The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-05
THE COMMENCEMENTs.

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st. Mary's School, Raleigh, ended
a successful session last week. This
year there were twelve graduates.
The graduating class at Wake
Forest this year numbered thirty.
DIR. Albion W. Small, of Chicago
University, delivered an address on
''Twentieth Century Democracy"
that has been highly praised. The
Board of Trusts, upon the recon-
m~endation of President Taylor, de-
cided to build a frst-class gymna-
stun, establish a chair of pedagogics
and a chair of medicine and phar-
macy, and to remodel the old dormi-
tory building
Greensboro Female College is well
managed by President bred Peacock.
The graduating exercises ended last
week, a number of young ladies re-
ceiving diplomas
The many friends of Davidson
College were surprised last week
when at commencement DR.. j. B.
Shearer, who has acted as President
of the institution for twelve years,
rendered his resignation. Dr.. Henry
Louis Smith, who has been con-
nected with Davidson for a number
of years and is n of the first schol-
airs in the State, will succeed DR..
Shearer. We learn, however, that
DIR. Shearer's resignation does not go
into effect for a year from this time.
The largest class in the history of
L6uisburg Female College received
diplomas last week. The term just
ended has been remarkably success
full.
Chapel Hill High School com
mencement exercises were held in
the handsome new building erected
last year. There were a number of
graduates.
The commencement exercises of the
State University, the Baptist Female
University and Trinity College are all
in progress this week. 1t is to be re-
gretted that the dates so conflict.
An educational institution that has
had phenomenal growth is Red
Springs Seminary. At the commence
ment last week the senior class,
through it's President, Miss Martha
Mccall, made to the Seminary a
handsome endowment of 81, ZOO in
scholarships. On motion of Prof.
McIver, this was straightway in
creased by the audience 81, 500.
The board of trustees will build
during the summer a handsome brick
auditorium, to seat from 1000 to
1, 500 people.
Three thousand people attended
the commencement exercises of Oak
Ridge Institute and enjoyed the elo-
quent address of Gen. j.. B. Gordon.
General Gordon delivered the GER
tifcates of proficiency to the 16
young men of the classical depart
ment and the 25 young men of the
business department.
Twenty-three young men received
diplomas at the A. g M. College last
woek. Paul j. Gillian, of BERTHE,
and Paul H. Elkins, of Forsyth, won
the prizes Offered to the two students
earning the largest amount of money
by work at odd hours. During the
past session GO students have entirely
paid their WI expenses, and So in
part, making a total of 1876 out of
302, or yer 40 per cent. paying for
their own education. OF this num-
Der 81 earned their money farming,
% clerking, 5 as day laborers, 6
teaching and 81 work at the college.
The Board. of Trustees ask the
legislature at the adjourned session
to pass the bill, already through the
House, establishing the Vance Tex
tile School, to be run in connection
with the A. & M. College.
The English are mentioned in the
Bible: Blessed are the meek, for