The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-06-11
MMENCEMENT
wHITwoRRH COLLEGE CLOSES THE
RECORD OF ANOTHER YEARS
SUCCESSFUL WORK.
Eighteen Lovely Girl Graduates
Receive Their Diplomas.
A Dazzling Aggregation of Culture, Beau
ty, Talent, Learning, Eloquence
and Music Never Before

A Dazzling Aggregation of Culture, Beau
ty. Talent, Learning, EIoquence
aud Music Never Before
Surpassed.
The Commencement of Whitworth,
the pride of curtain city, has come and
gone. PrimuS inter pdrcS may he said
of it, Strong, smooth, splendid, its
measures flowed from the first to the
last of it.
For days and weeks before, inter
est in the closing exercises began
to increase. The friends of the Col
lcgc dated their future movements
with eye to Commencement" Pa
irons looked forward to the day when
they were to come to BrOokhavcn
and renew young days i'll the happy
faces of their daughters. Meanwhile
the girls were earnestly at work fin
iShing books, preparing for eXamina
tons and Strengthening out for the
home stretch. Their work does not
close. as students, until the Friday
evening before Commencement day.
We have known schools to use
the whole of the last mouth of the
session preparing for the public ex-
erciscs. This is pleasant but costly
polishing-and not ncedful, as the
plan of Whitworth proves. Her girls
are never allowed to lose sight of the
main reason why they are here, and
her commandments cannot be sur
passed by those of any school i'll the
land.
SUNDAY MORNING
opened up fair June day, and the
ringing bells announced the approach
of the public worship which fifty mi
tiatcs the closing work of a great
Methodist school. The program
shows that the editor of the Nashville
Advocate, general organ of the NJ.
+. Church South, is the preacher at
the II o'clock service. b. half past
10 the crowd is there, well dressed
and eager to hear the eminent minis
ter They find the chapel beauti-
fully decorated; upon the walls are
tastcfully hung the paintings and
crayons which the art pupils have
done during the session. There are
many of these, handsomely framed,
and evincing decided talent upon the
part of the girls whose names on dain
ty cards at the corners of the pictures
indicate the artists. The stage has
been decorated with garlands of green
ard notices in evergreen letters. In
bold relief hung the portraits of two
men whose names will abide in un-
dying lustre in the history of the col
lege. The benign face of the founder,
Whitworth, is one of the por-
traits, and the square, massive fca-
lures of DR.. johnson, known of all
who know aught ofWhitworth college,
is the other. This writer always feels
like removing his hat in honor of a
great nature, when DR.. Jolnson's
name is mentioned. His greatness
grows. He is like the palm seen on
the shore by passengers of the reced
ing ship. Other objects after while
sink down below sight, while the palm
seems taller and grander standing
alone. SO with DR.. Johnson as the
past years hide his surroundings from
our sight. He towers and his great
ness grows. Time, as if dcploring the
rendering of his body into dust, doth
magnify his character.
The choir was prepared with music
| for the service as the visiting preach
ers with DR.. f. Z. Hoss, the minister
of the hour, entered the chapel and
took place upon the cool and ample
stage. Parts from Stainer's oratorio,
"Thc Daughter of Jairus," rendered
finely, occupied the first half hour,
after which DR.. Hoss rose. Now the
sermon is begun and the pure, clear
waters Of gospel truth flow bright
and strong and convincing from the
preachers lips. We regret not being
able to give extended remarks upon
the sermon. For 80 minutes it received
ed that close attention from an intel
| ligcnt audience which the text and the
man commanded. Prayer by Rev. A.
F. Watkins, with doxology and ben
ediction closed the service.
At night the girls composing the Y.
w. G.. a. were assembled upon the
front seats, the rest of the hall being
filled with an audience from the city
and with visitors who were here in
| great numbers. DR.. j. ID. Cameron, a
prominent preacher of the North Mis-
sissippi Conference, preached the ser
mon. Earnest, clear and forcible the
talented Doctor preached for Is min
utes. Prayer by Rev. d. A. Little,
Presiding Elder of the Jackson dis
trict and member of the Board of Col
lege Trustees, closed the services and
Sunday passed away in the calm silence
of pleasant night.
MONDAY, THE STH,
was hung with lazy clouds forcboding
rain. But the eager appealing
glances of girls and gathering crowds
served with other causes to send them
away, and at 10 o'clock the hour of
opening, found the June sun shining
radiantly upon the scene.
The chapel was full with its au-
dience of 800, dressed in cool raiment,
bright faces, gently moving fans and
murmurs universal evidencing all to
be ready and waiting for something
soon to happen.
Space would utterly fail us to de-
scribe in detail the various attractions
which characterized this day and the
commencement exercises throughout.
or give to each and all their due need
of praise for the graceful and credit
able part borne. Every step as the
exercises advanced increased ones in
terest and served as an inspii alton to
the noblest and purest impulses of
mind and sOul