Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-07-29
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
COMMENCEMENT AT LImEsToN
". B. WILSON, Secretary.

Mr.. Editor We had the PLEASURE oil oeing
Hpresent on the 21st instant, at the annual Com
nencemeut Of the popular and we'll. known .'Lime.
tone SPRINGS Female High School" What a
pity it has such a sesquipedalian name Thisin.
~.titution has q widespread and deserved reputa'
lion, throughout the Southern States. The local
~ is beautiful, and Looks as healthy as if it were
.acred to the G ,ddess Hygeia. it, rural beauty
the fresh verlure Of the velvet grass plot in the
rear, the flower garden in front, the fountain of
clear, bright water bubbling from the earth-blend
so softly with nm air of refinement and intellect
nal repose, that it really seems to invite to study
snd contemplation. IF there il any objection to
he place. ills too hpautiful-so much like fairy
md. that the mind floats off into q dreamy rap
Urea floating revery. Near BY is the lime
quarry and kiln. From the latter, DIR. CURTIS.
n his farewell remarks to the members of the
graduating class, borrowed a happy illustration
reminding them Of the ~allusion to ''burning lime
in the Bible, and bidding them to let the two he
found connected in their minds. and whenever the
Id bauuts of their childhood rose up to view to
recall the fearful and almonitory association.
The Examination began on Tuesday morning.
and. we believe. gave general satisfaction. We
confess that we paid hut little attention to this
NORTON OF the festival. but the committee, we feel
assured, will report favorab'y. Almost as much
can he told by an eye glance as by close attention
tn the examination. Promptitude, sef-possessi"n,
unemharrassed manners, together with other in
dices. plainly illustrated the care and attention
bestowed upon their studies. and the energy and
Industry which had trained up and disciplined
their minds. To one part of the examination we
did pay some atten,ion-the graduating class on
| ..EncIsh literature" We have long thought our
| own idiom tho much neglected in our schools. and
particularly that the classic literature of our
mother tongue. that rich ergosy of poetry, e'o
onpnce and manly thought. should, at least, he
brought before the eye of the student. The
Messrs. CURTIS propose to accomplish this ny iii.
rectine attention tn tho early English Poets, who
hurled in rubbish of obsolete words the richest
veins of poetry and sentiment. 1t is a pleasant
occupation. and one calculated to lead the mind
forward to investigate the i~diomatic p"culiarities Of
the English ~langnce, to hunt out thus the beauties
Of our dawning literature, or as a gifted poetess
terms them. to cnll the
.Lnyelv pnat words grown obsolete
Which wiU not leave off Singing
On Wednesday. the Anniversary Grafton wns de
livered by Dr.. BAcHMAN Of Charleston. 1t IS
scarcely necessary to characterize it as an able
address,. Celebrity and matured intellect of the
orator is a sufi cient guarantee that it was replefe
with profound thought and ripe scholarship. In
view Of the many evidences around us. the com
pliment which he took occasion to pass upon the
School Of Massra. Curtis did not seem exaggera
ton he remarked ''that it, more completely than
INV school within his knowledge. filled up hls
idea of what q Female institution should be-that
he uttered this sentiment AFTER having travelled
over the Old and Nev World" 1--WE quote the
idea, not the exact lauguage).
The graduating class WAS qnite small. MISS
ss,nnr Of spertnnburg hore off the Gold Medal.
md Miss o JETER of Union the Silver Medal,
which were awarded on Tuesday evening. On
Wednesday evening the Concert came off With
much eclat. 1t was gotten up with much taste.
and except that the hail was too crowded for the
convenience Of sldermanic proportions and extern
sive hoops, it passed off to the delight of all. We
have never seen a more select assemblnge of the
elite, q finer display Of beauty and g~allantry, or
more general satisfaction than was manifested on
this occasion. We will close with the remark that
the Programme was one of the very n~eatcst, anil
reminded us Of home when we saw it was printed
at the Enquirer Office. 'f"uss'
TU SANDUNGA.