The state chronicle., 1893-05-26
GREENSBORO COLLEGE.
COMMENCEMENT DAY IN 1'HE
CITY OF FLOWERS.
Closing Exercises of the Leading Meth
od1st Female NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Reid and the New Faculty Announced
"A Successful Commencement Occa.
sion.

Opeclal-Ihe commencement exer-
clses OF Greensboro Female COLLEGE
are in progress. A number of peo-
pie from different sections are in
attendance.
Last night public recital was
given by the elocution class, under
the conduct of Miss Brown. The
numbers were varied, and the in
terest sustained from the beginning
to the end of the programme. A
ian drill and dumb-bell drill, both
we'll executed, added to the inter-
est OF the occasion. The selections
were lnterspersed with instrument
tai music by the pupils of Misses
Porter and Batson. The chapel
was full to overfowing, the large
audience enjoying the programme
heartily.
Today was commencement day
proper at Greensboro Female
College. The programme of vocal
and instrumental music was pleas
ingly rendered. The salutatory, a
French essay, the prize essay and
the valedictory were read. Hon.
Lee 5. Overman delivered the an
nual address. He took up the re-
sponsibilities and duties of women,
and presented the matter in strong
and graceful manner. Miss Clay
ton McCrary was awarded the prize
for the best essay, and Miss Caro-
line Nichols the prize in art, one
given by Mr.. s. L Adams in men,
ory of his mother, and the other by
the Odell Hardware Company. The
diplomas were presented to twenty
two full gradutes, and diplomas of
proficiency in music, art, stenogra-
ply, etc, were presented to num-
Der of pupils. President Dixon de-
livered feeling address to the
graduating class. He was presented
by the class with an elegant gold
ring.
Tonight the annual concert took
place, the programme being finely
rendered. Thus closed a most sue
cessful session and enjoyable com
mencement. The fall term under
the new presidency will begin Sep
tember 9Th.
THE FACULTY FOR THE FALL TERM.
The new faculty for Greensboro
Female College has been selected
and is announced below with one
exception. An instructor in the
Department of Art has not yet been
engaged, but the delay in doing so
is only that more time be taken to
secure one of the best instructors
for that department than can be
found. In due time this will be
done and the result announced. The
following is the faculty for the COM
ing scholastic year:
Rev. F. L. Reid, A. B., A. n. DID.
Graduate OF Trinity College, N. G }
President Of the Faculty.
Mrs. j. D. Arnold, Lady Princip-
al, (Grad uate of Southern Literary,
Institute Baltimore, Md Assistant
in Literary Department.
Rev. Prof. J. D. Arnold, A. B ,
Graduate of Randolph Macon Col
lege Va. Metaphysics and Methema.
tics.
Prot Dred Peacock, A. b, A.
NJ, Graduate of Trinity College,
N. Q. Latin, German, Physics and
Chemistry.
Miss Viola Boddie, L. L, {Grad-
uate of Peabody Normal College,
Nashville, TENN English Lang
uage and Literature, and French.
Miss NJ. A. Makepeace, Musical
Director, (G. F. College and New
England Conservatory of Music.
Piano, Organ, Solfeggio and Hand
Culture.
Miss Laura G. Doub, e. F. Col
lege and New England Conservato.
ry of \" 'sic.) Piano, Organ, Prim
er an armony.
Mi -ouisa M. Bstson, (darr ard
College and New England Conserv-
atory of Music.) Instructor in Vo
cal Music.
Miss Alice Brown, (Nationa'
School of Elocution and Oratory
Philadelphia Elocution and Phys
ical Culture.
Miss Bette Armfeld, Bryan
and Stratton's Business College
Baltimore.) Book Keeping, Type
writing and Stenography.
Miss Martha Fl. Wyche, Asst. Sec
and Treas, bryant and Stratton'
Business College, Baltimore.) In
structor in Penmanship.
Miss Fannie Armtield, IN charg
of Infrmary.
Mrs. L. A. Rees, Matron an
Housekeeper.
} It will be seen at once that tn
: above constitutes a very fine facult.
) and one which is in every way wor
thy of the patronage of the people
: They are as good in their respec
$ tive departments as could be Sc
cured and we do not hesitate to So
that no female college in the Sout
can boast of better teaching fore
than this. Any young lady is for
: tunate who has the benefit of dali
9 instruction and contact with tn
members of this faculty.
+ PERSONAL NOTES.
4 The President of the faculty
we'll known to the readers Of tt
ll:a IN this state He racaixe