The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-08
COMMENCEMENT
At EL0N COLLEGE
The Closing Exercises Opened
With Brilliant Musical
Programme
M. A. DEGREE TO Mr.. LINCOLN
Gift Of Equipment and Coal Stock
to College-An Elegant
Banquet.
i. A. DEGREE TO Mr.. LINCOLN
(specIal to Tho NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Especial to Tho Times-Dlspatch.)
ELON COLLEGE, N. c.. June 7.-Thc
commencement exercises at Zion College
camc to close to-day with the gradu-
ating exercises. and three thousand WIS.,
itors In attendance. Tho exercises
opened with an elegant musical pro-
grnmme as follows
Tho Power Of Music, Miss Essie John
son, Windsor. Va
land, Holland. Va.
Arts of Expression, Miss Ruth Jones,
Suffolk, Va.
Music, tho Influence OF Thought on
Christian Character. Miss Sarah. Ker-
nodlc, Graham. n. G.
Tho Power OF Little Things. Miss Mary
Walters, Burlington, N c..
Music. the Beauty Of Optimism, Miss
Stella Clements, Worthwhile. N. G.
Tho characteristics OF Modern Chris
tianity, Mr. Alfred w. Andes, Meyers
Cave Va.
The valedictorian. Mr.. Andes. won three
medals, Long scholarship. Stanford ora-
tors, and Marrow Junior.
The salututorian was Miss johnson.
Miss Jones received the A1ofratt memorial
essayist's medal, the scholarship. These
medals were presented by DR.. ]. o. At
kinson, editor OF the Christian Sun.
The orators and essaylst's medals were
presented by Mr.. w. H.. Carroll, Of Bur-
lington, N. G.
Rev. w. G. Clements, A1orrisville, N.
c., member Of the board At trustees, pre-
scented the Bibles to the seniors.
President MofIitt cHlferred the degrees
and made the baccalaureate address,
The honors and degrees were as fol-
lows
Bachelor Of Phllosophy-Miss Sarah
May Kcrnodle, with honor, North Caro-
lima; Miss Mary Lou walters, with high
honor. North Carolina; Miss Annie Stella
Clements, with high honor. North Caro-
lima.
Bachelors Of Literature-Miss Ruth
Jones. with high honor. Virginia; Miss
.Goldie Holland, with high honor, Vir-
ginia; Miss Essie Charlotte Johnson, with
highest honor, Virginia; Mr.. Alfred We'll
Ion Andes. with highest honor. Virginia.
Presentation of certificates in music to
Miss Goldie Holland. in voice, Holland,
Va
Miss Maud Klapp. in piano, Elon COL
lege n. c.
Miss Linda Barnes, in piano, Elon Col
lege, n. c.
Honor roll for the year-A1iss Maude
Prtchard, Messrs. A.. T. West, S.
G. Rollings and Ut. Kernodle
Honor roll for one term-A1iss Rosa
Speight. Mr. W. s. Winstead.
Rev. p H. Fleming, secretary to the
board OF trustees, announced the gift OF
modern school-room equipment, costing
approximately $1,000. from the Clio So
ciety and one hundred shares Of coal
stock, par value $780, OF the Indiana Coal
Company
He also announced that intercollegiate
athletes will be permitted under strong
faculty supervision.
All tho old faculty will return except
Miss Alma Elliott, assistant In music,
who retires on her own motion, and Is
succeeded by Miss Mary Lou Pitt.
At P. NJ. occurred the art exhibit.
consisting OF three hundred paintings
by this years class In art Miss Willie
Ames received distinction. J. ]. Lincoln
received the NJ. A. degree.
At $3.50 P. NJ. occurred the reunions OF
the Clio, PHO and Phi Literary socie-
ties. At IS P. NJ. Rev. c. H. Roland,
B. A., class of 1900, Franklin, Va. de-
Iivered the alumni address; subject, Ser
penis Among FloWers'-a most eloquent
production.
Then came the alumni banquet, at
which refreshments and wit were mingled
till the wee small hours Of the morning.
This closes Elon's most successful and
rooat eyentflll year