Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-07-05

rhantfts 'niirge gives the result OF
very saeevSsfai YEAR the tweati-,h %
college hi.tory The total ~aroiimen,
fur the sessicn was gSa
The Fhilptcchnic and D'al~ctic Liter
aFy sseistiss had their exercises 90 she
exrninE. - the isfh and 18th sni we're
attended BY aPPrsciasivc apdisnr~.
The eonm-ur~n~a sermon and the
s~runon before the y. " e A were
preached in the college chapel oa the
ras-uinx ard nixht % sunday. the tTth.
by Rev. nr. Alexander Glchris, 10
fit.shurx. Ia. II va. ant our pl~asur~
ts hear either di~r9srs-. bat We heard
them universally spsk~a % a. sio-
q1~nt, e,lifyin~ snd inStructiv~ The
chapel was crowded On both o...asions.
Noaday. the 18th. va Military
nay. and the day On whsrh the sophie
mrrrs declaiuaed foe the Naxrudrr
medal The f3iioNinx practical snb-
i~ets were dis-uSs "a b the crate~taat,,
The relation 81 the farn ~ the >tats.
sMauafsetarisg the need ~ the
>ou,h. The value ~ Textile school
10 Nissi>~ippi.' 'DsiryinE. The No
.eNsi,v fgr ths restoration and pre~~r-
.a,ion - our ~oil. sorghum and H.
pro.tacts.- n xar,i~n - hssnty.- The
present state - ~lec,ricai sri~nc~.
The medal vas wos ~ e. y Bates, -
Enterprts~. wha~~ sab i~cs wa> Mah-
usicturin< th~ need efshs South
The shan battle AMI dress parad~
t.'.i's piar- IN the aftrrnocn. ant drew
great eraNds from tovvn ant surrouu5-
rag country.
A, s1o , ra the Iunirrs entered cn
their debate Tor the Alumat medal
rhaf the anaexasioa - the Phhippiaes
would prove heaencial - the United
>tates government Jad<c,. Hoo Writ
Adams Hon T. y. NesI. Rev ~ eil-
christ For Affirmative. Joseph n
Guvtoa. Leslie Giiii. Fcr aeeasive.
Richard " Blfrett Jahn VI kinbroa<h.
Tac~slsy. The i9th. was indpstrial
Day There was an cxhibition ant ale
Of beef cattle. both parr bred ana
graa~s The exhibition Wa generally
eonplimen,sd. ant a god maay saieS
were made.
rac delivery - graduating adirv~ses
cummenes,i al / 1 o'cinck and continued
uatil the dinner hour. The address,
were all On practical AMI appropriate
topics on~ Of the addresses was hY
Miss 3 H. e:allaway. vhos~ subject
was. " omen in the professions
senator Money had Offered prirr %
fftv dollars To the member % the grad
uatlng class delivering the best oratian
and pre>snting the strongest Pap~r.
/ The judgr> WERE Superintendent II.
l. whitarlI. Hon. James D. Nccool
and Hon u. A Tompkins. ot North
Carolina They awarded the prize ~
Mr. T. l. Dukate. of isiloxi. " hose sub
j-c, was The Industrial sxPreSsion ef
the South. The second place was won
/ bv Mr.. I. q. Thompsoa, % Louisiana,
~ hose subject was The dawn % the
/ twentieth century. ard favorable men.
,inn waS made Of Miss Eth-l s;aIlaway
The exhibition shop practice in the
afternoon was very crcdifablv. AMI
greatly cnioyed By the visitors
/ The Nlamni exrrcise> ein~-si the pro-
gram Of most interesting day. There
I uas Iarxe audieuce- Mr.. Naxrusier.
an alamuu,. and ricHnaer of the local
bar. introduced >Pcakcrs Ia felicitoa.
terms Nr. T. h Whitney. editor Fay
etie ChrDaielr. discussed Character
in a short but wcIl-writt~a paper. and
DR. T. NJ. Holder. Of Memphis. disca~s-
Ell in . harmed and ratersa nia< Nay oa
.-'The sovereignty of the mind
Wednesday. the soth, was Commences
meat Day. The weather was not very
promising. bot there was a xrsa. and
rxpeetant audience. for lIon- ". VI
Coz. % Preutiss. was on the program a.
/ orator % the aay. NA-a issrs=tae-sl
the greeting that he received amounted
10 an ovatiou- The presentation Of his
snbj ject. The tNrntieth century aai
the SAITH held the audience spell.
b1und To the close. Mr. Co1 more thar
sustained his reputation a. an sec,,sn,
pliShed orator and protouad thinker
His orasion was the event ot the week
The presentation sf medals follow ed
Mr.. Whitehead delivered the >opho-
more medal 10 Mr.. &. T. Estes. DR. tsli.
christ. the junior medal ,o Nr. T. l..
Dakate. Liest.-s'ox. Harrison. the
money prize 10 o-------. znd
President Hardy presented the t;~orgs
scholarship, which was won By Mr.. n
l.. Muldrow. of the Freshman class
Both Mr.. Cox aud Judge Harrison
after paying beautiful tributes To Gov.
Stone. the former president. referred ia
most complimentary terms 10 Prsss
dent Hardy, who has met the exP~cta
tions ot his frienis in the manner n
which he has taken hold Of college
affairs. He at once won the eonhieues
aud respect Of the students. and the
the college is under competent and safe
direction. So far as the president i con
cerned-
President Hardy then briefly. bat ap'
propria,ely and teelinxly. addressed
the graduating class-sixteen young
men and one young lady, and she the
third young lady graduate ia the his
tory of the college. He expressed BIZ
appreciation of the great honor % be
ing the successor ot such distinguished
i. men as General ;. u. Lee and tsovernol
John ". Stone, and that il would es
his ambition and pride TO keep the col
Iege on the high plane it had rraehes
, under their guidance The young mer
OF the State committed TO his carr
would be the objects Of his constant 50
licitudc. and IL would be the great ain
of himself and eo-laborers To assis
them in every way possible to entel
upon the duties and obligations that Ii
before them
The alumni banquet, on wednesda,
; evening. in the mess hall, closed a CON
mencement that was y success from
! start to finish.
The college trustees are all expan
I, siouists, and hence have planned grea