The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-09
EMORY COMMENCEMENT.
Proceedings of the sixtIeth Annual
Celebration.


Oxford, Ca, June S.-The sixtieth an
nual commencement of Emory College
closed this morning, and was one of the
most successful in the history of the in
sttution. The town has been crowded
with visitors, and the many beautiful
young ladies present have added greatly
to the gaiety and enjoyment.
The meeting of the board of trustees was
held on Friday last, at which Rev. G. e.
Bowman of Columbus was elected to sue
coed Bishop W. A. Gambler as president
The only other change in the faculty was
effected by the resignatio of Prof. w. b.
Griffin, Jr., adjunct professor of ancient
languages. To this vacancy Prof. F. c.
Brown was elected.
( The class oratOrical exhibitions were of
an exceptional fine order, and the win
ners Of the several medals may feel high
~ honOred. on Friday night the sub
freshman spoke and the medal fell to Mr.
John c. Gambler of oxford. The freshmen
held forth on Saturday night and after a
lengthy retirement the committee decided
~ Mr. Grey Or nrey OF Waynesboro, as
the winner
The commencement sem on on Sunday
morning, WAS preached by Bishop Gambler
WHO chose his text from Galatians is, and
spoke In he elacuont S yle to a large and
dppfSCldliVG audience. On sunday evening
strong and instructive sermon was de-
livered by DR.. I. S. Hopkins, ex-president
of Emory
The sophomore exhibition on Monday
morning was doubtless one of the most in
teresting of the week. Each of the twelve
speakers acquitted themselves well, but
according to the judgment of the commit
tee Mr.. Conner NJ. Woodward of Tonnes
see surpassed his competitors and was
awarded the medal for OratorV
The champion debate between the Few
and Phi Gamma societies was held Mon
day afternoon at 4 o'clock The former
was represented by Messrs. I. T. Irwin,
j. s. lilly and T. ]. Brown, and the lat
ter by B. F. Mann, j. T. Jackson and H
c. Armstrong. The question, Resolved,
That Protective Tariff Should Be Abol-
ished, was very warmly contested, and
the speeches were all exceptionally strong
The side of the negative, which was cham
pioned by Phi Gamma won the decision.
Monday evening was exclusively a time
Of banquets and receptions and was to
all the most pleasant time of commence
ment. The Emory Alumni Association
held its annual banquet in Seney Hall
at 1870, the occasion being one
of extreme enjoyment. Rev. j. o. An
drew Of the class of 80 was. the orator of
the occasion and several others, such as
Bishops Galloway and Gambler, Judge H
e. w. Palmer and Rev. w. c. Lovett, were
heard in inspiring speeches. On the same
evening the Chi Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Kappa Alpha and Sigma M fraternities
rendered receptions to the visiting young
ladies, wearing their badges, and each en-
joyed the occasion beyond expression.
The junior exhibition on Tuesday was
very largely attended and extremely in
teresting. Mr.. Robert Campbell of Stone
Mountain was the successful contestant
for the medal.
The literary address by Mr.. Maurice
Thompson of Indiana was truly the lit
erary gem of the whole occasion. His rep
utation as an author and orator caused
the chapel 10 be packed and all of his
hearers were eager to pronounce the
praise due him upon his mastery effort
This morning was Senior Day" and
truly was 1t one of the most interesting
in years. The medal for oratory in this
rison of Rome, who won for
himself great applause. Next came the
baccalaurate address by President Cand-
Ter and then the delivery of diplomas
The class of '98 numbers forty-two men
and is one of the largest ever graduated
from Emory The first honor goes to NJ
NJ. Murphy OF Barnesville, second to r. B.
Dixon of West Point, third to c. w. Morri-
son of Rome, and fourth to H. NJ Wade
of Smiths Station, Ala. The honor men
are all brilliant young fellows and well
deserve unlimited praise for their fine rec
ords
The commencement of '98 will no doubt
he recorded among the most notable of
similar occasions that Emory has ever
known. All leave with regretful hearts
and will now begin to look forward to the
event of SO as another occasion of pleas.
ure.