The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-06-23

IT the Female Institute under Prof
J 6 Deupree, and The evenings TO
Frof Turner's boys at the Male
Academy.
Examinations, always provoke /
ne to their fairness or unfair /
ness Il is the opinion OF the writer, |
that though certainly fair TO the pub
lie, Prof Deupree's examination was
scarcely just to the girls, 10 many .
instances.
/ noticed that a class In advanced
taught by Miss Boden-
hamer. which had studied Rohinson's
were required 70 draw and sclve
examples from Pages rithmetic,
which they had never seen, until
they we're called to the blackboard,
before a crowded house. Again,
Prof. Deupree's graduating class bad
studied Robinsou's rrgonomciry,
and difficult problems were given
them by Prof Turner from LOOMS
/ ON glad to say, that 10 each case,
tue girls stood the teat finely, and
came OF with aying cplors. Had
they failed, ] would not have beeu
surprised, and should not have CON
sidered IL any reflection upon their
scholarship However well prepared
she might be, a timid girl could well
be pardonCd for losing her self con
troll, aud making q failure ander such
circumstances. il 10 anything Prof
DeupFee's examination was unfair
The girls, not thc Iuhlic, have lhe
right 20 complain,
From tlc lHging liiie a.6, tli a.
The graduating class, piof B.up.cfs
glls showed tbcy hai been weil
taught and lhat De and li5-1b.e
assistants bal done .gl.htu, honest,
aud thorough work 10 tho peu
session.
Tie reading 10, tbe luig eils was
Gne, that OF toe more advanced
classes better still the classes In
arithmetic showed thorough train
ing the classes that | heard exam
ined in grammar and geography
could not have done better, unless
they had been absolutely perfect, and
as much could DO said cft the classes
in the sciences. Where all did so
well. it would perhaps be improper
to mention any persons, or classes, as
particularly distinguished. l cannot
fo.bear to speak Of the graduating
class, composed Of Misses. Cannon,
Worsham, Brooks and Ezell. as one
Of tue best have seen. Upon any
subject on which they were examined,
| would willingly match them against
any class of young men in any col.
lege OF University 10 the land.
Bright prompt and ready, they
stood splendid examination in all
Their classes, and their graduating
essays would have done honor to
FassaF college.
Col Hardy OF Meridian was to have
delivered The annual address, but
being unable to attend, bis place wes
ulled by Judge Lacey, OF our town,
who Is always prepared TO say good
thingss gracefully and eloquently II
our people lost anything by the sub
stilution' u must have been o very
remarkable speech Col Hardy had
prepared, as Judge Laeey's remarks
were N his happiest vein, and l have
rarely heard ms speech equaled on
similar occasion,
An appropriate address to the
graduating class was then delivered
by Prot Denpree, the diplomas dis
tributed, and the Female examination
was over.
The music classes, under The able
management Of Miss Agnes Moore.
broke Che monotony Of he examina
S M 5 ~, ,, 90 s .h ,osa' 49,,
their teacher, and added much 1 O ne
interest Of The occasion. There can
be but one verdict on the part Of the
public-that Prof Deuprce is the
right man Ia the rieht place that
Mrs. Deuprae is his equal as A
teacher. that his assistants. Ms
Baskin and Miss Bodenhamer are
splendid scholars. and honest and "a.
horious teachers, and that Miss Agnes
Moore could not be excelled N her
That was The universal
Of those present. II the Fe-
male Institute does not prosper under
the present management, the fault
doesn't lie with the faculty. If cur
people will keep their girls at home. |
and spend the money here. which thew /
lavish on foreign institutions, the
0kolona Female Institute will he an /
honor to Okolona, and a blessing 10 |
The sex it proposes to educate.
AhA MALE ACADEMY
Ny srmpathles are alwars with ne T
5ovs an examination. Thoy oecupv /
he position of calprif. arraiunel Al I
he bar Of public opinion CHARGED /
with ignorance. who single handed
md alone. has 70 contend against