The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-06-05
MILLERSBURG.

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF NJ. F. c.
Commencement Of Millersburg Fe-
male College was ushered In Friday
evening by the Graduates Recital In
music and elocution, concluding with
heautiful arrangement of drills by MISS
THOMPSON. the popular teacher In charge
of this department. Miss Irma Ivey and
Miss Elizabeth Kennedy, having COM
Melted the course in each, charmed the
audience. Their program, which was
filed with choice pieces, was rendered
well. showing skill IN pOrtraylng wide
range of feeling, from the light and airy
to the intense and pathetic. Miss lvey
was at her best in the 'Marsch Mllltar.
Schubert-Laucig. Funeral March,
Chopin. "Rhapsodie Hongrois," No. 2,
Lietz. "Valse Caprice, Newland.,
Miss Kennedy evinced special talent
in portrayiug the humorous. In her best
number-"A Telephone Romance
charmed her audience. The old mans
dialect in From Far Country" was
good. Her sympathetic touch or soul
nower. was we'll evidenced in 1.-The Fall
of Pemberton's MILL" and her child
work in "Papa And The Baby, was
fine.
The Reyel of Maids, club swinging
and delsartian march and poses, con-
Guided a delightful program. The
graceful and skillful movements, told OF
splendid training.
The class day was new innovation,
and so successfully carried through with
that hereafter it will be prominent
feature 1t was under the entire super
vision of the lady principal, Miss Mary
Ivey. who has the hearts of her pupils,
and we can always expect something
out of the ordinary, when she plans.
ONLY the Senior Glass took part, and
how we would love to give a minute
description of it and the Primary enter
tai ment, which to many Is the most
interesting of all. The children were
thorough in all they did. This has been
a good year for them, under control OF
Miss Sallie Mcintyre, who is to have
charge of the department. next year.
Homes Bros. ind Miller & Best gave gold
medals for department. and scholarship.
Matte Butler, Olive Fisher and Ruth
Stirman drew for the first, Matte Butler
receiving it. Master Thomas Howard
got the one in scholarship.
On Sunday morning, in spite of pour
ing rain. large audience heard Bishop
H. @. Morrison His subject was
ssSome Essentials Necessary to Sue
S." and his text was from lst Chron
$50 and 1st Tim 4:16. "And thou
solomon, my son know thou the Go
of thy faith ''Take heed unto thy
self"
The sermon was forceful, clear and
Impressive, and one Of the most thought
full ever addressed to the student-body
of these well-known institutions. The
Introductory thought was: 'The things
that are imperishable are within us anC
hence are the things that should com
mand our thought" Therefore yoJ
should first study to know yourself
self-knowledge being essential to char
acter. The second suggestion was
study to know your possibilities. which
is the fundamental purpose OF educa
ton. Third, study to know Cod
design for you, this being the secret o
all succe ssful lives, as genius is nothing
more or less than the development o
the God-pan in the soul. Keep In har
mony with Gods movements, since G.
cross them means destruction; all heroe
of history have gone Gods way. have
ght conception of life; the life made u
of a combination of the real and the ideal
In the 1ll0. 4AC IISho oPPAO
hension of character was insisted on
perfection being obtained by fnenesS
fullness ard harmony and this three
fold nature produced by the renewln
power of the Holy. Spirit, faith in Chris
and the turning over to God. This ser
mon was closed with the thought whic
ranked above all else, know for your
self that you are right with God, sine
the soul must meet God and come 1
harmony with Him or be destroyed.
The missionary sermon at night b
Rev. W. E. Arnold was vibrant through
out with thought and information. III
theme was 1.-THE Influence of the Chris
tian Religion upou Civilization as Con
pared with that of the Heathen Rel
gion." 1t was scholarly and convlnt
ing. The society of M. F Q. have COZ
tributed the past year about $l67. :.
Monday morning was so disagreeab
the drill was not called, deferred unit
Tuesday afternoon. Flemingsburg boy
PLAYED in the afternoon against M. M.
cadets, score to 5 in favor of Flen
ingsburg 1t was an exciting and cloI
agme but orderly and well played.
The concert Monday night was we
attended and pronounced one OF Il
best ever had in the hall. Tuesds
morning was graduating exercises.
night the play by cadets. Wednesds
night, M. M. I class will graduate al
we will give in SATURDAY 3 paper cor
nsncsment notes on these two days.
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