The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1899-06-10
ATURDAY,, JUNE'1o, 1899.

/ RecitatiOn-"JimmyC CrOw"-Esther Broad
street, Mary Walker Duncan and Walker
Hughes.
Indian Club Drill.
MERRY ayniakcrs"-M Mullin.
| Hughes and Adams.
Motion Song-'BOating Party"
Violin Tro-Serenade-lst violin, Max
Mas and Kemp Malone; End violin. Jesse
Lee Pryor: piano. Josie Maas.
Recitation-"Mr Brown Gets His Hair
Cut"-Miss Gertrude Beall
Vocal Duet-'Cuckoo's Song"-MisSes
Mary Mulln and Lizzie Kimbrough.
Violin Solo--"Flowcr song"1NIss Jessie
Lee Pryor.
Recitation-"Bird Song"-Miss Ruth Green
haw.
Cartatn-" Market Day"
Sextette Shooting Stars"-Misses Car
rett Lockhart, Elkin, Kemp, Blzzell and
Red.
Recitation-"Visit' to the City"-Miss
Freeman Parker.
Violin Duet-"Shepherd Boy"-Mas,crs
Kemp Malone and Max Mas.
Bo-Peep Drill-Class.
To those most directly concerned
the young lady graduates--the main
event of the closing days were the COM
) mencement exercises and the awarding
Of the diplomas, which interesting
, event took place on Tuesday morning.
, The day was one of June's fairest. and
through the open windows OF the
chapel came the fresh and perfume
5 laden breezes to play hide and seek
= among the airy costumes OF the as
: sembled guests. A large crowd OF
visitors graced the occasion, hui it was
: noticeable fact that i. Has made up
: mostly OF ladies.
r Promptly at 10 o'clock Rev. W. NJ.
a Mcintosh offered up a short prayer in
, II ferveLt manner. Following This Il
, violin quarlelta was rendered by
D Miss Neblett and three OF her pupils
!, Misses Parham, Cone and Mckinnc,
g who showed in their executions the re-
3 suit of splendid training. Miss Par
n ham then played a delightful solo on
e the piano, showing the same skill eX-
'- hibited by her on the violin. Dr.. j. G.
b Morris, of Memphis, then arose to de-
e liver his address to the graduates
]; Dr. Morris is an elderly gentleman
ot digniGed. cour,ly and learned. Hi:
Is address was broad in its conception
lc clear in its fluctuations, but withaI
10 brinming with pathos, and touched
., here and there with a keen sense o
I'd the purest humor. His subject wa
1T 1.-The Decay Of Sentiment" While VT
el- cannot attempt TO reproduce it we TAX
e. pleasure in making few extracts fror
is. it here and there. The speaker sal
70 that the old time chivalry of the Sout
TO is becoming IL thing of the past: tha
lis children are not so respectful to thel
is fathers aud mothers as they used to be
and that now elegance in manncrlsm
or is rarer than riches. He said tha
y" there is something impertinent in IN
he manner in which the average youn
er- man meets and greets young lad!
I'D and that when you follow them up yo
I'm can generally find them talking Sian
ms and smoking cigarettes. He said thi
ng coarseness is entering into America
its society, and that the facilities wit
ise which marriages are made, and tF
es. equal facilities with which they al
of unmade. should make US think tende
les ly of the times when our fathers an
ID mothers courted at leisure and ma
of ried for love-and for aye. He depr
lrn Gated the spirit of utilitarianism mi
as Is entering so rapidly into our lives
e,. the sacrifice of sentiment, on whlt
he must be founded all the ennobllng al
ra- uplifting qualities that make gooc mt
No and pure women. In closing he dlrec
Ind ed his remarks exclusively to tt
s. Young ladies of the graduating elias
i've and he talked to them tenderiy y al
'ia- wisely, giving them advice and cou
sell, which if followed will do the
{ GOOD through all the devious ways
ion this uncertain life.
any President Malone then made Il
was baccalaureate address and presenl
ain the diplomas to the graduates t.
to remarks were full of feeling and he c
.pel pressed regret at parting from tho
the who had been so long under his tuitit
be- as we'll as regret at parting from
the college in an official capacity.
The gave the young ladies some kint
the words of advice, and admonished th'
g of not to think that there were no trials
ind life, but to let their training here
hing them and strengthen them for
ever battles still to come. The young lad
received their ribbon-bedecked
,r to plomas, and probably thought t
,cel. though all the world be lost II
the. could be we'll content with these
s all deuces of their faithful efforts.
per- loving friends Of the graduates "
will very kind and heaped around th
tri. countless floral testimonials Of It
3 10 affection aud regard. President
,ach. lone then announced that his conn