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. * v. ' ? .. ? ** ' J X A. F. JOHNSON, EDITOR AND M. V9L. XLI. LOUISBURG COLLEGI Began on Sunday Mornin > * Wedne THE VARIOUS PROGRAM AND EX] The Bacalaureate Sermon W Rowe, of Charlotte, and tl Woman's Christian Assoc W. A. Stanberry, of Cht by Rev. Plato Durham, o: The nineteen hundred end elt ven session of Leuisburg Female College closed with the commencement exercises the past week. This will be recorded as the-most successful year in the history of this well known institution and re- ^ fleets great credit upon its management. ? The beginning of the exercises was , the Annual Sermon at the Methodist i church on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. . The weather was ideal and seemed as If | fortune had smiled upon the oceasion. , The crowd from home and abroad who | had gathered to hear this sermon was , large and composed of Louisburg's ] aarvwaoantofiwo T)Minlp_ The SPf. 4 vices were begun by a beautiful organ t solo by Miss Sailie Williams director of j music of tlie college, after whicb sev- ( eral selections including a pretty quartette by Mrs. A. H. Fleming, Miss | Cherry May Preston. Messrs. H. L. Candler and R. M.' Beasley. The pastor after making the announcements ] connected with the commencement ex- , ercises introduced Dr. Gilbert Kowe, of , Charlotte, who delivered the bacalau- , reate sermon to the graduating class, j Dr. Rowe took his text from Ht. Luke 10th chapter, 41 and 42 verses. "And , Jesus answered and said unto her Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things. But one thing is needful and Mary has chosen that i good part, which shall not be taken away from her." From this text be. delivered a strong, forceful and prack tical sermon, one of the best that has y been dcliveredjiere in many years. His , sermon was interesting, dealing with', practical things and showed much re- j search and study. He tried to impress >, uponUh?~imnds of the young ladies the i importance ot the common things in life and contrasted this with the effect of the frivolities and misdirected efforts of life. That it was too easy for us to forget our soul in the multitude of busi- , ness activities. He pictured very strongly the advantage of organizing life's forces in order to master the cir- 1 cumstances ot life and paid his respects ' - > a? ~e ' lO ine OVHULJ U1 J5?l 1S>, UUb Oiav j/uiiiu u out that the prettiest of these was not ! the ones who had merely beauty of ' form or appearance, but the one who ' has the pretty, easy, self possessed ' manners that is found in the time hon- ' ~ ored sentence "pretty is as pretty 1 does." Among the needful things, ' enumerated by him, was absolute faith . in Almighty God, the kind that puts everyone perfectly at ease with ail.' things on high. He also made it clear'' that religion compels education, that;' religion brings schoois, but never cjpes (' schools bring religion He closdd his ' remarks by saying that culture never-1 produces religion, therefore KeJearhest- 1 ly appealed to them that as they were 1 preparing to take up the duties of life ' by all means remember their duty to 1 God. It was a strong sermon and was ' - greatly appreciated by the largo num- ' ber present. Sunday evening at 8.30 o'clock ait the I Methodist church was the occasion of < the sermon before the Young Wemeh'a | Christian Association of #ie College. 1 This serfnon was delivered by Dr. W. < A. Stabberry, of Chapel Hill, and was < a strong and impressive one. He took I , * for his test the first of the ten Com- 1 mandments. Exodus 20-3 "Thou shalt ' have no other Gods lselore thee," and I used righteousness and selfishness fpr 1 ?fjis subject. He pointed out the fact < \ with force that to be selfish was not to 1 be religious or righteous nor would it I make one popular with friends but I would cause them to detract in nature < ft instead of to expand as was divinely in- ' tended His sermon contained much ' thought and was listened to by a large 1 and appreciative audience. ~ 1 j At this service special music had [ ' been selected and rendered- among 4 which was a vocal solo "Abide, With ! He" by Mr. R. M. Beastey, which was {. ^woun-estly enjoyed. ^oj^Mondey's traine were thronged with | ^??'oia girlS" returning In honor of the , aludhiae reunion and banquet, and , thoA ?,rl* othar dsys If they had , ears* at all, left them behind and en- , -tm *RAJ IN AGER