The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-05-29
fEs t1liEsIA!s INSTITUTE CLOSES,
A BRILLIANT OCCASION.
Pretty Girls and Pretty Dresses
Good Music-Fine Essays
and Speeches.

Good Music-Fine Essays
and Speeches.
The commencement season has set
in, and the "sweet girl graduate" is
ina great futter Of Joyous excite
ment; and just now the world with
her is full of glory and happiness.
The graduate is the target for the
eyes of admiring relatives, friends,
and sweethearts, and of course each
girl will endeavor to excel her COM
panions, and as Manning is no e1-
ception, she started out in advance OF
her sister towns.
The closing exercises OF the Man
ming Collegiate Institute began last
wednesday evening under the aus
pices of the Euphemian Literary So
ciety, and or the next evening under
the auspices of tie graduating class
was another entertainment.
The stage was most beautifully
decorated, and the arrangement OF
the stands of flowers produced very
pretty scenic effect, and the young
ladies who took charge of the decora-
tions deserve congratulations on their
success.
The program on the first evening
consisted of music, declarations, es-
says, an oration, and a debate; that
OF the second evening also consisted
of music, essays, declamations, with
the addition of an address by Rev.
j. ". Daniel, of Sumter, the presen-
tation OF medal to the first honor
graduate by DIR. J. H. Lesesne, and
g medal for penmanship by Rev. Ed
mund Wells, and the delivery of the
diplomas TO the graduating class by
Hon. Joseph F. Rhame.
That everybody expected some
thing good goes without saying, for
on the first evening, hours before the
time, did numbers of people from the
town and surrounding country gath
es at the Institute to procure good
seats, and when it was announced
that the exercises would begin the
spacious hall was so crowded that
standing room was at premium.
Even young men who had escorted
their sweethearts out and had gone
to the trouble of primping themselves
especially to sit beside their chest
girl" were forced to give up their
seats, and together with ':ye editor,
took their chances in the rear end OF
the hall with the rest of unfortunate
and down-trodden mankind. Never
.sheless, the writer must return thanks
for having been courteously provided
with seat near the stage, but not
being attired with balloon sleeves and
bargs, was not able to hold it.
WEDNESDAY EvENING.
The evenings entertainment was
opened with an exquisitely ex-
.ecuted instrumental solo, ssThe
Robins of the Wildwood" by
Miss Mamie Harvin, which was
followed with defamation, "Em-
NETS Vindieation," by Mr.. Murrett
Mouzon, in which the young man ez-
ibited marked elocutionary powers.
An essay on Influence" was next.
It was a carefully prepared paper
read by Miss Hattie Nelson, and it
brought forth much favorable COM
ment.
Next was humorous song, Eve
All Have a Very Bad ColG," By a
quartette, followed by well-delivered
recitation, The Hostage" by Miss
Julia Mood, after which Miss jamie
Ingram delighted the audience with
vocal solo, entitled, "She Stands
Behind the Counter"
MIR. Edgar Dickson then delivered
an oration, having for his subject.
4fThe Progress of Modern Civiliza-
tion,'' and in which he showed ability.
II careful study of historic events. and
that he had not been spending any
idle moments in gathering his data.
Miss Hattie Harvin in a most
graceful manner recited "Lost and
Found" The young lady's voice
was clear and musical and her ges-
tures very pleasing.
Then came well executed instru-
mental solo, "ritania," by Miss Julia
Mood.
The debate came next, which was
the looked-for event Of the evening.
Subject, "Resolved, That Foreign
Immigration to the United States
Should Be Prohibited" The afirma-
tive side was ably and strongly adj
yocated by Messrs. Allen Bradham
and Jake Weinberg and the negative
side had equally as able advocates II
Lessrs. Edward Barron and Joseph
Rhame. The arguments of these
young gentlemen agreeably surprised
the audience. In the collation. OF
matter and in the delivery of the
speeches it would have been credltabte
to many men that have attained rep,
utations for their argumentatiEe pow
ers. A committee composed OF DR.
W. N. Brockinton, G. j. Epps, W
3. Dickson, F. O. Richardson and
j. H. Rigby, retired to decide which
side was entitled to the distinction o1
having won the debate, and after q
short wait the committee returned
and Mr.. Epps, acting as spokesman