The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-30
For THE CLARION.
Commencement at Meridian.

East Mississippi Female College pat On
her finest appearance, and gathered vast
crowds to her annual celebration last week.
| First came the eloquent and impressive ser
mon from the distinguished clergymano Of
| Mobile, Rev. NJ. S. Andrews, D. D.. Then
Monday night brought the Primary De-
partment to the 'front.' with their brilliant
display, hardly less enjoyable to the old
than to the young of the crowded audience.
The Juniors, ON Tuesday night, acquitted
themselves in splendid style, to the great
delight Of the vast body OF listeners.
The annual concert on the next evening
| commended itself as the finest exhibition
OF musical performance this institution has
ever hitherto presented. The pianos were
new and excellent. The execution was
especially good and strikingly superior
The exactness in the time kept by all per
| formers, the delicate expression, the skill
ful lingering, the charming and delightful
singing, can hardly be excelled by pupils
| anywhere, showing TO the great satisfaction
OF every one, great thoroughness in instruc-
| ton, and skill in practice, which places
the music department OF this institution IN
the highest rank.
The graduating exercises OF Thursda!
| night were the eliminating point OF TINS
| interesting occasion. Nine young ladies
occupied positions in d semicircle, by the
side of the President. The decorations Of
the stage, the pictures, the ornaments, Inc
| wonderful display of fancy WORK under the
gaslight, looked like fairy scene that en-
tranced all beholders The following
young ladies received their diplomas
Miss Mary S. Dyer, of Yazoo county, Miss,
subject" What is Better than a told
Mine ?" Miss Josephine Swayze, OF 1azoo
county, Miss, subject" What Flowers
shall Bloom in Ny Pathway Miss A.
Emma Smith, OF Perry, Texas, subject
Stability of Character" Miss Ida v
Smith, of Perry, Texas, subject -"
School Girls View of Lite" Miss Willie
A. Tinsley, of Lauderdale county, Miss
subject" Heaven is not Reached by
Small Bound" Miss Mary c. Estes, oil
Enterprise, Miss, subiect-"The World. Is
What We Make it," Miss Lizzie c. Hardy,
of Meridian, Miss, subject-"Psr aspsra
dd Astrd." Miss l.. Elizabeth Hughes, oil
Lauderdale county, Miss, subject" Reap
ers." Miss May Ernest Durham, OF Lau-
derdale, Miss, subject-"My Mind 10 NE
Kingdom is"
These compositions were repiete with rIch
thoughts, chaste in expression, marked
with elegant rhetoric, appropriately Illus
trated, and gracefully impressive and dis
tinctly delivered. 1t would be invijloas
to make particular mention OF any where
all did so we'll. A great many oil the
audience expressed their astonIshment al
such uniforms excellence.
The baccslaureate address by the Pres,
iuent, A. d. McVoy, was a classical ana
finished production, Astounding in rich and
wholesome thoughts, eloquently and tore
IDLY expressed, and impress;vely deliver
ed, riveting the attention Of the entire
audience. He is eminently the man Tor
the place. As thorough worker he be-
Ieves in the highest attachments Tor girls
and he has won the confidence and esteem
OF all conversant with his efforts TO bulid
up this institution. His success IN the
past is a guarantee of great promise ior
the future of this institution under hlssad
ministration. By his unanimous re-elec-
ton he goes forth to his work again 10
gather up pupils for his institution. Inc
grand success of this institution, and the
complete satisfaction so universally given
by the work done here, places this college
Tor young girls in the foremost rank OF
like institutions in the South. Long may
1t continue its useful career, as blessing
to the land and an honor to the State.
VISITOR.