The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-08
UNIVERSITY OF
NORTH CAROLINA
The Presentation of the Car Building
Takes Place.
THREE GIRL GRADUATES.
Or. Il. A. Alderman, the Retiring
President. Spoke Upon the tnsti-
tution-Dr. Battle Also Makes
an Address.
THREE GIRL GRADUATES

CHAPEL. HILL. N c., June 1.-SpeS
sa1-1>ha one hundred and fifth annual
Announcement of the University Oh ~, -
I-srn,ina is now part OF history. II DC
han Sabbath morning, June 90, W.
powerful sermon on taitn py It' "
Etricklcr. of Union Theological sesiiina,
Monday night instead OF .ReDTeseitd-
ti.e speakirg.' by representatives. OF 'iie
10 literary societies. four of the juniors
saha-ca he South African wax, contest
inr for the presidents prize Ihe ques Ion
t,-ss decided against the English, ana 'ile
trize 10 the two best dcbaters was a"atur
"a 10 Messrs. Thompson ana to"lef u
the junior class
Friday morning the very pleasant pro-
..-ar,1oe of what is known as class-daE
sysrt.;ses nv the seniors WAS rendered, ana
In addition to class history, class prophecy
md other usual features. The class pre-
ken,ed 10 their alma mater, as their PAL
Ing gift, a Iife-sized cast OF venus oe
Milo. Tuesday night three OF the seniors
contested Tor the Willie P. Manguin meaal
yu o-atory. which was awarded 10 NJ
10 p Parker OF Benson, y. Z.
COAiaIENCE MENr DAY.
"Wednesday was commencement day, and
n most interesting programme was car
tied out AT i9:30 the academic procession
srom Gerard Hall TO the Memorial han
was had, led by The senior class ana ioi-
towed by trustees, faculty ard alumni.
Reaching the Memorial Hall, in which the
blessing exercises were held, the exercises
srere opened with prayer by Rev. IL Z.
caldwell, of Winston, n c.
Then followed most Interesting addresses
by the then ex-presiGent of University, DF.
kenrp /, Battle. who has perhaps done
more for the University than any other
person since its reopenlng in 1919, spoke
Of The Struggle and Story of the Re
4 NaS-
Winston. now president of The Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College at Raleigh,
spoke on The First Faculty: Its Work
nnd Its Problems" And following him Dr..
II A. Alderman. the retiring president OF
ihe University discussed The University:
his Work and Its Needs. These. adj
dresses We're all of a most interesting
character and will, no doubt, de put INTO
rermanent form by the Board OF Trustees
ANNIVERSARY.
mis- being the twenty-tifth anniversary
IF the reopening Of The University, sew
r-aI members of the class Of 20 were
RTesent, and Of their number, w j. Peele,
bf the Raleigh Bar, read very interest
ing pen Picture Of the Times of 1879.
end Rev. John c. Troy gave StaustlcaI
History of the Men of 1S35.'
IN The afternoon the exercises began
-,..tl the presentation Of the Carr building.
rnd the address of presentation was made
:ly Colonel w. II. S. Burgwyn. Following
mere the exercises of graduation proper.
In which the degree 70 Master Of Arts
rqere conferred upon six persons; that OF
Bachelor Of Arts upon twenty-one, that
az Bachelor of Philosophy upon twenty
Tpr that Of Bachelor of Letters upon one,
ana that Of Bachelor upon Two Three of
che graduates of the senior class were
fscung ladies, and Miss Sallie Stackard was
.5.Ie tof those to receive the decree OF
Master of Arts. This Is the first NJ A.
&run by a woman at the University OF
North Carolina.
YOUNG LADY AEDALlST.
The president announced that one of the
young lady graduates, Miss Marcie Louise
latham. had captured two Of the class
meaaii Holt Medal, given for the
htgae proficiency in mathematics, and
the hume Medal. Tor the best English es-
cay. by member of tie graduating class
II Hill History prize was won by j.
s. Atkinson, the Harris Matcria Medical
prize by Nessrs. Gates. Member and Cald-
well. the Greek prize by w. NJ. Steven
son. the Worth Philosophy by c. G. Rose,
the Early English Text Society prize by
w. L. u. Wilson, and the Lloyd prize by
~ L. Ward
Major John w Graham, acting chair
man of the Board of Trustees IN the alb
sence of Governor Russell, announced
shat DIR. Thomas Ruffin, of Washington,
-. c., had been elected assistant Profess
Hor of Law, and DR.. f j. Venable, Pro-
tessor OF Chemistry, had been elected
president OF the University to succeed Dr..
Alderman. The choice is a most excellent
one, DIR. Nenabie being a most able man
md man of decided Christian character
The benedictian was pronounced by Rev.
u. Z. Caldwell and the commencement of
lSDe was over.