The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-05-24
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
Grenada College Closes Another
Year of Successful Work.
PROGRAM BRIEF. BUT INTERESTING
AND ENJOYABLE.
The Girls Have Gone Home and the Col.
lege Looks Deserted.

Grenada College, the institution of
education which has been so much to
this town and which has welded a
mighty influence for good upon the
entire state, especially the northern
half, has been completed. The COM
mencement exercises were finished
Tuesday morning in the presence of a
large audience of friends and patrons
Of the institution.
The chapel was filled with people
by ten O'Clock, when the exercises
were to begin. Seated on the stage
were President Mcintosh, Mrs. NJ. l..
Hoskins, the graduating class, Rev.
L. s. Jones, and several members Of
the board of trustees and the con-
ference board of education. The
devotional part Of the program was
opened by Rev. S. NJ. Thames, who
led in feryent prayer. Miss Bessie
Phelan then rendered Mendelssohn's
Rondo Capriccioso, Op. IA, in her
usual charming and efficient manner
Rev. L. S. Jones, president of the
Port Gibson Female College, who was
to deliver the literary address, was
then introduced. He expressed pleas
ure in being present upon the occa-
sion which meant so much to the
young ladies and congratulated the
conference and the city Of Grenada
for possessing such fine educational
institution. Choosing for his subject
For What Do Live" he at once
paid tribute to the christian woman,
saying that in beauty and grace and
symmetry she far surpassed the most
perfect and magnificent ideal ever
chiseled i'm the choicest marble by a
Grecian sculptor. Thence he entered
into the real text of his address and
said that life with no purpose definite
and fixed was like Il ship without
ruddcr, sail or compass, and with no
haven. Without it life has nothing
substantial or solid in it, and there
was lacking the magic power of hope,
which is to life that which inspires
and leads on to the goal where success
c iS N
or the lack of II purpose which diff
ferentiates the lives Of men. AS the
driver is to the engine so is purpose
to the life. Recognizing its impor-
tance to humanity, it behoOves one to
fix early the purpose toward which he
is to strive: but it is highly important
that wise choice he made. On these
two depend to a large extent the re-
suit of life. Without an intelligent
purpose education becomes a curse
rather than blessing.
The speaker said there was but one
purpose worthy of the human heart,
and that to glorify God. The charac-
ter of the purpose determines human
action, gives color and tone to the
life: no one ever rises above his pur-
pose. The acme of purpose may not
be achieved, but, nevertheless, the
life has been moulded and toned by
the same and no harm is done. No
vocation or calling should be exalted
into the purpose of life, but should be
used as the stepping stone or instru-
ment toward accomplishing the pur-
pose-the glorifcation of the Al
mighty. He then urged the young
ladies to make this the object of life,
choosing as their vocation that which
would most readily assist them in
reaching the point to which they
hoped to attain. His address was
filled with rich truths and was enioyed
by every one who heard it. 1t was
mastery effort.
Rev. W. NJ. Mcintosh then deliver
ed the baccalaureate address to the
class. He spoke briefly and pointedly
and his remarks were listened to with
much interest by the audience. Miss
Mary Saunders in her usual attractive
manner sang "Nymphs and Fauns,"
by Bemherg. Diplomas were then
awarded to the members of the grad
uating class as follows;
A. NJ, Miss Elizabeth Kittle; A.
B., Misses Jeflie Fraser and MYRTLE
Williams; M. f. L., Misses Sam and