Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-10
SOuIe Female College commencement
Distribution of Diplomas.


distribution of Diplomas.
The above excellent institution LOCATED
at Muefreesboro, closed its fifteenth annu
al commencement on Friday, June 5, ate
weeks examination Of the various classes
and departments. A large concourse O
ladies and gentlemen from the surrounding
country and from distance we're present
The exercises were conducted under The
superintendent of President Jas. r. Pluto
mer, Miss Joe Eaton, Prof. Steinhagen aud
others. Oh .astJs1 a.a1A &
The weather was auspicious, and every
thing conspired 10 render the occasion most
agreeable and interesting. The walls of
the spacious auditorium were tastefully
festooned with eyergreens and hung with
some exquisite landscape drawings and
paintings, executed by various scholars.
The audience was composed of men of
position, character and learning. and
ladies Of the highest accomplishments. ele-
gance and refinement among them were
many parents, brothers, sisters and friends
OF the young ladies, who for scholastic
year had Travelled the arduons road of
knowledge; and some of whom were that
day TO bid final adiew to teachers and
college scenes, and commence anew the
battle of life and of reality. Many hearts
were to so forth TO return no more, save
when the well-remembered peal Of the "old
college beif' floods with its waves of
melancholy melody the aisles of memory's
temple and brings back the Joyous tales
and saddening visions Of daysagone.a Thus
surrounded and circumstanced with spch
incentives TO successful effort, it were
scarcely possible that any one should fail.
OF the bevy Of bright-eyed beauties COM
prising the graduating class, much was ex-
Peeted by every one, as they enjoy the
reputation of being decidedly the most
thorough and accomplished class ever
graduated at Soule College. We regret
exceedingly not having space 10 mention
in detail each one as they deserve-but
where all did 50 well "twere hard to say
who's best" .....r -...-.-.
The following was the order of exercises
Prayer.
Music. ~
Salutatory.- Brightest blessings soonest
gone; J" by Miss Nellie Rector, Arkansas.
AS darkness gives lustre to stars, 80 does
woe to man." by Miss Sallie Rees, Lincoln
county. I'D. g.
"0ar Warfare . by Miss Mary crosth-
wait, Davidson county.
shoulder Straps;" by Miss Lucy New
bill, Giles county.
The Coming Woman = by Miss Hennie
Sanders, Murfreesboro.
"EOnd ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS naJ.pT Haoaa - by
Miss Bette Ransom, Bedford county.
"How to Keep of Wrinkles" by Miss
Belle Dromgoole, Murfreesboro. d.
Women of the South" by Miss Aurelia
Newbill, Giles county
"Plain Girls;" by Miss Julia Rogers,
Sumner county.
rs Life Dream" by Miss Temple
Cooper, Bedford county.
Essay-''Dreams," and Valediclory; by
Miss Mary Rankin, Rutherford county.
The fifteenth annual address, delivered
by the venerable DR.. Thos Maddin, of
Shelbyville, Immediately preceding the
valedictory, was replete with advice and
truth gathered from the pathway of expe-
Tience. Certainly no one heard him with.
ont being impressed with his admonitions.
AibeI TIC Ieb uldi Oiuci Vi eA6lCtsSS were
over with, President Plummer presented
prizes to Misses Temple Cooper and Lucy
Newhill, the former for faultless house
keeping, and the latter for correct deport-
ment during the scholastic year.
The whole affair terminated at night in
a grand finale socidls which lasted until the
gray dawn peeped over the eastern hills and
stopped the fun. But countless were the
soft chances cast that night by "blue eyes,
and black and gray" to " eyes that spoke
again" i