Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-21
Commencement Exercises of the
Bellevue Collegiate Institute.

Ed. Register-Our Commencement eXer.
cises have Just closed, and the whole occa.
sion was so pleasant and successful that
feel like giving you an outline of the pro-
ceedings. 1t Is strange what exaggerated
reports had reached many of our neighbor-
ing towns in regard to the smallpox here.
Many people have no conscience ut all when
talking Of such things. In truth, must say
there has not been case OF smallpox In
the town; nor has there been death from
any cause in the school this year. One fam
lily IN the country near here has had small
pox tand only one), and that has been all
the ground for the reports 80 industriously
circulated. However, In spite Of these re-
ports, we had q large crowd, although the
weather was very unfavorable. The crowd
was not too large to be accommodated, and
was the most orderly, as well as the most
many respects this has been the most pleas.
ant Commencement occasion ever enjoyed
here. On Sunday Rev. Henry Hanesworth
preached very appropriate sermon, full Of
sound thought and delivered In very i'm
pressive manner. On Monday evening the
Defamation Contest came OF, in which four
young men acquitted themselves most cred
itably. The first prize was awarded to j.
w. Clarkson, of Arcadia, and the second to
p. B. Moore, of Charleston. On Tuesday
the Literary Society was addressed by Hon.
j. c. Moore, who delivered a very practical
and appropriate address in his usually hap
py style. In connection with this the con-
test for the Essay Prize Ia $40 gold meda),
by the young ladies, took place. This medal
is donated by Mr.. Moore and called the
"MOore Prize" Miss Fannie NJ. Carr was
the successful competitor, and the commit
tee awarded the second prize to Miss Lucy
b. Gibson. The five contestants all acquitted
themselves most creditably indeed. On
Tuesday evening the contest for the "Cup-
pies Prize" "a $40 gold medaD for the best
original grafton, resulted in favor of Mr.. F.
G. Tidwell, of Madison county; all five of
the orations being considered as very superb
or indeed, both in thought and in delivery.
On Wednesday the graduates delivered their
orations and received their diplomas. They
were as follows: G. w. Tidwell, of Madison
county; J. II. Moore of Charleston; Miss Fan.
ME NJ. Carr, of Caledonia, and W. j. Nicely,
Of Belgrade. Without extravagant praise, we
may say that these orations would have done
credit to any college i'm the West. The class
was then addressed by the President of the
Board and the President of the Faculty; and
then all went out with mingled emotions of
Joy and sorrow. On Wednesday night the
Music Department, under the charge of our
music teacher, Miss Harris,
gave a brief but most delightful concert,
which ended with the award of the music
medal "a $40 gold harp), called from its do
nor "The Chew Prize" to Miss Donnell, of
who also received the prize for
elOcution; after which the large audience
in the chapel, which had been
decorated for the occasion, and
retired with, we think, a unanimous express
sion of delight that Bellevue Collegiate In
stitute has ut last won its place among the
Institutions of the West. This has been by
Tar the most successful year in our history
Is q school.
The new catalogue Just issued Is q very
1ice one, and will show to the people Of
Southeast Missouri something of what we
ire doing; Among other things 1t will show
IN attendance Of over eighty pupils from
y-five home pupils..making In all lie. Our
lext session win continue the work under |
he same corps Of teachers, with only two |
changes, and will open on September "a.
Yours very truly,
p. ST. should add that the climax of the |
was reached ON Thursday morning
" the marriage of our. popular primary
eaeher, Miss Lottie A. White to Rev. S. w.
Emory, by Rev. j. c. Bergman. W.D.V.