The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-23

REPORTED ron THE cLARrcs.


REPORTED FoR THE CLARIcS-
commencement at College Is ever inter |
esting and instructive to the considerable
observer, but il can be truthfullly said thai
the closing exercises OF the A. q NJ college
Of Mississippi impress visitors IN peculiar
way Ordinarily one expects to hear
discussion of classical education-to be IN
yited. az il were, to wander, under the d.
rection OF some Sophomore guide, Tor
time. amid the curiosities of Roman ana
Grecian cities which have long since
erumbled TO nothipgness; to listen 10 erili-
cisms upon Homerie verse, and to sympa-
thize with the Inflated Trojan as &c hurries
from the falling city to Italy and the La
vissian shores.
Not so at this institution The practical
supercedes the ornamental, and while the
student is taught to appreciate the oeauu,
full, his love of the useful Is intensine1-
The beautiful gardens filed with every va,
riety OF vegetable, the tastefuDy arranged
grounds and the we'll equipped farm are
all calculated to excite and cultivate the
students sesthetical instincts, and 10
develop Ia him the proper appreciation OF
refinement la the truest sense.
The sixth annual Commencement OF this
institution opened on Friday evening, June
18th, by a<debate between
THE LITERARY SOCIETIES.
The question discussed was, Resolved,
That woman should have equal political
rights with men.
The affirmative side of the question was
presented by Mr.. ii. c. Watson, OF the
Philotechnic, and Mr.. B. w. Satfold, OF the
DiaIectic: while the negative was pre-
T.. NJ W KiIuOre of the Dia.
| lectic and Mr.. f. c. Ford, OF the Phllo-
technic Much interest was manifested by
| all IN the discussion of the question. Strong
arguments were f0rcibly presented by
either side, and each speaker excited the
| admiration of the audience by his earnest
efforts to convince the judges that has ar
| guments were all convincing, and that IN
| consequence his side was entitled to the
/ victory. While it cannot be claimed that
| the arguments used in discussing this
question were in any particular new, yet the
novel way in which the several speakers
presented their views impressed every one
with the fact that the young gentlemen
had given much study 10 the subject ana
| that each side exhausted every authority
After the judges-consistlng OF Profs
Lipscomb, White and Reive-reached a
conclusion, Prof. Lipscomb came forward
I ana III q very happy anu
announced that the affirmative had failed
to make out its case, and that the negative
had won. The decision was well received
THE FRESHMAN PRIZE CONTEST
took place on Saturday evening, june
18th. Twelve gentlemen of the Freshman
class addressed the audience on agricul
/ tural and industrial subjects, in the de
clamatory contest for the Magruder medal
The distinguished head of the Department
of English, Prof w. Fl. Magruder, desir
! inc to cultivate the students in the art o
defamation, has very generously offered Z
medal TO the best declaimer from tbs
i Freshman class who presents at Commence
ment a speech on one OF the subjects lndl
Gated above. 1t is needless TO say that thu
best results will follow, and that create
proficiency in the students may hereafte
be expected.
| Although we might favorably common
upon all of the speakers OF this class, w
cannot well do so for lack of space. Messrs
| Gill, Broyles, Fletcher and Oldham are
however, deserving OF special notice. Thes
gentlemen all seemed determined to vii
I the prize, bat fortune favored Mr.. l.. /
Oldham, OF Kosciusko, who worthiiy Dor
off the honors.
On Sunday, June 18th, at II o'cIoc
a. m,
THE COMMENCEMENT SERMON
was preached by Bishop Thompson. TIL
College Chapel was beautifully decorated
| the work of the Sophomore class. Thi
class in decorating the chapel, fully su'
tanned its reputation for doing things we
and in beautiful way. Miniatur
; plows, reapers, hoes, aud other agricu
) tural Implements, were elegantly arrange
in the commodious hall, and forcibly in
dictated to the spectator the objects OF tn
[ College At eleven o'clock, the choi
consisting Of Mrs. NJ. T. Sullivan
the accomplished organist of til
Starkville NJ e. Church, Mrs. G.
Rudd, Mrs. D. w. Saunders, Miss Hay
r dee Frierson, Messrs. Mckay, Magrude
j, Herbert and Lieut. Buck, welcomed tn
Bishop, escorted by President Lee an
Faculty, in an appropriate song.
{ Precisely at the hour mentioned, tn
Bishop opened the Episcopal servic
The deep, and sonorous, yet mellow an
: musical voice of Bishop Thompson, pr
: an additional charm to the service
beautifully and impressivelv rendered
: himself and the choir.
The text was taken from I'd chapter
. Genesis and 18th verse: "And the Lor
God took the man and put him into til
garden to dress and to keep it," 1t woul
be useless to state that Bishop Thompso
sustained his high reputation speake
n and as one of the ablest thinkers not onl
e of his church, but of the entire countr.
! The hall was filled to overlooking, bu
t every one listened with wrapt attentio
: throughout the sermon. A full discussio
e of the sermon in this article would be in
: possible. Suffice it say, that it has bee
], given to the press, and that none can rea
t it with care without having higher an
{, nobler thoughts of the pure and good. II
t text closely indicates the Bishops line
7 thought.
. The evening sermon was equally 8
: beautiful and instructive, and was listene
r to by hundreds of visitors eager to hea
! this "holy man of God"
I Regardless of the drenching rain whic
fell Monday, 14th,
THE JUNIORS
q had a crowded house. This class presente
/ orioinal addresses IN suhipcts which clea