Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-09
The commencement H.xorcises of

DIX weeks Term emoraced tue 20thl
2ith and 9th iay of July. and uotwith.
standing the atmosphere pressure there
was good attendance. Tie essay Ct
the 2bth, Lille is what we r,allet it, was
accepted by all as beng enminently
appropriate to the occasion, this fol.
lowed the banquet at the hotel, where
the Alumni gathered-adaresses and
toasts were the order of the evening,
ard all went merry rs marriage bell,
and Joy was urconfned, until some
| weary one exclaimed! Look love, what
enylous streaks do trace the severing
] clouds in yonder east, Nights candle is
/ burned out ard iocund day stands tip
toe on the misty mountain top. Then
all adjourned to meet on ;ae following
evening on 26sh at the college building,
where awaited US, the literary feast Of
no small magnitude. Grafton. subject,
Peter the Hermit, which in point of
! historical facts and lucid explanations
was unsurpassed.
Then followed subject, the reforma.
ton, which showed hard study, as it.
presented exact data, and brought so
fully to bear our liberty as a christian
people. Tken the battle of Gettysburg,
bringing us back to our own days of
triumph and defeat, as in ringing tones
it was delivered, we again heard the.
order. forward march, steady boys,
steauy-thon from a change Of thai
wholesale slaughter. where this dead
and dying lay IN each others embrace,
we are treated toa change ofsangui- /.
nary CONFLICT. Instead of open combat
secret murder is perpetlated and it
gives rise to debate which reads thus
Resolved that Lady McBeth was most to
be blamed for the murder of Duncan
than was McEeth, both sides OF this
question was ably discussed, and proved /
the ability Of both parties to be sound
and cogent reasoners. Then another
grafton; subject, all yaloreui, which
presents very forclbly tie idea that you
go for your value.
Then came women in literature,
which in doing honor to her sex, did
honor to herself. 4 "a
The next and last, though not least OF
exercises of the evening was The STAN
dard of civilization, which presented
many views for our contemplation.
Then was announced the exercises for
the 9th it being the third and last
night. The hall was crowded to oyer
lowing. The vas. audience was enter
Salued by eight orations. 1st, the sa-
credness of human life, which was cali
culated ~ make US all halt and think OF
how slender thread our life is hung.
I'd. Whither-this subject held the
ear of the audience and gained the plan
dts of all.
Sd. Ourselves our dooms>men was
rendered in happy style and we did
not feel very bad after oil.
4th. We do not heed the flowers
lying at our feet. This in very effec-
tlye way showed how We let many ad.
yantages pass US by.
Then came the gngling 0 I the guinea,
as its effects are patent to all we forbear
Comment.
9th. The Panama canal, although
watered considerably, was full Of good
argument.
,7th. The Elysion fields, which ex
tended over a considerable amount of
territory, brought the audience down to
q very narrow compass.
Ssh. Reason for Mark Twain:s pop>
ularity, which was good owing to the
fact that it did not touch the subject at
all. This closed the last evening of the
exercise. When Prof. Dean rose. in his
matter Of fact style and decision in
transacting business, proceeded to CON-
fer the degrees.
Thus ended the commencement exer>
cises of 1uka Normal Institute, under
the management Of Professor II. A.
Dean. Aud as success, it was all that
Is contained in the meaning of the word.
The pupils one and all did credit to
themselves and honor TO the institution,
and was 2 full demonstration Of the fact
that mixed schools when properly mah.
aged are superior in point Of merit than
the exclusive male or female school.
This scho9l under the leadership of
Professors II IA. Dean and Sherwood.
has made suah rapid progress in estab>
fishing itself as ap institution Of leara-
ing, that though only Six years in exis-
tence. it takes first rank in the line Of
all Normal Institutes of learning and is
known for its Thorough manner OF teach
ing Its strict disciplin and general
advanced ideas, from the Ohio to the
Gulf.
Cotton Picker A Grand Success.
After 30 years hard study and