Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-06-15

AOOhON NCA y AAANOAA W.
ter than they would have done if I
they had been encouraged to vie
with one another in all the fashion
able frippery of the day.
OF course the principal transaction
was the time-honored practice of
reading essays by the graduating
class. We have here to make the
general remark that there wasa very
marked improvement in elocution
since last year. On that occasion
we were compelled to omit notices
of several essays on account of their
being inaudible; on the present, a
clear enunciation was the character
istic OF the reading throughout; no
reader was inaudible through her
own defect, though, occasionally,
some members of the audience in
sisted upon talking louder than the
essayists.
Miss Willie Valiant first took the
stage. "The Age'' was her subject,
which gave her the opportunity OF
discussing an immense variety OF
the acheivments of the present age
and some of its shortcomings; but
she gracefully closed with the crown
ing honor of the age, the homage IL
paws to woman as the queen OF
home. the sovereign of the rising
generation.
Miss Lizzie Meriwether-"In the
Market" Not so complimentary
to the present age-a trenchant sat
ire on the universal dominion of the
almighty dollar, for which every
thing may be bought, honor and
, love, lawyers, politicians and young
ladies. Exceptions were made, how
ever, in favor of Lee and Jackson,
who were quoted as above price.
: The elocution of this young lady
was generally remarked as admlra-
: BILE.
{ Miss Matte Beach-"The Ruins
e of Time" The ravages of time
were recorded in poetical language
y as visible in the mighty ruins OF
: Rome. Greece, Palestine, the Holy
It Land and even on this continent in
u those of Mexico and Central Amer
> lea.
u Miss Sallie Irwin-'The Man IL
Is the Moon" An amusing satire or
the many naughty things done by
men on earth but not by the mar
in the moon, and on some gOoo
things attributed to the moon cit
zen in which men on earth do no
follow his good example.
Miss Ada Parrish-"Hereafter.
:, A recognition of the fact that al
II tribes and nations have vague an
ticipation of a life hereafter, whil
> with these random conjectures ar
, contrasted the Christians undoubt
- ing assurance of Immortality II
:. Christ.
- Miss Jennie Anglen-"Life
= what we make it," 1t was urge
:, that we have no control over tn
- externals of life, but our life is on
=, own Just so far as it is regulated b
= principle within US.
y Miss Mary Carbohydrates
y. Progress" Modern society We
u spoken of as modern Briareus
- work with all its thousand hand
but some of these not so well en-
- ployed as might be. Among the;
n latter were those engaged in edit
- rial functions. All! Miss Mar,
- YOU are on dangerous ground; tai
care.
Miss Elymus Lyle-"The Pen
Woman's Hand" This yong lac
proposes to avenge herself upon Il
no. editors decried by the former spea
10 er by Selling the pen (and scissor
or+ herself and mounting the tripo
- She considers the subjects approp
AZ ate to the female pen to be sOciet
- dress. fine art and cookery. V
% % respectfully tender her the colun
tho in the CHRONICLE which is devot
NON to those departments and trust S
Nv will not be unduly elated with t
Ia splendid remuneration attained.
L,,+ Miss Linda Bond "POstscrlpt
- She considered herself then engag
nv in the postscript to her school Ii
inc She suggested that the origin
ill postscripts was that we can neN
one think of the right thing at the rig
time, and she closed her postscr
OIL with touching and graceful ia
.isb well to her school days and sch
ara- companions.
ars Miss Allie Alsup-
red Count the day but lost whose slow desce
eak Views from thy hand no worthy act
80 done.
ing This address may De ue9crloeo'
an a commentary on the two aph
isms, "ars Tonga ritd breCts" a
ita- "whatever thy hand findeth to
p of do it with thy might"
had Miss Louie Lyle-"We En-
fair Our Own Monument" Our Writ
Iom and vices produce permanent etff
which survive us and become
h a monuments. Those not the NJ
ulv lasting which are the most renowl
during life. The vast empire VIII
nds Alexander the Great establish
me- over the then known world did
feet. last so long as that which Mil
(who was hardly heard of in |
-ous established over the intellect
anse Imagination of man.
BELLE Miss Bette Levy-"AlmOs
An elegiac regret for the happir
read which is so often nearly attai1
-erv and then lost in the moment of
adv, itiOn.
in Miss Matte Muir-"All Thi
,dpr- are FDhpmpral. - The transit