The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-13


MaIeellus Wooten, Kinston.
ID. -.
" A. Alexander, Professor of Onien-
tai Literature in Southwestern Pres
buterian University, GAINESVILLE, Tenn
L. j. TurnbuA, Durham.
A. Mel. Fraser, Staunton, Va.
i. H. Gaines, Decatur, GA.
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Col /. Q. Holiday, president \. and
NJ. college, Raleig'h.
The Roll of Honor represents those
who in the years work have reached
an average Of 95. From the senior
class: j. +. Mills, n. Fl. McGilvary, +.
f. Rowe, J. e. Brown, j. &. Warmer.
Prom the Junior class II. i. KirLpat-
rick, T. r. Henderson. From sopho-
more class: j. II. Moore. w. p. Perry.
From freshman class: j. NJ. Melon
nell, H. S. Alunroe.
The pumctuality roll represents Ghose
who have been absent from no college
duty during the year.
In The Junior class: T. IL Spence.
In the fresh. class: +. d. DUprey, A. y.
McFadgen, j. A. Mcqueen.
Upon the reading of these rolls, the
valedictory Grafton (Firsb HONOR
"Realizing the Ideal was made by ".
II. McGilvary. Ching Mai, Siam.
This was Immediately followed by
the benediction and the session Of
1896 was at its end the most success
full. certainly in point of numbers, 'ahe
college has ever had. With gratitude
for prosperity that lies behind and
hopefully eXpectant of still larger
measures of growth in days to come.
Il, ~
and otntion once more on vacation.
Thursday afternoon and evening is en-
tirelv given over to pleasure. no more
addresses but those which are Whis-
pered i'm private, no more speeches
that make halls echo with eloquence,
but only such as cam touch a single
heart with pathetic appeal. The only
contests allowed Through the remain
ing hours is that of ribbons for beaux,
OF bellies for horses and driver, Of
feminine colors and shades for further
more valued decorations of regalia
and rOsette.
But this year there were NO regalias
with which to decorate the fair WISH
tors or rather they we're so used for a
few hours tonight and then returned,
through the marshals, to the societies.
These regalias are now owned by the
societies and the marshals, tho he may
give himself away as much as ever TO
his lady can't give his regalia away
longer than for the evening. Rosettes
are however given as souvenirs, and let
us hope that not the gift but the giver,
not the value but the fact of receiving
creates its work. If the athletic Greek
of old found delight enough i'm having
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wreath before envious thousands,
surely 1T should be glory enough for
any young woman to have herself
decl<ed with the simple rosette flower
i'm the presence of her eneious rivals;
not only is it ''sweet 20 die for ones
country butt alas. sweet feminine
nature, i'm hts vanity, finds it sweet to
see her friends die for envy. In fact this |
delightful struggle of charm and
beauty with itself the issue was as
follows:
Chief Marshal McGeachy presented
his rosette to Miss May Oates, of Char |
lotte; G. NJ. Matthews to Miss FIorie |
Brown, of Winston; O. l.. Barringer to |
Miss Mai Murphy, of Morganton; IL. |
6. Smith to Miss Frances Mallory, of |
Charlotte; j. r.. Ross to Miss Annie |
Parks Hutchinson, of Charlotte.
From "Eu" Society,". ID. Woodside |
to Miss Lottie Caldwell, Statesyille; |
j. T.. Quarles to Miss Sadie Young
Charlotte; r. b. dnford to Miss Mary |
W ilson, Davidson; w. q. Perry to Miss |
Alice Jones, Charlotte.
The Actaeon banquet given on We'd
nesday by its eighteen members in hon
or of their lady guests and other select |
few, among them Mr.. and Mrs. George |
Wilson, of Charlotte, who chap6r0ned
the party, was in every way an ele- |
CANT and delightful affair The toasts |
were neat and happy, the viands tempt |
ing and the beauties of commencement |
shone in all the glory of their charms. |
To-day the subscription to the Mar |
tin Science Hall reached $1,000. The |
class Of '97 offers the liberal amount |
of $500. The committee appointed to
solicit funds and to press the matter |
TO speedy conclusion consists of Rev |
G. q. Vardell, Geo. Wilson, Esq, DR.. j |
p Munroe, Rev. ID. n. Mclaughlin and |
Dr. Shearer. One of dhe first moves
will be to appoint a man from each |
class tihatever graduated from Davidson
to secure subscriptions from the mem
bers of his class. III is believed that |
the amount can be easily raised. SO
great is the recognized need for the
proposed building and so glad will be
the hundreds of alumni and friends OF
Col. Martin to testify by their gifts to
their love for his memory.