The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-06-19
COMMENCEMENT
WENTWORTH FEMALE COLLEGE.
a Brilliant Display OF intellectual
PyroteChnicS.

To undertake to give in full an account
uf the closing exercises Of the above noted
institution, and to render even halfiuStice
tO every detail of the many magnificent
and successfully presented programmes OF
the week, is beyond tho limit of the
ordinary newspaper, and we must there
fore content Ourself with sketching the
most prominent features of our subject.
The first entertainment consisted of a
public contest III instrumental and vocal
music on Tuesday evening of last week, n
mention of which was read in our last
issue The entertainment thus afforded
was most edifying and enjoyable one to
lovers of good music. The vocalists were
obscured from the judges (Mrs. McNair
and Profs. Mikas and Dejon), and after
due deliboration, they decided that the
prizes should he awarded as follows
Vocal music-lst prizc-Miss Helen Cad
berry; second prizc-MiSs Lille Parker.
instrumental music-lSt prize-MisS ka-
tie Johnson; 2nd, Mas Florence Deason.
On Wednesday night the Primary De
partment, under the management of that
loved teacher Mrs. Leila J. Cunning, gave
its exhibition. This was one of the most
entertaining features OF commencement,
and evidenced great aptitude i'll the pupils
and skilled trajHing on the part of their
teacher. Miss Dot Atkins recited "Scan-
1Nr
kins is certainly one of our future song
birds Others distinguished themselves,
bat we cannot recall them, Miss Clara
Tibbs received medal for best behavior
and writing. Miss Annie Ileuck also
recei ed a medal for excellent behavior.
These were delivered by Rev. J. A. Il.
Jones Ia an interesting manner, especially
to the pupils Little Jamie Cunning viii
doubtless make great orator some day
when he overcornes his modcsty.
The pupils wore beautiful uniforms
and presented a pleasing appearance, as
they went through the many questions
and difficult exercises i'll counting and
spelling. Miss Bessie lloskins ''stood up
the longest" in the latter. The counting
was remarkable for children of ages SO
tender.
FRIDAY NIGHT.
The chapel was filled with an interested
throng to witness the exhibition of Miss
Lula Ragsdale's class in Elocution, feeling
Justly confident from the well-deserved
reputation OF Miss Ragsdale III thiG beau
tiful art, that there was treat i'll store.
And they were not disappointed. Reel
tations were admirably rendered by Misses
LeOntine CantOni, Lutte Gadberry, and
Augusta Fox. Whittiers "Maude Muller"
was read. with fine effect Ly Miss Ragsdale
herself and the characters stTikingly
personated by Misses Lille Parker, Ella
Thornton and Menla SlatOn-the first as
humble Maude and the two last as the
signing Judge ana his fashionable hut
uncongenial bride. The best rendered
recitation of the evening-and we may
truly say of the entire Commencement
week, was by little Miss Miriam Crutchcr
the imitation of Reubenstein's piano
performance. Her recitation of this
humorous piece is inimitable, and so
freely did she enter into the spirit of the
chararter personatcd, that the audience
was convulsed with laughter or sileuced
into blpathless admiration by turns.
The evenings programme was appro-
priatcly interspcrsed with music by the
music pupils, and taken as a whole, was
a splendid success.
This closed the exercises at the College
until
SUNDAY,
when the Chapel was again we'll filled
with strangers and home people to hear
the Annual Sermon by Rev. II. $. Wood
ward, of Vicksburg. He chose for his
discourse the beautiful theme of "COnse-
Grated Womanhood," and presented Mary
of Bethany as his model. The sermon
was in every respect commensurate will
! the important occasion, and fully sustain
ed the authors distinguished reputation
as q minister and thinker.
SUNDAY EVENING AT 8 O'CLOCK
the exercises of the Young Ladies' Chris
tain Association took place in the Chape
and were attended by a large and atten-
tive audience. The exercises consisted
of singing, reading of hymn by Miss
Angie Patton, and recitation by Miss
Bessie Watkins. Reys. J. II. Gambrell,
w. b. Bingham and 4. S. Woodward
were called upon and delivered short and
excellent impromptu addresses, that OF
Mr.. Gambrell being especially appropriate
and we'll received,
MONDAY, JUNE Is, 10 A. NJ.
Everything up to to-day was of
predatory character, as it were, thu
skirmishiEg which precedes the more i'm
pOrtant work. THE LEADER reporter
as he entered the Chapel this morning coul'
but admire the wonderful TRANSFORMS
1t had been suddenly turned into an ar
gallery, and the bare walls were relieved
ever and anon by beautiful paintings
executed by pupils of the Art Depart
ment, which. since October last has beer
under the marvelOusly successful direction
of Miss Maggie McEwen. Long, graceful
wreaths of ceder swung pendant from the
ceiling, and a suggestive evergreen mono
gram of Whtworth Female College hung
| sn,,,-I, Within tho circle of the lnck he