The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-06-11
At THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
SECOND CENTURY COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES or NORTH cARoliHA's
UNIVERSITY.
7as Degrees and Horor. Won and the
TsdsiIi.t@-A Memorable ooezsioR-Ad-
dre.. By gies-PresIiens Stevenson

drs.. By giee-Pr~~gasas Stevenson
sotes.
The commencement exercises OF the
University OF North Carolina held
last week, marking the beginning
OF it's second century were the best and
most successful in its history. The
class Of ls9G, which graduated I'M
der under such suspicious cir
cumstances, went in in 1891 with
| liJ members, and closes its course
with b. 1t il interesting TO know the
work in which these graduates en-
/ gage Four will be- in cotton manu-
( factaring, five in medicine, two in
/ journalism, two in life insurance, i've
/ in teaching, one in chemistry, and one
/ ia the ministry. only eight are as yet
/ undecided. As TO politics thirty-four
are Democrats and three Republicans.
! one of the events of to-day was the
annual meeting OF the alumni. The
presence of Vice President Stevenson
| proved a special attraction in bring
| ing together not only more OF the or
| binary visitors than usual, but also OF
4 the alumni. Last year the work OF
raising $4,000 for All alumni memorial
bail began, and has succeeded. 1t Is
/ decided hat work thereon shall begin
As early in July AS possible, and shall
| be pushed without delay. The inter-
est OF the Alumni Association in the
| L University and their virtual participa-
| ton in its affairs have had the hap
/ piest effects.
The commencement exercises proper
| began in the stately and uniquely de-
! signed memorial hall on Thursday at
| il 80 o'clock. There were OratlOns by
| the following graduates: X. L. Jenk-
ms, "The Two Institutions of lis
tory; w. +. Woodby, .Jr., "The Amer
lean Judicial System: John W. Cana
da, "The Aesthetic in Life; II. q. Ais
| brook, "The Christian State: John c..
Eller, Mans Inhumanity to Man.
The other graduates presented
theses. There names are: Mckay b.
Aston, Fred Fries Bahnson, Van AS
tor Bachelor, L. p. Braswell, Jr., Wal
ter V. Breim, Jr., Charles w. Briles,
Daniel r. Bryson, Edward =. Carr,
Thomas Clarke, John Hamilton COble,
Robert f. Coker, Leslie, Il. Evans, Ed
win Z. Gregory, James A. Gwyn, Jas.
G.. II ollowell, George Ii. Kirby, William
b. Lemly, David F. Nicholson Alfred
II. Robbins, WescOtt Robertson, Ed
John f. Shaffner, Royal G.. Shannon
house, Thomas A. Sharpe, William c.
Smith, Benjamin f. Stanley, George
G.. Stevins, William X. Webb, Jr.
Joseph III. White, James S. White
Walter II. WoodsOn. These were all
, by candidates for the bachelors de-
gree. Theses were also presented by
the following candidates for the mas
ter's degree: w. K. Darden, John +
Mattocks, John A. Moore, George S
Willis, and Thomas J. Wilson,
Diplomas were presented by Vice.
President Stevenson. The first-hon OF
men (mngna cam laude) are: w. D.
} Webb, J. G.. Elder, John w. Canada
and Edwin G. Gregory. Those next
in rank (c'm iaude) are f. p. Canada
r.. G. Allsbrooke, J. II. Coble, F. F
BahnsOn, j. G. Eller, j. A. Gwyn, r. P
Jenkins, A. Ii. Robbins, w. c. Smith
all Bachelors of Arts; r. f. Cocker, G
of Science.
, The prize winners are as follows
. Holt mathematical prize, A. L. Allen
= Hill North Carolina history prize, j
, F. Shaffner; d. G.. Worth philosoph!
: prize, f. =. Carr.
II. j. Wilson and w. f. Darden wer.
given the degree of Master of Arts; G
). Wells and John A. Mason, Master
of Philosophy; J. f. Mattocks, of Mas
ter of Science; l.. Il. Haskell, Bachelor
Y of Law.
THE vICE-PRESIDENT.
n The visit of the Vice President is
e notable event in the history of tn
! university. He was accompanied from
q Washington by Gen. Cox, the Secre
of do, htoy
It Miss Letitia Stevenson: his niece, Mis-
: julie Scott; Misses Jane and Juli
o Harden, sisters of Mr.. StevensOn's re
= cent sOn-iu-law, and Miss Lucy Alex
Y ander, niece. The Nice-Presiden
: and his party were met at GreensbOr
e by company of prominent NOrtl
p CarOlinians, and some gentlemen from
Il other States, and escorted to Chape
Hill.
e He was greeted on this visit to tn
d State of his ancestors by thrOn
n greater than that which welcome
e President Polk when he visited hi
Alma Mater in 1S47, Or the throng
le which witnessed the visits Of Presi
g dent Buchanan or Andrew johnson
A reception was specially tendere
l. him in Memorial hall. Over the build
y ing the North Carolina flag was dis
re playe1, and the interior was decors
Il ted with white and blue, the univers
ty colors.
'g The faculty this year, departing frol
of the usual custom, conferred no honor
Id ary degrees.
err The total enrolment Of students d.
ring the term just closed is 534. II
increase during the past FIVE years
from 1913. The claim is now made tn;
this is the largest university in tt
South.
THE MEDALS.
, Nj. B. Aston won the Hume Englis
~ medal; II. j. Allsbrook the Mangu
7S- medal for the best senior grafton;
nd B. Smith the Literary Society repr
us sentative medal, and Il. Z. Zachary tt
n anatomical prize.
IN Owing to the rain, Eice-Preside
al StevensOn's address was not deliver,
-, until 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
- was expected to contain some polite
re reference, but did not. MIR. Stevens,
a was introduced by General Cox, al
lily paid North Carolina a high comp
ale ment and eulogized the work of t.
did university, which has now passed
ar centennial year.
no After delivering his address
tho Chapel Hill, the Vice President cal
10 to Raleigh and spent several hOu
- While here he called on Gov. Carr, q
ny afterward held reception at the Y,
ISL bOro House, where he was called up
the by quite number of people.
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