The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-05
STATE UNIVERSITY
commencement Exercises To Begin
Today With the Baccalaureare SER
mon Programme ofthe Exercises.

Correspondence OF the Messenger.)
Chapel Hill. ". C, June ..
The one hundred and sixth year Of
the university will be brought TO a
close this week. The inal examina-
tions ended yesterday morning.
Tomorrow morning in Gerrad hall
the ba-ccalauerate sermon will be
preached by DR.. G.. B. Stricken. of the
Union Geological seminary, OF Rich
mond, Va.
Monday night the annual debate for
a prize offered by the president VIII
take place between representatives or
the Dialectic and the P~hilanthropic
literary societies.
Tuesday at 8 o'clock the seniors form
in front of Memorial hall and march
to the chapel for prayer.
At 10 o'clock the senior class day eN-
e~rcises viii be held in Gerard hall.
At 11:30 o'clock the reunion exercises
OF the classes Of so, 80 and '95 Will
take place. Short addresses will be
made by Hon. Locke Craig, so. Victor
5. Bryant, go, and j. O.. Carr ,'95.
The annual meeting of the board OF
trustees will be held in Person hall at
$3.50 p. m. and the important business
Of a successor as president Of the uni
versity 10 succeed DR.. Alderman will
be brought up.
At $50 o'clock the senior class exer-
cises will be held on the campus and
the day will be brought 10 a fitting
close by a reception in Commons hall
at 10 o'clock given by the president
and faculty.
Wednesday,, June 9Th, will be COM
mencement day and it promises to be
unusually interesting as exercises
commemorative the twety-ffth an
riyvnrCa r- ~ +hn ra-nnanfnn ~ thu rrnf
versity will be held.
At 10 o'clock the academic process
sion will take place and at 10:45
O'Clock the anniversary exercises will
occur in Memorial hall.
The invocation will be by Rev.
Robert E. Caldwell.
DR.. Battle will make an address on
struggle and Story of the Rebirth Of
the University DR.. Winston, presi-
dent of the Agricultural and Mechan-
ical college, will talk on THE First
Faculty, Its Work and Its Opportuni-
ties" President Edwin A. Alderman
will address the audience on The Uni
versity, Its Work and IT'S Needs" Mr..
w. j.. Peele will speak on Pen
Pictures of the Times of 1875" and
Rev. John C. Troy will close with a
Statistical History of the Men of
1875"
At 1890 the beautiful new domitory
given by Colonel j. ). Carr, of Dur
ham. and named Car Building in
his honor by the board of trustees will
be presented to the university by r.
H. Battle, ESQ.,. The speech of &C
ceptance will be delivered by Colonel
w. H. S. Burgwyn.
At lis the comforting of degrees, an
nouncement of honors, prizes and ap-
pointments will take place and the
official programme will/be brought to
a close at $50 p. m. with an alumni
meeting in Gerard hall.
The students have made arrange
ments to have an unusually brilliant
social week. The seniors ball will be
held Wednesday evening, the afternoon
german will be given Thursday after
noon and the final occurs Thursday
night. Besides this several clubs and
organizations will give hops, germans
/ and %banquets.
For all the exercises the First Regi-
ment band, of Richmond, Va, has
been engaged.
Mr.. Kemp Lewis, of Raleigh, is chief
ball manager and Mr.. E. c. Gudger,
of Asheville, is chief marshal.
In every way the exercises will be
brilliant and interesting and many of
the states prominent citizens will be
in attendance to witness the closing
exercises Of one of the most brilliant
and successful years in the whole
history of the university.