The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-28

been added to that fund during The
year.
These have been the five events of
the year of permanent and far-relch-
ing interest, in addition to the regular
substantial work and routine growth
of the institution.
! The health of the college has teen
good. The reports from the workers
1t has sent into the State as teachers
| and as workers in oother lines have
| been encouraging, and the demand for
those trained at this college is still on
| the increase.
| Prizes were then awarded as follows:
| WhitSett prize, complete works of Rus
| kin, to Miss Florence e. Ledbet-
ter, of Guilford county, whose essay
last night on side Lights on a Ply
sician's Life" evoked much comment
and appreciation.
| The Alumni prize of $25, offered for
| best essay on some phase of North
Carolina History was awarded to Miss
Martha Wiswall, of Beaufort county.
| The following young ladies were
awarded certificates of proficiency in
the commercial department
Misses Annie Bryant Bessie Daniel,
Annie Raper, Foy Lynn, Mary Aver,
Louise Glass, Willie Archer, Kate
Borden, Julia Harding, Irene Lacy,
Emma Scheduled, Lillian Meares
Clara Jacobs, Mary Miller and Jesse
Caldwell. The last three had certifl-
Gates for writing 120 words per min
ute in short hand. the others reaching
| one hundred.
| Diplomas We're then awarded to the
young ladies composing the gradual
| ing class as follows:
Misses Mile Archer, Orange county;
Kate Barden, Duplin county; Maggie
Burllett, atauga county, Marie Buys,
~ ntxy.
rem county; Lettie Glass, Gu;lford
county; Mabel Graeber, Cabarrus
county; Julia Hamlin, Yadkin county;
Berlie Harris, Guilford county; Eu-
genia Harris, Orange county; Annie
Belle Hoyle, Wake county; .Maude
Hoyle CASTOR county; Charlotte Ire
| land. Sampson county; Marie Jones,
Craven county; Anna Killian, Cataw-
ba county; Florence Ledbetter, Gull
ford county,; Anna Merritt, Person
county; Catherine station Nash, Edge
combe county; Savanna Pickett, Ran
dolph county; Elizabeth Rawls, Dur
| ham county; Evelyn Royal, Cumber-
land county; Eugenia Satterwhite,
| Vance county; Nathalie Smith, Hail.
/ fax county; May Stewart, Guilford
county; Matte Taylor, Brunswick
county; Rosa Wells, Wilson county;
Matte Dallas Williams, Warren coun-
-
county.
| Degrees of Bachelor of Science
were conferred upon Miss Christina
NJ Snider, of New York; of arts on
Miss Susan Simms Battle, of Edge
combe county; Miss Alice G.. Daniel
of Granville county. and Miss Annie
Lindsay, of Rockingham county
The Governor Speaks.
In his address, Governor Aycock
said among other things that he had
no new speech, the success of the
glory of UNIVERSAL education, might
| be old. but it was the only one to de-
! liver to women just educated to teacn
the rising generations of the State
Promising with the statement that ed
ucation was the depressing of what
was good, Governor Aycock illus
| trated by humorous and striking ex-
amples now familiar, of the benefit
of education in tho vegetable, ami
mai and human kingdom. He re-
| ferred pleasantly to the ridicule MADE
of his speech by Hon. r. a. Linney at
| the Republican State convention mere
/ last week, saying he was no advocate
Of the doctrine of trying to educate all
on the same scale, but to equip every
man for doing that which God had APP
i pointed him to do. Whether it was
| digging a ditch right, building
! cathedral right, administering the al
| fairs of a State or nation right, or
serving in the lowest or highest
| spheres of human affairs.
/ Governor Aycock next illustrated his
assertion that it was the duty of every
citizen to see that those less fortunate
! should have the same opportunity for
| education from a selfish point of view,
il from no other or by a splendid APP
| plicatiCn of the facts connected with
| lowering the trotting record of horses
| In a burst of eloquence he exclaim-
ed "Who wants his son to win n
race against nothing but scrubs Z
The only way to bring out the best
in life is for trained brains and hearts
and lives as q back ground for ap-
probation as we'll as themselves to
afford.
He next touched upon the power
| of public opinion and directly address,
| ing himself to the young graduates,
told them the story of the bare-footed
veteran who wore shoes because ne
could not stand the pressure OF scorn-
/ full eyes.
His concluding words were inspiring
and eloquent.
! Thursday