The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-26
CUMM|NS TO TAKE
PLACE OF PEARY
Iowa Senator Will Deliver Adj
dress at Trinity College
Commencement
commencement.
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Trinity College, Durham. N. G., May
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT week at Trinity
College begins on next Sunday evening,
June l. at s o'clock. with the bacca-
Preston Few. Tho exercises of tho
tifty-fourth commencement will be
concluded with tho big reception to tho
graduating class on "Wednesday night.
following next Sunday.
very important change has been
made In the program for the week
that was formerly announced. Rear
Admiral Robert T.. Peary, world ia
nous explorer. and discoverer of tho
North Pole, who was to have delivered
the commencement address, will not
BIO able to be present. and for this fea-
ture OF tho commencement season the
college has secured Senator Albert
Baird Cummins. of Iowa. This address
VIII be delivered on Wednesday morn
Ing. June 4.
Senator Cumnlins is one of the most
popular speakers in the country. He
has been member of the lower house
OF Congress, and was Governor of the
State of Iowa from 1902 to 1905. when
he was chosen United States Senator
He was one of the foremost candidates
for the Republican nomination for the
presidency at the famous Chicago con-
vention of last summer, and Is still
very prominent figure in the country
because of his leadership in tho move
ment to bring together the opposing
elements within his party.
The commencement sermon will be
preached by the Rev. George Peck Eek
man. ID. D.. OF New York City. DR..
Eckman is editor of the New York
4 y, -ctt Il
most forceful and interesting preachers
In the American pulpit to-day
The annual alumni address will be
delivered this year by Rev. G. c.
Woods, assistant editor of the st. Louis
Christian Advocate The address will
be delivered ut tho alumni dinner.
which follows Immediately upon the
close of the sermon by DR. Eclsman.
A number of the classes of the college
have arranged to hold their reunions
at this time. and an unusually large
number of the alumni of the college
are expected back for the coca sion. DR..
Albert Anderson, OF Raleigh, president
of the alumni association, Will preside
at the dinner.
On tuesday evening at o'clock four
members Of the graduating class will
speak in competition for the Wiley
Gray medal. after which all the medals
and prizes will be awarded.
He dOuEeSS py senator CUTnmlnS Will
be delivered on Wednesday, morning,
juno 4. AT night of the same day
will be the reception in honor of the
graduating class.
T. Il. Cheek, of Durham. will have
charge OF the music for the occasion,
aside from the orchestra part. The
music by the Durham Choral Society
has for many years been one Of the
most enjoyable features of commence
inent, and again this year Mr.. Cheek
and those associated with him, have
prepared an interesting musical pro-
| gram.
will be most enjoyable a number OF
| organizations are making arrange
| ments for reunions OF their members
! and the annual reception In honor OF
| the graduating class Will be held In
| the east wing Of the Washington Duke
Building on Wednesday evening, as
| stated above