The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-25

|. AdreSS TO the graduates, by the ut.
Rev. Joseph Blount Cheshiref D. d.
Prayers and Denediction.
Recessional hymn, SIG.
The graduates of st. Mary's are Misses
Marie Bacot Brunson, Jennie Baker
1rapier, Louise Manning Venable.
GRADED AND HIGH SCHOOLS.
The Raleigh Male Academy, of which
Prof. Hugh Morson is principal, will close
this week, the final day being May 30th.
The City Public Schools, of which Prof
E. P. Moses is superintendent, close this
week also, the closing date being May
S0th.
DAVIDSON COLLEGE.
The programme for the closing exer-
cises at Davidson College, beginning to-
day, is as follows:
Sunday, 1100 a. m.-Baccalaureate SER
mon by Rev. R. P. Kerr, ID. D., Virginia:
$50 p. m.-Sermcn before Y. NJ C. A..
by Rev. Egbert Smith, d. D.. Greensboro,
". C.
Monday 8: 80 p. m.-Reunon of Literary
Societies; Philanthropic Alumni Orator
Hon. w. F. Stevenson, S. c.; Eumenean
Alumni Orator, B. F. Wilson, president
Converse College, S. c.
Tuesday, 900 a. m.-Annual Meeting
Board of Trustees; 10 a. m.-Address be-
fore Literary Societies, Senator H. ID.
Money. Mississippi; $3.50 p. m.-Oratorical
Contest.
The societies representatives in the
contest are: Philanthropic-P. p Brown,
North Carolina HI. n. Caldwell North
Carolina; A. r. Mcqueen, North Caro-
lima. Fumanean-R. d. Daffn, Florida:
W. NJ. Dunn, South Carolina H. A.
Johnston, Virginia.
On Wednesday, at 10 a. M, the grad
uating exercises take place and at $50
p. m. there will be the grand concert
and reception by the fraternities.
STATE NORMAL COLLEGE.
The decennial commencement exercises
OF the State Normal and Industrial Col
lege at Greensboro begin today. The
programme is:
Sunday, il a. m.-Annual sermon by
Rev. William Adams Brown, D. D., of
Union Theological Seminary, N. Y
Monday, 300 p. m.-Laying corner
store of the Students Building by Grand
Lodge of Masons.
8 90 D. m.-Class day exercises.
$50 D. m.-Representative essays of
graduating class.
Tuesday, 10 80 a. m.-Graduating exer-
cises. Addresses by the Governor and
others.
Decennial Ode-Henry Jerome Stockard.
Presentation of Constitutions-By Hon.
K. ID. Gilmer, Attorney General.
Presentation OF Bibles-By Rev. W. c.
Newton
500 .. m.-Decennial dinner Alumnae,
former students and guests of the col
lege.
The marshais are: Nettie Leete Par
ker. chief, Buncombe: Berta Albright.
Alamanee; Mary Bridgers. Edgecombe;
Lucille Foust. Forsyth Sudie Harding,
Fitt; Laura Kirby. Wayne; Daisy Ranie.
Cha than; Ida Satterthwaite, Beaufort
Christina Snyder, New York Will Warder
Steele, Buncombe; Mary Ward, Bun
combe.
GUILFORD COLLEGE COMMENCE
MENT.
At Guilford College the commencement
exercises proper begin today with the
sermon by Rev. II. M.
Blair, editor North Carolina Christian
Advocate.
The music recital takes place on May
26th, at p. M, field day exercises May
9th, p. M, alumni address May 9th,
p. M, by F. Walter Crabs, of 81. The
commencement day exercises occur on
May 2Sth, beginning at 10 :, m, when af-
ter the orations, comforting of degrees
and announcing scholarships DR.. NJ. G..
Brumbaugh, of the University of Penn
sylvania will deliver the baccalaureate
address.
On May 2sth at noon there will be
picnic dinner at tent on the lawn for
old students and their friends and at
p. m. the "Old Students Reunion with
addresses by Messrs. w. A. Blair. of
Winston: G. Worth, of Wilmington;
Charles L. Van Noppen of Greensboro;
and others. the alumni reception at p.
M, closing the exercises.
OTHER COMMANDMENTS.
AS have been noted in these columns
before many other institutions have their
closing exercises this week and all with
splendid progress. Among these being:
LITTLETON FEMALE COLLEGE,
whose splendid exercises take place We'd
nesday and Thursday, May 2Sth and Goth.
SALEM FEMALE ACADEMY, whose
elaborate centennial anniversary is now
going on and which will continue it's ex-
ercises through Thursday. May 10Th.
LOUISBURG FEMALE COLLEGE,
whose enjoyable exercises are to take
PLACE May 25th to May 2Sth.
DEBNAM KINSEY SCHOOL. with it's
commencement occurs May
25th, 2Sth and 10Th.
SILER CITY INSTITUTE. with enter
tanning exercises on May 18th, 26th and
9th.
THE LEESvILLE HIGH SCHOOL at
Flint, has it's interesting closing exer-
cises on Tuesday, May 9th.
WARRENTON HIGH SCHOOL will have
it's excellent commencement exercises on
May 18th and seth.
NEXT WEEKS EXERCISES.
Next Sunday will begin again other
closing exercises, chief among which are:
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
The one hundred and seventh annual
commencement exercises take place June
lst, End, 3rd and 4th.
TRINITY COLLEGE-The commence
ment week at Trinity College begins next
Sunday and continues through the fourth
Of klne.
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