The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-03
COMMENCEMENT ECHOES.
Odds and Ends and Some Frazzles
Put Together.


DUE WEST, July l, 1880.
$3.50 was appropriated by the Board to get up
a complete publication OF the Centennial lit
erature
In the Press and Banner little later. We Sc
cured the general historical address, and the
first and last one OF the others. DR.. Patton
and Prof. Hoods, as oil could not come out
vision to make. Col. Simonton has promised
to send us his address in few days. 1t was
not written out.
Twenty-four seats were reserved for the
Alumni in the main body OF the Hall on
Wednesday. These were all filled and good
portion of the stage. It looked strange to see
SO many men seated. This Is privilege they
rarely enjoy on such @ @, occasions. os,,,,a.ed o.
$500. TIE colored population surrounded the
"Flying Jinney." This Is all II Is good for
It takes away $500 or S4O0 dollars that is a
clear loss TO the town. We don't believe 1t
It was with genuine pleasure that we met
Pembroke on our own heath. Pembroke IS
genial charming gentleman. HIS account
t OF tne gre GrdenwStG r"St roiOmte Wa remember to
have seen from that place. Our friend ought
to have come up earlier than THURSDAY.
However when we last saw him, he was In
company with one Of the prettiest and most
charming women that was at our commence
ment. This might make up for all lost time.
We have heard Col. Simonton's speech on
the delivery Of the medals OF the young ladles
spoken Of In the highest terms. If the Col.
onel was running for office he could get tne
vote OF every woman at Commencement.
1t was matter OF surprise and gratlncatl0n
TO find that 60 many of the Alumni TOOK the
Press and Banner to see the county news ana
to see what Is going on at Due West. we Will
try and not forget your kind words. hope 10
make the columns on Due West more inter-
esting.
Anderson handed us subscription 10 tne
Press and Banner, saying as he did SO, VI nave
done without the paper as long as can stano
it. want 1t to begin with tne Commenee- amer &C.
many others to begin subscription TO this
The SIX etch Of the Female College is written
by the pen of one OF our most gifted young
preachers and by special request
We were glad to see at Commencement our
friend ]. S. Perrin, who. formerly ran the
A66evilte Messenger. 49,.
year will be principal for the next Alumni
address. Rev. j. c. Galloway was elected his
alternate. ,-
Rev. Hugh Strong, who married in this
largest congregation in our Synod-25O mem
bers-has been spending a couple or weeks
renewing old and sacred memories. He Is
delighted with commencement and Centen.
nial exercises. He thinks our people don't
sustain Erskine In patronage as literally as
they should. They send their sons TO other
colleges. This il all true. The South Caro-
lima College has member OF students that
ought to be in Erskine. Some OF them the
sons of officers of our church.
Last Sabbath Rev. Strong and Rev. G. =.
Todd preached for DIR. Pressly. Rey. o. Y:
Union Academy, and Rev. +. y. Pressly at
Troy. DR.. Grer at Abbeville.
Miss Calf and Miss Flora Firor will both be
Miss Firors first year. She is favorite, tai
ented, energetic, modest young woman.
Miss Gatf has fine ability.
1t was pleasure TO have DIR. and Mrs. Pat
ton again In our midst. The Doctor Is rs live
y as ever.
The Philomathean Society Mt special meet
Ing raised considerable sum of money To
Improve their Hall for the Centennial three
leading subscription.
About s3, ,OOO was raised for the improvement
OF Lindsay Hall and the College.
did not have list of. the names OF the
children receiving prizes. They were as fol-
lows:
Misses Ola Devln, three prizes.
Misses Ella Lee and Carrie Wideman, two
prizes each.
Misses Lula McGee, Laura Nance. Mary
Pressly and Alma Kennedy with Masters
David, Paul and John Prcssly and Johnnie
Also i'm last weeks Issue we gave Misses
Mnttia Boyce and Minnie Devlin credit for
receiving prizes. Miss Devlin did receive the
prize In Mrs. Bonners department for tho
greatest Improvement In music, but the hon
urs conferred by the Amellan Literary Soce-
" were not prizes, but gold medals and were
awarded to Misses Minnie DeVlln as best
essa yist In Sophomore class, and Miss Mattie
Royce as best drbator In Junior class
Full Graduates of the Due West Fe.
male College.
Essay Past, Present and Future. - Miss
Ruth C. Cannon, Williamson, $. G.
Essay-Music-Miss Julia Dale. Attention,
Ala.
Essay-Be what you seem.-Miss Cora DOM
mick, Prosperity, s. G.
Essly-Trifes light as air.-Miss Kate @.
Henderson, Coronaca, S. G.
Essay-Opening the Mail.-hIss Nellie Mac
Efssay-A four leufed Cloyer.-MlSs Mary H.
Maxey, Troy, Tenn.
| LSssv- -rrossinv the Rubicon -Miss Emma