The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-28
Prof. CarIyIe's Eloquence
Brings 81, 900 for Alumni
Building.
PRES. TAYLOR'S ADDRESS
Representative Speakers Of the Senior Glass;
Portraits Of Or. Alfred Dockery and the
Late Hon. {. K. Proctor Pre-
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Wake Forest, N. c., May 27.-The last
day of the commencement exercises opened
under very favorable circumstances. The
weather was all one could have wished
and people began to arrive early. The
IL o'clock train brought large number
of visitors as usual.
Promptly at II o'clock the exercises
began, Rev. C. w. Scarboro opened the
exercises with prayer after which Presi-
dent Taylor arose and announced as the
first representative speaker of the grad
uating class. Mr.. E. M. Harris of Stan
ley county Mr.. Harris subject was
Changes in Country Life" and for ten
minutes he kept the audience smiling and
laughing at his humor.
Mr. Harris was followed by Mr.. E. b.
Fowler, of Wake county, who spoke very
ably on the subject, THE South in
Literature
The next speaker was Mr.. T. A. Allen,
of Granville county. Mr. Aliens subject
"The Red Cross" was very ably handled.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Aliens address
DR.. Taylor arose and announced that in
order to abbreviate the time he would
have three members of the class to speak
before the band should play again.
Mr. w S. Privatt, of Chowan county,
spoke next on ''Flexibility, the American
IDEAL Mr.. PTivatt was followed by Mr..
/ J. E. Ayscue Of Franklin county, who
spoke Interestingly on the subject ''The
need of College Men in North Carolina.
| Mr.. H. E. Craven, Of Cabarrus county,
was next introduced His address, the
subject Of which was "Democracys De-
| pendenee upon Education" showed deep
thought and careful preparation.
Mr. ]. B. Royal, of Wake county, spoke
next on the subject "Nationalsm and
World Civilization
! The last address from the graduating
class was made by Mr.. D. A. Covington
on the subject Arbitration, the Solution
of the World Problem"
| At the conclusion of Mr.. Covington S
address President Taylor arose and read
out the following graduates of the law
department:
Bachelors of LAW Keener, E. v.
Moore, o. NJ Null, C. C. Pierce, John C.
Skies, Jr.
Those graduating with the Bachelor of
Arts degree were read out as follows:
/ Bachelors of Arts-T A. Allen, j. E.
Ayscue, W. S. Boyce, r. w. Brewer, F..
M. Britt, d. A. Covington, w B. Crease
man, T. b. Davis, B. T. Falls. E. B. Fow-
| Ter, G. NJ. Garrison, A. C. Gentry, e. L.
Green, E. S. Greene, Jr., E. NJ. Harris, Fl.
r. Harris, S. G. Hasty, l. A. Horne J. B.
Huff, S. A. Ives, H. Johnson, H. C. Ian
neau, s. A. Newell, ]. W. NOVEL;, w. H.
Pace, G. C. Pierce r. l.. Pittman, W. S.
Privott, j. B. Royal, H. P. Scarborough,
w. A. Segraves, A. C. Sherwood, E. J.
sherwood, ]. l. Singletary, W. H.
Stephenson.
The following five members of the
graduating class received the Master of
Arts degree:
Masters of Arts-J e. Ayscue, B. n
Browning, H. E. Craven, B. T. Falls, j.
b. Powers.
When the graduates had been read out
Prof J. L. Lake read the rol Of honor as
/ fololws:
Absent from no duty during fal term
/ M. L. Harris, p. d. Mangum, L. A. Parker,
C. A. Smith, j. B. Talbirt, C. t. Tew.
Absent from no duty during spring term
A. M. Burleson, c. S. Harris. j. D. ives,
| S. A. Ives. A. H. Olive, c. w. Pickering,
/ w. d. Poe, j. N. Vann.
Absent from no duty during the whole
session-G w. Coggin, w L. Royal.
Absent from no duty during five sessions
I-H. C. Lanneau, ]. B. Royal.
The delivery of diplomas now took
place after which President Taylor made
his farewell address to the educating class.
DR.. Taylors speech was full of earnest
ness as he spoke his parting words. He
said in full as follows:
Il need hardly say that it is with
mingled feelings of sorrow and Joy that,
representing all of your instructors, | have
delivered to you diplomas and now address
to you the final word.
"Of sorrow, because this hour marks
the termination of the pleasant personal
relations which have characterized our
daily association as professors and stud
ents. But this sorrow is tempered by the
/ hope that, while daily association may
end our relations of friendship will be,
not severed, but widened and strengthen
ed.
''And it is with Joy that we can enter
into your gladness as well equipped for
service and success, you enter with high
aspiration upon your several careers.
Surely, in no other era of the world s
| long history has there been more to stini-
ulate the noble ambition of youth. Never
in all the tide of this have there been 50
many open avenues beckoning to success
full achievement as in these early years
of our twentieth century.
Especially is this true of our South
and. Here are new worlds to conquer.