E COMMENCEMENT g and Lasted Through sday. , ' ^ MES WELL ARRANGED 5CUTED as Delivered by Dr. Gilbert tie Sermon Before the Young iation Was Delivered by Dr. ipel Hill.?Literary Address E Concord. tersd whole-hearted into the joys of returned school dayB. The annual banquet was held on Monday evening at the Lancaster hotel presided over by Mrs. J. S. Barrow, the esteemed President of the Alumnae Association, whose charming personality lent dignity and ease to the occasion. After a greeting and a welcome to the new members of the Alumnae Association the toast miatw-Bs proposed a quaker meeting?that Is an opportunity for those present to peak if the" spirit moved them?and the spirit has a way of moving wonen's tongues when everything is onely. Short toasts to the toast mispress the abs.mt, etc., followed iq rapid succession until the following was pro posed: Some hae meat and canna' eat, And some wod eat who want it; ?ut we nae meat and we can eat, So let us be about it. An elegant eight course banquet foT: * owed throughout which bright toasts , ind fair women made it a memorable . occasion. The toasts all applied to the oollege or women. They were as fol- j lows: , To The Class of 1911?Miss Mary Stuart Egerton. Our Husbands?Read by Miss May Holmes. "> The Evolution of Women?Mrs. M. C. Pleasants. The Path Finders?Miss Maggie Floyd, 1 The Blayed Trail?Mrs. J. E. Malone ' The Alumnae?Mtss.Edna Allen. There were some absent this time whoso presence' usually adds much to i the pleasure of others, among the number were, Miss Cora Iiagley the very efficient Secretary of the Alumnae Association, Mrs. J. E. Malone, Mrs. E. C. Jones, a sudden illness made nec- , essory the absence of, Mrs. Malone, the other two were nat in town Mrs. . Malone's toast. The "Blazed Ttjail'' was read by Miss Mattie Ballard. On Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Col lege Chapel was the occasion of the Art exhibit. In this a number if pictures were displayed showing that \ i masters hand had played a great part n training the minds and hands of the many students of this profession. This lepartment is under the .management of Miss Matilda Foster, who lias won i in enviable reputation in her chosen ' work. Her intricate knowledge of art mu uceu icaecieu tr.rougn me siuaenia J ivho have ha3 the good fortune to be imler her and a decided personality was i evident in each production on exhibi- < tion. Quite a large number of our peo- i pie were present to treat their mind's i ;ye to the many pretty reproductions, s After the hour for the art exhibit j mdat five o'clock oil the game after- j loon the class day exercises were held i in the campus. Everything had been i aicely arranged on the south side of the :ampus for this occasion and the weath- { ?r was ideal. Although the sun had boen hining bright and hot all day it seom*d to take on the life of the evening Mid hide its face for an hour to lend lomfort to the occasion. After the , procession of the pretty school girls to the impromptu stage, The- exer- 1 lises Were opened with a song composed by Miss Mattie E. Mar- tin of the class of 1911 entitled "Hail i Louisburg College/' The song was i well composed and the singing was j ouch enjoyed. The programme was 1 then taken up by the reading of the ilaaa history by. Miss Maggie Floyd, ] which was a paper that was well writ- i en and very interesting It contained 1 paragraphs,that at the time-of their oe- \ iurence were not very pheasant, but are ] low matters of much interest and j imusenient to the young ladies, and 1 ilao gave the undergraduates an incite to what thev might expect by the time i bey became graduates. The prophecy 1 py Miss M.xttie Martin was indeed an < sxeellent piece ef work. The paper lad been so arranged that it was fu. 1 | if fun and Ufa and at the same time i brew out "hints" to the young ladies i that would be both profitable and ele- I rating. It gave to each their share of food things, but informed them they would have their share of the bitter- I mm in Ufa's pathway adfflcient u> cause t ' * ' . . ' ' s ' t \') - ' * * . 