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listened to with interest and after
ton by the audience. The followin
was the programme: Prayer B.
Rev. W. F. Pearson !; "Eooks --thei
utility" L. C. Clinkscales Of Andel
son; "Dishonesty," by J. W. Haddo
of Due West; Radical Members i
Congress-" J. c. Kinard of Eewbel
ry; Regulus TO the Roman Senate,
W. T. Waller of Selma, Ala.
On Tuesday evening there was
similar contest in defamation be
tween members OF the Junior class
and being before Z larger audience
and between students of more ad
vanced standing, Was an occasion o
even greater interest and attractive
ness. The speechess were delivered
in u style most creditable to all con
ccrned Tho following is the pro
g,amme;
History-Its Lessons Of Instruc
tion-J. T. Drowulee, Due West, sc
Patriotism-Leonidas-A. NJ. Duf
fie, Blackstocks, S. G.
The Exilc's Temple-RS Galloway;
Due West, S. G.
Quod poscit natura habemus, Pre-
aliis, cur anxii cssemus-W. Y. Love
Yorkville. S G
The Night Brings out the Stars
T. NJ. Lowry, Yorkville, S. G.
Tho Southern Cbieftain-W. l.,
Miller, Due West, &c.
COMMENCEMENT OF ERsKINE COLLEGE,
Wednesday was the Commence
ment Gay of Erskine College, and at
an early hour, the vehicles came roll
ing iu from the adjacent country,
bringing the, usual additions to the
already overfowing population, and
soon the crowd wended its way to
the College Campus, and to Lindsay
Hall, the chief point of attraction.
The College Campus psesented Its
usuh attractive features-thc taste
tul College buildings and Society
halls-the inviting shade of the large
forest trees, affording grateful re-
lief from the sultry summer heat
the bright group of chatting stu
dents-the changing phases Of the
moving crowd ull forming o bril-
liant panorama without, furnishing
itting prelude to tho enioyments
within.
After prayer by tue Rev. W. j.
Lowry, the following speeches were
delivered by members of the gradu-
ating class, interspersed with some
excellent music from the Due West
Brass Baad, 49,.
Hope From Darkness ID. G. Cald-
well, Concord, N. G,
1t Might Have Beep-S. ?. Mat.
thews, Edgefeld. S. G.
Earth's Secrets J.. Morris, Alb
beville, S G.
The speeches were fully up to the
usual standard of graduating exer-
cisos, and perhaps exhibited even
more than ordinary maturity Of
thought, correctness of diction and
ease of delivery. They impressed us
as being peculiarly free from the OK
aggerations of thought, and atfecta'
tions of style and delivery, which sc
frequently characterize such exer
cises.
THE BAocALAUREATE ADDRESS
was then delivered by President W
N. Grier TO the graduating class, in biz
usual eloquent and impressive STYLE
giving utterance to clear vigorous
thought in polished phrase, and in
sweetly flowing wsll-modulated
voice. The keynote of the address
OF which we shall not attempt even
an abstract, was that everyone bed
a duty in life to perform, to which
tho college curriculum was only the
preparations duty to oneself and a
duty to others-the one. in building
up the moral and intellectual charac'
ter, ard the other in influencing the
character and destiny of our fellow
men for time aud eternity. AS we
listened to the impressive words OF
the youthful President, We could not
avoid recurring t. similar scenes in
which his honored father, the late
lameuted President had been the &C.
tor-whom he so much resembles,
md whose place he SO worthily fills.
Elijah's mantle has worthily fallen
on Elisha's shoulders. Upon the
close Of the address, the diplomas
were delivered to the graduating
class. =.
COL. M'MAsrEst ADDRESS.
After an intermission a . couple of
hours, which was sgreeahl1 spent in q
of nice picnic diansrs in
the College Campus, and pleasant
meetings of the young people IN The
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