Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-06-04

pIaved duet on the piano, and
were followed with thoughtful,
carefully written and excellently
read valedictory, by Miss Lucy Y.
Caldwell, Of this city, who achiev-
ed this high honor of the gradual
ing class. Miss Caldwell's reading |
was clear and distinct, and was lis
tened to with marked attention. she
took as her subject, "Suscipere Ell
Fenire,s (the beginning and the
end.) She handled this subject, so
suggestive of many beautiful
thoughts and ideas, with far more
evider ces ola thoughtful and trained
mind than is shown by the average
school girl. Her farewell to her
teachers and school mates was APP
propriate and affecting.
All of the fair graduates were the
recipients of SHOWERS of flowers, f"
but we noticed particularly an ex-
auisite floral sC'' made entirely of
white lilies, by Mrs. Kate Crozier,
of Greenwood Avenue and present
ed to Miss Lucy Caldwell.
President Plummer delivered the
baccalaureate address, at the close
of which he formally resigned his
presidency of the Academy, which
he has successfully conducted for
five years. Judge c. G. Smith,
president Board of Trustees, replied
to DIR. Plummer's resignation and
took occasion to say that the boards
relations with DR.. Plummer had al
WAYS been of the most cordial and
friendly nature, that they held in
high regard his ability as the prin-
cipal of the academy, and sincerely
req cited hisresignation and remov
al from among us, and wished hin
and his interesting family mucl
happiness and success in his new
field. In clJsing his remarks he rea'
the following resolutions:
3 The Board of Trustees of the Clarksvill
Fgemale Academy feel that they cannot al
Z low the pleasant relations which nave ileTS
| tofore existed between them and ReV. j. L
I Pinmmer. to be severed without some eN
: preston of their high appreciation 81 MI
as man and as the head OF the lhstlJutIo
4 over which he has so ably ana Ssttlsistcte
rily presided for the last five years Iheft
70 fore be it resolved
O Resolved, That Rev. ]. r. Plnmmer, ~
y ring his residence among us, as PRESIDENT
Il the GAINESVILLE Female Academy, mas Ell
deared himself to us by his. dlgnlneed an
d courteous bearing as a CHRISTIAN geilIleih Y
and has met our entire appreciation IN u
e discharge of his duties as president OF u
Z Resolyed. That while we congratula
n him unon having secured another posit1o
which we trust will prove highly Denencl
e to him, yet we part with MIN ana MS
. fined and excellent family Win l Hlllcii -,
II greet and beg to assure him and them Tn
20 They will carry with them into their ne
lS field of operations, the esteem and be
ii | wishes of this Board and of this entire COZ
~ munitv. and we most cheerfully CONNER
m them to the respect and commence OF
among whom they may hereafter roam
Resolved. That copies of these resolutio
be furnished to the Rev. j. X. Plummer a.
is TO the GAINESVILLE CHRONICLE, IoDacco IL
and the Nashville Christian Advocate
u publication.
'h Several other nice vocal and /
lg strumental selections were render
IS. by the young ladies, and then car
b. the annual puem before the Alul
tn nae, read by Miss r. Elsie Major
st of Waverly Tenn. 1t was much {
We ioyed Ivy those who had the go
OF fortune to have seats near enou
re- to hear it, which we regret to S
ed we had not. We will try to publ
m, it in full next week. The eXerci
re. of the evening were brought
Iu- a close with the "Toy Sympho
he in three movements" 1t "
yer unique and laughable, and grea
lys enjoyed by all present. We wo'
3D. fail in an attempt to describe
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