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VOL. I.
RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1884.
NO. 17,
THE COUNTRY SCHOOL-HOFSE.
By SI. E. Bennett.
The school-house stood beside the way,
A shabby building, old and gray,
With- rattling sash, and loose-hung door,
Aud rough, uneven walls and floor ;
And why the little homespun crew
It gathered were some ways more blest
Than others, you would scarce have guessed ;
It Is a secret known to flew.
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I'll tell it you." The high road lay
Stretched ail along the township hill,
Whence the broad lauds sloped cither way,
Aud smiling up did strive to fill
At every window, every door,
The school-house with thatgraciou lore
That God's fair wot Id would fain instil.
So softly, quietly it came,
The children never knew 4ts name;
Its various, unobtrusive looks,
They counted not as study-books; ;
And yet they coald not lift an eye
From play or labor dreamilv,
And not find writ in sweetest speech,
The tender lessous it would teach :
" Be gentle, chihlru, brave and true,
A nd know ths great God loveth yon."
Only the teacher, wise of heart, .
Divined the landscape's blessed art ;
Aud when she felt the lag and stir
( )f herjyouug idlers fretting her,
Out-glancing o'er the meadows wide,
The ruffling woods, the far hillside,
She drew fresh breath of God's free grace,
A geutler look came in her face,
Hit kindly voice caught In its own
Au echo of that pleasant tone
In which the great world sang its song
' Be cheerful, patient still and strong."
JOHN W. GRAHAM.
MODEST, BRAVE, FAITHFUL.
Always Equal to the Oeeasion.
The named Graham is an historic one
in North Carolina and its mention chal
lenges public esteem and confidence. In
i if ace and war the name has shone bright
ly on the most illustrious pages of our
storv. and those of them who have entered
public life have always shown themselves
equal to all its vicissitudes and superior to
its temptations.
The son of William A. Graham, the
grandson of General Joseph Graham, the
subjec t of this sketch must have entered
public life with some disadvantage. The
public felt that it had a right to expect
much of him and the highest encomium
. that can be paid him is that in a
public life now reaching back nearly
t went v Years he has jiever for an instant
fallen below that , expectation. Cool,
thoughtful, of sound1 judgment, possessed
of kindly feelings, his career has leeu so
even, his life so much above suspicion,
that his very virtues have thrown into the
shade much of the mental superiority
which would have been more , perceived
and prominent by contrast in a less well
rounded character.
Born at llillsboro, North Carolina, July
22, 1833,
.TOIIX -WASHINGTON GRAHAM
is now in his 46th vear. He attended pn
nKiry schools iu llillsboro, Raleigh and
Georgetown, D. C, and then entered the
University of North Carolina, graduating
in 1857 at the head of his class. It is per
haps unique in the history of the Univer-
sit y that Major Graham's six brothers and
" his father, like himself, are alumni of
Chapel Hill. In 1858 he returned to the
I'nivcrsitv as Tutor of Mathematics at
lirst. and afterwards as Tutor of Latin.
While acting in such capacity he studied
law under Judge Battle and S. F. Phillips
lie obtained his license to practice law in
1M00, and resigning' his position in the
University, he began the practice of his pro
fessifm in June of that year. He actively
supported the Bell and Everett Presidential
ticket in the election of 1860. He was
one of the first to tender his services to
his native State on the approach of hos
tilities and on April 20, 1861. he went to
Fort. Macon with the Orange Guards in
which he was a Second Lieutenant. He
was assigned to, and served on, staff duty
up to March 1862, when he returned home
and raised a company which went into
service as Company "D" Fifty-Sixth
North Carolina Regiment. Promoted to
be Major of that regiment,' which was at
tached to Ransom's brigade, he shared the
fortunes of the command during the re
mainder of the war. He was at the cap
ture of Plymouth in the spring of 1864,
and in the expeditions against Washington
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aim .ewwru. xiis ungaue was seui lo
stop Butlers advance, and helped to ''bot
tle him up" at Bermuda Hundreds after
lxating him in the battle of Drewry's
Bluff. Major Graham bore himself with
gallantry in all the battles in which his
regiment took part. He was severely
wounded in his right arm in June 1864 in
one of the battles around Petersburg and
incapacitated for the" field for a couple of
months. In- the famous and deadly as
sault on Hare's Hill, March25, 1865, he
was shot through both legs, and left in
Petersburg when the army fell back. He
was able to return home in June 1865.
lie was soon called to the discharge of
civic duties. Elected County Solicitor in
iso.") he served as such up to May 1868.
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lti the tail oi loo ne was inarneu 10 ne
Im a, the charming and , accomplished
daughter of Hon. Paul C. Cameron. He
was soon called fromhis fireside, however,
having Wen chosen a representative of the
-lerling people of Orange in the Conven
tion of 1808. There his sturdy manhood
and unyielding integrity showed him in
limes of living light thrown on that back
gnomid of utter darkness.
In the Convention of 1808 no man of
tlw Democratic minority - took , a more
prominent, fearless and decided part than
Major Gkaham. , His coolness, intrepidity
and sound judgment during those anxious
days endeared him to hi fellow citizens,
and his services in that trying time can
never be forgotten. In November 1868 he
was elected to the State, Senate, was re
elected in 1870 and served till 1872, in
which year he was nominated for Public
Treasurer on the ticket withMerrimon,
and made an admirable canvass; of the
State in that exciting year.., Since then he
has practiced his profession, being from
1875 to the present time a partner of
Judge Kunin with the exception "of the
short time the latter sat on the Supreme
Court bonch. In November 1876 he was
again elected to the State Senate, defeating
lion. Josiah Turner. In the sessions of
that body he served on the committees of
Finance and Judiciary, discharging ' the
onerous duties devolved, upon him with
fidelity and industry.
