The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-22
A GALA WEEK THIS
Raleigh Now Abounds in
Commandments.
A. and M. College, St. Mary's and
Peace, in the City, With Wake
Forest. Davidson, LittIeton
and Many Other.

The week that starts today is to be
a gala week for the institutions OF
learning in the State.
In the city three commencemepts
begin today, these being the annual
events at the A. and M. college, st.
Marys, and Peace institute. over the
State it will be a week of commence
nrents also, for there is Wake Forest,
Davidson, Littleton, Louisburg ana
many others that have their exercises
this week.
sermons o
sermons in Raleigh. The sermon for
the A. and M. graduates will be
preached at 1 o'clock at the college
auditorium by Rev. DR.. j. d. Huffman,
for st. Marys at IL o'clock at st.
Mary's Chapel by Bishop Theo. ID.
Bratton, of Mississippi, and for Peace
institute at IL o'clock in the First
Presbyterian church by Rev. John
Rose, of Laurinburg. AT night Rev.
Plato Durham, of Trinity, will preach
to the Y. Nj. c. A. of the A. and M.
college in Edenton Street Methodist
church.
The events of commencement OF the
various institutions are as follows:
At Peace Institute.
today with the baccaulaureate sermon,
delivered at the First Presbyterian
church, by the Rev. John M. Rose, ID.
D., of Laurinburg. n. c.
The pupils of the school will appear
in a body, occupying the central block
of pews. Special music will be rem
dered by the Peace chorus class, under
the direction of Mrs. Kean.
On Monday afternoon at 4:30 there
hn of n n
the former pupils on the lawn, fol-
lowed by the class day exercises. The
program is full of interest and beau
ty, being of an Informal nature and
Astounding in humor.
The studio will be open to the public
on Tuesday afternoon from to 6. The
annual concert on Tuesday evening
promises to be of unusual brilliance.
The music at Peace is too well known
to need further comment.
On Wednesday morning, at eleven,
the final exercises will occur. The lit
erarvt address will be delivered by the
Rev. Alfred H. Moment, D. d. Follow
ing this there will be a banquet given
by the president to the Senior class.
the following members:
Misses Daisv Daniel, Eggleston Va,
president Katie Lee Banks. North
Carolina; Bula Roberta Brown, Texas;
Bessie Norment Covington North Car
DINA; Minnie Lou Kelly North Caro-
lima; Estelle O'Berry, North Carolina;
Mary Whitmell Bond, North Carolina !;
Helen Gordon Brown, Texas; Annie
Land, North Carolina; Lucy Williams
Haywood, North Carolina; Nora Lii
liam Pugh, North Carolina; Lille Nc
Lean North Carolina.
The tnarshals are: Miss Marie Long,
chief: Misses Lois Stanley. Made AL
len, Pauline Hill and Minnie Sparrow,
aids.
attractive and this year will be un-
usually so.
At Wake Forest.
49, At Wake Forest college the bacca-
laureate sermon will be preached this
evening before the graduating class by
Rev. Chas. e. Taylor, d. D., the presi-
dent.
On Monday afternoon there will be
class exercises, and on Mondayv even
ing an address before the school of
Medicine by DR.. j. Allison Hodges, of
Richmond Va.
On Tuesday morning Rev. c. S.
Gardner d. D., of Richmond, will adj
dress the literary societies and in
evening Prof f. P. Hobgood, of Ok
ford. will address the alumni On
Wednesday morning the the addresses
of the graduates will be heard and
diplomas delivered. At night there will
be a band concert and social gath
ering, the music being rendered by the
First regiment band of Virginia.
Davidson College.
AT Davidson college the baccalau-
reate sermon will be preached today
by Rev. W. NJ. McPheeters. d. d., of
Columbia, S. c., and at night the SER
mon before the Y. M. G. A. by Rev.
c. r. Hyde, Phi. D., of Chester, S. G..
The oother exercises will be as follows:
Monday evening: Reunion of liter
airy societies, Euranean Alumni orator,
Rev. c. M. Richard, Statesville. Phil
anthropic Alumni orator, DIR. e. A.
Tiliinghast, Converse college. S. c.
Thursday morning: Address before
literary societies, Hon. Charles b. Az
cock, Governor of North Carolina. IN
the evening the oratorical contest, fol-
lowed by the alumni reception.
Wednesday morning: Graduating eX-