The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-09
Robson Institute commencement.

iIlollllllS. AItcT prayer ~ Ivy
d. w. Fox, pastor of the Presby-
terrain church, Prof. J. b. Carlyle,
of Wake Forest College, the orator
of the occasion, was introduced.
Prof. Carlyle took for his sub
ject "The Demands and Dangers
of Today" and spoke for about
an hour. No finer address has
ever been heard in Lumberton and
the RoBEsoNIAN hopes to be able
to give it in full next week. Ne
synopsis of the address will be at
tempted, for what we. could say
would but detract from its excel
lence. Prof. Carlyle prefaced his
address by expressing pleasure al
being in Lumberton. He felt hon
ored by the invitation to return.
to his native county to speak and
was glad to see SO many of his old
friends. He paid high compli-
ment to Lumberton, one of the
coming towns of the State, and
to Robson, the foremost county
in North Carolina. His pleasure
in coming here was not unmixed
with grief, for number of friends
who formerly greeted him with
pleasure were absent forever. He
referred touchingly to the deaths
in our community, and in eloquent
and fitting words paid a tribute
to the life and services of Mr.. w
w. McDiarmid, late editor of the
RoBEsoNIAN.
After the address Prof. Duckett
stated that at the beginning OF
the session he had offered Il gold
medal to the pupil in the high
school department who made the
highest average for the year OF
Examinations. The conditions O
the award were that the pupi
must not be absent ten days ant
must not receive any dement's
1.-THE contest was close between
Misses Annie Neill Mclean ant
Mollie Britt, the difference be
tween them he:ng 371-1OO0 of on
iper cent. The honor was won b,
| Miss Mclean and the medal wa
presented to her by Rev. J. N
Booth. -
After the presentation of tn
medal the benediction was pre-
nounced by Rev. J. w. Cobb an
the crowd repaired to the collr
ihouse square, where an excellen
dinner was served blythe ladies {
Lumberton.
At 4 o'clock, p. M, at the opeI
$ house, further exercises were hel(
$ the programme being as follows
O Recitation, Spartacus to the Gladiator
Mr.. E. Britt.
ell Debate, Is the Protection Afforded
c American Industries by Duties on II
ports Beneficial to the People? Affirm
: tive, Miss Sallie Smith, Miss Fam
f Cobb; Negative, NJ. w. Floyd. J. A. w
liams.
e Recitation, His Time for Fidd1in
W Master w. Lennon. $3.50
J Dialogue, The Babes in the Woo
y Misses J. Collins, P Biggs, L. Nye al
y L. Branch; Mr.. ]. A. Williams and Ma
ter c. Jones.
a Recitation, Home, Sweet Home, Me
10 ter E. Rancke.
'e Recitation, Me and Bah, Master i
a Johnson.
,e The debate on the tariff questiC
J. attracted most interest, and W
10 spiritedly contested. Both Il
young ladies and gentlemen a
III quilted themselves we'll. T.
ne judges were Col. w. F. Frenc
Prof. A. T. Rogers and Clerk
A. Edmund, and their decisi'
$, was rendered IN favor of the ne
ative by a vote of two to OF
90 Clerk Edmund, the single mel
60 Der of the judges, voted for t
e. young ladies, thereby winning a
nd plause for his gallantry.
r. The second part of the pl
90 gramme was commenced at s
y NJ. and, despite the fact that ra
~ was falling heavily, the opt
us house was comfortably filled.
VS. who brayed TIE weather were
if paid for their trouble, for MI
M successful entertainment was ne,
!, seen in Lumberton. The p
w. gramfne was as follows:
- Piano Solo, Cleveland's March, n
1t Fanny Cobb.
10 Song, Mill May.
Recitation, Pictures Of Memory, n
30 Ella Duckett.
he Recitation, Aunt Terminals Courtsl
! Miss Jessie Lennon.
ers Duet, Styrienfle Dance, Misses Mag
ry and Recca Ward.
> Recitation, The Smack Out of Sch,
mt Miss Ethel Higley.
M Dialogue, The Irrepressib1e, Miss S.
= Smith and MIR. M. Floyd.
)se Tabieau, Little Red Riding Hood,
M derilla and Silver Hair, Miss f. Hig
=. p. Biggs and l.. Branch.
III Recitation, The Dead Kitten. Miss ]
lie Proctor.
Piano Solo, Tanfihauser March, \
90 Annie Neil1 Mclean.
Doll Drill.
OF Recitation, Thora, Miss Mccall. I !
on Recitation,S fhe| Queen s. Gift, I
Pearl Floyd.
Tor Piano Solo, Grand Concert Waltz, !
+o Vivian Townsend.
Recitation, The Pilot, Miss No
ISL Britt.
bis Recitation, The Maiden Martyr, I
Della McGeachy.
ned Tableau, Sunrise, Noony Sunset, Nj
ON Misses D. McGeacl1y, F. Cobb, M.
Va and S. Smith
mt, Recitation, Rock of Ages, Miss Fa
for Cobb.
i0i Recitation, Aunt Melissy on Bows, ]
est Vivian Townsend.
,a+ Duet, The Retreat, Mrs. Fox and j
'oo Pearl Floyd.
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