Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-06-09

| applause. The audience had moi
forgotten her performances the even,
ing before. She played again with
out her music the grand and most
difficult piece. Gle Revil du Lion"
by Kouski.
Miss Mary Settle read an essay
on "Youth is our Italy, and Greece
full of Gods" showing the idol Of
youth is the day-dream of fancy
and the type must be bright while
it lasts. Had the innocence OF Eden
been perpetual, youth ideal of the
perfect would still be perfect. Her
subject suited her postical nature
and she entertained the audience adj
mirably.
sour Utopias" by Miss Anna
Woody, showed a clear and COM
prehensive knowledge Of human ma
ture and how prone We are to soar
in the realms of fancif,il bliss and
weave around us the sossamer-like
web of chimerical security. She is
a lady of mental merit and showed
that she had read between the
lines in the history of human ma
ture.
This ended the intellectual feast
of essays and Hardin College may
well be proud of such class. She
never sent from her classical walls
more worthy women than these.
The presentation of diplomas by
President Yancey was done in his
usual impressive manner, after very
practical and appropriate talk on the
necessity of respect for the law and
its imperative demands for suprema-
ey in all institutions. The degree
of B. l.. was then conferred upon
Miss Bessie Emmons, Miss Minnie
Fleet, Miss Mamie Gosnell and
Miss Lena Hancock, and the degree
of A. B. was conferred upon Miss
Inez Leftwich, Miss Nora Montague,
Miss Mary Settle and Miss Annie
Woody ,and the degree of B. M. up
on Miss Sophia Simmons. Certifi-
Gates of proficiency were awarded to
all who attained to a grade Of 80, of
which there are perhaps 100 or $50.
The roll of honor was next to be
called and the meritorious medals
awarded.
THE MEDALS AWARDED.
Mr.. Charles Buckner, druggist, Of
Mexico, at the opening of Hardin
College in September, offered a beau
tiful gold medal to the young lady
making the most progress in art.
So close was the rival contestants in
this that it was painful to decide
whether Miss Hutchins, Miss Tut
or Miss Gillian should be the re-
cipient. Finally it was decided that
Miss Gillian, of Saline county, was
entitled to the honor. The fair con-
testant takes to her prairie home the
admiration of all our lovers of art.
The Treloar medal for proficiency
in vocal music was justly awarded
to Miss Bessie Stevens OF Missouri.
She sang like a nightingale and we
joyfully accord to her the we'll earned
honor of vocal medalist which means
more than mostreaders comprehend
when it is given from Mozart Con-
servatory by Prof. Treloar.
Then came the most honorable
medal of the occasion-the annual
medal given for home department in
the college. A lady may make the
songsters of the grove jealous with
her voice; she may rival the rain
bow hues in her painting; she may
shine like a meteor in fashion e
tickle circles, but if her home life il
subject to criticism all her charms
are gone. She who won the admira-
ton of the devotees of art won also
in the home circle, Miss Gillian
Oh! for more such girls in America
Let those be the frightened gem
medals in the future. Amid smiles,
heart-throbs, tears, sighs and scenes
we cannot describe further, Brother
| Armstrong, of Westport, asked Gods
blessing upon these fair contestants
| of many a hard fought field in the
| realms of science and so close6
the sixth entertainment OF the TWEEN
| tleth annual commencement exef
cises of Hardin College.
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