The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-26
ON CHARACTER AND HIGHER
EDUCATION THAT PLEASES
ALL.
PORTRAITS FORMER FRIENDS OF COLLEGE
Sermon at Night by Rev. W. R. Smith,
D. D., of Richmond, Vitginia--EIO-
quent Presentation Speech
BY Dr.. Aufham.

it has treated commencement VISITORS
to able and eloquent addresses by emil
nent men on past occasions. 1t is no re-
Election upon any of the great men who
have preceded him to say that more
scholarly and uplifting address has not
been delivered on n commencement oc-
casion here or elsewhere in North Caro-
lima than we heard here to-day from
President II. Benjamin Andrews, of
Brown University. His reputation as 4
scholar and lecturer preceded him, and
an educated and admiring audience
greeted him in Wingate Hall ut 10
o'clock this morning. After music by
the band. prayer was offered by DR. Car
ter. of Raleigh, after which in very
graceful and appropriate and short speech
tall appropriate Introductory speeches
are Short he introduced President
Andrews. who spoke from 1929 to ll:lZ
on "Character and Higher Education.
President Andrews is clean-shaven, of
classical profile. his mouth indicating the
rare blending of firmncss with gentle
ness. His hair is sprinkled with early
gray. for he is comparatively young
man. He has Il splendid delivery-enun-
GATES perfectly, speaks impressivey,
and with apparent deep carnestncss. lie
spoke from manuscript. but he knows
how to use it so well that little of its
interest was lost by reading. He at once
put himself in touch with his audience
by an anecdote, saving that though he
usually spoke without manuscript he
would use Il rest this year, quoting
hackwoods Maine man who went to
hear an Episcopal preacher who used no
manuscript Telling a friend of it he
said: ''This is the first one of these
petticoat preachers / ever heard shoot
without a rest"
] regret that the permission Of the
great speaker could not be obtained to
print his speech in full The following
extracts show something Of its scope:
/ regret that President Andrews would
not permit the publication of his adj
dress in full 1t is Il magnificent adj
dress. and j will quote from it in Sun
days News and Observer, giving few
of the finest extracts.
IT was a broad and comprehensive
treatment of a vital theme and was well
received and literally applauded. 1t is
a pity we have not more college presi-
dents built on the broad guage plan of
Il. BENJAMIN Andrews. There is no liv
ing scholar who is so greatly admired
by the people of North Carolina. His
unaffected dignity and pleasant manners
added to the admiration heretofore en-
tertained for him.
PORTRAITS PRESENTED.
AT the conclusion of President An
drcw's address, the oil portraits Of three
of the best friends of the college were
presented They were portraits of the
late Mai. w. w Nass of Raleigh; Rev.
A. II. Vann and Rev. James Mcdaniel
They were fine portraits. The first two
we're the gifts Of the family Of the late
W. w. Vass and the last of the family
of the late DIR. Nann
Dr. Hufham's presentation speech was
Il gem. He began by saying: we are
a military camp here where we are train
ING men for the front. Tomorrow we
| will send out regiment splendidly
| equipped. As we send men to the front
we welcome the portraits of great men to
our Pantheon"
| He paid tribute to the young fellow
| who in the very beginning of war laid
| down his life in the service of his coun-
| try. saying that he is doing a nobler
| work in its heroic aspect than the man
| who lives to fight on. He paid tribute
| to DR. A. r. Nann, Il native of South
] Carolina, who went about ministering TO
| the physical and spiritual ills of the peo-
| pie: William WorrelI Vass. who was u
/ liberal benefactor of the college. n friend
TO the poor: and DR.. James Mcdaniel,
/ who was, the doctor declared, one Of
| the three greatest preachers the State
4 has produced. The other two he said
were Shubal Shuf0rd, and Lemuel Bur
kett. / regret that space prevents the
| publication in full of DIR. Hufham's trib-
utes. In behalf of the college, Rev. L.
IL. Skinner accepted the portraits and
| expressed the hope that others would be
auded from year TO year.
The benediction was pronounced by
Rev. j. Il. White, ID. ID.
SOCIETY MEETINGS.
In the afternoon mass meeting Of the
Il Phi Society was held. and portrait oil
the late Miss Eva Belle Simmons, th,
first lady graduate of the college, wa,
presented.
At NIGHT.
At night the baccalaureatc sermon
was preached by Rev. W. II. w. Smith
of Richmond. Va, and it was very
eloquent effort. ). y.
Children like it. it saves their lives
We mean One Minute Cough Cure, thu
infalIible remedy for coughs, colds
! colds, croaip, bronchitis. grippe, and al
throat and lung troubles. Heartt 9
Heartt.