Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-07
CENTRAL COLLEGE.
a Weeks Entertainment Provided for the
People Of sulphur SprIngs-AwardIng
the Medals.
Correspondence of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEX, June g.
The commencement exercises at Central
college last night were witnessed by a
crowded house. The graduating class
were ]. r. Gilbert of Dallas, G. w.
Smith of Napton, Mo-, C. N. AdkIn-
son, w. S. Atkinson, Miss Annie Dunn,
Miss Mary Becton and Miss Gussis
Sowell of sulphur Springs, Miss Bette
Bradfeld of Daingerfeld, Miss Kate
Payne of Ladonia, and Miss Alice Morris
of Linden. In the commercial depart
ment diplomas were given to the follow
ing students: J.R. Lindley OF Ridge
way, d. Q. Giles of Hill county, R. L.
Cody of Hunt county, w. r. Robert
son. Louis Wester and Miss Annie Dunn
of Sulphur Springs. Miss Annie Dunn
read the salutatory and J. r. Gilbert
made the valedictory address. The an
nual address was delivered by Rev. E.
W. Anderson of Bonham. 1t was q
mastery effort and held the attention of
his audience TO the end. All the gradu-
ates received beautiful floral gifts from
admiring friends.
The series of entertainments that has
led up to this climax has been more than
usually brilliant. Visitors have been nu-
merous. Three times q day a vast throng
has gone out to the college through q
cloud of dust that has grown denser day
by day, as the last rain has become more
a thing of history and less of memory.
But from dust and heat the shady campus
and the well-ventilated chapel of the
college are pleasant refuge. No one,
so far as your correspondent IS informal
ha, Euf1
herself, and none left without feeling q
desire to return.
a religious meeting was held yesterday
afternoon. and resulted, among other
good things, in the conversion of one
graduating class. There has been plenty
of fun during the exercises, and it has
been all the more ENJOYABLE because il
was used as spice for better things, and
no audience has failed to respond to the
feeling that dominated the rostrum yes
terday morning. Rev. P. c.. Archer
of Sherman was addressing the Alumnial
association, and, being very much in
disposed, he was overcome and
had to pause few minutes
in the midst of the most beautiful speech
ever heard here. At signal from the
president, the large audience broke
forth in the stately strains of the old
HyIuus All u bOLul6T Oh LQ6 CTOH8E
The effect was sublime, and when the
speaker returned to his subject the
audience was better prepared than II no
interruption had occurred to follow him
to his grand climax. The president on
one occasion compllmented the audience
on good behavior, and they applsuded
him heartily
The contests for the various medals
have shown that talent and energy are
by no means strangers to the students OF
this section. 1t Is fortunate that this IS
so, for the management of the United
States was formerly committed to them
by the various speakers, and it is hoped
that they will make a better job Of It
than the generation now in charge. The
j. Y. Bradfield medal for scholarship,
was awarded to G.. L. Browning OF Wins
boro. f. L. Claninger of Hughes
Springs was so near his equal that his
classmates gave him q medal in testi-
monY of their admiration. The
E. G. Patton medal for elo-
cution was given to Miss
Otha Spradling of Wolfe City. u. B.
Pirtle OF Ladonia won the J A. Weaver
medal for oratory. The W. A. Rut-
ledge medal given to the commercial de-
partment is worn by D. Q. Giles OF Hill
county. The E. p. Beoton medal for
proficiency in music was given to Miss
Mary Becton of this place.
The prospects of the college were never
better. The North Texas conference of
the Methodist church South, under
whose auspices the college is conducted,
have an able general in President Adj
kisson. The endowment has been in
creased by S12, 900 this year and the coll
lege is practically out Of debt.