The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-31

virtues OI the tOIdlC uC S6INttt
And now | have the honor to re-
quest Hon. II. 7. Gray, of Raleigh,
to accept this gift on behalf of the
Board of Trustees"
Mr.. II. T. Gray, of Raleigh, accept
ing the gift for the trustees, paid
splendid tribute to the States great
patriot. Mr.. Gray's speech will APP
pear in our Sunday issuc.-Editor.
I'm the afternoon tnc Senior class,
which is fifty-nine strong this year,
marched from Memorial Hall to the
famous old ''Davie Poplar" most be-
loved of University landmarks, whefH
the first meeting of the trustees was
held when the University was found
ed. The full program follows:
Procession from Memorial Hall 10
Davie Poplar.
Song-"We are the Boys of 90"
Reading of Class Statistics, W. i.
Cox, Statistician.
Smoking of Class Pipe.
Varsity Yell.
Cheering Baseball Captain 90.
Cheering Football Captain 9S.
Cheering Football Coach '9S.
Cheering eN-President Battle.
Cheering President Alderman.
Planting Ivy by +. ID. Broadillrst.
Glass Yell.
Each class hereafter will make the
planting of ivy from some famous
spot a part of its exercises. This year
the ivy was from the mausoleum Of
Gen. Robert f. Lee at Lexington, Va.
THE CLASS OF 70.
Today at 1890 the class OF 10 Cele-
brated its twentieth year.
Mr.. Francis ID. Winston, as the ora
tor of the day, spoke for the class. Mr..
Ninston's address was largely remin-
lscent and was a splendid contribution
to the history of the institution lie
urged an annual reunion of She
alumni and the forming of alumni as
SociatiOnS in each county.
Whenever as many as two sons of
this University meet, they should at
once organize TO promote its interest,
add to the number of students, Ell
large its equipment and see that the
grand work of making men and wo-
men for North Carolina and the ma
ton is never misconceived from igno-
rance, nor miSrepresented from preju-
dice
Let the loyal sons of the University
stand ready to guard and defend it
as duty they owe the State. Let
them SO firmly stand until the test
of a North Carolinian shall be that he
loves this spot and its hallowed assoc
Citations and feels that within these
walls are to be laid the future use
fulness and glories of our citizenship"
Mr.. Winston spoke of the part Ber-
tie county had played in locating the.
University at Chapel Hill. David
Stone, a citizen of BERTHE county, aud
Governor of the State, was one of the.
commissioners for that purpose.
Mr.. Winston last night presented to
the Philanthropic Society splendid
portraits of Col. David Outlaw and
Hon. William w. Cherry, both eminent
North Carolinians. Ihcs" portraits
are donated by Capt. e. IL. Ontlaw and
T.. f. Eulong, of BERTHE. Mr.. Winston
made reference to them today.
The speaker gave an eloquent reci-
tai of the reopening of the Univer-
sity in 1875 and of the part his class
had played in placing it on its pres
ent foundation.
NO poet ever pictured a scene OF
greater isolation than Chapel Hill
with these doors closed. Coming here
a week before the reopening, | am
able to tell somewhat the feelings Of
the citizens. The bravest and mo-.
hopeful doubted, and with carpenter
and painter making ready these a"iis
they seemed to fhink it dream. They
had known the University in its splen-
dor. They had seen Pet'iSrcw ana
Polk and Benton as students, Ohm
stead, Andrews, Hawks, Swain and
Phillips had laughed and walked
among them. Here lore, beauty, viz
tue, intelligence and all graces and
.conelineSS had inhaled the fragrance
of the fairest civilization the town
had ever known The citizens here
had felt the touch of these vanished
hands and stilled voices and when
there was reason to hope that a hun
dred years more of light would CLEAN
from these affairs. the torch of learn
ing suddenly expired and in an hour
the bird of ill-omeu and darkness sat
brooding and shivering in these halls
and fanes.
1T was not until the light cleaned
here that men were strong enough
and brave enough and hopeful enough
to begin the work of rebuilding the
common schools of the State. The
history of this institution will tel
you when the public school fourishes
best. A State that does not give to
it's citizens the best of the highest
culture and training will not give il
the best Of the lowest. Public schools
flourish most and insure the most use
full purposes when there are public
colleges and public universities
Mr.. Winston paid a beautiful trib-
ute to Mrs. Cornelia Phillips Spencer
and DR.. X. p. Battle for the part
taken by them in the reorganization.
His tribute to the faculty and villag-
ers of 1875 was touching and his RET
erence 70 his class mates very feeling.
Much of the present usefulness q
the institution he traced to the foun-
dation laid by his class.
The statistics of his class were quite
interesting.
Lawyers. James S. Manning. CASTOR
A. Robbins. w. j. Peele. II. w. Win
ston and Francis ID. Winston, Doctors,
John NJ. Manning, X. p. Battle, Jr.,
II. b. Henderson and j. NJ, Taylor
agriculture and horticulture; w. l..
Hill; railroad, A. C. Springs; ministry,
Rev. Robert Strange, ID. ID.