The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-01
PUPILS SAY GOOD BY
Noble Thoughts by Young
Lady Graduates.
Literary Address by Rev. E. II. Rawlings, A
New Industrial Building For Little
ton College.
Especial to News and observer.)

rary. The former president, Miss Ger
trude Lyle Grzzard, was reelected: vice.
president, Emma Williams Thornton re-
cording secretary, Annie B. Thorne;
treasurer, Nellie Johnston corresponding
secretary, Mary Egerton Thornton
Great interest, enthusiasm and loyalty
to their Alma Mater was exhibited At
the next commencement the association
will have a banquet and expect a re-
union of the old graduates.
Yesterday was the graduates day and
the exercises were the most interesting
of the entire week.
There were four graduates only this
year, each of whom read essays. They
are as follows: English diplomas, Miss
Sarah Elizabeth Jones and Miss Alice
Flora Best; English diploma and Latin
certificate, Mary Egerton Thornton; full
diploma, Matte Stephenson Taylor.
The salutatory, read by Miss Mary Egg
erton Thornton, was entitled Success
How Attained" The production was orig
inal, practical, ornate, eloquent and was
delivered with grace of pose, elegance of
expression, and sweetness of voice. She
is sensible, attractive. fascinating ard
her popularity was eyinced by the round
of applause that followed.
Our Country was the patriotic theme
of Miss Sarah Elizabeth Jones. She spoke
of the patriotism of our people, the size
of our country, it's beauty, growth, re-
sources and development. Then followed
thoughts on our duty to our country. ref
erence to the readiness of our people to
lend the helping hand to the down trod-
den of the earth. There were many noble
thoughts seasoned with inspiring quota
tions; and she rendered it all with Dig
nifty, grace and such clearness of tone
that every syllable was heard in the re-
hottest corner CT the hall. Her lecture
was punctuated with applause and al the
close she received an ovation.
Miss Alice Flora Best is che of the
brightest and most talented girls in the
school-and that is saying q good deal
Her subject, THE Woman of Today and
Tomorrow" was something new and
taking. She compared woman's sphere
in the past with the present. With the
exception of few English authors her
sphere outside the home was devoted to
the stage; today all the avenues are open
to her.
She reviewed woman's success in the
past in the Christian world in philan-
thropy, in missionary work, on the bat
tie field, on the judgment seat THE mes
sage to PLATE: "Have thou nothing to
do with that just MANI, to rule Queen
Elizabeth and Victoria)
1t was not plea for woman's rights,
but an attempt to show that in what
ever station woman has been placed, she
has always come up to the full measure
of success. But the home circle is her
true sphere. The influence of mothers
and wives make men steadfast and true.
Her essay was fine, and she ELECTED,
possibly, more applause than any other.
The valedictorian was Mollie Stephen
son Taylor, and her subject, "The Best is
yet to Be- was superb.
Miss TAYLOR reviewed the changes of
the past hundred years. The progress in
inventions, religious effort, educational
work. better homes. She then drew a
fancy picture of the marvellous things to
be seen one hundred years hence. We
shall not have to fan, household druid
gerry removed. cooking easy and the
otherwise tired mother has time to at
tend to her children. No dust and cind-
ers, no seasickness, and the traveller ar
rives at his destination fresher than
when he started. Christianity triumphant
and darkness turned to light.
She closed with sweet and simple
farewell in the following words:
''And now dear teachers, college mates
and friends, the time has come for us
to say farewell, and as we go forth into
the world bearing with us the many kind
precepts and valuable lessons which we
have learned the star of hope reveals
itself between the rifted clouds and sheds
its beams far down the path which leads
to the Best which is Yet to Be-"
Miss Jennie Thompson came forward
and sang sweetly and touchingly Good
bye Sweet Day
The diplomas were delivered by the
president, a Bible to each graduate by
Rev. r. A. Willis, and a badge to each
by Rev. DR.. j. T. Bagwell, of Raleigh,
and the certificates by DR.. Swindell.
The piano. as well as the vocal music
was delightful. The president then in
troduced Rev. E. H. Rawlings, of Ports
mouth, Va, who delivered the literary
address.
Mr.. Rawlings is young looking, hand
some man-almost boyish-and one of the
most agreeable and entertaining men I
ever met. He caught that tired audience
and set it "agoing" and kept it "agoing''
for an hour, and every body was sorry
when he stopped. His speech was a
master piece, his subject THE Daughter
in the Home He pictured every phase
of the daughters home life. He told
how girl becomes firt what to do with
the beau that monopolizes the parlor,
etc. 1t was SO true to life that the au-
dience forgot it was tired and sat and
laughed and clapped. At times he grew
pathetic as he told of how the heartfess
daughter left the mother to drudge alone,
or on the other hand, how the girl suf-
fered neglect at the hands of thought
less father or mother or heartless broth
or. He gave good advice to the girls,
which they will long remember
All voted it the greatest commence
ment in the history of the college,
But 1.-The best was yet to be-" 1t was
the annual concert given last night under
the management of the head music teach
er, Miss Emma Adams. Here is the pro-
gram:
Duet-La Chase un Lion, Op. 55. (Koll-
ing.)-Misses Lizzie Lytch and Carrie
Sutton.
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