The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-06-03
COMMENCEMENT.
Closing Ceremonies Of
MARYVlLLE COLLEGE,
l8oO-0l.

Through the kindness Of our edi-
tor, who has so freely given US
space in his paper, we shall endeav-
or to give the mary friends Of
Maryville College brief sketch OF
the commencement exercises, be-
ginning with the Love Feast on
Friday, May %.
sa o..
THE LOVE, FEAST.
The members of the three socie-
ties, with many ex-members and
friends, met in the Alpha Sigma
Hall to spend the last Friday eve
ming of the collegiate year. After
electing Prof. Clemens chairman
for the evening, the following pro-
CRANE WAS carried out:
Address gby Alexander Lindsay,
"Patribtisrn." 3. a hf
Recitation by Miss Stella Eakin.
A short talk by Frank French.N
Essay, by Miss Mary Bsssett. +
Another short talk by w. E. Gra-
ham. AA s.t ~
Then the members Of the grad
uating class We're. each called upon,
quite a number of whom responded
in short but interesting talks. The
meeting was then adjourned with
prayer by Prof. NJ. M. Rankin. All
present going away feeling dhat
the meeting was the most interest.
ing and profitable Love Feast ever
attended here. ~
THE ATHENIAN.
Saturday evening, May %, was
one long to be- remembered in the
history of the Athenian Society.
At 7:30 about $50 members, ex-
members and friends gathered in
the Hall. The meeting was opened
with prayer by Prof. Wilson, after
which Rev. John B. Creswell was
eaAateA ehnlrmsn forihe evening.
The first on the programme was
a quartette, followed by the well
come address by J.N. Mckinley.
this was responded to by Rev. c. A.
Duncan. The next on the pro-
gramme was trio by Misses Stella
Eakin, Mary Roberts and Mary
Mckinley. Then We listened to
short but interesting and spicy
talks from number of ex-members
and friends, who told of the many
happy hours they had spent in the
old Hall and with friends whose
acquaintances they had formed
while in the old society. We were
then favored with a quartette. AT
ter which we all joined in singing
"God be with you till we meet
again." Closed with prayer by
Rev. Duncan.
This closed the literary part of
the programme, but something bet
ter awaited us. We now went to
the Y. M. G. A. Hall, where a fine
supper awaited, which all enjoyed.
Among the ex-members and friends
present were, Rev. ]. II. Cooper, w.
E. Parham and wife, M. M. Rankin
and wife, Prof. w. A. Cate and wife,
Rev. VIM. b. Brown, Hon. Thomas
N. Brown and wife, John T. Brown,
Miss Ethel Brown, DIR. John A. God
dard, Prof. Wilson, Prof. Roberts,
Prof. VIM. Clemens and wife, Rev.
G. A, Duncan, Rev. John Creswell.
Y. NJ. c. A.
Sunday evening Rev. ]. H. Coop
er, of Red Oak, Ohio, preached a
very interesting and instructive
sermon to the members of the Y.
w. c. A. and the Y. NJ. c. A. His
topic was "The crusade of Christi
anity."
THE ALUMNI MEETING.
Thursday evening while the
Commencement Social was In prog
ress in the rest of Anderson Hall,
the Society of Alumni convened in
the room occupied by the Alpha
Sigma Society. The meeting was
called to order by the Vice Presi-
dent, Miss Miss Lura Lyle, aud
opened with prayer by Rev. w. r.
Dawson.
The Secretary, Prof. S. 7. Wilson,
then made out theroll. The follow
ing Alumni were present: Hon. c.
I. Gates, Sr., 81; Capt. W. H. Hen
~ and Rev. w. II. Lyle, '6l; Rev.
C. A. Duncan, III; Rev. w. B.
Brown, Miss Mamie Mckinley and
Mrs. Mary Wilson McTeer, '75;
Hon. 7. N. Brown, ~; Prof. s. T
Wilson, rs; Horace McBath, 81;
Roy s. Hanna, Rev. ID. A. Heron
and Rev. Prof. VIC. Clemens, 80;