The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-06-02
WAKE FOREST COLLEGE.
THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1898.
Twenty.three Young Men Take Their
Diplomas-I he Graduating Orations 8
and Thesis.
WAKE FOREST. June 1st. 1893.

| Ah0 SNAOi~StiS SSoA VI - eb |
Wake Forest College has drawn to |
a close and twenty three young gen
tlemen took their diplomas today
full hedged graduates. Unlike
most commencement days the fore
noon was bright and propitious and
theccuntry people from miles around
were present in large numbers.
| And to this may be added hundreds
OF Alumni and friends of the Col
| lege who have been in attendance
during the entire week, making the
audience as large if not larger than
on former occasions
| At high noon the Wingate Mem
orial Hall was comfortably filled
and the class of '93 were ushered to
the rostrum by the Marshals of the
Euzelian and Philomathesian Socie-
ties, respectively, and given seats to
the right of the stand. On the left
} whre noticed, in addition to Presi-
dent Taylor and the members of the
! Faculty, Drs. Huffman, Hobgood,
jC. Durham, Skinner, Pritchard.
Cade, Hall; Revs. J. L. White, A. c.
| Dixon, of n. Y, J. G. Hiden, of Va
} Messrs. ". B. Daniel, N. Y. Gulley,
| Geo. Blount, Judge Faircloth, Hon.
J. G. Scarborough and others prom
inent in Church and State.
THE SENIOR oRATIONs.
;. After a preliminary concert by
the band, President Taylor an
9 nounced Charles P. Sapp, of Con
0 cord, as the salutatorian, and the
: visitors were welcomed by this
9 young gentleman in a neat and
4 effective manner. This was followed
t by a strikingly appropriate oration
o by Mr.. E. Y. Webb, Of Shelby, sub
it ject, Jefferson Davis. The name
J. alone of the great Confederate
6 chieftain inspires, ever, q hearty and
ie enthusiastic applause, and now a;
q. all Southern eyes are turned to the
r newly made mound in Richmond
le Hollywood, that applause was th'
O. more intensified And the subjec
ID was gracefully handled. Mr.. Webl
g. is an orator Of ability; lie write
n with ease and speaks with ease, ant
n every word goes 10 the hearts of hi
r. hearers. He Will represent his col
rk lege at the Intercollegiate orator.
e. cal contest this season st More
to head. Mr.. Webb was followed b
be Mr.. Josiah G. Kittrell, Of Xii
Id trell, N. c., subject, Tn
th Modern Sphinx. This young ger
tleman was the orator of his 81
ciety at the last anniversary exercise
and his Grafton at that time wa
OF pronounced o. master piece
ne thought and in diction. Even nor
To- can be said of the effort today.
to Mr.. Samuel J. Porter, q membe
he Of the class, was elected a missio,
ct ary to Brazil at the recent sessio
er' 0; the Southern Baptist Convention
as, He expects to sail in a few week
en- and naturally his thoughts a.
an. turned to Our Southern Sister-tt
lei subject of bis Grafton. Mr.. Port
'rd reviewed the civilization Of Braz
its rapid growth, it's prospective f
ne tue, and spoke feelingly of Il
or lack OF Christianity in country
me bleased with sunshine and flower
to His speech was emotional, and Ii
nd ened to with strong, feeling il
rly terest.
VS. The Message Of Modern Sciene
as was the next Grafton, by Mr.. E.
me Weaver, of Greensboro. The spec
the was along the line Of the then
rm the message" being suggested
VIII him by the inscription over the e
ea- trance to the Machinery Hall at t
IAN Columbian Exposition at Chicago
be The fttest survive" It was or
ust but strong.
me Mr.. Isaac T. Newton, of Fsyet
Vile, spoke on Modern Epicurea
ave ism. In this he reviewed the world
as sins and in a clerical, to be-su
but strong and impressive style
\. raigned the card-players, &c. T
speech abounded with pleasant
and was entertaining.
The valedictory address was {
pis- livered by Mr. Z. P. Hobgood,
I, Oxford, and happy departure
ter was from the old style. "Farewe
tied was said but no tears were shed.
iur- behalf of his class adieu was 81
OF to faculty, schoolmates, citizens
Ly- all, but it was not the intent OF
was speaker to appeal to the emotions
ture | his hearers. And it was especia
lven good. Mr.. Eobgood's average grt
ger. at college was 97S, an avers
late worthy of record. Ee has been
ride Gently elected to q chair at
ling Oxford Female Seminary.
Mrs. The other young gentlemen
, Il the graduating class, who subn
. A. ted thesis were: J. Eli
kins, Austin, J. William Bailey, Geo
lsses W. Blanton, Charles Il [
, DR.. ham. D. Milton Gaddy, Will
Ruf- A. Jones, Everett B. LattiEn
ten Stephen McIntire, Jesse D. Mo
nter, Jr.. David M. Prince, George
DR.. Ross, William A. Smith, Claude
GER Wilson, John A. Wray, Alvis
the Yates and J. Judson.
SUQO THE ROYAL HAIR-LAw-MEDICIS
-Esd Hon. J. @. Scarborough, Supe
; pf-