The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-18
THE ENTERTAINMENT.
INTERESTING EXERCISES OF
THE BAINONIAN Society,

INTERESTING EXERCISES OF
THE BAiNONIAN SOCIETY,",
The BainOnian Society gave its
annual entertainment in the COL
lege chapel last Friday evening in
the presence of large and appre-
ciative audience. The first on the
programme was a recitation by
Miss Dora White, The Schoolmss-
ter's guest. This was fine selec.
tion was we'll spoken. The next
was an essay, Some Wedding Days,
by Miss Rada Mathes. Taking US
back to the time when the first
marriage VOWS were sOlemnized In
the Garden OF Eden she brought Us
up the present time bringing be-
fore our minds eye the many and
varied forms Of marriage ceremo-
MES In all lands. But the greatest
of marriage ceremonies Is yet to
take place. To that ceremony the
nations of the earth shall be gath
cred and Christ Himself shall be
the Bridegroom and the church
triumphant his bride. Then fol-
low ed the debate on the resolution,
Resolved, That the world Is In
more danger fiom witches than
from comets" The resolution was
affirmed by Miss Ellen Davis. She
began by telling US how she had
fallen asleep and had slept for "twO
hundred long years." and how when
she had awakened she found the
people so awfully bigoted. She az
firmed that witches were the cause
OF the most direful evils. No one
ever knew comet to harm any
body, but witches are always caus-
ing harm to some body. She told
US all about the Salem witchcraft
for she twas there and saw it ALL"
and how Sir Matthew Hale the
ablest jurist of his time had con-
demned witches and punished them
, with heavy penalties. She advised
4|thAapd dlsass notsto oiisten' 'to-the So
phistry Of an "upstart Of the nine
teentn century" but to listen to one
who was old enough to know and
= had been an eye witness of these
+ things. The negative was defend.
/, ed by Miss Lou EdmondsOn. She
!, showed that all witch stories are
. nothing but myths. 1t required 9
r great stretch of the imagination tu
' believe that such II thing as witch
ever existed ut all, except in the
! brain Of deluded people. No one
present had ever seen a witch. Not
one Of the professors of the College
with the possible exception of tn
presiding officer Of the evening, be
lleves in witches, but everyOn'
present had seen a comet. Sh'
II then proceeded to describe thes
% strange visitants of the heaven
e and how they threatened to wip
It the world out Of existence. Tn
,r resolution was we'll debated OF
p both sides. 1t was a pitched battl
" Of wit and humor. Then came
9. tableau, After the Honeymoon, tw
Is scenes. The second scene reveale
Is the fact that the last state Of tbs
g man was worse than the frs
l. Then followed a recitation, Th
If Last Hymn, by Miss Stella Eakil
d This was very beautiful piece, bl
'e all who have heard Miss Stella r,
cite know that she speaks wei
lie The last on programme was an e
ut say by Miss Enols Malcolm, Rov
ing or drifting. This was an inte
esting essay and her train {
=. thought showed great deal
careful study. Some excellent m
;. sic was given by the choir. Ever
:. one present seemed to be delights
80 with the exercises. The young |
dies certainly deserve great cred
y for getting up such an entertai
ment. The young men will ha'
to put forth some extra efforts
they come up with this one.
of Next Friday is the last day of tn
Mt term. This has been in every 7
es, respect profitable term. At Il
or present the indications are tn
Is ther will be very large attendan
next term, School re-opens Thur
day January End, 1890.
~ Prof John Crumley, of Harris'
no Seminary was on College Hill IL
w. week. Prof. Crumley was for
,a number of years an honOred st
dents of Maryville College.
er. C. c. Mckinley wants to know
=. what day of the month Christm
,"' comes this year. Somebody Sc
U.s. him an almanac.
HIS The Athenian Society will q