The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-08

! TRINITY COLLEGE. DURHAM ~
- june S,-With the setting of the
sun yesterday afternoon Trinity's cur
Iaih ielI never to rise again on the
scenes and activities of the college
year or l31o-l91l. AT 7:al. exactly
az Inc last ray from the sinking sun
faded away. the members of the class
OF l9ll lowered the brilliant copy
! OF Old Glory" which during the
present year has fiuttered in the
"tee@e over the college community,
ana which has quickened the shirt
Oh patriotism in every one. In the
presence of several hundred students.
visitors and citizens this last Act of
| the outgoing class was performed.
ne commencement address was
dehFered in Craven Memorial Hall
yesterday morning by Mr.. Jacob An
gust nus, of New York City. Mr.. Rffs
~ an interesting man in every way.
lie was born in Denmark many wears
ago ana sull has enough OF the old
banish brogue about his speech to
make one listen TO him with the great
est interest He began his address
py telling an old tradition as To the
| origin of tho flags of the United
states and Denmark, telling 1t, as
ne said, because Of the fact that he
hifnselr was born under the Danish
mag and because his children were
n"FH under the Stars and Stripes He
Said that the legend relates the story
mat the Danish flag fell from heaven
[ IN the year 1l9 A. D. and he reck-
oned it was so laughter But there
We're stlil some stars LETT, and there
were placed In the flag OF the United
States
BENG engaged, as he is, In bettering
( the conditions in which the masses
i've in New York City, his address
was naturally along tnat line. though
ne frequently branched off and told
/ joke or two. He told mnny sad
stories or the life in the Sums with
when ne had dealt SO extensively
Mr. Rfis remarks were along the line
OF great religious teacher. and he
/ llke the great divine who delivered
the sermon Tuesday, exhorted his
hearers to upright living and plead
WIN them TO follow In the paths
trodoen by the paths Of Jesus
II would tie impossible to give here
the address in fun. but this great man.
maze famous by many books which
bear his name. by his works of re-
FORM in the great cities and by his
deep interests and accomplish rnents
IN behalf Of those who live in the
sums or the greater cities held his
audience almost spellhound for nearly
an hour =
Tells story of tho Temph,.
IN closing he related the story ~
now tho first temple OF Solomon was
located. and this is the story. T.onr
long years ago there lived in the land
Of Judea two Israellte brothers. one
mad a family OF several children and
Wne. the other lived alone. and Ind
/ no one 20 care for save himself. One
DAY during the harvest season they
mad been stacking their sheaves in
ther barns. That night when the
elder brother Was sitting around his
nreslde with all the members of the
family circle gathered about him. he
SAID TO his wife: Brother is lonely
ana mas no one TO care for. and /
mink, under the cover Of the dark
ness. l viii take a turn OF shea,ss
over and place them on his pile. and
"nen ne gets up in the morning he
VIII see them and he happy" He
did II over IN the other home the
younger brother told his servants ma.
ms elder brother had a large family
to look after. but he had only him
sell and he was going TO take turn
~ sheaFes over and place them on
ftlSN brothef's pie, and he would SCI
40 NN4'H fS EtdG ms ne Tfu.
1T was done the first night ana tho
second night, bur the third night the
moon was shining. and as the brothers
We're each taking his sheaves 10 his
Drothers pile, they met in the middle
OF the road. Here whore the two
brothers met. Solomons Temple was
ouit. for 1t is said that that was the
place where heaven and earth came
the nearest TO meeting
Mr.. It1is address WAS an earnest
and an eloquent plea 10 each one in
his audience to love his neighbor so
that he would always be found try
ing 70 emulate the example Of these
two brothers.
Deliver Diplomas.
Immediately following the address.
diplomas We're presented to the foi-
lowing. Hugh Bandy Adams, -Four
oaRs; Emma Rabbit, Bayboro; VIII
liam Raymond Bell. Concord; Joseph
Edward Brinn. Hartford, Mabel
Bruce. Durham; Ernest Calvin Cheek,
Durham; Jefferson Berry Courtney.
Lenoir; Thomas Graham Elliott, Dur
ham, Robert Lee Ferguson, Durham;
clyde DIN Fisher, Cary: Woodfin
Grady CASTOR. Lowell. Fannie Glad
stein, Durham; Benjamin Cause
Gregg, Jr.. Florence, s. G.; Philip
Gregg, Jr.. Florence. s. c.: Phillip
Franklin Hanes. Mocksville: Henry
Grady Hedrick, Lexington: Henry
Reid Hunter, Eliot, Bernard Tai
mage Hurley VAUDEVILLE: Chesley
Martin Hutchins. Durham. Mabel
Bertha lsley, Burlington, Louis Isaaa
Jaffe. South Boston. Va: Paul Jones
kiker. Polkton: Russell DeLessep kor-
ner, kernersville: James Thomas
Laten. Fayetteville, Tenn; William
George Nation, High Point: James
Herbert Miller. W1nfaIl; Baxter Gray
Proctor, East Durham: Matte Lou
Ola futile. Goldsboro: Giles Wesley
Wick, Bailey; Thurman Gomez Vick-
ers Durham.
The degree of master OF arts was
conferred upon six young men as
follows: George Milton Daniel. Roa-
noke Rapids; Frank Nicholas Eyer
ton. I4ouisburg Phillip Jefferson
Johnson. Lenoir: Edgar Wallace
knight, Alexander; Claude Bascomb
West. Wadesbore. Beale Jennings
Fawcette, Durham.
In the senior class the honors We're
won as follows: Summa cum laude,
William Raymond fseff;; Magma tstifriif f I
laude. Emma Rabbit, Joseph Ed |
ward Brinn. Ernest Calvin Cheek, |
Clyde DIN Fisher Woodfn Grady |
CASTOR, Fannie Goldstein. Chesley |
Martin Hutchins. Mabel Bertha lsley, /