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Onthe evening of June 2d the college primary, to choose the col-
lege representative for the coming Chautauqua oratorical contest, was
held in the College Chapel before a representative and an appreciative
, audience.
Six hopeful orators came on the arena of contest, four from the
. Patterson Society and two from the Union Society. Besides the honor
of representing the college, there was also added by Prof. C. C. Calhoun
>a scholarship in the Lexington Business College, to be given to`the
man winning first place.
There was lively competition by all the orators, and each showed
himself gifted with the true flame. Honorable mention was made of
all the orators except Mr. W. H. Sugg, of Clinton, Ky., who was forth-
with declared by the Committee to he the winner of the contest; ‘
whereupon the Union boys rushed to the stage and carried him off on l
their shoulders to the waiting room, and " the band played on" for the _ “
Pattersonians. Mr. Sugg’s subject was " The Dangers of Centraliza- ..
· tion." He has a powerful voice, is in good training, and is slated as a »
winner in t.he Chautauqua. I
’ Following the contest, the class of ’96, on June 3d, held its very .
interesting and entertaining Class Day. A large audience greeted the l
class of thirteen   they marched to the rostrum, which was beautifully
decorated with class colo1·s and flowers. Miss Alice Duck, whose spot-
less white draperies made a most striking yet pleasing contrast with the
long line of black coats, presided with the easy grace and becoming
dignity due her position as President of the class of ’96. Space alone
forbids commenting upon the various exeellencies of each member that
appeared before the audience. Each one did well and won much ap-
plause. Between times Saxton’s band furnished delightful music. `
On June 4th the farewell of the class of ’96 was pronounced by her l
Valedictorian, Mr. T. R. Dean. The Board of Trustees and the Faculty ·
occupied seats on the rostrum, and then the class marched up and
occupied the front seats on the rostrum. Rev. NV. T. Bolling delivered .
the opening invocation. Mr. J. J. Dunlap, a second honor man, was j
iirst on progranime and delivered the Salutatory. His address was
excellent and delivered with animation. Following him were three
other second honor men, Messrs. D. M. Case, H. A. Davidson and E.
·C. MeDowell,who did honor to their class with their good orations·
'Then came the Valedictory by Mr. T. R. Dean, who won the iirst.
honors of his class. His address was full of feeling, of tender recol-
° lections of college days, ot ringing words of hope and good cheer tor .
the great untried future. He closed with an eloquent farewell to his