The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-30
LINCOLN AWARDS
PRIZES TO many
Famous Pennsylvania School
Graduates Large Glass.
FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM
President Kendall Delivers Baeeaiau.
reate Sermon and Liberian Consul
Ernest Lyon Addresses the Literary
oeieties-Graduating Class Presents
the University With Check For 500.

Societies-Graduatin Class Presents
tho University With Check For 500.
Although the commencement exer-
cises at Lincoln university, Pennsylva-
MIA, are always good, those which
marked the close Of the 1915 term were
considered to have been the best In
the history of the institution. The
class was one Of the largest that has
been graduated for many years. The
exercises commenced by the celebra-
ton Of the anniversary Of the Philoso-
phian Literary society and the Garnet
Literary association. Hon. Ernest Lyon,
consul general Of the Republic Of IL
IBERIA to the United States, delivered
an address on "The Genius, Character
istics and Contribution Of the Black
Race to the Civilizations Of Mankind"
The eighth annual Opdyke prize de-
bate was held. This Is a contest be-
tween debating teams representing the
two literary societies and Is always an
interesting event because Of the friend
" rivalry between them. The ques-
ton for debate this year was "The
Best Interests of United States De-
mand a Permanent and Substantial In
crease In Our Army and Navy" The
affirmative fell to the lot Of the Philo-
sophian society, which was represented
by the following: N. A. Holmes, New
Jersey; II. III. Cain, Georgia; A. F.
White, Virginia; alternate, D. G. Hill.
Maryland. The Garnet Literary assO-
ciation had the negative in the debate.
1t was represented by A. 8. Beckham,
South Carolina; II. Brown, Pennsylva-
MIA, and FL. B. Burton.
The judges for the debate were Pro-
fessor Samuel Dickey Of Mccormick
Theological seminary, Chicago, former
ly professor Of Greek in Lincoln; DR..
w. P. Finney of Johns Hopkins uni
versity, Baltimore. and Mr.. John John
son Of Brazil. The presiding officer
was Professor s. c. Hodge. The deci-
sion was given to the Philosophian So
ciety, which had the affirmative. The
individual medal for the best debater
was awarded to A. r. White.
The baccalaureate sermon was
preached by the president, Dr.. ]. B.
Kendall. At the class day exercises
orations were delivered in Greek,
Latin, Spanish, German and native
African. They were all Of high merit
and deliyered in the usual forceful Lin
coin style. One Of the features OF the
class day exercises was the presenta-
ton to the university by the class Of
a check for 500.
In the Junior orator contest there
were FIVE participants. The orations
were as follows: II. B. Burton, British
West Indies, "a Memorial Obligation"
A. Z. Henry, British West Indies, "Im'
migration;" e. NJ. Murray, South Caro-
lima, MAN In the Making" @ R. Saul
ter, North Carolina, "Neighborhood and
Brotherhood" and c. w. Wood, Vir-
ginia, International Peace" The first
prize was awarded to O. w. Wood,
Virginia, and second to 81. B. Burton,
British West Indies.
The Latin salutatory, considered one
Of the best In recent years, was deliv-
cred by Francis G. Sumner Of Virginia.
Leo r. Commisiong, British West In
dies, spoke on silent Flowers" and A.
r. White of Virginia on "A Permanent
Peace" The valedictory was delivered
by N. A. Holmes Of New Jersey. The
following prizes were awarded: Brad
ley medal to Norman A. Holmes; the
class Of 1890 prize to Francis @. Sum-
ner; temperance prize In oratory to
w. G.. Price; second to L. M. Chamber
lain. The Moore prizes in English
were awarded as follows: Sophomore
class, first prize to William p. Young;
second was divided between Winston
Douglass and Willis G.. Price. In the
freshman class, first prize to Richard
T. Lockett; second to George A. DALEY,
with honorable mention to Charles Fl.
Stewart. The Annie Louise Finney
prize, which Is awarded to the student
who best exemplifies the ideals Of Lin
coin university, was given to Harri-
son Fl. Cain; the Stanford memorial
prize in mathematics to Winston Doug
lass first and Thomas J. Crawford Sec
ond.
Exercises were conducted by the
class in the Mary Dodd Brown chapel,
after which the class banquet was held
In the refectory. A large number OF the
alumni were present. The following
is list Of the graduates: w. @. Ad-