Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-06-07
FINALS OF
MARTHA"
Southwest Girls Carried
off HOnOrs From M.
w. College


terest to the readers of the Clinch
Valley New, We submit the following
for your consideration, humbly ask
ing Spacem your columns for same. i'm
behalf Of some of our own girls and
their Alma Mater. The writer has
Just returned nom a visit TO the
closing exercises of Martha Washing
ton College AMI ON the way visited
Marion Female College, Emory and
Henry, and Stonewall Jackson In
stitute. In coming i'm contact with
them, one is spontaneously impressed
with the noble work the institutions
OF learning are doing for our Young
men and women. Southwest Virginia
can justly be proud of her educational
advantages.
All the colleges down the line from
Marion to Bristol, have had n success
fui year, and we praise them all, but
we have special interest in Martha
washington, as more of our girls
We're under its protection and care
Tor the past session. To say that this
body of $50 girls have all acquitted
themselve well, is putting il but
mildly. AT the same time, how
ever We do not wish To give these
young ladies all the honor, for above
ali other consideration the teachers
make the worth OF an institution.
Here we might add that more
a. Iat Of
scarcely be had than the present fac
ulty. ,I..
Martha Washington is noted for its
culture and refinement, throughness
of instruction, healthfulness of eli
mate and the pleasant home life of
her pupils. She is striving TO incul-
cate into her pupils burning desire
to live useful lives; To send out into
the world young women who shall
exercise an influence To higher and
nobler life over all with whom they
may come i'm contact.
Twenty girls received diplomas I'm
their respective branches of study.
Among them We note some of our
young ladies'; Miss Gertrude Greear.
of Russell, diploma i'm school of Art .
Miss Ethel Martin, OF BramweII.
diploma I'm school OF Music; Miss
Leola Robertson, of Bland, diplomas.
school OF Art and Science, and Misses
Maude and Lucy Moss of Burke's :
Garden, diplomas, school of express
sion.
We wish TO make honorable men
ton of the good record made by
Misses Jamie Whitley and Mamie
Rose Moss, OF Tazewell, and Misses
Bertha OVerstreet and Margaret Mel
son, OF Bramwell, as undergraduates.
The closing exercise were an i'm
posing benediction 10 the years work.
On may "a, at s 80 p. m, the patrons
and friends of the Institution aSsemb-
led TO witness the beautiful display
of handiwork executed by the stu
dents of Art. On the same evening at
eight o'clock, the annual recital was
given by the students of the MusicDe-
parmtent. AT 10 IA. M, May 20, COM
and on the evening of the same day
at eight O'Clock recital was given
by the students OF Department of Ex-
preston. The programs were unique
and highly appreciated by large and
attentive audiences, The literary ad-
dress was given by Rev. w. s.
Neighbors, ID. d., Of Roanoke, Va.
His subject was "Woman and our
Southland. 1t was treat To hear
this warm hearted Southern scholar
on a subject of so much interest to
Southern people. DIR. Neighbors held
his audience spell bound from begin
ming TO end, as he painted in beauti-
ful picture the part woman played in
the history of the Old South, during
the Tran lion Period, '6l-'65, and in
the New South or the South of to-
day.
Rev. :. ID. Long, ID. d., President
of the college preached the baccalau-
reate sermon, having accepted the in
vitation 10 do so, previous To- his
election To the presidency. II was an
excellent sermon His remarks To- the
graduating class were very apprecia-
tive, cautioning them of the great
responsibility they had assumed as
graduates of the notwithstanding
out to take up the duties OF life. DIR.
Long is an able man, competent and
efficient To cope with the exactions of
his official duty, and with his admin
istration the college will enter upon
an even brighter career of usefulness.
Martha Washington offers all the
advantage we could ask. She, there
lore commands the enthusiastic sup
port of her friends and patrons of this
section, in her efforts TO render bet
ter service in the cause of christian
education.
"A Visitor. -