The news & observer., 1905-06-10

ers and faithful work is done Youths
educated here are well prepared for
college or the duties of life. Every
night this week exercises have filed
the academy, which will seat six hun
dred people, and The speeches and
music have attested the excellence of
the training. Commencement really
begun OH Sunday with the sermon by
Rev. T. N. Ivey, D.. D., editor of the
Raleigh Christian Advocate. It made
q profound impression upon the large
congregation who heard him. The ad-
dress was delivered tonight by Cover
nor Glenn, who is a great favorite
with the people here. He was given a
great ovation, being met at the depot
by large number of the citizenship,
and escorted to the elegant home of
Mr.. f. b. McCullers, chairman of the
school board, who was his host during
his stay in Clayton. A great crowd
greeted him at night-a crowd much
too great to gain admittance. The Gov
ernor spoke for an hour IN his usual
telling manner, setting high ideals be-
fore the young men and young women.
1t was a gully washer" and carried
the crowd. A preacher present, when
the Governor had finished, said: Il
tell you that Governor Glenn would
have made a powerful evangelist.
When he finished tonight 1 fully ex-
pected he would open the doors of
the church. OF course | will attempt
no synopsis of the Governors earnest
and glowing speech which was i'm his
best vein and delivered with his usual
effectiveness. He was introduced by
Sheriff Ellington in a unique and eX-
cellent speech. He had years ago
served in the House with Governor
Glenn and their friendship is therefore
of long standing. His welcome to the
Governor was happy and his approval
of the fact that Southern schools, while
progressive and adopting new ideas,
were holding ON to Southern tradi-
tions and ideals won applause.
The diplomas earned by the
ject of their essays were printed yes
terday were presented by Chief JUS
tice Walter Clark, who preceded the
presentation with a few words of wise
admonition.
The Bibles were presented in a fit
ting speech by Rev. G. w. Fisher, and
the medals in an appropriate speech
by Rev. c. w. Blanchard. Both these
popular divines made speeches as brief
as they We're happy, thus setting an
example that ought to be emulated.
The medals We're won as follows: The
Latin medal by Miss Ruby Ellis; the
Recitation medal by Miss Annie FitZ-
gerald; the Debaters medal by Mr.
Robt Coats, and the contest for the
Mathematical medal was so close that
it could not be decided who was the
winner and so two medals were pre-
sented-one to Mr.. George Baucom
and the other to Mr.. Thurman Smith.
Not the least of the pleasures of the
commencement was the excellent
music by the GOluSDOFO DfdSS DdHu,
which makes as good music as Cover
nor Aycock makes eloquent education
al speeches.
The hospitality of Clayton is its
crowning glory. 1t was my good for
tune, along with Chief Justice Clark,
Capt j. j. Thomas and Mr.. Joseph E.
Pogue, to enjoy the hospitality of Mr..
and Mrs. Ashley Horne in their COM
modious and beautiful residence, un-
surpassed in Raleigh or any other city
in the State.
But one incident marred the pleas
ure of the trip. The Raleigh baseball
team was defeated by the Clayton
team. This defeat filled me with al
most as much gloom as the people
of Mudville felt when "the mighty
Casey had struck out" To add to the
anguish, a beautiful young girl at
Clayton said: "Of course, Clayton can
beat Raleigh. Our team has already
defeated Smithfield and Selma!" |
a IN Wake had the