The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-05
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
By ]. L. POWER.

mcncement 1899. was preached by Rev.
DR.. Charles Il. lIemphill, of Louisville,
KY, from the text, in l2th chapter of
John: The same came therefore to
Phillip, with was of Bethsaida, of
Gallilee, and desired him, saying. Sir,
we would see Jesus" lie closed most
eloquent and forceful exposition of the
text, by earnestly counscling the grad
uating class, and young people gener-
ally, to take Christ as their great ex-
emplar and model. The Doctor also
preached still more cdifying sermon
at night before the Young Mems Chris
tan Association.
| The sophomore prize defamation
took place Monday morning. The
chapel was filed, and the young ora
tors proceeded to render the program
The Unknown Speaker. NJ. Rus
sell, Lafayette county.
Iamar's Tribute to Mississippi-M. B.
Leavell, Lafayette county.
Eulogy ON jefferson Davis Stark
Young, Lafayette county
Joan of Ares. l.. Rowan. Copiah
| county.
Two Kinds of Honor-R. II. Sultan,
Lafayette county.
Immortality of Genius. c. Kyle.
Lafayette county
The Flower Grl-Miss NJ. Haralson,
Warren county.
The judges of the contest consisted
of Rev. DIR. IIemphill, Ex-Gov. j. NJ.
| Stone, Hon. w. Z. Baskin, of Meridian.
! Hon. a. A. Kincannon, Judge j. A.
Orr. Their decision was announced
next day-first medal to Mr.. Stark
Young, second medal to Miss Ma title l..
HARRISON.
The Hermean and Phi Sigma compel
tive debate took place Monday night.
the subject for discussion being, Re
solved, That Il defensive Anglo-Amer-
lean alliance is desirable to the United
States of America" After the saluta-
tory address by II. p. Todd, Messrs. Il.
I Z. Kimbrough and II. l.. McClesky
championed the affirmative, and Messrs,
Patrick Henry, Jr.. and w. Calvin
Wells. .Ir., the negative. The question
was decided in the affirmative, and the
medals were awarded , Mr.. kimbrough
and Mr.. Wells.
| On Tuesday morning, the 10th, the
alumni association held the boards.
Rev. Or l.. S. Iiandley, of birmingham.
class of 1859, offered prayer. President
| c. i. Sivley then introduced the alumni
essayist, Prof. Chas. +. Webb, class of
! '05. who discussed in entertaining style
| The Wisdom and Folly of Facetious-
ness"
Then followed one of the greatest in
tellectual treats in the history of the
niverSity-thc oraticn by Judge Edgar
f. Bryant, of Fort Smith, Ark. Judge
Bryant was tirst-honor man of the class
of 1850. Ills address was "a graphic and
intensely interesting sketch of Anglo
Saxon development from the earliest
English history to the present time. 1t
was frequently and loudly npplauded,
and at the close the demonsti atoms
amounted to an ovation to the original
/ thinker and the eloquent speaker.
The exercises were concluded by the
announcement by Secretary j. II. Stow
crs, of the alumni association officers
for the ensuing year: w. K. Harper.
president; J. W. George, w. l.. Hem
/ ingway. w. 7. Rush, vice presidents; j.
II. kimmons, secretary: c. II. Alexan-
der. orator; \. i. Amis. essayist: Miss
Arra Vineyard, poet.
| Miss Isom department of elocution
gave unique and unusual entertain
! ~, l.,-- Ia
/ perean festival, in which AS You Like
It. and Tanning of the Shrew" were
effectively rendered, the participants
! displaying evolutionary and dramatic
/ talent of a high order. 4 tastefully
! decorated stage had been erected on
the lawn fronting the observatory, and
/ the large audience was cDmforta bly,
seated so as to enjoy the performance.
! When the writer of these notes arrived
on the campus Wednesday morning
everybody was praising Judge Bryants
address and the ShakeSperean festival.
| Each day of commencement had its
/ peculiar attractions. While the printed
program for Wednesday contained but
few items they were such as to call out
an audience that occupied every availa
bic space in the chapel. After prayer
and music, Joseph r, Taylor, of the
class of 49, read poem that intensely
delighted those who were close enough
to hear him as he read it; others not SO
favored said it must be good because
Joe wrote it.
Judge A. II. Whitfield of the supreme
court had been expected to deliver the
annual literary address, but finding
! that he could not so arrange his time,
as substitute. AS Chancellor Fulton
remarked, in introducing the bishop,
| the university is fortunate in having a
grtat number of her graduates who
can be relied upon in any emergency.
Bishop Galloway graduated in the class
of 1868. OF this class the frst-honor
men were Rev. Cornelius w. Grafton,
of Union Church; Joseph A. Brown.
then of jackson, (son of Ex.Gov. A. G.
Brown and Rev. DR.. Daniel X. McFar-
land.
The bishop was accorded a most cor
dial greeting, and as he proceeded with
his masterful address was frequently
| applauded. After brief historical ref
erences to the establishment and early
years of the university, and to his own
experience as a student he discussed,
for just one hour, the subject of "Edu-
cation and Patriotism" The address
fairly sparkled with gems of practical
thought expressed in earnest and elo
quent words What we need is citi-
zenship with heart in every hand and
a conscience in every ballot" 'far bet
ter the rule of the car than the reign
of the mob ''only give me the privi
lege of educating her children and l
will write her history and determine
her destiny are some of his utterances
that we are able to recall. The privi-
laUac and racpopS / hilitiaS Of the az char