The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-02
Correspondents OF THE CLARIoS.l
Commencement Exercises at Whit.
wqFth College.

There Is no occasion recurring annually
in the State of Mississippi thar is enjoyed
with more zest by visitors than that of the
Commencement Exercises OF Whitworth
| Female College, at Brookhaven. Every
body attends the Commencement who can,
from far and near, and I have yet the first
person to see who was dissatisfied or disap.
pointed at those exercises any year, and
| have been there quite 4 number of times
There was no material difference in those
exercises this year over past years, but
something good and attractive was expect
ed by the large and intelligent audience
present, and they were not disappointed
| Whitworth has its own way of doing mat
tiers of this sort, and very happy way it
is, and in all my experience in attending
College Commandments | cannot recall to
mind any that have surpassed Whitworth,
and that proved more attractive and in
| teresting to its visitors, hence the great
rush to BrookhaYen every Commencement
day, SO that the town Is taxed to its utmost
capacity to accommodate the friends OF
the College who come there annually to
| to pay homage to it and to participate in
the pleasures of the closing exercises OF
another successful year in its glorious
mission of usefulness.
Inc prosperity tAdt has dlIetitteu Lllf
Institution is very gratifying to its friends
and those of DR.. II. F. Johnson under
whose superior management, assisted by
the highest order of talent in every de-
partment, it has reached the high pinnacle
|'of fame that it now enjoys. 1t is crafty
ing, too, TO the friends of education in the
South, especially in Mississippi, to know
that we have within our borders a Female
ftnIIa,ro NTH EffaaVa D-af..gcoY. M Taa1b
ers,-l75 boarding pupils and 277 regular
students in attendance of them also
taking lessons in the Art department,
while 178 are enrolled as Music scholars.
And " hat is further to the credit of Whit
worth College, is the fact that several Of
its teachers are its own graduates, and are
equally as proficient as teachers heretofore
imported from the most noted Institutions
of learning in the country.
But | must hasten on. The Commence
ment exercises, on Tuesday, the 18th June
were opened by Grand March upon II
pianos, violins, 81 hands. During this
performance the nineteen graduates
marched in from a side door, all attired
in spotless white null dresses, with wliite
satin basques, and took their seats upon
the platform. 1t was a fine procession as
they marched in, but to see them and their
fellow students and teachers npon the plat
form was still a tableaux of greater beauty
and effect
After the musical programme had been
rendered to the entire delight of the audi
ence, and after the Valedictory Address
had been delivered by Miss Mary Andrews,
President johnson announced the degrees
and distinctions, as follows:
Degree Of II. r. misses Minnie D. Barney,
Mary p. Catchings, W. Lynn Cameron, Mary Craig, |
Alma Dorsey, Eliza J. Enoehs; augusta 6. Fox,
Annie L. Kittrell, Corric E. Meek, Adla McCalltm,
Lille g. Parker Hannah Paxton, Mary A. Sweat
man, Menla Saton, Lily g. Wilkinson, and the de |
gree of A. B. upon Miss Mary Andrews.
Honor Members-Grade 9-Daring College Life:
Mary Andrews, Nora Hull, Alma Dorsey;
Term Of 1851. Augusta Fox, Minnie Barney, |
Annie Kittrell
Grade g. Lillian Wise, Mary Mcclellan, Annie |
Wise. Yallie Champenois, May Pepper, Ella Thorn |
Grade MARY Millsaps, Bessie Watkins, Mamie
Afford, Angie Mellon, Cora Enochs, Fannie Hughs-
ton, Helen Stewart, Laura Cooke.
Grade 6-Cornelia Paxton, Annie Birdsong, Car
rie Patterson, Constance Barbe, Minnie Thornbnrg /
Grade 5-Lillie Cotton.
Normal Class-Alice Boreland, Betah Rein
brough, Alice Sadler, Annie Norman
Primary-Leona Boas, Bessie Hoskins, Belle /
Campbell, Sallie seavy.
In Music Music being the only study pursued - /
Lou Morrow, Elizabeth Booth.
Certificates OF Proficiency In the Principles Of /
Music were given by Miss josie JamisOn, one of the
Music teachers, to Augusta Fox, Mary Andrews and
Angie Patton.
Medal Pupils-Suceessful Contestants in Music
instrumental, first. Katie Johnson; second, Flor
enee Deasoni vocal, first, Helen Gadberry; second,
Lille Parker.
In Painting-Angie Mellen.
Drawihg-IilIa Gotten,
For Kindness to Little Children Medals given by
the Lady Manager, Mrs l. A. Kidd, 10 0Txilla Fox
worth aad Alice Wright.
The annual address by Hon. G. E. Hook
er, was Just such as this distinguished gen.
tleman and eloquent orator never fails TO
treat his audience to--a feast of reason
and hoW Of SOUL He paid well de-
served compliment to the President Of
WhitWorth; spoke in the kindest terms ]
1f the valedietory of Miss Mary Andrews,
md IN matchless words paid noble trib- i
lte to woman, and admOnished the young
graduates of the important duties which
would now develTe upon them. It was
ueh an address as emily the silver-tongued !
'rator of Mississippi can make.
At the close Of Col Hooker's address,
he graduates and other students, the rep
of the press, and other special :
'uests we're invited to dinner; TO say that :
{ was under the charge of the elegant and I
Mrs Lucy A. Kidd, all who :
ave ever partaken of the inequalities Of 9
Thitworth Commencement, will under G
land that the entertainment was faHItIem
/ every particular, and viii live long and 8
reen IN the memory Of every one present e
G. D. D. o