The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-21

more original or striking or eloquent
way here. At the close of his ADDRESS
hundreds flocked to the platform TO
express their appreciation Of the mas
terly speech.
Graduating exercises were held in
the afternoon, and preceded by ora
tons delivered BY three representa-
tives from each literary society as fol
lows: J. j. McCurry, Marion, =. G.;
W. g. Gay, Spring Hope, y. G.. Eccles
Gray, StatesNiIle, y. G.; T. +. Nooten,
kinston; II. Y. Murray, Burlington,
\. C.; X. \. Hay, MayesNille, y. &. NO
finer orations of the kind have ever
been delivered from this platform.
The judges, after careful consider
alton. awarded the medal for oratory
to II. Y. Murray, Of Alamance county,
representing the Athenian Literary
Society.
Diplomas were p~resented>to the fol-
loving Of the Literary Department:
Classical course-B. Sanders Albrit-
ton, SNOW Hill; Peryis billiard Beeson,
Friendship; Ray Lenwood Brown.
Ahoskie; Numa Richardson Carter,
Ruffin, James Elmer Cutchin. Whita-
kcrs; William Bennett Dalton, Madi-
son; Robert Pope Holt, Lorton, Va;
Walter Smith Linyllie, kernerSVille;
John Dobb McCurry, Marion; John
Fitzpatrick Quinerly, Ayden; Clay
Vance Ring, kernersVille; Ellie May
wood TrogdOn, oak Ridge; Robert
Richmond Walker, Union Ridge; Viii
liam Jonathan C~apehart, ROXObel.
Scientific course-William Ray Gates,
RoXboro; Starkey Sharpe Jernlgan.
Herrellsville; Claude Foy Jarnan.
Jacksonville; Harry Macarthur Wood
ward. Warsaw. TO the following young
men Of the Commercial Department:
Carl Afford, Rowland; II. j. Camp
bell. Burlington; Lewis c. CoTbett,
Corbett; A. H. Forester, West Va.
T.. \. sHarper, Nashvine; ". <. H"--
worth, High Point; B. j. Jones, Has
ty; Carl Norris, Maxton; ID. l.. Nance,
Axton, Va; J. l.. Powell, Rufiin; join
f. Shine, Faison: G. D.. Waters, Colds
boro; d. G. Britain, Symmetrical,
Claude Currie, Jackson Springs; r
Nj. Billiard, Corbett; b. l.. Frye, States
Vile; W. 6. Outlines, hernersviile.
Claude F. Jarman, Jacksonville;
mer korner, k~ernersville; Kenneth
Mitchiner, Garner; G. H. Nelson
Summerton; T. \. Ross, Nashville; II
A. Sauls. Manning, S. G.; c. l.. Minter
Leatherwood, Va. To the following
in Shorthand: l.. D. Alley. Webster
j. II. harrington, MaXton; w. G.. Hut
fines, Kernersyille; W. 6. Lowry. Oal
Ridge; d. l.. Nance, Axton, Va: j
f. Shine, Faison: Miss Mamie Tise
Winston-Salem; G. D.. Waters, Colds
boro; Carl Afford, Rowland; II. J
Campbell, B~urlington; Claude Currie
Jackson Springs; c. A. Valentine, Mt
Airy; E. NJ. Deaton, Mooresville;
c. Britain. Symmetrical.
Medals were delivered in a mos
eloquent and forceful address by f
w. Bynum, Esq, Of Pittsboro, elias
of go.
With these exercises the sixtietl
commencement at Oak Ridge Insti
tute passed into history. Hundred
Of the alumni Of the institution from
all parts Of this and other States wer
present, mingling with each other il
social conference, and in %recountinI
the halcyon days Of old. Amongs
all these, however, there We're no pes
simistic words, but all looked forwar,
with hope to the glory of the schoo
not yet dreamed of or attained. n
commencement in all the schools his
tory has been more universally sue
1 cessful.