Louisburg Echoes. GIVE ME INSIGHT INTO TO-DAY.” Vol. II. LOUISBURG, N. C. JUNE, 1910. No. 10. Editorial Department NEITIIKAN SOCIETY: liESSIE NORWOOD. SKA GIFT SOCIETY: LETITIA MIDGETT, ASSISTANTS : SALLIE GARDNER, MATTIE MARTIN, MARY S. EGERTON' SARAH JONES P’ACULTY editors; MABEL I. DAVIS, M. EMETH TUTTLE. Business Manager, - - - CORA D. BAGLEY. Entered at the postolTice at Louisburg, N. C., as second- class matter. FII"TY CENTS A YEAR. COMMENCEMENT. Haccalaiii'ojite Sennoii by Dr. c». IJ, Strickler, of Hicliiiiond, Va.—Y. W. C. A. Sermon by l>f. \V. IJ. North, of the North Carolina C'onference—Ijiterary Address by Dr. Ed win M. I'oteat, President of Furman Uni versity—A I/arso Graliiating Class—The Ground Droken for tlio Jlemorial Building. The Annual^Sermon on Sunday morning, May 22, was the beginning of the closing ex ercises of Louisburg College. The day was an ideal commencement day and all nature seemed in sweet accord with the occasion. The music in charge of Misses Williams and Preston, was inspiring, the congregation joining as with one voice in Coronation and True-hearted, whole-hearted. At 11.30 Uev. A. J. Parker introduced the speaker, Dr. G B. Strickler of the Union Theological Semi nary, Richmond, Va„ who took for his text John 7: 17, “If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.” There was nothing oratorical or flowery in the ser mon; it was a clear and forceful exposition of the text by a scholar to a thoughtful people. He dealt, not in poetry, but in nuggets of truth, making it clear that God reveals his word to those who really desire truth. At 8.30 o clock. Dr. AV. 13. North delivered the sermon before the Young Women’s Chris tian Association, taking his text from Psalms 119: 18, “Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.” His sermon seemed a complement to Dr. Strickler’s, showing that only spiritual blind ness makes the way dark. Dr. North is a profound thinker, thoroughly conversant with the Word. On Monday afternoon, at 5 o’clock, the First Year Music Class, assisted by the little girls of the primary department, gave a re cital. No feature of Commencement showed better training or more thorough work than did the girls who took part in this concert. Miss Dickens, whose classes so highly enter tained the audience, has been a teacher in the College only five months, but her work needs no further comment. Louisburg becomes tke Mecca for many pil grims during Commencement week. In honor of their return the Alumnae Association holds an Annual Banquet, which is to many the most enjoyable feature of Commence ment. \ Not being able to secure the services of Mr. Dughi, who has so long been the caterer on these occasions, it was decided that the banquet should be held at the Louisburg Hotel, and long before the appointed hour the lobby was filled with spectators who thronged there to catch a passing glimpse of beautiful gowns and fair women. At 9 o’clock, ’neath a most artistic combi nation of lavender and white—the college colors—the guests took their places about the elegantly spread tables in the hotel dining room. Mrs. J. S. Barrow, President of the Alum nae Association, acted as toast-mistress, and, in her charming and characteristic manner, made everyone forget the passing of the years, and become again the care-free school girl. After her bright address of welcome, she called upon Miss Frances Thomas, ’o9, to welcome the clas of 1910—the youngest members of the Association. An elegant seven course dinner was serv ed; the Juniors, according to custom, serv ing the guests. At intervals during the ban quet the following toasts were responded to: The Girls Who AVear the Mortar Boards— Miss Frances Thomas. To the Comet Seekers—The Fortunate and the Unfortunate—Miss Mabel Davis. Women’s Clubs—Mrs. E. C. Jones. To the Country School Ma’m—Miss Katie Furman. The Alumnae—Miss Annie Jerome. June and Its Possibilities—Mrs. T. W. Bickett. The toasts were all replete with humor and beautiful In sentiment. Just in time to see the eclipse of the moon the hour for ad journment was announced and the toast mis tress, after a brief farewell, proposed a toast to Mr. J. S. Lancaster, Louisburg’s new caterer. The class day exercises on Tuesday after noon were seriously interfered with by the fearful rain and wind storm which swept over the town just before the hour of beginning. The exercises were to have been held on the north side of the campus under the large spreading oaks. A stage had been erected and the necessary seats provided, but the rain drove all in-doors, there the exercises proceeded in spite of the elements. The exercises were a surprise to the audi ence. Instead of the dignified Seniors, clad in cap and gown, a bevy of romping school girls rushed on the stage, tossed their bon nets to the floor, and a scene from “ye olde time skule” followed. Miss Bessie Norwood, President of the class, played the role of teacher. The Class History was read by Miss Mary Stuart Egerton; the prophecy by Annie Je rome, and the will by Letitia Midgett. These documents, abounding in hits, were bright and original, and afforded the class a fine op portunity to even up, in a good-natured way, a number of old scores against the various members of the Faculty. The exercises on Tuesday evening by the Expression Class, consisted of a four act drama, entitled, “A Girl in a Thousand,” which was well rendered. Between acts, Misses Floyd, Kearney and Camilla Yarbor ough gave readings, and a quartette, com posed of Messrs. B. T. Holden, W. D. Jack son, L. S. Hale and Dr. A. H. Fleming, sang Annie Laurie. After the play the “Lotus Eaters,” a pantomime, was rendered by the Delsarte Class/ Wednesday’s program consisted of gradu ating exercises, literary address and the for mal breaking of the ground for the erection of the Matthew S. Davis Memorial Building, completed the Commencement exercises for the current year. The College has never had a more brilliant Commencement. The graduating class, headed by its pres ident, Miss .Tames Elizabeth Norwood, enter ed the auditorium, which was already filled to its utmost capacity, at 10.30, and occu pied in a body, seats reserved on the ros trum. Love Divine, that most excellent and in spiring hymn, was sung by the entire con gregation, after which the opening prayer was led by Rev. W. W. Rose. Rev. L. S. Massey then introduced the speaker. Dr. Edwin M. Poteat, President of Furman University, Greenville, S. C. Dr. Poteat, after laying most effectively, the back ground by his introductory remarks, announced as his subject, “Happiness.” He emphasized the different meaning and sig nificance of the word considered from the standpoint of different individuals in differ ent stages of life. It depends upon who is talking as to what kind of a good time they are having, and what constitutes a good time. To swine the word means wallowing in a mud hole; to Newton, working mathematics - at this juncture a loud groan was heard to issue from one ol the under-graduates, seat ed near the front, which gave rise to laugh ter and applause. The speaker classified his subject under two heads, viz: enjoying ones self and deny ing one’s self. All happiness, says he, con sists in either one or the other. Enjoying ones self from a selfish standpoint is the wrong road to true happiness, the bigger the

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