Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-20
rnE nUsINEss coLI.EaE.
The Closing Exercises Last Night
pri2ea Awarded. Etc.


Prizes Awarded, Bite.
To the Editor oftho datottn.
Knowing the zeal and ability with
THE GAzETrE has 20 successfully Ia
bored Tor hulldlng up Fort Worth IN
all tho departments necessary TO con-
stitute great city, take the liberty
of reporting the pleasant facts that
came under my observation last even
Ing aa spectator ~ tile cloaing cxer-
clhea OF the Fort Worth Business coli
lege. In doing 80, ] trust that the dis
curaive comments that ! may pen may
not be copsidered AZ taking too laiitu.
dinarlan u Rcope for a pnblic-Aphitod
reporter.
Arriving NJ the college, "A large NUM-
Der of students were handsomely ar
rayed on parallel benches, together
with a numerous audience animated
10y laudnble interest Ia the cause Of cd
ucation aud commerce. AslOng nB tho
men aud women OF Fort Worth
manifest All active concern for the pro-
motion OF intelligence aud business
training, not 10 exclude moral dlrcip-
line In the rising generation, 30 long
may they he regarded ~ forming a
/ great intellectual and moral insurance
company for the iutuf0 property OF
our city and state. Thus, I'm "A grander
style than Shakespeare dreamed, may
| the % 600 people ~ our city lake
| time by the ioIrloch, i" and educate q
generation 10 rival the most brilliant
cities Of recorded or contemporary
/ fame. The college chamber was mod
/ esliy but tastefuily Ofnamented in
style that may be cOnsideIed en-.
blemAtic OF commerce. On the left OF
the room wa u picture OF Wild aeoras,
| which fancy may regard ~ typiiy-
ing the bnrbarOus aud Wild condl-
ton Of mankind before they were
tanned by commerce. At the back Of
the room on one side, gracefully traced
by pen, wAs lion, which ] VIII inl-
agiie to represent the "i5ritiah llonp
shadowing forth the terrible aud royal
energy n which commercial nation
Is capable Of rising. Gu the other side
was deer or ghzelle which ] VIII
fancy represents ihe twin literary or
artistic hpiTit OF commerce, delicate,
elantlc, bounding and beautiful. On
the Tight side WAS haDdHpme framed
picture presenting a naviRaOlo stream
with stately ship timber On iiH hanks.
phl-, let us conceive was 20 represent
tile alliance Of commerce with the
ship.building, manufacturing and
transpDriinR Interests Above the two
suspei ded Qaf-lights were branches Of
oak aud mirtletoe, the DiHiletoe repre-
seniing that cOmrcerce II grated on
agriculture, aud the oak that ~ re-
! esiyes ~ stability from the rural
glasses. But notwithstanding these
material decorations, the best orna-
mcut Of the occasion was the grAtify'
, Ing progress Of the pupils OF the insti-
lion. Prof Prrulit rose and an
nounced 10 the uudience that tbisterm
! md been the most prosperous la the
, history Of bis institution, One hnn-
dred and seventy pupils had been en-
rolled. aud before The final grand close
he o0nfldeDtiy expected three hundred.
. He stated that three prise were 70 be
! distributed fur fpslilnR. penmaDShip
, and rapid calculation. Nj hsfs. sharp
Z aud Blz4mOre were nominAted judges
10 distribute the prizes.
Prof. Prenitt conducted his classes
though exercises relating to the
: alphabet and relating 10 money, two
lhlngs which celebrated FrenchmRn
? obiefyed were the most brilliant and
J. nj, eill inyrntionS Oi human genius
Money and the alphabet are pillars
/, though not the only piliaH, Of civiiiza
= ton. The Judges, Nnile cOhpiiWtnt
{ ing all The scholars, awarded " Mt
= Richard Stanley, for rapid calculations
I rue prize ~ 3 handfanie plefr
Miss sc0viilp. fnr pppllluR, y ~
!, aud 10 Nj. William 6htdd ssaf-.s
, nlanthlp. a book
\ Nd Editor when ! alluded 10 M
= possible iatludlnNrian boipe 81 lDh
y report, 1 thoughts would advert 20 fbl
hi.tOry. phiiosQply leRa. p1iifieeian
budnefs TeialiOD- " elnilHefee but
r fnd ny fifa-l0n would bftope = nam
phlet and I desla. ~.