Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-08

Last Monday evening, in compan!
with the Supt, OF Education, We drovt
to ShuQualak and reached the thriving
burg i'm time to attend tho Art Levet
at the College Hall. We found thu
Calisthcuic class giving III exhibition
of their skill in company drill, Will
Mai. Num- in command, aud we cOult
but contrast the scene with those o.
other DAYS. Now, the hearts of his
company were filled only with thOght'
OF peace, love and a laudable spirit o.
emulation then, strife, war and blood
I she'd ruled the hoar and drew mel in,
to the deadly conflict. OF the arts OF
war and peace we greatly prefer the
latter, and so does the Major, we know
Mr.. Stone announced that the prize,
in CaliSlhcnics had been awarded to
Misses Jennie Clark and Anna Bar
wick, and then the audience dispersed,
The next morning Il special car was
switched from the north. bound train,
and in it were Col. T.. l.. Russell. his
brother a, j. Russell, Esq. and their
families.
We observed that the people of Shu-
qualak take pride in their school, and
when the hour arrived for the cNerci.
scs to begin, every business house in
the place was closed, and very soon
every seat was filled and the aisIcs too.
Shuqnalak is growing, and it the Hall
is removed to the same square the col
lcgc is on, we respectfully suggest that
it be enlarged to accommodate the
friends and patrons of the school.
After prayer by Rev. Mr.. Miller, Of
Grenada, Mr.. Stone announced that a
gold medal had been presented to the
collcgeb " Rev. Sidney Williams, to be
Nardcd to the best reader among the
graduates, and Rev. T. j.. Graham, DR..
II. 5. Gully and Mr.. T. ID. Cavctt were
selected as judges.
PROGRAMME.
MuSic-Bonnic Doom. P0pe.
Miss Alice Mum.
Essay, Miss Anna BarWick.
Subject, "W aat Shall the Harvest Be-"
Essay. Miss Martha McGraw
Subject, "The End Crowns An"
MUsic,-LcS SyIphs, BachmaHm,
Miss Sadie Williams.
Essay, Miss Alice Num-.
subject, "Who builds church to God and
not to Fame.
Marks not the marble with his
name
Essay, Miss Mars Phelps,
$ hjcct, "lIapc the Star of Youth, Memo
ry the star Of Age
Music, Quartet, Lohcngrin, Uely,
Misses Williams, A. Nandoycndcr, g.
Welsh, NJ. Mcdaniel
Miss Edna Ray,
Subject, "rrue Womanhood."
Miss Edith Ray,
subject, "Mother, Home. Heaven"
Miss Sadie Williams,
Subject, - Thoughts on Education"
O, swallow, Happy Swallow,
Misses q. aud y. Stone.
Wanderers Return, Chorus.
Baccalaurcatc Address,
Col. L, l.. Russell, Mobile, Ala.
Alpine Storm. KVUke1.
Miss Nellie Snow.
NaIcdictory for the ClaSs-
Miss Alice Num-,
Diplomas Conferred by President.
God BE With You, Chorus,
AS the judges decided that Miss T.
din Ray was entitled to the medal,
probably we should have nothing more
10 say as to the merits of the Young
lady readers. and while we acquiescc
n their decision, VT would ike to say
hat it Miss McGraw had a little stron-
ger voice, she might have secured the
as her emphasis, meditation of
Ter voice and cadcnccs were excellent,
the same rule would apply to
leaders as to poets they are born and
not made.
Miss Shows music scholars played
.omc difficult pciccs and parents
we're much eratiicl at the progress
heir daughters had made. We learn
hat Miss Snow has a large class, and
her arduous iabors, she has the
abstraction Of knowing her scholars,
With diligence and attention, have
'roiitcd by her instruction,
Col RussclI's baccalaurcatc address
ivcted the attention of his audience
or only about fifteen or twenty min
ties, and if il mad the merit of being
'ricf, it also had the merit of being
crsc and pointed and hrimtul OF truth
nd wisdom. Nearly every paragraph
II his address might be taken as a sub.
Get for an essay, but he had no time
o elaborate, and he only wished to
impress his hearers with some earnest
cssons of llfc,
We never before had the pleasure of
him speak, but we should
Judge that his lite is in keeping with
he subject Of his addrcss-individu.
lity-and that he is a very natural
ort Of a man.