The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-05-28
Tse STATE xoRuAI And INDUSTRIAL
SCHOOL
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The commencement exercises OF the
stale Normal and Industrial school,.
AZ sr~-r<horu. were held last wecA.
beginning on Tuesday. the 18th The
event was one of great interest and
was attended by many prominen, men
Of the state.
Th~ annual sermon VS. preached by
Ir. r. 4. Yates IL was an able cnort
The chief feature Of intefc-, Vas the
unVsiling Of life sire sil painting oil
senator Zebuioa II. Vance. froi. NC
Iyrr made the Introductory remarks,
closing them by saying. now intro-
duce 10 you the portrait o' the great
ct pairiot North Carolina has ever
| produced"
| The veil fell away. every eye Was
turned 20 the grand picture of >enA-
;or Vance. Tear fell from the eyes
OF many a. they witnessed the sp~ak-
ling likeness q. the man whom all
North Csrolinian- love To honor. The
portrait q hy the best artist thi. state
has ever produced. Mr.. ". q. Randall,
and IL he never doe. another thing he
deserves the lasting praise Of tAroiin-
ians.
Mr.. Il. n. Rattle, Of Raleigh. made
the unNeiling address. Was rich IN
both wit and psthos, alternately NOV
ing TIA. audience Ia tears aud laughter.
II WAS also rich IN cloquence and sppli-
cation. special recognition being given
Ia the institution for it, expression of
gratitude To the man who had done al
much and had made such noble rec
ord for hi, state. At the close Of his
remarks Mr. Rattle said
list. A. work at art. ~ represents
the skill. industry and genius of North
Caroiina'- greatest artist: because
every one who knew Governor Vance
we'll, during the last ten year, of his
life, must recocniz. ia IL 4 perfect and
almo-, speaking likeness triumph
Of the painters art.
= I'D. In il We recognize the graft
= tmde OF 4 great institution, tins the
4 Normal and Industrial school al
= North Carolina. Ia the great man, who
q when his voice was most potent among
1 all the people 81 his native state. -
n raised that voice IN advocacy of nor
: NAL instruction that this institution
y becam" possibility. True, u ~ th'
: creation of another great North Caro-
= linian, Your honor.d president b-sid'
u me, and We owe II mostly Ia him tina
a. the training and development of Tia
i best woma nhood Of North tarolins
;" which Is. Ia me. the best womanhoo'
IL of the world.
Y "3rd In ii We see Nanc. A. he stood
/ erect, gallant, self-confideni, but with
j. out a suggestion Of undue self-asser
& ton. the master of his subject and hi
\ audience. addressing his peers in TIA
~ senate of the United states. I,rimu
Dr inter pGrcs, in the greatest arena o
n earth.
" perhaps a. ages roll by and dres
81 and costumes change, critic. IN Nie'
= Of many victories, in peace and war. a
re- NaBcc's active life, may SAY the pain
" ter should have put a crown Of laurs
lie upon his brow; but as long as any q
is his friends and their traditions abou
L the man shall live, these hoary lock
10 will seem 10 be the better crown "a
en that massive head. Thus he looked q
IS. we loved him, and thus he looked q
he We buried him, beneath the coil Of hi
ne native county. in sight of the plsri
,rt waters Of the French Broad river. an
he the lofty peaks of the Blue Ridge, tf
no scenes from which he drank those IL
he spirations which made him Mort
In Carolina's most distinguished patrio
TO- the best beloved OF all her childre
re. and in all the annals Of history 10 tn
be day, the greatest of her sons"
il Mrs. Vance was IN attendance upC
ut the exercises.
he on Wednesday, DIR. G. w. Dabns
I'D delivered the address TO the gradua
lot ing class of nineteen members. Sbo
he addresses WEI made also by Hon.
nd NJ. Douglass, Geo. Il. Winston, &.
cir McIyer and John &. Scarborough.
ny Col. Douglass presented copy
ms the Constitution of the United Stat
be to each member Of the graduatil
class.
At the close of Prof. McIyer's .
marks pretty incident happened.
rsSv A letter had just come from G
i,s Julian ;. Carr in reply to one fro
arv DIR. Mclver; opening it, Dr. McIy
ma, was so much overcome that he cou
,an not help reading the good news. thou
o. the writer had asked him not to do
10. Col. Carr offered to give $3.50 year
ON establish the "Lida Carr FELLOWSHIP
70 and there was a certain grace a