As a stump speaker Major Graham has
few superiors. . Close' and incisive in his
presentation of fact and argument, the
thorough truthfulness of the sjeaker car
ries conviction to the minds of his au
dienee. Unassuming in his manner, no
man is farther from being a demagogue.
lo bo rattier than eera " is indicative of
the man. No one has the public welfare
more thoroughly and honestly at heart than
he, but by no unworthy art will he stoop
to bid for popularity; in truth he " would
not natter eptune for his trident. " As a
legislator it can be truthfully said that he
has had no superior in our day. Laborious,
indefatigable, faithful, -public interests
hare never suffered in his hands. As a
lawyer no' one stands higher. As a sol
dier, his record is his encomium. '
In the fall of 1883 Maior Graham sus
tained the irreparable loss of his charming
wne who leit several children to join him
in deploring her untimely death. In 1876,
he was elected to succeed his father as a
Trustee of the University, -and also as
Trustee of the Sinking Fund of the North
Carolina Railroad Company. He resides
at llillsboro in a delightful home built on
the spot where formerly stood the residence
of his father, which had been unfortunately
destroyed "by fire.
Courteous to all, kind hearted, a good
neigh bor, of sterling integrity, a sound
judge of men and things, a fine canvasser,
a laborious and faithful public servant, a
nrst class i lawyer and a gallant soldier,
whose wounds testify to his devotion to
duty, John W. Graham is a man who
commands the esteem and confidence of
all who know him and will honor any
position to which the voice of the people
may call him. Teres atque rotundas, he
stands,
"Four square to all the winds that blow."
Above suspicion in all his dealings, neither
to be swayed by prejudice nor drawn by
interest, in his hands public duties have
ever been- held as sacred deposits to be
used for the sole benefit and good of the
people who have intrusted him with their
discharge.
North Carolina has had in peace and
War no more faithful and deserving son.
Modest, brave, faithful, the State will ever
find him equal to any demands that she
may make upon him.
MONTGOHERT democrats.
Democratic Meeting at Troy.
.Trot, N. C, June 2, 1884. On motion
Elias Hurley was elected chairman and C.
C. Wade Secretary.
J. M. Brown, Esq.. Chairman of the
County Executive Committee,upon explain
ing the object for which the meeting was
called, moved that the Convention elect
five delegates and five alternates to repre
sent the county in the State Convention ;
and the following' were elected, viz. : J.
M. Brown, R. T. Rush, W. G. Davis, G.
W. Montgomery and J. W. Steed. Alter
nates C. C. Wade, John Snothedy, James
A. McAulay,. S. T. Usher and Angus
Leach.
On motion, the delegates and alternates
elected to the State Convention were also
elected delegates to the Congressional
Convention to- be held in Raleigh at the
time of the btate t onvention for the pur--
Dose of electing delegates to the National
Convention and for the further purpose of
organization.
Upon further consideration it was unan
imously agreed that the delegates named
shall also represent the county in the Con
gressional nominating convention when
called.
It was further resolved that the Demo
crats of the several townships and polling
precincts in the county meet at their several
polling places on the second day of Augnst
next and elect township or precinct k.x
ecutive Committees in accordance with the
plan prescribed by State Executive Com
mittje.
J. M. Brown, Esq., having resigned as
Chairman " of County Executive Commit
tee, the Convention proceeded to elect
a Chairman and County Executive Com
mittee, viz. : C. C. Wade, Chairman,
with the following as committee :
Flaggttown C. F. Badget.
Eldorado N. M. Thayer.
Uwharrie P. C. Sanders.
Mt. Gilead L. P. Byrd.
Pee Dee Elias Hurley.
Wadeville J. L. McKinnon.
Cheek's Creek R. T. Rush.
Rocky Springs S. T. Usher.
Hollimgaworth A. B. McCaskill.
Hill-J. W. Steed.
Little River Johnr II. Allen. .
Ophir A. D. Sanders.
Troy John C; Brutou.
The matter of reviving our county
paper was brought to the attention of the
meeting, and upon motion it was resolved
'that all persons interested in the successful
publication of a county Democratic paper
are requested to meet at the court house in
Troy on the first Monday in July, and
that sueh parties as have proposed or may
wish to take charge of and publish such
a paper during the campaigner longer
shall also be present to consult...
Elias Huri.et, Chairman.
C. C. Wade, Secretary.
ttoyal A reli MasonM.
Wilmington Keview.J
The following are the grand officers for
the ensuing year:
George W. Blount, of Wilson, Grand
High Priest; Isaac Patterson, of Newbern,
Deputy' Grand High Priest ; - James C.
Mund-s of Wilmington, Grand King; J..
W. Albertson, of Elizabeth City, Grand
Scribe; ..William Simpson, of Raleigh,
Grand Treasurer; D. W. Bain, of Raleigh,
GrandUecretary; Rev. O. F. Gregory, of
Charlotte, Grand Chaplain; Augustus
Strouse, of Goldsboro, Grand Captain of
the Host; II. C. Prempert, of Wilmington,
Grand Principal Sojourner ; B. F. Briggs,
of Wilson, Grand Royal Arch Captain ; J.
McD.French, of Wilmington, J. Slaughter,
Jr., of Goldsboro, and jV. M. Davis, of
Windsor, Grand Masters; of Vails; R. n.
Bradley, of Raleigh, Grdnd Tiler.
The next annual convocation will be
held in Tarboro, in May; 1885.
About oar Tree.
Clinton Caucasian.
lands of MrA. II. Merrett, oh
Creek in Rockfish township,
On the
Doctor's
Duplin county, there "is a cypress tree
which is 45 feet in circumference at the
base, and from all appearances it is still
growing.
fWilmingtonStar.J
We were informed by Major C. W. Mc
Clammy, of 'Scott's nill, Pender county,
that the pine trees are dying in his own
and ther sections of Pender and New
Hanover counties. It is supposed that it
is the "bore worm'' or "sawyers," which
'played such havoc'with the pines some
thing over thirty years ago, that are oper
ating upon tnem now. 1 heir ravages are
not confined to the old trees, the young
ones dying just as rapidly and numerously.
It is gtated that when the Queen of
Madagascar died her loyal subjects wore
no clothes for a penou of thirty clays.
This is a very chap way to gointo mourn
ing, bHt,her.o are objections to it.
THE UNIVERSITY.
COMMENCEMENT OF 1884
Report orthe Tialtltts Committee.
