Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-07-17

aone creait TO Seniors, aud Sumo of |
them were Of very superior merit.
Then followed tho -Baccalaureate I'D
droas of Or. Grier and the delivery Of
the diplomas Tho address was in the
Dr.s eerdest and impressive manner,
aud was replete with sage counsel and
earnest encouragement, tastc! ully and
appropriately expressed and affection
ately 'o6forced.
90 Wednesday, night large audi
ence again assembled in Lindsay Hall
to hear the Essay on "Woman's Influ:
once,' from the pen of Miss Lizzie
Young, OF Due West, which was road
bofore the Alumni Association by Col.
t. A. Fair; and its nnmerous graccs
OF thought and style received full
justice in the impressive reading.
Then we had = variety of pieces Of
music, vocal and Instrumental, per-
formed by tho young ladies of the
Female College, under tho supervision
OF Misses Morso and Nixon, which
formed charming accompaniment
and pleasing close to the evening per.
formances.
Thursday was Commencement day
of tho Female College, and tho sceno
derived additional imprcssivcness
from tho array of u larger and more
brilliant audience, and tho exercises
fresh interest from the charms of fe
malo beauty and attractivcness. Eff:
teen young ladies of tho graduating
class, of evon moro than ordinary
beauty, with their lovely companions,
occupying tho elevated platform, form.
ed"tbo cynosuro of neighborlng eyes,"
and, by turn, singly, or altogether, fur
nishod tho graccs of sentiment, tho
charms of poetry and music, and tho
sight Of their own sweet selves, to On
gage the pleased attention for hours.
Near by, among other digritarics grac-
ing tho occasion with his presence. sat
our honorcd fellow-citizen Judge
Wardlaw, and tho rapturous applause
with which complimentary ullusion
from the orator Of the day was rccciv.
cd by the large audience, must have
conveyed to him tho gratifying assur-
ance of public sympathy ard appre--
citation.
After an appropriate prayer from
the Rev. DR.. Boycc, Of Fairfield, tho
Anniversary Address before tho
Amclian Society was delivered by the
Rev. Mr.. Quigg, a na,ivo of Green
Erin, but at present n resident OF
Georgia, on tho subject, "Mental cul-
ture essential to progress" Mr.
Quigg has many Of tho elements Of
the orator-wit, humor, self-possession
a ready and copious vocabulary, "a nd
the quaintness and point of bis extom
porary remarks, Introductory, intor-
locutory and final, attracted attention
and impaired additional interest tc
tho solid mattor and moro refined
; graces Of the written composition
His discourse exhibited the fruits Of
: extensive reading, and disclosed
. throughout, q Vein of original and
striking thought. We were particu-
larly impressed with the olearncss and
force with which he illustrated hi.
theme, by examples sho wing how much
injury had been done to society by
uaenlightened zeal and uneducatec
enthusiasm. The address occupied
about IN hour, and was we'll received
and has been the subject of general
cor1menda,ion.+ i. ..,.~
Then followed the compositions o.
the young ladies in the following. or
; der:
! Composition, by Mary B.. Black, Fairfield
subject. The world knows nothing of il,
greatest men," Read hy Dr.. Tnaner.
Maggie ]. Boyce Fairfield, "NotI,iue eoot
or beautiful is ever lost Road by Prof. PAT
ton. - ,...:".. Z. .,s..., =. -. /,
Bessie Caldwell. Colesbury, Snake the
best Of IT,, Read by Capt 'Cothraa. ,
Doilis r. Chulmsrs. Eewberry, There ia
always sunshine sornewhsre."' Read bjADr
Turner; '-' ..'..- So * -.
e Matte G. ct.rls.; Nswberry, aasiient cit-
Ieiss. Read by Coi Fair, -. ..,'.. ..
en-. Lois Grisr, Due eat, aWealth Of Ill.
: mind" Resd BY pr. Taruer. -.
. n. c.llie, Holloway. Edge6eld,. STARS
Read by Rev II. r. sloan.
= Nellie e Eises: Abb.,ille, asilens i6au.
snes"; Read by Prof Patton, 80.
. ". Susie Matthews, Edgef.la. "The mys.
terls. Of our intellectual being" Road by Col
Fair.
10! Emma e. Renwick. iN.wberry, ",ri.
home where 'ths Heart h." Read Rev. H. T
: Sloan. =,
.',isvio'sc G! Sell. Rdsss.Id, "Fsrtune favor.
the brsye.s Z - 1;-,.c az A>t ~
T. Aegis I. sharpton, Edgrssld. .1Thsrs i.
h life 10 the old land yeti. Read by Col. Fair.
IS Aitie B. Smith, Lalrsns :.The college
eirrs dream" Read by Capt Co.hran.
|s1s<esadla O. sailisan, Lruiens. ;"L,pb,s I.
brightest when II e.iines in darkness" Read
Iey ttey. II. r.. Sloan. .f,5,, ..