The Brookhaven leader., 1890-06-12
COMMENCEMENT.
WENTWORTH COLLEGE CLOSES AN
OTHER BRILLIANT CHAPTER.
Fourteen Sweet Girl Graduates Receive
Their Diplomas.

!
doing Justice to the brilliant commence
ment exercises at Whitworth which clos
ed so satisfactorily last Tuesday at p. NJ.
These exercises were ushered in on
Sunday morning with the baccalaureate
sermon by Rev. Alonzo Monk, d. D., Of
Memphis-a discourse which was truly
beautiful, eloquent and inspiring-and
which we do not think was ever excelled
by any of the efforts of previous COM
mencements.
The spacious College Chapel presented
an interesting and attractive appearance
with its wreathes of evergreen and pen
dant moss. The walls were lined with
varied pictures from the well-directed art
department, and across the rear of the
rostrum were inscribed in large letters of
evergreen these words: "To educate
woman is to refine the world-COm-
mencement 1890"
Sunday night Rev Il. S. Woodward
preached a very interesting sermon before
the Young Ladies' Christian Association,
and two appropriate recitations were
furnished by members ofthe organization.
The exercises opened Monday with the
senior debate on the momentous subject,
Resolved, That co-education promotes
the higher culture of both sexes" The
affirmative was represented by Misses.
Anne Buckley, Mamie Martin, Kate
Kern, Kate Mikell and Zula Perkins, and
the negative by Misses, Florence Kern,
Carrie Tedford, Lille Buie, Minnie Cow
an and Kate Rutledge. Both sides were
stoutly aud creditably maintained, but
by common consent Misses Annie Buckley
and Lille Bue were pronoun ced the cham
pion debaters of their respective sides.
AS whole, the judges decided that the
negative had the best of the argument and
that the girls and boys must continue to
he educated apart.
A concert followed the debate, the vo-
cal and instrumental selections being
appropriately lnterspersed with recta-
| tons by the following young ladies :
Misses Sadie Dove, Maud Martin, Mat
tie Rome, Matte Upton and Mamie Stone.
The vocal solos on this occasion by Mes
DANES j. McGrath and Belle Piker were
pronounced by those with cultivated ears
as peculiarly fine.
At 3 o'clock Monday afternoon came
Miss Carrie Tedford's piano recital, in
which she was assisted by Miss Ella
Williams. AS is well known, Miss Carrie
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ing been awarded the College medal this
year for proficiency in the divine art.
Her success on this occasion was all that
could be expected and lett nothing to be
desired by herself or friends.
The piano recital was followed at 4
o'clock By the annual meeting of the AL
umn8 Association. "A very entertaining
programme had been arranged for the
occasion by the President, Mrs. Ada Pro-
by, consisting of a piano duet by Misses.
Bessie lIosklns and Nina Hall; q vocal
solo by Mrs. May Butterield; an essay
by Mrs. Belle Piker; vocal solos each by
Mr.. Gabriel, Mrs, Chas, ChrSman and
Miss Katie McGrath; recitation by
Miss Bessie Hoskns and vocal quar-
tettc by Mesdames Chrisman and Bntter-
field, and Messrs. }. w. McGrath and A.
Lewenthal. All rendered their parts ad
mirably, but five may judge by the APP
plauSe, Misses Katie McGrath, Mrs.
Chrisman and Mr.. Gabriel were the IA
vOrites in the order named; while Mrs.
| Piker's essay on "OppOrtunity" was
highly complimented, as was also the
beautiful qrartette.
Monday evening at the charming
operetta, Patience; or, Bnuthorne's
Bride" was presented by Prof Hennnges
and his music pupils, the music being
interspersed by three well-rendered re-
citations by Misses Annie Letch, Mary
Strickland and Virgie Patton. The
three principal characters of the operetta
were personated by Miss Blanche Magee,
as ''Patience," Miss Annie Leitch, as
'Bunthorne," and Miss Alice Fitzhugh
as archibald Grosvenor," and each was
admirably suited to her part. Miss
Blanche Magee's sweet soprano voice
never appeared to better advantage, and
in the main scene between Bunthorue
and Grosvenor. the acting and singing
by Miss Leitch and Miss Fitzhugh
was perfect aud absolutely captvatingj
while the "rapturous maidens' aud "dra-
Coon guards" excited amusement and
delight by every movement. The piece
as a whole was the finest combination of
music and acting we have ever seen on
the WhitwOrth rostrum, and was enough
in itself to establish Pref. Henninges' rep
utation as great musical trainer.
Tuesday was commencement day pro
per, and with it came the realization of
the long -cheri shed anticipations of the
lovely seniors. Fourteen "sweet girl
graduates" stood expectant upon the ros-
trum in their robes of snowy white. A
march was played,-a prayer offered by
Rev. j. w. McLaurin-another sOng-a
piano solo-a beautiful solo in Mrs. Muir.
rah's sweet, cultivated voice--and then
came the annual address by Prof VIM.
Rice Sims, of the University of Missis
sipp.
The Professor, who is little man, but
bears the evidences of refined and
cultivated gentleman in every movement