The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-06-28
Commencement Day.

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II reading your interesting account
# the exercises ut St. james last
week that little fuller statement
If Wednesdays proceedings might
many of your readers. The
lay for commencement was all
that could be desired. The friendly
clouds shut of the beaming heat OF
he June sun and occasionally gave the
ground a gentle sprinkle without at
all interrupting the order Of exeroi-
SEES. It was notewor ,hy, too, that
after two days Of unprecedented at
tendance previous, tile throng were
ready again early, for thls days en-
tegtalnment. Of course the chief Of the
week. After prayers, il which the
congregation united, the programme
was very successfully pr~sented by
the young ladies Of tie tHo advanced
classes Of the school.
The Salu5atry by Miss Mary Tate
was short, but noteworthy for its
thoughtful and graceful Expressions
suitable to the occasion.
Hiss Mary Knoxio Gift has the
reputation Of standing ve'y near the
head Of her class, aud her essay,
''Ihoughts on the Useful and the
Beautiful was worthy Of her repu-
tacion, discussi, G tie difficult cues
ton Of the nature Of the beautiful
and putting III strong aud effective
plea for It's larger nployment IA the
affairs Of life. The thought Of the
beautiful thus rises to the dignity Of
the useful.
"Thc Pest ever Present" by Mis-
Emily Agnes Armiatead, beautiful
ly pictured the outlines Of the past
in the memories Ct ELI dhood and in
the memories of our country's history
/ Il at ever live in the present CONSCIOUS
cess Of humanity. Hen peculiarly
Sympathetic rendering Of her theme
whatever it .nay BE-, always enlists the
Hearty interest Of her audience,
In Catching Firefies," Miss Nary
Wool Bill ingoniously and tastefuily
pointed out the strong tendency in oul
mortal humanity to be grasping at
s. lows while TO often we let III,
substance escape; fly Illustrating
/ ShaLsp2are's exclamation, "What
fools We mortala be- Miss Mary
had the advantage Of reading wha
she had to say in a distinct and at
tractivc manner.
"World,WeaIth," by Miss Ann;
Lee Parrish, WAS full Of practical e1-
preston and took very hopeful viey
? Of the worlds prospects and Of on
, country's mission in promoting thu
p same 1t was quite refreshing t
: hear such hopeful views 50 well ex.
5 lpressed,
Next came an interesting essay o.
+ a hackDcyed theme, Work" b
Q Miss Nellie Walker. Her thought
' we're good and coche1 in efEectiv
e phrafeology and, after all, tIses
o everyday subjects, if well handled
e are often more taking wlth thepopula
l.ind than others more abstrusc an
l distant from ordinary apprehension
e At any rate, Miss Walker succeede
. in interesting her hearers deeply j
S her theme, which was presented !
:. u manner m tegial!y enhancing th
), effect
9 Then came, rs Or. Lee remarked,
= Companion Piece to She last, a pap,
G on Charity" By Miss Evie Cliff Oh
.e of the younger members of her elias
+ but her piece showed its full propo
y ton OF independent thought and a
original way Of putting it. She deer
d ed the manner Of our giving quite
e important as the amount, and closl
d by 2 fne tribute to the immort
/ Missionary Bishop SolwYn Of Ne
a Zealand,
Next was presented, by Miss Ire
> McNeal. an unusual theme, ''Laoco
Il the Man before his Times -
= 1t was a novel combination, ii
u gray old character, dug up fra
Sc among the ruins of Troy, and frJ
le beside the wooden horse of 5000 yes
il ago, in the hands Of the slender bl
II eyed girl Of this late age. After,
"a a few terse sentences, refreshing t
"a memory Of her heasars, grown rus
10 a their leadi2g OF FirglIs s
~ turned the story of LAGOON into
u Illustration Of 2 good aal wise na
= come before his Tires aaI suHeri