The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-06-19

3 at the Pir~S The decorations looked
even more handsome than previously, aud
the whole presented y scene at once grand
impressive aud beautiful.
THE PROGRAMME.
March---l2 pianos, violins, ~ hands
; Te Deum Laudamus- vocal pupils.
prayer: REV. u. W. FeathcrstEn
Aufhem--- NoV Let the Gates u ZION Rng:
vocal class.
, saIutatory: Miss nora I.ull.
I$say--- Temperance: Miss Alma Dorsry.
81 Oiscau J'Etais---U / Were a Bird
No. 8 Caracteristiqnes studies de concert;
Adolph Hcusalt. II pianos, violin, u
, hands.
Delivery of Medals for General Excel
lence of neportment during college Life
to Miss Coriie johnson and Eliza Enochs.
somate in f---Didbeii: II pianos, violin,
, 80 hands. a. AdagiO. b. Andante Canta-
bile. c. Rondo Allegretto.
ValediCtOry: Miss Mary Andrews.
Comforting Degree of VI. T.. l.. upon
Misses Minnie ID. Barney, Mary f. Catch
ing. w. Lynn Cameron, Mary Craig,
Alma Dorsey. Eliza J. Enochs, Augusta
G.. Fox, Oizclla Foxworth, Nora Hull.
COrrie A. johnson, Annie l.. Kittrell,
Corrie T.. Meek AIDA McCallum, Lille g.
I i III htI, IlbDldtl dAlOli' ~ '-"'hA
man, Menla Slaton, Lilly g. Wilkinson,
and degree of A. Il. upon Miss Mary
Andrews.
Annual Address: Hon. c. +. Hooker.
overture Poet and Peasant; Flo. Suppe:
IL pianos, violin, 2 Triangles, Cymhals.
Castagncttes, II Tambourines. 100 hands,
The prayer WIS earnest, the music the
best, the salutatory most appropriate and
polished, the sesay pleading and eloquent
and the valedictory Ion "Womsn". --was
one of the finest we have eyer hoard from
a college rOstrum. One of tie most i'm
pressive events of the day was the short
but touching address OF President John
son to the graduating class, In which he
declared tn them whatever else might be
thought or said, "the true throne of
woman is home, of which she is the
natural and God appointed queen"
The rules were suspended and storm Of
applause greete., the introduction OF "Miss-
issippi's silyer-tongued Orator and the ora
tor of the day, Hon. c. f. Hooker. Always
eloquent, on this occasion the speaker was
declared by many to have excelled himself
Bv coincidence, he had chosen the same
subject as tle Nalcdictorian, to whose ad-
dress he several times referred in most com
plimentary terms; and while strongly con-
tending for the conserving OF those habits
and influences which distiictively belong to
woman, and sho, Id lie priced as such, was
nevertheless in favor OF widening her field
OF usefulness, opening up new avenues in
which she may 10y honest labor acquire indie
pendence and if need be maintain hers elf
1t was most convincing proclamation OF
the dignity of labor as regards both sexes,
AT the close of the exercises. by invita-
tation of Mrs. l.. A. Kidd, propretress of
the Col. ege boarding department, the Board
of Trustees. ministers present aud members
of the Press and few other gentlemrH re
paired to the College for dinner, Here fol
lowed another feast OF rarest quality which,
though OF different character, was none the
less enjoyable Mrs. Kidd, both by nature
I and education is a tyl zeal Southern lady
and bile 50 much was bei@g said on the
rostrum during Commencement of the beau
ty, dignity and lovelness of character OF the
graduates and other pupils, and of the re
6ning influence OF mother and a cul,ya-
ted home, the thoughts of tn" writer would
as often revert to the noble littlo woman OF
whom we are writing, who fills the place OF
mother to the young ladies at "hitwOrth,
and who in all that is dlghited, elegant, re-
fnc4 and womaDly, but reflect her own viz
tues. A convivial spTit reIgned supreme III
= the dinner table A toast to the graduating
elias s, propose ed by Mrs. Kidd was eloquent!
responded to by Senator Longino. Our
$ hostess" was proposed in justly compliment
arv terms by Rey j. A. B. Jones, and The
. silver o gucd orator of Mississippi" h.
Senator Longino, brought Col. Hooker tC
j his feet, wh1, In his Enthusiastically beau
tiful tyle paid glowing tribute to the brave
: men and fair women of his native State. Al
this stage Of the proceedings Mrs, Kidd
( presented in the most appropriate terms
!; medals to Misses Alice Wright and Ozcia
F, Foxwor'h as recognition of their uniform
kindness and attention to the little girls
: during the term; and on behalf of Miss Nc
Even, TO Misses Lille Cotton and Angie
: Patton for excellence in the art departm ent
Each of the guests present on the occasion
: was presented hy the graceful hostess
: with beautiful souvenir which
;, had been painted on red and sgilite satin and
. appropriately inscribed by the art pupils
- On Il plate reserved for Governor Lowry
. but who unfortunately was not present, We
3 noticed one of these bearing this truthful
4; legend
0 True to his flag when brave men do OF lie
True to his people in the halls Of peace"
4 We may add that only those who were alb
3 sent really needed souvenir to recall thu
:. happy occas ion, for it was otherwise IN psi
n Iastingly and pleasurably impressed On the
a memory of all present.
n We have no space to go into details of the
G brilliant sociable which followed on the
o College campus at o'clock, and participa
y ted in by the pupils and the beauty snc
II chivalry of this and surrounding towns.
Thus ended possibly the most successful
e and brilliant commencement in the historv