Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-05-30
WEEKLY CHRON1OLM.
Closing Exercises of Rheatown Seminary

nAh- IDlAoh. iuo CloeiIS eAerClSos VI
the Greeneville District Seminary, at Rhea-
town, Tenn, occurred in the following
order: On Sabbath, the 18th of May, Rev.
E. O. Fuller, D. D., of Atlanta, Ga,
preached the annual sermon from 2 Tim.
3-16. 1t was mastery discourse, estab-
fishing with clearness and great force the
genuineness and authenticity of the script
ures, At night he lectured on "Observa-
tions in Europe which was an intellectual
and historical feast to the audience. On
Monday, the 18th, at $50 a. M, Miss
Rhoda Inman, teacher of the primary
department, examined Geography
class, composed of the following,
to-wit: Misses Sallie Fitzgerald, Clara
Doyle, May Doyle, Lizzie Donnelly, Jennie
Campbell, Laura Hurst, Eddie Patton, An
ME Hughes, Walter Ripley, George Earnest,
Felix Earnest, Sydney Winslow, w. D.
Hight, George Reed, Charlie McKeehan,
Richard L. Hughes and Oscar Pickering.
The Greek class, D. L. Earnest and r. K.
Boyd, were then examined by Prof. j. G.
Wright, principal of the seminary. He
next examined the. following in Elementary
Algebra Misses Carrie Donnelly, Emma
Remine, Mollie Keys, Matte Hughes, and
Messrs. F. W. Easterly, Henry Eads, d. E.
Tate, G. W. Donnelly, G. W. Moody and
P. A. Doyle. All these classes passed q
good examination. AT p m. the Juven-
lie Society opened their annual con
cert. Master Felix Earnest de-
ivered the address of welcome
REGULATIONS then followed in the order here
in set FORTH Masters Eddie Campbell,
MY first speech" Joseph S. Winslow,
Importance of little things" Willie Hub
bard, ''The primary school," Johnny Don
nelly, ''Mr. Finny's turnip." Misses Ora
'Story in verse;" Cordie Hubbard, "Con-
vent GIRL" Nola Patton, ''Texas Maud MI
ler;" Jennie Elliot, 1.-THE spot where my
sins were forgiven" Masters Willie Fitz-
gerald and Grant Moore then acted dia-
logue, which was quite amusing to the au-
dience.
REGULATIONS were again resumed as fol
lows: Albert Pickering, 'Educa-
tion;" Walter Ripley, 'Love of
country" Adah Ripley, ''The inquiry"
Gertie Fraker, 1.-THE little girls troubles"
Nora Spangler, II ask no CROWN" Nellie
Squibb, "Tho wreck of the Hespers;"
Stella Scott, "The blue-eyed girl" Annie
Hughes, ''Over the hills to the poor house,"
Miss May Doyle, 1.-THE echo" Miss Lizzie
Donnelly, "William and Hellen;" Master
Thomas Squibb, ''Literature;" Walter Don
nelly, Debt" Eddie Doyle, ''Washington;"
Lulie Wilson, 1.-The pig" Robert Camp
bell, 1.-The lighthouse light" James Will
son, ''Ten on the Mountains;' George
Earnest, Brother Watkins" Grant Moore,
Every bitter has a sweet" Charlie Nc
Kehan, The responsibility of women"
The exercises were interspersed with
music, and perfectly delighted the assem-
bly,. The little folks acquitted themselves
with honor, which reflected great credit
upon their teacher, Miss Rhoda
Inman, who in her quiet, I'M
ostentatious manner, has labored SO faith
fully to store their young and tender minds
with useful knowledge. At 7:30 p. NJ. a
large congregation gathered in the Method
lit Church to hear a lecture on Mental Cen
tritics, by Rev. DIR. L. b. Caldwell, of the
East Tennessee Wesleyan University. 1t
was a grand effort. The Doctor seized his
auditors with powerful mental grasp, flew
away with them to the SKIES pushed open
the gates of pearl" and gave them a
glimpse of the Heavenly glory, then grace
fully returning to earth he gently placed
their feet on terra fma and left them in a
state of perfect but delightful amazement.
On Tuesday, the 10Th, at $50 a. M.
Prof. Wright examined class in Zoology.
Excellent essays on birds, animals, fishes,
&C., were read by Misses Ida Remine, Cal
lie Moore and Messrs. d. l.. Earnest, E. E.
Ripley, G. W. Donnelly, r. K. Boyd and
j. j. Marshall. A Grammar class was next
e1 amined. They were Misses Mary Card
WELL Jennie Campbell, Clara CaIdwell,
Emma Squibb, Mamie Remine, Eddie Pat
ton, Annie G. Hughes, and Messrs Tommy
Squibb, Willie McClain, Felix Earnest, j.
L. E. Hughes, James Kelsie, George Reed,
d. E. Tate, J. A. Williamson, George
nations were very good. In the afternoon
the Adelphian young ladies' literary society
| held their annual concert The following
was the order of the exercises: Miss
Clara Cardwell, recitation, death Doomed
Miss Matte +. Hughes, essay, Sometime"
Miss Sallie Fitzgerald, recitation, Bernardo
Del Carpio;" Miss Jennie Campbell, essay,
Charms Strike the Sight, but Merit wins
the Soul; Miss BERTHE Moore, recitation,
'Locksley Hail." Miss Minnie Moody, essay,
''Star of my Hope;" Miss Clara Doyles, reel
tation, THE Miller's Daughter" Miss Mary
Cardwell, essay, "a Cheerful Home"
The following subject was then dis
cussed:
Resolved, That the fear of punishment
has greater influence on human conduct
than the hope of reward. Misses Mollie
KEY s and Callie Moore were on the affirma-
tive, and Misses Carrie Donnelly and Ida
Remine on the negative The discussion
was highly interesting and Instructive.
Miss Eddie Patton next delivered reel.
tation; subject, 1.-The Famine"
The Adelphian journal was then read b,
Miss Hattie McClain. 1t was ably edited
and abounded in wit and humor, convulsine
the audience with laughter. Lastly, til,
valedictory was delivered in touching ani
impressive manner by Miss Emma Remine
The music on this occasion was excellen
and the exercises were highly creditable t.
the young ladies of the Greeneville distric
seminary.
Ga Wednesday, the 18th, at $50 a. m,
class in Philosophy was examined by Prof
Wight. 1t was composed of Misses Emma
Remine, Carrie Donnelly, Ida Remine
Mary CardweIl, Mollie Keys, Hattie Nc
Claim, BERTHE Moore, Matte F. Hughes ans
Messrs d. E. Tate, L. W. Eas erly, G. K
Remine and P. A. Doyle. 1t was goo
examination.
The fourth reader class, consisting o
Misses W. j. Peters, Ada Ripley, Nell
Squibb, BERTHE Fraker and Cordie Hub
bard, was examined by Miss r. Inmar
They passed splendid examination. Mise
4 Hattie McClain, Mollie Keys, Callie Moor
2 and Messrs Charlie Lane and Willie Ian
were next examined in the Latin reader
and showed excellent progress in the stud
of this language.
At 2:30 p. m. the annual concert of til
| duct a1
: Prof John Ellis, of Home, Tenn. I'll
programme is here annexed
Defamation, ''Man's own intellect" b
J. A Williamson; Poetry of Science" b
e j. ]. Marshall, Napoleon is fallen" by ,
= d. Kelsey.
Mathematical poetry by J. N. Broyle
essay, Change" by C, K. Remine: recits
D tation, ssThe hameleon," by G. W. Do
| nelly;" recitation, Lady Wentworth,