The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-06-28

H'l"ftHltht OF the student body ha
been exceptionally good and ;b,
work IN all the departments through
and "ell sustained.
MONDAY NIGHT.
/ / his is the occasion q! tb. clss
exercises. The senior class number,
-, representing New York. Penn
syiNanIa, Virginia, South Carolina
And North Carolina. The class ora
ton Was delivered by Mr.. J. u. Rob
ertson, the poem was read by Mr. Il
+. BeaSley. the history by Mr.. Il. "
Haywood, and tn" prophecy by Mr.
}. +. Yates. The exercises wer,
greatly enjoyed 10y the largest audi
ence that ever greeted class on such
an occasion.
TUESDAY.
At nine Il. IN. the Trustees met in
their annual meeting. In the his.
tory of the college the attendance OF
the Trustees was never So large, all
except three of the members being
present. AT S p. IN. the alumni ad.
dress Was delivered by Hon. +. b.
Jones, Il prominent lawyer of Win
ston and an influential member of
the last legislature, his subject being
The Boy of the Old Field School
Shapes our Destiny and Makes Our
History"
At the conclusion of the address
the annual meeting of the aluGni
association was held. Prof. ". l..
Poteat of the Chair of Natural His
tory, was elected as the next Alumni
Orator and other routine business
was transacted.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The crowd grows larger. The
spacious campus is thronged with
beautiful women and handsome men.
Under the great oaks in front of the
college buildings the famous Rich
mOnd Band discourses sweet music
to the multitudes gathered from ev-
cry part of the State to talk over the
scenes of their college life and renew
their allegiance to their alma mater.
At | a. IN. the Literary address
was delivered by Rev. +. &. McCon-
nell, -. d., of Lynchburg, Va. His
subject was "NO other Man has His
Hand on Your Goal" An orator of
wonderful power, he charmed the
great audience and fully justified
the reputation, already made, of be-
ing one of the most eloquent men in
the South.
At S p. m. the Baccalaureate ser
mon was preached by Rev. f. NJ. Po,
teat, of New Haven, Conn. Taking
as his theme "Christ the only True
Foundation" he showed that Christ
must be the basis of all real individ.
ual, social and national growth and
achievement. Mr.. Poteat is an AL.
umnus of Wake Forest and the col.
lege may well be proud Of the repu.
tatlon he is making as "a profound
thinker and eloquent preacher.
THURSDAY.
This is Commencement day pro
per. Every train is crowded. Th,
general opinion is that no sucf
crowds ever attended Wake Fores
commencement before.
At | a. m. seven members Of tn,
graduating class delivered orations.
The Salutatory, the second high
! est honor, was delivered by Mr.. w
l.. Foushee, of Roxboro, n. G. Gu
of possible grade of 100 Mr.. Fous
bee has made during his course th'
exceptional average of 1882. TIL
orations were delivered as follows:
Mr.. NJ. o. Carpenter, of Lincoll
county, n. c.. subject, "Shifting."
Mr.. r. l.. Freeman, of South Car
olina, subject, 1.-The South Carolina
Dispensary Law"
Mr.. r. +. Beasley, of Monroe, n
c., subject, "Wooing Sirens"
Mr.. j. Z. Yates, of Chatham Co
\. e., subject, "The Parliament o
Religions"
| Mr.. J. D. Robertson, of Iredcl
Co, n. C., subject, "Vance, the n
G.. Patriot"
The Valedictory address, the high
est honor, was won and delivered b
Mr.. L. W. Haywood, Of Jones c.
His average grade has been 1881 ou
of possible 100.
AT the conclusion Of the oratior
| the Baccalaureate address was deli,
cred by President Taylor who too
as his subject the "Three Keys I
Sucoess-Self-controI, elf-relianc
and Self-respect."
| At night the annual concert W;
given by the band and afterwarc
the usual reception was given by tt
Literary Societies in their elegal
halls. These Societies are the pri,
, of the Institution. They are D.
hampered by secret fraternities f
the Trustees have always very wise
} forbidden the existence of such fir
: ternities among the students.
: The outlook for new students
f bright. A system Of waterwor
: will be added before the beginnil
of the next session and other need
improvements will be made. T
: summer Law School will open
r July 3rd.
: In all the history of the College
has never had more pleasant or 81
: cessful commencement than the .
0 just ended. 1t may interest some
d the readers of THE CAUCASIAN
/ know that Mr.. w. z. Exum, Jr., 8
!. of DR.. W. P. Exum, is one of t
leading members of the Sophomc
J. class, and will be one of the hon
le men in the class of 80. B..