The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-20
Unveiled at State Normal and
Industrial School.
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT
A very Great Crowd Of People
Was Present.
SERMON PREACHED BY DR.. YATES
Hon. Richard n. Battles Personal Re-
miniscences of Vance as
Mar and a Friend OF
Education.

Greensboro, n. c., May 10 Special
The commencement exercises or thu
State Normal and Industrial Schoo
opened this morning with a powerful
sermon by Rev. Or. L. A. Yates.
lie was followed by Mr. II, IL. Battle
az Raleigh, ms subject being, Person.
al "Reminiscences of Vance as Man
and a Friend of Education" This ad-
dress was beyond description i'm its
charm and touch, pathos and humor
and was pronounced by many TO be
more excellent than any contribution
even I'm the Vance memorial.
A telegram was received and read
from Governor Elias Carr, saying that
he could not be present
Just preceding Mr.. Battles address,
tlf$ portrait of Vance was unveiled and
all looked lovingly upon is tears
SpT3nging in the eves If some of those
vvho hs6 known him through the years.
The. physical culture exercises took
place this afternoon. and tonight class
essays were read by graduates rs fol-
lows:
The School Master ia Literature. .
Laura Hill Colt, Rowan county.
What Woman Did" Mary Annie
Saunders, Union county.
ssThe Wages of Women" Hattie
Gum 6arvin. Gatawha county.
a Baptism of Sorrow" Martha Cor
relia Dea9an, Iredell county.
Ring Out False Pride III Place and
Bleed, Mary Ninnifred Milan, War
ren county.
aTv,~, -, :, :-..4.,r- y9,,,4,r +h.a
year from sixteen counties. as follows:
Emily Manefta Asbury. CASTOR county;
Frances Magl0e Coble. Richmond;
laura Hill Colt. Rowan: Sallie Jovner
Davis. GuiIford; Va Clark Deans, VIII
son; Martha Cornelia DeatOn. Iredell:
Jennie Howell Ellington, Rocking
ham: Hattie Gum Garyin. Catawba;
Blanche Berwyn Harper, Lenoir;
Emma Royce Harris, Northampton;
Mary Ellen Lazenby, Iredell; Tina
Kirby Lindley, Guilford; Stella Eliza
beth Middleton, Duplin; Mary Winni-
fred Milan, Warren; Katherine Le-
nora Moore, Iredell: Annie May Pitt
man, Edgecombe: Emma Lee Reed,
Mcdowell; Mary Annie Saunders,
Union: Elsie Weather1y, Guilford.
The widow of Senator Vance in deep
mourning, was conspicuous figure
among those on the platform, having
arrived this morning from Washing
ton. Mrs. Vance seemed deeply inn
pressed. The Artist Randall sat near
her.
Among others on the platform were
Major S. M. Finger, Superintendent of
Public Instruction Scarborough, Colo
mel McAlister. of Asheboro; Col. John
r.. Webster, of Reidsville: w. p. Shaw,
of Hartford; b. f. Aycocl, of Wayne;
.Josephus Daniels, of Raleigh: Senator
Fowler. of Sampson; Revs. Drs. Smith,
Weaver, Johnston and Carraway, of
Greensboro.
The hall was delightfully."- decorated
in gold and white, the college colOrs,
and packed with people, the four hum
bred and forty-four pupils sitting to-
gether in the rear of the hall,
presenting a beautiful picture
in the balmy morning. To-
morrow will be the closing day,
opening with an address by Hon.
Charles w. Dabney, Jr., assistant sec
retarv Of Agriculture of the United
States.
SYNOPSIS OF Dir. YATES SERMON.
Text: Col. Bird chap. and End verse:
s'Set your affection upon things above,
and not on things on the earth"
TIE speaker said: Young ladies, /
propose 10 expound and apply the
great truths and principles involved
ia this passage of Gods word, because
they are specially applicable 10 you
as Young woman. Upon the present
generation Of young women deyolve
the most tremendous esponsibilitles.
And these responsibilities vitality
touch THE stability and purity Of gov
eminent, and law, and all that goes to
make up the highest and best civiliza-
ton, and all that makes for the better
ment of the race. And these respon-
siblities rest upon you because you
touch vitality the purity and perpetu-
ity of the home. Man cannot make
a home for himself He is dependent
upon you for that most restful place
on earth. and you reign there without
rival. The home is the palladium OF
liberty. of religion, of law and of or
der. 1t is the only yestibule that
heaven has on earth. When man sim
ned and the angel Of perfect peace
babe the world farewell forever, the last
kiss which he left upon the withered
vale of human society was the family
home-4the home where love dominates
the government, and peace, and rest
and happiness dwell together. There
fore, ''set your affection upon things
above. and not on things upon the
earth'-upon things that are high
things that are pure, things that are
good and God-lilze, and not upon things
which are low and false and sensua
and degrading.
The speaker said that tho gospel o.
Christ seeks to save men by elesatinl
and purifying their affections. 1t does
not make its appeal mainly to the in
sellect, but delivers its force in thu
sphere Of the affections A true
psychology, in general outline is, frs
the intellect, secondly, the affections
and thirdly, the will; and these power
of the soul are coordinate and balan
ced. The intellect determines truth
The sides Of cube are equal; and th'
square of the hypothenuse Of right
angle triangle is equal to the squares
Of the other two sides. These art
,,%oIIaaffone They apa not 4hfy1sr