The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-29

bing engine ready to be coupled to its
j work. Now where will our work
lie
"In the first place it Will lie in a
service of the State. In your capacity
as private citizens you must bear the
weight Of civil obligations. and some
of you are called to leadership in the
public life of the State. In one Of the
most beautiful of the churches of
Rome the notable feature is q long
series Of mosaic portraits of the PopeS
through all the long history of the
Roman church. There are twenty
one vacant spaces for the Popes that
are yet to be. There are, gentlemen.
nitches reserved in the hall of fame
for some of you who are called to an
exceptional and enlarged service.
Again, you are all under obliga-
ton to serve in the kingdo moi
heaven. / dislike to make a diStinc-
ton in this connection etWeen the
state and the Kingdom. for in amy
service of humanity, public or private.
You are under the law of The King
dom. The great German explorer
fOund no temples in the ruins of
Mycenae, but onlp palaces, and in
fcrred that the dwelling Of the king
was also the dwelling of the God.
You are to take a part in the regen-
Grafton of the present social order &C
cording to the spirit and method of
Jesus. Attach yourself in the nearest
place to the ivine purnoE for the
e~nthronement of righteousness in civic
and social relations. SO Oni.5 viii the
work YOU have done bither be justi-
fed. Only on this condition is either
happiness OF success possible to YOU.
Your Alma Mater believes in YOU
and cOmmends you to God. She ac-
credits to Your fellows in the wide
democracy Of letters and commits You
with all hopefulness to your high
task. Hale! my brothers, hale and
farcWellt'
Glee Club Concert.
One of the most pleasant occasions
of this commencement was the con
: cert given this afternoon by the Wake
Forest Glee Club and Orchestra.
The audience vas one of the largest
that has ever greeted the club and
the concert was probably the best
/ given in the history of the club. Every
number was rendered with skill and
; each number vas loudly applauded.
Z the club being called back again and
again.
This has been a most successful
year for the club. They have given
: q number of concerts during the year
f all of which have been highly COM
u pIimented, but the concert this after
+ noon was excellent and contained
+ within it the noticeable talent of the
l participants and the training of the
director, Prof. Darins Eatman and the
leader, Mr.. Hubert NJ. Poteat. There
= were many music lovers and critics
t from out-of-town who spoke in high
/ terms of the concert.
The new college song, the last
t number sung by the club, and the
words of which were recently written
by Doctor Paschal. promises to be one
S of the most popular songs ever writ
1 ten for YAK Forest. The words,
t which are given below. are sung to
the tune of maryland, my Maryland:'
: so. Alma Mater it's thy name,
= That lights our path to glory,
= Wen ever spread thy matchless fame
> In word and song and story.
. SO sound her name through all the
. land.
Let triumphs ring on every hand,
. Let praises all our hearts command
. Hail, hail to thee, Wake Forest.
D And with stout hearts we greet the
u hour,
That calls us to our duty.
( We trust our alma matters power
To round our lives with beauty.
I And all the while our hearts are free.
t Our souls are full of iollity,
And singing in their joy and glee.
L Hail, hail to thee, Wake Forest.
Her sturdy son from far and near
I Look back to alma mater
I'm IldlN a PRAYER. he ef d ied1
[ They bless their alma mater:
. And as they rise from height to height
And stand as %victors in the fight.
They sing the mother of their might;
; Hail. hail to thee, Wake Forest
o Music and Social Joys.
The appropriate closing of the COM
mencement exercises was a concert by
S the First Regiment Band of Virginia.
and a social gathering onigh \
4 good nJ11hpr ca ms on tho SnaPilJ ira in
from Raleigh and the auditorium was
. filled to Overlooking. During the
+ course of the exercises Professor Car
( lyle introduced Mr.. H. f. Page to the
audience and Mr.. Page read a poem
=, he had written for the banquet Of last
= night. He was listened to with mucli
pleasure and given generous applause.
The Alumni Banquet.
$ After the exercises incident to the
presentation of the Alumni building
last night the Alumni banquet was
3 held.
6 The spacious gymnasium hail had
s been cleared Of its apparatus and a
number of tables were placed. The hall
y was decorated in green.
D Ladies, as we'll as men. were admit
ted to the banquet and when the large,
delighted crowd was seated. Prof. Ray
4 called the association to order. He an
s nounced that in appreciation of the
e services to the association by Prof.
d Carlyle in raising the funds for the
It construction of the Alumni building,
he was glad to name Prof. Carlyle
as of the evening.
According to custom. by motion the
members of the graduating class were
e elected members of the association.
= DR.. Paschal was thanked for his excel
: lent work in preparing the banquet,
e and Mrs. ID s. Nann and Mr.. Marion
n Purefoy were banked for their ser
: vices in assisting in the preparation
+; of the banquet.
i Mr.. Ray then turned the assembly
p; over to the postmaster of the even
5. ing. Prof. John b. CARLYLE.
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