The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-12
Commencement WEES, al s.i.s.-
sfpPi College.

EDITORS CLARION: Perhsps ,ew item
| from the commencement exercise Of N :
| s.ssippi College would not prov. vii. IIx
uninteresting To your readers. Thi- IIl.titu-
ton has just closed a most pl. asatit Al
profitable session, and al Who were per-
mitted TO attend it, closing ex-rci~es Doubt
less feel well paid for their visit
The previous we Elk had been spealt in *
aminations of classos in the variou. schonls
| These, for the most part. were written. as
well as rigid and very thorough. ind;caf-
| i"g that the Professors had been alive TO
their duty, and that tie students had made.
no mean progress. Following the x4miGa-
tons Was the exhibition of
THE PREPARATORY DEPARTME
consisting OF recitations and d:afo cues by
those varying in age from seven TO swenfy
Prof. u. ). Burch Is Principal OF Ihi> De-
ptrtment, and the manner in which the
tyros as we'll a. the more advanced acquir-
TED themselves on taIs occasion CAV delight
10 all, aud clearly eViuced the fact that Pref
Borch knows how 10 train the boys tor an
intellectual feast
Instead o the exercises of undergraduates
which heretofore We're selected Ay their
eSpectve teachers. the two literary Socse-
ties. by the appreciation OF the faculty, Sc
lecteu suitable speakers from their mum er
n.
The first was the
PHILoMATHEAN INHIBITION.
which came on Saturday evening. The or
DER at exercises were an Grafton. 4 debate,
aud dialogue. the young gentlemen vino
took part showed that there WAS evidently
good material in this Society. The debate
on the on .stion. '.Is Compulsory Education
in Mississippi Advisable?" was listened 10
with marked attention. and the SPEAKERS
MesSrs- Anderson. Thigpen, Taylor, aud
Sib.ey-did themselves credit Is we'll a. tn
Society they represented. The dialogue
was good aud We think appreciated by all.
SABBATH EXERCISES.
Sunday of Commencement Week in Mis-
sissippi College il day commonly made up
of good thing, and especially WAS this the
case Al this tim. The comm tncement ser
mon was preached at IL An, by Rev. d.
Wilson, OF New Orleans, To a large audience.
This theme" Diversity of Gius"-fur-
mished thoughts for the speaker, which he
wa| able to present in manner peculiarly
fresh and striking.
At P. NJ, Il ". DR.. Lowrey, OF Rip
ley, Miss. delivered a sermon before the
Crin1-Theologlan Society, This Society is
composed mainly of the young mini tiers of
the College, united for The study and expo
sition of the Bible. From the text Look
ing to esus'-many wholesome doctrines,
as well as lessons for practical life, were
given. The sermon before the Missionary
Society of Inquiry was delivered at ) z. VI |
by Rev. w. y. Mason, of Canton. Miss. |
The subject was well chosen for the occa-
sion aud interestingly treated
On Monday morning at 10 A NJ. a large
audience assembled to hear the
LITERARY ADDRESS
before the societies. Rev. S ) Relyea. 0 #
McComb City, had been chosen speaker, |
who took the liberty TO depart from the |
usual custom of speaking upon a strictly |
literary topic. He chose for IA subject: The |
- II
Lie This address was the embodiment !
OF ripe thought, all gl0wed with the truths |
of mountaineering nature. | think ali can
willingly afford To excuse the speaker for |
his departure.
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
was addressed at 3 P. NJ, ty Prof b. H |
Whitfield, NJ, ID. This was purely scien- |
tilic address, and the way the Doctor eX-
plored 1.-The regions above and beneath |
could but engage the attention of all. The |
staggered in attempting to |
grasp the thoughts that survey of the |
universe had disclosed to the Doctor. Who |
ever would read to learn send to DIR. Whit |
field for IA copy of this address. now hand |
somely printed in pamphlet form ut twenty |
five cents per copy. The Association was |
very well represented, but we would have |
been glad to have seen present others of the |
noble sons of the Mississippi College. The |
Association has prepared for something |
good at next commencement in the way of
an address and an essay. Let all the Alum |
nj attend.
HERMENIAN EXHIBITION.
This Society met at p NJ, Monday the |
10Th, well prepared TO furnish an intellectual |
feast to all. The variety in the order of eX
erciSes gave interest and viyacity to the oc-
caSion. The original speeches by MeSSrS. |
Mcdowell Walton, Didlake, Gray and
Hughes, were we'll delivered and the society
may well feel proud OF these Young orators. |
v closed " - Vpr
ing dialogue: Two Heads are better than
One" 1t may be well to say that these ex-
hibitions OF the societies are not intended To
take the place the anniversary celebration.
These will still be observed in the future as
they have been.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Came on Tuesday, 27th, at P. NJ. The fol-
lowing named gentlehrn--MesSr @. ).
DoddS, of Haz,ehurst; h. n. Thomas. Bran
don; w. Z. Carter, Pontotoc; /. y. Haley,
Hickory y. b. Hurt, Wlnona; L. j Rowan,
Crystal Springs, aud w. II. McCiee, SAuqua-
lax. all of Miss Messrs. j. B. Robinson. Me-
ridian, and +. \. Andrews, Fdrmerville,
both OF Louisiana; aud Mr.. r. a. Nenable
Camden, Ark, composed the graluating
class; Mr.. Il. y. Nenable received the first
and J. II. HALEY the second honor. This is
a class of worthy young gentlemen. and
we feel that the professions they have chosen
ministry. law and medicnc--will not be
dishonored by them. After an appropriate
address to this class, by Rev. j. A. Hackett,
and the presentation of diplomas, by Pres
ident Webb, the session closed. No session
of the College has been more prosperous or
pleasant since the war. Mississippi College
is deserving of large patronage and we
think the day is not very distant when she
will shine far more brilliantly than at any
time In her past history. To all who would
see much of Mississippi College couchcd in
the short space of one week LET them come
to the COMMENCEMENT exereises, aud they
will not regret the visit L. IL a.