The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-08
END Of THE SESSION
At A, & N, COLLEGE
Commencement Exercises
Yesterday Morning.
NINETEEN GRADUATES
RECEIVED THEIR DIPLOMAS IN
DIFFERENT COURSES.
WATCH PRESENTED 70 PRES. HOLIDAY
BY his Associates in The Faculty Of the College
Oralions by the Members of Senior
Class. The Prizes, Theses
and Distinct o7s.

The seventh annual commencement cX-
ercises Of the \. and NJ. College were
held in the college chapel yesterday
morning, distinguished gathering OF
alumni, visitors, and citizens of Raleigh
being present.
Nineteen graduates in the various
schools were announced and five mem
bers of the senior class delivered ora
tons. The following was the program
of exercises:
Music.
Invocation, ny DR.. Thos. Il. Skinner.
Oration-The Effect of War on Litera
ture--I. W. Barber.
Oration-Let Us Not Selfshly EN-
pand-W. u. Alexander, Jr.
Music.
Oratior-H Hidden Life-W. a. Syme.
Oration-"The Time Needs Heart
It's Tired of Head"-M Squires.
Music.
Oration-1he Making of Elizabethln
Litcrature-F. NJ. Foy, Jr.
Reading Of Rolls Of Honor and -pec,;d
Mention.
Presentation of Prizes, by President
Holiday.
Music.
Presentation of Diplomas.
Benediction.
Music.
While all the speakers acquitted them
selves most creditahly ahe Grafton at
Mr.. Syme deserves special mention Tor
its departure from the usual line Of
commencement oratlons, and showed tic
careful and methodical work of the
speaker in the department OF sci@ac.'.
The Grafton of Mr.. Foy was also par
ticularly we'll conceived and delivered.
The exercises throughout formed 4 v2ry
fitting climax of the prosperous years
work of this young but vigorous and ever
growing institution.
Senator r. L. Smith, Of Staniy. was
to have presented the prizes but was
detained in, the meeting Of the Board
of Trustees.
PRIZE WINNERS.
The following were announced as he
winners of prizes in Agriculture:
First Prze-W. S. Stacey.
Second PIdze-W. IL. Johnston.
SPECIAL MENTION.
Those who received special mention
for the character of work done and the
departments IN which the distinction was
conferred were as follows:
j. H. Birdsong, Agriculture, Horticul-
ture.
Il. NJ. Foy, Mathematics, Surveying.
Electricity. -
G. NJ Hughes, Chemistry.
4. S. Lyon, Electrical Engineesln<.
C.. l.. Mann. Mathematics, Civil En-
gineering.
OK. w. Myers. History.
Il. H. Parker, Chemistry.
e. g. Person, Agriculture, A4orticul-
ture.
Il. Il. Sloan, History, Physics, Civil
Engineering
III. T. Smith, Electrical Engineering,
Machine Shops.
a. p. Steele. Mechanical Engineering.
NJ. Squires Electricity, Chemistry,
English.
w. A. Syme, Biology, Chemistry, Hcr
ticulture.
C. Il. Williams. Biology, Horticulture,
punctuaity Roll-F. Nj. Foy.
Honor Rolf. III. Barnhardt.
WATCH. PRESENTED TO PRES.
HOLLADAY.
A touching incident of the morning
was the presentation or handsome
gold watch to Presidept Holiday BY
members of the faculty with whom be
has been associated at the college. The
memento was presented briefly and elo-
ouently by Prof. ID. FL. Hill in behalf
of the faculty. Prof. Hill said i'll part:
1T is pleasant to know that in this
selfish and cynical age there
exists between man and man
bonds of real affection. We present this