The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-06-13
Examination Week.

the Female College have been in pro
gress all week. The girls have all ac
quilted themselves well, and shown,
beyond a doubt, that they have, fol
the last ten months, been diligent and
faithful students. The teachers have
been untiring in their efforts to impart
useful information to those under their
charge, and their efforts have been
crowned with entire success. In fact,
the session has been, all things consider
ed-and especially taking into view the
unprecedented scarcity of money in the
country remarkably successful one.
The health of the teachers and students
throughout the session has been remark
ably good. The discipline and manage
ment of the College has been excellent.
No complaints have reached our ears
from any patron in regard to the man
agement of the Institution from any
quarter-neither in relation to the school
room exercises or the clearinghouse
department. The College has, indeed,
been conducted with the quietness and
discipline of a weli-regulated and re-
fined family. For all of which, Presi-
dent Wilson and his efficient corps of
assistants deserve and should receive
the cordial thanks of the community,
as well as the liberal and unstinted
patronage of those who have daughters
TO educate.
On Wednesday evening we attended
the public exercises at the Chapel, to
hear the girls Of the Primary and Middle
classes read compositions, recite mem
orized poems, etc. The music class also
treated US to some excellent perform
ances on the piano forte, while there
were several songs by the youthful VO
calists-all showing that they had been
trained by an accomplished teacher, as
Miss Hacker unquestionably is. The
little girls in their public readings and
recitatiOns acquitted themselves with
high honor. Some of the timid little
creatures were terribly frightened, their
voices trembled and their hands quiver-
ed, but each one bravely rallied and
finished without a bIundeT. They are
brave little ladies, and we compliment
them all as highly as we can, and thank
them for the entertainments was
really an intellectual feast in a small
way.
The College Chapel on the evening in
question was densely packed with ladies |
and gentlemen, and was, altogether, as
fine looking audience as we have
ever seen in Rogersville.
The band, engaged by Capt. r. F.
Powell for the present season at Hale's
Springs, arrived in town that morning.
Their music was delightful surprise to
the audience The truth is this old town
has never enjoyed a richer musical treat
than was furnished for them by these
gentlemen.
The audience had been requested not
to cheer any one during the evening by
stamping on the floor, clapping hands or
shouting, but when that band of strange
young gentlemen, who were upon the
stage without previous announcement,
and whose faces. names and residence
were unknown to every person in the
hall, except Capt. Powell, struck out on
q The Mocking Bird, it was almost i'm
possible for the entire assembly to re
frain from breaking out in a general, |
shout of applause.
On Thursday evening a much larger
assembled at the College Chapel
than on the evening before. The room
was packed full, while perhaps two hun
bred persons were outside unable to
gain admittance. On this occasion we
had some twenty-five or thirty recitations
from girls of a larger size than those
which appeared yesterday evening. All
did we'll There was not a single failure
during the exercises. So many girls
took part in the exercises that we cannot
mention them all, and every individual
one performed her part so admirably
that we only speak of them as class,
without calling any name. The girls
did credit to themselves and reflected
honor upon their teachers and the
schol.
On Friday morning at ten O'Clock the
regular Commencement exercises took
place. A large number of ladies and
gentlemen were in attendance, many Of
them from other counties and some from
other States. President Wilson deliver
ed a short, sensible feeling address to
the graduating class and to his pupils in
general. He then presented certificates
of honor to a number of young ladies
who had by diligence and perseverance
in their studies during the ten months
entitled themselves to these distinc-
tions.
And then the Graduating Class came
forward to receive their Diplomas. I
First, each one of the young ladies,
seven in number, read an original essay.
We listened attentively, and even criti- /
cally to the reading of these papers, and {
can trutbfully pronounce them literary
of a high order The class
of Misses Sallie Hale, Lizzie !
Mcmillan, Jessie Mcfarland, Lille
PARROT, Nellie Walker, Kate Armstrong
Ind Maggie Anderson. The last men,
toned young lady read the Valedictory.
I was smoothly written, welI-digested
piece of literary composition, and does
credit to the head and heart of the
authOress All seven of the
young ladies did exceedingly well, and I
showed that their minds had been care
fully cultivated and thoroughly trained.
At the close of the reading, President
Wilson delivered to each one Diploma,
and solemnly asked God to bless them in I
Ill the varied walks of the life upon
which they are now entering as educat- !
ed women.
Rev. J W. Boring happened to be
present in the Chapel, and Mr. Wilson /
him to make speech. The
gentleman was taken by surprise, but
,arne promptly forward. 1t has not often