The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-29
TWO ADDRESSES
Of GREAT POWER
By Bliss Perry and Rob
ert Bruce White.
MEDALS TO STUDENTS
Presentation OF Portraits TO Wake For
est College and The Attending Cir
cumstanCes Marx it One OF the
Days Great Events. The
Hill Defeats Raleigh.

DAYS Gredt Events. The
Hill Defeats Raleigh.
Wake Forest college. May i.-Pr.-
ceding the able literary address of
MI. Bliss Perry today, two portraits
were presented. and the medals given
by the literary societies and other
medals were presented to those of
whom they had been awarded.
Mr.. j. w. Bailey presented to thr
college, on behalf Of Mrs. Hattie Full
Ter. Of Durham; Mrs. w. II. Pace. Of
Raleigh. and Mr.. w. II. Pace. Jr.. IF
Raleigh. a handsome portrait Of the
late William H. Pace. Mr.. Bales
referred to Mr.. Pace as a friend and
bcnefactor Of the collage. He said that
he came out Of the civil war a youth
and heir to the poverty and condi-
tions of the time, but achieved 4
place i'll Our commonwealth and
wrought a career which his State an !
alma mater should be proud of. Nj.
Bailey said that Mr.. Pace particular
y had a place in the Wingate Me
mortal Hall; that he had been inform
brought about the money for tne
building Of the hall in which the large
assembly was gathered this morning
He said that as long as a Wake For
est and the State had many such men
IS the late William II. Pace, there
would be no fear Of the future o,
North Carolina.
In accepting the portrait for the
college, President Poteat said: M
Pace is an admirable example or i
man whose usefulness extended be
yond his calling. He was a man
first, a lawyer afterward. The work
# this man for the college
has ever labored for the institution
During the trying times iii the history
OF the college he laborcd as one Of
the leading trustees Of the college"
Prof. John y. Carlyle then present
ed, in behalf of the simmons family.
the large portrait of DR.. William Gas
ton Simmons. This handsome por-
trait will be placed in the new alumni
building Just above a large metal tab
let placed there by the trsutees IN
memory of the services Of DR.. Sim
mons to the college.
Prof CarIylc's Address.
Professor Carlyle said in part.
"Fhe monument of a great teacher
stands not in the shaft of marble. not
- the statue Of bronze. not in tn,
glowing eulogies Of friendly biograph-
er, but in the grateful remembrance.
high ideals and manly character of his
students. Such a teacher lived an0
wrought in Wake Forest from the
close of the war to his death in the
later eighties. Coming here with a
few faithful colleagues, while tho Stat.
was yet in the ashes Of defeat, with a
faith n courage sublime. he dc
voted himself, mind. body. heart ana
soul to the rebuilding of this old COZ
lege. A.grcat lawyer. he might have
risen tn the highest position on the
bench: q man of keen business In
sight he might have massed a great
fortune. but he chose the rather, the
humble Vet high and holy tasks of
the teacher.
"a passionate devotee of his chosen
branch, science. he was forced by
the conditions then obtaining To teach
IN almost every department of the col
lege. And wonderful to say he
taught them with seemingly equal
ability. chemistry, economies, history.
physics, applied mathematics. moral
philosophy, logic, Latin, Greek-aII
found in him q ready master. He
read much and thought deeply. philo-
sophE, biography. poetry, history, fc-
ton, science poured their rich streams
into his capacious intellect. The
ieatS OF his memory were little less
idll IIlIi ctClCS. tie WAS a great teach
ef. HIS tudcntS were inspired no less
by the potency Of his personality than
~ the inherent excellence Of the truth
presented. lie was frequently forced
10 lecture on six distinct and widely
different subjects on the same dav:
yet he WAS never nov to fail 10
grasp the cogent points of his theme
or to lose the interest of his Students.
He was 4 profound scholar. but
greater tina that a devout Christian.
His faith simple as a child's was vel
sublime in its grasp upon the accepted
truths of Jehovah.
Able scientist profound scholar.
great teacher. dcvout Christian. noble
man, he sleeps in yondar cemetery.
lives and aspirations Of honored men
in all parts of this commonwealth ana
III other States.
And now on behalf of his son. DR..
I. J. simmons, | present. his hand
some portrait of DR.. William CASTOR
simmons. the Work of d master artist.
to the college to which he gave every
talent and faculty Of q noble man
hood to be placed in the hall Of yorr
beautiful temple, dedicated to science.
At whose shrine he paid ceaseless
homage.
There let it hang and may thosa
Eoung men Nho Will throng that build
ing in all the coming years. gazing on
those placid and benign features h.
inspired to lofty ideals and noble man
hood"
DR.. Poteat accepted the portrait on
behalf of h college and spok In
high terms Of the work done by d..
simmons and Of his excellent char
acter.
Medals Arc awarded.
The various gold medals We're then
presented 70 Nessrs. r. F. Beasley. -
Monroe, for the Euzehan Literary So
eletN n Mr.. j. G. Kittrell. Of Nanc.
county for the PhilomatheSian So
ciety. Both of these gentlemen are
graduates Of the class of %. Both
made interesting speeches in present
ing the medals.
The medals presented We're as fol-
lows: Thomas Dixon. orators medal
in the Eu. Society: Mr.. Thomas =.
AShCraft. Of. Union county. Junior ora
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