Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-22
BROWNSVILLE.
Interesting Commencement Exercises
AgrfeulturaI Fair-A Dark Day.

Interesting Commencement Exercises
AgrfculturaI Fair-A Dark Day.
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn, June 20, 1872.
EDITORS APPEAL-The memory of
the Oldest ~inhabitant of our city runneth
not back to a time which witnessed a
more brilliant season of gayety or more
successful exhibitions of cultivated tai
ent and scholarly worth than the past
few days, during which the annual
Commencement and attendant eXer-
cises of the Brownsville Female College
were in active progress. Truly, our peo-
pie are imbued with a proper spirit of
improving our country and otherwise
advancing its welfare by an incubation
Of intellectual instruction in the youth
ful mind, for nothing can more advan-
tageously or more quickly place US high
erin the scale of enlightened civilization
and moral elevation than the thorough
training of our mental faculties. Educa-
ton, combined with Christianity, is the
potent fundamentally which must give
US prominence and grandeur among the
nations of terrestrial chimes. We are.
glad, then, to see the glorious light of
education being disseminated W u
land, for, in the expressive language of
the poet, if We could obscure it
&" know not where is thai Promethean heat,
That can its light relume.
On last Sabbath morning, Rev. w.
w. Gardner, of BASKERVILLE Kentucky,
preached the usual sermon to the young
ladies composing the graduating class.
His theme was
INDIVIDUAL INFLUENCE.
He said every human possessed and
eXerted an influence, either for good or
evil, and that continually; and that our
responsibilities in life are proportionate
to our influence. With an easy flow of
language to command attention, and an
of feeling 10 instruct and
move, the graceful orator delivered a
discourse replete with unsullied gems of
divine truth, and teeming with album
dant religious instruction. No time to
synOpsize his sermon. On Monday
came the
Sophomore EXHIBITION,
was largely attended, and passed
of handsomely, consisting, as IL did, of
dialogues, tableaux, etc. On Thursday
morning the members Of the senior
class read their essays, which evinced
considerable talent in weaving their
thoughts into scholarly English, as well
an extensive knowledge of the yariedt
branches and ramificatiOns of literature.
OF the closing concert on Thursday
light we unluckily cannot say much, as
college hall was so densely packed,
hat we could only get occasional
of the stage. We learn, how
.ver, it vas admirable in the highest
Wednesday morning was
COMMENCEMENT DAY,
md a lovely day it certainly was. Not
cloud appeared in the sky to mar the
Of the serene azure nights.
The audience hall was literally filed
nd the indications for an interesting
ccasion very fattering. The following |
-oung ladies, composing the graduating
lass, read their essays: Miss Ella Read,
Hiss Minnie Bond, Miss Sallie Moore,
Lucy Hendren, Miss Sallie Stein,
iiss Ada Nixon, Miss Ollie Alex
nder, Miss Iowa Bradford, Miss
'attie Cage, Miss Narcissa Bond. Miss
Hendren, Miss Annie Lord, Miss
.ue Brooks, Miss Eta CoWen. Miss
late Cowen. The essays were well
Onceived and well read, each one elicit
lg its share Of applause. At night the
nnual address before the Alumni So (.
iety was elOGuently delivered by Robt.
:. Duncan, ESQ, Of Memphis; and the
sual essays read by Misses Graves and I
iall, selected from their respective
The address by the orator of
be evening showed q fine find Of his
1ric lore, considerable ~oratorical power.
nd excellent forensic accomplishments.
lis subject was 20 !
THE MISSION OF MAN AND WOMAN.
,hus closed another brilliant Commence
lent of this time-honored institution,
nd well may she ever regard II as a
right jewel in the diadem of her sue
ess.
The Haywood County Agricultural |
air neXtf fan promises to be unusually
.lteresting. The officers Of the o@rcani-
alton are making preparations TO make
he forthcoming fair surpass any pre-
ious one.
THE CROPS
re doing we'll The farmers are i'm high
pirits. The future for them is very |
right. The thermometer is about nine 1
J
The colo.red people have R grand rati. .
meeting next Saturday, indors-
z the Radical nominations at Phila-
Ths occasion promises to be
lsty and dark. More anon. H. E.