The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-05-24
CuIIeoIxa Institute.

The commencement exercises of
Culleoka Institute came to a close
Friday night, May 18th. They
lasted one week and day and from
beginning to end there was not
one jar to mar the happiness of the
occasion. The boys delivered their
addresses with ease and grace and
in every particular reflected credit
on themselves and teachers. The
weather was propitious, the people
amiable and all went as merry as a
marriage bell. AS most of the
features of the enjoyable occurrence
have already been reported, l merely
propose to touch briefly on the
events of Thursday, the 10th. 1t
had been previously announced that
DR.. Price of the Nashville Female
College would deliver an address to
the students on the morning of that
day, and as he had spoken here on
two former occasions the people
knew what to expect and for hours
before the appointed time the
spacious chapel was packed. The
doctor more than sustained his high
reputation, and never was it my
privilege to listen to finer word
painting. The subject was Patriot
ism and no man could have spoken
with such burning zeal and en-
thusiasm whose bosom was not
kindled with the divine flame =
Notable among the many distin-
guished visitors was President Jones
of Martin College, Pulaski, accom-
panied by % of the young ladies
composing his senior class. This
must be an exceptional class, for
each member conducted herself
with exceptional decorum and dig
nifty, and their beauty was so strik-
ing that it lent inspiration to our
professor, w. r. Webb, for on be-
holding them he exclaimed, "What
a cyclone of beauty the generous
south has blown to us on this bright
morning." The uniform Of the
young ladies was both pretty and
appropriate, composed as it was of
checked black and white percale
and neat straw hats with blue rib
bon bands, they looked just what
they were, lovely, sensible southern
girls. The visit of Prof. Jones and
his sweet accompaniment will long
be remembered with gratitude, and
1t is devoutly to be hoped that our
little academic town will be swept
by such a cyclone at each com
mencement anniversary. In the
afternoon several of the young men
of the senior class delivered ad-
dresses. All the members Of this
class, eleven in number, had original
speeches, with the exception of two,
and the vast information they dis
played and the chaste language with
which they collected their pure and
lofty sentiments were evidences that
they had made good of the choice
school library and that the efforts
Of the Professors Webb to instill
principle and lofty moral worth in
their pupils had taken deep root.
The last speech of the afternoon was
on "Home Power by Walter Stokes
of Lebanon, after which the band
discoursed Home, Sweet Home in
pathetic and dulcet strains, The
events of this gala day. were closed
with a public debate between the
two literary societies of the school.
The Platonic society was repre-
scented by James Clary and William
Putnam of Tennessee, and the
Hamilton Society by Perry Duncan
of Mississippi and Austin Prewett,
jr., of Tennessee. The young men
acquitted themselves with high
honor, and we wish the Hamiltons
and Platonics to consider our hats
dofed and accept vote of thanks
for their delightful entertainment.
SPECTATOR.