. The following is 4he Teport of the Visit
ing Committee of the Trustees of the
University of North . Carolina. It is ex
ceedingly gratifying to the friends of the
University. The seven members ot tne
Committee are among the most judicious
and able men in the State, and their state
ments will command the public confidence :
REPORT.
To the Board of Trustees of
the University of North Carol iua:
The Constitution of a Statcu is but the
written expression of the will of the peo
ple. Our fathers of the past century met
in Convention at Halifax, December 18,
1776, and declared in the Constitution
then adopted that schools shall be estab
lished and all useful learning shall be duly
promoted and encouraged in .one or more
Universities. This injunction has been
reaffirmed from time to time, and our
present Constitution declares that "reli
gion, morality and knowledge being-necessary
to good government and the happi
ness of mankind, schools and means of
education shall be forever encouraged."
The educational system of the State is but
the outgrowth of the will of the people.
The University is placed at the head of
this system, and consequently belongs to
the people ; and as it is from the people
and for the people they have a right to
know how their institution is conducted,
and how far it is Carrying out the objects
of its creation and meeting the just ex
pectations of the public. "
To this end a committee is appointed by
the Board of Trustees from year to year
to visiUand inspect the institution and re
port on all matters thereto pertaining.
We, the committee for the year 1884, met
at Chapel Hill on. Tuesday, May 8, and
adjourned on Friday following. Every
member of the committee was present,
and we spent three full days in a diligent
and critical investigation. The session
was in progress and the time was favora
ble to our forming a just judgment of the
routine work. The kind attentions of the
Faculty afforded us every facility for pros
ecuting our inquiries, and we endeavored
to make the examination thorough and im
part ial. We submit our conclusions:
THE CURRICULA.
The range of studies is broad and com
prehensive. There are three regular cur
ricula, each leading to a separate academic
-degree of equal diguity. The Classical
Course is essentially the old curriculum,
and leads to the degree of A. B. The
Scientific Course includes all the studies
of the Classical Course except Latin and
Greek, and for them it substitutes Agri
cultural Chemistry, Natural History,
Drawing, Book-keeping and additional
studies in English; it leads to the degree
of B. S. Ths Philosophical Course is a
mean between the other two courses. It
includes either Latin or Greek at the
option of the student, and leads to the de-
gree of Ph. B. In addition to these three
are a one year's advanced course leading
to the degrees of A. M. and M. S. ; and
a two years' course leading to the degree;
of Ph. D. Young men are thus offered
the means of a broad and liberal culture,
and at the same time they may consult
their tastes, talents and future aims in life.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION.
We were greatly impressed with the en
thusiasm of the Faculty. There is a spirit
of zeal and earnestness visible in every
recitation room that is truly refreshing
Instruction is given from text-books, by
lectures on the black-board, and by prac
tical work in the laboratorv, the field and
the museum. Every student is armed
with tablet and pencil- for notes, and in
the classics frequent compositions are re
quired in the different languages. A
great deal of writing is insisted on as nec
essary to accuracy. The methods of in
struction are thoroughly progressive.
THE PRACTICAL.
We arc glad to know that, while general
and abstract principles are thoroughly
taught at the University, the application
of these principles to the common uses of
life is not neglected. Much of the teach
ing leads directly to practical results.
The conditions imposed by the Federal
Government in the land scrip grant are
met and the University is prepared to turn
out men educated for the farm as well as
the forum and the bench. Especial atten
tion is given to the English language in
all the departments, from the beginning
to the end of all the courses. When the
student comes to the study of Botany his
attention is directed to the diseases of ag
ricultural plants, such as smut, rust, mil
dew, and the remedies and precautions
against them; to forage plants, the im
provement of lands, the germination of
seeds, and the influence. of fertilizers on
the growth of plants. In Physiology and
Zoology the student is taught.the anatomy
of the common domestic animals, and
their inrternal organs are used to illustrate
those of the human system. He is taught
the principles of breeding, feeding and
improvement ot farm stock. He learns
about food-lishes and their propagation,
injurious insects, vermin and reptiles. In
geology the student's attention is turned
from the theoretical to such practical sub
jects as mines and how to mine coal, iron,
gold, etc., the origin and varieties of soils,
building stones, marls and phosphates and
their uses in agriculture. The Natural
History Museum contains over three thou
sand specimens of rocks, ores, and min
erals, and a valuable and increasing collec
tion of native woods, botanical and zoolo
gical specimens illustrating the fauna and
flora of North Carolina. This department
has two laboratories, one for practical
work in Geology and Mineralogy, the other
for Zoology and Botany. Professor Holmes
presides with the vigor of youth and the
skill and learning oi age. Professor V ena
ble has charge of general agricultural and
analytical chemistry. He is a valuable
man-j an; excellent instructor, and is fully
up -with the progress of the age. Here
the student is taught the analysis of soils,
manures and ores, how to extract metals
from ores, how glass, porcelain and earth
enware are - manufactured, how leather is
tanned, how oap, sugar, ink and matches
are made, how calico is printed, cloth
dyed and bleached, woods preserved by
paints, and many other' such practical
things. The two laboratories connected
with this department are supplied with
water, gas and other appliances necessary
to the successful prosecution of scientific
investigation. Professor Venable deserves
special mention for the elegant and valua
ble museum of chemical, industrial and
agricultural products which he has col
lected and eo handsomely arranged. In
the department of Natural .Philosophy
presided over by Professor Gore, another
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young, .learneu jnu emtieni jusirucior,
the student is enabled to gain an intelli
; gent understanding of tne forces in .na
turc from the motions of the planets to
the turning of a flutter-mill. The skill
and industry of the Professor in repairing
the old apparatus and the purchase - of
new enable him to make experiments in
the presence of the class which constitute
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important anu impressive pari, oi uis
instruction. He illustrates the movements
of the sidereal heavens, shows the appli
cation of electricity to the telegraph, tele
phone, etc. He explains the phenomena
of sound and the properties of light 'and
heat. He teaches also ladd surveying,
plotting, leveling, ' laying out railroad
curves and switches, and all railroad work
to the point of actual construction.
