The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-06-28

III 5paraled with gems of practi-
EN- thought expressed III earnest
ana eloquent words, What We
neod Is citizenship with a heart
ii every hand and a conscience
in every ballot .l1ar better
the rule Of the Car than the
reign 81 the mob" "0nly give
me the privilege Of educating her
children and ! will write her his
tory and determine her history, !"
are some Of his utterances that
we are able to recall. The priv
ileges and responsibilities Of the
teacher were a special feature of
the address.
a bountiful and elegantly
served banquet closed the pro-
gram Of the day. 1t took place
in the observatory building, from
s to IL p. m. Admission was by
ticket, but every body was invit.
ed TO call and get one, and every
body called, for there were near
ly a thousand who sat down at
the tables in all the rooms, halls
and galleries of the observatory.
Three very brief addresses were
made by Judge Orr, on behalf of
the trustees, Prof. Stands for
the faculty, and Bishop Galloway
for the Alumni. While a ban
quet is in progress is not a sea-
sonable time for oratory, and so
before the speaking commenced
the Bishop and Prof. Stands
agreed that they would listen to
each other.
COMMENCEMENT DAY.
on Thursday morning, at II
. clock, the grand procession 81
graduates, faculty and trustees
was formed on the campus, and
preceded by a splendid band
entered the chapel, which was
packed to its utmost capacity.
After prayer BY Rev. j. w. AL
len, Of Ripley, an alumnus, and
music, Mr. II. u. McClesky de-
livered the salutatory address,
and then orations were delivered
by: y. II. Holmes--"The Model
Citizen; Il w. B. Ricks-'t IA
Comparison Of Christianity and
Mohammedanism from an his
torical standpoint Nv. IL.
Wilmington, on Monuments 70
Our Heroes;' u. p. Leavell, on
America 5 Next Great Victory. I"
In matter and manner, the ora
tions were all Of the highest or
der Of merit. Mr.. Wilmington,
in his splendid address, held that
the greatest and grandest war
riors Of ancient or modern times,
were Washington at Valley
Forge. Jackson in the Valley,
and Robert Il. Lee at Appomat-
OK. And the old rebels in the
audience appeared to have led
the applause that followed that
sentiment.
Chancellor Fulton. then an
nounced that the deSFee Of Mas.
ter Of Arts had been conferred
on postgraduate students VIM.
j.. Shue, Of Okolona, and O. Al.
Shaw, Of Sheppardtown; also
that the trustees had conferred
the degree Of Doctor Of Laws On
Judge Edgar r. Bryant, Of
Arkansas, Prof. Henry w. st.
George Tucker, Of Washington
and Lee University, and Prof.
Eugene A. Smith, Of the Uniyer-
sity Of Alabama.
Prof. Shands announced that
the prize 70 the student OF the
law class preparing the best the-
sis on Anti Commercial Stat
ute" had been awarded to Mr..
Jesse M. Brooks, Of Pamela coun-
ty. The papers had been sent
for examination and decision to
Mr.. Mclean, Of Grenada, and
he decided in favor of the one
signed MAX. - Prof. Stands
did not know who that represent
ed, and when he asked the au-
thor to rise in his place Mr..
Brooks responded. and he was
certainly greeted by great ap-
plause. His young wife sat on
the bench Immediately fronting
the platform, and her face was a
study when the announcement
was made. The prize, which is
an annual one, consists Of a set
Of American and English En-
cyclopedia Of Law by the Ed
ward Thompson Company, North
field, r. !. The set is worth two
hundred dollars.
Chancellor Fulton then confer
red degrees and diplomas as fol-
lows:
Bachelor Of Law. w. Ar