The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-13

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The following was the programme
As printed:
Prayer-R v. Mr.. Lippard.
Dialogue, Preparing for Picnic
Reading, "Piller Fites."
Reading, Papa's Letter.
Reading, Pictures in Mr.. Dender-
burg's '.Fortygraph Album"
Reading, Ghost of Lone Rock.
Dialogue, Fauny's Secret.
Reading, Bobby Shaf5oe.
Dialogue, The O.d and Nsw.
A String of Olions on Which Will
be Found The Man Who Doesn't
Take the Paper; How Men "Bust
Up;" The Dead Beat in Politics, and
Leap Year.
Eastern Temple Drill.
Clowns Horn Dill.
At the request of the Board OF
Trustees Miss Hendrix favored the
audience with one of her delightful
recitations.
On Friday evening the students
of the collegiate department gave
an entertainment of high order OF
merit which was an evidence that
Prof. O. D. Seay, the Principal of
the Institute, was ripe scholar and
was gifted with the rare faculty OF
imparting knowledge to others in
manner that was both impressive and
lasting. He is in love with his pro-
fession, the very essence of success
full instructor.
This evening was the crowning sue
cess of the commencement and the
court house was literally packed and
ismmed with admiring friends of the
graduates who were to receive diplo-
mas signifying that their studies at
the Institute were finished; that they
were prepared to enter higher institu-
tions OF learning. Thegraduates were
at their best, and each surpassed
the most sanguine expections of their
friends and exhibited thorougbness
of finish, combined with courtly
gracefulness and charming refinement
blended into harmonious whole
which made a magnificent picture Of
enchanting beauty.
The following was the programme:
Prayer-Rev. J. N. Wright.
Song, Vacation is Coming.
Mr.. William Helm Caugbman-
The Beers. The young speaker re-
counted in burning words the hard
ships and privations of that noble
band Of heroes struggling for politi-
Cal freedom; unmasked the hypocrisy
of the Republican party in refusing
the aid of "this land of the free" to
help them accomplish their object.
The thesis was we'll delivered and
proved him to be- gifted with rare
oratorical powers.
Miss Iceolene Harman-Recitation
My Lady's Leap. This fair de-
butante, as she made her graceful
bow before the audience gowned in
white silk, was the center of all eyes.
With charming manners and easy
grace she recited the story of my
Lady's Leap" Clear as the chimes
of silver tongued bells her exquisite
voice hoated over the vast audience
gathering volume and force as the
sound waves proceeded until it filled
the court house with rich fullness.
Miss Mary Janet Henry-Essay-
The Twentieth Century Woman.
Lovely in her handsome Swiss this
young essayist stood. Her voice,
though low, was clear and sweet,
and her expression, gestures and
manners were pleasing. Her inter
lectual brow and flashing eyes
marked her as a child of genius
with set purpose to drink deeper
at the fountain of knowledge.
May Festival Drill.
Address by Dr. F. G. Woodward.
Presentation of Diplomas.
Song. Good Night.
The address of DR.. Woodward,
was an able presentation Of the pur-
poses of education from scholarly
mind. His leading thought was that
the object of education was not
so much filing the mind with
Latin and Greek as it was to develop
the finer elements of the human
characteristic moral, the spiritual,
the social and the physical faculties
which would lead to a desire to know
more about God and his wondrous
works and to better understand the
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