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THE JUNIOR 'SsNgEES
of the Commencement inatha Due West
Female College, :

The Junior, from business connected
with the office, found it impossiblee tt
attend the Commence .lts.of -Erskint
college on WednesdaS,ha e vas &for.
tunate in being able TO b6 on
Thursday, when the youngS@ ladies Soi
the Female College so Handsomely seil fe
teTtained an, immense audience otaspee-
tators in z.,,..
Tss LINDsAS 5HALL, 5 q
which, as everybody Knows, is one Of ths
largest halls in the up-countfV, is wei
lighted, and is filled wish comfortable
seats, sufficient for over one thousand
persons. The stage, or elevated plat
form, was sufficiently large to accommo'
date all the students, to scat the pro
fessors and namber Of hOnored guests
who were invited among the dignltarles
of the occasion. On the platform were
two elegant new pianos belonging to The
College.
FESToONS AND NOTICES.
The wall facing the audience was mos
beautifully snd appropriately decorated
by festoons OF evergeens and flowers.
while the notices were suitably selected
and were made of the most tasteful letters
that q refined fancy could suggest. IN
the decorations and the mottocS we
thought we recognized the taste and
handiwork of Mrs. Kennedy, who is
one of the most talented and best cdu.
Gated ladies Of our acquaintance, and
who is one Of the principal supports o
the Female College at Due West.
THE PICTURES
on the walls were, indeed, an attractive
feature of the occssion, which displayed
the talent, the skill aud the taste o
= Miss Lacy, of Charlotte, \. c., who
herself, is as beautiful as picture, anc
: much more attractive. The old North
. State, and especially Charlotte, should
be proud of one SO gifted and so fair
She imparts her skill and taste to the
pupils of the College, and is by the
patrons of the institution considered as
quite an acquisition to the Faculty.
THE PROCESSION.
At half-past 8 o'clock the young
ladies formed a procession at the Ermalc
College building, and headed by I'll,
Jocasse Band, the professors and teachers
marched to the chapel building ihthc
immense throng had already been seated
and hundreds of others were crowded
around ill the shade of the beautiful
grove of oaks which surrounds the
buildings. When the young ladies had
been seated on the elevated platform,
the President introduced Rev. Dr.
Witherspoon, Of New Orleans, who
made q brief prayer suitable to the occa-
sion, which prayer was followed by tha!
beautiful anthem,
80! PRAISE COZ.
by all the voices of the College, assisted
bv few .cntlcmen on the bass Hh'!
= tenor. rhis was grand piece and w;s~
rendered with good effect. Then Dr'
Gricr read
THE SALUTAT"EE,
which was one ni' de chief literary II
fractions at the Commencement III INC
Female College. This ;,lu:c>s WAS wit
ten bv Miss kate *. PattoG, \ mcnbei
of the senior class, and charming
young lady OF rare mental cndoWmcht>;
and Possessing u cultivated head ana
heart. Her words OF welcome were
most beautifully expressed in poetry,
. and she extended hearty greeting an"
a threefold welcome 10 all the assembled
audience Mis- Patton ulo!estiN wear,
the lovciicSt gr:lccS OF woinNnhn"d, ahu
is an ornament 10 the society III WhicI
she moves.
THE WORLDS Ell D0RhDpS
was the subject of Miss Ella NJ. Brice'>
composition, in which tfxgfar authorc>S
treated with tact and skill 6fIhc various
paths we tread and the various objects We
seek to attain. Her essay showed
that she had been good student, and
that her acquisition Of learning was 4
credit to herself and the institution IL
which she WAS graduating.
NO NORE.
The essay of Miss Lizzie n. Clink-
scales, one of Abbcvilie's iaireSt blondes,
was read by Prof. Hood, who took 1ui
her subject NO MUrc," in which botiI
the head and heart spoke IN cheerful,
ness OF the pleasures and The duties OF
college days, and she closed her re-
marks by y feeling aliuslon to the stu
, dents farewell, and Tie breaking up oi
, the associations that were TO be enjoyed
"no more"
BEAUTIFUL LETTER.
Col. +. \. Conuor read for Miss NettlC
l.. Douglass, OF Winnsbo:o, hcr"Letter'
to friend in Scotland, which presented
with a graphic pen and intelligent
mind the many advantages ana beauties
of this country, and referred to the
works of nature and of art to be seen
and enjoyed here; our civilization, oul
Government, our schools, our modes OF
travel, our salubrious climate, our tower
ing mountains, our lofty Waterfalls, oul
rolling rivers, while with her graceful!
pen she referred to the grandeur and
beauty of the architecture and structure
of our cities.
GATHER LIFE'S ROSES AND TREAD
LIGHTLY. ON IT'S .THoHNS
: was the subject of Miss Julia NJ. John
sons composition, of Walhalla, and g
rich vein of humor showed itselt
: throughout, which reflected the happl'
ness of pure heart that was capable o
gathering and enjoying lite's roses
May the thorns of life never grow in
her pathway, and may she never have
! heart less cheerful and hopeful than
now.
ESSAY IN FRENCH.
Miss Fannie Bradley, one of Able
yifie's most beautiful and attractive
young ladies, wrote her essay in FRENCH
and if it was half as well written il thai
Language as she was capable of writing
it in English, it was 4 treat to those whc
understand that dialect. We alway:
like the sound of French, but, then, tt
understand word of it, we have to em
ploy an Interpreter. May we not hop'
3 that the sprightly aud popular author
ess will translate it for us?
TITS NOT WEALTH THAT MAKES TIL
MAN,
e was Miss jamie S. Lemmon's opinion
and she expressed herself in fine Ian
guage, giving evidence of the plliloso
ply and the culture Of the good hear
that was reflected in the good face of th
authoress. Would that all ladies woHlt
take as pretty and as true view of th'
subject. The College was honorcd b.
q 63Yinnsboro's representative, whicl
shone so brightly on this occasion.
WHAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE,
,,,nc q fnln 1urittnn hU the sfntnlN Mis-