The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-06-06

MAGNETIC GRAFTON.
THE ADDRESS OF MIR. j NJ. BECK.
OF PHILADEGpHIi
Eli sinrUce-I' onuIuding Exercises
of the Salem Commcncrnient

tIneuce-I' Concluding Exercises
ofIhe Salem CommcnccInent.
From Daily Sentinel, May -
Salem's ninety-third commencement
has passed into history.
Today was commence mcnt day
| proper. The interesting and inspfr-
| ing exercises opened at 9 Il. III. and
were concluded just before the hour
of -
The program opened with beauti-
| fui selection, plcasingly rendered lay
| the Salem Orchestra
This WAS followed with scripture
| lesson read by Rev. James f. Hall
aud prayer hy Rev W w. Moore. D. D.
MAGNETIC GRAFTON
The orator, MIR. James NJ. Beck. of
| Philadelphia, delivered one uf the
most scholarly and magnetic addresses
| ever heard III The qwin- CITY lie
| fully sustained his reputation ae be-
| ing Fhiiddelp;tia's greatest and most
brilliant speaker. He is Il Democrat
| and during the campaign in Phiialei-
| pima last fiiI, inl1. 4 number of
political speeches for the party which
he ably represented.
This morning Mr.. Beck spoke with
out manuscript or notes: in fact Ht.
told aIIlE SENTINEL that he did
not have singIe note on his address
Upon his Introduction by Prof C.eW-
ell, Mr. Beck acknowledged his
pleasure at being the recipient uf lie
invitation 10 deliver the address aud
TO lie the participant in the hO~pita!i-
ty and social enjoyment Of our people
aud Of the Academy. Tie subject Of
his Grafton was MANS position in re-
lation To the position and sphere of
Women in the past and present" He
Interested and charmed every heartr
by his mastery presentation of facts
concerning the place and influence
now being held by women III tile civil
lied world in all departmentS-of
learning, research and commerce. He
claimed that withal, the woman OF
today and Of future generations, would
bear the imprint of the divine fcmi-
nlnlty which no movement, facts or
laws could change. The ideal pre-
sentcd WIS wifehuGd and mother
hood.
At the conclusion Of the addreS, the
Accademy Mandolin Club rendered in
a creditable manner hat fine piece Of
music entitled "WaShin@ton lost
March"
PllncipaN CleWell then t3uchingly
gave a brie1 review Of the cXceBtiau-
ally bright and pleasant session which
was then nearing its close. He spoke
Of the work the old Institution lad
and was still doing: he paid high
compliments TO trustees, faculty and
patrons for the warm support extend
ed during I he past ycaI: he said that
the enrolment (lncluding faculty.
was something over 100. In referring
to the Alumnae Scholarship fund, he
said that something over SEQ was
added to il yestcrday-by the contri-
buttons at the association meet ing
aud the receipts from last nights
concert. Mr.. CIewelI also stated that
tie class of 1885 would leave Il memo
rial in the shape OF a large and splcn-
did pipe organ which would be placed
in the Academy chapel.
DIPLOMAS PRESENTED.
The presentation Of diplomas, hy
Bishop Rondthaler, followed He
made a pleasing and appropriate ad
dress. tie spoke Of the friendships,
far and near. which We're rappiug
themselves around the Old inStitu
tion.
Diplomas were presented first to the
graduates of special studies, and
are as follows:
t-graduate-M Miss Mamie Lewis,
OF Georgia, degree OF a. Il
Instrumental music - Miss Lucy
Chadbourn, Of Wilmington: Miss
Sarah Hannah, of Winston Miss
Leonard Pitts, Of Alabama.
Vocal music-Miss Jennie Crouch.
of Tennessee.
Book keeping-MisS PAMELA Good
man, Of Texas: Miss Nevada RothrOck,
CT Mt. Airy.
Elocution-Miss Sallie Grogan, os
Winston; Miss Claude Winkler, Of
Salem.
Diplomas were then awarded to the
33 young ladies composing the regular
graduating class. TIE SENTINEL
published their names several weeks
ago.
The class song was rendered, the
orchestra gave another delightful Sc
lection and the happy and successful
exercises were brought to Il close
with the benediction, which was pro
uounced by Rev. ii. a. Brown.
LITTLE NOTES.
At the conclusion of the commence
ment, the class, with number Of
friends, dined in the Academy
The class cOlora for 80 were green
and white, and the class motto Perge
Modo.
The senior class next year viii mum
l. = 4 L, II