The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-19
THE UNIvERsIT YBANQUET.
Toasts,-Briiliant Responses-Deiight'
full Refreshments and General
Good Time.

The end of the day of days at the
Baptist University for Women came
in a delightful banquet given last
night at the University.
This was in the big dining hall,
beautifully decorated for the occasion.
there being present many of the
trustees, the faculty, the alumnae, the
students and a number of specially
invited guests
The room was in green and white
smilaX and ferns and snowy linen,
while added touch of color was given
by red and pink roses. Here and there
the maroon and white bannerets, with
B. f. L. upon them, were displayed.
The menu was a delightful one and
the scene brilliant in it's beauty as the
handsomely dressed asscmblage was
seated at the three great tables, ar
ranged in Roman style.
The postmaster was Judge r. w.
Winston, of Durham, and he presided
with dignity and grace. His text was
given on the program in the words,
II propose not talking, but this: Let
each man do his best" He said that
he had intended to make a speech,
but that his text cut him off.
The first toast responded to was on
"Retrospection.' this being by Miss
Margaret w. Shields, OF, of Scotland
Nevk, her theme being "Tis greatly
wise to talk with our past hours" Her
remarks were excellent, for starting
with the opening days of 1899 when
students arrived to find shavings on
the 1oor an1 to hear the sound of the
hammer and the saw, she told how
these had been followed by order out
of chaos, and how the days had pass
ed as the University grew.
Mr.. T.. M. Baths, responded to the
toast "The Faculty" and the words,
'"Then gently sean your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman" He spoke
humorously and told how the sisters
in the faculty had aided the "breth-
rem" and paid a tribute to the work
of his colleagues.
The "Class of 1904" was responded
to by Miss Virginia Egerton, who had
just graduated. Her theme was
Wearing all that weight Of learning
lightly like a flower" and in speaking
she said many pleasant things about
her classmates and pictured ten years
hence when some of these, perhaps,
would be of the faculty.
1.-The School, was responded to by
Mr.. j. d. Baushall, whose guide was
in the words I'm the full tide of sue
cessful experiment" He laughingly
told of early humorous experiments
III the SCHOOL. lie anu llleIl passing
to more serious thoughts told of the
experiment of the University, begin
ming with tWenty-one in the faculty
not known to each other and the stu
dent also unknown, passing into a
glorious success.
Then came the response to a toast
not on the program. II was made by
Rev. p. Fl. Henson, of Boston, his
theme being Woman" of whom he
said with drOllery:
80 woman, woman, in her hours of
ease
Uncertain, coy and hard to please;
When seen too oft, familiar with her
face,
We first endure, then pity, then en-
brace"
''She is" said he, "the most devil
sh thing used by the devil" referring
to the apple and the serpent, and then
later in his splendid tribute to wo-
manhood he said: '"She is the best
that God could find when he wanted
to do the best thing" In concluding
his admirable tribute he spoke in
handsome terms of the marvellous
growth and marvellous opportunity of
the Baptist University for Women,
and thus closed a most delightful
event, which ended in happiness the
session of 10000 and sent students
back to their homes for a season.