1 5) r vv*\ y h/, -"tv ' . .V-VI vTKLI THE COUNTY, THE LOUISBURG, N. Ci. I them to more fullv appreciate the better ones. Miss Mamie Dickens presented the College with a nice divan tnd two cl'airs'in mahogony and beau^ ti fully upholstered, a present trom the - lass to their alma mater. As all things tome in their own sweet time, so the time had now come when ?he girls should have a chance to even up, in a good natured way, any old scores between them and the faculty, wliicli was done in a most interesting and amusing manner. It was in "the lost will and testament of the class of 191T" by Miss Jessie Klythe that the girls made use of their privilege and it was a paper that deserves much credit. 11' was a document that gave evidence of much thought, study and effort and the local hits were fine. The respects of the class were paid to all in a most masterful manner. This concluded part one of the programme after which part two was Ushered in with the witches scene from MacBeth. This was indeed pretty. A huge pot had been suspended around which the girls all marched or danced end deposited their treasures, which was saturated and the let of burning gone through with, After this interesting scene the class of 1912 was ushered in and installed with rerv pretty and interesting ceremonies, ifter which the the valedictory address vas read by Miss Evelyn Clarke. This vas a masterful piece of literature and, ilthough joyful of the thoughts of gong home, pictured the sad partings of he girls with their school days and sollege associates. The entire pro(ramme was well arranged and well executed and the class deserve to be angratulated upon their selection as a notto: "Virtue alone, ennobles." ..The recital by the school of expresion was bad at the Opera House on fuesday evening in the presence of a arge audience. This was under the >upervi8ion of Misses Dickens and Wiliams and was ah enjoyable success. The programme was well arranged tnd the young ladies did credit to themselves and their instructors. Two features deserve especial mention in the fact of the beauty of scene and splendid performance, however leaving no reflection upon any, as the entire evenings programme was especially good. These two were first the pink drill by fourteen little girls, their acting was fine and their time was perfect. The second was the naiads. This was' indeed beautiful in the whole and was composed of a number of young ladies who formed themselves ,in many pretty groups which together with the effe-t of the colored lights presented scenes of extreme beauty. The programme for the evening was as follows: May Day?Cantata. I Choosing the Queen?Chorus, With Barotone, Tenor and Bass Solos. II The Hunt's Up?Chorus. III The Queen's Greeting?Recitative and Song With a Burden. IV?May Pole Dance. V The Revels?Chorus. Pink Drill, Primary Class?Maria Irish. Wise and Fook'sh Virgins, Bible?A. rennyson. The Naiads Expression Class?E. A. Middleton. The graduating exercises were held n the College Chapel at 10:30 Wednesiay morning. After pretty vocal and nstrumental music and a number of innouncejmetits relative to the next ses^. lion of this well known College each member of the graduating class was presetted atiiptama and a Bibie. After Jiese had been presented the following nedalH were awarded: 1 . English and Latin?Miss Evelyn* Clarke. ? Mathematics?Miss Mary Hayes. Miiate?Mies Miiia-Wetherington. Scholarship?Miss Mary Phelps. _ Prizes were offered in other studies md were won by the following:^" For Musical History?Miss Clyde Singleton. The winning of these medals /md prizes denote study and hard work, and j reflects~credit upon the wianers. Itiaj in honor sought bv all and the recip- , ienta should feel proud of the distinction. ' The Annual Address, bv Roy. Plato | Durham, of Ooocord, N. C., on Wed- j lesday morning, was a masterpiece. His theme "North Carolina Literature" was peculiarly fitting to one with such iterary attainments as that of the ipeaker. His command of the Kngiah language together with hisfamiiitrily of the works and liyes of the Worlds Literary Geniuaca made this seection a most charming one for the iccaaion. The English race, said he, haa given K> the wor d the absolute masterroice n Literature, and while through our rery veins this self same blood eon- 1 linues to flow, yet for aome unknown eaaon we have almoat become aiient I ind inactive in the literary world. Our 1 I aithland haa gives to Literature of- < he nation two great voices, but in \ : :: N TJ ! STATE, THE UNION. . . \ -?? 'RIDAY MAY 28. 