The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-27
ADDRESS BY GEN. CARR
HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS
WON BY STU DENTS.
Cose Of the Most Prosperous and Successful
Year the School has Ever Known. An
Art Exhibit tina. Contains Many
Remarkable Pictures.

Commeneements this year are much
like there have been on previous years.
The exercises vary, of course. showing
improved methods of teaching and
higher order of training: but youth ara
hope and the passion which lis not all
a dream are forever renewed. The
tree of knowledge shows new rings of
growth. but there is no transformation
of nature, now new setting to the scene.
There can be none, | told myself at
Peace Institute yesterday. as booked
upon the tablet TO the memory of the
founder of this great institution, put
there many. very many years ago. In
the crowded hall this year, just as in MS
day were the gay dresses. and the
flowers. and the music. and the soft sum
mer air breathing in at the open duurs
and windows; there are still palpitating
bOSOms, and color that comes and
goes and glances that meet and mingia-
read the language of those wandering
eye beams-the heart knoweth.''
The fashions have changed. but the
substance remains. The quaint and droll
costume has gone. but hearts are inst
as sensitive and hopes as high as when
your grand-mothers read their essays
forty years ago or thrummed out IA
miliar ditty on the spinet. The same
thread OF fate runs through all the
years, no matter what the crcunl-
stance, let the fashions be what they
may. Opportunity is ever the same ard
schools, such as this, give to their pupils
the golden keys which, polished by
labor, will open the heaped treasure;
Of genius in all ages and lands.
That one Should pursue this line Of
thought is not strange for General .ju-
liam $. Carr was delivering a splendid
address in which he was celebrating the
idea in most charming style.
He traced the history of education.
especially of women, and showed how
with their higher education had come in
creased opportunities, wider fields of use
fulness. From this he drew useful and
entertaining lessons, but when ne be-
gan to grow 'preachy" he checked him
self, saying: young people who have
their own way TO make in life need
encouragement more than ADVICE"
Then turning to the graduating class
he gave them some valuable suggestions
from his own experience and obser-
vations of men and affairs. He ended
his discourse most pleasantly By reading
the names Of the honor students and
presenting diplomas to the graduating
class as follows:
Full graduate-Zemulah w. Miller.
Alabama.
Russell, Lila Bailey, NJ. Sue Covington,
e. Moring, May Nick. Withespoon.
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and Carrie White
Elocution-Zemulah w. Miller and
Cornelia Shaw.
Piano-Persis Proudfit
Of these, the first honor graduates are
Misses Russell, Hill and White. They
have made an average grade of not Joss
than 30 for a term of not less than two
years.
Bailey, Covington, Mclean and Wither-
spoon. These have made an average
grade Of not less than 80 for period
of not less than two years.
The audience stood, applauding. as
General Carr presented to Miss Miller,
the full graduate, her diploma.
The Everett medal for the student
making the highest average in mathe-
DIR. Dinwiddie made the presentation.
This is a class" said DIR. Dinwiidie.
shat Peace Institute is proud to send
out. 1t has been thoroughly trained.
This institution stands for thorou.hness.
That is its motto. And yet while striv-
ing for the best in the direction Of men
tai training. we seek ever to teach the
student that a Christian character is 10
be preferred above all else. We have
only one rule here-that rule is duty.
And these are the principles or which
this institution is conducted"
The programme for the day, most of
which. it will be seen, was carried out
before General Cars address. was rs
follows:
Prayer.
Donizetti - Grand March M sses
White. Russell. Johnson, Rosenthal,
Hill. klueppelberg, Allen and McCulers.
Massini-Land of the Swallows-Voca
Duet-Misses Jennie Junkin and Pate
James.
Saint Saens-Song Without Words
Misses Beavers and Bruner.
Announcement Of distinctions.
Grieg-Sonata-E Minor-1st Move
ment-Miss Mamie McNair.
fHardelot-Without Thee-Vocal So
lo-Miss Tempe Battle.
Awarding certificates.
Weber-Overture to Oberon--Sextette
Misses James, NJ. Mclean, McIver,
Aunspaugh. Dixon. X. Mclean.
II. Proch.-Air With Variations-Vo-
cal Solo-Miss Daisy Moring.
Address--Delivery of diplomas, Hon.
J. s. Carr. Durham, \. c.
Presentation of Everett Mathematics
Medal.
Mendelssohn-Con OPP. 25-3d
Movement-Miss Katie Mclean
Every number on this program was
executed in the most creditable nam
ner, and in many instances the perform
ance was brilliant. Nothing could have
been more pleasing than was the vocal
solo-"Air With Variations''-by Miss
Daisy Moring.
The "Grand March" and the 'Over
ture to Oberon" are also worthy IF spe-
cial mention. And there were maay