Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-23
SCHOLASTIC.
Commencement Exercises at the Browns
vile Female College.


hEsOM NDFAALE5 juno AAs
Editors ADpeGE-SiRce the last weei
enterpristng Inhabitants were IL
8 full blaze Of excitement, com
mencemenJ exercises, concerts, diplomas
and parties being the order Of the day
The cause Of all these are the commence,
ment exercises of the Brownsville Female
College, which commenced Thursday, the
18th, and concluded to-day with essays BY
the graduating class, diplomas conferred
and literary address. This promising tC
be the grsndest day, we concluded to heal
and see it all. Started this morning fol
the college building, one Of the finest
structures Of our growing town, and
found at 10 o'clock the large and well ven.
tilated room already filed with all the
beauties Of Brownsville. Though we were
in the full sense OF the word, "rsd-hot, "snd
to all appearance the rest of the audience
we're in a fsinting condition, we made uI
our minds to stand it, for We saw OUl
friend Thompson, of the Avalanche, there,
and, thinking the APPEAL ought to be
represented, we tried it. Unfortunately,
we had none Of the attributes of q reporter
pencil and psper-snd so We opened OuI
little memory box, and will let you know
all we could store in it.
After the room was completely filed
with all that is charming and lovely IN
Brownsville, the exercises commenced
with the ste DsUm," which, under the
lead Of Mr.. Brsnhsm, was well performed.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Jones, after which
"Heimath's Klangs," a German piece on
the piano, gave our really warm hearts a
cheerful awakening and refreshmenL-a
proof that the music was good and touch
ing.
Improve the Fleeing Moments" an
essay, by Miss NJ. Owen, was very well
delivered.
Lights and Shades of Nature" an es.
say, by Miss s. NJ. kirkpatrick, who pic.
tured them to US in fluent M eloquent
language.
son the Ocean" trio, on the piano, took
us away on the wild waves, rehearsing 20
our ears their musical sounds.
"Tbe Shining Heavens, a Glittering
Frame, Their Great Original Proclaim, ,
another essay, by Miss Susie Dufer,
was well written, and read with easy
enunclatiOn.
Mufded drums are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
Essay BY Miss S. PEBBLES, delivered
with all the earnestness the subject de-
serves.
Duet from the opera of Semirsmide
flute and piano, carried US completely
swsy, till Mr.. Castles essay
by Miss Estelle Henley, brought us back
from our dreaming condition TO the earn
est reality, and pictured well the power
Of Imagination, while the pleasures Of
Memory" an essay bysMiss Betty Owen
was enjoyed with all the pleasures Of the
present; and finally the "SOngs of the
Nightingale" gsve us a musical pleasure.
" Blessings brighten as they take Their
flight" and I" Make hay while the sun
Shines" gave eloquent testimony of the
skill Of the authors treating such sub
jects.
Tendency of the age to skepticism, p
by Miss Leila PEBBLES, deserves al the
credit we " to an author who under
stands how to treat well a philosophical
essay.
"Gayly chants the summer bird" a
song, followed next.
Diplomas were conferred by Mr.. Bran
ham, who addressed The young ladies', and
in flowing language reminded them OF
their future position in life; told them
especially if they want te be happy and
enjoy LIES pleasures, to follow the inn
pulse of the heart in all actions; reminded
them Of their duties to themselves, TO their
parents, TO society, and 70 God for duty,
said one Of the greatest men Of the age, is
the s1L5Iilaest a00Td ia oar LaagUageEGen-
ersl Lee.
al Trovstore," solo, piano; very good
performance.
Kew. Il M OBDOrn0 Is 10 the
audience, and delivers the literary sd-
dress. The subject, Woman" can never
be treated in q more eloquent, able and
highly entertaining manner han the ora
tor did for two hours.
We regret to be able to give only a few
extracts of his brilliant speech. Referring
70 the suffrage OF woman, the orator pic
tured the fatal effects by quoting the late
French revolution, where ONE played
such a deplorsble role; and ali these bad
notions, coming from the North, let US
Danish from the South. With eloquent
language, the orator pictures true po-
sitiOn Of woman, and, for two hours occu-
pying our attention, he says in cOnclu-
sion: "In conclusiOn-What a sweet
word; really a sweet word for our hungry
stomschs and the many dry lips of the
audience" At the conclusion he wss
speaking about mothers, with all the sbili-
ties of 8 learned orator, and, at last adj
dressing the young ladies, he ended amid
the laundering applause Of the audience.
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