Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-06-09
Gifted Girl Graduates.
EIGHT PROFICIENT YOUNG LADIES
GO FORTH FROM THEIR AL.
MA MATER INTO THE
WORLD OF LIFE.
Another Immense Crowd at Hardin
College to Witness the Graduat-
ins. ExereIses-Medals Award.
ed-The Twentieth Annual
Session Closed Sad
Farewelfs.

Since the May festivities of Har,
din College began a week ago oui
emotions have been wrought up
and moved by soul-stirring elocu-
ton, our sense of sight giaddened by
symmetrical evolutions of beautiful
female figures in Delsarte drill and
the soul stirred by sweet strains oi
The refined and delicate
sensibilities of our higher nature
feasted upon life-like scenes brought
to the surface of canvas by the
painters brush and artists pencil,
but for the sixth of these series was
reserved last night the most exquisite
entertainment of all whom the God
given monitor that makes man
master of the world had supreme
sway. For mind, not our emotional
senses, was appealed to in the most
manner. The stage was
garlanded by wreaths of fairest
flowers. The green creeping tendrils
of the vine caught the eye at every
glance. But the fairest flowers that
formed the bouquet of beauteous
rose buds could not compare in
beauty and purity of appearance
with the eight lovely girl graduates,
seated in the red velveted, cushion
ed huge arm chairs, facing the
audience. 1t was the graduating
class of Hardin College for 1892
upon whom was to be conferred the
B. L., A. B., and b. M. honors Of
the college. A short and pathetic
prayer by Prof. Owings, of the
Grand River College, Edinburg, was
offered and most excellent piece
Of music by Misses Hord and Rick
etts was rendered and Miss Bessie
Emmons read All essay on "Com-
of Ideas.' The writer
first drew a nicely defined distinc-
ton between man -and the lower
animals in their method of COM
municating ideas, then began with
mans early and crude methods Of
communication. She made the
eternal pyramids of Egypt tell the
history of hidden kings and king
doms; made song the tongue of the
soul and the painters brush the
silent tell-tale of war, love and con-
quest; the submarine cable the
sinew that moved the pen of Europe
and America, and Edison's tele-
phone the recent detective of even
our faiIltest whisperings "a real
composition showing real study and
deep thought.
Miss Minnie Fleet, of the Nilsson
ri Military Academy, came next
subject, "Nohlisse Oblige." She
portrayed in most elegant Language
the conlmendable qualities of 6
character whose reciprocity of favors
shown marked them as natures
and cited the character o.
Gen. Robert z. Lee as the beau
ideal of Southern chivalry and gen
erous impulses and appealed to he
sister graduates to strive to emulate
the noble examples of earth''
greatest benefactors in reciprocatior
of all blessings bestowed.
Next was song by Miss Bessie
Stevens, "Soft Sighs the Voice o
Evening" and Miss Bessie's voic'
seemed to rival in tenderness thu
sighs of summer evening zephyr
Miss Mamie Gosnell then reat
an essay "From Amidst the Battle
Smoke. She had certainly wei
cultured voice and her essay showed
mind well stored with historic in
formation. 1t was historical, practi
cal and poetical.
Then Miss Letha Hancock, tn
youngest member of the class in ap
pearance, read the most charming
literary production of the evening
Subject, "The Golden Age is No
Behind Us, but Before U.s." Sh
followed mankind through histori
Rome, Grecian triumphs of art
science, literature, music, paintin
and poetry; all proclaim the goldel
age ahead of us to be reached an,
enjoyed by purity of soul.
Then came Miss Lacy in a violi
solo. We have all learned how sh
makes that bow of hers say jus
what she wishes. We look fo
her to teach a violin how to laug
some day. She is as graceful as
gazelle.
Miss lnez Leftwich wrote on th
subject, eve Build the Ladder b
Which We Rise. y She showed U
plainly that God had implanted in I
all the true elements of success, bt
| it was Our mission to cultivate then
There was less luck than "
imagine. She cited a few historic;
ieharacteis TO vivid illustrations
her position. Napoleon, Jackso
land Lincoln had each carved o,
|their destiny and fame awaits eae
lone who strives to build.
Miss Nora Montague wrote 3
I4What slcience has Done. Tn
young lady is certainly a ha,