Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-05-31
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CO.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.
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TUESDAY MORNING.

where realized more and more
sensibly the merit of the enter
tainments during the S. &C. l.
commencement season, they came
in larger numbers, and with more
enthusiasm, and manifested their
qualification and enjoyment OF one
occasion, by their earlier presence
at another.
On Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock, the progaom was resumed
with piano duet by Misses Mary
Ann aid Ruth Fuller, who are per-
haps the most skilled performers
in Mrs. Bailey's music class.
The defamation contest for the
gold medal by the Junior class
demonstrated the good training OF
the young men who were the COM
petitors, their names are Cadets
Posey and Ben Mays, and student
Charlton Lynch. Cadet Mays was
the happy recipient Of the reward
of honor, which was presented by
Mr.. James Willis, a visiting alum
nus of the S. C. G. 1.
The elocution class made a nota-
BILE record in competing for the
elocurion medal. The following
are the young ladies' who made
worthy efforts for the reward:
Miss Pearl Harling, "The Little
Cripple"; Miss Julia Anderson,
"Too Late for the Train; Miss
Carrie Morgan, "Jane's Conquest;
Miss Lillian Smith, "The Last
Hymn; Miss Lucretia Brunson'
"Angels of Buena VISTA; Miss Ret
Sheppard, Jimmie Browns Sis
ter's Wedding; Miss Mary Hol-
son, "The Guardian Angel; Miss
Curran Hartley, "How St. Michaels
Was Saved; Mattio Entzminger,
"Ducite Snake"
Miss Pearl Harling demonstrated
in her sweet, modest, and womanly
manner that rotations can be
made without that disagreeaole
appearance of effort, which de-
stroys the effect of so many admir-
able selections. She indeed COM
prehends that the ''great object of
art is to conceal art" No better
evidence of this can be related
than the fact that more than one
in the audience were in tears, as
she carried them through the
touching experiences of "The Grip
pie Boy"
Miss Julia Anderson changed
the whole tenor of thought among
the listeners by describing in a
most humorous manner the expe-
riences of man "Too Late for the
Train"
Misses Curran Hartley, Ret
Sheppard and Mary Holson were
also noticeable for their excellence
in rendering their selections. Miss
Mary Holson was highly compli-
mented by Senator Tll]man in
some succeeding remarks.
That exquisite and soul-inspir-
ing composition, "God Save the
Queen" was played in duet by
Mrs. F. N. K. Bailey and Miss
Sallie Bailey, and after selection
from the band, Rev. A. T. Jamison,
Of Camden, was introduced. His
address was principally to the
young men, and was fttingly in
troduced by quotation from the
eminent American poet Lowell,
containing the idea which Mr..
Jamison wished to dwell upon,
"God Give us Men," The exhor-
tations of Mr.. Jamison all related
to development of true Christian
manhood, and was wise advice
from wise counselor.
Music, which finds such uhiver-
sal response in all hearts, was here
an inspiring interlude, as a solo
by Miss Ret Sheppard, and cho-
rus by tAe following members of
the chorus % issss' En- Will
liams, Allie To5fg, 'Sallie Roun-
tree, Maggie Bunch, and Cadets
Wade Entzminger and Gordon
Quattlebaun.
A medal was presented to Cadet
Willie Byrd for having shown the
most Jealous interest in the Pie
rian society during the year, and
to Lieut.. Appleby for manifesting
the next degree of interest. The first
of these was presented by Ned
Nicholson, Esq, of the Edgefeld
bar, in an unusually interesting
manner, and the other by Brooks
Mayson, ESQ.,, another member of