The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-30

soul-stiy-ring character This InSfltu-
ton has grown in popularity from year
to year till it is now the pride ana
10Y of all Durham people. The large
and enthusiastic crowd there assem-
bled, long before the time for the eX-
ercises were to begin, was proof con-
elusive of the popularity of the instl-
tuition.
This is the fourteenth annual COM
mencement. Friends of the
cause of education through
the medium of the graded
school system find much consolation
in the wonderful progress that has
been made in this particular line of
education. Hundreds of boys and
GIRLS who would otherwise have grown
m in ignorance have been educated
at the graded school of Durham and
are to-day occupying and filling with
credit to themselves, and the school
from which they graduated, positions
of trust and honor.
At 9:30 o'clock yesterday morning
the exercises were opened with two
minutes talk by Prof. c. w. Toms.
There followed one of the most earn
est, comprehensive and inspiring pray
ers listened to by a Durham audience
in many a day. 1t fell from the lips
Of Rev. W. b. Doub, pastor of Main
street church. With peculiar and
atender pathos this man of God touch
ed upon the work of this school froml
it's incipiency down to the present.
time. 1t ought to have been takenl
in short hand, written out in full and
filed as a sweet souvenir in the libra-i
ry of the school.
The address of welcome was deliv7
cred by Henry Highsmith. He is one
of the brightest boys that has ever
attended this school and be it remem-
bered that the alumni of the Durham
Graded School numbers among its list
some of the brightest apd most use7
full men and women in the State,
ssay-Subiect, influence of Art,
Miss Nina Conrad.
Essay-Two Landings, Miss Nellie
Rawls.
Essay-Public Schools of North Car
DINA, by MisseLillie Slade.
Class Poem, by Miss Josie Taylor,
The subjects of the graduating
theses Of the class of 1896 were as fol7
lows:
Daisy Barbee-AIiles Standish. the
Warrior.
GeIin Bradshaw Day in Rome,
Grizelle Burton Cartoons.
Nina Coprad-Infiuence of Art.
Daisy Green-Comparison of the
Dramatic and Historic Richard III.
Annie Hamilton-Some Lost Ex-
l,IpfprS
Ethel Herndon The Spanish Search
for Gold.
Carrie Herndon-Li Literary Boston.
Lula Johnson-N North Carolina Lit
erature.
Warship.
Bessie Langhorne RaIeigh's Settle
ments on Roanoke Island.
Ella Peay-Portia.
Nellie Rawls-Two Landings.
Mary Rogers-Our National Heroes.
Lille Slade--Public Schools of
North Carolina.
Josie Taylor-Class Poem.
Fannie Whitaker-Self Made Men
of North Carolina.
Lottie WhitalSer-Nature's Lessons.
Ernest Carrington-C harlemagne.
Henry mith--International Ar
bitration.
Palmer Rosemond- Nicaragua.
DIR. CHAs. d.. NfIyER.
The literary address was delivered
by DR.. Chas. ID. McIver, President of
the State Normal and Industrial
School, Greensboro. Dr. McIver start
ed life after leaving college in Durham
and a little later was teacher in the
graded school. His reference to this
part of his life was beautiful and
touched many hearts in the vast au-
dience The speech from beginning
to end was replete with sound sense,
touching incidents and eloquent APP
peals to head and heart for greater
manhood and nobler womanhood. 1t
was Just such a speech as those who
have known Charlie McIver expected
to hear He is man of big brains,
replete with good common sense and
he always talks well. 1t was a treat
TO hear him.
Miss Lula Johnson won the GattIs
Scholarship Prize and the Lalla Ruth
Carr Literature Prize. These prizes
were happily presented by Prof. Ed
WIN MINIS. IToI- Mills dlSU plCoChtSd
a number of other prizes.
The certificates of distinction were
presented by Maj.W. A. Guthrie, chair
man of the Board of Education, in
an eloquent speech.
Miss Lula Johnson had honors show
cred upon her. In addition to the
prizes awarded to her she was also the
yaledictorian of her class.
The diplomas were presented in
powerful and effective speech by Prof.
c. w. Toms, the honored, earnest and
efficient superintendent. a-
The benediction was pronounced by
Rev. j. w. Wellons.
After the audience had been dis
missed Prof. Toms asked that the
alumni of the graded school come to
the front seats and requested that
Fred. A. Green preside temporarily
and that Fred. Battle act as secretary.
Mr.. Green on taking the chair made a
short but earnest speech, setting
fo.+l, soma Of tho praaf thInOS the