The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-01
GREENSBORO FEMALE COLLEGE.
Commencement Exercises Closed With the An
nual Concert
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Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, N. c., May 31.-The annual
concert at Greensboro Female College last
night closed the exercises of the week
1t was a more than usually delightful oc-
casion.
/. DR.. ]. C. Rowe opened with prayer.
2. Piano Quartet-Valse Impromptu.
g. Recitation-Beautiful Grandma.
A. Piano Decentralization to Waltz
B. Recitation-Heart of Old Hickory.
6. valse, Op-34, NO. 1.
7. Piano Quartet.
g. Vocal Duet-Dost Recall Serenade
9. Piano Solo-Two Larks, Aufschwung
10. Vocal Soo-Bid Me Discourse.
II. Piano Solo.
II. Piano Quartet-Phapsodie Hongrois.
10. Chorus-Charity. Night of JOY
IA Duet-The River of The Maids
10. Doxology.
Is. Benediction by Rev. Mr.. Grisson,
D. d.
Ex-Sheriff Haskins, was appointed to a
perennial position with salary of $4,000
yesterday.
Invitations are out for the wedding Of
Miss Sarah j. McIver, sister of DR.. Chas
ID. Newer. to MI. James IL. w edlueTSpOOn,
Tuesday. June 18th, 1900
Miss McIver is a teacher in the graded
school at this place
Colonel John F. Bruton, of Wilson, ad-
dressed the graduating class of Green's
boro Female college. Tuesday night in a
most notable speech. His subject was
Present Conditions and Woman's Re-
sponsbility.'
Touching the question of expansion, the
Colonel said:
1T will minimize the man, while for a
time at least it will magnify the nation.
The strength, honor and glory of our Ma
ton have heretofore abided in the citi-
zen and by him there has been built a
great government. The ancestors of it's
supporters were schooled together in a
victorious war for independence: the
fathers of the present generation trained
against each other in the war between
the States-four years of battles-the
termination of none of which left q
stigma upon the vanquished, and quite
recently in foreign lands our own repre-
sentatives went forth to war, and those
per:s:tteG to return home came with
polished but indented shields with vic
tories cloakng their tired shoulders, and
the earth's praises crowding their foot
steps. This last war was not on account
OF dangers threatening our Republic. but
for other reasons variously estimated.
Poor enthralled Cuba, near neigh
Dor suffering unto DEATH and the dis
truction of the battleship Maine, in the
harbor of Havana, inspired the American
soldier-this is certain. But it is verify
believed by some that outside influences
prompted and fastened the declaration
of war and that small calculation of cost
or results was made by gentlemen in the
Hobbies of our National Congress- who
dominated with mesmeric spell the peo-
pies representatives.
while silent as to their wares which,
in prospects of war. were already ad :
vancing in prices, they manifested great
interest for the suffering ones of Cuba,
and grew eloquent in speaking of the
necessity for immediate action; the
movement; the grand possibilities of the
new territory and the richness of its soil.
By this | do not mean to intimate that
base motives influenced our National
representatives. Very many who cast
their votes for the relief of crown rid
den Cuba, unqueStionably acted in good
faith being prompted by a high sense of
benevolence, but sentiment so complete
ly blinded their judgment that the
thought of stop orders or a restriction of
the movement never occurred to them,
and the result is we now find our Govern
ment crushing to determination an ele-
ment of liberty seekers exactly similar to
the suffering ones of Cuba, in whose be-
half our lamented Shipp and Bagley
were offered in sacrifice.
Granted that the original purpose to
rescue from the iron heel of the oppres-
sor and restore freedom. to a people
long enslaved is being carried
out yet coincidentally, with the enforce
ment of this purpose we find our coun-
try's representative debauching the
morals of these children of the East by
VIGOROUSLY dishonest methods of trade
and by the sale of liquors from hundreds
of dens of vice about which they knew
nothing until this campaign of benevo-
lent assimilation began. Truly the last
state Of this people is worse than the
first. The published scandals discovered
in the Philippines and in Cuba cause our
children to bush with shame, and prove
our unfitnesf to control the affairs of
colonies, anG further suggests the in