The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-28

CT. Although ne SAID that a man tnat
was good talker was not generally a
good farmer, he had gone on to make one
of the best speeches, and he called on all
to witness. that had been made during
the whole commencement season.
But problem had occurred to him
while Mr. Scott was speaking. If teach
er OF Latin at the State University twenty
years ago, aided by his neighbours mill
pond and herd of goats, could make out
OF an indifferent Latin scholar the best
farmer III North Carolina, what might
not the President of the College of Agri-
culture and Mechanic Arts accomplish,
aided by the best faculty any college ever
had, and with the best material in North
Carolina to work upon. (Applause.)
DIR Winston then announced the honors
in scholarship, meaning that 80 per cent.
or more had been attained throughout in
all studies. They were the following:
SENIOR GLASS;. E. Colt, j. II.
Glenn, E. Gunter.
JUNIOR GLASS;. w. Farrior p. S.
Grierson, G. H. Hodges, F. E. Lincoln,
r. p. Reece, w. w. Finley, j. B. Hard
ing, VIM. Kerr F. C. Phelps, ]. C.
Temple, j. X Watt.
SOPHOMORE GLASS;. T. Bailey, S.
d. Wall, E. G. Porter, S. T. White, j. E.
Williams.
FRESHMAN CLASSIC. G.. Allen, c.
NJ Hamilton, H. L. Hamilton, j. f.
Hanselman.
SHORT COURSE GLASS;. S. Maui
ney, w. W. Roseman
IRREGULAR CLASS.-W. r. Bailey.
HONORS FOR PUNCTUALITY.-
George Gilderoy Allen, Risden Tyler Al
len William Osborne Crump, HughPierce
Foster. WiInam Joel Patton, Charles Ed
ward Trotter, Marion Emerson Weeks.
At the request of the faculty and trus-
tees, the diplomas were awarded by Gov
arnor Aycock. He said he should offer
no advice In doing so. But there were
TWO suggestions he wished to make. He
was in hearty accord with Mr.. Scott in
wishing that our educational young citi-
zens should select North Carolina for
their home. Even if it were true that
opportunities were wanting it was the
luty of the educated ones to make the OPP
portunities. (Applause.)
Opportunities were created by the edu-
cation of the people Never was great
book produced without there being 9th
ars who could produce one as great, and
so with the other arts. The highest de
velopment is only achieved among the
highly developed The race-horsc, to
break the record, must be hard pressed
by other mounts.
Notwithstanding what the Legislature
had said about the amount of money
spent on the education of these young
men, he felt it had been well spent, every
dollar of it. He had thought, to himself,
is he listened to those splendid orations
by the graduates: You are our justifi-
alton"
The Governors short speech was ire
mendously applauded, and then the names
If the graduates were called and they
went upon the platform and received
their diplomas from the hands of the
Governor in the following order:
BACHELOR OF AGRICULTURE
John Eliot Colt.
BACHELORS OF ENGINEERING
IN Civil EngineeriIE.- Grouse
Bennett Land, Jr., John Thomas
Land, Jesse James Morris, George Yates
Morton Bogart, Walter Clark, Jr.
Hugh Pierce Foster, Jonathan Howard
Glenn, Eugene Colistus johnson, Joel
Powers, Edward Hays Kicks.
In Electrical Engineering. Eugene
english Culbreth, Theophilus Thomas
Ellis, John Daniel Ferguson, Lamar Car
son Gidney, Emil Gunter, Edward Shaw
Lytch, David Starr Owen, John
Harvey Parker, CASTOR Wilder Rogers.
In Textile Industry-Leshe Norwood
Boney, John Samuel Pinkney Carpenter
Walter Lee Darden, james Matthew Ken
nedy, Charles Burdette Ross, Edward
Roe Stamps, Edwin Seymour Whiting.
BACHELORS OF sCIENCE-Qn In
1ustrial Chemistry -Charles Lester
Creech, Junius franklin Diggs, Oliver
Max Gardner. John Houston Shuford
Charles Edward Trotter, Jonathan Win
borne White.
MASTER OF SCIENCE-Qn Chemis-
Try William Anderson Syme.
Dr. Moment pronounced the benedic
ton, and the class of 1903 had graduated
and commenced life.
THE SENIORS CREATIONS.
The following are some extracts from the
excellent orations of the members OF
The graduating class:
j. II. GLENN, steel and Civilizations"
IF we wish to know the fraternal
and industrial standing of people, we
:an get this knowledge certainly, accur-
ltely, from that peoples production and
that peoples use of steel. Steel has be.
come the barometer of progress and the
measure of our standing on the scale OF
and civilization. If nation
is ignorant of the making and the mining
of steel, it is still in the bonds of feeble
ness, and the gall of backwardness. Ii
we apply this test to our own country, we
lind that the development of the steel in
1ustry and the part that it is playing in
the development and advancement of the
nation are both colossal.
If we look for the cause of the great
progress Of the United States we
shall find that It is due, first of all. to
the intelligent development of the vast
natural resources with which liberal Pro
violence has supplied us. Among the great
variety OF products there is no other that
is so important and so useTul as iron. No
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