1911. North Carolina there is still to oome a / maatervoice in this important held. We ^ have not only inherited the blood of Hastens of expression as well as vthe blood of master builders but we live in J the most beautiful spot in the world. And while it is true that inheritance and beauty without something to tell are not alone producers S)f literature, vet we can boast of the fact that North M Carolina a resources are not so limited; for in addition to the treasured inheritance, grandeur and beauty there remains yet to be told by a maatervoice E the story of our early settlers, the stragglers of our forefathers, the visions of our grand-moth^ ? era and thousands of other fabrics that could be interwoven into masterpieces. Ait that is needed is the ap- < pearance of a genuis. And while we bu ourselves cannot create a genuis, yet af it is within our province to make ready ,je for his coming, to make his part easy er. when he arrives^ This we can do by ua cultivating a true sense of the value of <j<a literature, by knowing and appreciating jD its real genuine worth. This is of the mc utmost importance, for if we would live with the heritage of mankind we at;( must live through literature. m, We ^Jorth Carolinians are prone to es, look upon and think of literature and tjn poetry simply as evidence of culture; rel something to know, something to quote pr( and something to feel proud of. That cre does not go far enough. We should n contribute some song to be sung by mc nations yet unborn, we should add to col the nice treasury of our mother tongue pa] some masterpiece of literature that will 0f go ringing through the ages. ter In closing the speaker paid a most ^ beautiful and snlendid trihufce t'l the ?. . ? ? ria lamented Jno. Charles McNeal and to Isaac Irvin Avery. North Carolina, rjc said he, is most unhappy because of ,or their departure. mlJ On Wednesday evening at 8:30o'clock 8C| in the College Chapel an immense pa audience had gathered to witness the ml grand concert or the closing exercises ex of the commencement. This feature of p,. the commencement each year is always an looked forward to with much pleasure and anticipation. It is always of a pr high excellence and is greatly enjoyed WI by the many who attended. r th The programme was well arranged cu and fullsof pretty music, line recitations and excellent singing. The perfeet rendition of the many pieces gave r, evidence of the splendid training* they had received and careful preparation gt of the students for the occasion. Where qU the entire programme \va3 good and i0, well executed we feel that special men- th tion is due little Misses Mary Exum ml Burt and Beatrice Turner in the splen- na did rendition of thei' instrumental duet, Tl and also the recitation 'Sam's Letter," an by Miss Lacetta Midgett. This recita- m. tion was splendid aud owing to its pe- ;n| culiar composition was extremely difli- (je cult to recite, however she maste ed it ju, with ease and did credit unto herself. ml The many repeated encores was suflici- a , ent to prove the appreciation of the audience, of the evenings entertain- jjt' ment aud the fact that it was the reci- nQ tal of Miss Rallie Willialns music class and Mssfreston's vocal class is sufflc- ^ ient to assure the public of the success of fho ovenincr nmoramm Th, ,,nitta tion of these young; ladies as masters in ^ their departments is too well known to need our comment and when their ^ names are announced in connection1. with programmes their success is always I . ' conceded. _ ' I _ ? / I B? The commencement exercises ?s a pn whole were a glorious success and con-1 , tinues to show great strides of advance-1_ ment in educational lines. The present " management should feel congratulated f8 upon the success of the past session j1 ? and we bespeas for It continued pro- Jm~ gross in the future: Its officers and j faculty have shown a decided capacity: in the management and . the Board of j ^ Trustees are to be congratulated upon ' securing their services for another ses-1 ? ' pe< sion. bu The-Marshals were as follows: Chief j j. ?Miss Mary Hayes assisted by Mr. Cade Hayes. Assistants?Misses Clyde . Singleton and Julia Weatherington assisted by Messrs. Jones Macon and , D. P. Smithwics. an REPORT OP TRUSTEES of The Board of Trustees held their en| meeting in the parlors of the college on em Wednesday morning Their report yei showed the year Just closing to be a dat very satisfactory one. ' j oui All the members of the present fac- { no ulty were re-elected except Miss Ro-! AH berta Dickens, who, upon request, Ru was granted a year of absence, ma Miss Dickens will spend the year in pri