The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-05-30
Finals ARE ON
At CHAPEL HILL
Opened Saturday With Senior
Day Exercises
vi~i
8lcCauUREATE SUNDAY
bishop Denny. of Nashville, Delivers
an Able Discourse--Many Per-
formances Dear to the Hearts Of
the Graduating GLASS Are Enacted
in Due Form.

Chapel Hill, May 2s.-The 10th
commencement was formally inau-
gnrated Saturday with the senior
class day exercises. in Gerard hall
in the morning and under the shades
OF the old Dayie poplar in the after
noon.
AT about $50 o'clock in the morn
ing the senior class gathered in Ger
rard hall for last private meeting
together. No one was admitted eN-
cept the members OF 1911, and the
exercises were simple and of semi
tacred nature, such as the Offering
OF prayer and one last informal talk
all together.
AT 1880 the real exercises OF the
day began, when the class solemnly
marched up the aisle Of old Gerard
haIl TO the strains OF the university
orchestra to the seats reserved for
them in front. When the speakers
had taken their places on the plat
form, President w. A. Dees advanced
&c the front TO make his farewell adj
dress to his classmates.
Next followed the reading of the
Class history by Richard G. Stock
ton.
Then Ira c. Moser presented the
class gift. which is the sum OF ST.
GOO to be raised in the next few
years by the loyal members Of 1911,
as part of a proposed fund of .slo.-
600 10 be used for the constructing
Of a new athletic field. which is to
be up-to-date In every respect, like
those Of the leading colleges OF the
country.
DIR. Francis p. venable, after a
selection by the orchestra, introduc-
ed successfully the contestants for
the Willie p. Mangum medal for ora
tory established in 1873 and one OF
the most coveted honors in college.
The orators were I. Harding Hughes,
sreaking on '.The Master Passion;
G. l. Williams, speaking on THE
Master Passion of American Democ-
racy," and c. Z. Mcintosh, speaking
on 1.-THE Third Estate in Mans
Emancipation" The award will be
announced in Memorial hall Tues
day morning.
The senior class exercises were
brought 70 a close In the afternoon
under the old Dayie poplar on the
University campus with the reading
Of the history, prophecy and will by
George Graham, Frank Oliver and
Harry Solomon, respectively, and. By
the smoking Of the pipe Of peace. the
Surrounding OF the juniors and be.
queathing to them the senior priv.
ileges, the singing Of the college
songs and yells for the last time to
gether and the taking Of the LAS
drink OF water all together at ths
we'll
Bishop Collins Denny. Of the Meth
odIst Episcopal church. south, q
Nashville. Teun., preached the bacea
laureate sermon Sunday morning II
Memorial hall before the universit,
graduating class on the text What
soeyer man soweth. that shall b
also reap"
Men express their whole persona
creed, he said, Tin the belief tina
they have soul" Bishop DEM.
declared he believed he lad a soul
The soul makes man more powerful
than all the material universe. Tn
greatest thing in man is mind. whel
one loses mental responsibility. he
put into an asylum. Mind reacts Ii
definite ways. Man is not responsible
fof feelings: a man with a pebble Il
his shoe cannot walk in comfort
Neither IA be responsible for his de
slre for food. Man Is responsible
when he makes a choice Of what h
all and will not take"
lie discredited yoltaire's observa
ton that the truth Of a need Ii n
proof Il will be satisfied Man mus
be immortal. Before an English
speaking audience there Is no nee
20 prove that he Is free. God exhori
Us to SOW right seeds. though ma
81 mot responsible because right
tight and wrong Is wrong. No legli
lstuTe can alter one Of Gods law
ssich a. the divorce Law. We cannt
cover up q wrong by changing III
name"
Progressive euchre parties N
Sneaker uroffaifnad 10 he Qanthtful
PAPER bills are not money but onl
promises 70 pay: thus We daily Iis
lies. A man must reap as be h
s0sn. There Is more In the prodigi
Son parable than many sec, for a
father probably did not restore b
7aised Inheritance We must pr
pare 10 reap the evil ". have sown
Bishop Denny copiousiy illustrate
his points b. the life Of David.