The age-herald., 1899-06-13
COMMENCEMENT
 AT GREENSBORO
A Refreshing Rain Cooled the Atmosphere and Made
 the Day Ideal.

Greensboro, June 11.-(Special.)-A very welcome, gentle rain refreshed Greensboro today, and laid the dust, so the commence ment visitors, with whom the town Is filled, will be able to see their way clear, something impossible during the past week.
 The thirty-seventh annual commence ment of the Southern university was in augurated this morning at Il o'clock in the beautiful new chapel of the university The chapel was a revelation to many who had not seen 1t in its elegant new attire. There is not in the state more commodious and handsome auditorium. The acoustic prop critics are so much improved-comfortabl chairs, superb electric lights etc., making it up-to-date in every particular.
 Rev. Dr. Collins Denny, of the Wander bilt faculty, who was to have delivered the bacca1aureate sermon, while en route to Greensboro received at Calera telegram stating that his wife was i'll. This neces- sitated his return and the very awkward task of being substitute fell to the lot of Rev. pr. Urequhart, former presiding el- der of this district, and one of the first graduates of the Southern university, class '62; president of the alumni and now editor of the Christian Advocate. Rev. Dr. Urquhart arose to the situation with force and eloquence showing himself an exam pie of what he preached. He took his text from II Peter i:5, S. ': And to your faith, virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, temperance; and to temperance, patience and to patience, godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brath- erly kindness. charity" Dr. Urquhart's hearers were much entertained by very wholesome, practical sermon bristling with sound truths. He told the boys above all things to have courage-mental, moral phy- sical.
 The invocation was made by Rev Dr. Dickinson, of Government Street Methodist church. Mobile.
 The double quartette chair was led by Mrs Thos E. Knight. Mrs. Annie Tucker acted as organist. They rendered exquisite 1y the following: "King All Glorious" "Father, Lead Me by the Hand" From Belshazzar," Show Me Thy Way" "A Dream From Paradise" and "The Sanc- tus From Miards Mass fin G."
 This afternoon the commencement love feast was conducted by Rev. Hurt, of Mo- bile. Tonight at S:30 Rev Henry Trawick, of Marion, will deliver the annual ser mon before the Y M. c. A. at the Meth odist church.
 The following Is the programme for the week:
 MONDAY, June 12.
 10 A. M-Sophomore Reclamation Clar- tosophic society. w. P. Hail, T. L. How ard, w. N. Sharp, D. D. Shoaf, M D. Still, c. D. Waller, Jr.
 Bellis Lettres Society-J. D. Carpenter M. N. Carpenter, A. c. Davis, W. R. Howell, F. R. Paul, R. F. Sessions.
 S:30 P. M-Junior exhibition; clariosophic; Bellies Lettres: R. c. Bulard, P. O. Thomas, c. l.. Chiffon, Jr.. B. c. Thread gill.
 TUESDAY, JUNE 13 10 A. M.-Address before the alumni: Rev. J. D. Ellis.
 Address before literary societies: MT. w. R. Webb.
 S:30 P. M.-Contest for orators medal: Clariosophic: F. A. Gamble, W. c. Ham, ilton; Beilis Lettres, D. P Slaughter, H M. Dobbs.
 Alumni reunion and banquet.
 WEDNESDAY, JUNE A.
 Commencement Day-Senior speakers: l.. R. Bailey, B. F.; F. M. Howard, B. L.; J. w. Malone, A. B.; K N. Matthews, A. B.; R. M. Mcconnell, A. B.; Frank Seay, A. M.
 Senior class: Bachelor of philosophy, L. R. Bailey, o. V. Calhoun, J. B. Terry; bachelor of science, F. M. Howard; bache- Tor of arts, F. A. Gamble, K. N. Matthews, H e. Hamilton, R. M Mcconnell, J. W. Malone, B. A. Peterson, D. P Slaughter; master of arts, Frank Seay, H. M. Dobbs.