The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-05-28
COMMENCEMENT AT RED
SPRINGS.

lmmence Crowds Gathered to
Witness the Closing Exercises
at the Southern Presbyterian
College and Conservatory of
Music-Eighteen Young Ladies
Observation-Disclosures of Ex-
cellent Work Miss Anderson,
Dean of the College for Nine
Years, Resigns Miss Eleanor
Reddick Entertains Personal
Items.
Correspondence of The Robesonian
From Monday to Wednesday of
this week every train brought
visitors to our town, until on the
last day of commencement the
crowd here was simply immense.
On Tuesday afternoon the art
exhibit took place. This was
held this year, for the first
time, in the new art room,
on the fourth story of the main
building. The work shown was
of high order, rejecting great
credit on the teacher, Miss
Ewing, of Virginia, and on the
pupils whom she has been train
ing. The sketches from nature,
many of them done from men,
ory, attracted much attention,
while the paintings in oil and
water colors were greatly adj
mired. Tuesday at 8 p. m. the
auditorium was filled to over
flowing, as on this evening was
held the annual concert, which
each year affords a rich, rare
treat to music lovers. The
splendid programme was we'll anC
beautifully rendered, each mum
ber calling forth loud and hearty
applause.
Wednesday morning, long be
fore the appointed hour, crowds
of people might have been seel
E vending their way to the colleg'
till the spacious auditorium wa
again taxed to its utmost capa
city. The procession Of nearl
four hundred sweet girls in whit
marching across the campus int
the building, keeping exact ste
8 with the strains from the organ
was indeed a thing of beauty,
we'll worth going miles to see
: Mr.. E. D. Smith, of the Sout
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q citation, who was to have bee
q the orator of the day, was pre-
vented by an unavoidable circun
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sponded to DR.. Vardell's cal
n Come over and help us" an
r. with his usual dignity and graz
n and in a most mastery name
q he filled the vacancy. To giN
even an outline of his fine al
dress this writer feels incapable
k Suffice it to say, it was a mo
excellent discourse, not wv
r. mans Rights" but woman
Wrongs an address which he
nj the large audience spell-bour
at for more than sal hour.
o. The graduates this year nur
70 Der eighteen young ladies, VIII
a+ with feelings of mingled sorro
at and joy, are bidding farewell
in college associates and teacher
q and are ready to enter upon the
ID life work.
# Miss Ellen McNeill and sister
at Misses Flora May and Bessi
who have for some months ma
,,t their home in Red Springs, le
yesterday for Laurinburg.
al Mr.. Horne, one of the CUBE
or material aspirants, is in town
day.
ov The many friends of Prof.
no. A. Macarthur were glad to W
If come him this week.
was one Of the teachers
~ the N. C. Military Academy he
ev few years since and was u
.xt versally loved and esteemed
his gentlemanly bearing and hi
,,,t Christian character. For the p
,s year he has had charge of flo
# ishing school in Ayden.
ar Tuesday morning Miss Eleal
Reddick delightfully."- entertain
led a few of her friends at lunche
ery in honor Of her guests, Mis-
ar" Cooper Smith and Sue Mcneil
Fayetteville. Those present W
= q Misses Sue Mcneil, Coo
m Smith, Eunice Pearsall, Bes
af- Jones, Wyatt McKinnon, &c
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Jessie Singleton, and Mar