The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

/ house not made with hands, the ante
chamber OF Heaven itself. His sermon
! throughout was replete with beautiful
thoughts, figures and illustrations, AM
was eloquentIy delivered.
AT night he again preached to the youn
men on the life and character OF Joseph.
MONDAY.
On Monday morning the exercises con
sisted OF original addresses and essays b
| chosen members of the Junior class. A
| the College Is not training boys for law
yers and statesmen, they do not permi
| defamation. The programme was as fol
| lows:
Eulogy on Calhoun-W. r. billiard.
The Darkest Hour is just Before tn
Dawn. j. Higgins.
Relation of Water, Air and Soil to tn
Plant-C. B. Lampkin.
The Horticulturist-A. B. Mckay.
The Ideal Farmer-W. l.. McGee.
Heat and its Effects. B. Reid.
Intelligence OF P,ants-T. B. Stone.
Triumphs OF the Spectroscope-W. W
Porter.
Although most OF the addresses were
upon themes characteristic of the instruc
ton given at the College, and upon agri
cultural topics, they were well delivered
and listened to with evident interest BY
all. 1t speaks well for the tuition giver
them that young men choose such topics
Like Horace Greeley, they stand up anC
tell the world what they know aboul
farming" Even the ladies paid just
tribute TO such efforts, and they say that
the young men who told the young ladies
how to makegood butter, or how to destroy
pestifrons insects, got as many floral offer.
ings as the speakers who paid their elo-
aussnt trii,ates our fstlie. heroes, and
the "stars and bars"
The Dress Parade by the Cadets was
omitted, because of the rain.
In the evening the Literary Societies
had their debate. Their pros ramme was
as follows:
T. B. Stone-President.
S. A. Morris Saiutatorian
'DID THE cRUsADEs HAVE A BENEFICIAL
INFLUENCE ON EURoPE?"
Affirmative-W. B. Stark, W. C. Well
borne, Dialectic
Negative-J V Hamilton, D. Rowland,
PhiIotechnic.
The debate was lively and close. The
committee awarded the prize to the Dialec-
tic
TUESDAY.
This was Agricultural Day. The day
set apart for the stock sale and the An
nual Address. About fifteen hundred PEG
pie were present, large number being
visitors The thoroughbred cattle sold at
prices favorable TO bidders, the prices paid
being less than could be gotten at private
sale. il canno: report the sales in full, bur
E1RFenber several: One Jersey heller sold
to Leo. Chandler, Hickory Grove, for
$3.50; one to w. l.. Hemingway, jackson,
for 1910; one to B. J.. Allen, Macon. for
$3.50; one Holstein bull, calf from the
College herd, TO Aesbit & Bland, Macon
Ga, for $50. These sales are under
reliable management and offer rare
chances to all who wish fine cat
lie. The College is meeting with great
success in raising cattle free from any dis
orders, and Prof. Gully attributes it in a
,reat measure to their having been fed
argely upon ensilage.
In the aft 4rnoon ex-Gov Norman J. !
OF Missouri, delivered
lpop the stock interests Of the South.
The crowd 10 attendance was perhaps the
argest ever collected at the College. Gov.
coleman is al eloquent speaker, and not
the practical nature OF his
nbieet and address, he was listened to
nth eager interest He said he had visited
II the 4. and If. Colleges in the United
tates, and did not hesitate to pro-
ounce this one the most successful and
one he had seen. He is proprie-
u Of Coleman's Rural World, and is high
in agricultural matters and Of
purse his tribute to Mississippi's pluck
I'D enterprise was gratifying.
WEDNESDAY
! the meeting of the State horticultural
,ciety. DIR. H. +. Mckay, Of Madison,
resident, and Hon. J. B. Yellowly, Sec'y.
Essays were read BY yarious members /
nong these, Grape Culture BY Hon. 7. !
Dockery; Maj. Wall on the Horticul- /.
raj Exhibit at the u. @. Exposition |
he Horticultural advantages Of the Gull
Dast, by Jno. Thomas. Horticulture IN /
ississippi, by Il. Z. Anthony, Of Hashu-
Ia. These discussions we're participated
by members OF the Society and we're very c
ltructive a
THURSDAY j
5 Commencement Day. The graduating 4
ereises were as follows:
Salutat0ry II. White. =
HOrtieultnre IN Mississippi r. I. An 2
Fson. &
Aurora Po.aris-J. b. BOYD.
$500 n IL
fer setG. Z. HamiIton. j
Fhe Value OF Ensilaee e. Hoskins. Z.
True Patriotisnl- ID 81 Houston.
Irinmphs Of the Microscope B. Irby. Fl
FaledietorT =. Hafyey. 81
u ! which diplomas wsre giiyen 70 nine !,
dnatea
The exercises thr0ughout we're varied p
the best 81 music from the College Brass
he Commencement will close with the e
uu4I Ball 1osnigI1t lThnrsday Every e
paration has bean made. including al -
elleni bard from Mobile, and Il pror,- IN
q Be brilliant affair. but / Vii leave "a
i0t some more hi1hfll yafary Of
psiaoEe % report
.oW. MI Edit6Fs cne word 10 regard fo Y
College before conclude N there nn
existed aaF doubts IS to tie sleess o
inskitnlion, C does MT exist anon
8 RIO attended this Con enf.
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thEf there had nor been Sinefe 4 IN
committed from rs inception d1|
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