The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-30

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feJres euoty1 Up II this late icCtJAi.
as ia Mis- f.pp.
con. uooDlR
sp ke at fi,st n aver q.iot, d'zu'aeA
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Wcrls ani th0ush burned wi el
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IA {, thCu.h re had b0u iagi.ed 10
deliver similar addrgs as at other la
situtioDs, h beait sad Ell x OF
naurI price pIomf tad him TO C me
hera to Ees aud Commead the are It
workings OF tBis new evidence OF Mis-
sis,ippi's educational progress His
appearing bsiCre the scGo1l on its fret
a0nu4l commsnc ment occasion filed
him with much embai rasment because
he feared he could not come mp
to the d gniiy OF the olcas on. He
was grahtied aad filled with pride TO
learn from the president and teachers
what prosperity had existed within
the wal of the institution during the
past year. lie alluded in fat ering
terms to Mrs. Peyton of Haze huns. as
lending the power of her influencs in
the esIablishmsnt of this institution,
He said that while his speech might
fall short in slme respects il would
have ths merit OF being from the
heart. The speaker then went into a
review of the past coming down to
the present day and showing what the
educational advancement hal been,
particularly among the women OF our
county. He said that our county had
net escaped tie devastating influences
OF the recent revolution, as had no
country ever done. The effects
of the war would never be
erased. The people OF the South
ought not to apologize for it, nor for
get it, but that we should not
engender nor keep alive that sectional
prejudice which we're the results OF
the political person in our land. He
was glad TO know that Mississippi
now possessed an institution where
our women could be educated like our
men. The women could now help
our men in building up the waste
places in our South land, help to en-
gender right principle and rlsht
thought throughout this country.
We, as men, had yielded to the mer.
Giles tide OF i'll fortune and had in
the recent war been outnumbered, but
we still possessed a consciousness of
the rectitude of our course. Sircs
this reverse new order had been in
tIoduced and now we would have 10
depend for assistance upon the
women. Hehad not deepsired OF the
Republic but we would have to re-
cover from the wars decentralization
and again raise the standard lowered
by its devastating influence among III.
To carry GU. this end we would all
have to combine and raise the sand.
ard OF education to restore right p in
clgle and thought among the
masses, This depends upon the
teachers, president aud rustees of tn 6
institution, trust 20 b. lelardtd as
holy and handed down u1tanished
10 other generations. These teachers
must bIi0g 10 tue state, in the edu
CSted young w0me1, The fruits of the
inst ution. All the prominence thst
shy ua.icn hld ever achieved bad
been through tho direct obaurel Of
eluca ion, and the peii d approach.
ing a1ytairg ike perfection in this
line tai commenced in the early ares
when man had coac-ded TO woman
the gut OF an advanced education
MiHtissippi nov stood on q citing
with the old world in the advantages
of the education OF her daughters lie
spoke then OF how much edueaton
could do in fitting women for their
special duties 10 life, What ia said of
man ought to be eaid OF woman. In
strong historical references the elo-
quent speaker then corrobora ed his
conception OF The true dignity and
epiiit OF education, as pronounced by
men OF Europe aud Americ1, ID wit:
Lord Bacon, Burke, Carlyle, Macaulay,
William Penn and Washington. He
claimed, with the elder Napoleon, that
the only true conquest was that
achieved by knowledge over ignor
ance. Here We have an army, not
beating guns and bayonets, bat in
comfortable scboolrooms, bearing
spelling books, grammars and Bibles.
He then spoke of what wonderful
advancement had been made within
the past forty years in all branches CT
scientific research and discovery that
morality aud religion were now adj
vancing side by side with science.
Alter the speaker urged upon the
young ladies to live 50 IS to make
home aud friends happy, hs COM
mended them to Him wncse all seeing
eye guided the spsrrow's couse and
who would guard and protect the in
noCent always. He closed amid loud
and prolonged applause. The speech
was earnest, eloquent and practical.
DIR. JONES
then rose and thanked the audience
for their attention upoa all the exer-
ciEes, and the press represented, whose
influence he greatly appreciated, in
behalf Of the college.
The following young ladies received
medals in the following branches:
Miss Addie Gordon, 10 normal studies;
Miss Mollie Goar, general scholarship;
type setiipg, first. Miss Kallle Woods;
second, Miss Johnnie Mcfarland
photography, first, Miss Adele Hamil-
ton; second, Miss Mary Watkins; free
hand drawing, first, Miss Emma Ham
ilton; second. Miss Mile Wort; de-
signing, Miss Charlie Corner; domes.
tic department, Miss L1i,ie Cook; de-
pertinent, Miss Emma Thigpen; chem
istry, Miss Haste II. bGcCabe; dress
making, Misses Dustin and Collins,
For carefully tending garden spot, six
young ladies' received caudy. This
fine climax Of pleasantly brought roars
of laughter from the aud 8nce, and DR..
Jones's speech here was he hit OF the
day.
A beautiful table fcarf made by ten
girls was presented the honored presi-