The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-07
The Election Took Place Late
Yesterday Afternoon.
AN EXCELLENT CHOICE
The First Session of the Baptist Uni
versity Closed Last Night.
DR.. MCCONNELL breaches THE SERMON
The Chapel Was Crowded Last Night bv Peo-
pie Who Wanted to Witness the First
Annual Concert. DR.. Blasin.
game Retires.

game Retires.
Rev r. T. Vann. ID. D.. of Scotland
Neck. n. c., was yesterday afternoon
elected president of the Baptist Female
University TO succeed DR.. J. C. Blasin
game.
The trustees have been at work since
DIR. Blasingame's resignation in April t.
find suitable man for the position, anC
it was only yesterday at o'clock tina
they arrived at a definite decision. DR.
Vann has accepted the position.
The newly elected president of this
institution, which on last night CLOSED
under SO suspicious circumstances, it:
first years work, is one of the ablest
most scholarly and popular ministers il
the State. He has served his church il
some of the most difficult places OF
honor and trust within its gift, and ne
now takes up the work of the high offce
to which he has been chosen with the
love of his church and the confidence OF
all who know him.
DR.. Vann was graduated from Wake
Forest College with the degree of A. b.,
in 1873 He was ordained minister OF
his church the following year, and served
as pastor at Scotland Neck for the two
years following, from which time until
1881. he served as missionary to the
charges of Enfield, Weldon, Halifax and
Caronasco and was pastor of the Bap-
fist church at Murfreesboro. But MS
church had need of him in a new field
then and until 1883 he was professor OF
English Literature in Chowan Femaie
Institute In 1883 he was cno-
sen professor of English in his Alma Ma
ter. and he served in this capacity 10Y
six years, after which he returned to the
pastoral work and served successlvely
the charges of Edenton, Calvary and Scot
land Neck. He was pastor of this charge
when chosen to his present position
DR. vann has the qualities necessary
to make a successful president. He Is
a man of sound scholarship, fine execu-
tive ability. and is loved as few men
in the State are. He is known as Ihe
Sturgeon of North Carolina. The trus-
tees have made no mistake in their
choice.
At the meeting of the trustees yester-
day Rev. B. w. Spillman was chosen
trustee in place of II. B. Duffy.
Last night the Baptist Female Univer-
sty closed its first session with a con-
cert. the program of which is as follows
l. Piano Homage to Verdi =
First Piano: Misses Estele Johnson
Helen Pope, Huldah Josey, Mary Wallace
Second Piano: Misses Lily Morgan
Lula Myatt, Rosina Dowell, Ruth Pope
2. Chorus-Hail Lovely June-Gaul.
3. Piano Solo-"Valse Arabesque"-
Lack-Miss Emma Rogers.
4. Vocal Solo-"Ave Maria"-Mascagni
Miss Lula Briggs.
). Violin Solo-"Fantaise Faust" Alar9
Mr. Hubert Poteat.
G. Vocal Duet-"O, that We Two were
MISUNDERSTANDING Many Berry
Ruth Pope.
:. Piano Solo-"Gezelle"-K
Mary Buxton.
81 Vocal Solo-"Villanella'- Del l. Asquf
- Miss Many Norris.
9. Violin Solo-(a) Romance. OBJ Cav
Observation-Disclosures Mary Broughton
Emma Cooper Dele Forbee. Hattie John
son, Tilly Lee, Eloise McMinn, Ethel Nor
ris. Elizabeth Pittman, Hubert Poteat
James Thomas, Vera Walters, Jessie
Wyatt.
TO- Vocal Duet Would That My
-Mendelssohn-Mi Misses Daisy Nor
ing Ethel Barnes.
II. Piano Whispering Wind
Wollenhaupt-Miss Ruth Pope.
H. Violin Solo (a) Berecuse, Gerard
(b) Hungarian Melody, Bella-Mr. James
Thomas.
Is. Vocal Solo-Nymphs and Fauns-
Bemberg-Miss Daisy Moring.
IA. Piano Solo-Valse Chromatiode-
Gorard-Mss Estelle Johnson.
Is. Piano Solo-Valse Caprice Saint
Saens-Miss Estelle Timberlake.
Second Piano Partly Miss Julia Brew
er.
16. Chorus-(a) Lightly. My Bark"
Nmard, (b) Summer, Veazl.
How deeply this institution has in one
years time intrenched itself in the goot
graces of the Raleigh public. may bt
seen from the enormous crowds that have
tbronged the commencement exercises
Last night, every inch of available spac,
was taken long before the exercises were
to commence. Chairs were placed in tn,