The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-06-10
The Anderson Military School.

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I. Brock, John o. Hawkins.
The Anderson Military School.
The Commencement exercises of this
deservedly popular educational institute
began last Thursday evening and contin-
ued through Friday and Friday evening,
and throughout they were highly salts
factory and gratifying to all whose pleas
ure it was to attend.
The exercises took place in the spacious
chapel of the school building, which has
been the scene of so many brilliant occa-
sions of similar character. The rostrum
was decorated in simple but beautiful
manner, showing that fair hands had
come to the assistance of the cadets.
On Thursday evening the weather was
little threatening, but, despite this fact,
at 81 o'clock the chapel was filled to its
utmost seating capacity with very intel
ligent audience, many persons having
come from some distance in the country
The rostrum was occupied by the facul-
ty, the cadets who were to speak and
representatives of the pulpit and press.
At the appointed hour the exercises of
the evening opened with lively air by
the Young America Cornet Band, after
which Rev. Thos. F. Gadsden offered up
fervent prayer for Gods blessing upon
the educational institutions of our coun-
try, and especially upon those in our
own midst. Prof Ligon then, in few
remarks, thanked the audience for the
interest manifested in the exercises by
their presence, and concluded by intro
ducing, as the first speaker for the even.
ing, Mr.. Ralph w. Brown, Of this city,
who made an excellent speech on the sub.
ject, "If Priam's sons slumber, Troy must
fall"
lIr. Brown was followed by Mr.. c. H.
Cannon, of Newberry, who delivered a
well-prepared speech on the subject OF
"Personal Influence.
The next speaker was Mr.. G. +. Young,
OF Lowndesville, who had chosen Jour
naIisin' as his subject. 1t was very
go,d speech.
Mr.. w. l.. Anderson, of Anderson
County, followed next, with forcible
spscci on "'rhe Evils of Wh;skey."
Capt. f. Z. DuPre, of Abbeville, fol-
lowed Mr.. Anderson, on the subject, I'm
provcment Of Time,'' which he handled
in an able manner.
Mr.. NJ. Gassaway, OF Anderson County,
was the last speaker. His subject was the
"Force of Habit" and his speech was
fine one.
These young gentlemen acquitted them.
selves in mcst excellent manner, which
was no doubt very gratifying to their
teachers as we'll as to their friends. The
speeches were short but full of argument,
evincing fertile brains. Each speaker
was literally applauded, and as soon as
he would take his seat the marshals
would advance and pile numerous bou-
quets upon his lap, the offerings of fair
friends in the audience.
The speeches we're interluded with ex-
celent music from the Young America
Cornet Band.
At 1Ol o'clock Friday morning another
large audience was present. The exer-
cises were opened with prayer by Rev. T.
P. Bell, after which the following boys,
in the order named, delivered extract
speeches upon the subjects quoted
Wiley Darden, Anderson-"Beauties Of
Nature"
Walter Watson, Anderson -"Hohen-
linden.'
Newton Brown, Anderson-"Sword and
Staff"
Ernest Wakefield, Abbeville County
"lPetter of the Shingle."
Joe McGee, jr., Anderson-"Rie 10
the Romans"
Frank Moorhead, Anderson County
sFuss at Fires"
j. Olin Mattison, Donalds-"America."
Edgar Scott, Observation-Disclosures
Defence"
Geo. A, Miller, Anderson County-"Bi-
vouac of the Dead.'
/ ASyS MCSuliyI <Ah0OlSOh- INoAAit
and Douglass
The extracts were well delivered.
Those delivered by Ernest Wakefield and
Frank Moorhead were humorous and
brought down the house. The city of
Anderson and the Anderson Military
School may we'll be proud of the number
OF fine, promising boys growing up to
take the place of the young men now pre-
pared for College and for tho active du-
ties OF life 1t may be we'll to state that
these boys did not know they would be
expected to speak until the Monday pre-
vious.
At 10 O'Clock Rev. VIM. Henry Strick-
land, of Shelby, N. c., delivered the an
nual Commencement address, his subject
being the bright Side of Things" Els
address was thoroughly interesting from
the beginning to its close, abounding in
wit, sarcasm and mirth, impressing
wholesome truths in a most pointed and
amusing manner. His audience was re-
peatedly convulsed with laughter, and he
held their untiring attention throughout.
Mr.. Strickland is strong speaker and
with an exhaustless supply of anecdote
and practical illustration, never fails to
instruct as we'll as to please an audience.
The music for the day was furnished by
band made up Of the school boys, con-
sisting of cornet, guitar, two or three
harmonicas and triangle. The boys
played altogether by ear, but they made
fine music, and it was highly enjoyed by
the audience.
The weather was threatening again on
Friday night, but this did not prevent a
large turn out of people, and by s! o. clock
the chapel was filled with larger audi
ence than on the preceding evening. The
exercises of the evening were under the
auspices OF the Calophemian Literary So
ciety. After prayer by Rev. T. P. Bell,
Mr.. Ralph w. Brown, President of the
Society, in a few appropriate remarks,
welcomed the audience, and announced
the following query for the debate: "Is
the mind of woman inferior to that OF
MANI" The affirmative side of the ques-
ton was represented by Messrs. NJ. NJ
Lander, of Williamson, and NJ. o. Ligon.
of Anderson, and the negative by Messrs