The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-22
AT THE UNVt RSITV
Commencement Begins May
81. The Program Con-
tains an innovation.
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Chapel Hill, N. G., May 2O.-The 1OSth
annual commencement Of the University
OF North Carolina will take place May
81, June /, 2 and 3,
The following is the programme:
Sunday May 81, IL a. M: Baccalau-
reate sermon, Rev. Alfred Magill Ran
dolph, d. d., LID. bishop of Southern
Virginia. p M; Sermon before the
Young Mems Christian Association, Rev.
Thomas r. English ID. D., Richmond, Va.
Monday, June /, 7:30 p M: Annual
joint banquet of the Dialectic and Philan-
thropic Literary Societies in Commons
Hall. Address by Chief Justice Walter
Clark class of "a. $3.50 p. m. Anniversary
meetings Of the Literary Societies in their
respective halls
Tuesday $3.50 a. M: Seniors form in
front of Memorial Hall and march to the
chapel for prayers 1920 a. M; Senior
Glass Day exercises in Gerard Hall.
IL M; Alumni address, by John Sprunt
Hill, Esq, class of 'S9. 1870 p. M: Alumni
luncheon in Commons Hall. $3.50 p. m:
Annual meeting of the board of trustees
IT Alumni Hall $50 p. m. CLOSING exer-
cises of the Senior class, and presentation
of the class gift. $3.50 p. manual de
bate between the representatives of the
Dialectic and Philanthropic Literary So
cieties. 10 p. M: Reception in Commons
Hall by the president and faculty
Wednesday, 1918 a. M: Academic pro-
cession forms in front of Gerard Hail.
1890 a. M. Commencement exercises in
Memorial Hall; orations by members of
the graduating class. IL m-Address, Will
ham j. Holland, LID, director of the
Carnegie Museum. Announcements by the
president Degrees conferred. Presenta-
ton of Bibles, by Rev. Howard E. Rond=
thaler Winston-Salem, N G.
This year an innovation has been made
in having two sermons on the Sunday be-
fore commencement. The baccalaureate
sermon is by Bishop Randolph, of the
diocese of Southern Virginia The sermon
before the Y. NJ. G. A. in the evening is
by Rev. Thomas R. English. Professor of
Pastoral Theology in the Union Theolo
gical Seminary, Richmond, Va
The joint banquet of the Dialeetic and
Literary Societies is held
this year for the first time Hon Walter
Clark, GA, Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of North Carolina, will deliver the
principal address on this occasion
Following the well-establshed custom,
the graduating class presents a gift to
Alma Mater. The gift this year, an cleo
trolier for Gerard Hall, will be pre-
scented Tuesday afternoon in the closing
exercises of the Senior Class
The commencement address. Wednes-
day, June 8, is by William ]. Holland,
D. D., LID. director of the Carnegie
Pittsburg, Pa. DR.. Holland is
well known as an educator, having been
of the Wistern University
Of Pennsylvania 1S91-1901 Since 1897 he
has been director of the Carnegie Mu-
scum He is regarded as an authority on
geology and museum administration. He
IS the author of important works in
science. and of many papers published by
The United States government, the Zoolog-
zeal Society of London, etc.
On account of the commencement ex-
arcises, the Atlantic Coast Line, the Sea
board Air Line, and the Southern Rail
way have made special rate from points
within the State, and from Norfolk Suf-
folk and Danville, Va, to Chapel Hill and
return. Tickets win be sold May 30 and
81, and June /, 2 and 81 final limit June
5, 1903.