Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-27
The State University and Its Fine
Record.
LARGE NUMBER STUDENTS
Program of tho Commencement Ex-
ercises-Abio Men Secured 10 Dc.
liver Addresses : Tho Governor
Appoint, ssnte Board of Health
Close OF tho commencement of
Salem Female College.

Raleigh. N. c.. May 26.-The State
Universityeis just completing its 1O4th
session. which has been the most sue
cessful in its history. both in regard
TO the number of students enrolled and
the plans taken for enlarging it's equip
ment and the spirit and work of it's in
inner life.
The total number Of students matri-
culated this session has been GA. OF
these 149 were registered in the summer
school, leaving 495 as the enrolment of
the regular term. Reckoned by depart
ments the statistics are: Academic, 362
Law School, 81. Medical School, A.
School of Pharmacy, q. 1t Is especially
noteworthy what unusual success has
come to members of the professional
schools who completed their courses
during the past year. Eighteen out of
twenty men who obtained their law
LICENCES In February were University
men. Many of the first students In the
recent graduating classes in the North
ern MrdtCIl Colleges were f0rnerTy IN
the Medical School. which has already
become generally known as the most
thorough and effective Southern pre-
paratory school of medicine. The School
oi Pharmacy. which Is now ending It's
second year, Is already fully equipped
and equals In its facilities for practi-
cal work any school in the South. AT
the recent examination held by the
state Board of Pharmacy eighteen
seNen Fer cent of the University appIi-
Giants passed and only twenty-sevcn
per cent. OF on siders
Besides the boys who came to the
University from eEhty-six counties of
North Carolina this year. there have
been representatives, from Connecticut.
Georgia. Iowa. Massachusetts, New
Jersey, New York. Pennsylvania. South
Carolina. Tennessee, Texas. Virginia
ara tie District of Columbia.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
The following Is the program of excr-
c!ses of commencement week as sent
out by the University:
Sunday, May %, Il 100 a. m-Bacca-
laureate sermon, Right Rev. Hugh MIL
Ter Thompson. Bishop of Misslssipp,.
Monday. May 20, 1890 a. m.-Address
before the Law School. Hon. Henry
Groves Conner. OF Wilson, N. c.
500 p m.-Anniversary meeting of
the Dialectic and Phlanthropic Lite
rary Societies in their respective halls.
Tuesday, May 30. 900 a. ms Seniors
form in front Of the Memorial Hall and
march TO the chapel for prayer.
ii 80 a. m.-Senior Glass Day cXcr-
cises In Gerard Hall. Presentation of
senior class gift-bust OF Xebulon B.
Vance by the president of the class.
Julian S. Carr, Jr.
Acceptance for trustees by Hon. r
T. Gray, of Raleigh.
1890 u. m.-NiglntcnniaI exercises Of
the class of 1879? Address by Hon.
Francis u. Winston, 20.
$50 n. m.-Annual meeting of the
Board OF Trustees in Person Hall.
$50 =. m.-Senior Class Day cXer-
clscs on the lawn.
500 y. m.-orations by representa-
tives nf the Dalectic and ohilanthropIc
Literary Societies.
1000 p. m.-Reception in Commons
Hall by the president and faculty.
Wednesday. May 81, $3.50 a. m.-isusi-
ness meeting of the alumni in Gerard
Hall.
1915 a. m.-Academic nrocossjon
forms in front Of Gerard Hall
Il 100 n. m.-Commoncement axorc,sos
in Memorial Hall; orations bv mem
beers Of the graduating class.
i?:3o =. m..Address. Nicholas Muir
ray Butler, Phi. d., of Columbia IN;
versity. New York
1:15 p. m.-Conferring degrees m.
nouncemcnt of honors. prizes. and an
pOintments.
$50 p. m.-Alumni meetings in Ger.
rard Hall. "
Refreshments
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
The Governor Yesterday ,,no,,,
and commissioned the foilowinr no,
sons as members OF the State Roarr -
Health: VI
II. II. Lewis. Raleigh.
{. ]. O'Hagan. Greenville.
]. l.. Nicholas. Richards.
a. w. Shaffer, Raleigh.
Albert Anderson. Wilson.
SALEM FEMALE SCHOOL.
Winston, n. c.. May 26.-Salcm Fe-
male College commencement closed ves-
terday. a cable message and letters NJ
greeting to graduates were read from
Principal Clewell and Bishop Rond-
thaler, who arc in Herrnhut, GERMANY