The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-08
.LOU|SBURG COLLEGE
Closing Exercises at This
Celebrated Institution
Alumnae Address By Or. Charles G. Hill,
Literary Address BY Rev. G. H. DeiwiIer.
The Graduating Class.

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Louisburg, n. c., June THE COM
mencement exercises of the Louisburg
Female College began Sunday last when
Rev. A. p. Tyer, of Wilson, N: c., preach
ed the baccalaureate sermon in the Meth
odist church at IL a. M. His text was
from Mark S:36. For what shall it profit
man if he shall gain the whole world
and lose his own SOUL He handled his
theme with much ability and made de-
cided impression upon the very large au-
dienee which had gathered to hear him.
1T 6 o'clock on Monday afternoon the
alumnae banquet of the Alumnae Asso-
citation took place at the College.
At the conclusion OF the banquet the
ladies and their guests marched from the
dining room to the College Chapel which
had been thrown open to the public, and
here the alumnae address was delivered
by Dr. Charles G. Hill, of Baltimore, Md.
The address of DR.. Hill. q native of
NTH Carolina, who was felcitoUsly intro
duced by DR.. ]. E. Malone abounded in
wit and humor pathos and Renaissance
and was much enjoyed by all.
Tho Art Levee took place Tuesday
evening from A to o'clock, at the Col
lege and was largely attended.
The recital by the pupils of the pr-
mary department took place in the opera
house on Tuesday night when the house
was filled to overlooking by old and
young. to witness the performance by the
children. The programme, which was a
most attractive one, was rendered in an
interesting and very entertaining manner
The commencement exercises were con-
timed on Wednesday morning at II
o'clock a. m by the singing of the Dox-
ology by the assembly, then followed
prayer by the Rev. J. e. Underwood. The
delivery of the essays by the graduating
class alternated by the rendition of music
followed next according to the following
programme:
Salutatory-The tools belong to him
who can use them-Miss Saliie Gray
Green.
Essay-Musc-Mis Annie Louis Smith
Glass Will-Miss Wilhelmina Mann.
Observation-Disclosures of purpose
Miss Mary Lilly Underwood.
The literary address by Rev. G. H.
Detwiler, of Charlotte, N. c., was an ad-
mirable, polished and finished treatment
of this subject.
After the close of DR.. Detwiler's adj
dress. Bibles were presented TO each of
the graduates according to the custom of
the College, by the Rev. M. r. Plyler
who in presenting the same made most
appropriate and happily chosen illusions
to the essays of each graduate. Then fol-
lowed the presentation of certificates OF
proficiency in arithmetic to the following
young ladies': Misses Mary E. Long,
Edna e. Watkins, Leila L. York, Lula
e. Coltrane, Mary E. Malone, Stella
Hicks.
Diplomas were then presented to the
graduates by Prof M. S. Davis.
In the evening came the delivery of
medals and the medals We're won by the
young ladies and presented by the gentle
Icen us follows:
The prize for scholarship, a beautiful
~ bound copy of Little Lord Fauntleroy,
offered by Miss Jones in the Kindergar-
ten school. was delivered to little Miss
Alma Bell King by Rev. ]. E. Underwood,
who also delivered the prizes offered in
the Primary and intermediate depart
ments for the highest average in mathe-
matte. The excellent work done in arith-
metic in the primary department would
have caused a tie, Misses Maud Hicks
and Annie Belle Harris having the same
grade, but for one days absence making
a difference in favor of Miss Harris The
prize from the intermediate department
was awarded to Miss Bernice Barham.
The Quotation and Penmanship prizes
were presented by Mr. w. H. Marlborough.
Jr. The Quotation prize, a beautiful
bound dictionary of poetical quotations,
was awarded to Miss Beth Bagley; the
Penmanship prize, to Miss Maggie
Saunders.
The Mathematics medal. given by Mr..
F. N. Egerton, was delivered by Mr.. I.
B Wilder, to Miss Routh Bullock. The
Chart medal for the best English itera-
ture Chart was awarded to Miss Mary
Bullock and presented by Rev. Forrest
Smith The Elocution medal to Miss Bell
Davis, By DR.. Detwiler The Smithwick
Latin medal was delivered by Mr.. w. H.
Call to Miss Lilly Underwood. The Music
medal given by Mr.. B. w. Ballard, of
Franklinton, was presented to Miss Maud
Holmes, by Mr.. w. H. Ruffin.