The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-06-10

eenter of cosardice IN AL the cSuu
try. but did not agrve vIih him
There arc brave aud sinc~rc met
among our representatives. Ans
there would be u ore Of them II ther,
we're courage and support at home
especially among that part Of tn,
people Who have 'he intelligence An.
Who ought Ia have the il Il ience srt
virtue 10 keep public opinion Gu
lightened and wholesome. Ar,
where docs this responsibility fal
SO heavily aud Sc directly as upor
those Who are trained for citizen
ship In the great schools fnunds 4
and mainta,o. d by the StAt.i tn.
educated man who shirks the obli
CATION Of ci'iz,nship or regards poll.
tics as field TO bs Stunned shirk,
the obligation OF citizenship or re
regards politics AS field 20 be shun
ned sh'rks the obligation OF patriot
ism. Oar freedom is no lone e.r in
danger from without; many danger.
may arise from within"
Degrees were conferred on gradu.
ates as follows:
b. A. on Barton c aige (magna
cum laudD. w. A. Crinkley. T. J
Creekmore, Darius EatmAn, magma
cum laud }. K. II. Graves tmagna
cum laude), w. ID. Harvard, +. j.
Haywood, Jr. (cum laude). W. J.
Herney, W. c. Lane (magna cum
iaud.), Oscar Newby, S. T. Lilies.
w. 5. Myers (cum laude). s. Is.
Shepherd, Wingate Underhill (cum
laude), K. Y. Whitensr (cum lauds),
A. F. Williams, Jr., j. S. Williams
(magna cum laude), J. S. Rav,
Bachelor of Philosophy on A. T.
Allen (magna cum laude), W. ID.
Carmichael. Jr., A. H. Eeerton (cum
laude). r. S. Fletcher, J. A. Long,
w. II. MacNairy (magna cum laude),
D. b. Smith (cum laude). Lionel
We'll (magna cum laude), Bachelor
of Science on Percy Canady 8. p.
Copple, n. G. Connor, Jr., (cum
laude), S. N. Harris, l. N. Howard,
w. J. Nichols, b. w. Weston (cum
lauds), R. A. Wright (cum laude)
I. l.. Wright (cum laude), Bachelor
of Letters on A. w. Geldeu. W. w.
Boddie. w. s. Howard, +. B. John
son, J. d. Lentz, Donald McIver
cum laud.), A. w. Maugum Rachs-
lor of Laws on Il. l.. Rose, + S.
Smith. Master Of Arts on DANIEL J.
Curaig, Master of Science on X. F..
Coker.
The prize winners were: Archi
bald Henderson, Holt medal; X. v
Whitener, Hume medal; Donald Nc
Iver. Kerr prize; j. Mccormick
John s. Hill Prize; Edgar Newby
Harris prlza; S. B. Shepherd. Worth
prizo: f. J. Nixon, and w. J. Weav
er, materia medica priz =; T. l.. Rose
Manning prizo: W. J. Horney.
This afternoon the alumni dinner
was given in Commons Hall, Col
Kenan being master of ceremonies
The responses to toasts were as fol
lows: Lieutenaut-Gover Revn
olds, North Carolina and Her Uni
versity; Claudius Dockery, "Th,
Alumni and the University-Wha
Her Sons Owe to Their Alma Mater,
State Senator George E. Butler
The University and the Publ,
Schools" E. j. Hale, The Universit,
and the Alumni-What the Uulvers
ity Owes to Her Sons"
Lieutenant G Governor Reynolds, i,
replying to the toast, said:
"There are certain functions O
the Office of Governor which ! thinl
l can perform with as much grac
and satisfaction as any man VIII,
ever occupied the gubernator,a
chair in this or any other State, on
Of which is to draw the salary am
the other to discuss the toast as i
comes from the cook, but to the dis
cussion of the subject propounde,
by the toast master in q postprandia
Grafton is another matter, and on,
in which never consider myself =,
brilliant success. But l am to re
spond to North Carolina and He
University and do so with pleas
ure, for during my short life hav
seen the university emerge from ,
college where young men were pre-
pared to bs ornaments to society, t.
a university where young men ar
moulded into useful citizens to build
beautfy, ennoble and enrich on
glorious old State. Thirty year
ago l first landed in Chapel Hill
and even as late as that date the in
auence of slavery still spread i,
black pail over this institution. Not
withstanding the fact that our dee
laration of independence starts out
after the preamble, with thes
words: we hold these trurhs to b
self-evident, that all men are create
equal still, born with the blood @
the lords whom Cromwell drove on
of England in our veins, and Wit
the feudal idea fostered and cult
waited by the institution of SLAYER,
. college was considered the plac
prepared specially for the rich, an
the young man with the metal
him to work his way through colIeR
would have been looked upon a
hardly fit to associate with gentl.
men. AS result, all the scientif
ideas in the south came from OF
more thirsty and industrious neigl
bors of the north and east. Goia
upon this idea the south grew a 0,
Of gentlemen who were most exec
lent judges of q race horse or q 70
hound. who played whist and che
with the skill of an adept, bl
who, while they were.really . splel
did race of men: and we're gems in Il
social world, we're nothing but gem
|: and, therefore, our minerals remail
ed unhidden in our mountains, OF
water powers ran to waste; our N q
ufactures lsnguished and our gar
ems were unknown. But to- day q
is changed. There are no high
types Of manhood than the you,
/ men Who are working their va
through college here and in the
, ture North Carolina will oe know
aud honored for these very sons VIZ
. will climb to the top round of 4
/ ladder and smile in the strength
: their own manhood at the barrie
IL l.