The President teaches constitutional,
International and Business Law. This
latter department embraces such legal
principles, civil and criminal, as are indis
pensable to a correct transaction of the
ordinary business of life. This feature is
believed to be peculiar to this institution. .
It is appreciated by the students, is prac
tical and praiseworthy.
We might show how Professor Graves,
thoroughly competent and skilled as he is,
comes down from Differential and Inte
gral Calculus and the theory of logarithms
to the science of accounts and practical
book-keeping ; how that elegant classical
scholar, Professor Hooper, and that earnest
and excellent teacher, Professor Winston,
manage to give a practical turn to all their
teachings in the modern and ancient lan
guages; and how well that faithful work
er, Professor Mangum, leads the student
along the plains of higher English litera
ture and thence into the fields of moral
science and Christian ethics. But enough
has been said to show that the teaching is
not only
progressive and or wide range,
but cmincutly practical.
STANDARD OF SCHOLARSHIP.
The diplomas of the University can lie
obtained only by successful study. Strict
accounts are kept of daily recitations, fol
lowed by rigid and searching written ex
aminations. If certain real attainments
are not reached, the student is not per
mitted to advance. The standard of
scholarship is high.
DISCIPLINE.
Each student is required to attend three
recitations per day, and a strict accounta
bility is demanded for absences. No in
corrigibly idle or vicious student is per
mitted to remain in the institution. The
discipline is mild, firm and successful.
MORALITY AND RELIGION.
What moral and religious influences will
surround his boy when he shall go from
home is a question of prime importance
to parents. It affords your committee sin
cere pleasure to assure such parents that
there is a very healthy, moral and relig
ious atmosphere at the University. We
are assured of this by personal observa
tions of the students in the recitation
rooms, in their private apartments, in the
campus, at their meals, and at their daily
worship in the College Chapel; and we arft
connrmea in mis ociiei Dy eviuence irom
various and disinterested sources. The
Young Men's Christian Association meets
regularly in its well fitted up hall in the
South building, and the exercises arc for
the most part conducted by the students
themselves. On the Sabbath the village
churches are open to and attended by the
students; and each student is expected to
attend one of the four Bible classes, con
ducted by the Facultv for their benefit.
We note further the agreeable fact that
the utmost harmony and sympathy exists
between the students and i acuity. There
is no such thing as "deviling the faculty,'
and "paping" or cheating on recitation
or examination is not tolerated by the
students themselves. " Hazing the Fresh"
is alsb under ban, by order of the Faculty
and the joint action of the two literary
societies. A manly sense of honor per
vades the whole body of .students. In
stances of disorder and violation of law
occur sometimes, but they are rare. When
over two hundred young men ure thrown
so intimately together, it were vain to
expect perfect harmony at all times. An
altercation occurred between two students
while your committee was on thellitl, aud
we witnessed the prompt decision of the
Faculty in dealing with the offenders, and
punishing the offence. We note this as
an exception to the general rule of good
behavior.
EXPENSES.
There is no attempt at displav, and a
spirit of economy is visible in every direc
tion. V e nre assured that the total ex
penses tor tuition, board, books, fuel,
lights and washing need not exceed f 200
per annum. Considering its advantages
the University is one of the very cheapest
schools of learning iu the land.
HELP FOR THE INDIGENT.
The Constitution provides that the bene
fits of the University as far as practicable,
shall be extended to the youth of the
State free of expense for tuition. There
fore under legislative enactment, the Uni
versity grants free tuition to one student
from each county. Forty counties" are
thus represented. The Faculty, moreover,
carrying out the spirit of the Constitution,
has dispensed charities with a liberal hand.
Time is allowed for the payment of tui
tion to young men of limited meansand
in some extraordinary cases the fees are
altogether remitted. Since 1875, about two
hundred have been granted free tuition,
exclusive of county students.. Three young
men arp now enjoying the benefits of the
scholarship established by the late B. F.
Moore; and still -further aiding in this
direction is the Deems Fund. Through
the munificence of Dr. C. F. Deems and
W. H. Vanderbilt, of New York, a fund
now amounting to about $12,000 has been
placed at the disposal of the Faculty to
assist students by loans. It is judiciously
used, and many worthy young men are
thus enabled to secure a liberal education.
LITERARY SOCIETIES.
The halls and library-rooms of the Dia
lectic and Philanthropic societies are com
modious and elegantly furnished. They
contain perhaps the finest collection of por
traits in the South. Each library has about
eight thousand volumes and an interesting
cabinet of minerals and curiosities. These
societies are held in affectionate remem
brance by all their old members. They,
still in their dignity and glory, give prac
tice to young authors and orators, cherish
an honorable rivalry, and cultivate a liter
ary taste. They exercise a wholesome in
fluence over the conduct of their members,
and thus lighten for the Faculty the bur
den of discipline.
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY.
The University library numbers nine
thousand volumes and two thousand pam
phlets. Many of these books arc exceed
ingly rare and valuable, but are so arranged
as to be comparatively useless for consul
tation. Some of them are on shelves twelve
or fifteen feet from the floor. , With noth
ing but a frail ladder to aid one in reach
ing them, the sublime ascent is likely to
end in a ridiculous descent.
For practical purposes these books might
as well be with Alexander Selkirk On the
Island of Juan Fernandei "they are out
of humanity's reach." Your committee
earnestly urge that alcoves be speedily fit
ted up, the books brought down from their
lofty heights, classified, and arranged for
use. We recommend that an appropria
tion be made by the Legislature for this
purpose and also for the binding of pam
phlets and the rebindmg of valuable old
volumes, and for tho purchase of sone new
scientific works. When this is done, but
not till then, will this library be worthy of
Smith Hall and the University.
FURTHER NEEDS.
Your committee is of opinion that the
fees of the Professor of Law (Mr. Manning)
ought to be supplemented, he made a reg
ular member of the Faculty, and his full
time be required in the service of the In
stitution. The Medical Department seems to be
less successful than any other. We are
assured of the ability and qualifications of
Dr. Harris, who has charge of this depart
ment; but however great may be the facil-
tics for study, the course does not and can
not now lead to a degree. Let a thor
oughly organized Medical School be estah
ashed. If the means to do this are not
within the reach of the Trustees (and we
fear they are not), let Btate aid be invoked.
