The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-06-04
WAKE FOREST COMMENCEMENT.
The Best and Largest ia the E. istory Of
the insfitutier-A PTospsrous Year
New Chair RstAbii.hed.

the Institutier-a Psosp.rous Year
New Chair R.sabii.hsd.
The sixty first con ne ncoment Of
Wake Forest college VAS held last
week, and by unaoinoIs agreement, 4,
was the best III the history OF that
long established institution.
| in addition 10 this, the past year
has been n very prosperous ore. The
receipts Of tie college hsva exce2d
ed the expenditure by l,159
Two hundred and sixfy students
were enrolled during the year
twenty zine more than ever attend
ed the college IN any rrevions year.
At the meeting OF the Board OF
Trustees Rev. DR.. Thos. l.. Skinner
was elected to succeed the late Rev.
DIR. Columbus Durham AS President
OF the Board.
| The following were elected as new
members of the Board
Rev. l.. Johnson, of Greensboro:
Rev. X. Il. Vann, of Scotland Neck;
Mr.. J. r. Spainhour, Of Watauga
Rev. John Il. White, OF Raleigh;
Mr.. II. b. Duffy, of Newbern; Hon.
w. II. Crawford, Of Waynesville
and Mr.. ID. l.. Gore, of Wilmington
all strong. Influential aud useful
men, not only in their denomination,
| but also in the State, and covering
all sections from Waynesville to
Newbern.
A Chair Of the Bible vas es,ab-
llshed and Rev. Mr.. Culiom, Il mem
Der Of the class of '92, was elected
to fill the chair.
The annual meeting OF the alumni
was very interesting. Tho alumni
address was delivered by Rev. w. L.
Wright, of Richmond.
The annual address to the grad u
ating class was delivered by DR.. b
II. Carroll, of Texas, and WAS confes-
sedly one of the ablest ever heard al
the college.
On Wednesday night n tremend
Gus audience gathered to hear the
baccalaureate sermon by DR.. B. l.
Whitman, President of Columbia
| University. His text was taker
from the third eplstle ot John, sec
ond chapter and fourteenth verse
write unto you, young men, be
cause ye are strong and The wold oil
God ab doth IN you, and ya have
overcome the evil one"
| Many who are capable to judge OF
great sermon pronounce this one
of the most powerful ever delivered
in tho State upon similar occasion
1t made a profound impression ant
won completely the large audience
to the graceful and earnest speaker
Thursday was the great com
mencement day and was PRACTICAL,
owned by the graduating class.
The salutatory address was mad
by Mr.. w. P. Exum.
Speakers and subjects Of speeche
, were as follows:
' j. H. Gore, of Wilmington, "Cap
d'Astro," which he defined as mean
ing The college; its mission an
ammunition"
Bruce Benton, Union county, 9Th
New Era"
Willis G. Briggs, of Raleigh
: l"Municipal Reform"
b w. H. Davis, Henderson, 9Th
IS Personal Element in Characte
y Building"
n Speight Dowell, of Durham
s. prophets and Progress"
l j. N. Tolar, of Robson count.
o "An Ideal Life"
o l. M. Meekins, of Tyrrell count.
9 "The Oppressed Masses"
o The valedictory address was d.
r livered by Mr.. M. B. Dry, of Unic
:. county.
n Mr.. G. N. Bray, of the class, wi
r. was to have delivered an addre
l. was too unwell to do so.
a Theses were submitted by the ft
s. lowing graduates
"Utility of the Theory Of Evol
tion"-J. M. Alderman, Dupl
county.
1.-The Development of the Idyls
the King'-C. C. Austin, Tarboro.
o "Shakespeare's VS.. Historic
Q King John''-W. C. Barrett, Moo
d county.
"Better Drowned Land than
Lost Land"-W. J. Beale, Mort
ampton.
Mental Alteration" T.
= Briggs, Raleigh.
a Wordsworth''-J. W. Garlic
If Duplin county.
American Literature"-W.
Carter, Louisville, Ky.
Freedom of the Wilr'-T.
Council, Wake county.
6. 1.-The Beginning of Baptists
c. North Carolina"-E. J. Harre
m Gates county.
ur "Wordsworth's View of Natur
in C. K. fairfield, Henry county, V
of Anniversary Oration''-J. Ho
ell, Jr., Caldwell county.
IN 1.-The Philosophy of Schope
es hauer'-J. D. Hufham, Jr., Shelf
is "Uses and Abuses of Imaginatio
ce d. F. Lawrence, Wake county.
IN, Evolution of the English Dram
nd H. h. McLendon, Wadesboro.
Evolution of Patriotism"-V.
in Parker, Wake county.
be- "Determinism VS.. Freedom
M B. Powell, Savannah, Ga.
is "a Human Automatically.
ial Rickard, Davidson county.
mt Hygiene of the Nervous Syste
the "A. M. Ross, Cleveland county.
We "Bimetallism"-R. G.. Rozi
len Robson county.
as "Rise of the Papal Power"-
ats Winburn, Fayetteville.