The news & observer., 1897-01-28
DAVIDSON COLLEGE NOTES.
Two Elegant Receptions Given by DR..
and Mrs. Shearer.

Davidson College. \. c., Jan. ~
(Special) social events of the New
Year have been two large receptions
given by DIR. and Mrs. Shearer, at the
students Home" one following the
other at a weeks interval.
The first was given to the Faculty and
their families, the Senior and Junior
classes, and members of the medical
school. The second to the Sophomore
and Freshman classes. The young ladies
were, of course, included in the invita-
ton Both affairs were largely attended
and greatly enjoyed. Though of annual
occurrence, they never lose anything of
their freshness or interest, and strange,
it is but true, no matter how engross-
ing the social evening pleasure of the
evening proves, an abundantly and rich
ly supplied table just adds immensely
to everybody's enjoyment at least if one
may judge from appearances in the case
of others and from his own individual ex-
perience. Such tables were, as always,
where the president and his wife enter
tain, conspicuous feature this year.
The work of the new session is moving
on smoothly, and the Juniors are now
busily engaged in preparing their ora
LlOnS IOE Iue E%Ilu DL IEDEudIg+ 4 tilN
second term shows the following men:
Monitors and vice-monitOrs respectively
of their classes, in the Senior Glass, X.
+. kirkpatrick, w. A. Goodman (P. K.
Henderson making same grade) In Ju-
nior Glass, w. Y. Perry, X. A. Love.
In Soph, Glass, H. Z. Munroe, w. f.
Thompson. In Freshman Glass, w. M.
Walsh and w Il. Hill That a man is
monitor, means that he is first among
those taking the regular complement of
studies in a given class. 1t does not
mean that he has a higher average than
some other man, who may not be entire
" regular for that year in his classi-
fication Only some Of the above men
reached the first honor mark-an av
erage of 95-but others, too, in each of
the classes made this grade, which it is
very difficult to get. In the Senior, II. ].
Miller; Junior, Il. A. Barth J. II. With
erspoon; Soph., J. NJ. Mcconnell, r, l..
Ramsay; Freshman, J. A. Winn. The
staff of editors and contributors are max
ing satisfactory progress with the new
annual to appear in the spring. 1t will
not be the work merely of the fraternities
but will be in every sense a college publ
cation, in which the stuent body, as such,
take part DR.. Harrison formed last fall
what he terms an English Seminary"
in which once a month, the class in Eng
lish literature, discuss some author whom
it is impossible to include in the work
of the daily class room.
The meeting is an eminently useful one,
| and no less entertaining. The latest
session of the club was devoted to
study of DIR. Wendell Holmes.
DR.. f. L. Merritt, vice-president of the
college, makes frequent visits to various
points in North Carolina and South
Carolina, where by his lectures and ad
dresses, Gf one may judge by the pub
lished reports), he is making new friends
| for Davidson and adding TO his own re-
putation as a fine speaker and interesting
lecturer.
Last night DR.. Merritt gave a hand
somely illustrated stereoptican lecture on
the travels of Stanley in Africa The
proceeds from this go toward a partial
payment of some new and very expen-
sive physical apparatus recently pur-
chased, and for which funds just Mt
this time were not available. He had
| fine audience, and they no doubt felt
repaid for their entrance fee.