The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16
RATOR|CAL CONTEST
OF THE SOCIETIES
The Southern University Has
Its Graduating Ex-
erCiSeS.

Greensboro, June 15.-(Special)-T Uni
recherche audience last evening at $50 to
enjoy the contest for societies gold
medal.
Interspersed with music by the universi-
ty band, the orations came in The following
order:
Don Perry Slaughter, Warrior Stand,
Ala-"Americanism.
Frank Asbury Gamble, Jasper, Ala
Expansion"
Hoyt McWorter Dobbs, Lafayette, Ala
consolidated Capital the Cross of the
Commonwealth"
William Chalmers Hamilton, Birming-
ham, Ala.-"Imperial Democracy"
Mr.. Hamilton completely captivated the
audience, and the unanimous verdict
seemed to be that he deserved the medal.
Kiplings graceful "Recessional,' was
beautiful finale to his grafton, and to the
exercises.
At 1890 the alumni banquet was served,
and q royal spread 1t was.
There were one hundred guests present,
and Prof. d. p Christenberry deserves
unstinted praise for the grand success of
his undertaking. He knows no such word
as fail. and surmounted successfully all
obstacles.
The tables were handsomely decorated
with smlax, and the college colors, purple
and white, We're in evidence. Rev. A L.
Andrews, an A. NJ. of ST, acted as toast
master, and kept a merry twinkle in every
eye, by his many clever bon mots. Rev. H.
Uquhart. president of the Alumni aSsocia-
ton and Rev. Rev. j. D. Ellis responded to
the toast: 1.-THE "Endowing of a Chair of
History" by the association. Hon. B. M.
Huey, one of the first graduates of the in
sttution, delighted his confreres by telling
of "Our Early Days" Hon. c. E. Waller
and Rev. Eugene H. Hawkins responded to
1.-THE Tone of Our Alumni" Rev. f. P.
Culver. A. M. of IS and Prof NJ. B. Webb
of Tennessee, to 1.-THE Higher Education
of Our Women" Rev. DR.. w. G. Ready
and Rev. S. L. Dobbs (visitors) and Rev.
John A. Peterson, of the board of trustees
spoke on the progress of the Southern uni
versity.
This commencement day Greensboro is in
a state of excitement. Everybody keeps
open house, and seems in a good humor
with the world at large and specially with
the commencement guests. The largest
crowd of the season thronged the universe
ty this morning at 10 o'clock to witness the
graduating exercises. The programme
was:
Music.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Dickinson.
L. r. Bailey, B. PA Tribute"
F. NJ. Howard, B. S.-"Should Man Sub
nit to Mediocrity."
]. w. Malone, A. B.-"The Southern
Mans Burden
K. N. Observation-Disclosures Militarism."
R. M. Mcconnell, A. B.-"The Land of
the Ideal"
Frank Seay A. M.-"Switzerland.
The graduates who wrote essays were:
]. e. Terry, o. V. Calhoun, B. P; d. p.
Slaughter, e. A. Peterson, H. C. Hamilton,
f. A. Gamble, A. B.. II. NJ. Dobbs, A. M.
Comforting of degrees and baccalaureate
address by Rev. S. NJ. Hosmer, president
of the university, came next. DIR. Hos
mer's remarks were chaste and appropriate
He babe the boys God-speed and invoked
Gods blessing upon them, in conclusion.
The prizes were awarded as follows:
Sophomore gold medal was delivered by
Rev. Henry Trawick, to j. d. Carpenter,
of North Carolina.
The three boys who seemed to the COM
mittee to deserve the second prize, a book
were r. e. Sessions, d. E. Shoaff and
w. N. Sharp. They drew slips of paper
and the prize was won by Mr. Sharpe.
Mr.. b. G. Threadgill won the Junior
medal. The senior class gold medal was
awarded to Frank Seay, son of our late
ex-governor. This was honor well be-
slowed. Mr.. Seay is but II years of age,
the youngest in his class.
The essayists medal was awarded to Mr.
Fl. M. Dobbs; orators medal to w. C.
Hamilton.
Rev. A. J. Lamar. D. D., made the an
nouncements for president of the board of
trustees, Judge Wood who was also pres
ent; Prof. Turner, adjunct; Prof. Turner
was made Professor of Modern Languag es
The Chair of Moral Philosophy was ss-
tabished by recommendation of President
Hosmer, and Rev. ]. w. Shoaff, of the First
Methodist church was elected to fill the
chair.
The institution will have the same facul-