The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-07-22

azine department of the New Or
leans Picayune. Also a splendic
picture and little write-up" o
our Sunday school work appeared
in the Visitor, published at Nash
vile, Tenn, June 27th.
We learn with pleasure that the
essay of Miss Clara 1. Faulk, 'oo
why Mississippi Should Have {
State Fair" won the prize. The
essay has been published in sever.
al different papers. While speak.
ing of prizes, Miss Eta Skinner
received a prize during the past
session for making the best collect
ion of plants, with names for same,
on the afternoon of the trip of the
school to Sunset Hill. 1t was in
tended to make mention of this in
the catalogue but as it was neglect
ed therefore we refer to it here.
A prize was offered during the
past session to the student who
kept the neatest account of her ex-
penses, showing at the same time
good economy, but the matter was
not properly handled and no one
received the prize. We expect to
repeat this over, however, during
the coming session. we hope with
success. To our list of prizes have
been added $500 cash prize and
a $500 cash prize to the stu
dents who write the best essays
upon 'aOrganized Sunday School
Work"
Miss Cornelia Scarborough, ~,
represented the College at the ses-
sion of the Miss. Conference League,
held at Montrose, Miss, June
2o-22nd. Miss Scarborough was
also prominent helper in The Sun
day School Convention which met
recently i'll her home town.
We learn that Miss Nellie Cham
bliss, 'o9, has been successful in
securing, position in the schools
at Tylertown, Miss, for the COM
ing session at very good salary.
Miss May Ella Johnston, 90, is
to continue in the College. pursu-
ing her elocution studies and at the
same time assisting the faculty in
some of their work.
Miss Marie MilIiken, 'oo, is max
ing arrangements to enter the
Woman's Medical College of Penn
sylvania at an early date.
Miss Laura Hutchins, of the
class of 'o9, is to take a position in
the public schools of her county.
Miss Laura will do well.
All arrangements have been per-
fected for the trip of our College
crowd to the city of New Orleans
about month after the session
opens. We will be domiciled a.
gain in the New Hotel Denechaud.
Of course, every one is anticipating |
! time of much enjoyment and much
added information.
Miss Elizabeth Gray of New
York, whose father was member
# the faculty in the early days of
he college, called at the college
She is collecting mate
ials for novel. She presented to
he College copy of a book already
written by her, "Old Ninety Mines
AVE, which production has al
eady met with success in the liter
ry world.
The State W. c. T. u. Conven-
lou is to be held at Port Gibson
Turing the coming fall, there will
,e held at that time a grand gold
medal contest, and as two of the P.
}. F. c. students hold gold medals
hey will speak at that time.
The president OF the College has
lad the pleasure, since commence
nent, of visiting the following
Mississippi points: Jackson, Ham
,urg, Knoxville, Rosetta, Utica, |
HermanviIle, Menden-
lall, Monstrose, Newton, Martin, |
vicksburg, Fayette, and Gloster,
Ind thesfoIlowing pointsin Louis
ana, Baker, Slaughter, Baton
Rouge, Wilson, New Roads, Fer
,iday, Clayton, Peck, Florence,
and Winnsboro.
Mics ros;a nasrn;4y, so1 w.1