The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-04

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Tue OPENING OF THE FEMALE INDUS
.n,,t COLLEGE, ON THURSDAY, OCT.
%, 1888.
-, President and Gentlemen ofthe Board
Trustees. Teachers, Students, Ladies
,,d Gentlemen:
o,eninp sentences of that i'm
I'D aratiop delivered at Charlestown,
morl"' nn "Iaving the cornerstone of
MAJ '',,,ter Hin Monument" conceived
u commemorate and symoolize the
- ..;oti.m Of our revolutionary sires-
PD-aid Webster, then IN the meridian
Diandor Of his matchless tame; after
7pfa.riog 10 the uncohnted muititnde
reiei -, and around him. as proving
- feeling which the occasion eAc.oeo-
the 10 thousands of human faces
AIU AI.;ng with sympathy ana JOY ana
CIV he impulse Of common gratitude
I'D revereutly TO heaven IN the
tu..;oua temple OF the armament a.
'P"j,iming the day, the place ana the
P..,,osa of their assemoiihe one ca'cu.a'
-,al-a Il deep and abiding impression
eu IN bearts,-paused, ana tnen IN the
OH of his rhetoric and tne Iacihatlon
I,eJt.;.,.-,-.+orv. exclaimed" III, lnoeed. .there
OF "a,gthfng in local associations ht t
o tbe mind of man, we need nor
sn.. ve 4, repress the emotions whlch
agitatp us here. -. -ort;on &c chic
snssting for large portion oi TN 1niS
srsa audience-those VINO, lK'
lnl'lf lalf reside here-may not ask our
:.ing niY4y friends if they can doubt the
VI'. V,;ans which agitate us at TINS lime
e'l' ;,sensible to the vanity OF an
oa o. an INV part 20 rePress them ~.
eH,iy IN ro,rst recognize the sanctltv o, thest
al, - 'l as springiug from the desres'
eisND',,,ories and the most tender oil the
o. 9' a.snciatious. While memory
M seat in the conscience OF thlF
h"'oI they will never forget the once
Peop1I' seminary of learning, the alma
ln',' ~ many Of their daughters.
Ma'' i5 columbus Female Institute.
tp' he known no more save as fono
mt1r,i, mtW.-, for more than thirty years this
=. haen dedicated and held sacred
sp'' Io 5', Intellectual training OF the
70 t,b.ers of Columbus, and at each
lo.5,ring anniversary occasion we pe-
held them here
n-,,o5ino with reluctant feet,
III The brook and river meet.
,ynnaphood and childhood heet!
an ,,rts of these gronnds-the once
A. a.. and beautiful prOmenades In the
Snau tbe massive but until late unhn
i'v"II' J,rmitorv to the Fast, yon chape
lsnru ls3;lato5 to music, which stood where
u.1e:.'1-,ntle edifce now rises IN It's grace
si s,',' ,.-onortions, are to many or thf
l"' nf columbus, places OF enchant
No sooner are they recalled thai
NJ lr,st ;s present, and the distant near
w flor image comes prominently u
the dead reappear, ana scene
Wv t,',,o,a,,o are re-enacted with no+'iI'
" 80 tiles us with wonderment. LlK
wa" w. Cling place of our lnfanc'
tne ;,,d in manhood like the song {,
o,,,trv heard in strange ianH
ou, ah lint in the long chain OF associates
,,ar;es e"O" evoked b. a retrospect I
.Ia-a me- harmed grounds, produces upo
- have known them so pleasant
ogsct wholly independent OF thei
intrinsic Importance. +rrn;,
''' ,heso reflections and bidding adle
il'', Dast let us look only !
~ .po br;cbt and still Frightening II
the sI'osa classic grounds tutur
lI'. w. .ron,ises to make of them moo
tI,ona--the seat of Arts, oclehC
and Literature. r,roe n
drtv has been assigned me
iproicoming 70 our midst, you gentie'nt
" .ba BOARD of Trustees, leacheI
S.,,1aots natrons and visiting trlend
I'D concentrating each and all OF y.
non tbs auspicious occasion; ont II
flrnnoIIv discharging that pleasant dut
:, ,vo,,Id he an idle ceremony tor Ine
anvthinp. This crowded rooi
3%!so minated faces, indeed all .
anno;rtments surrounding you at II
bnrr are in honor Of your coming, al
hid YOU welcome to participation
tbe onenino exercises of this dawn
saat of learning, in terms far more eXpr
siye than any could possibly employ
To YOU. gentlemen OF the board
Trustees the people here, and the irien
Of the College elsewhere, filled with
miration for your noble eforts III
successfullv supplementing the reqni
,nants of your charter, and the needs
the age are especially desirous OF
pressing the sentiments of Joy, pride
Affection. with which they hail y'
nresence at this, the commencement
nov era i'm female education.
And TO those noble women VINO
entitled to the proud pre- emlnenre
distinguished honor of originating
Grand advance in female education, q
in their disinterested and untiring
for the girls of Mississippi, sought
their uuansweraole Logic and Perso
influence to keep public attention
rected to the business and necessity
their claims. until finally their no
were realized in the passage OF the 2
approved March 18th, 1884, creating
establishing this Industrial lnstt
and College for the education or WI
Girls in the Arts and Sciences-yes
Won Mrs Peyton, and to you, D
HASTINGS as we'll as to Mrs. Ably, "
a. the Secretary of that influential
rrov,i,o, ,organization-the State Ora
have done so much to promote
further every interest of this Coiiee
anoble trio of Mississippi women, II
adorn any age and station In lie,
whose abiding and disinterested love
the welfare of Mississippi's daugh'
has brought YOU from your ais
homes To honor and grace this occa
with your ioyous and sympathi
presence-as well as to that noble
Roman of the Press. now before
F who from first to last, through st
and through sunshine, has stoou ~
81 Gibraltar-the pillars OF Hefcuies
defence of the girls OF Mississippi,
in Clarion tones to demand ior
their Just and equal rights-tnls Pc
yea, the friends of woman every"i
desire to acknowledge their deep :
Of gratitude, and to return thank
the tiiver of all gifts that you nave
permitted to witness these exercis'
dear to your hearts. Yes! weic
thrice welcome, noble women ana
man to full participation In al
joy Of this engaging occasion.
| would do violence to my own
ings aud to the feelings OF TINS
audience we're to let the occasion
without extending the hand and
of welcome to that distinguished J
sitting before us, whose career OF
than twenty wears on the Federal |
for Mississippi, has adorned the 81
of his country, and who, by his pr
and integrity. commands universal
dence. while his affabllity and te
his amiabiitv and courteous be-
engage the most affectionate es
not only of the bar, but of Missis
ans Of every profession and Calling
the name of this people ! greer
presence, Judge Hill, and bid yo
come.
To you, Governor, we need not
formal welcome, for, as MississlF
claim ana are