Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-04-12
rsf,nI0R ExHIarrIon

Improvement IN and around the place. The
first of which we notice is the building of the.
Female College. It is nearly completed, and
presents TO the view an. elegant and splendid
Brick Building which will long stand a.
monument of the liberality and enterprise of
the people of Due West. It's dimensions are
large and we'll proportioned, presenting front
Of more than Quo hundred feet in length, and
rising tos height which gives it an imposing sp.
pearance. It tjssa nearly hniahedthat!i It 10 now,
occupied for the purposes aud uses of the. COL
| Iege. With.the present able and experienced
corps of Professors, which the Board Of Trus-
tees have selected. the health of the Village
and the morality Of its citizens, this College
offers many superior advantages as an Institu-
| tiop of learning. = 50 I.
| Other signs Of improvement might be seen
here and there, which at present we have not
| space to mention.
AT early candle-light we repaired to Lind
say Hall, where goodly number of ladies and
gentlemen. had already congregated In a
short time the large Hall Of the College Chapel
| was we'll filled with the beauty and ,ntelli.
gence of the surrounding country. While the
greater number were from the Village and vi.
cinity, not few were from different portions
| of the District.
Presently the President of the College, Rev.
| E L. Patron, announced to the audience that
| the exercises of the evening would now COM
| mence 7in accordance with the Programme
which was being distributed through the Hall.
After an appropriate prayer by the Rev. H. T..
SLOAN, the following is the order of the exer.
cises:
J. T. Castles, Macon, Tenn.-The Marcb Of
| Liberty.
e. e. Lindsay, (excused) Molino, Tenn.-Con.
| science Creature of Education.
J. d. Malone, Frazierville, S. C.-Relipion
and Education-The Pillars Of State.
J. E. Martin, Fairfield, 8. C.-"Iehabod."
q: B McCaslin, Abbeville Dist, s. C-Mod.
| E. T. McClintock, Laurens Dist, s. C.-Na-
| tIonal Ingratitude.
H. L., McElvy, (e1oused) Quincy, Fla
"Read, Think, Judge, therr Act"
reka.' "
D. n. Montgomery. Greene, Ala.-LaF,vet,e
Z. Z. Pressis'; Andersen, s. C.-Geniss, Ne.
cessary to greatness.
| Is. Il. Reid, Newberry Dist 8. C.-"He who
lives Noble Life will never Die.
| j.. t. Thompson. Rockey Plains, Ga.-Noble
deeds alone Deserving of Immortality.
| II: s., Ware; Starkville, Miss-Eulogy on
Italy. N's
| J. A. Weed. ,Abbeville Dist. 8. C.-sweet is
| the Breath of Morn,
j. X. Wiley, Fayetteville, Tenn.-The Pleas
ures Of Mental tCulture.
W: Wilson, Walkersville, N. C:-Thc Mon
| W. M. Woodson, Camden, Ala-Labor.
The audience was favored with music by
Prof AlcnEL, of the Cokesbury Female ,Cols
lege.' He was aided by an .assietant Psoi:
AcnEL is swell known to many of our citizens
to be the most accomplished musician in the
District. and on this occasion he did full ,u,.
tice to his reputation. j..
The speeches Of the young men were we'll
written and delivered in graceful and easy
manner, and We cpmplffment them upon their
success. The audience manifested their an.
probation by frequent applause. The young
ladies' We presume it was them, ssssnani-
festo or their appreciation, from diffensst Dor
lions of the Hall, threw their beadtiHl and
well-arranged bouquets to the different orators
at the conclusion of their addresses, for which
che speakers must have given a responsive echo
| in their hearts.
Everything passed off in IN agreeable and
pleasant manner. At the close of the exerci-
ses the President ascended the rostrum and in
polite manner thanked the audience for their
attention and for the good. order which had
been maintained during the evening, The
President then announced to the audisncest that
prof' AIoHEI, by special request 3bad con-
sented to play q few other pieces of music.
which were we'll received The President sta.
ted to the students that the exercises of the
College would be suspended until the following,
Fuesdaysto which they heartily respon ded by
applause.
The audience then retired from the Hail.
some to their respective. homes, but large
number to the Halls Of the Literary societies
WHICH we're opened for tttsereceptiep of visit
ors,' where those WHO ayailed themselves of the.
opportunity, epjoyedTthemselves in ..socisln,
tefsa,tste till a late hour. In these Halls we
had the pleasure of meeting many familiar rfa,,
ces' and shaking the hand OF. those we have
known "iang syne."' ~ -
The balls Of the Literary soeisties,s are new
aud elegantly arranged. The recs ption rooms
being large and finely fnrnished with chairs,
carpets, DC. 1 r. .::ss:, ~, s.. I
When stirred na.ure'' called for "balmy
alsep," we retired to ths:Hotel, by M HAw-
aaoaN. Here we found evAry needed comfort,
and fora seas5n: wsbid at1fe1 to scenes around !
Early thefollowlng moruing wewere up and
moving trumewardsy with ,steSpy eyes !. and
pleasant reeollaslions of the .enjoyments Of the
pseyioqss sEening: .5;ss tsiE II
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