The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-02
LEMOYNE INSTITUTE.
COMMENCEMENT BNERCISES AT
BEALE STREET CnURCH
last Night, in which the Graduates
Aequit Themselves with Dis
IinctiOn.

Beale S rect Baptist church was
ablazs with light last night, and every
seat in the large edifice occupied by
an audience composed OF the very
hest elements o! the colored popula-
ii )n OF the city, with large sprinkiny
OF whiteP, who came, attracted, some
by curl, sitv, others as friends of the
LeMoyne Institute, TO assist by their
presence at an oCcls'o1 so important
10 the institution in whose welfare
they were interes' ed, as the COM
meacement exCrc ses for 1886. The
graduates, eight ia number. occupied
5 as en- the pulpit platform, on which
were also seated Professor Steele and
the Rsv5. Nightingale and Da'dis. The
graduates were:
Miss g. A. Anderson, Miss A. L. Barker,
MissW A Dickinson, Master n. II. Evans,
Master s. j, Hunter, Master @. NJ. jackson,
MasterM. W Lawson, Master j. j. Turner.
TIE female graduates we're neatly
a tired in white Swiss, richly EN-.
broidered, while the males wore
black dress suits. To the riPht OF the
platform, on beuches, sat the follow
ing members of the faculty OF Le-
Moyne Institutes Miss Barnes, Miss
Slirson, Miss Green, Miss Ratebam,
Miss Goldsmith, Miss Mccullough,
Mics Hamilton, Miss Kinney, Mis-,
Henderson, also of the corps OF in
struCtors.
The exercises begin with a chorus
suDg to piano accompaniment by fifty
underground es of both sexes, aft +
which the following programme was
rendered:
Grafton alutatory. Compulsory Education
Cyrus N. Jackson Florence, Ala
Willamette A. Dickinson, Memphis
Chorus-The Heavens are Telling-Fr9om the
Grafton. i Independence in National Action
Nathaniel II. Exams, Cuba, Tenn
''''' '''''''' Georgia A. Anderson, Memphis
Duet-Ali Things are Beautiful, ,.;,...: Glover
Matte Cooper and Lizzie Boyd
Grafton courage
'''''- Sc, Joseph j. Turner, fernando, Miss
Grafton. 900. Time Has Wrought Wonders
Monroe W. Lawson, Oakland, Miss
Duet-Hope Beyond .:..";....,.,...;C;; a: White
Messrs. Washington and Williamson
Anna l.. Barker, Memphis
0ratiol-ValedictOry. ."....... ......... Heroes
Samuel j. Hunter, Memphis
Chorus-Angel of Peace ................. Keller
1t would be hard in a programme
OF such general excellence az the
above to single out individual per-
formances for particular praise.
There was an even uniformity Of
merit about everything tia makes it
impossible to say just where amo g
all the graduates the prepocdersnce
of ability ies,ed. The floral
tributes that were dealt out
to them with generous hand by dis.
eliminating aud.en proves that even
they were unwilling 10 decide the
matter. From the very nature of his
subject M. Hunter, the valedictoran,
was enabled to touch his audience
more keenly than his p edecessors,
by referring in feeling terms 10
the hour OF pairing so near
at hand, but it would be uoflir
to ,he other graduates to intimate that
Mr.. Hunters address showed any su-
periority in thought or expression to
the essays and orations that preceded
his.
The musical part of the programme
was very satisfactory, espec ally the
duet OF Misses Coop r and Boyd, add
the very admirable singing of Messrs.
Washington and Williamson.
The annual address was delivered
bv Rev. A. +. Beard, d. D., of New
York, and was an able production,
every line Of It preg 1snt with thought
aud prac lea suggesl ion, and listened
to with keen in;trest and attention by
the vast audience before him.
The exercises concluded with the
distribution of diplomss, afe which
the graduates were surrounded by a
ttr,ng o. Corgraluletng friends.