The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-27
Excellent Address at Green's
boro Female College.
LAST NIGHTS CONCERT
WILL. STAND AS AMONG bhoI
IN HISTORY OF COLLEGE.
THREE GRADUATING ESSAYS
Alarae Number Of the A'umnae ana
Prominent Visitors Present--A
Brilliant and Successful
Commencement.

Commencement.
c.,sboro n. c., May 26.-(SpeciaL)
aA,, hos heen a commencement day
s..r 10 he remembered. even II fresldeh'
Ieacock did have to order 'he s'e'ni
4rrred on in the auditorium TO-DAY 10
-,.to II warm enough for the graduates
n wear their lovely new dresses, mace
sor a summer day commencement.
Promptly at 10 o'clock president yea
cock is so prompt to the moment that ne
would have made a good minute man
IN the revolutionary war;. in the presence
Of a large audience, many having come
rrnm a distance, the commencement exer-
eises began.
Only three of the graduates read their
essays, and they had been selected for
marked excellence. The audience desired
= thank the judges who made the seiec-
lions for permitting them to, hear three
graduating essays that gave evidence Of
real talent, culture, and knowledge. The
frst essay was on 1.-THE Electric Age"
Nv Miss Essie Leigh Mock; the second on
SOCIAL Life in Colonial North Carolina, >
By Miss Pearl Balsley; and the third on
1.-THE Modern Cartoon" by Miss Carrie
Beard. These were interspersed with
violin solo by Mr.. Charles J. Brockmann,
the well known head of the Brock
mann School of Music, and a song, THE
Resurrection by Director j. w. Parker
accompanied with a violin by Mr.. Charles
7. Brockmann and cornet by Mr.. A. ii.
Alderman.
President Peacock made the usual an
nouncements, the presentation of cert'n-
Gates, diplomas and Bibles. There are
eleven full graduates. Their names and
the title of their graduating theses are as
follows:
Pearl May Balsley, Of Greensboro, so
esal Life in Colonial North Carolina"
Carrie Beard, of Kernersville, ''The
Modern Cartoon"
Mnggie Tilden Benson, of Reidsville,
sThe Charity Institutions of North Caro-
Nina"
Ola Blanche Boyles. OF Greensboro,
1.-The Nations Library"
Lila Marshall Brent, of WadesbOrO,
s.The Modern Scotch School of Fiction"
Carrie Patterson Fits, of Fits, Mod
e4n Advertisements"
Betha Fulp, of Kernersville. Southern
Songs"
Helen Eugenia Mabry, Of Ridgeway.
1.-THE Influence Of Madam De Stael and
George Sand on French Literary Life"
Carrie Louzena McNairy, Of Green's
boro, Popular Amusements."
Essie Leigh Mock, of brownsville.
1.-The Electric Age"
Ruth Ann York, of Greensboro, His
tory Of Market Street NJ. E. Church,
South, Greensboro, n. c.
LITERARY ADDRESS BY REV. w.
c. NORMAN
President Peacock then introduced Rev
". C. Norman, Of Raleigh, to deliver the
literary address. Mr.. Norman had been
excited President Of Greensboro Female
College upon the death Of DR.. Reid, and
mad declined, believing that it was his
duty to stay in the regular ministry.
Speaking Of his wisdom and his reputa-
lion for good sense, President Peacock
related an incident that happened in
Raleigh two weeks ago, after an interest
ing debate upon the proposition to give
women the right to vote in the church.
Three laymen-one Episcopalian, one
Presbyterian and one MethOdist-lef the
she church together discussing the propO-
sitIOn. The EpiscOpalian was very ear
nest in support of the proposition, and in
the course Of his talk said: Just as / was
leaving the church. the wisest and most
sensible all round preacher said to me-
and stopping suddenly he said to his COM
panions, who IS the wisest and most
ieyel headed preacher in the State" The
Methodist asked: DO you mean in your
church, The Episcopalian answered: Il
mean the most sensible in all of Them"
whereupon the Presbyterian and Metho-
dist both promptly answered, wv. G..
Norman" and the Episcopalian said:
tYou have guessed right"
Presented to the audience in such COM
pfimentary terms, it is perhaps praise
enough to say that Mr.. Normans address
was equal TO all expectations. 1t was wise.
sensible, thoughtful, and was received
with many evidences OF appreciation. He
begun by referring to the fact that he had
married graduate Of Greensboro college,
speaking of his charming wife and he1
college days here with consummate tact
and good taste. His subject was THE
Young Woman Of the Present-Her Edu-
cation and Her Mission" The following
synopsis and, extracts give the outline
and character of the address:
MIR. NORMAN'S ADDRESS.
come not to depreciate the young
Aunmnn of the mast. she has had her