The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-07-10
OUR MOUNTAIN BOYS AND GIRLS.
Commencement Exercises OF Adger and
Walhalla Female Colleges.
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Walhalla Female Colleges.
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The exercises Of Adger College began
on Sunday With the delivery OF the BAG
calaureate Sermon in the Lutheran
Church, by the Rev. j. G.. Furman,
ID. d., president Of Furman University.
The church was crowded with the cti-
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 decamaiiOns by the younger students.
On Monday evening
TIE ALUMNI ADDRESS
was delivered By Mr.. w. J. neard, O.
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
TIE JUNIOR EXHIBITION
took place, the church being crowded,
''u Wv oeoto ~ iihSiP"iiy OSCuplCu - tue
ladies, the male participants in the fes-
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. +. Cooper, Intellect and its Pleas
ures, when Cultivated"
John l.. McLees, Literature"
Is. L. Smith, Formation Of Charac-
ter"
James p. Carey, Decision of Charac-
ter"
On Wednesday morning the church
was aga.n filled by large audience as
sembled to hear the
ADDRESS TO THE LITERARY SOCIETIES
by Col. J. T.. Thomas, principal of the
Carolina Military Institute Of Charlotte,
Il. &. The exercises were opened with
prayer by the Rev. ID. +. Frierson, Of
Anderson. Col. Thomas selected as his
subject "Our Government as it vas, as
it is, and rs it may bc" and considered
it philosophically and calmly, and in
strict non-partisan spirit, the design be-
ing merely to convey practical intorE.a-
ton and suggestions OH the subject to the
students. He advocated Convention
for the remodcling of the Constitution
under the light of u 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 fOrci-
bic 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 was attentively listened to,
and elected frequent applause.
On Wednesday night there was n
CONTEST BETWEEN THE LITERARY SOCi-
ETIES,
(the Piedmont and Carolina), which
brought out another large and interested
crowd. The exercises we're opened with
prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Fraser, and the
band was again in attendance to fill up
the blank places on the programme. The
question was, "Was the late war beneli-
cial to the South?" Mr. r. S. Stribling,
of the Piedmont Society, had been select
ed to support the affirmative, and Mr..
james +. Cooper, of the Carolinas the
negative. N1r. 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 valuable and use
ful man, had it not been for his untimely
end. Mr. Cooper's speech in support of
the negative was also n very creditable
one. The debate was followed by excel
lent orat;ons by Messrs. II. w. Kuhtman
and James p. Carey, the respective sub
jects 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-
Ia 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-
was crowded TO suffocation to witness the
exercises. Mr.. Il. F. Boozer was the only
graduate, the college being q very young
one, and some of the Junior class of last
year having failed to pass such an exam
ination as was required to elevate them
to the senior class. Mr.. Boozer delivered
q 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. j. H. Car
Isle, of Wofiord College, who had been
chosen to deliver the
ANNIVERSARY GRAFTON.
He selected for his subject: ave want
fruit" Those who know Prof. Carlisle
can realize what he would do with such
u subject. The three fruits he wanted to
sec from this college were, he said, first
truthfulness ofcharacter second, "hu-
mility"; third, earnesfness". 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
higheststanding in the respective classes,
which were won by ]. j.. Gary in the ju-
MGR, NJ. S. Stribling in the sophomore,
aud S. r. Riley in the freshman class
r. L. Morris. of Abbeville, of the latter,
receiving particularly honorable mention.
The degree Of ga. g." was conferred up
on Mr.. T. f. Boozer, and that of ODD"
upon the Rev. Donald Fraser, of Deca-
tur, Ga.
The second commencement of the
WALHALIA FEMALE COLLEGE
took place on Tuesday, June 9th, the
students going in procession, preceded by
the Wnlhnlia Rrasa Rand to tlA 7 s,thn--