Let the Legislature be impressed with the
fact that it can be done wih comparatively
little outlay;. that such a school would
soon be selfisupparting; that we cannot
afford to be outstripped by neighboring
States ; that the University has never been
a-buiden on the State treasury; that our
sister States grant much larger appropria
tions to their educational, centres than we
do ; that twice as much money is annually
carried out of the State to medical colleges
as it would require to equip one for our
selves ; and that we owe it as a great pa
triotic duty to our State to provide this
additional educational advantage. Such
an appeal, we think, would not go un
heeded. MEMORIAL HALL.
This magnificent structure will supply a
long-felt want at the University, and serve
a noble and inspiring purpose. It is 134
feet long,. 128 feet wide and 52 feet high
to the rafters. We witnessed the difficult
task of raising one of the great arches that
are to support the roof. Sky-lights and
eighteen immense windows will give ample
light and ventilation ; its seating capacity
will be very great, and it will make one of
the finest and most imposing auditoriums
in America. Here will be gathered mem
orial cenotaphs of our great and good men.
These mementoes will be sacred and forever
cherished, State history will be preserved,
an honorable State pride cultivated, and
our youths stimulated to deeds of noble
daring and heroic virtue.
FINALLY.
We congratulate the Trustees and the
good people of the State on the past glory
of their University, its present usefulness
and its future prosperity ! With an able
President at its helm, who is so devoted to
its interests that his life seems bound up
with that of the institution over which he
presides; with a Faculty thoroughly com
petent, enthusiastic and skilled in impart
ing instruction, we can unhesitatingly com
mend our University to the confidence and
patronage of our people. Every citizen of
our State should feel an interest in, a right
to, and a claim upon it, for it is emphati
cally the People's University. Here the
poorest lad in the land may become the
peer of the proudest, and from its shades
he may go forth armed to fight life's bat
tics, fully prepared to fill any position to
which the loftiest ambition could aspire.
A. H. Merritt, Chairman,
C. M. Cooke,
J. S. Carr,
D. P. McEachern,
Paul B. Means,
B. F. Gradt, Jr.,
A. D. Betts.
IN THE DUCHY OF YORK,
County Government in "Wilkex.
. Statesville Landmark.
The Democrats assumed the manage
ment of affairs in December 1878. The
county debt was 19,000,and continually
increasing under Radical rule. The county
tax was 66?c. on the $ 100 worth of prop
erty. The Democrats continued the tax at GO?
cents till 1882, when it was reduced to
59 cents.
In 1883 it was reduced to 35 cents. In
1884, the tax levied on yesterday, was, for
all county purposes whatsoever, 27$ cents.
The entire indebtedness has been paid,
with no increase of taxes ; and now, under
Democratic rule, we have paid a debt of
$19,000, and have reduced the county
taxes from 66j to 27 cents on the f 100 of
property.
it would be lolly to say that the same
commissioners were not reelected and by
acclamation, too. The Republicans tried
hard to form a combination, electing a
new board with two Democrats and one
Republican, but the Democrats of Wilkes
are too true for such trades.
Much the same situation of affairs exist
ed in Yadkin, another Republican county,
as in Wilkes,-six years ago, and much the
same change has takeu place. All of
which goes to-show that honesty, economy
and capacity in the administration of
county affairs: produce as good results in
the west as in the east, The Radical cam
paigner who goes into Wilkes and Yadkin
this year will probably sing low on the
question of county government.
TRUCKING ITEMS.
Peaches and Hnekleberriea.
Wo understand that the first shipment
of peaches from here was made by -Mr. S.
B. Farmer on Monday. We had not seen
any ourself . ; The good old custom of send
ing the editor the first fruits of the orchard,
like many other good old things, is "hon
ored in the breach." Wilson Adtanee.
One firm alone at Warsaw had shipped,
up to last Thursday, 2500 quarts of whor
tleberries. Our agent, Mr. Hardy, whose
veracity is well known, vouches for this
and says it isn't a good year for whortle
berries either. The young man who car
ries the mail from Clinton to Warsaw told
Mr. Hardy on Thursday that he had
bought 72 quarts from one familv, which
iihu ueeu picKeu lain luuruing. now
this for Sampson blues? Tb.
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The memory of a Smile.
is
H. H. in New York Evening Post.
We, all of us, in dying leave behind,
In memories of those who know us beet,
The picture of some trait so clothed and dressed
In changeless Shape, Love doth forever find
Its semblance Vivid, lifelike in the mind;
A tone, a look, whose spells unaltered rest;
Immortal hostages, our pledge and test
That Heaven restores . what weeping earth re
signed. Of all such hostages of look or tone,
Most priceless is the memory of a smile;
A smile so shining, true, that it alone
Is witness, to a spirit free from guile,
And strong as guileless. Fitting smile to wait,
Unchanged, to meet loved ones at Heaven's
, v gate !
WAKE FOREST.
THE BAPTIST COLLEGE'S
Lust Week's Commencement EXercie.
Reported for the Rale ion Register.
The Commencement exercises of this old
and popular institution were inaugurated
Monday night by the contest for
THE DECLATMER'B MEDAL.
Six declaiiners had been selected from
each society to enter this contest. Quite a
good crowd assembled to greet these
young men. Most of these declamations
were really recitations, much on the order
of Willoughby Reade, and were fine per
formances of their kind. Rev. R. T.
Vann, Rev. E. M. Poteat, and Dr. Powers
were appointed judges, and after consul
tation the medal was awarded to Mr. J.
F. Schenck, of Shelby, North Carolina.
Rev. R. T. Vann announced the- decision
in . his, own inimitable manner, greatly
amusing the audience, while he kept them
in suspense as to who was the successful
contestant.
Tuesday was spent in the transaction of
business "by the Board of Trustees.
BACCALAUREATE SERMON.
Tuesday at 8 p. m., a large crowd as
sembled to hear the sermon to the gradua
ting class. The preacher was Rev. C. A.
