The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-10
OMMENCEMENTS
Invitations Issued to Many
of These.
Oak Ridge, Whitsett, ChOwan Baptist
Female Institute, Buies Creek
Academy, WinterViIIe, Luz
cana and Other Schools.

cana and Other Schools.
The Commencement Season is upon
the State and the county, and edu-
cational institutions are sending out
invitations to the exercises which
mark these. Among the latest re-
ceived are the following:
Oak Ridge Institute.
Oak Ridge Institute issues an invi-
tation and program in a specially
handsome cover. The exercises there
take place May 81, % and %. The
sermon will be preached by Rev. A.
G. Dixon Of the class of 1896 and the
literary address will be delivered by
Col. Rober- Bingham, of the Bing-
ham School, of Asheville The class
day exercises take place on Monday,
May %, in the afternoon the Junior
contest at night. On Tuesday there
will be the Senior orations, the alumni
address, the literary address and at
night a reception. There are fifteen
graduates.
Whitsett Institute.
The invitations to Whitsett Insti-
tute commencement are artistically
prepared in brown covers with silver
lettering. The commencement dates
are May 20, .21 and %, preceded by
exercises of the Athenian and Dialec
tic Literary Societies on May II and
49,, On May 20 occur the exercises
of the Star Literary Circle. The an
nual sermon will be preached by Dr..
r. 7. Vann. president of the Baptist
University for Women and the Y M.
G. A. sermon by Rev. S. M Rankin.
The annual literary address will be
on Monday, May 22 by DIR. Charles
ID. McIver. On the same day the
graduating exercises take place, the
contest for the Senior orators medal
will be held, and at night the alumni
address by Rev. j. A. Bailey. of Mill
ton, the exercises closing with a con-
cert and reception. There are tWen-
ty-ono graduates.
ChoWan Baptist Female Institute.
The commencement exercises. of the
Chowan Baptist Female Institute take
The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached May IA by Rev. Samuel
Saunders, of Charlottesville, Va. On
Tuesday afternoon there will be ar
art levee. On Wednesday morning
the graduating exercises and an adj
dress by Governor r. B. Glenn.
There are fourteen graduates.
Buie's reek Academy.
The invitation and program of the
commencement Of Buie's Creek Acad-
envy and Business College is an arts
tic and dainty one. The exercises
take place May IA, II and IS The
sermon on the 18th will be by Rev
j. W.Lynch. of Wake Forest. On
Wednesday, May II, there will be ex-
ercises by the Athenian Society. a
Thursday there will be primary de-
partment exercises, a contest for the
orators medal the literary address
by Mr.. j. W. Bailey, of Raleigh, a
contest for the declaimer's medal, a
contest for the drill medal and in
the evening a recital by the music
and elocution classes, the awarding
of prizes, medals, diplomas, etc. The
salutatory will be by James Redmond
Moore, of Edgecombe, and the vale
dictory by Elvin Martin Lassiter, of
Wake. There are twenty-six grad
yates in the Business College.
WinterviIle High School.
The closing exercises of the Winter
Vile High School take place May II,
Is and 10. The event takes place on
May IL at night. On Thursday Rev.
W. C. Tyree, of Raleigh, will preach
the sermon. On Friday morning, May
10, Hon. Josephus Daniels of Raj
eigh, will deliver the literary address.
In the afternoon the Vance Literary
Society will have a debate, on the
question of a protective tariff for the
United States.s At night there will be
o concert.
Iucama Graded School.
The closing exercises of the Lucama
Graded School take place on May II
and Is. On Sunday, May IA, the
sermon will be preached by Rev
James Thomas of Wilson. Wednesday
evening, May II, there will be a music
recital. Thursday morning occurs
the contest in defamation and the
annual address by Rev j. Boyd Jones,
of Wilson In the evening there will
be a contest in essay and elocution,
drills, pantomines and tableaux.
Franklin Female Seminary.
Franklin Female Seminary, of
Franklin, Va, of which Mr.. John 3.
Brewer is the president will hold it's
commencement May 10, II, %, and
"a. The haccalaureate sermon will
be preached by Rev. r. H., Pitt, ID.
D.. of Richmond, and the annual adj
dress by Rev. G. S. Blackwell, ID. D.,
of Norfolk There will be art ex-
hibits, concerts and other exercises.
Wendell Academy.
The commencement exercises of the
will he held on Nav