The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-08
CLOSING EXERCISES
At ELON
The Delivery of Diplomas and
Confering of Degrees.
Bibles Presented by Reversed Jas. L. Foster Of
Raleigh. Attendance Oil the Exercises
Record Breaking.

Especial to the News and Observer
EIon College, N. c., June 6.-The cx-
ervices on Tuesday afternoon were con-
Quoted by the Alumni Association. The
annual address was delivered by Mr.. w.
p. Lawrence. class of '94-
Mr. Lawrence was intrpduced by Prof.
S. NJ. Smith, class '95, president OF the
association and prayer was offered by
Rev. c. H. Rowland. class 1900, Of
Franklin. Va.
Mr.. Lawrence chose for his subject
s'The College bred Mans Place in So
cicty." His address was practical, full
of good, sound common sense and reason
Mr.. Lawrence is one of the most prom
Using young laymen in the Christian
Church, South.
\ Immediately after the close of tho ex-
ercises the Alumni Association met in
annual business session. The attend
ance was larger than ever in the history
of The association. The old officers We're
reelected as follows: President, d. NJ.
Smith class '95; F. A. Holiday, class
SO, vice president; Miss Jennie Herndon,
class 90, recording secretary; j. T.
Cobb, class '99. corresponding secretary;
Mrs. w. p. Lawrence, class '93, treas
urer
Mr. John P. Lee, class '96, was elect
ed as alumni orator for next commence
ment. Mr.. Lee is a promising young
lawyer of Suffolk, Va.
The exercises Wednesday evening
consisted of orations and essays by
representatives of the Philologian, Clio
and Psiphclian Societies, in which eXer-
cises the following took part: Misses
Jones. Kernodle, Holland and Boswell,
O. w Johnson. Miss Mary A. Magma
nard, Miss Williamson and Mr.. Holmes,
D. r.. Fopville, j. Adolph Long, Miss
Mary Lou Pitt, Miss Emma G. HOLLAND
and Messrs. Holmes, Whitley, Rountree
and l2lkins.
The graduating exercises took place
on Thursday morning, beginning at 1030
o'clock.
Prayer was offered by Rev. n. c..
Jones, pastor of the Baptist church at
Burlington. The program, interspersed
will. music, was as follows:
Mary Lillian Watson, salutatorian,
"A Mans a Man for "a That
Charles Foster McCauley, Southern
Ideals"
Sidney Eavcs Denton, America and
Her Great-Why?"
Annie Staley, Echoes from Many
Hills"
George Alfred Neese, "Our Race and
Nation.
Lindsay Franklin Johnson, westward
Ho!"
George Franklin Whitley, Ambition"
Mary Regina Williamson, valedicto-
ran, 1.-THE Choir Invisible"
After the speeches and essays the
graduates were presented by DIR. J. L.
Newman, chairman of the faculty The
Bibles were presented by Rev. Jas. L.
Foster. of Raleigh in short but most
appropriate address. The diplomas were
, then delivered and degrees conferred as
follows by President Staley:
Bachelor of Arts-Lirdsay Franklin
Johnson
Bachelor of Philoscphy-SidneyE aves
Denton, Charles Foster McCauley Geo.
Franklin Whitley, Annie Staley, George
Alfred Neese, Mary Lillian Watson.
with honor, Mary Regina Williamson,
with high honoor
Presentation of Bibles.
Delivery of diplomas.
Honor Roll for Grades-For thelyear:
A. w. Andes, d. r. Fonville, Annie Har-
den, j.. p. Holland, Susie Holland, Mary
Lou Pitt. Lucy Talton, W. L. Walters,
Mary Watson G. T. Whitaker, Regina
Williamson, E. c. Wills For half year:
Eddie French, G. G. Davidson Forest
Eiey, c. M. Walters, Mamie Wilkins,
Mary Maynard.
Honor Roll for Attendancc-For five
months: G. T. Whitaker, A W. Andes,
Lora Cage, Katie Harris.
The essays and addresses were of the
highest order and the graduating class
one of flatterng promise.
As is usual in Elon College the young
ladies of the class carried off the high
est hoDors.
At the conclusion of the graduating
exercises President Staley read the
Stanford medal and the first medal of
this kind was presented by Mr.. and
Mrs. S. L. Adams to Mr.. A. Rudolph
Eley, of Norfolk. for the best speech,
Judging from the standpoint of oratory
in the regent public debate.
This medal will be given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Adams every year in the future, to
be awarded by judges after contest.
The annual concert took place on
Thursday evening at o'clock.
The largest crowd ever seen at Elon
College attended these exercises. Hun
dreds could not get in the building. The
program was most elaborate and it's rem
der1ng was all that the most fastidious
could have desired