Stakely, pastor of the Citadel Square
Baptist Church, of Charleston, S. C. He
is quite youthful in appearance, but his
distinct enunciation and. deliberate utter
ance rendered his voice audible to the
farthest parts of the large chapel. Gloria
in extelsis was rendered by the choir, with
organ and cornet accompaniment.
After an invocation Mr. Stakely pre
faced the reading of the hymn by saying :
"In 1757 Charles Wesley was putting on
his overcoat in his room in the city of
Savannah, when a sparrow, fleeing from a
hawk, entered the window and sought
refuge in his bosom. Sitting down at bis
desk, he wrote,
" Jesus, refuge of my soul !
Let me to Thy bosom fly."
The choir, with excellent taste, sang the
old tune, and all the congregation joined
in the singing. Mr. Stakely read the fifty
third chapter of Isaiah, and Dr. Skinner,
of Raleigh, led in prayer. After another
hymn Professor Royall introduced the
preacher, who announced as his text, John
xi:20, "We would see Jesus." After
mentioning that there is no authentic des
cription of Christ, nor nre we permitted
now to see him in the flesh, yet we may
sec him :
1. In the elements of His character.
o.
8.
4.
5.
In His system of moral teachings.
In the glorious scheme of redemption.
In the Kingdom He established.
In the effects of His religion on the
world.
1 hese points he elaborated with power
and interest. 1 o the class he said in
closing:
"I lift up before you Jesus Christ and
beg you to behold Hiin, He is God ;
worship Him with all adoration."
The sermon was generally accepted by the
audience as one of the finest specimens of
commencement preaching. And best of
all, it was not an attempt at learning or
show, but an earnest, gospel sermon.
All hail the power of Jesus' name,
was announced, and the congregation
sang Coronation, after which the benedic
tion was pronounced by Dr. Skinner.
ANNUAL ADDRESS.
The crowd had largely increased by
Wednesday, 11 a. m., when Kessnich's
band, of Richmond, made sweet music
during the assembling of the audience.
Rev. C. A. Stakely, of Charleston, S. C,
led in prayer. Professor Royall introduced
as the speaker Rev. Jesse R. Thomas, D.
IX, of Brooklyn, N. i. Dr. Thomas is a
portly man, medium height, black hair,
dark brown full whiskers, spectacles, a
coarse voice, not specially melodious, but
full of force.
He introduced his subject bv pathetic
ally telling of his son, who died nine years
ago, and who read last before his death
the life of
DAVID LIVINGSTONE.
He gave some interesting incidents in the
early life of Livingstone, showing his
early character, his determination to be a
missionary, a medicine man, a mechanic.
At length he was sent as a missionary to
South Africa.
. He believed in the preeionmeM of the
earth..
He saw no conflict between science and
religion. As a scientific man he was ac
curate, painstaking and conscientious.
He noticed all the minutia? of phenomena
in the wilds of Africa, and all these he
noted, even to the last, finding in these
the voice of his Father. He called Africa
"the land left out." It was neglected.
When God had prepared a people for
America, he sent them here. So Living
stone thought God had a plan for Africa.
Hence he was not satisfied with a simple
mission station, and started inland, al
ways forward. He wanted to prepare the
way for preachers by finding in the in
terior commercial attractions, and also by
making preparations for the health of
missionaries, and most of all to open a
road across Africa.
II. lie believed in, the preci&usness of man.
He had many discouragements, but
back he would not turn. He determined
to see men, and he saw them at their
worst. Man here was left to evolve civil
ization, as scientists demand, undisturbed
by outside influences. Nowhere is there
civilization, unless it is borrowed from
above. Everywhere they were getting
worse, not better. But withal he loved
and hoped. He believed these could be
saved. They were still men for whom
Christ died. For these men he was wil
ling to pour out his life.
III. He believed in the precioutness of the
Gotpel of Christ.
This made him brave to go amid all the
dangers of Africa. He said, "I shall not
die by man's hand or by the wild beast, "
and so it was.
He was, like Douglas, "tender and
true," loving much his wife and children
from whom he was. separated. And yet
what gleeful simplicity ! When the lion
had his shoulder in his mouth, he won
dered which part he would eat first.
Most of -all, he was of the highest purity
of character and life; in the midst of the
unclean, like the lily growing out of the
mud. He was faithful unto death, and as
humble as faithful. " I might have been
a factory operative, but God has permitted
me to follow in the footsteps of my Saviour,
and be a missionary and a physician."
His sheet-anchor was, "Trust in the
Lord, and lean not to thine ow under
standing." He believed in Cod and
waited, patient to the end. ' Hia; heart
lies in Africa, his body with the kings and
poets in Westminster." The peroration
describing the death of Livingstone and
the fidelity of his servants carrying his
liody to England is not surpassed by the
most pathetic description of literature, re
minding one of Dickens at his best in the
" Death and Burial of Little Nell."
The points indicated above made bv
Brooklyn's foremost thinker and orator
were elaborated with a wealth of imagery
and illustration simply unreportable.
Dr. Richard H. Lewis, of Kinston Col
lege, then presented the following medals
in an appropriate address :
Whitfield Latin medal, R. H. White
head, Salisbury.
Silcox Greek medal, W. C. Riddick,
Wake Forest.
Montague French medal, W. H. Korne
gay, Duplin county.
Declaimer's medal, J. F. Schenck, Shel-
Wake Forest Student medal, W. S.
Royall, Charleston, South Carolina.
Dr. Pritchard, of Wilmington, presented
for the Philomathcsian Society the follow
ing medals, characterizing man as "the
talking animal :"
Improvement in Oratory, J. B. Carlyle,
of Robeson county.
Best Essay, C. L. Smith, Durham.
Captain C. M. TJpoke, of Louisburg,
presented for the Euzelian Society the fol
lowing medals, simply saying, 44 1 beg of
you that you will not disappoint the ex
pectations which this occasion justifies."
Improvement in Oratory, J. WB Lynch,
Rockingham county. -
Best Essav, W. V. Savage, Chowan
county.
This strikes many as a decided improve
ment, to present several medals in a single
speech, instead of lengthening out the ex
ercises by a separate speech for each medal.
