The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-21
DR.. Dabney's Mastery Address
at Greensboro.
EIGHTEEN GIRLS GRADUATE
Mr.. Battles Recollections OF
Senator Vance.
DOCTOR MrvER'S GREAT WORK
Col Julian S. Carr Offers to Give
$26oa Year to the Institutionto
Establish the "Lida Carr
Fellowship"

greensboro, N. c., May 2O.-(Special)
-To-day's exercises of the Normal and
Industrial School, though different,
were no less entertaining than those
of yesterday. DIR. Dabney was closely
listeEed to throughout his intensely
interesting address and was warmly
congratulated afterwards. Short ad-
dresses were made also by Hon. r. NJ.
Douglass, Geo. T. Winston, C. D. Nc
Iver and John C. Scarborough.
Col Douglass presented copy of
the Constitution of the United States
to each member of the graduating
class In the midst of his eloquent re-
marks he said that among the dying
Words sof his father. the late Stephen
a. Douglass, were these: Tell them
to obey the Constitution and laws of
the United States"
President Winston in presenting a
copy of the Bible to each, beautifully
spoke of it as "a chart and comfort, as
at once balm and instrument OF sur
gerry for the bleeding and wounded
heart, as the words of the carpenter
that will sweep from the seas the.men
of war;" Continuing, he said:
THE State of North Carolina gives
you, as your companion, counselor,
friend and guide in life, copy of the
Holy Scriptures. Ours is a religious
State: Cur people are old-fashioned in
simple strong Iaith and heavenly yir-
tues The preamble 10 our State Con-
stitation recognizes Almighty God as
the Creator and preseryer of our civil,
religious and political liberties, and
we depend upon him for a continuance
of these blessings TO us and prosperity.
This Bible comes to you from the
State, as the crowning lesson in edu-
cation. 1t is the essence of human
wisdom, the voice of the divine mind.
Treasure it in your soul. Live it, and
"nen you read it, think OF your duty
20 your state that has done SO much
for you. Acy II inspire and strengthen
you to lead happy lives and guide
happy homes, and leayen society with
the leayen of Righteousness"
Mr.. Scarborough, president of the
Board of Trustees, followed and
amused the large audience with his
homely and pointed humor, taking oc-
casion to mention with high praise the
name of the young woman, as an ex-
ample TO the rest, who had not been
absent from duty in four years. Her
name was Miss Emma BOyce Harris,
of Northampton county Mr.. ScarbOr-
ough urged the study of the State
Constitution upon the class, saying,"It
touches you in one thousand places,
where the Constitution of the United
States doesn't touch YOU at all.
One rarely hears a speech combin-
ing more felicity and common sense
than did that of DR.. McIyer. The
young women seemed much affected,
and a pretty incident took place just
here. a letter had just come from Col.
Julian S. Carr in reply to one from DR..
McIver; opening it, DR. McIyer was SO
much overcome that he could not help
reading the good news, though the
writer had asked him not to do so.
Col. Carr offered to give $3.50 year to
establish the '''Lida Carr Fellowship"
and there was a certain grace and
pathos that Will be appreciated by all
daughter having married into another
State, my purpose and desire is TO per-
petuate and keep alive her name in
the State of her nativity, wher she
was so beloved and SO deservedly pop
ular.
The whole house broke out into
spontaneous applause at this tender,
noble sentiment. Col. Carr said the
fund should be perpetual, to be provi-
ded for in his will. DR.. McIver re-
ferred to Col. Carr as that pioneer in
philanthropy, the George Peabody of
North Carolina, and said that all con-
nected with the institution would re-
member the name of Carr so long as
they lived Great and prolonged APP
plause).
President Winston moved that the
gratitude of all be further expressed
by rising and the immense audience
were ON their feet in an instant. Some
gentleman speaking of the incident
after the exercises said that DR.. Me
Iver had rallied Col Carr with help
ing everything in the State except the
women of the Normal, when it develop
ed, but not in any way from Col. Carr,
that nearly dozen young women were
now ait North Carolina colleges at
Col. Carr's expense, and some of them
at this very Normal school, without
even the knowledge of the president.
OF course the laugh was on DR.. McIver,
so quietly had Col. Carr been dsing
these aims. Col. Carr, who arrived
this afternoon, was asked as to this,
but made no reply.
When Col. Julian S. Carr entered the
hall tonight he was repeatedly cheer
ed by the audience out of deep graft
tnde for his generous and characteris-