The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-06-18
Ar TRINITY.
Seventeen Young Men and Four Young
Ladies' Go Out to Battle With the Prob
lem of Life.

Seventeen Young Men and Four Young
Ladies' Go Out to Battle With the Prob
lem of Life.
The commencement of Trinity Col
lege, that splendid institution con-
Quoted by the great Methodist denOm-
inatiOn, was held last week, beginning
on Monday night, when DR.. John c.
KilgO. president of the college, deliv-
cred his annual address to the gradu-
ating class at Main Street Methodist
church, in Durham. The church was
packed to its utmost capacity and
large numbers were turned away.
This was followed on Tuesday by the
annual baccalaureate sermon of the
college by DR.. A. Coke Smith, of
Lynchburg, member of the Virginia
Conference. 1t was sermon long to
be remembered by the graduating
class and by all who heard him. 1t was
a mastery effort.
At night DR.. James II. Kirkland, of
Vanderbilt University, delivered the
literary address before the two sOcie-
ties-the Columbian and Hesperian.
1t was very fine and learned address,
and was listened to by large aud
fence.
On Wednesday the closing exercises
of Trinity College commencement for
1896 took place, and one of the most
prosperous years in the history of the
Institution is now a part of the records
of the college.
The graduating class was composed
of as fine set Of young men and la
dies as ever left the walls of Trinity
College to go out into the world to fight
life's battles. The class was composed
of seventeen gentlemen and four la
dies.
Those who had oratiOns and their
subjects were as follows:
L. S. Aldridge, of Oriental. "LuXu-
ry;" J. F. Bivins, of Albemarle, "The
Element of Stability in Our Civiliza-
| tiOn;" Ernest j. Green, of Durham,
"Man from an Optimistic StandpOint;"
J. G. Hall, of Troy, "Radical Changes
in Mans Higher Development" !. s.
Maytubby, of Boggy Depot, Indian
Territory, Social Changes" S. f.
Mercer, o. Haroldville, "The Highest
Law" o. S. Newlin, Of Burlington,
els Tariff Reform Lost?" e. r. Payne,
of MOrganton, "Our Foes and Our He
roes;" !. H. Separk, of Raleigh, "Po-
tentiality of Greatness"
| Those who presented theses were as
follows: F. II. Brooks, of Charlotte,
Industrial Arbitration; Miss Fam
ME Carr, of Durham, "a Poets View
of Progress;" Miss Ida Carr, of Dur
ham, "WOman On the Field of Battle -
G. r. Clegg, of Pittsboro, can Anglo
Saxon UniOn;" Fl. B. Craven, of Trim
ity, "Materialism;" J. F. Curtis, of
Luther's, "Some Phases of American
Literature;" j. F. Hayden, of Lin
wood, "Reason in Religion" Miss Ma
mic Jenkins, of Cary, Aspirations; -
X, A. Mayer, of Charlotte, "James
Lane Allen;" Miss Annie Pegram, OF
Durham county, "Education;" S. W.
Sparger, of Mt. Airy, "One of North
Cardinals Heroes" A. S. Webb, OF
Trinity, The Independent in Poll.
tics"
The "Wiley Gray Medal" was offer
ed to the one having the best Grafton
in the contest. The judges to decide
which was entitled to it were: DR.. f
A. Yates, DR.. j. NJ. Rhodes and DIR. F
Ii. Wood. They repaired to the parlol
and soon returned and annouac that
the medal was won by Mr.. J. S. May.
tubby, of Doggy Depot, Indian Terri.
tory. The medal was presented by the
Hon. Glen. Manly, of Winston, who
gave history of Wiley Gray, in the
honor of whose memory the medal is
given, and told of how braveIy hs
died on the fatal battlefield of Gettys.
burg.
DR.. KilgO announced that j. F. Biv.
ms, of Albemarle, had won the vale.
dicforian place, not, however, without
sharp conflict with Miss Fannie
Carr. The valedictory address of Mr.
Blvlns was very touching and well de-
livered.