Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-11


he whate'er we will il. sLet us then re-
solve to be up and doing, with heart for
every fate" spurn the soft allurements oil
pleasure, into which SO many sink,
and are lost to the higher aims
of womanhood. Finally, laying hold OF
duty, dare to do it, with fearless hearts and
willing hands, leaving the results to Him
who doeth all things well. II is thus We
may work out true woman'S destiny and
crown our lives with the appreciation Of
God and man. Classmates, when the last
sad word shall have closed upon us forever,
our life-paths will diverge. o how widely
Some may be ''primrose paths Of pleasure"
while others are hard and stony; some
may lead along beautiful rivers of delight,
while others early dip into the valley of
despair; some may lead to ''vanity fair"
others point to the shining mount
of fame; some may run but a span
ere they end in that bourne, whence no
traveller returneth, while others may stretch
out even into the coming century. But
amid all the fitful changes of life, which
await us, in the sadness of lonely homes,
or in scenes Of festive gayety, when the
lark sings his native song, or when the
nightengale hymns his twilight melody,
this hour will recur to us, recalling dear
familiar faces, and eyes that were wont TO
beam with tenderest friendship and love;
and amid all the trials and triumphs of
life, we will remember our faithful teach
ers, who seasoned knowledge with
wisdom, and admonitiOn with love.
Let us carry with us through life their
noble example, fortitude and Christian for
bearance, as ''cloud bytday and pillar of
fire by night" to guide our Wandering steps
through this world of bondage to the shin
ing land of promise.
DR.. Ward, yours is a priestly Office which
none should dare to take but he who is
purified by grace and consecrated by sacred
VOWS. To write the inefaceable lines of
thought upon the unfolding mind of youth
is the highest trust that can be delegated to
man. Well and truly have you performed
your work, ever taking as your high exam
pie Him who came from the Father TO
teach the sons of men the way of life.
Loved and honored teachers, forget our
frOward follies, nor suffer those who come
after us to Danish us wholly from your
thoughts; and now, with love and gratitude,
| farewell,
Classmates, shrink from speaking that
word to you, as from a yawning chasm; for
when my voice shall be hushed, the golden
bowl will be broken, the link will be sew
cred, and we shall be forever parted. And
yet thus it ever hath been, and must be.
ClaSsma. es-farewelli
At the close of the valedictory, Mr..
Ward made short address, in the course of
which he said that it had been nine years
since the Seminary had been organized.
The past year had been one of pleasing du
ty. In every department the pupils had
done their parts nobly and well. There
had been no sickness i'll the school during
the year. The pupils, he said, would
now 60 forth into a future bright
and cheerful, with heart and force
of will, and determination to do
still more, if possible, for the cause of edu-
cation. Their course had just begun. That
was commencement day. The day for
preparation had passed and now they would
20 out to tread the rural pathway of life.
With that class, he said, he had turned out
in the nine years past 326 graduates. They
were all over the land, engaged in house
hold duties, in school-rOOms, and shedding
light and beauty wherever they have gone.
Some were there who had been with him
so long that the relation was almost that Of
parent and child, rather than teacher and
scholar.
He closed by saving that by virtue Of
their scholarship, and their good deport-
ment, and by virtue of the laws Of the
Commonwealth of Tennessee, he would
now confer upon each one of them diplO-
ma.
LIST OF GRADUATES.
The following young ladies composing
the Senior Glass, received their graduating
diplomas with graceful acknowledge
ments:
Miss Ida Allen, Nashville, Tenn; Miss
Lizzie Atchison, Nashville, Tenn; Miss
Slllie Ballentine, Pulaski, Tenn; Miss
Mary Irby Bate, Edgefeld, Tenn; Miss Isa-
bell BLACKBURN, Natchez, Miss; Miss Vio-
let Baird, Henderson, Ky; Miss Roberta
Love Caldwell, Edgefeld, Tenn; Miss Bet
tie Cabler, Nashville, Tenn; Miss Jennie
Claybrooke, Triune, Tenn; Miss Ella
Cooper, Edgefeld, Tenn; Miss Adalene
Mcdowell Deaderick, Knoxville, Tenn;
Miss Mary Ellen Demoville, Nashville,
Tenn; Miss Matte Figures, Huntsville, Ala;
Mildred H. Ford, Walnut Bend, Ark; Sally
Green, San Antonio, Tex; Mary Hatton,
Thompson's Station, Tenn; Birdie Henry,
Guntersville, Ala; Mamie Hill, Edgefield;
Tenn; Irene Asa Hopkins, Springfield;
Tenn; Matte Johnston, Wales Station,
Tenn; Blance Lanier, Nashville, Tenn;
Emma Lellyett, Nashville, Tenn; Mary
Livingston, Nashville, Tenn; Ida Belle
Madden, Nashville, Tenn; Hattie
Seba Matthews, Camden, Ala; Bet
tie McClain, Edgefeld, Tenn; Vir-
gle McClain, Henderson, KY; Katie
McClain, Henderson, KY; Emma McClel-
land, Edgefeld, Tenn; Lou McFeTin,
Edgefield, Tenn; Hattie McGayock, Frank
lin. Tenn; Mary Louise McGayOck, Nash
vile. Tenn; Louise Grundy McGavocs,
Nashville, Tenn; Flora McNeill, Hunting
doh. Tenn; Fanny Forester Num-, Au-
taugaville, Ala; Ella Rankin, Edgetield,
Tenn; Lizzie Bedford, Nashville, Tenn;
Linzeka Rogers, Brownsville, Tenn; Kit
tie Rogers, Wales Station, Tenn; Ada
Cheatham Rye, Nashville, Tenn; Sallie
Sanders, Smyrna, Tenn; Mamie Settle,
| Edgefeld, Tenn; Rebecca SObel, Nashville,
Tenn; Eugene Stuhblefield, Nashville,
Tenn.: Minnie Templeton, Charleston,
Texas: Willie S. TisOn, Baldwin, Miss;
Maria Wood, Benton, Ala; Ida Williams,
Centreville, Tenn.
The exercises were closed by benedic-
ton, and the large audience began to dis
perse, Some remaining to examine the
many specimens of drawing and painting
executed by the scholars and hung upon
| the walls Altogether the exercises have
been very interesting and entertaining, and
those having charge of their supervision de
serve great credit for the manner in which
they were arranged and conducted.
OFF FOR BROWNSVILLE.
Meeting of the Tennessee Press AssO'