The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-06-11
MARTIN FEMALE COLLEGE.
First Annual discrimination of
the Institution.
Surprising Efficiency of Pupils.
ontcroppings of a Brilliant
Future.

/ 81 PAASAAAS 114AACACAcE OF 1uDlESs
OntcrOppings of a Brilliant
Future.
The first annual examination Of the
pupils of Martin Female College COM
menced at the College in Pulaski on
Monday of last-week and concluded in
the D. E. Church on Friday night, an
appropriate and scholarly commence
ment sermon having been preached on
Sabbath by Rev. ". II. Wilkes, Of Maui
~ county. The Trustees and patrons
Of the school were greatly gratified
with the results of the first term Of the
institution The pupils exhibited a
thoroughness Of training that reflects
great credit upon the faculty of the
College. Indeed, too much could not
be said in praise OF the course of study
and manner of training adopted by the
faculty OF the College, and of the skin
and talent of the Principal and assist
ants themselves in utilizing the means
at their command. The exercises
throughout gave evidence that the pu-
pills had not been drilled upon a few
lessons and propositions just for the oc-
casion, but the examination extended
into all the details and embraced all
the text books that had been used dur
inc the term. The
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
on Friday night was opened by prayer
by Rev. w. II. Hughes, followed by a
Baccalaureate Address by DIR. r. A.
Young, of Nashville. The Doctor
came to Pulaski with manuscript ad-
dress in his valise upon "BOoks and
how 20 read them," but after arriving
here he had heard so much in favor of
Martin Female College as to induce
him to discard his manuscript and
speak upon a subject more applicable to
the matter in hand. His theme was
denominational education, or rather
the superior stand that the NJ. Z.
Church had taken in regard to the edu-
cation of the people. He argued and
proved that the NJ. E. Church was tie
naciOus for learning, and that the ed
ucation of the people was the seconda-
ry object of that Church. The address
was intensely interesting, and was well
listened to by the large assembly.
After DR.. Young's address, the young
ladies who were to receive certificates
read their essays in the following or
der:
Miss EMMA BRAMLETTE, E|Aature, the
Source of poetic Inspiration"
Miss MILDRED EzELL, ''The Won
ders of Creation"
MISS MOLLE MAY MCBRIDE, 'The
Fascination of Mystery"
Miss MAMIE Wilson, cart is long
and Time is fleeting."
The essays were each and all beauti-
fully written and admirably read, and
their subject matter was eminently
creditable to the young ladies. Such
silent attention was paid to their deliv~
cry that DR. Young was impelled to
publicly announce that it was the best
order he had ever observed in so vast
an assemblage.
Prot. w. X. Jones, Principal of the
College, next addressed the young Ia
dies who were about to go out from his
charge in an eminently appropriate
manner. His remarks were compli-
mentary, congratulatory and advisory
to those who he knew deserved the
distinctions that were about to be con-
ferred upon them, who had succeeded
by ardent study in rendering them
selves deserving, and who were now
about to leave the school room and its
duties for the world and its hardships.
The Professors address was indeed ar
tistically beautiful
Judge John. A. Tinnon delivered
the Certificates to the young ladies
with fitting remarks. He said but
few words, indicating the pleasure it
afforded the Trustees to confer honor
upon those so deserving, and the salts
faction they had experienced in wit
Messing the exercises of the week.
Messrs. win S. Ezell, W. E. Lacey,
f. Smithson and DR.. w. E. Wilson pre-
septed the young ladies each with a
boquet of beautiful flowers, accompa-
MED with complimentary remarks.
Capt. Chas. p. Jones responded on be
half of the young ladies, thanking the
Young gentlemen for the flowers and
delivering an ornate disquisition upon
their exquisite loneliness and meaning.
The exercises of the week give I'M
mistakable evidence of the prosperity
of the College, and the expression of
satisfaction is general among all who
witnessed and heard theIa. They
served TO place the Institution upon
surer basis, giving evidence as they did
of faultless management on the part OF
the Principal and assistants, and devel-
oping an interest among the people by
awakening them more thoroughly to
the merits of the institution, We con-
graduate the faculty upon the very able
showing they have made; we congrat-
ulate the Trustees upon their good for
tune in securing the services of so able
a faculty, and we congratulate the PEG
pie upon the indubitable evidence just
given that we have in our midst an in
stitution second to none abroad. We
agree with DR.. Young in his opinion
that we have now no occasion to send
our daughters abroad to give them a
thorough education.
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