The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-28
Class Day Exercises.
The Alumni Address.
THE ALUMNI BANQUET
Mr.. C. T. GoOde Wins the Thomas
Dixon Medal. Rev. ]. D. Huiham
Presents Painting OF Rev.
Morton Ross. The Class
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Special Id News and Observer.D

Wake Forest college, May 2l.-FOt-
lowing the presentation of diplomas to
the members of the graduating class
yesterday by President Taylor, who
made an excellent and instructive talk
to the graduates, DR.. w. C. Tyree.
president of the board of trustees, an
nounced the proceedings of the board.
When ne announced that DR.. Chas T..
Brewer had been chosen chairman of
the faculty TO act as president in the
absence of DR.. Taylor who is to devote
his efforts to increasing the endow-
ment of the college, there was an
uproar of applause, evidence that the
entire audience agreed that the decis-
ion of the trustees in electing Dr.
Brewer TO this responsible position
was highly approved by all.
Following this Mr.. G. 7. Goode, of
Mooresboro Cleveland county was
awarded the gold Thomas Dixon Essay
Medal for having written the best
essay, and to MIR. Eugene Turner, of
Wake Forest, was awarded the gold
medal given by the Wake Forest Stu
dent for the best contribution of tic-
ton to the magazine. They were pre-
scented by Hon. Stephen Mcintyre, of
Lumberton.
Rev j. D. Hufham, formerly of
this state but at the present making
his home i'm Virginia, who is an old
friend of the college. presented in APP
propriate words the large oil painting
of Rev. Morton Ross. which was given
to the college by the Baptist state
Convention of North Carolina, Nor
ton Ross was the great pioneer Bap-
fist of Eastern North Carolina and
Virginia and it was he who made the
first movement for the organization of
the foreign mission work In America
He also planned the organization of
the Baptist State Convention of North
Carolina. but he died before its culmi-
nation. The present organization is
practically the same as he planned It,
Ross was a great orator and one of the
strongest men the State has produced.
He lived at a time when just such a
man was needed to organize the Bap
fist cause in this State.
Glass Day Exercises.
Yesterday afternoon at four o'clock
class day exercises of the gradual
ing class were held in the Wingate
Memorial Hall Mr.. William 7.
Wyatt, of Raleigh, president of the
class. introduced the secretary, Mr..
William j. Francis, of Waynesville
The secretary introduced to the au-
dience Mir, II. +. Page, of Dunn, the
class poet, who read his poem on
the class. The poem was very good
as was expected, considering Mr..
Pages ability as a poet Mr.. Eugene
Turner, of Wake Forest the histo-
rian, read the history of the class, and
Mr.. George A. Peek, Of Hodges Ferry,
Va made his prophecies Then Mr..
John Henry Vernon, of Bushy Fork,
subject was The Duty of the Hour
and was especially good. The vice
president of the class is Mr.. Marion
Leslie Davis, of Beaufort.
At o'clock last night a large au-
dience assembled in the auditorium
to hear the alumni address delivered
by /. M Meekins, Esq, of Elizabeth
City. Prof. ]. A. Campbell, president
of the Alumni Association, introduced
Johnson had offered prayer. Mr..
Meekins' address was one of the best
ever delivered here. 1t was strong
logical, and spoken with power and
oratOry. The audience was delighted
with the speech.
After the speaking the Wake For
est Alumni Association met for a
short while in the hall, while the rest
of the audience went to the gymna-
sium for the alumni banquet Prof
J. j. Carlyle, who had had charge of
arranging the banquet announced be-
fore that commencement exercises
would reach their climax at the ban
quet, and so far his prediction has
come true.
The spacious gymnasium hail had
been cleared of the various apparatus
and long tables placed throughout the
hall. The white tables, on which al
ready good things to eat had been
placed, and all things together pre-
scented very inviting place for those
who had been on the move all day.
The toastmasters table was long
one stretching along the north end Of
the hall, the other tables being ar
ranged perpendicular to it. At the
toastmasters table most of those who
were to respond TO toasts sat.
The Alumni Banquet
The POSTMASTER, Rev w. b. Oliver,
called the association to order The
secretary DR.. George w. Paschal,
read the minutes of the last meeting
of the association The election of
officers was gone into and the follow
ing were elected: President, Prof. Jno.
Il. Ray, of Raleigh; Secretary and
Treasurer, DR.. Paschal OF Wake For
est; Vicc-president Hon c. Foster
Hankins, of Lexington; Orator for
next commencement, Dr. ]. S. Alder
man Of Yonkers. n. "; Alternate
Mr.. r. r. White, Of Frankllnton. The
president of this years graduating
class, Mr.. VIM. Wyatt of Raleigh, was
elected a member Of the association. |
Hon. a. p. Ward of New Bern, was
made an honorary member. and SO