The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-09
PRES. MESERVE'S SPEECH
Two Creditable Essays Read by Young
Women.
PROF. JOHN DUCKETT AWARDS DIP0MAS
In The Absence of Prof. Johnson, of Petersburg
Va, DR.. ]. M. DeIIinger, Of Green's
boro Makes Annual Address.
Industrial Exhibit.

Yesterday morning, on the thirty
seventh anniversary of its founding, oc-
CURED the commencement exercises OF
Shaw University. Degrees were conferred
upon the following graduates:
Degree of A. B.-John NJ. B. Wooten.
Degree of b. S.-Mary e. Phifer, Anna
belle Mitchell.
Normal-Susie Aston, Sarah J. Will
liams.
Missionary Training School-Cora T..
Everett, Mrs. Martha n. Strickland.
The big hall of the chapel was COM
pletely filled by the students of the
University and their friends On the
platform, besides President Meserve,
were Prof John Duckett. Assistant Su-
perintendent of Instruction, Rev. A. b.
Hunter, of st. Augustine's School, the
entire faculty of the academic depart
ment of the University and the gradu-
ates.
The invocation was offered by Rev. j.
j. Worlds, of this city.
Beautiful music was then rendered by
the big chorus of female students of the
University.
All essay, WlIu was lcea"
by Mary E. Phifer. Her subject was
1.-The Value of the Old Songs and Folk
lore of the Negro
Annabelle Mitchell then read an essay
on king Arthur and His Round Table"
The grafton, with valedictory, was de-
livered by John NJ. B. Wooten, after
which a duet was sung by two of the
chorus.
President Meserve stated that Prof. j.
III. Johnston. of Petersburg, Va, who
had promised to deliver the annual ad-
dress, had been prevented from coming
by illness in his family.
The president then called upon DR.. j.
NJ Dellinger OF Greensboro trustee of
the University, to make some remarks.
After a rather humorous introduction,
the speaker told the graduates that they
need not think they were going to settle
the race problem. He reminded the am
bilious that when they went out into the
world they would be absorbed, if they
We're acceptable, and would be destroyed
if they were not. 1t was more than one
mans part, he said, to answer the prob
lens of whole race. He thought that
sometimes too much had been expected
of this first generation since slavery. A
nation may be born in q, day, but it
cannot be grown and developed in many
days.
Speaking of politics, he said manhood
was q question of morals and not of
Legislation. No corner can be made on
character, common sense or good morals.
Prof. John Duckett then made a brief
address to the graduates and presented
the diplomas.
After a beautiful solo, President Me-
serve announced the prizes awarded for
excellence in the industrial department.
The prize winners were as follows
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT AND
PRIZES.
The industrial exhibit at the close OF
the commencement exercises was very
generally inspected and greatly admir-
ed. Prizes We're awarded as follows:
Raleigh, N c., May Z, 1902.
The committee appointed to examine
the young mems industrial work for the
past school year, reports the following:
The work as a whole was good. show
ing great deal of skill, patience and
ability.
It. w. Williams, $3.50, best in joint
work
i. Page, $3.50, best in wood turning.
Y. Fantsi, of South Africa, $3.50, best
in oabinet-making
7. Stokes, $3.50, best in blacksmithng.
]. NJ. Wilkins, 1886, best in machine
shop work
E. Porter, $3.50, best in architectural
and mechanical drawing.
The following received honorable men
tior: II. w. F'isheh, III. Moore, II.
Briley, j. Facon.
j. w. PHILBRICK.
C. NJ. EMERY.
PROF. EDWARDS,
Committee.
The committee appointed to examine
the exhibit of the women's industrial
work wish to report their great satisfac-
ton in the exhibit as whole, and to
state that in awarding the prizes there
was demanded the incest and most
discriminating examination.
The prize for the first years work is
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