The benediction was pronounced by
Rev. C. Durham, of Durham.
ALUMNI ADDRESS.
About 8 p. m,, while the bell was ring
ing, the ram came in torrents. But soon
the stars shone brilliantly, and so did the
girls in the chapeL
Mr. John E. Ray, of Raleigh, President
of the Alumni Association, introduced
Rev. Lansing Burrows, D. D., of Augusta.
Georgia.
Dr. Burrows referred to his college days,
25 years ago, and gave many amusing
reminiscences of his escapades in those
days, ne kept the audience in a roar of
laughter, and the npplause was so constant
that many failed to hear the sparkling wit
of the distinguished speaker. After a
striking tribute to the influence of Prof.
Simmons upon his character, he presented
his subject :
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EDUCATED MEN.
Referring to the confidcnie of the peo
ple in doctors, lawyers, ministers, fcc., he
urged that they be careful not to betray
this confidence.
He insisted that the educated men are
responsible for the morals of the people;
that it is not the degraded vicious man,
but the polite and educated libertine who
imperils the morals of the people.
But he was especially earnest in point
ing out the responsibility of educated men
as to matters of taste, dealing heavy blows
to the utilitarian spirit of the age, which
thinks beauty a sin, and that economy is
paramount to comfort.
No Teport could do justice to any of the
distinguished speakers of the Commence
ment, but Dr. Burrows is the most unre
portable of them all.
After the address a business meeting of
the Alumni Association was held and Rev.
G. W. Sanderlin, of LaGrange, N. C, was
elected orator for next year.
COMMENCEMENT DAY
dawned bright and beautiful. The trains
brought large accessions to the crowd.
Wingate Memorial Hall was filled half an
hour" before the beginning of the exercises.
The Richmond band gives general, satis
faction and pleasure. Last year com
plaint was made that they did not play
"The Old North State," but this cause of
complaint is now removed.
At the appointed hour the graduating
class, fifteen strong, took position on the
rostrum, where were observed, also, the
Faculty, Board of Trustees, Hon. J. C.
Scarborough, Hon. Thos. S. Kenan, CM.
Busbee, Esq., Col. W. F. Beasley, Rev.
Dr. Burrows, and other distinguished gen
tlemen. Rev. Dr. Burrows, of Augusta,
Ga., led the audience in prayer.
The following young men of the gradu
ating class made addresses :
Salutatory Address J. C. C. Dunford,
Marlboro County, 8. C.
National Character W. S. Royall, Mt.
Pleasant, S. C.
Infidelity in France in the Eighteenth
Century, and its Causes W. V. Savage,
Como, N. C.
"Home, Sweet Home" W. E. Wootim,
Kinston, N. C.
The Power of Shrines Ivy G. Riddick,
Wake Forest, N. C.
The Diana of America W. B. Morton,
Lilesville, N. C.
Are We Degenerating ? W. W. Kitchiu,
Scotland Neck, N. C.
Utilitarianism n. A. Chapoell, Forcst
ville, N. C.
Valedictory Address W. II. Korncgay,
Duplin county, N. C.
The following young men were excused
from speaking but had prepared theses as
follows:
How Boys may Become Men W. S.
Splawn, Polk County; N. C.
American Literature R. S. Green, Jr.,
Cana, N. C.
The Value of a Genial Disposition D.
M. Austin, Anson County, N. C.
A Plea for Practical Education W. B.
Pope, Lumberton, N. C.
Woman in the Republic A. M. Red
fearn, Chesterfield County, S. C.
The Picturesque in the South C. L.
Smith, Durham, N. C.
Prof. W. B. Royall then announced the,
PROFICIENTS. IN SCHOOLS.
Latin W. C. Allen, J. A. Beam, C. E.
Brewer, T. E. Cheek, F. Dixon, J. B.
Harrell, J. J. Hendren, J. W. Hendren,
R.'H. MeCullers. W. J. Matthews. W. B.
Pope, J. B. Pruitt, J. F. Schenck, J. W.
Watson, R. H. Whitehead.
Greek D. M. Austin, J. A. Beam, C. E.
Brewer, T. C. Britton, F. Dixon, J. C. C.
Dunford, J. B. Harrell, J. J. Hendren, J.
W. Hendren, J. R. Hunter, E. H. MeCul
lers, W. B. Morton, W. B. Pope, W. C.
Riddick, W. S. Royall, E. Ward,
Mathematics W. C, Allen, B. D. Barker,
J. A. Beam, C. E. Brewer, T. C. Britton,
H. B. Conrad, J. R. Hunter, J. M. Lucas,
E. II. MeCullers, D. O. MeCullers, W. S.
Royall, J. F. Schenck, C. L. Smith, O. F.
Thompson, J. 'WY Watson.
PROFICIENTS XS CERTAIN STUDIES.
Mental and Moral Science J. D. Botwh
alL H. A. ChappcU, J. C. C. Dunford, W.
W. Holding, A. T. Hord, W.-W; Kitohia,
W. H. Kornegay, W. B. Morton, L- O.
Riddick, A. T. Robertson, W. S. Royall,
W. V. Savage. W. S. Splawn, W. B.
Wingate.
Logic and Bhetoric T. C. Britton, H.
A. Chappell, W. W. Holding, "W. W.
Xitchin, A. T. Hord, W. H. Kornegay, C.
M. Murchison, W. B. Morton, L G. Rid
dick, A. T. Itobcrtson, W. 8. Royall, W.
T. Savage, S. JV Spainhour," W:' B. Win
gate. " -v
Evidences of Christianity Vf . H. Korne
gay, W. B. Morton, W.B.Pope.
English Language and Literatvre J. A.
Beam, H. A. Chappell, H.. B. Conrad, E.
F. Eddins, A. T. Hord, W. B. Mortott, J.
B. Pruitt, A. M. Redfearn, I. G. Riddick,
A. T. Robertson, W. S. Royall, W. V.
Savage, W. S. Splawn.
French Language and LiteratnreE. G.
Beckwitb, R. S. Green, W. H. Kornegay,
German Language and Literature JS. G.
