Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-07-19
IUkA.
It's Schools and People and Progress.

Occasional Correspondence of APPEAL
IUKA, July 1S.-At the recent ex
animation of the pupils of the Iukl
Female Institute, the commencement
sermon was preached by Rev. E. G
Slater, d. D., of yOuIcity, and it die
honor to the head and heart of thii
able divine.
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day, classes were examined in all the
common English branches, also in
natural philosophy, chemistry, physi
olOgy, rhetoric, logic, moral philosO
ply, Evidences of Christianity
French, algebra, geometry and trigO
nometry. Never did 1 hear pupils
answer more readily and more clear
ly, all the questions prOpOunded dur.
ing the searching ordeal through
which they passed. In the language
of the catalogue of this school, the
great objeclof the President and Facul.
/ ty is, ''tO teach the student TO think,
to reason, to compare, to Judge and
to develop the powers of the
mind" 1t would be wrong to
make invidious distinctions when
all did so well; but there is one
class which deserves more than pass
ing notice. am sure that the COM
mon impression is that girls cannot
learn the higher mathematics. But
Miss Hunt clearly demonstrated the
folly of this idea. She constructed a
quadrant herself las I learned) and
took her class in trigonOmetry out of
doors, by means of which the exact
hight Of various natural objects were
found and the distances between inac-
cesslble ones, proving that the mind
of women can accomplish as much as
that OF men even in this most difficult
department of study.
The exhibition on Tuesday night
was q real mental feast. For more
than three hours the large audience
was held spell bound with speeches,
dialogues and music from the child of
five years to the maiden of seventeen.
wish you could have heard the dia-
lOgue "WOmen's Rights" 1t was one
of the most scathing rebukes l ever
heard to all those blatant, masculine
women who are clamoring for the
right to vote, to go to Congress and
to engage in those pursuits suitable
only for the rOugher sex, and in
which, boldly say, that no modest,
refined and cultivated woman wishes
to engage. 1.-THE Mechanics Daugh-
ter" was another telling dialogue, in
which it was shown that aristOcracy
had played out, and has been succeed
ed by sound reason and sober sense.
The cdlltdtd, on Wednesday night,
was most beautiful, and was perfectly
rendered. In fact, from all we heard,
the music department of this school is
in safe hands.
But Thursday, the 10Th, was the
great day of the feast. On the rOStrum
were seated the trustees, visiting
teachers, the faculty, and the candi-
dates for graduation. Five nObler
specimens of women [ never saw.
The salutatOry, III Latin, by Miss
Harris, of Alabama, showed that she
was ripe scholar. She was followed
by four others, whose essays would
have hOnOred older heads than their.
Then came the valedictOry, which
was delivered by Miss johnson, of
Iuka, in a style so felicitOus that all
eyes were suffused with tears. The
President then delivered the Bacca-
laureate address, previous to confer
ring the diplomas. Seldom have L |
heard so much sound sense in a few
words. The sentiments were excel
lent, and the style and language most |
beautiful. Never will this advice, |
given by the President in parting
with his dear pupils, be forgotten by |
them. DIR. Douglass is one Of the old |
est and ablest educators in North Mis- |
sissippi. Long may he live TO inn
press upon the rising generation his
noble character.
Those who are seeking a permanent |
school in healthy locality, where the |
rates (see the catalOgue) are very rea-
sOnable, cannot do better than to pa
trOniZe the Iuka Female Institute.
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