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

Wake Forest. n. c.. MAY 25.-The
principal events of commencement
day proper here at Wake Forest Col
lege today were the graduating exer-
cises Of the class Of '96. the Conferr-
ing Of degrees, the presidents report.
the baCCalaur"ate address. the ora
tions and III excellent concert by the
Glee club.
The board Of trustees adjourned to-
day without doing anything more Of
interest than that already reported.
The session of the board was taken up
principally With routine business and
consideration of the recommendations
made by the president.
Presidents Report.
Following is d portion Of President
Poteat's report:
Some changes of importance in the
courses leading to graduation have
been made by the Faculty. The work
in the Bachelor of Laws course has
been extended to cover three years in
stead of two as heretofore. and the
Master of Arts requirements now in
clude three advanced subjects instead
of two as heretofore and q minimum
grade of 80. The total number of re-
CURED hours for the Bachelor of Arts
course has been reduced from sixty
five to sixty-two. and the conditions
Of entrance have been improved.
The number of students enrolled is
345. This number is 81 above that
If the last session. and II above that
OF the year 1902-1904. which made
the highest previous enrolment. North
Carolina send 313, South Carolina -,
Georgia and Virginia 4 each. Mary
and >. Alabama. Arkansas and Ken
lucky l each. All sections Of North
Carolina are represented from Chero-
Ece and Yancey counties to Carteret
nd Tyrrell. Wake county leads with
-. while Northampton and HalffaN
ic with y. Union and cleveland With
II. No fatal illness has befallen the
tudont body. The spirit IF the stu
Tents has been well nigh all that couIG
fl" desired both in loyalty t. the col
iege and the administration. and III
The sense Of propriety and honor com
ne rapidly to be supreme. The only
form of hazing here. that known as
~"blacking." is not yet eliminated, but
it is passing away under the censure
# the great majority Of The students
nd the dismissal by the
FACULTY of every detected parttcipatoi
n =.
The removal Of the morning chapel
~erVices from Leigh Hall to Memorial
Hall at the beginning of the session
vas followed by a marked improve
ucnt in the character OF the exercises.
The general religious condition pre-
ailing in the college has been most
gratifying. 1t was greatly helped ~
o~rotracted Service beginning the first
i October and continuing to the 18TH
II. \. z. DunnaWay, of oxford. con-
lucted those services The Young
liens Christian Association has en-
listed a larger number of students IN
Ictiy Christian work than in Any pre-
ious session. II has Influenced ef-
ectively the non-ministerial section Of
he student body. which nov supplies
Is principal officers. 1t carries tor
yard voluntary Bible study and mis-
sion study. lightweight per cent Of
he students are members Of church
*.
The action of the Board OF Trustees
u their last annual session touching
he secret clubs which they had legal
zed q year before has been observed.
md there has been no effort t" per
,etuate them the present session.
For the coming year h baseball
eam Will be required by the Faculty
> play intercollegiate games in ac-
ordance with the rules of the south
m intercollegiate Association. The
ytSeball team. the basket Oall team.
and the GIee Club are lloNed TO be
absent from their work in the college