The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01
For TIE CLARIoN.
Blue Mountain College Commence
ment Exercises.

Your correspondent vas ore among
many delighted spectators at the recent
/ Commencement exercises at Blue Noun,
tain College, situated in the good old
county Of Tippah, which is famous Tor it,
salEb-ious atmosphere, sparkling water and
hospitable people.
This splendid educational institution f0i
girls was founded twelve years ago, and
located upon lis present beautiful site
Blue Mountain. six miles west Of Ripley
by General NJ. T. LowTey, and has been a
success from the very beginning constant
IL growing in popular favor. not only on
account Of its magnificent location but also
for its perfect system and management
and the thorough course Of training young
ladies receive who finish at that College
II is now under the management Of Prois.
/ Lowrey aud Berry, who can point with
pride to the work done by them, in train
/ ing Of great numbers Of youug ladies, who
have left their hands, with credit to them
selves. and are ornaments 10 society.
| The curriculum OF this College embraces
| everything in either art or science that Is
! necessary fer a Young lady 70 be thorough
/ ~ veFsed in TO occupy any position she
may desire 10 hll in lie Its libraries are
/ extensive and its apparatus large and
varied.
The writer could readily understand
/ after visiting Blue Mountain College, Why
/ it was that 50 many highly creditable
| specimens OF art were TO c found in the
| Mississippi Exhibit at the Exposition.
Students Of that Institution viii naturally
develop artistic talent-by the beautiful
/ surrouudings;-the lovely green wooded
mountain, the sparkling springs and the
| lovely valley which So peacefully sweeps
away to the Southwark, might, with no
stretch Of fancy remind one Of the famed
/ happy valley" OF Roselas.
| Without being prolix 10 our description
| OF the Interesting exercises We viii append
/ hereto a list OF the graduating class to-
gether with the subject, OF their gradual
/ ing essays
Miss Addie Mathews, Forest, Miss Be
ing and Appearing.
| pleasures connected with Natural Science
Miss Mary Lowry, Forest, Miss
! Forget not the Dreams and Aspirations OF
/ Youth
Miss Mo.lie Finley, Blue Mountain
SculptOTs of Life.
Miss Julia Watson, Batesyille Miss
How we spend May Day
Miss Emma Nichols, Senatobia Miss,
Women of all Ages.
Miss Florence Boon, Cold Water, Miss
Every crime has its own Punishment
Miss Maude Hays, Durant, Miss. Let not
the grave which conceals your body, also
conceal yodr name.
1t was indeed difficult to decide which
one Of these eight young ladies should
wear the bays" so exclusively did they
treat their subjects.
These exercises were followed by the
annual address delivered by Hon. G. b.
Mitchell, Senator rom Pontotoc.
He had for his subject the eomprehen-
sive -Thought-which he handled
with mastery skill, and made a happy and
profound impression upon his audience.
In addition to the Commencement exer-
cses, memorial exercises We're held Tor
GenI NJ. p. Lowrey, who fell dead at
Middleton, Tenn. while en- route TO the
Exposition with his school These services
were beautifully and impressiyely con
Quoted, and addresses upon his character
were made by Elder Boothe and Capt W.
II. Hardy OF Meridian. 1t was not the
writer's good fortune to hear all OF Elder
Boothe's- address, but it was a mastery
effort, and gave universal satisfaction.
Capt. Hardy's address was among the
finest specimens OF oratory we ever listened
to in the State, and he seemed to magnet
ize his audience from the beginning, and
hold them as it were, in perfect rapport TO
his really Dramatic conclusion.
We cannot close this rambling letter
without expressing our high appreciation
of the character and abilities Of Mrs.
Modena Lowrey Berry, who seems to possess
in an eminent degree Oh the administra-
tive and executive capacity to fill the re-
sponsible position she occupies at Blue
Mountain College.
We might go ON to speak OF the musical
proficiency Of the pupils Of this College Of
ore hundred and thirty girls, but space
forbids, and without doing full justice, we
will close by most heartily recommending
Blue Mountain College to all who wish
their daughters thoroughly educated and
accomp lished. PHILO.
RIPLEY, June 18th, 1850.