The state chronicle., 1893-06-07
AT THE UNIVERSITY.
dHE ALUMNI MEMORIAL An.
DRESSES YESTERDAY.
Ine Glass Day Exercises Last Even.
Ing The Glass Poem--The Alumni
Meetings.

ana the crowd is Increasing with
every train. Today was devoted tx
the Alumni memorial addresses anc
class-day exercises. This mornine
IN Gerard Hall, President Winston
announced the programme for com
mencement. The Alumni meet.
ing opened with prayer by "
) Black. The admirable memorial
address on Joseph A. Davis was de.
hyefea by Judge I. c. Fuller
lie gave an account Of his
early life, school and college DAYS
and his rise to the bar Then fol.
lowed him through the civil war
the reconstruction time and the
honors that his purity oE character,
honesty aad sincerity Aaaped upon
him. He enlarged npon bis general
usefulness to the State and his last
days
Judge L 7. Bennett delivered an
ADDRESS On Walter L. S5eele, an ex-
cellent discourse portraying the
early life and Influences of
his simple yet firm character
lntegity and love for the University.
his relations to the public educa,
ton and the questions Of the day.
After the address to tie Alumni
the Association held its annual
meeting.
A motion was passed to appoint
committee for centennial cele-
bration of the opening of the Uni
versity in 1895.
The same officers were reelected
Tor the ensuing year.
The Glass Day exercises in the
evening consisted Of the ora.
ton by S. F. Austin. History
by Howard Rondthaler; poem by 3.
Z. Willard; prophecies of members
Of the graduating class by W. P.
Wooted; valedictory address by the
president OF the claae, J. c. Bigg.
AL were excellent. The prophecies
were enchantingly humorous. To-
night the representatives from the
Literary Societies declaim for the
medal. After the speaking President
Winston will have the annual recep-
ton II the gymnasium. Messrs
Mclver, Richard Battle, Benehan
Cameron, Julian Carr, Henry Lon
don, Judga Bryan, Judge Faircloth,
Governor Carr, J. c. Scarborou oh,
Augustus Graham, Thos. Kenan and
others are present
Speeches by representatives of
Dielectic and Philanthropie Soci-
eties in the annual contest took
place tonight.
i. b. Lee, representing the Die
lectic Society spoke first, his sub
ject being The Value of the Priest
IN History" Looking a. our pres
ent conditions he considered them
as phase of ideal growth, and the
priest as a formative force active
towards it's attainmen He showed
the relations in which the priest
stood to the Hebrew,the Hindoo, the
Druid, etc, and touched upon the
power welded by him over his COM
munity, How it was impossible for
the individual to be developed un-
der the circumstances (when the
priest was all powerfully and how
Martin substituted faith for the
priest. Then the bursting forth of
the individual in Northern Europe,
followed more slowly by the Ro-
nance tongues. That the idea of
democracy was preserved in the So
clety life of the monastic priests,
and then briefly summed up the
benefits which have resulted from
his labors within the cloister walls
and elsewhere.
Mr.. ". F. Harding spoke on
"Education as opposed to Despot-
ISM" In the rise and growth of
every nation two tendencies con-
tend with each other, centralization
Of power eliminating in despotism,
and individual liberty producing
representative government. Which
Of these tendencies shall prevail de-
pends upon the character Of peo-
pie. Popular education Is the main
factor in strengthening national
character. The main cause of pro-
gress in religion and government
has been the expansion Of the hu-
man mind by education.
Mr.. j. S. Ingle, Jr., had for his
subject 1.-TWO Devils" contrasting
the characters Of Milton's Satan and
Shskspere's Iago. Satan is the en-
bodimsnt Of intellect. courage, dar
ing, pride. egotism and hatred, di-
rected by overpowering personal
ambition. Overthrown by higher
Power, to vent his hatred of all
good, he founds the kingdom Of hell.
Iago is the quintescence of He'll,
with intellect, bus devoid of feeling
and delighting in crime for its own
sake. The two characters show US
the terrible possibilities of human
nature devoid of the principle of
right.
Mr.. JOS. E. Alexander sketched
"Hhe Future of American Politics."
Our period of rapid expansion has
been attended by tbs growth OF
evils which must be reformed, the
tariff, pensions, subsidies, and boun-