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

ADDRESS OF J. S. CARR JR.
By PRES. ALDER
MAN AND MIR. Il. II. GRAY.
ms PlRING SPEECH OF Mr.. F. D. WINSTON
Statistics OF III /, Glass of rs This Years Win
ners of the Medals. 0rations and Re-
ption. Meeting Of The
Poud of Trustees.

Poud of Trustees
Chapel Hill, n. c., May 30.-(Spe-
cial. This has been what is known,
in the parlance of the Hill, as boys
day" From the procession of the
Seniors to Memorial Hall at 900 this
morning the last attendance of the
class at "Prayers"-to the orations of
the Junior representatives of the lit
erary societies tonight, the boys have
occupied the centre of the stage and,
withal, Il very glad day they have
there was the vigintenial exercises of
the class of '79-a class that had much
good stuff in it, these twenty years
have proved-but then the class OF
70 were today boys along with the
rest and echoed the 1--WE are twenty"
of Oliver Wendell Holmes on a similar
occasion.
Yesterday and today the University
train has been taxed to the limit of its
capacity, and it is only on such occa-
sions that there is any regret of the
scholarly isolation that a ten-mie re-
move from the main line gives to the
University-so many of the men
whom the University has sent out
make the annual pilgrimage back TO
the campus and halls of their alma
mater. About all the University there
is nothing more striking than the 10y
atty of the students that have been
and the esprit de corps of the stu
dents that are-once a University nE,n
always University man, is true
paraphrase. The institution seems
never to allow its alumni to "get out
of touch" This by way of parenthe-
sis and because it is the one strong
impression that the visitor to The Till
is apt TO carry away with him from
the annual commandments
EXERCISES OF SENIOR CLASS.
The Senior class had TWO kinds of
exercises today in the morning OF the
serious sort at the hall and III the
afternoon the last taste of the care
free froIic of college life on the cam
pus, before the final putting on the
toga virilis tomorrow. The following
was the order of exercises for the
morning:
$3.50 a. m.-Prayer in the Chapel,
conducted by DR.. Thomas Hume.
1880 a. m.-Music. Address of We'll
come, j. S. Carr, Jr., President of the
Class.
Music.
History of the Class, j. E. Latta,
Historian.
Music.
Class Poem, J. NJ. sitterson, j..
Poet.
Music.
Prophecy of the Class-H. b.
Holmes, Prophet.
Music.
Presentation of Bust of Vance to
the University, j. S. Carr, Jr.
Acceptance on Behalf of the Univer
sity, Dr.. +. A. Alderman.
Acceptance on behalf of the Trus
tees, Hon. II. T. Gray.
Music.
The exercises were largely attended
and well received. The presentation
of the three-quarter life-size bust of
Zebulon j. Vance at the close of the
regular exercises was particularly inn
pressive. Mr.. j. S. Carr, Jr., present
ing the bust in behalf of the class OF
80 spoke briefly. Mr.. Carr said:
Like ship, tossed by many waves.
were we in great distress to know
what to give our Alma Mater as
tribute of our love and respect. Being
thus in doubt, and knowing well that
our memory would be linked with our
selection we eagerly grasped the sug-
gestion of immortal Vance.
What happiness there is in the
thought that in days to come our
name will be associated with this IL
lustrious chieftain. this son of the SOIL,
this man of the people, this man OF
no cline. but yet typical North
Carolinian. dear to all her children
wherever they live from 1.-The rocky
shore of Hatteras to where his own
green mountains cast their shadow
across the border into Tennessee" To
he proud of Vance is to be proud OF
this old North State for if ever q
man represented her honest virtues,
her simple unaffected greatness, all
that is characteristic in the old moth
err State. this. our hero, attained sucii
glory. Let us, fellow class mates.
emulate and copy well his high eN-
ample. MAY he be to us in all our
walks of life pillar of cloud by day
and pillar of fire by night.
I'm behalf of the class of 90, with
great deal of love and best wishes
for her future prosperity, | present
this token of our esteem to our Anna
Mater
Accepting the gift in behalf OF the
University, President Alderman said:
For the University ] thank You
and the men of 80 for this gift and
for the hearty words with which You
have made the gift. | am glad that
your final act at the University Is on"
of service and thoughtfulness OF Alma
Mater. for upon the continued fresh
ness and vigor of this impulse depends
the growth of the institution. ! am
glad, too. that your choice has fallen
upon this image of one Of our great
est and surely our bcst-beloyed son.
The man of clear head and clean
hands. of ready wit and manly vlgor
and gifted with the genius of popu-
larity. | shall cause this bust 10