The news & observer., 1905-06-10
Final Exercises at State
Normal.
Continued from Page one.)

The Life and Works OF John Henry
Boner, Claude Zenobia Poindexter,
Forsyth.
A Comparison of Teachers in the
Country Schools of America, Elizabeth
Powell, Caldwell.
Punishment of Crime in the United
States, Josephine Smith Rainey, Cas-
well.
The Modern Newspaper, Annie
Davis Babe, Rowan
Migration. from the Country to the
Cities, Annie Lee Shuford, Catawba.
The Waldenses in North Carolina.
Lettie Parks Spainhour, Burke.
The Work of the Social Secretary
for the Factory Girl, Clara Spicer,
Wayne
The Evils of Child Labor in the
Southern Cotton Factories, Lizzie
Brown Stokes, Bertie.
War Songs, Leila Anne Styron,
Craven.
The Unpopularity of Domestic Ser
vice, Rebekah Warlick, Catawba
The Transformation of Japan, May
Ransom Williams, CataWba.
The Citizenship of Women, Matte
Yokley, Surry.
Prizes and Awards.
State Superintendent j. Y. Joyner,
structing the class now graduating III
English literature, was called for and
made a happy short speech to the
young graduates.
Miss Mary S. Jarman was annOunc-
ed by the committee as the winner of
the Whitsett twenty-five dollar prize
for the best essay, her subject being
the coast fishermen of 'OnSloW county.
The following were awarded certiti-
Gates for proficiency and diplomas in
the commercial department course,
DIR. McIver stating that almost every
one had already accepted responsible
positions and the demand was greater
than could be supplied Lucy Petway,
Mary Carter, Flora Kibler; special pro-
ficiency in stenography one hundred
and one hundred and twenty words II
minute: Josephine Rainey, Elizabeth
Powell, Muriel Yellowly Joyner, Annie
Raney Besie Daniels, Mary McCul-
loch, Lucy Pannill, Susan Sparger,
Myra Walton, Kate Johnson, Edna
Hadly, Matte Hobbs, Ervie Benson,
Maggie Weyber, Annie Hodges, Leila
Styron, Eleanor Munroe.
The Alumina Association officers
elected at the business meeting are:
Bertha Lee, Mocksville, president;
Bertha Sugg, Wilson, e-president;
Katie Davis, Greensboro, secretary
treasurer.
The benediction was pronounced by
Presiding Elder s. B. Turrentine ana
the college year of 19O4-'O5 was among
the things that were.
Notes on the Commencement.
1t is no small privilege to be able
TO witness so beautiful scene as that
presented yesterday afternoon at six
O'Clock when the seniors OF '05 at the
State Normal and Industrial College
Eeld their "class day" exercises. Be
sides over half thousand white cos
TUNED students and members OF the
faculty, there were hundreds of 9TH
ers present, strOlling over the beautiful
campus or reclining on the verdant
earth under the shade Of the young
trees.
The beginning of the exercises was
signalized by the approach of the
junior class coming down the walk
from the college building, followed by
the sophomores, both grouping around
the seniors class tree. On either side
of the walkway sentineled the fresh
men who with staffs ornamented with
the college and the class colors
formed an arch under which advanced
with stately dignity, or regal pomp,
| the seniors on their mission to the
tree. Surrounding this the class song
was poured forth from happy hearts
so sweet and pure, the birds took up
ecstactic pride to their class i'm the
wild woods of Peabody Park. The
president. Miss PoindeXter of Win
ston, made a short address, and dis
tributed gifts.
TO the graduates was given small
| bag of salted peanuts and 1T was ac,
cepted by Miss Marie Buys of New
Bern. The juniors were presented
with a book of naxims and this was
accepted by Miss Florence Terrell, of
| Louisburg. The sophomores were re-
membered with an electric light bulb
to light them along the pathway of
knowledge. This was accepted on be-
half of the class by Miss Lillian Gray,
of Kinston. And to the freshmen
was presented an alarm clock, as they
originated the early rising habit at the
college. Miss Frances Lacy of Raj
eigh, accepted the gilt for the class.
The president then introduced the
class historian, Miss Edna Reinhart,
of Lincoln county, who read most
interesting account of the four years
work in college. After this was read,
the class records We're buried beneath
the class tree, a beautiful weeping
willow in the western part of the
campus. Miss Leila Stynor, of Craven
county, the class prophet then read
the class prophecy which was most
interesting and entertaining. Miss Sa-
Ole Davis, Oh SALISBURY the CldSS poet
recited most beautifully the class
poem, which was greatly enjoyed and
vigorously applauded. A song by the
senior class ended the exercises of the
evening, and the classes returned to
the college in reverse order to the way
in which they came.
At night, after the representative
essays were read. President McIver in
troduced DR.. George Peabody, of Har-
ward College, who said in part:
at was almost impossible for me to
pass through Greensboro without
yielding to the persuasiveness of your
president 1 am glad to be present
this evening with you and make q
few remarks This audience is so far
different from the audience I usually
address. as | usually speak to a class
Of young men. There is something
distinctly feminine about this audi
ence-so whitehall 1 hardly know
what to say.
"I was very much impressed with
your exercises at the tree. 1t was
very nice but it was the first time I