Beckwith, H. B. Conrad, J. C. C. Dunford,
W. W. Holding, W. E. Wooten, E. IL
MeCullers, A. T. Robertson. ''
Natural History S. C. C. Dunford, E.
G. Beckwith, R. S. Green, J. M. Lucas,
C. L. Smith. .
Physics H. A. Chappell,J. C. C. Dun
ford, R. S. Green, A. T. Hord, W. W.
Kitchin, A. M. Redfearn, I. G. Riddick,
W. C. Riddick, W. E. Wooten, A. T.
Robertson, W. S. Royall, W. V. Savage,
C. L. Smith.
" Chemistry H. D. Barker, N. W. Brit
tou, T. C. Britton, F. Dixon, J. C. C
Dunford, J. B. Harrell, W. S. Royall, . J.
R. Hunter, J. W. Norwood, W. C. Rid
dick. T
6RADUATK3.
Bftfhelor of Science R. S. Green, A. M.
Redfearn, C. L. Smith. W. E. Wooten.
Bachelor of tetter D, M. Austin, W.
B. Morton, W. B. Pope, W. S. Splawn.
Bachelor of Ai ts H. A. Chappell, W.
W. Kitchin; I. G. Riddick, W. 8. Royall,
W. V. Savage.
Master of Arts E. G. Beckwith, J. C.
C. Dunford, W. H. Kornegay.
PUNCTUALITY.
Absent from no duty during the past
term T. C. Buchanan.
Absent from no dutv during the past
year J. D. Boushall, W. T. Flake, J. C.
Maske, II. S. Pickett, L. U. Pruett, C. G.
Wells.
The degree of D. D. was conferred by
the Board of Trustees upon Rev. C. T.
Bailey, of Raleigh, N. C, Rev. R. R.
Overby, of Camden Comity, N. C, and
LL. D. upon Prof. W. G." Simmons, of
Wake Forest College, N. C.
Professor Royall, acting Chairman of
the Faculty, then made the parting address
to the graduating class.
Dr. Skinner, President of the Board of
Trustees, announced that now the college
has $100,000 of endowment invested. This
has been accomplished by the union of
effort on the part of; many friends of the
institution, but the leader -in this move
ment was Prof. C. E. Taylor. The Trus-,,
tecs have resolved to elect a President of
the College but have not yet found him.
The benediction was then pronounced.
The Literary Societies held their mass
meetings in the afternoon, and at night
occurred the sociable. ' At this the speeches
were private, to an audience of one, not
for the public ; hence the reporter did not
take notes nor even listen.
A Cn federate Egs-nogg.
Texas Sittings.
One cold, cloudy Christmas day, when
the prospects of the Confederacy were as
gloomy as the weather, an Arkansas sol
dier, whose clothes looked as though they
had been run through a threshing-machine,
approached General Hindinan, and sat on
a stump near a fire, and said:
"General, wouldn't a little aignog go
putty well this morning? You know, in 1
Arkansas we alius cilibrate Christmas with
a little o' the stuff."
"Yes," the General replied, "and I
should like to have a quart of it right
now."
" Well, let's go to your tent, whar no
body ken see us, . an' we'll make some
"rangements."
Whi n they entered the tent the soldier
said: " You git the whisky, and III git
the args an sugar."
"All right."
The soldier w ent away, and after awhile,
with dejected countenance, he returned
with the information that some one had
stolen the ' iii tickles." "I'm devilish sor
ry, said he, " fcr I've leen er savin' them
things fur yer lx-nefit for a long time,
knowing how a -nignog would strike yer
'Christmas dav."
" That is bad," said the General, " and
if I could discover the thief, he should be
punished. Stay here, ancj let me go out
and skirmish."
The General, after much difficulty, sue
ceeded in securing the ingredients, and
ere long a bowl of the frothing drink was
prepared.
" Ah," said the soldier, refilling his tin
cup the third time, " this tastes like old
times, when I uster get up afore day an'
fire off the old fuzee. Put two men's
heads together, an' suthin' is goin' ter
happen."
Shortly after the soldier left the tent,
Colonel Bob Newton, chief of Hindman's
staff, entered and said :
"Do yon remember old Dave Aickett,
who used torun a fiat boat on White
river?"
" Yes, he was here a few moments ago."
"He came to me this morning," the
Colonel couti nued, "and began to talk about
egg-nogg. Said that he had been keeping
eggs and sugar for me a long time, and
that if I would furnish the whisky we
would have a Christmas drink. I agreed,
and he went away, returning pretty soon,
and sorrowfully announced that some one
had stolen his treasure. Rather than sec
the old fellow disappointed,-1 furnished
everything, and for a few momenta we "
" Good morning, gentlemen," said Gen
eral Churchill, entering the tent. "Had
a fine egg-nogg early this morning. "An
old fellow that used tp ran a flat boat on
White river said that he would furnish the
eggs and sugar "
"But did he do it?" asked Hindman
and-Newton simultaneously.
" No; some wretch had stolen the staff.
Hello, here is Fagan."
" Gentlemen," said General Fagan, "you
ought to have lcen with me this morning.
An old fellow, a former flat boatman
came to me and talked about eggs till he
made my mouth water. - He said that he
had been saving up a lot of eggs and
sugar for my benefit, and that if I woulri
furnish the whisky we would celebrate. I
agreed, and he went away, but I never
saw a more cast-down man than he was
upon returning. Some one, had. stolen
the eggs, but I furnished the outfit, seeing
that disappointment would about kill the
old fellow HeUdj Reynolds P
" Good morning, gentlemen," said Gen
eral Reynolds. " I have had a fine time
this morning. An old fellow
"Hold on," shouted the oEher men;
" We know all about that egg-tealihg business."-
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General Hindinan called an orderly r and
S giving him the name of the gg man,
said: "Find that man and make him
drunk, if , it takes every drop of whisky in
the Confederacy. Sueh merit ihall not go
unrewarded.,' !-';.
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Major W-A. SnJith, of Johnttoh county,
retires from his Republican associations
andwilliactively mipport the Democratic
nominees. . , '
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