The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-06-21
Az CHAPEL HILL.
UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT
Secretary Hoke Smiths Grafton
1.-The Largest and Most Bril-
liant Occasion Ever Seen at
Chapel Hill-A Day to be Re-
membered--Large Attendance,
&c. &c

| last week, and although little behint
time having it set up in type it is tot
good to be lost:
CHAPEL HILL, n. c., June 9, '94.
EDITOR GOLD LEAF The Uni
versity has just closed its 99th session
with the most brilliant commencement
III its history. Secretary HOke Smith.
Grafton was heard by more than 1900
people i'll Memorial Hall. He spoke
with eloquence, wisdom and power
worthy Of the great occasion and the
brilliant audience. The faculty recep
tlon Tuesday night was attended by
700 people, who amid strains of de-
lighttul music were presented to Secre.
tary Smith and wife by President
Winston. The campus, the college
and the village of Chapel Hill were
packed for three days with hundreds
Of visitors from distance and thou
sands of people from Orange, Wake,
Chatham and Durham counties. The
back Of the campus was full of vehicles
Of all sizes, shapes and descriptions.
The commencement began with the
| Baccalaureate sermon on Sunday. 1t
was preached by Rev. DR.. +. J. Muir
doch Of Salisbury, from the texts
- What shall l do Lord - and My
course is finished.'' 1t was a manly
appeal to the young for a manly life;
and was marked by strength, eloquence,
learning and simplicity. The literary
societies held the annual meetings
| Monday night, greeted old members
and initiated honorary members.
The Board of Trustees at their an
nual meeting appointed a committee
of five to investigate and report at the
February meeting concerning the
Greek letter traternities.
1.-The Life and Character Of Dr..
Chas. +. Deems was the subject Of
the Grafton before the alumni associa-
ton Tuesday morning. twas delivered
by DR.. +. J.. Reid, and was touching,
eloquent and mastery delineation of
one Of North Cardinals most gifted
divines.
The Senior Glass Day exercises were
held Tuesday afternoon and were the
occasion of much fun and merriment.
The class orator was II. II. Atkinson,
of Asheville, the poet Jas. Sawyer, of
Asheville, the historian 7. 3. Lee. of
Mocksville, l.. f. Barnes. of Wilson.
The singin" of the class song closed
the exercises
The Representatives of the Dialectic
and Philantbropic Literary Societies
held their annual contest in Oratory
Tuesday night and the medal was
Of
tropic Society. The other speakers
were J. c. Eller, of Ashe,,county, A. S.
Dockery, of Richmond county, Herbert
Bingham, of Madame, a son of Col. VIM.
| Bingham, L. G. Brogden, of Wayne,
and J. O. Carr, from Duplin.
The faculty reception in the GYM
nasium Tuesday night was the most
| brilliant affair ever seen at the Uni
versity. Secretary Hoke Smith and
his accomplished wife were presented
to the guests by President Winston.
Refreshments were served by Dughi,
and music by the Richmond band.
The reception lasted four hours and
was attended by 600 or 700 people.
Commencement Day proper was
Wednesday, and it was a big day in
every sense of the word. Thousands
of people swarmed through the campus
of fifty acres and packed Memorial
Hall to its full capacity. On the stage
sat the thirty members of the Gradua~
ting class, orator Smith, Governor Carr,
ex- Governor Holt, Presideas Winston,
Chief Justice Shepherd, Justices Avery
and Clark, Supt. Scarborough, and
about 100 other of the most noted men
in North Carolina.
The six best orators OF the class
delivered graduating orations; they
| were:
Thos. S. Rollins, Asheville-Subject /:
Two Factors of Modern Civilization.
A. Caswell Ellis, Louisburg-Sub-
ject: Permanence in Change.
f. f. Gillespie, Greensboro-Sub-
ject: a plea for the Scientific Educa-
| ton of the Teacher.
T. B. Lee, Mocksvile-Su5ject :
The State and the Child.
G. L. VanNoppen, Durham-Sub-
| iect: The Influence of Holland upon
American Institutions.
w. F. Harding. Greenville-Sub-
iect: Truth and Poetry.
The Mansum medal for the best
Grafton was won by {. l.. NanNoppen.
The other graduates presented theses
on Various subjects, embodylng re-
suits of special research and study !;
some scientific, some literary, some
philosophical, some historical, one
thesis was on the Artificial Produc-
tiou of Petroleum." another on The
Property Rights of Married Women as
affected by the Laws of North Caro-
lima" another on . Rousseau and his
Emile another on Giaclauon,
| another on THE Formation OF the
| Atlantic Coast another on 1.-The
Origin and Rise Of Civil Law" an
other on Nitrifcation." There were
81 graduates, as follows; Bachelors
of Arts, of Science, ! OF Philosophy,
) of Letters. , of Laws, one Master OF
Arts. and one Doctor OF Philosophy
The Master of Arts was ). L. Pugh'
of Morrisville, who graduated last
year. The subject of his thesis was
A Comparative Study Of the lnfini'
tive in the Satires of Horace and Per
sius.'' The Doctor Of Philosophy was
! Chas. Bakerville and his thesis was
A Comparison of the Methods o.
Estimation and Separation of Zir'
conium.''
! Undergraduate honors were awarded
to the following: Highest honors t.
II. II. Horne of the junior class ant
Darius Eatman of the freshman class
Eatman is a painter who has worked
his way to college. and both his OWL
character and the character OF th'
University are shown in the fact tha
he was elected president of the largest