Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-08

II love, his fingers wander over the harp seel
= ing TO bring back the past IN strains Of 81
n trancing melody. II is difficult 10 belle,
y that the Lady Of Christ College, the Lati
4 Secretary Of the iron-willed Cromwell, IN
2 author on he grand epic and the bin
man OF Broad street represent the sam
l person.
Nearer our own day stands Lord Byron
; the most intellectual Of England's lyric DO
eta; the one whose bold genius brought In
! world 10 his feet one moment; whose laudi
} tying dashes placed him At It's feet the NEXT
Keats and Shelly, looking at Venice, saw
her gorgeous palaces, her fair skies, hel
blue waters; and heard the music Of hel
gondoliers and mirth Of her festivals. By
ron saw all this, and more. A crowd o.
historic memories lived in him, investing
every scene with brilliancy, every spot
with brightness; giving voice 10 her monu.
ments and life and speech TO dead eges
Proud Of his English birth, proud Of his
descent, abounding IN wealth, courted
adored. The scene changes; his country.
men turn coldly from him; disappointed in
his dearest hopes, world weary, he rushed
10 the classic shores Of Greece that he
might offer himself on the altar Of freedom
and wrest her from theTurks. Frsm England
the Atlantic crossed, our beloved America il
reached. Here many pictures OF genius
may be found. In fancy we can see Edgar
Allen Poe with his "Raven" on his shout.
der sitting all lonely in his studio, and his
dark eyes have all the seeming fire OF q
demons that IL dreaming, and the light
that's DER him streaming throws his shad-
ow on the floor" Ali his soul from out
that shadow that lies streaming on the
floor, was lifted neuomOre. The croak Of
his "Raven" has been heard in the soli-
tude many, and its beak felt In more hearts
than Poe's. But we love best TO think Of
Poe when in the freshness Of his youth he
wooed his fair Annabel Lee, in "the little
kingdom by the sea-" or in after years
when he came lonely pilgrim 10 her tomb
by the sounding sea. In the shady walks
and orange groves OF Georgia, Paul Hayne
listened 10 the music Of "Windless Rain, I"
whose soothing patter falls on our ears TO-
day and lulls our senses into dreaming. A
kind husband and father, a true genius,
the South is very fortunate in having 90
pure and 30 sweet q voice 10 praise her
beauties and advocate her cause
Showers OF flowers beautifully arranged
were showered on Miss Lewis az she sat
down amid great applause.
Mr.. s. s. Myers, brother Of the Princi-
pal, then read the
ANNUAL REPORT.
We omit the long list Of distinguished"
and "most distinguished" in the Primary,
Preparatory aud Collegiate Classes, and
begin with the prizes. Miss Halle Che
nault for improvement in Reading and
Arithmetic; Flora Ballou, for Spelling and
Arithmetic; Annie Green, for being the
best reader and speller in her clas-; Bessie
Reid, for being the best in her class; Ella
Shanks and Mary Mckinney, for best
marks in Grammar; Lou Dunn and Mary
Bright, for same in their class; Mamie
Vandeveer. in spelling; Emma Garrard, in
Arithmetic and Geography; Sallie May
Hill, in same; Annie Shanks and Angie
Ballou, in Reading; Sallie Rout, in SPELL
ing; Annie Dunn, in Latin Grammar, and
Maggie Owsley, in Spelling, Grammar and
History, we're each awarded prizes.
ln the Collegiate Department the follow
ing received special prizes for excellence
Misses Patlie McGehee, in History; Ellen
Ballou, in English Composition; Mildred
Lewis. Pattie McGehee and Jennie Crane,
in Execution. In the department Of Paint
ing and Drawing, Nurses Pattie McGehee
and Mary Yarbrough, won the prizes. For
n eatness, Misses Mary Gulley and Lille
Shelton we're each awarded beautiful
gold ring, the Principal being unable 10
decide between them. The same difficulty
occurred in deciding who was entitled 10
the prize for Department among the day
scholars, and Misses Hattie Owsley and Lu-
ana Dudderar we're each rewarded. Among
the boarders, for department, Misses Flora
Givens and Maggie Davis were given
prizes, they having with a single exception
broken no rule during the year. For i'm
provement in Writing Miss Maggie Saun-
ders received gold pen, and Miss Lille
Shelton one for being the best writer. Miss
ElizA Owsley, for improvement in organ
practice was given much praise. In Divis- |
ion |, Miss Dona Hamilton received a
Maltese Cross for most rapid improvement
in Music, and in Div. 2, Miss May Hill re- |
ceived u like medal. The Star Medal was
awarded Miss Ellen Ballou.
Three young ladies were found to be
about equally entitled TO the medal for |
improvement in music-Misses Mamie |
Bryant, Belle Tyree and May Helm; Miss
Helm being beginner in music this term |
the medal was decided by Miss Purnell in
her favor.
Certificates Of distinction were awarded
in the Collegiate department as follows:
SCHOOL OF HIsToRY-Jennie Mckinney,
Luana Dudderar, Mary Helm, Alice Ham.
ton, Annie Dunn, Matte 0wsley.
NATURAL SCIENCES = Mamie Dunn,
Belle Tyree, Mary Gulley, Matte Var
brough.
ENGLISH LITERATURE Mamie Dunn,
Belle Tyree, Fannie Hill.
LATIN-Jennie Crane, Made White,
Addie Peoples, Dona Hamilton, Mary
Reid, Mamie Dunn, Belle Tyree.
FRESoH-Jennie Crane.
School Diplomas were given the follow
ing
IN MENTAL AND MORAL PHILosoPHY-
Mary Gulley, Dona Hamilton, Mildred
Lewis, Mamie BRYANT, Bessie Bryant.
History McGehee, Mamie Bry-
mt, Addie Peoples, Eliza Owsley, Made
White. Daisy Burnside, Lizzie Portman,
DonR Hamilton, Mary Reid, Annie Al
,orn, Jennie Crane, Lille Shelton, Mamie
Dunn, Bessie Bryant. Mildred Lewis
MATHEMATICS Bessie Bryant, Mamie
Bryant.
NATURAL SCIENCES - Mildred Lewis,
Bessie Bryant, Mamie Bryant.
LATIN Bessie Bryant, Mamie Bryant.
GERMAS-Bessie Bryant, Mamie BrY-
ant.
The following young ladies were awarded
DIPLOMAS.
Miss Mildred Lewis having completed the
schools Of Natural Sciences, Mental and
Moral Philosophy, History, Latin and
English Literature, was declared a full
graduate, with the degree Of M. + l., the
Principal adding that she had persevered
under difficulties and deserved c0mmenda-