Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-06-14

chance, the nOugn OF parting come
tiBged with sadness, and you too ma.
experience q pang, fearing lest the bond
that have united the hearts Of your pu
pills with yours, may be endangered b
separation. Yet tremble not, the font
affection which nov is yours, you shall
claim forever
Dear sehoolmaster, IN glancing o'el
the scenes Of this scholastic year, ",
regard It a. one Of almost unallOyeC
happiness; aud when we reflect that IL:
eDjoyments are now rocked in the
mighty ocean OF the past, a soft sigh Il
breathed to its perpetual memory. Tt
drive from its resting-place the light sor.
row that reigns in my heart, in view Of
the separation, which awaits our sweet
association and friendships, would be but
to suppress-the better feelings Of nature,
the true appreciation Of youth, limo
cence, beauty and chastity.
Your dear voices have filed u ear
with kind words Of greeting, and now
that the sad hour Of separation has ar
rived, this delightful music will no longer
fall softly to cheer and feast the soul
with its heavenly tones. / feel that the
loss will be ir~reparable.
In DAYS to come, when these eonsecra-
ted hills shall be the habitation OF other
students, my imagination will people
them with the generous and loving COM
panions who, to US, have rendered the
hours Of school 80 pleasant then shall
the joy of reunion with you be desired
above all earthly things.
Lastly, dear classmates, with my heart
charged with the tenderest emotions, /
turn to you, and my mind is burdened
with the sorrowfal question:, When
shall we meet again 2n Would that
mine were the qualification of knowing
that the intimacy which exists at pres
ent will be prolonged into social inter-
course, and the qneenly beings before
me now continue my associates through
life. If this ~infatgating picture is but a
a dream Of joys, never to be realized,
memory will call up your loved faces
from the distance Of years, and I shall in
imagination, at least, hold sweet con-
verse with you then as now.
Let each of US in the station that
providence allots fulfill cur destiny-not
with a view TO parade and prsise-but
with order and simplicity. Let our
hands ever minister in high and holy
causes, and voices sWeetly blend with
those that are now engaged in soothing
the sOrrowful, in substituting magnam-
ity and virtue for malice an6nlice; for
if these effects e come to restore the
woated harmony Of society, it must be
through the moral power Of
Then let rs account it worthy to make
lives accord with the righteous pat
terms and divine precepts Of sacred scrip
ture.
While affections living tendrils shall
still bind each loving heart, let the peace,
Joy and pleasure of the present year be
indelibly impressed upon our minds, and
if it be the will Of the great Il Am -
that we meet not again upon the " vary
ing shore o. the WOrld,n let US so live
that we may be the companions of those
pure beings who walk the bright plains
Of celestial glory, and with our harps
and voices join in the grand concert Of
eternity.
The audience was RECALLED with an
artistic treat in the vocal and musical
execution OF the grand chorus of Is Chant
we now in MOuTnful Numbers which
was participated ia principally by the
graduating class, and at the close Of
which, the president, Or. Collins, stepped
forth and, with a few appropriate re-
marks, awarded diplomas to each Of the
graduates, who in turn gracefully re-
ceived these guerdOns of their ambition.
The grand anvil chorus which was sang
at the concert the previous night, was
repeated by request apd enthusiastically
-applaudsd, Miss Ella Bush and Miss
Auna Alexander came forward and sang
each 2 beautiful piece, which w%ereraptu-
rously received, and the former encOred.
These musical entertainments cOnelu-
ded, the exercises of the day, which
we're of the most pleasant character
throughout and excited the liveliest in
terest, and the large assemblage and the
patient and attentive hearing accorded
are the sVFest Rttessatisn OF the high
appreciation OF these varied exercises
Much credit is due to Miss simmons,
the accomplished vocalist and teacher in
instrumental music, for the happy man.
GeF il which her department wa pre-
sided over and the high standard and
c-ommendable taste Of the musical COM
positions rendered.
The fall session Of 1867 will open on
the 10th of September, and we hope to
see gathered within the classic walls Of
this institution at least 200 students, for
every facility oan hsTs be enjoyed that
is offered at northern colleges, and We
recommend our people whs have daugh.
tiers TO educate, aud "as corner stones
polished after the similitude of a palace"
to send them hither and give it the pat
ronage it merits. When Bonaparte
asked 4adsme Ae Stsel how 10 could
best promote the interests of France, she
replied, "Instruct the mothers Of the
French people" mike manner, If we
would have our glorious southern land
built upon a firm rock, and walled in
by the solid masonry Of mindn we must
educate the daughters Of the south and
extend that patronage to colleges and
educational institutions in our own sec
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