The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-22

n brilliant commencement season at
Peace Institute closed yesterday with the
splendid exercises of graduation day.
The sweet girl graduates were there in
all their beauty, and with fellow students
and visitors heard admirable and as
eloquent literary address as has been
heard in this city.
Prof j. B. Carlyle, of Wake Forest
is known as a thinker and an orator
but yesterday he excelled himself and the
warm applause and words of congratula-
Tins he received did him and his address
but Justice.
Couched in the purest English. replete
with beautiful thoughts, filled to over
flowing with the truths of admonition
for the future conduct of those he ad-
dressed, bright with the discriminating
judgment of a scholar, and crowded with
a desire that North Carolina might re-
ceiVe from the graduates of Peace the
best and most fitting service that true
Wcmanhoo1 could render it was an in
teliectual feast which the orator of the
Gay set before an impressed and enthu-
siastic audience.
Shortly before eleven o'clock the stu
dents of the school, attired in snowy
white. omblematic of their pure Young
lives entered the chapel and in q few
moments Prof. Carlyle, escorted by Pres
ident Dinwiddie, Dr. H. Tucker Graham.
of Fayetteville: Rev. G. T. Adams. of
Raleigh, and DR.. Eugene Daniel of Raj
eigh, all preceded by Miss Ethel Young.
of Raleigh. the chief marshal of the day.
entered and took seats upon the stage
where We're also seated the members of
the senior class, soon to receive their
diplomas and to be enrolled in the long
line of the alumnae of Peace, who have
made The institution famous.
There was present large crowd CT
visitors. eager to witness the closing and
browning event of commencement These
had been escorted to seats by the mar
shals of the day of whom Miss Ethel
Young, of Raleigh, was chief, the Their
members being Misses Rebe Ousby of
Halifax; Blanche Haywood, of Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn: Roburta Thackston, of Raj
eign, and Mary Sheriff., of Raleigh.
The exercises began with the invoca-
ton by Rev. G. T. Adams, VINO praised
God for the blessings of the institution
and besought that His guiding hand might
lead to great usefulness in life the grad
yates whom the school sent forth.
Then came music, the school chorus of
some twenty voices rendering most ex-
quisitely Schumanns "Gypsie Life" An
instrumental selection followed, this be-
ing Albencs "Cotillion Valse" excellently
played by Miss Roberta Daniel
The distinctions of the year were then
announced by President Dinwddie. these
being all pupils whse standing on the
studies named had reached or exceeded
80 per cent.
Annie Harper. of Dunn, entertained the
audience with Phelps Monologue. LAS the
Moon Rose. The charming young ladv
recited this with admirable grace and
spirit evincing talent and ability as an
elocutonist.
President Dinwiddie at this point an
nounced the names of those pupils to
whom certificates were awarded in the
various schools, and these were handed
the young ladies as follows:
MISS CLAUDIA BEATRICE McCUL-
LERS, McCullers, n. c., in mathematics,
science, history. mental and moral phil
csophy
MISS GRACE ANDREWS. Charlotte, y.
S.. photography and type-writing.
MISS BESSIE HALL Reidsville n c.,
photography and writing.
MISS MARY FORT MERCER. Elm City,
\. c.. photography and type writing.
MISS MOLLIE e. RUFFIN. Whitaker's S,
N c.. photography and type-writing.
vocal quartette was the next number
on the programme, and "Old Folks at
Home" arranged by Foster, was rendered
in excellent voice. without piano accom-
pertinent, by Mrs Foster, Misses Jonks,
hlueppelberg and Young.
The delivery of the diplomas was the
ncxt attraction, and to the six young
lady graduates President Dinwiddic
handed these as follows. the first honor
going to the graduate with an average
OF 80 ner cent or more on each study
the second for an average of 90 per cent
or more on each
Graduates in Literature and Science
Miss Anna Howard Baker. Tarboro. \.
G.. with first honor. Miss Mary Lacy.
Raleigh, n. C.
Graduates in Literature and Language
Miss Elizabeth Joyner Burton, Raleigh.
y. c., with second honor, Miss Willie
Richardson Law. Raleigh, n. c.: Miss
Mary Alma Marsh, Monroe, n. c.; Miss
Margaret Estelle Mercer. Elm City, ~ C.
In delivering these DR.. Dinwiddie spoke