New England. She will rest a few fici months and then take up an advanced Jet course of study along her npeeial in? Le< in some Uniyersity. Her return will be Ra hailed with delight as ehe is quite popu- t IV both with the faculty and the stu- am lent body. Her succeeeor will be se- fc i (Continued on eighth page) the ' . m 'f \ R1HH1M ST t sew "& [MB CLOSING AT C he Sixth Session th In Its ?. R. D. W. CONNOI AND INSTRUI xercises Began on Thurs in the Literary Societ] Graduating Class?Con J. S. Barrow, Friday ] . .. ... ?'s The closing exercises of the Lour rg Graded School began on Thursds ternopn at 4 o'clock with a joii bate in the Matthew S. Davis Li srv Society at which time the grac ting class composed of Misses Jessi ylor Harris, Mattie and Ora Le nes, GenevieveThomas and Mr. liai >na Taylor read their essays. Throug s courtesy of the society thg g adi is were extended the first use of th ieting and their essays were intei ,ing and well prepared, although th re for their preparation had bee' idered very short. The young peopl isented themselves well and dl dit to themselves and their school was evident they had received th st careful instruction of an efficien psof teachers. Miss Ora Lee Jones per treated of the wonderful growtl the school and contained many in esting facts that had been over ked by the average citizen. Misse rris' essay on class history am ittie Jones' on class prophecy wer L 1 J ?i- ? '- " * ii aim niveresving ana m tne Taieaic ial address of Miss Thomas she dii ich credit to both herself and he 100I. Mr. Taylor's, the class poe per, was entitled " Beat-Mil laLLan ich amusement was created at th pense of the Superintendent an ofessor. The papers were all fin d did much credit to their authors. After the reading of the essays th esident of the Society, Mr Smitl ck, called the meeting to order an e Secretary read the query for the die ssion: "Resolved, That strikes arc justil <le." Messrs. Thomas Ruffin ar i88ell Harris were given the affirm re and Raymond Taylor and Hem rickland the negative side of tl estion. The discussions that f?v wed showed to the people of Louisbui at in all probability some one of tl ambers of this Society will make tl me of his town and State faniou: le judges Messrs. Green, Flemir d Thomas dcci.ied that Mr. Ituffi *de the best speech of the evei * and that the negative won tli bate The people of Louisburg ar stly proud of the record her sons ai iking in this society and wish for nost brilliant future. Friday morning was the occasion of th tfrary address by Mr R. D. W. Con r, Secretary of the North Carolin storical Association, when quite^ ge number of oui people had gatl ;d in the spacious Auditprlum to par ce of the treat that was in store fo ?m. At the appointed hour the es :ises were opened by an instruments et "Militaire Caprice" from J. Ley ;h by Misses Julia Barrow anil Rub; pcasler, after which Rev. R. W lley, of the Methodist church, lead ii tyer. dr. W. H. Ruffin, in behalf of tfl arc! of Trustees, inado a vevy intei ing statement regarding tne linanc : of the school and tne interest th mbers of the Board had taken in th airs of the school, all of which rt :ted great credit up?n the excelled inagement they had rendered. In hi itement he showed where tbey wer iking every cent of the taxes of th ople carry its full proportion of th rden and assured the patrons of th it that tlie Board would use thesam c levy this year imposed last yea lich will be remembered is a neat r< ct on, however ihis \vi 1 in no way re ce the efficiency of the school. H nounced to the extreme satisfactio the audience that the Board had r< gaged the same efficient Soperintonc tand corps of teachers for the cominj ar. Their services need no commei tion on our part as their work shine t as evidence of their efficiency, a words could so forcibly express tor making the above reports Mi ffin, in his usual easy and graceti nner, presen ted, with a few apDrc ate remarks, the Certificates of Pre eney to the Graduating Class, Misse isie Taylor Harris, Ma-.tie and Or b Jones, Genevieve Thomas and Mi ymond Taylor. lupt. W. R. Mills then addressed th iience in a few remarks thatgave as lishing results in the tdvancement c > school and ica aim.V From his n in i riii'liiiiil ?i ^ (?jj 1 t ^ -> _ ,1 ^ " | xiiir# SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER YEAR . NUMBER 14 jRADED SCHOOL e Most Successful One , History. t delivers interesting :tive address Say Afternoon With a Debate ir and Reading Essays of the cert Under Direction of Mrs. Sight. s" marks we take the following facts: 1906-6 Enrollment 205 Average attendance 138 It 1900-7 232 " 140 * t. 1907-8 " 232 " 154 1908-9 " 261 " 177 , 1909-10 " 256 " 178 le 1910-11 " 263 " 198 "The number- ol tardies has grown r- less each year. During the first year it h was no uncommon thing for a teacher i- to report as many as 100 tardies in her e room in one month. During the past r- year the number of tardies was small, & in one or two rooms sometimes not a n one was reported for an entire month." ~ e "At the close of the year just ended d twelve pupils received certificates cerL tifying that they had not been absent e or tardy during the year as follows: t! Aubrey Waddell, David McKione, Wil' liainson Beasley, Clifford Smith, James ii Allen, Joseph Dale, Charles Cooke, i- John Harris, Annie Hell King, Roxie <- Harris, Cheatham Alston, William s Wnite." 1 "The matter of being late at chool e seems to become a fixed habit with some , - children. The teacher soon learns d where to expect tardies. On the other r hand being on time becomes a fixed t habit with a few children. In this d school there are perhaps a dozen boys c ana gins wno nave never been late." d At the close of liis remarks he made e an earnest appeal to the parents to assist himself and the teachers in reducing i* the tardies and pointing out that as >- 'punctuality in business was the serf cret of business success so was punctuI ality in the attendance upon school and things pertaining thereto the secret of i- a successful education." id As in most other things so it was in a- this?the best hail been saved till last. y At the conclusion of Supt. Milts rele marks Senator B. T. Iloiden came fori ward and introduced the speaker of the 'g dav. In his remarks he fully equipped the ie audience for what was in store for them ie and his presentation of Mr. Connor was a. pretty. Mr. Connor came forwaid and ig after a few complimenta y remarks toin ward th; school and its management i- he entered inte his subject "North e Carolina's past" and did full justice to 'e it. Never before have we heard the 'e past hisiory of our State so large y it enumerated anil so beautifully pictured. .fir: Connor has it on his fingers ends ie and tells it in most interesting language, i- It would have been almost impossible a for even the most distant person toa ward history to have heard him withi out it creating a burning desire to fead :- the history of our glorious State 'which r will in all probability be published by i- him in the near future. T<> the average ,1 person it would possi ly seem that for -- lqgoie, romantic and honorable deeds y old North Carolina stands far in the . back ground, but from the many inn cidenta which are truly facts cited by iim?he-ia deserving a place in the ^ front rank, and as sure as truth cannot be crushed she will soon take her place ._ in the very frmt. Among his illustrae tions was the Boston tea party which e he said a simihar occurence took" place at Wilmington two years before only that the brave men of North Carolina ia made their demands without being dise guisetl, and to the record of the brave e soldiers of the ^tate who received the e commendation of Gen. K. E. Lee at the ie surrender. He also mentioned seveial e instances illustrating the noble and r heroic deeds of our noble women. They j. have truly played a great part in the .2 progress of the State, llis contrast of e the State three hundred years ago and n of today were such as would make anys. one feci proud of the fact that they |. were a N^rt/i Carolinian. At the close _ of his address he turned id the graduI class and said: "ThiB then is mv mess | sage to you today: Remember that you s do not have to go bock to the days of , ] Greece and Rome to seek for inspira. | tion in the heroic deeds of brave men; ,! and that Thermopolae and Bunker Hill \ and Waterloo Were not the only places h where men have fought and died for a liberty. Here in North Carolina, your a own fathett have performed deeds that ._ would havt ennobled Greece and Rome in their beat days, and have won vice tories for the liberty and uplift of mankind that deaarva to be enrolled among 4 the world's great deeds along .with Ida? (Continued on eighth page.) i \ \H i-V ' ??y \ ,; ! . .., tin
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