
extending the course in French and Ger
man to two years
OTIS FOUNDATION.
Lectures on this course just founded by
Rev. J. M p. Otis, D. D., were delivered
this year by DIR. Otis, and are now
published. Princeton University and
Davidson will probably be united in
sustaining this lectureship.
| L. G. VAss.
June 8, 1898.