Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-30
AuiOn aud 9ispatth.
SUNDAY. JUNE 30. 1897.
Largest CircnlatIOn IN City ana state


CLOSING NIGHT OF w. u. WARDS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CON-
MISREPRESENTATION OF A
ELARRLE-ClAsED CEoCM re THE
PRTNCfPALBrT1E SENIOR CLASS
On Friday night closed the commence
mebt exercises % W, Z, Wards Seminary,
Never have we seen 20 large and refined
an audience IN the Masonic Temple. q g
In regard To the music on this occasion,
we viii say that the Young laeies played
with much spirit and grace, evineing high
order of cultivation inflIs saieuce, which
reflected honor on Mrs. Robertson and Axe
royd, Misses Mary Q. Hudson, Akeroyd and
Hunt and Professor TAYLOR, who have been
their instructors.'
The frsl essay-subiect Our boat is
launched, bot where Il the shore" by Miss
Ella S. PnlIin, Pulaski, Tennessee -
This essay, which was read in a clear
bat loud tone, was full of happy thoughts,
expressed in beautifnl language. The
shore" to which time is drifting our barks
i the study Of every human life. The
btoadest ocean has shore, and every life
hesits bounds. Death is the reef Der which
oor frail bark must pass before we reach
that shore. The pure eye of faith, piercing
the gloom sees the beacon Light Of HeavenY
hope becoming the soul to that shore where
every human being may find tranquility
and repose.
Next essay ''Night brings out the sAss,''
by Miss Fannie J. Robinson, Of Hunts-
Vile, Ala. This subject, brimful of poetry,
cornscated with glittering thoughts. Night
has always been regarded a. suggestive Of
sorrow, but 10 the pure it is time of
memory and deep thoughtfulness. The
sun blinds us with its brilliancy, but when
he dips below the western horizon, and
Hesperus spreads robe Of twilight over
The hills, then the stars come forth and
natures great heart throbs in Unison with
mans. If there were no night, there could
be no stars. As darkness brings out the
stars in the physica! world, SO adyersity
deTelopes the highest elements of virtue
in human life This train of Thought was
pursued by the writer, and its moral beau
ties set forth in lucid manner.
\ Next essay-subiect The tissue of life
We weave in colors all our own" by Miss
Cora Bell Reed, Of Pulaski. This essay,
like the subject, was so fall Of gems that
We hardly know how TO express our ideas
upon il. Time is the great loom in which
the robe Of life is 10 be Woven--eyery
thought, deed and action Of time Is inwoven
into this robe. The shuttle is ever flying
and each thought takes its place in this
robe az noiselessly as the polished stones
took their places in the temple of Solomon
We can inlay our lives with diamonds and
pearls, or with shadows dark az the wing
Of AzTel We weave our own characters,
and should be careful 10 use only those
colors which viii never fade.
Next an essay-subiect: '1fD by Miss.
Amanda Neil, of Mississippi We had
alwavs believed that this troublesome little
word ought TO be expunged from the die
uonary,A now We are CONVINCED that It
should be stricken out Every day does
this little monosyilable, like The skeleton
at the FEAST deprive hope of half its balm.
Many funny things were said on this sub
ieet rauch 60 the amnsement of the crowd.
Next an essay-subiect; polished Cor
ner-stones,Y by Miss DOcia Reed, Of Puias-
XII. This essay was full Of valuable moral
Suggestions, and eyinced true appreciation
of ,k@ duties of woman in the exaltedsphere
TO winch nature and Providence have as
signed her. Ii was listened to with much
interest by the audience, and was produc-
ton Of much merit.
Then an essay-subject; "A tribute TO
Lee, by Miss Moiiis W. Robinson, of
Huntsville, Ala. Al the mention OF the
name of Lee, the pulse of the audience
beat faster, and every eye dilated with
pleasure. She wove around the brow Of
that master spirit Of mankind a chaplet
bright az the stars. aud more enduring than
the pyramids - e - ~
Next an essay-subiect; "The clouds
have silver linings,' BY Miss Salie c. Rid
ley, Of Murfreesboro Tennessee.
The darkest clouds which ever hung over
earth have their edges pencilled with the
lightning's sheen. Hope spreads oyer the
breast of sorrow her rosy veil, and tinges
with her aureola the darkest clouds which
beset the human heart. Clouds are tempo
rary, the sun is eternal Clouds weep
smiling. 1t may be obscured by the dense
clouds, but it is still shining. These were
some of the happy thoughts of the writer,
and were read clearly and distinctly.
Then an essay-snbiect: " The Romance
Of real life" by Miss Tabitha d. Wherry,
| of Hendersonviile, Tennessee. To poetic
mind everything is poetic, Real life,
though considered prosaic by the unthink :
| ing, is full of sentiment aud romance. Ro-
nance is not a spriie found only in fairy
land, but is often found as one of the Lares
| or Penates of the humbest household
This subject was well matured, and greatly
| pleased the audience.
Next on programme, an essay-subiect:
The true measure Of life, by Miss lzora
| Wilkes, Of Culleoka, Tenn. ia which all
| the virtues and shades necessary 10 make
/ mp perfect life, were sketched. The noble
incentive, the living truth and moral force
Of good life were set forth in a forcible
| manner.
Then followed an original poem-sub-
| ject "The world is before you" bv Miss
Eugeaia Ford, of Kosciusko, Miss. This
| poem Was an honor 10 the head that com
posed it. The rhylhmical flow of the
measure and beauty of the thought which
flashed through it, combined to make it at
iractiye to the audience. Were il not for
Its length, We would like TO publish it,
Then followed the valedictory, by Miss
Eliza Winston, of this city, which was full
| Of pathos and tenderness. Her parting
1 words 10 teachers and classmates, gushed
from a heart alive with ell holy sympsthies
| Of q true, womanly nature.
| After the yaledictory, the senior class,
through their chosen representative, Miss
Matte ID. Bright, presented the Principal
with q magnificent marble cased clock.
Miss Bright said:
| OUR BELOVED AND MUCH RESPECTED
| TEcHRR; We present Won this clock IN TO-
ken OF our deep and lasting love andTespect.
We beguesth it as noble legacy ihss will
stand firm through years as areminder Of our
appreciation of time. Place il in that dear
old chapel, that IA bound by a thousand ties
10 our hearts, right above your chair that
will ever be held sacred in our memories,
and y, let Us be selfish and ask you, that
when il shall have numbered the days and
mouths Of another session, and others have
filled our now vacated places, that you will
not lea them sdrersede as, but grant that
in memory's garden one green spot shall
be reserved, in whichsach one Of our names
shall beimplan'ed never 70 beerssed through
ali the changes of time. And now once
more farewell, o farewell
REFLF on THE rRIScpk
You've LADIES: L am profoundly sen