The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
TRINITY'S BRILLIANT COM
MENCEMENT.
Editorial Correspondence

Durham, N. c., June THE present
ment at Trinity College since its reno
val to Durham. The faculty and friends
are greatly encouraged and strengthened
by the deep interest manifested and the
high standard of excellence Of all the
commencement efforts. From the open
ing sermon by Rev. Plato Durham, which
! have heard complimented in the high
est terms, to the last lingering happy
couple at the reception last night, the
occasion would be summarized by that
New Jersey fisherman and i.ealist as
lone grand, sweet song
The chief event of the week was, OF
course, the sermon by rev. Lyman Eb-
bolt, D.. d. He is one OF the worlds
great thinkers-a man of the first order
of ability. The subject of his sermon
was Possession of Power is Endowment
for Service" 1t was a notable address
as great in the two elements OF simple
greatness as any sermon ever preached
in North Carolina. There was a breadth,
a cathOlicity, q WhOlaSomene5S ard help
fulness that gave the incentive to Eoble
and unselfsh action. II will lie publish
ed in full in the Trinity Archive ard
ought to be read and studied y all high
minded youths and tea"hers of the young
The Grafton on THE Demagosuc,' Ey
Hon. John Temple HraEes was q treat.
He has made a reputation land 90 lars,
too. | hear) as the South'5 first lee
turer, and his address lbcunded in gems
that sparkled. The tribute 10 Lee was
pronounced a model of happy :nloGy.
The alumni address by DIR. w. c..
Bradshaw abounded iii the lofty SENT
ment which a loyal son feels fer his
alma mater. He is no: lacking in tie
large ~endowments of talent for speak
ing that all the Bradshaws possess. The
alumni association elected our next Lieu
tenant Governor, Hon. w. D. Turner,
president. 1t is a good selection. Mr..
Turner is an honor to his alma mater
and to the State. He pulls well in any
harness.
The speaking by the seniors deserved
the handsome tribute paid by Hon. Fab
JUS II. Busbee, who presented the Wiley
Gray medal, presented by Mr.. r. T
Gray as a memorial in honor of his gal.
liant brother, who gave his life wearing
the gray in his early young manhood
His life is q stimulus to courage anC
in Mr.. Bushels felicitous remarks the
thought of the youths were fixed upor
his glorious death.
The announcement made at the close
of the exercises Wednesday afternoon b.
President KilgH that Mr.. J. B.. Duke, o
New York, had signified his intention o
giving the college a library building wa
received with much applause and gratifl
cation. 1t is his first gift to Trinity. Hi
father, Mr.. Washington Duke, has give
something like q quarter of a million
dollars, and his brother, Mr.. B. n. Duke
more than 500, 900. Nobody was author
lied to state the cost of the new build
ing which Mr.. Duke will donate. II
will doubtless erect a building of mag
nificent proportions that will be not onl
an honor to Trinity College but to tn
State. 1t is a goo, sign to see that Mort
Carolina young men who win money @
reputation in other States retain thei
interest in the old home, and give {
their abundance to afford better opportu
mites to the youth of their native Stat,
The weeks treat of learning close
with a brilliant reception in the Washing