The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-07-29
veachi Female College.

tT,irg recently attended the annual e--a'i'ih".i
IA commencement exercises OF the ABOVE I,
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tbaraos DiscardDg the stereotyped pun, tsua'i
,h ouch lavish breatlEsn occasions OF this KING
go rbich with the initiaed,go but tor little, we WI
,,st in the Keachi Female College we have schof
tt deserving our most liberal patronage ana OF WHO
we MAY be justly prouu. r ..oo
a. the close of the late war the board OF trustee
rssolved to revive their Institution, which, before tn
rarhad Aourished so WE'LL but which during the las
Years of the war had suspended its operations AM
in view of the sadly wrecked condition OF the eoHe
tional as well as every other interest Oh Tue oJ'.
thew felt that it essentially behooVed them TO paee
the head of their faculty man OF no ordinary
They accordingly selected and secured the services
the Rev. Peter Crawford, late OF Mississippi teache
of veteran experience aud signal success. .
The exercises ofthe late examination, lnc'uolng th
th-onged and pleased audience "hch attehoeo Will
unabated interest to the very close OF lour GAYS a
yIy attest the entire satisfaction WHICH MT CFa"lor'
has given.
Tuesday the 10TH and closed Thursday the 18th. r.
saw that the young ladies acquitted themselves will
credit and with satisfaction to parents and patrons
not enough but what is far better, to the critical lis
teDer they gave token that they being educated
in the true meaning Of the termthat they were being
trained to think. We saw none of the tricks OF The
stage manager, rngnaster, but everything gave in
dubitable evidence Of the work Of the critical, thor
Ough and pains-taking educator.
Friday, the 10th, was commencement day. anu al
immense crowd assembled at early hour. lhe eS
cvcses of this day began with PROCESSION o. pupiS
faculty and trustees of the college, forming at ue Dap
list Church and marching the College chapel, Under
the control Of that splendid soldier and fine gentleman
Can't F. Y Doke late of the Missouri Confederate
qrmv We have seen the captain in other days com.
mand more stawaFt, but certainly never comeel
band. He performed his part secned,un artem.
1;p+t ba hnooi aftor,, ,.L,> D.
J. H. Tucker, first in order the essays of the grad
uatng class Miss Mary Victoria Crawford led of
with happily conceived, beautifully worded, and well
pronounced essay on 1.-THE Yelled Future Well and
graphically did she paint the aspirations and msgv.
ngs which the young alone feel when they are, as
she then was, stepping the Threshold OF active
self-reant existence.
Miss Ellie Dee Groves followed with piece on
" Rerospection." This the beautiful counterpart
of the preceding. Danty and tenderly did she lead
us along the line of youthful hopes up to their full
fruton then the transplanted child of the Orient
sorrowing for the gorgeous skies and hanging gardens
Of his home, did she long for the treasures of auld
lang syne" Truly did she impress all with the
fact how much OF lifes pleasures consist in pleasant
retospectons earnestly and eloquently did she appeal
to her college-maes to lay up now store of good
deeds which they might peasingy reflect hereafter
Then came tile valedctory essay by Miss Matte
Virginia Crawford replete with fine thoughts and true
-vonanly feeling. Happily did she review the tolls
and ties of her college life; aectonatey did she ap
pIaud her schoomates classmates and teachers and
gIowingy portray the work ahead for Southern maid
and matron. She then bid them fearful adieu.
The degrees were conferred on the graduates with
an appropriate address by the president. Addresses
were delivered by several gentleman, not connected
with the school; of them do not propose speak.
The finale of the whole proceedings a musical
concert on Friday night, under the management of
the musical department, Miss Saie Carlton This es-
Unable and accomplished lady has been so long con-
nected with the college and has such we'll established
reputation, that we expected, matter of course
splendid entertainment. She had a crowded aten-
Dance and if any Disappointed they were agree
ably so.
Thus ended the second year of the revived existence
Of the Keachi Female College. The large and com
modious edifce has been re-panted and repaired and
every convenience fitted up for the comfortable &C.
comnodaton of pupils We bespealt for the College
a liberal patronage. Men of louisiana stand by your
schools at home
Yours very respectful, T. F. BELL.
Shreveport, La July 7, 1868.
TIE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT-Pr Proclamation by the
Prrs;dent-The following proclamation has been is
sued by the President:
Whereas, by act Of Congress-, entitled GAN act to
admit the States Of North Carolina, South Carolina
Georgia. Alabama and Florida to represen-
tauon in Congress- passed on the 18th of June 1863
declared that it is made the duty Of the President
within days after receiving official information of
the ratification by the Legislature of either Of said
States of proposed amendment to the Constitution
known article fourteen, to issue proclamation an
nouncing that fact;
And whereas the said act seems to be prospective
And whereas paper purporting to be resolution
of the Legislature of Florida, adopting the 18th and
14th amendment of the articles of the Constitution of
the United States, received at the Department of
State the 10Th of June 1858, prior to the passage
Of the act of Congress referred to, which paper is at
tested by the names Of Horato Jenkins, Jr., Rresi
dent pro tem Of the Senate and w. W. Moore, as
Speaker of the Assembly, and of VIM L. Apthoop, as
Secretary Of the Senate, and William Forsyth By
mum Clerk of the Assembly, and which paper was
transmitted to the Secretary of State in letter dated
Executive Office, Tallahassee, Florida, June 10, 1868,
from Harrison Reed, WHO therein 81 gns himself Gov
ernor
And whereas, on the 9Th day of July, 1868, paper
was received by the President, which paper being ad
dressed to the Presdent bears date the 4th of july
1868, and was transmitted by and under the name of
W. W. Holden, who therein writes himself Governor
OF Nolh Caroli which paper certifes that the said
proposed amendment known as article fourteen, did
pass the Senate and House Of Representatives of the
General Assembly Of North Carolina, the I'd day
of july inst and is attested by the names of ohm H.
Boner, Bower, Secretary of the House of Repre-
and T. A Byrnes, Secretary of the SEN
ate and its ratification the 4th Of July, 1868, is
,ttested ty Tod r. Caldwell, Lieutenant Governor
President of the Senate and j. W. Holden, as Speaker
If House of Representatives;
Now, therefore, be it known that I, Andrew John
ION, President Of the United States of America in
compliance with and execution of the act of Congress
aforesaid, do issue this proclamation announcing the
fact of the ratification of the said amendment by the
Legislature Of the State Of North Carolina in the man
ner hereinbefore set forth
In testimony Whereof have signed these presents
with my hand, and have caused the seal of the United
States to be hereunto affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this eleventh day
Of July, in the year Of Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixtyeght and of the independence of
the United States Of America the ninety-thrd.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the PRESIDENT
WIN. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State
The Natchitcches, Qa.) Spectator, gives the follow