The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-07-10
OUR MOUNTAIN BOYS AND GIRLS.
Commencement Exercises of Adgcr and
Walhalla Female Colleges.


r6rc,p0ndence o. The Mcms and Courier, July5.
The exercises OF Adger College began
on Sunday with the delivery CT the Bac-
calaureate Sermon in the Lutheran
by the Rev. ]. G. Furman,
D. D., president of Furman University.
The church was crowded with the citi-
zens of Walhalla and visitors from else
where, the neat gray uniforms of the ca
diets being massed at the front.
On Monday the examinations in the
academic department took place, and the
large number of persons present we're
much entertained by some very credita-
BILE declamations by the younger students.
On Monday evening
THE ALUMNI ADDRESS
was delivered by Mr.. w. j. Beard, q
member of the first graduating class of
the College. The address was an inter-
esting and appropriate one, and appar-
emily gave much satisfaction to the large
audience assembled to hear it.
On Tuesday evening
THE JUNIOR ENHlBITlON
took place, the church being crowded,
and the seats principally occupied by the
ladies, the male participants in the fes-
tivities having generally TO content them
selves with standing room. The Green
vile string band furnished acceptable
music, and there was life and light and
hustle enough until the exercises began.
These consisted principally of the deliv-
cry of original orations, the following
young gentlemen speaking:
JAS. F. Cooper, intellect and its Pleas
ures, when Cultivated"
John L. McLees, Literature"
B. F. Smith, Formation of Charac-
ter"
James P. Carey, decision of Charac-
ter"
On Wednesday morning the church
was again filled By large audience as
sembled to hear the
ADDRESS TO THE LITERARY SOCIETIES
by COL ]. P. Thomas, principal of the
Carolina Military Institute of Charlotte,
n. G. The exercises were opened with
prayer by the Rev. D. L. Frierson, of
Anderson. Col. Thomas selected as his
subject "Our Government as it tTas, as
it is, and as it may be-; and considered
it philosophically and calmly, and in a
strict non-partisan spirit, the design be-
ing merely to convey practical informa-
ton and suggestions on the subject to the
students. He advocated a Convention
for the remodeling of the Constitution
under the light of century Of experience.
This, he said, would present to the world
the grand spectacle of great people
adapting its form of government to its
altered conditions without revolution.
He concluded with an earnest and forcl-
BILE portrayal of the character of the true
scholar and soldier, and an exhortation
to his young hearers to strive to combine
in themselves the virtues of the two.
The address vas attentively listened to-,
and elected frequent applause.
On Wednesday night there was r
CONTEST BETWEEN THE LITERARY soCf-
ETIES,
(the Piedmont and Carolina), which
brought out another large and interested
crowd. The exercises were opened with
prayer by the Rev. MIR. Fraser, and the
band was again in attendance to fill up
the blank places on the programme. The
question was, "Was the late war benef-
cial to the South?" Mr.. R. S. Stribling,
of the Piedmont Society, had been select
ed to support the affirmative, and Mr..
James T. Cooper, of the Carolinas the
negative. Mr.. Stribling being sick with
what has since proved fatal illness, his
argument, which he had prepared, was
read for him. 1t developed an amount
of thought and research that proved that
he would have made q valuable and use
full man, had it not been for his untimely
end. Mr.. Cooper's speech in support of
the negative was also very creditable
one. The debate was followed by excel
lent orations by Messrs. Ii. w. Kuhtman
and James P. Carey, the respective sub
iects being" Procrastination and " know
Thyself." Mr.. Kuhtman's was particu-
larly we'll written and delivered.
Thursday was
COMMENCEMENT DAY,
and the town was early astir, not from
centre to circumference, because Walhal-
la has neither centre nor circumference
only length. From end to end, how
ever, although no man knoweth where
the ends are, the people converged to-
wards the church. The Lutheran church
was crowded TO suffocation to witness the
exercises. Mr.. 7. F. Boozer was the only
graduate, the college being very young
one, and some of the Junior class of last
year having failed to pass such an exam
ination as was required 10 elevate them
to the senior class. Mr.. Boozer delivered
a handsome Grafton on THE RETROSPECT
tive progress of nations" receiving for
himself the attention and marks OF ap..
proval that would have been distributed
among the entire class had there been
others in it.
He was followed by Prof. ]. II. Car
Isle, of Woford College, who had been
chosen to deliver the
ANNIVERSARY GRAFTON.
He selected for his subject: "We want
fruit" Those who know Prof. Carlisle
can realize what he would do with such
a subject. The three fruits he wanted to
sec from this college were, he said, first /,
" truthfulness ofcharacter second. "hu-
mility"; third, earnestness". Each of
these..was appropriately enlarged upon.
AS whole the address was simply unex-
ceptionable, and worthy of the highest
praise.
The exercises were concluded by the
presentation of the gold medals for the
highest standing in the respective classes,
Which were won by J. P. Cary in the ju-
nior, NJ. S. Stribling in the sophomore,
and S. r. Riley in the freshman class;
R. F. Morris, of Abbeville, of the latter,
receiving particularly honorable mention.
The degree of "a. B." was conferred up
on Mr.. T. F. Boozer, and that of I'D"
upon the Rev. Donald Fraser, of Deca-
tur, Ga.
The second commencement of the
wALHALLA FEMALE COLLEGE
took place on Tuesday, June 9th, the
students going in procession, preceded BY
the Walhalla Brass Band, to the Luther
an church, which was filled with large