The Monticellonian., 1898-05-27
H U S COMMENCEMENT.

the IIiaeaHea University School has closed one of it's most success full sessions.
 On Tuesday evening, May Y, q programme ef music and oratory was most happily rendered, to the delightful entertainment of d large audience. Though the beautifully decorated ard spacious hall was well filled, every listener was wrapt with interest to the end.
 Under the auspices of Miss Irene Hoke, sweetest music, drawn from modern and ancient authors, was rendered by students of the school Misses Phenton and Myrtle 1 Wells, Lizzie Finn, Ruby and Ethel Hyatt, Edith Harper, Ruby Shelton and the justly famous II. U. $. Quartette, composed of Mcssrs. Holland, Hankins. Hunter and Rogers-and by the fair and talented assistant. Miss Rose Wad- dell.
 Each interlude was rendered de. l Ilightfully pleasing by sweet strains of varied music, string the emo tions of listening souls like shad- ows and sun-beams shifting ovel the landscape.
 Misses Lucy May Pope and Lily Nunn, two of the brightest and fairest of the many fair little maid. of the school, delivered we'll Sc lccted recitations with an ease and grace quite facinating.
 Then came the contest for the orator medal.
 Mir. Noel Martin. of Cleveland county, was the first to appear al the footlights. With all easy bow he told Us, in we'll sustained flow of patriotic eloquenee delivered in d firm and manly voice, of "Ont Nation Evermore.a Had Spaif heard that appeal for unity falling SO earnestly from this vonng Amer ican patriot, never again woult she allow the delusion that discor6 pervades our National patriotism to beguile her.into m entanglemen with the American Republic.
 Next came Mir. Ebbie Hunter of Cleveland county. whose them, was The March to Appomatto2. With the form and bearing of Calhoun and the voice of Clay, h, touched cord in the hearts of hi southern audience, which respond ed with rapture to his bursts of e1 oquence. Nobly and we'll did h, deliver the story of Lees last hero ic effort for the independence 0 the Confederacy.
 The audience was then invited by Mir Marion Holland, of Drew county, to listen to the story of tn, creation of man as portrayed b, the Rev. Dr. Munsey-"Make Hin Like Me. This most sublim, conception of the Council of tn, Triune God, contemplating the ad vent of man as the crowning worl of creation, waited upon by tht mighty orbs of the universe ano the areh-angels of Heaven, was de livered superbly. Mr. Holland die himself great credit in the polished manner of his handling the Mil tonian eloquence of the gifted di vine. Doing no injustice to the sublimity of his theme, he fully demonstrated the gift of oratory.
 Roman eloquence was not to be omitted. Elcrbe Waddell gave Il. "R einzi to the Romans with q composure and passionate earnest ness surprising in one so young With age and experieece the legis. lative halls of State and Nation may yet reverberate his eloquence .'the applause of listening Senate. to command '
 The Flag of the Union was next delivered by Mr. Marvin liar ris, another youthful Demosthenes, full of passionate speech and pa triotic fire. ''Old Glory" may we'll unfurl her stars and stripes and froIic with the winds that blow over the homes of the free and the brave, when her glory is so nobly sung by such devotees as young Marvin.
 Make Him Like Me received the medal.
 The graduating exercises were had on Wednesday evening.