The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-28

IL wns my privilege end great pleas
urc 10 preach the AnurFl sermon On
Sundav the 18TH. before the stGten;
body a1f a large number Of people
wka. from the village and me sar-
rounding country. came in - hear
Monday was Commencement cay
and | listened 20 six orations that
are rarely extellcd by young mea.
anywhere. Following the o-ations.
the Alumni Address was delivered by
isaac { Wright Esq. II Greens
boro- The music fGrnlShe by the
college band. or which Prof G L
Whitaker Is tAe Ieade-. MAS superb
->f.cr an hours i1ternission for
dinner. Hon. Y. J. Justice. Speake:
Of the House ~ Representatives. de-
l'vered The Annual Address. whicn
vas we'll done OF course. and greatly
enjoyed by a large crowd
Then came the presentation Of
diplomas and medals. thea the bene-
!iction and the very pleasant cxe.-
rises OF : most interesting commence
ncut came TO g close.
] arrived at tho Institute TOO late
on Saturday To witness the exercises
Or that day-The Field ana Class Day
Exercises. but learned That they were
ycrv fine.
1t 5 p. m, the Aunuai Debate oc-
CURED. which l did not hear. but
head OF The question ,va~-"Re-
solved That the Next Legislature Of
NCrth Carolina Should Prohibit the
sale of Intoxicating Liquors In Bar
rooms OF all Towns in the state"
Ficssrs. {. r. Cody. OF Henderson.
\ G. and r c. Warrick. OF Jackson
vile. \. \, spoke in the affirmative;
ard Meeers W b Campbell Of
Washington. =. G.. ana Felix l.. Web
ster. OF Wilkesboro. y. g. in the neg
ative. The resolution was adopted.
and Oak Ridge boys placed them
selves on record for Prohibition.
Good for them.
should not fail . safe that the
institute has two as fine Society Halls.
with perhaps two or three exceptions.
a can be found in the colleges OF the
state. while its class rooms are, in
point Of arrangement as we'll as for
light and airiness, equal 70 those Of
any of the best schools From ell
that | have been able to see and hear,
since | have been on the Ridge. !
conclude shat Oak Ridge Institute Is
rs good a place as a young man can
find for study and the acquisition of
practical business education.
Oak Ridge is situated on ridge
between the waters OF HaW and Deep
rivers, about six miles northeast Of
kernersville, il Il country that is not
onlf healthy but VerT productive As
an evidence Of is hcalthiness, / learn
ed that there are now living in the
community of Oak Ridge number OF
octogenarians, both men and women,
and nobody has any reason TO sus-
pact he or she will not see his or her
S0th or Goth birtnCay IL he or she re-
main on the Ridge. | met clever and
apparently vigorous gentleman, who
was eighty-fivc years old; and heard of
several others who are between eighty
and ninety; and Of some who LIVED
to be ninety-fivc or more.
There can be no doubt about the
heaithiness of the country; and. II
one could see tho beautiful wheat
fields that are waving on either
hand. he'd have no dou5t about tn"
productiyencsS of the soil. 1t is =
firSt-class gain country and the peo-
pic are Justly proud of their wheat
crops. Prof r f. Whitaker carried
mo to his farm To ecc his wheat 1t
vaS iust simply fine, and he'll make
hundreds of bushels. 1t | had such
a wheat fled In sure I'd be proud
of it
.siong the Ridge tho people can
raise anything hey want and there
is no finer fruit section in tho pied
mont ccuntry-applcs. peaches, pairs,
cherries. strawberries. grapes and n
feet. any and ali Kinds Of fruits grow
Well
OAK Ridge institute Is Hfty-nve
years old and since ] have seen the
J-Stittlte and the surroundings ] am
not at eli astonished that it has been.
for all these years, such q popular
aud successful school. nor can / doubt
is future increased usefulness and
prosperity.
OF course. / spent tie tnme pleas
artly. while on the Ridge. as my only
living brother. Mr. d. w. Whitaker
end his family arc citizens of the
village. two of whose sons. Messrs.
r F. and c. 4. Whitaker are pro-
fessors in the school. They live we'll up
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