The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-04
COLLEGE CoN1MKNCEMKNrs.

est and appeals to the old boys" As
well as the boys in life's young spring.
Davidson College had an interesting
time. Mr.. Locke Craig, of Asheville,
delivered the literary address. 1t was
pronounced decidedly good. and we are
prepared to believe it. He is a capital
speaker almost always n in any
arena.
Wake Forest college had a spirited
commencement to close a very prosper
Gus year, its best. its is said. Rev. A.
A. Marshall, D. D., of Raleigh, preach
ed the Baccalaureate Sermon, in The
conservative influence of the few" Our
able friend, ex-Judge Common. of Will
son delivered the address to the sixty
five law students. and it is classed as
mastery" He is apt to speak sense
and wisdom. His remarks were on the
state Constitution" This school of
the Baptists has lone excellent things
for it's church and the state. 1t has no
superior in the south among colleges
of it's particular denomination, and has
but few If any rivals among those of
other Christian bodies. We see it
mentioned that Rev. r. T. Vann, D.
ton upon the true functions of a
~college-that it was to educate and up
lift, to develop the soul. brain and
body, to teach h truth for truth is
holy. We take from the synopsis in
the report of the Raleigh News and
Observer. the following from DR.. Vann:
Or. Vann then spoke of the moral
strength which enables a man to re-
sist his political party despite the spoils
of office and fling defiance into the face
of the demagogue. He a there will
be more great men of moral character
when there is a demand for them. In
conclusion he said that to achieve
these results the college must how a
reverent O Of truth and never fear
to teach the truth, for all truth is holy.
The higher criticism that is silly is to
be deSpiSed, but to be buried in tradi-
tionalism should be no less so. Eter-
nal right will prevail and can never go
wrong. One need not be afraid to fol-
low truth.
"Our school is working along the
lin of truth and is yet but in it's swad-
ding clothes. We are to give her
freedom for higher things. Her growth
is not muture as yet nor has she yet
reached it's zenith"
Since referring to Mr.. Craig's address
at Davidson College, we have glanced
at an abstract in the Charlotte Obser-
yer from which we copy the following
which is a characteristic utterance of
this upright n gifted young man:
New forces have been upwards. in
the moral world. Yea, corporate forces
1or-o i0ina1 hop1c fo~ n ryo a no Nauy
wine is beginning to ferment in old
bottles. The elemental forces are get
ting together for a great work. The
questions that are rising are for you
young men to settle. You must solve
the coming problems.
prosperity helps all. 1t speaks out
through all h land.
"Who can tell what will come? In the
development of the world the great
Prince of Peace must reign. All our
problems will be settled in peace. We
are not going to have any more war.
1t is true that we may heal rumblings
from the far east. but this is an age
of peace.
This is a crisis but a crisis in the
time of peace. 1t will be settled by
ideas and intellect and not by the
sword. Grant said to the Emperor of
Germany: L hate war; This is a
NAAAiS S2Ao W. O. I'll ANO pSORlS SNSL
enjoys for any length of time a civ
ilization that they did not create. The
politicians are not going to solve the
questions before us. Culture
changes the nature n character of
man. 1t conquers all things. The strong
man has won. He discovered and took
this country from the avage and the
wilderness. Here is the destiny of the
human race. You, young gentleman,
must work u these problems. This
is a great country. 1t is the home of
liberty"
There appears to be trouble in the
Raleigh A. & M. College. 1t would
seem hat the faculty has been over
crowded. It was announced thai four
of the assistant professors had been
dropped, and two others vacated, and
n resigned. The board of directors
seem to mean business and
economy is to be hereafter 1.-The order
of the day." No secret societies are to
be allowed. The professors retained
asked for increased salaries but this
vas not granted. The calculation is
by recon%structing the nice sum Of S.
945 will be saved in expenditures as
compared with the preceding year.
Well done if thereby education is not
crippled and the end of h / state
school are gained. The faculty elected
consists of the president and eleven
professors, of three instructors and
n assistant-fifteen in all. Here are
the anne we find i n the Raleigh
News and Observer: President Win
ston. Professors Massey, Witners, Hill,
Riddick, Weihe, Phelps, Yates, Frapps,
Parks, Rhodes. Wilson. Instructors
Syme. ~Chittenden, Bragg. Assistant
Carter.
One of the chief features of its com
mencement exercises was the address
OF Hon. Carroll D.. Wright, of Massa-
chusetts, now U. S. Commissioner OF
Labor. His subject was 1.-THE Practical
Value of Skill and Art in Industry
1t was replete with the wisdom Of New
England.