The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-07-01

fuil Report or the proceedings
Ftinndly Strifc-Erskine's Day-Ex.
eeiicnt Address Beautiful Essays,
by Sweet Girl Graduates--A Brill.
iaAt Reception Winds up the Az
fair.
We left Abbcvillr Tuesday evening
about six O'Clock. for Due West, After
a pleasant ride of about w hours W.
arrived at our destination. aud found
that everything about the classic town
had assumed quite q Commencement
air. The young men were rushing to
and fro in eager anticipation Of the
pleasure to be derived from the compa-
ny of some fair damscl. while those OF
the latter class were doubtless calmly
awaiting the crisis, when they should
have an important part in wrccking or
making some ones happiness. Quite n
number Of nice turn-outs were seen
dnshing up the streets, the spirited ami
mals seeming to realize they must do
their best at this season Of the year.
After refreshing ourselves with a little
water applied to the outer man, and a
little n~ourishment in the way Of supper,
in company with the editor Of the Press
dnd Banner, we wen led our way to
Lindsay Hall, where there was a fair
gnthering of the youth md beauty IF
Due West, to hear the contest in decla-
nation and essay reading, between mem.
bcrs Of the two societies.
A FRIENDLY STRIFE.
DIR. Grier called the meeting to order,
and after a few appropriate remarks, in
reference to the programme for the
evening introduced the Rev. Fl. II. Sloan,
d. d., who offered q very fervent PRAYER
to the Giver of all Good. that he would
bestow his blessing upon the institu-
tons Of learning at this place, the Pro.
fessors Mt the head Of them, the pupils
connected with them, and especially the
young men who have been chosen to
take part in these proceedings and the
committee who were to pass upon their
respective efforts. The whole prayer
was a beautiful petition. appropriate to
the occasion, and closed by ascribing to
the Creator all praise for our being, our
intellectual progress and our temporary
happiness.
q After DR.. Slonn's prayer and sacred
music by the Due West Silver Corne,
Band, the following programme was or
derby carried out
Contest in Defamation,
GsopuoMoRrs
H NATIONAL ENSIGN.
j. P. Knox ............. .Huntersrille, NC
Mnsio--Silver Wave Quickstep.
PYRAMIDS NOT ALL EuYPTIAN.
%.P. Lowry ..-Louisville, Ga
Music--Wylie Quickstep.
Contest in Essay Reading
[JuNIoRs.l
NEW ISSUES.
Re- eoples.... ...........C Columbia, Tenn
Music--Maize Polka.
THE LABOR oE LITERATURE AND TT
REwARD.
e a. .Ncw5erry, S. C
Muslc--Dinah Quickstep.
The young men who were engaged il
this friendly contest for superiority, ali
did well, and when the evenings exer.
cises were over, the friends If each con
testant felt confident that their f~avoritc
would be successful.
The committee Of seven, who had
been appointed, deposited their ballots
and the crowd dispersed, feeling wei
repaid for coming out.
mo audience preserved unusually
good order, and the young people look
Ell so happy together, that this reporter
realized the fact that he was still young
and began to evolve in his fertile imap.
NATION. how he could combine WORK
with pleasure, when he remembered
the MESSENGER had an unusually good
reporter In the place, in the person
OF ar. X. 5. Galloway, ca married man,
and he resolved to turn the rest Of the
commencement, as far as reporting its
proceedings were concerned, over to tho
aforesaid versatile local reporter, &c
whom he is indebted for the unusuaIl,
full account of the rest OF the Com.
mencement given below. When called
upon by the right one, we can give ,
good c"ount Of ourselves during thu
rest of our stay at Due West.
ERsKINE's DAY.
DUE VEST, June 24.-The juno
breezes are blowing balmy this morn.
ing. At this moment the martial strai,
OF the Due West Cornet Band arc Hoa1.
ing in and filling Lindsay Hall. The
procession of young men and ladies'
headed by Chief Marshal league, are fiji.
ing in and arranging themselves upor
the stage.
This is Erskinc's day.
FFaysr was most fec'ingly and ably
cfcred yRev. Leslie Morris, Of Edge.
held Court House. The following pro.
sra,n,ne. % distributed by the ]usl,ers
Eas4cArrisd ont:
OFattons.
Tie arst four speSkers sare confsstsa,,
forthe niedsi in Oratdryy.1
j 3, sosTss
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