The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-09

yonder-( pointing with graceful and
Impressive gesture outside and paus-
ing may God grant that you may do
your best. always your best.
Following the sermon the audience
sang a hymn, and after the announce
ments by President McIver of the re-
naming exercises of the commence
ment the benediction was pronounced
by Rev. DR.. e. w. Smith pastor Of
the First Presbyterian church.
The senior class day exercises took
place on the college campus this az
terhoon at six O'clock.
The six representative essays We're
read tonight, the exercises starting al
s o'clock. After the essays an address
was made by DR.. Peabody of Harvard,
Astounding in beautiful diction and
strong thought.
Banquet Notes.
AT the annuai banquet the menu
was most captivating. the whole bill
of fare being furnished by the skilled
and expert graduating class in cook
ing trained at the college. Even the
ice cream, which. was not cooked, riV-
aled the finest that could be obtained
in New York, and the edibles were not
only dainty and pretty, like the ladies,
but they We're just as good. The cof-
fee was not sugared at all; plenty OF
il. The absence of long speeches at
the banquet was as refreshing as was
the supply OF beautifully limpid cold
water. The short and eloquent toasts
by the retiring president of the alum
nae association, Miss Lewis Duh, OF
Winston, who acted as toast master.
was fine. The toast to the seniors by
Miss Eleanor Mutron, of Salisbury
was so eloquent and graceful it evok
cd Of n
Poindexter, of Winston, who took the
honors of her class at the Winston
graded schools, and also of the State
Normal College, for the class of 1905,
was another fine specimen of short,
sharp and decisive elOquentlal action
Concluding with, And so lets drink Ii
as '05 ordainss" Come I'LL II, nave
done with rhyme; fill UP The lonely
glass and drain to our alumnae; FOR
happy we have met, happy have we
been, "happy may we part, and meet
again" After the applause had end
ed the toast mistress announced that
DR. McIVer said that he felt that he
ought not to have anything 10 say on
this occasion, but he wished 10 express
on behalf of the college the gratitude
of all at being able to have present
President Venable, of the University
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Joyner and State Geologist Holmes.
He also spoke briefly of the work Of
the alumnae and the vast amount of
good they had done the institution
DR.. McIver closed by congratulatinS
rhe alur1nae on its work and assuring
them of his interest in their efforts to
accomplish things.
The banquet closed with three num-
bers sung by the male quartette, COM
posed of Messrs. Hamnel, Duffy, Law
son and Wheeler. The quartette sang
Drink to me only with thine eyes.
which was highly enjoyed and warm
ly al\'auded. They were recalled and
sang Kentucky Babe" with pleasing
effect followed by Softly the night
winds sigh
Music for the banquet was furnish.
ed by the Brockmann orchestra.
There We're $50 guests at the festive
board The guests of honor We're: DR..
F. p. Venable. president of the State
University: State superintendent of
Public Instruction j. Y. JOyner, for
merly a member of the faculty of the
college: Prof. j. A. Holmes State Cecil
ogist, and members of the board of d.
rectors.