The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-27
CORNER STONE LAID
At STATE NORMAL
With Elaborate and Beautiful
Cere monies
THE STUDENTS BUILDING
The Masons and Military Participate
in the Exercises.
THE STUDENTS BUILDING
FOUR HUNDRED YOUNG GIRLS IN LINE
Miss Lewis Dove, Glass of '91, Tells Swsetly
and tIoquentIy of the Objects of the
Building. Class Day
Evorcicoc
Exercises
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Exercises
Especial to The News and Observer
Greensboro, n. c., May 26.-The de-
cennia, commencement of the State Nor
nal and Industrial College began
here Sunday with the annual sermon TO
the graduating class, which was preach
ed by Rev. Dr. William Adams Brown,
of Union Theological Seminary, New
York City The auditorium of the cof-
le9e was crowded. some being unable TO
get seats, though undergraduates scrv
ing as marshals We're successful in get
ting an unusually large number of peO-
pie comfortably seated in the hall. Rev.
DR.. l.. N Crawford led in prayer. after
the doXology had been rendered by the
College Glee Club, supported by
chorus of male voices selected from the
several church choirs of the city. Be-
fore and after the sermon there were eS-
quisitely rendered sacred selections by
the college club, directed by Prof Clar-
ence r. Brown.
DR.. McIver introduced DR.. Brown as
man who was distinguished as a teach
er as we'll as distinguished as preacher.
mans, S:19: For the earnest expecta-
tion of the creation waiteth for the man
Hesitation of the sons of God" The theme
was "The Worlds Need of Christ-like
Men,
The sermon was one of great simplicity
and great ability. 1t was the simplicity
OF gre atness and the greatness of SIM
plicity.
ESSAYS LAST NIGHT.
The auditorium tonight was tried to its
utmost capacity A thousand or more
of parents and friends of the young latic5
ard frierds of the young ladies were
preselt. The interest was great and the
enjoyment of the exercises was intense.
Among the thrty-five excellent essays
handed in by the members of the grad
uating class the following were selected
by the faculty to be read at this even
ing's exercises.
The Mission of Old Maids, Bette
| Iripp. Pitt county. The old maid is the
harmonizirg element N our social, relig-
ious and pnilanthropic life. In the home,
the schcCl and the church, among tho
suffering, the bereaved and the desti-
tute- her life is one of consecrated ser
vice wherever gentle forbearance, tire
less patience and willing service are
needed, her blessed influence is felt
Clara Barton, Mary Lyon, Dorothy Dix
and Frances Willard are types of the
life beautiful. AS long as children are
to he taught the sick cared for, the poor
, and the distressed visited and relieved;
III short while the better and higher life
;e. I'LL
be needed and her influence telt
The Child in Literature, Virginia
Scott Newly. PcrIuimans county.
Almost totally ignored in the past for
gotten even by Shakespeare, Milton and
Byron, the child is today the most pop
ular theme in literature. To the artists
| and to Froebel is owing much of this in
creased interest in child life. With Dick
ems. the champion of defercelcss inno-
cents new era dawncd George FL
liot, Eugene Field, Mark Twain and
Whitcomb Riley caught the inspiration
and by their writings have increased our
love and sympathy fer the little child.
The pure child, in this the century of
children, is the hope of future genera
tious, and its influence shall lead the
coning race into light and liberty
God Made the Country. God Made the
Town. Minnie Lavinia Fields, Guilford
county.
Cbrist's law, democracy, statesman
ship, self-preservation. all demand that
we labor for the uplifting of country life.
The disastrous exodus from the country
is TO be attributed to the greater at
Traction of town life. Chief among
these are the greater rewards for labor
and the opportunities for social and intel
lettual Improvement We should see
that the youth are given right ideals of
the dignity of manual labor hat with
trained minds and skilled hands they may
demand and receive the rewards of intel
ligence, and finally, that adequate op-
T. Ttunity for this higher mental GU
ture and spiritual uplift is lot wanting.
Egotism as Displayed ir Everyday
Life, Carrie Louise Sparger, Surry
county
certain amount of self esteem may
be said to be essential TO worldly sue
cess. Essential or non essential ogOtjsm
is an American characteristic. Mani
Testing itself in a variety Of ways and
concerned with a multitude Of objects it
is confined to no one class. age. sex or
profession. O1r State pride is form of
this universal self worship Proud of
cur natural resources. of our first at
tempts at colonization, of things done and
things attempted, we are proudest Of all