The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-31
The Banquet Cheered by
Congressman BOuteII.
AT THE UNIVERSITY
The Commencement Exercises Pro-
ceeding Happily. Society Debate
Strikes Deep Root in the Gov
ernmentaI Control OF
Rates.
Especial to News and Observer


Alumni banquet today was the best in
recent years.
With his customary pleasantly Col.
Kenan turned the speaking part of the
program over to Hon. Samuel M. Cat
tbs, former Speaker of the House, who
was as witty and as happy as the late
Judge Fred Phillips, who was won't in
other days to keep the alumni in roars
of laughter during the dinner The
toasts were all informal and no
speaker knew he would be called upon.
The eloquence reached its climax In
the remarkable response. by Congress
men Boutwell,, of Chicago, who in the
course Of his address made a statement
which was received with many rounds
of applause and enthusiasm that made
the welkin ring. He said
81 wish to say to you Soberly and
deliberately that there is no more
prospect that any influential man Of
the North, in or out of Congress, will
seriously consider, much less act, to
reduce the representation of the
Southern States in Congress on ac-
count Of your wise and necessary sun
rage laws than there is of reducing the
representation of the State of Illinois
in Congress-
He was again literally applauded
when he said: las / read the names i'm
your memorial hall of the University
graduates who had won imperishable
glory / had this feeling: that hope TO
see the day when we will no more talk
of re-uniting the North and the South
than we will talk Of whether we viii
drink imported tea or the other mat
ters that agitated the men of 1875"
1--WE have common right to the
fame of Washington, the Adams and
Jefferson, Madison and Franklin"
And then he said with feeling:
"You cannot take away my property
i'm the fame and patriotism of Lee ana
Jackson and Pettigrew." And then
the boys almost gave the rebel yell.
And continuing he said II want you to
feel that you have part in the
patriotism and fame of Grant and
Sheridan and Thomas" And that
sentiment was warmly applauded.
He prefaced these declarations by
saying he was a son Of a Federal vet
eran. Continuing Mr.. Boutell said:
Let us from this hour feel that the
man who is the better North Caro-
linian is the better American"
He referred to the fact that his
ancestor, Roger Sherman, sat with
Hooper and Howe when he signed the
Declaration of independence.
When ne closed Colonel Kenan told
crate colonel, he wished to shake the
hand of the son Of veteran Of the
Federal army, who gave expression to
such noble sentiments, in which ne
heartily cOncurred.
In thanking Mr Boutell for his
mastery address Mr. Gattis declared
that at his graduation Senator Ran
som had instilled the same sentiments
of broad patriotism into his scholarly
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brief and characteristically< telling
speech, in the course OF which he
spoke Of the good year and said that
already $27 900 Of the necessary $50
900 was in hand to secure the Car
negie library That statement was
heartily cheered. He said that while
he had secured pledges for $4,000
in $1,000 subscriptions the hrsL
cash sent was a check from a young
woman who graduated here three
years ago The University had been
chiefly blessed by generous women.
1t was decided to insure the collection
of the remaining $23 900 to get the
Carnegie library and the following
committee was named TO raise the
money: President Venable Prof. Alex
ander. Prof. Smith, e. M. Armfield
and George Stephens.
other speeches were made by Fred
Carr, Col. I<illebreW, of tennessee,
Prof. ]. c. Horner, Josephus Daniels.
J. c. Mcneil, DR.. K. p. Battle. j. a.
Lockhart Jr, j. NJ. Gudger, J. Lind
say Patterson, j. Y. Joyner. Rev. w.
A. Belts. John Sprunt Hill Charles
d. McIvor, Henry WE'LL Major John
w. Graham and G. G. Brevard.
Presentation OF Gymnasium Building.
At twelve o'clock today the magnif-
cent new gymnasium building, donat-
ed to the University by Judge Will
liam Preston Bynum, was formally
presented to the University in the
following letter which was read to the
audience:
Charlotte, n. c., May 80, 1905.
ITO the Board of Trustees OF the Uni
versty of North Carolina.
Dear With your permission
have caused to be erected upon the
grounds of the University, a gymna-
sium, intended for the use and bene-
fit Of its students and i'm memory Of
a grandson who died before his grad
uation at this school
Naturally the place desired and se-
lected for this building was the Uni-
versity of North Carolina. an institu
tion that has accomplished and is ac-
so much for the educa-
tional growth and prosperity OF the
whole State.
with the hope that this building
will be of some assistance in this great
work, l respectfully and cordially
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