The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-07

week was one of the best in the Is
tory of that institution. The ve.ther
was iine and the people were there In
c owds. Monday night c. W.Til'ett, Esq I,
If Charlotte, addressed the law c'ass. His
subject was "A Limb of the Law" 1t
vas highly complimented by these
w,o heard it. After the address a ban
q ct by the C a was greatly enjoyed
Tnere were many prominent men pres
ent from Ra't Oh and elsewhere.
Tuesday night Rev. J. w. M1llard,
OF Baltimore, delivered the alumni ad-
dress. His subject was "The Angel and
the Rock" His address was an able
on,, and he reflected much credit
upon Wake. Forest as his alma mater.
He spoke al length on John Ruskin
and his work. Mr.. Willard is one OF
the brightest aud most successful
young men who have gore out from
Wake Forest. He is maintaining a
successful ministry in great city.
DIR. sMALL's ADDRESS.
"Wednesday at II o'clock DIR. Albion
Small, professor of Sociology in Chica-
go University, delivered the address
before the literary societies. His sub
ject was, "a Message to Twentieth
Century Democrats" He did not
speak from partisan standpoint, but
spoke broadly for men OF all political
parties. He said many pleasant things
for the South, among them the belief
that the South had been playing
"possum"-maklng great advances
while pretending to be doing nothing.
He said also that the people up about
Chicago have concluded that they can
no longer give the south lessons in
politics.
DR.. Small said in the course of his
address that even few years ago he
could not have afforded to say the
things he was saying at Wake Forest.
The address was pronounced one OF
the ablest ever heard at Wake Forest.
DIR. HAwTHoENE's SERMON.
Wednesday night the bacca!aurcate
sermon was preached By Rev. ]. B.
Hawthorne, d. D., of Richmond. His
subject was "Obedience to the Heav-
emily Vision" DR.. Hawthorne is
ranked as perhaps the ablest pulpit Or
ator in the Baptist denomination in
the South. He is indeed a great
preacher, and many were the com
ments that his sermon was one
OF power. He spoke of Paul's con-
version and the declaration that Paul
made afterwards that ne was not DISC
be!ient to the vision he saw. The ad-
dresses and sermon were ali of a high
order.
THE GRADUATING CLASS.
Thursday was commencement day.
A large crowd gathered and at ii
O'Clock the graduating class, consisting
OF thirty-three members, NJ .rched upon
the rostrum and took their places.
Mr.. A. Il. Dunnig, of BERTHE county,
delivered the salutatory address. Then
lo1, f.~1l
w. Cooke, OF Hartford county, INA.
tional Conscience" 0. L. Powers
Fender county, "The Nations Crisis"
G. F. Edwards, Moore county, "The
Dawn of New Era--Its Demands and
Possibilities" j. q. Eure, Gates county
ASLEEP on the Field of Battle" D. NJ
SPRINGFIELD, 1.-THE One Who Creates
and the One Who Employs"
Mr.. Harry Trantham, OF Kershaw
S. c., delivered the valedictory address
Members of the class who did moi
speak handed in theses as follows:
Trusts, L. w. Alderman, Harnet
caunty, n. G.
The Triumph OF Truth, J. B. Bag
ley, Halifax county, N. C.
The Equity OF the War in South
Africa, R. G. Barrett, Moore county
NC.
Culture and Progress. E. J. Britt
Robson county, N. C.
kssurban'pal's Library, v. G. Coffey
Caldwell county, N. G.
Herman Husbands, the Regulator
J. E. C1utchield, GuiIford county
N. C. ...
The Jewish Synagogue, T: S. Crutch
field. Chatham county, N. c..
The Private Life of Cicero, J. T
Davis, Pasquotank county, N. G.
The Genius of the South, G. A
Foote, Warren county, n. G.
Martin Luther and his Work, s. E
Garner, Carteret county, N. G.
Trial by Jury, A. G. Goodwin, Hertfort
county, N. G.
| The Origin of Elements and the BE
ginning of Life. G. NJ. Heck, WAX,
county, N. G.
The Nicaragua Canal, J. Y. Irwin
Cleveland county, N. G.
/ Richard Caswell, G. w. May, Frank
lin county, NC.
The American Woman, E. F. Mum