The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-01-27
GRENADA, MISS. SATURDAY. JANUARY 27, 1900.
COLLEGE NOTES.

Our orchestra Is improving weekly under
Miss Cones efficient management. Three
| new instruments were H. evidence Wednes-
da' morning, one. bran ne cello. manpu-
lated skillfu)ly by Miss Lillian Woodard,
Rev T. w. Dye OF Durant, spent day and
night recently with his charming daughters
| inmates Of the College. He reports n fine
work this year. but is. of course. always glad
! to get back to Grenada. The College owes
much Of its prosperity TO such loyal support
I ers AS Mr.. Dye.
Our Seniors have deported themselves so
beautifully during the first half-ycar that
their privileges have been enlarged and
extended.
Our sweet girlgraduatt," will do honor
to their alma Muer by the time we ara
through with them.
Our handsome and efficient College physi-
clan, Doctor Scruggs, has been kept busy for
| the past week vaccnating college girls vino
wished to become immune so far as smallpox
is concerned.
Our friend Mr.. Salmon. OF that staunch and
reliable firm. Jennings & Salmon. has placed
the College under renewed obligations for
courtesies shown In the past and for the fu-
tnre. The college has no better friend and
we are duly appreciativc.
What's the matter with Rev. Mr. McIn-
tosh's surrey? Has cyclone struck it or
has he been allowing some of the ladies of
his household to use it in returning callsf
We wait for information.
We were delighted to see such anumber Of
the friends and patrons of the College at our
opening exercises on Wednesday morning.
Among them were Rev. Mr.. Carothers of the
Dpo lNtt tnrf, al 1. :.
Brown and others whose preseucl vaS much
appreciated. The many friends of Mr Ca
rothers rejoice to see him in his usual health
and strength after IA recent innisposition.
A man whose life is a sermon and whose
face is a benediction is blessing to that
community in which he lives
Miss Willie Young, Of the Senior class read
a strong paper on the Jew in Literature" ut
! the opening exercises on Wednesday morn
ing. The paper reflected great credit not
on the author alone but on Miss Teas. the
accomplished teacher of English in Grenada
College,
The writer had the pleasure on Sunday af-
ternoon last OF attending services at the
Episcopal Church, of.which. Rev. Irenaeus
Trout is the popular pastor. The noble
words of the liturgy OF that church always
| inspire ana eleNHtc tnc soul. ana the sermon
was both instructive and edifying.
! We rejoice to see our Lady President again
in her familiar place in the class and dining
rooms AS a devout and conscientious
teacher of the Bible, Mrs. Mcintosh has few
equals and no superiors and to know her is
as one of the old poets said of his love, IA
liberal education IN itself"
| The order for ii new outfit of material for
a chemical and physical laboratory is being
made out and we congratulate ourselves
that soon we will be on footing with the
best college in the land so far as the teach
| ing of the sciences goes.
President Mcintosh has the money in hand
| for new telescope, and soon we will be
sweeping the heavens for other sights
| than that Of the man in the moon."
Mr.. 1nge Hoskins, the son of our talented
Lady Principal. came down from Memphis
Sunday morning and spent the afternoon
with his mother returning to the city on the
8. L. NJ. train. As IA bright. energetic young
business man re feel sure he will succeed.