The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-12
Exercises of the Week Closed
on Yesterday.
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS
BY PROF. T.. f. SMITH, EN-MINlS-
TER TO LIBERIA.
THOSE WHO WON THE PRlZtS
Dr.. +. N. Roberts Awarded Diplomas TO TIT
Seven Graduates Of the Various De-
partments. Excellent Music.

parlments. Excellent Music.
sity closed yesterday. 1t began on Sun
day with the baccalaureatc sermon
by Rev. j. o. Crosby, of Salisbury.
On Monday and Wednesday were
the annual examinations, all of
which showed marked evidences of
thorough training.
On Monday night the annual prize
reading contest occurred. Rosa Dou
glass, Annie b. Mitchell, c. =. Graves
and Henry S. Moore of the colleg,
department were the successful con
testants.
On Wednesday evening the Mission.
airy Training Department for women
had it's eighth annual commencement;
exercises. which were very credit
able indeed.
The annual address by Rev. A. Is.
Vincent, State Missionary, was schol
arly as well as practical.
On yesterday at II a. IN. occurred
the commencement exercises proper
The salutatory was by Margaret
Thompson, of Plymouth; subject,
''Woman's Place
The music. directed by the teache'
of music. Miss Haywood, was excel
lent.
The valedicory address had as a
subject. 'The New Amitv.'
The annual Grafton by eN-United
States Minister to Liberia and Adju
tant of the Third North Carolina req
ment, DR.. f. f. Smith, of Goldsboro.
was practical and full of instruction..
SPEECH OF PROF. SMITH.
Among other things Prof. Smith
said:
1.-THE greatest results in life are
usually attained by simple means. ana
the exercise of ordinary qua les. Tht
common, everyday life, with it, ca7'es.
necessities and duties, affords oppur
tunity for acquiring experience Of
the best kind; and It's most beaten
paths provide the true worker with
abundant scope for effort and room
for self-improvement. The road 81
human welfare lies along the old
highway of steadfast well-doing.
''You can not live IN African a. ;,n
European life in free America. III
fact you can not live an Eastern OF
a Western life to the best advantage
in our Southern cline. Verify, the en-
vironments of the different sections
of this country are various. The hap
piest is he who does the most to fully
adapt himself to the conditions SIR
rounding him. You not only can not
live a Californian life in North Caro-
lima, but you can not live the life Of
any other individual, save your own.
You are to live the life of I. negro.
Be proud of that distinction and la
Dor to elevate that life. Max. it all
that your training and capabiitie,
will enable you to make it. Don't be
ashamed, or feel embarrassed to be
designated as a negro. Blt labor tc
make that name mean 4 inan, Il MO-
mana thinking. honest. Industrious,
sober, patriotic citizen. Study. then
your environments as Il ncgro-a
North Carolinian. And even more.
study the conditions of the commu-
nitv or locality of the State where
you are to labor. Yea, more--study
the home in which you reside-and
where for better you can effect a
change labor to that end-but where
change cannot or reed not be ef-
fected, adapt yourself thereto.
''It must be repeated and again re-
peated that facility will come with
labor. Progress, however, of the best
kind is comparatively slow. Great
results cannot be achieved at once:
and we must be satisfied to advance
in life as we walk, step by step. To
know how to wait is the great secret
of success. To wait patiently. how
ever, men must work cheerfuliy.
Cheerfulness is an excellent working
quality, imparting great elasticity to
character. Perhaps the very highest
+, pleasure in life consists in clear, brisk
conscious working: energy. conf
dence and every other good quality
mainly depending upon it.
"You are to be lump of leaven in
your family. in your church. in your
community and you must labor with
diligence to leaven the whole. BE
not discouraged with the magnitude
of your task. The Master asks no
more than you can perform"
The regret of all was that com
mencement had to be private.
Prizes for the girls Industries were
awarded to Mary Watson. Maggie
hamlin and Mrs. Oneida Baker.
Hattie Steen, of Asheville. won the
gold pen for eXcellency in vertical
writing.
DIR. n. +. Roberts awarded the di-
plomas to the following:
Degree of A. B.-William Henry
Fuller, North Carolina: William
Pinckney Graves, .Jr.. North Carolina.
Degree of p. S.-Dollie Beatrice
Patterson. North Carolina; Margaret
Alden Thompson, North Carolina !:
William Hawkins Green, North Caro-
lima.
Normal-Cora Hester Linebargcr
North Carolina.
Honorary Degree. A. Lankford
3. S.
The parting address by President
Charles F. Meserve was full of wis
dom and practical suggestions.
L. IL