The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-08-03
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TxTrER FROM FAss CHRISTIAN.
PASS CHRISTIAN, July &c, 1s7s.~ nc
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- ore ON the Pass and in that one asser 00
wa wish you to imagine our wonder tna' ~.
o,-aady crowded and popular Watering W
,s ia not preferred by city folks to Northern "
nor resorts. A full description OF the
/. With its six mile drive, It's magnihcen' ~
S;ne ETC.. etc., we will leave to the imagf "
ION Of YOUR readers, and. ENCOURAGED oy -
call known interest in eduoational NAV
at once proceed to give an account OF the II
,;no+;ons and commencement exercises OF
a. Christian College.
.. ,;va a full accounteDf the examinations
the different classes, wonld take more ''he :,
IA space than even you could aHora' 30 "o
at be content to say, as genera. 'nlns'
az were good. We must, however, peai 'e''
nonv to the fact that the lower classes came
| better than their more advanced compah-
ns. .;. es.
The entertainments, consisting OF music, es-
&c. orations, declamations, etc., were aiAo'-
4 the three nights of the examining Gays
,esday night being the first. On account %
- savere rain, which had kept up all day. the
.a;anoa was SMALL After the overture sy
Collage band, which band reflects much
edit mon Prof L. Bayersdorffsr, as musi-
AZ instructor, the exercises began.
Grafton Nature and the Poets" was spoken
nt;r.1v too fast by Mr.. r. K. Lacoste' yet' on
ccount Of it's singularly good composition'
or,a donbts were suggested as to its orig'nai
~ We will do the young gentleman J"s'ioe
~ saving that, if it was original with him, no
.,+.;nlv deserves great praise for its produc-
ion.
Grafton. popular Opinion" by MIR. Il. d.
p;ade]l. AS this young aspirant only gave US
ba pleasure of listening to about one'foprtn
IF his composition, we can give no Judgment
-. -. ,erits or faults. The next feature, n
.nat -Au,e and piano by Messrs j. lesson
and Fl. Burke, was SO we'll appreciated as 10
rscs;ve an encore. The like good fortune
awaited spirited galop by the coilege olches'
ira. The entertainment closed Win an eAeo''
lent correspondence, read by Mr: ID. Chani'
papue. Had this gentleman spoken Win more
energy and less rapidly in describing " ban
onst at Olympus he would have received
mora nraise than the large slice we are read!
70 accord him. The band was playing rare
,vell air when we retired, expecting a yet bet
ter display on the morrow.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
We were astonished on entering the hail.
see such an array of fashion and beaut!
Hardly q, seat was vacant. The prelimlnaf
music by the band being -eonctuded' we wei
exceedingly amused by O correspondence, rea
bv Mr.. a. Generis His subject, "A Visit
the Plutonian Regions" was handled in sue
a manner as to render it very entertainin
Mr.. w, Thomas delivered 3 eulogy on " was
notion in Trustworthy style. This subje'
bowevsr. does not. admit of much originate
The next feature was eulogy on Preside
Mcmahon, by W. C. McCarty. This you
Gentleman was most fortunate in his seiectl
and in its development showed great tact q
genius. Mr.. McCarty was interrupted seve
times by great applause, and at the conciusl
of his grafton, was compelled to return on
atape and deliver the most striking parts o.
again.
Music, piano, N. Burke. This young mt
clan gave great pleasure by his able peri
nance, and received an encore. D'ascr1as
Civilization ]. Curtis. Taking MI: Gu,
for groundwork and authority, Master Gu
did exceedingly we'll and retired with hol
Grafton. "The French Revolution" j. Tesi
was quite good. Defamation, "Fonten'
Master R. Kelly, was delivered in mast
style. Grafton, emusic" H. Burke.
Young gentleman gave great pleasure by
superior management of this delicate and
py subject. The exercises we're closed, as
al, by a fine piece of music by the college b
THURSDAY EVENING.
The sa1utatory, by Mr.. G. 8. Cookery,
most clearly and elegantly worded and d
cred. After welcoming the audience, he q
few words on education and then grace1
plided into the discussion of one of the Ell
of the present system-moderate Liberia
This difficult subject was handled in
instructive mauper, and his excellent del
added not a little to his marked success.
Mr.. H. B. Bruuot, discussed, under the
of National fortitude," the wrongs of
siana. He was followed by Mr.. jaime
knapp. A. B., with most beautiful OFT
"Our country" This young gentleman
we'll known by his former successes on tn
lege STAGE returned to receive his degl
AN.
After the diplomas had been awarded