The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-06-09

good to eat in addition to the colleg
spirit AMI good fellowship that char
acterized the dinner last year. An old
fashioned, homecoming dinner will b.
served, to include barbecued pig an,
brunswick stew. All holders of de
grees from Trinity, all ex-students
college officers and teachers. an,
members of the board of trustees ar,
invited.
i PARK SCHOOL EXERCISES.
Last night the graduating exercises
OF the Trinity Park school were held
and fifty young men and FIVE youns
ladies graduated from this school. II
is the largest graduating class in the
history of the school, having five more
members than any other class that the
school has ever turned out.
The feature of the evening was the
annual defamation contest In which
six members of the senior class were
allowed to enter. This contest was
OF the highest order, and it is not the
mere reiteration of the weIl.known
saying about all contests of this ma
ture that is was the finest contest
in the history of the school. for in.
deed 1t was contest that showed not
only preparation but also much talent
in the art of speaking. That the
judges did not have an altogether easy
time Is shown in the fact that the de-
cision awarding the medal to Mr..
Sheppard was by vote of two to one.
Headmaster North presided and the
following men were the contestants
for the medal: Joseph Warren Bur.
CESS with the subject Plea for Cuba; ="
John Lloyd Frizzelle with subject
Mother, Grid my Sword Around Me-:
John Tyer Larkins. Washington: ="
Walter Glasgow Shepperd. THE Hand
OF God in History" Frank Talley,
Robert Emmett's Protest Against Sen.
tence as a Traitor" and Thaddeus
Earl Wilkerson, IF He Lives Unit!
Shutdown Tomorrow He VIM Get Well
The judges for this contest were Rev.
Mr.. Broom, Mr.. w. A. Lambert and
M. L. A. Fall. Mr.. Lambert, in a few
well-chosen words, announced the de-
cision Of the judges and awarded the
medal to Mr.. Walter Glasgow Shep-
perd.
e Four other medals were awarded.
these being given by the two literary
societies of the Park school. The de-
bater's medal of the Grady society was
awarded to Mr.. T. E. wilkerson and
the deelaimer's to Mr.. II. NJ. Radclisr.
The debater's medal Of the Calhoun So
ciety was won by Mr.. X. o. Rhodes.
and Mr.. w. A. Cade was judged to be
the best declaimer in this society and
was awarded the medal All Of these
medals were awarded by Prof. North.
he telling the winners that they should
not wear the medals longer than to-
morrow.
Eleven of the graduating class were
given diplomas and fortyfour receiv-
ed certificates. To receive a diplo-
ma one must complete the course in
English, mathematics, Latin, history.
physics bible and either Greek, French |
or German. Those who have finished |
the complete course and will he adj |
mitted TO the freshman class OF col. |
lege without any conditions are Sam
uel Allen Alexander, Jose Byrd, Dma.
ley Warren Bagley. Abram Marvin |
Clement, Blanche Duke. Cattle Eunice
Jones, Mary Elizabeth Reade, Walter
Glasgow Shepperc. Joseph Clarence
Taylor, Thaddeus Earl wiIkerson and
Thomas Hooper Wilson.
To receive a certificate the student
wust finish the required course in Eng.
lish, mathematics. physicc. bible md
History or Latin. The following we're
awarded certificates: David Ernest
Adams. Jaul Swindell Asnby. Raleigh
Allen Bagley, David Barringer. Earl
DE Beavers. William George Boyle.
Joseph Warren Burgess, Edward Grant
Claywell, Benjamin Rush Cole. Numa
Haden Crews. James Madison Currfn.
Jr.. Randolph Currin. John Tyler Lar.
kins, John Willie Love, James. Lyoa
Lockhart, William Ray Lukens, While
Percy Moore. Vernon Andrew Moore.
Mccoy, Sarah Eva Neat.
Lex Eugene O'Briant, Edward foys
0rmond. Buena Vista Pocket. Nat
Poindexter. Robert Micaiah
Davis, Robert Grandson Lee Edwards.
Robert Nicholson Fits. Kirby Cutn.
bert Formy.Duv1l John Lloyd Fritz.
zelle, Jerome Boswick Griffin. Henry
Grady Harris, Caywood u. HokeII. Abe
Dalton Jones, Arthur Emil Lleineeke.
Floyd Hines Reel. Leonard Oliviogs
Burney Burton sbamburger.
Joseph Smith. Frank Talley, William
Jesse Thompson. Lloyd Eugene Tur.
mage. Roscoe Bryant Wells, Wesley
Robert Willis, Raitord HOWE Win.
.hesterfi
The students who made a general
average Of ninety or more are put on
he honor roll for the year. The fol.
owing were on the roll Of honor from
he senior class: u. W. Bag1ey. n. A.
Bagley. Miss Blanche Duke. X. G. For.
my Duval, Eunice Jones, A. y. Klei.
recke, J. 7. T.arkin. Miss Mary Reade.
W. ]. Thompson, W. O. shepperd and
+. u. Wilkerson. On the upper class
honor roll arc: w. A. Cade. ID. W.
Miss EstelIe Flowers, ]. 4.