Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-03
GREENSBORO
Thirty-Seventh Session of the Southern University CGasses-Crop Prospects
 Corn and Meal In the Market.

Greensboro, May 30.-(Special Corre- spondence. 1.-The commencement exer- cises of the thirty session of the Southern university will begin on Sun day, June 13 and close on Wednesday, the 10.h. The commencement sermon will be preached by Rev. I. $. Hopkins, D. D. The address before the alumni will be delivered on Tuesday, tn 15, by Rev. J. D. Simpson, and the address be- fore the llierary societies by Rev. s. A. Steele, on the same day. One hundred and seventy-five students are enrolled upon the catalogue of the Southern unl- vel.5ity, wlJich number will be increased to over 200 next session, provided crops should turn out fairly well and Lhe f1nan- cial condIo.on should ease up somewhat.
 line crop prCspec. $ have improved With in the last few days. The crop is back ward and small, but a good season, which is badly needed, would improve the condi- ton very much. Crops have been we'll worked ard were never in better con- d3tion so far as cultivation is concerned than at present.
 The fall crop of crats has been harvested and has turned out we'll, but spring oats, on account of the dry weather are fail- ure.
 Maj. Key, editor of lhe Southern Agri- cubturist, was on a flying visit to our iOWI ldISt GbtulQiy I1e SIlHG tO SeG dill examine the cotton cultivator and chop per lately patented by our county man, Capt. John Cooke. At night he was inc duoed to deliver a lecture to our people on topics relating to agriculture and horticulture, and although the no ice of the lecture was very short he had fair audience, who were delighted with his remarks. The major is always interest ing and instructive on these subjects, for he is rhe best posted man in the state, and delivers his thoughts in a conversa- itioEul style which is pleasing and im- pressive. He spoke in high praise of the invention of Capt Cooke, and labor saving machines and tilerS of the soil. He told the people how to save their fruit trees from .he blight and their veg otableS from the ravages of the bugs and insects. Il is amatter of surprise that every man in the state. who farms, does not Lake his journal for every number is filled with practical sugges- tions on farming and kindred subjects.
 There is no truth in the statement which is going the rounds of the press that the Southern railway had bought 2,700 acres of land around Akron Juno tion and intended to cut it up into 40-acre farms to settle emigrants upon. There were some negotiations on the part of the owners of this land, and an agent who represented the road for purchase, but no trade was made.
 Corn and meal continue to pour into this market by the car loads. If the supply of these articles were cut off from the west ten days there would be fam inc in this country. People may talk about free silver, until they grow hoarse but there will be no prosperity in this section until there is free raising of something to eat.
 Gen. Gordon will deliver his address on "The Last Days of the Confederacy" on Tuesday next. The ladies of the town are making arrangcmnts to have a basket picnic that day for the benefit of the confederate veterans many of whom are expected from this and adjoining counties. There are many confederate soldiers in this county. wio served un- der Gen. Gordcn. and they are on tho tip-toe of expectancy to see and shake hands with this distinguished represent ative of the Host cause"
 The commencement exercises of the Female Academy will take place on next ,rEl1rsdaV nd EridaX