The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-12

III. w. Wilson, Charlotte, \. &C. (Phi.)
Arbitration"
The music, which the Statesville band
is furnishing, is pronounced unusually
fine.
THURSDAYS EXERCISES.
Awarding of Degrees and Medals and a
Charming Mingling OF the Young Peo-
pie.
Davidson, \. c., Juen 11.-(SpeciaD-
n crowd fills the tremendous hall on
Thursday of commencement every year
without exception and so on yesterday
when the Senior class escorted by the
usual procession of students. faculty and
trustees entered the new chapel it
was quickly filled with people variously
estimated at from 500 to 1000. The
exercises were introduced with prayer
by Rev. DIR. S. c. Caldwell, Tallahassee
Ella. Then the following members of the
Senior class delivered orations:
Salutatory Grafton. Second HONOR
The Spirit of Modern Philosophy" r.
+. kirkpatrick, Talladega, Ala.
Oration-''A World of a Day" Ar
chibald Currie, Burlington. \. C.
Oration-"The Discipline of the WILL
r. S. Eskridge, Shelby, n. C.
Oration-"Peace," t. H. Spence, Rock
Hill, S. C.
Grafton, Third Honor)-''Law; the
Bulwark of Freedom 7. +. Henderson,
Aiken, S. G.
The following degrees were conferred.
BACHELOR OF ARTS.
Archibald Currie, Burlington. y. c.;
Frank Allen brennan, Richburg, s. c.;
Randolph Shotwell Eskridge. Shelby.
\. c.; Walter Alexander Goodman. Mill
Bridge, \. c.; Egbert Houston Harrison.
Mill Bridge, \. c.; Peronneau Finley
Henderson, Aiken, s. c.; Parks Nc
Combs King, Concord. \. c.; Robert
Foster kirkpatrick, Talladega, Ala
Henry Junius Mills, Mayesville, S. c.;
Henry Conner Reid, Griffith. \. c.:
Eustace Henry Sloop, Mooresville \. c.;
Thomas Hugh Spence, Rock Hill, \. c.;
\ Eddie Meek Williams. Yorkville. s. c.:
James Marcus Williams, Warsaw, s. c.;
John Mcknight Wolfe, Charlotte. n. c..
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE.
Eugene Holmes Bean, Salisbury, \. G.
MASTER OF ARTS.
Vernon J. Hill, A. B., Statesville. y.
c.; Samuel W. Mckee, A b., John Hop
kins University, Maryland; Rev. B. +.
Wilson, A. b., Spartanburg, S. C.
The only honorary degree conferred
was that of ID. D., on Rev. Alexander
Sprunt, Rock Hill, n. c..
In THE presentation of prizes, DIR.
Otis, of Greensboro, Ala, was invited
TO deliver the society medals, which he
did in admirable taste
In the Eurnenean Society, the De-
claimer's medal was won by j. A. Winn,
| Decater, Ga.
| The Essayists medal was won by f.
A. brennan, Richburg S. G.
! The Debater's medal was won by T.
F. Henderson, Aiken, S. G.
| In the Philanthropic Society. the De.
! claimer's medal was won by S. c.
Smith, High Towers, \. G.
| The Essayist's medal was won by r
| A. Love, Gastonia, \. G..
| The Debater's medal was won by A
| Currie, Burlington, n. C.
The VIM. Banks Biblical medal was
presented by Rev. DIR. Dodge (class of
I'D of Jacksonville, Fla, to X. +.
Kirkpatrick and handsome Bibles to w
A. Goodman and Il. Ii. Spence as very
close competitors for the same honor
Rev. DR.. Caldwell then came forward
and after wittily holding his audience in
long suspense as to who had been judged
the orator in the contest of Wednesday
night he finally pronounced Z. c. Barth
as the successful man and gave him
the elegant gold medal awarded by the
| two societies.
| The Roll of Honor, which means that
| the student for the year has made an
average Of 80 or more and which only the
| most studious succeed in reaching, show
| ed from the Senior the names of X. f.
| Kirkpatrick, w. A. Goodman, z. f.
Henderson-from the Junior, w. G.
| Perry, r. G. Love, J. A. Wtherspoon,
| +. G. Barth-from the Soph r. l.. Ram
| say, j. NJ. McConnell-from the Fresh
j. A. Winn. These names in each class
are given in the order of their relative
grades.
| On the punctuality roll-from the Sen
| Tor, was II. III. Spence. This roll signi-
| fies that the student has missed no col
lege exercise during the year Mr..
| Spence's record is a remarkable one. For
| four years in college he has never missed
| a single class or chapel exercise. Des-
pite the fact that in this while he has
| had a broken shoulder blade, measles,
on time for every duty through his whole
| and other bodily Affections, he has been
on time for every duty through his whole
college court.
| On the same roll from Junior class
was j. III. Witherspoon. From Soph.
| S. c. Smith, w. w. Turner. From
the Fresh II. NJ. Askew, l. n. Clegg, III.
d. Wilkinson, A. ID. Yonan.
The valedictory GRAFTON was delivered
| by w. A. Goodman, Mill Bridge, n. G.
sThe DeYelOnment of Nations"