The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-03
Correspondence of the Crescent.

JACKSON, La, August 1st 1850
Dsar Crescent-iaving been the last of that glorious little
band, who once made the walls of Old Louisiana College
resound with their merry voices to leave its deserted halls il
Is with feelings of mingled pleasure and sadness, that after
some years OF absence, revisit the of my
early school boy days There not a spot around Centenary
Colege-whch has supplaned the Old Louisiana Col
ege-whch is not to haowed ground and around which
sweet memory does cluster happy associations and bring
mp pleasing "reminiscences Of by days Yet my a
val here found myself much in the category of the old
prisoner Of the Base who after years of imprisonment was
set at liberty and wandered stranger through the streets of
Faris, his own native city, Time has indeed wrought
mighty change in jackson, and before were we more
convinced of the truth of that Latin sayings Tepora %
taHtUr st HdtamOr an Ills
Commencement week is gaa-tme for Jackson as it is for
all villages, which can boast of having College The COM
mencement, this has excited ordinary interest in s
patrons. For week past visitors have been crowdna in
thick and fast the hotels and private houses are crowded
and every where through the town we see promenadnp do
ting parents and loving sisters, who have come In se tbi
and brothers make their debut On Sunday the Animal
Sermon was delivered by the Rev Mr. MeIBtyIe Of vony
city, in place of the Rev. O. X. Marshall of Vicksbpr L
was appointed to deliver it but who was unable to attend
On Monday was held the usual Annual Meeting of the o,d
OF Irustees and in the evening in the large commodons
Chapel formerly fitted up for State Convention came T
the exhibition of the Preparatory Department. which consisted
enurey oil deciamsons and dialogues am soy that esn
not award TO that department the need of nais CO..
Their speaking, as can for the College proper. bongb ON
tou mat IL one OF the best schools Of The kind in tb
SCUM; On Tuesday morning the exhibition of abe
slu'e' one Oh lle literary societies of the College,
az "eh SIX young men delivered oratons and must saw
did great credit TO themselves Immedatelv after Io
e Oauon before the two Literary Societies which was
delivered by Prof Alexander Dimtry of Baton Rouqe-
nus subject was The Teachings of History and was one
VI s usual happy efforts The students, am told intend
sohelung copy for publication il is certainly nyopc,i
deserving OF the compliment In the afternoon was delivered
e Annual oraon before the Alumni Association of Cen
Senay college by Mr. Charles Defrance promising Young
rum NewOheans and the first graduate Of the Insti
Iloh' IN le evening came Oft the exhibition of the Union
Literary Soclety-wich counter part TO that of thu,
rtahAm lnsttute-which Indeed a brilliant display
sequence We were particularly pleased with two of IN
1rauohs one whose subject Man Mighty Msze
~ 0nares Spencer OF Catnhoua parish, and 1.-THE Atba
Isl. by William j. Lacey ofJackson.-
nut Yesterday, commencement day was the great dav f
al AT nine o clock the Students Alumni Professors ard
visitors formed into procession and marched 70 hi Co..