Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-05-24
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES o. PAST AND CURRENT EVENT.
By ]. l. POWER.

do>S-O-S-~>0~AADNNAS
sss Lc,ee No. 5 and the college .u.
lhori'ie- The rraad secretary was
'eiec'ed for this plessan, duty. After
'spiaining the us> sf the trowei. IN
'p~rs,ive and speculative sa~posry. he
'sat>d that he had s~sissed 10 laying
he eorn~r-stoues Of . .eore Of public
oaiidinrs. that on two orcssions III.
handsome troweis as~d we're pres>nt~d
20 the Frsn4 master. bat this wss the
ar>' time tia, the grand asster he's
e~ea presented with . trowel OF such
D~ecio~s metal ssd exquisite vo~hmsn-
NIP. He would not ssy that Grand
Master white waa ncrs worthy Of .uch
eooSlin~s, thss ssy oe his llss,rio~s
predeee~ors IN the high stsstas Of
grsnd sestevs, bat eersaialy none we're
@or~ deserving. or eoald app~~~ia,s
more this delicate and generous reeos-
milton of the oasc- and the man The
xraad master. with mach seeiisg. -x-
pressed his thanks for the beautiful
token: assured the donor thu, Il would
Be prized as a thing % beauty and a
10Y forever. and that u weuld b the
most precious bequest to hts children.
IL was o'clock when these exercises
came to close. buf they sustained the
attention Of ail To the end
rAs Art ssS r.s.ssrs.I p.psr,.-.u
Made splendid exhibits Of the work Of
the sssssou. Hundreds Of visitors pa.~~d
through the rooms during the after
noon They sAw theory reduced to
practice 10 every department Of work.
There are two csher Industrial de-
parsneuts-or two conbined in one
that might b. appropriately and profit.
ably added In the eurricuIum-e eorieul-
,ure and horticulture. This suggestion
In made by one who~e opinion this
writer values very highly Miss Kat.
Markham Power. She charged me to
communicate IL 20 the trustees. and I
do 10 through this medium Score. OF
women residing in or near tn. great
cities make good support In the cult
va,ion Of flowers and vegetables. and
. practical knowledx. along those lines
would be Of substantial beneat 20 aay
housekeep~r.
rss Ass-si Cs...vt
Ry the Bach Society took place On Mon
day night. and was a delightful sue
cess The twenty members on the pro
gram included Instrumental and vocal
solos. duets End qu@rtettes. all worthy
Of the public approval bestowed The
pupils were eomplimen,ed with zImo-,
perfect attention during their perform
Anc-s A gentle admonitiou from the
president. At the start. WAS all that vas
necessary 70 insure perfect order TO the
close. We have se~n IL W different. ON
other occasions. At other plac-s. IL 10 q
genuine pleasure TO note this evidence
Of consideration and refinement
An Informal reception 10 Gov. Louxino
and senator Nouey took place in the
chapel 81 the close OF the concert
The sr.s..ss.g Essr~ss>s
Took place on Tuesday morning. and
occupied from II am until no pm
Another large audience had assemblies.
After prayer by R-v. nr. John l. John
son. and an instrumental due, hy Misses
covington and Young. Presiden, Kin
cannon introduced the orator sf the
dsy. Hon. fernando n Nouey. Col
Money never writes . speech. and never
refers 10 . note. but in his public sd-
dresses depends very largely on the oc.
e2sion for his inspiration And theirs
was enough in the scene before him ID
occupy an hour and twenty INMATES.
We shall not undertake To stretch il
IL was all about w0mzn-her sphere,
her opportunities and her privileges.
II bristleA with gems of sound and
sensible advice. pleasantly expressed.
Mr.. Money >aid he wouldn't give the
advice Of one good woman for that Of q
colony Of statesmen; that the sdvies
Of woman might seem . small thing
but he who doesn't take il Is fool ns
advised the graduates to get married,
provided they had offers worthy oi
them. He said the normal eoadision OF
woman Is that Of wife. mother. nurSs
and cook. but cooking could be dos>
by proxy.
Governor Lougino presented the di
plomas and certificates to the graduates
and pro6cients. and in doing 30 made
some exceedingly appropriate remark,
To the young ladies' The governor had
net intended To remain over to tho
graduating exercises. but he WAS very
wiilisgly prevailed upon II was hii
firxt visit to the college. and il is yer,
safe to say that IL will no, be his last
Normal diplomas were awarded u
the following young ladies:
stella Baylis. Marion county. Bessie
Critz. Clay; Mary Gay. oksibbehs; Az
mes Haley, Copiah; Mary Montgomery
Marshall; Carrie Pevey. Scott. Leas
RobardA Coshoma; Margaret Scott
Pearl River; Carrie Comfort, Attain
Maggie b. Foster. Holmes; Nora Her
riugton, Jones. Ett-Elise Jones. Ciai
borne; Ruby Pesk, Scott; Matte Royals
Lsuderdale; Mary Lou Rea. Copish
Maud Woodward, Calhoun
Certificate In Drawing Lide VII
liams, Monroe
Bookkseping-Ludie Booth, Monroe
Marie Gore, Lowndes; Martha Eek
ford, Monroe. Esteiie Morxzn. Jackson
virrinia Mcconnell. Monroe-
rhouogrsphy-Nor. Archer, Lauder
dale, Zallie Bvinker. Clay; Belle Chan
berlin, Warren, Ida paniels, Newton
Maud Butler, Oktibbsha; Carrie Bur
sess. Warren; Ludis Booth Aoare<
Clara Clisby. Clay; Lizsis Davis
Lowndes, Robbie Duke. Jsekseo; MAI
tie Ellis, Elzens Ellis, Lowndess Ami
Keith. Lowndes; Avery Harren. Chick
nav; stella Loeb. Madison; Maud Loeb
Lowudes; Ewnie MeCa6erty. Choctaw
Elizabeth Moore, Grenada. Willie Rob
arts. Coahoma-
Telegraphy-Juanits Ayrss, Lowudes
Julia Barrow. Lowndes. Boeeie Bray
Montgomery; Bsssie Houston, Lauder
dale; Minor Latham, DeSoto. Lead
McGshey, Lownde&