Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-06-07


After hf~sa1 tha pleasure o
~witaesssa- tae EXAMINATIONS o.
the Oxfora Grat-i school, col.
: an essussr.linea - say A. least
\ few cords rsspee ~ rs -hOr
augh IS
Ihltt tae V~stsag-e 81 1eaI :
several eiI-srs csrNe y ex ~
81 sud mgst 10y nj I lae
never teasd nor San te ter
wors baI uf en hsRd ottae
werk OF Prof. \ ~ booss and
aHs Ell lest assistants, but Vas
really surprised on seeing such
grard w0sa. Tbe saaiy IN
both arithmetic and grammar
G aid hardly be e1eelied BY uae
though he had attended d col
lege or university.
Room No. =, which is PRESIDED
over by Miss Lille Pegues
Is well managed sed disciplined
Taen I stepped around ga tHr
III Room AID there found AL.
Stocksrl h0lGin~the gun teach
iHE the yorag minds Row &C.
ssos On Iasrsdsy the estnli-
uajsoas a. sed. Veare EL.G ta
S,y that tbe eie5fens manifested
Eseat interest each Gay. inns,
I rtssgne, is encouraging 10
fae teachers after toIiIl- tcs
urEe successive nehths The
essldren are very mach pleased
to have tleir parents ecge
their xamigarioES-
crast that the time is no, far
Cstat Rben the people OF the
csty viii show the desired Ia
tersst asag- these lines
We Congratulate the sehvo.
0a being 50 furtGHcte as to have
a Fart of the distinguished kle>
e " af kHst University ia tae
kers' - ef / ro5s. II ekissaeS aEd
" T. = Tho exyrussgt
EMS 'ves rs she fcllc-u
ott. ir 5I the best
seH0st ~ pas Sind tilal 4 s.rt
knew of, wbiek ~ quite a deal
to be said when spoken by so
worthy characters. Friday at
l0c30 a JOINT discussion between
the gtrs and the bovS The
subject was, "whO exerts the
greater influence for good.
woman or man r. 1t was vel
handled % both sides. That
young man Jas. Rogers, I must
say - born orator. Being a
leader OF the affirmative of
course he spoke FIRST, In his AZ
gument, he very mHeh remind
ed me of = Ginning hawk when
quite number Of experienced
martins we're in hot pursuit.
those four young ladies did
e0mm endable work.
At l. O'Clock, Prof. L "
Price, Pd- g. delivered the an
nual address, which was t5mbIy.
instructive. As well as entertain
ing
At 3 O'Clock, D. m Prof
Boone invited Us to lie present
a. the church Were he held u
N almost breathless silence for
an hour He haf four gradu-
ates, three of whom spoke. One
could hardly SIT upright upon
Ia se1- "a each character made
he eeeas o. more aad more nv
tgresfIag
We are pleased TO say that We
hEd lac honor Of having the
ely authorities. trustees and
city superintendent, AL of whom
expressed themselves vel sat
SIZED
I must say that there was
nothing srcocda-y about the
siagin.
Rrot- v els \ Z. was called
toEtr 10 deliver the diplomas
1 cannot conceive Just h0w he
could have given the class more
timely advice, il should DO cher
shed IL taer memory until il
viii rot only do them good. but
al persons with whom they
chance to mi1sle after they have
gone from among Us Ii they
vii go acccrdIng 70 tie sign
board that was handed them
that day they cannot mistake
the route. We are sorry TO say
taat cannot command English
enough to express eur thanks
to the Professor.
Rev II Williams, tue Sum
day preceding the examination,
preached i noble sermon to the
class Iau will excuse Us for
saving this vine III now.
Dr. l. SRnly was called to
the rostrum 70 deliver some
Presents which he aby did
There WIS = grand lee eream
entertainment that night given
at the sea0oi house fer the
teachers and pupils aud their
invited gaests No PAINS were
spared IA getting up the festive
ties and everything was carried
out orderly
A Friend to the Sehsol.
H. n