The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-19

The Chowan Baptist Institute. MUIR
freesboro viii hold its closing exercises
from the tenth to the thirteenth inclu-
sive. Rev. R. ID. Cross will preach the
baccalaureate sermon, and Hon. John H.
Small will make an address on the thir-
tenth.
The commencement at Greensboro Fee
male College begins on the 18th, when
Rev. T.. A. S,noot breaches before the
Young Woman's Christian Association.
Bishop Duncan delivers the baccalaureate
sermon on Tuesday morning, the 18th
The exercises close on the evening OF
the goth.
May 18th, 18th, 10Th and Goth will be
we'll filed with the elaborate commence
ment exercises at Lenoir College, Hicko-
ry. The college has issued one Of the
most elegantly gotten up programs. yet
seen. Some fine speakers ave been Sc
cured and will add to the interest at
tending the closing exercises.
Commencement exercises at Oxford
Seminary will take place on the seven.
teenth and eighteenth Of the present
month. Rev. R. C. Beaman breaches the
haccalaureate sermon on Sunday and,
Governor Aycock delivers an address be-
fore the literary societies at noon Mon
day. An excellent program has been ar
ranged.
Rev. w. C. Clements. superintendent Of
Schools Of Wake county, says that the
Wake Forest school. No. 1. which closed
the other day, ran for eight months, and
a number of Wake schools made six
months. The superintendent report will
be ready by the first Monday in July, and
it will show a larger enrolment than last
year.
The program Of the commencement at
burlington Institute, Smlthfield, contains
among other interesting features a con
test in defamation and recitation, by
representatives of the Euphemlan and
Philomathic societies; the annual debate
ON the query: Resolved, that the time
has come when it is necessary to levy sui
fcient special taxes to run the public
schools of North Carolina six months each
year; the alumni address by T. ]. Lassi-
ter, and the annual address by Hon. B.
+. Dixon, State Auditor The exercises
will be ON the 18th and goth.
A dainty white and gold brochure con
tains the program Of the closing exercises
at Littleton Female College, which takes
place the 9th and 2sth. On Wednes-
day, the 9th, Bishop A. Coke Smith
breaches the annual sermon, and the lit
erary address Thursday is to be dellv-
cred by Governor Charles B. Aycock.
There will be an art exhibit and class
day exercises on Wednesday. The grad
uating exercises and a recital by music
and elocution pupils follow on Thursday.
The closing exercises Of the Yadkin Val
ley Institute at Boonville take place on
the 21st and 22nd. The proram includes
children's exercises and medal contest,
young ladies' medal contest, young ladies'
contest and concert by Clio Society, de
Chalmers contest by Euzelian Society, de
Chalmers contest by E~rosophian Society,
;nter-society debate, literary address, pre-
s%entatIOn of medals.
The program OF Elon College commence
ment has been received. The exercises
take place on June second, third and
fourth. The alumni address will be de-
livered by John p. Lee, Phi. B.. Geo, Sur
folk, Va. On the third, Wednesday, Gov
ernor Aycock will deliver the annual ad-
dress and Rev. T. M. McWhinney, Mum
Gle, Indiana, the baccalaureate sermon.
On Thursday occurs the graduating exer-
cises, the reunion of literary societies., the
art xhibit and the annual concert.
Commencement exercises at Louisburg
Female College begin on the tWenty-fourth
instant and end on the tWenty-seventh.
The programme is:
Annual sermon, Rev. w. w. Bays, D. D,
Sunday Morning, "a. Graduating recital
(piano), Monday evening. Art exhibit,
Tuesday. afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock.
Children's entertainment and elocution con
test, Tuesday evening. Graduating exer-
cises, Wednesday morning. Literary ad
dres, Rev. 7. N. Ivey, D. D., Wednesday
II IN. Grand concert, Wednesday evening.
DIR. w. w. Stetson. State SuDerintend-
ent Of Public Instruction of Maine, will
make the commencement address Of the
State Normal and Industrial College at
Greensboro on Tuesday, May 26th. DR..
Stetson is one of the ablest school super
tendents IN the United States. He is a
vigorous thinker and a most attractive
speaker.
The commencement sermon will be
preached by Rev. DR.. Samuel NJ. Smith,
of Columbia, S. c., on Sunday, May oath.
For the first time in its history the State
Normal and Industrial College will confer
the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bach
elor of Science. The comforting of the de-
grees, presentation OF diplomas, etc, will
take place Wednesday, May 9th.
Wilson, n. c., May 1.-THE following
Is the program for the Atlantic Christian
College commencement exercises:
Wednesday night-Character irperson-
atlons, by the School of Expression.
Thursday night. recital by school of vocal
music. Friday night, society debate, ora
torlcal contest and prize essay. Saturday
night, miscellaneous program by school of
expression. Sunday, II a. M, baccalau-
reate sermon. by DR.. Geo. P. Rutledge,
OF Philadelphia. Sunday night, 7:30 D. NJ.
Christian Endeavor. Sunday night, s D..
M, sermon by DR.. Rutledge. Monday.
10 a. M, baccalaureate address, by DR..
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