Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05

EXERCISES
Of the University Were
Held this Week.
Many Notable People Were in the elfy
Forty-Fiye Graduates Received Their
Diplomas Yesterday-Comnnence-
ment Ball Last Night

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Ga. One of the largest audiences
ever assembled in the chapel
greeted the Bishop, and listened
with rapt attention to his learned
discourse.
Bishop Gamblers theme was
"Self.sacrifce;;" his text was taken
from Philippians IL: z to IL verses.
The choir for the occasion was
selected from the various denomi-
nations OF the town, and was
~splendidly rendered. The solo by
Miss Winchester, "The Birthday
of a King.n captivated the entire
audience.
Bishop Gambler delivered anOth.
er mastery sermon Sunday night.
before the Young Mems Christian
Association.
The oratorical contest Monday
morning was opered with music
by the Oxford Citizens Band.
which furnished music throughout
the commencement exercises.
Prayer was offered by Rev. w. ID.
Heddleston.
The contestants for the Sopho.
more medals, were Clyde Gal
braith, COpiah county; Houston
Potts, Alfalfa county; Ira Thomson
Gilmer, Pontotoc; and Virgil r.
HOWE, Scott county.
The contestants for the Fresh
man medal, offered by the Phi
Sigma Literary Society, were
Abye A. COIN, Lincoln county;
Guy Gillespie, Winona; Dan l.
Sultan, Oxford; and II. z. Heidei-
berg, Jasper county.
The Freshman contestants for
the Hermean Society medal, were,
Lawson w. Magruder, Warren
county; James A. Drane, Choctaw
county; Stokes V. Robertson, Per.
ry county; Albert L. Hopkins,
Newton county.
The determinations we're excel
lent, both in selection and dellve-
ry. The decision of the judges
was announced Monday night.
In /, the Freshman contest, Mr..
Abye A. Coin, was the winner of
the first medal offered by the Phi
Sigma society, and Dan |. Sultan,
the winner of the second. Albert
l.. Hopkins, was awarded the first
medal offered by the Hermean so.
ciety and Stokes V. Robertson.
the second.
In the Senior debate, Monday
night, between the Hermean and
Phi Sigma Literary Societies, the
question was discussed +: "kesoly.
ed. That a Representative should
be Bound by the Instructions of
his Constituents.n The affirma-
tive was represented by Messrs.
V. OTIS Robertson, and A. j. Scale,
of the Hermean Society, and
Messrs Roscoe Ford and e. S.
BalthrOp of the Phi Sigma Socie.
ty. The judges decided IN favor
of the affirmative, and awarded
Mr.. Robertson first medal and Mr..
Scale, the second.
The annual Grafton was deliver
ed by Hon. A. j. Russell, of Ne.
ridian. His subject was '.Indi-
vidualism, the True Basis of Char
acter." The address was replete
with noble thoughts and lofty
sentiments, and he held the rapt
attention of the vast audience
from first to last.
The Alumni meeting, Tuesday
night, was attended by a small
number of the graduates of this
time-honored institution, but all
seemed enthusiastic.
The poem, MY Alma Mater"
ty Hon. l.. A. Smith, was appro-
pirate and beautiful.
The essay, 1.-THE Negro Problem
in the South" was a learned and
thoughtful discussion of this ques-
ton of vital interest to the South,
by Hon. Dunbar Rowland. OF
Jackson.
An effort was made to raise an
Alumni fund, for aiding ambitious
young men without means, to OBJ.
tain an education at the Univer.
sity. Almost two hundred dol.
lars was raised for this fund.
The unexpected death of Mr..
Russell, yesterday morning, caus,
ed an entire change in the pro,
gram for Commencement Day,
Instead of the usual orations, de.
livered by the members of the
Senior Glass, memorial service
was held in the chapel. Address.
es were made by Gov. Longino.
Judge Whitfield, Hon. Lewis
Southworth and Rev. r. G.. Por
ter. An air of gloom and sorrow
seemed to pervade the vast audi
ence. The diplomas were deIiv.
cred to the graduating class b.
Governor Longino. NIneteer
students received diplomas in the
academic department and twenty
six in the department of law.
Mr.. T. NJ. MILESTONE, of Will
kinson county, was awarded th,
prize of law books for the bes
thesis on a legal subject. Mr.. w
| Mckay, of Tate. was the WHINE.
of the w. j. Bryan medal. TIL,
Judges delivered medals to th,
Sophomore DISCLAIMERS, Nj. Potts
of DeSoto. winning the first, ant
Mr.. Gilmer, of Pontotoc, the sec
ond medal.