The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-06-11

town.
Tuesday evening in the Auditorium
will be remembered as the Bush even
inc. as the only address printed on
the programme was to be made by
Miss Celeste Bush, OF Nan'ick' Con-
netticut.
The exercises were opened with
the rendering Of the Miller's Woo
mo" by the Glee Club. President
Jarman then warmly welcomed the
Alumnae. who had entered in a body
bearing their class flags. Mrs. Boat
wright, the retiring president OF the
Alumnae Association, presented Miss
Bush, who on rising to begin her adj
dress. received an ovation which had
about if the warmth of Virginia vel
come. mingled with the enthusiasm OF
rebel yell, " which must have con-
WINGED her that the love and esteem
horn for her % years ago had grown
with the coming and going years, and
was lust a half-century stronger. This
gifted and grand woman, in presence
like that, might have spent the hour
in review of her work in connection
with the normal in its infancy, and OF
her new experiences in old farmvllle
and touched upon tender chords, and
awakened sacred memories, but we'd
ded as she is to her work, as educator,
and unwilling to lose an opportunity
she told what learning had done for
nations and individuals, laid bare the
defects of our educational systems
and made womanly and strong plea
that the nation should unite with the
states in securing the higest form Of
citizenship in the better education OF
its citizens. She closed with grace
full. genuine tribute to the South tor
its contribution to the cause Of educa-
ton. and touched all our hearts as
she added, / rejoice to have been
something, however small, to Nir-
qinia, and assure you that Virginia has
been very much TO me- - 1t was the
noble speech of a noble woman.
From this flow of soul and feast
of reasoning, " the Alumnae and other
invited guests of the school repaired
to the Banquet hall where social con-
verse held sway, and then followed a
feast of good things, conceived in fine
taste. prepared in the highest order
of the culinary art and served grace
fully and well. No cigars were
lighted and no wine sparkled in any
GLASS, but toasts were prOposedand re-
sponded to with an eloquence not
born of the cup, with a wit natural
and by no means artificial Mrs. X.
TuggIe, Misses Nicholson, Campbell,
Hutter Preston, Paulett, Rawlings,
Tabb, Bell, Ingram, Mrs. JAS Graham
and Mrs Boatwright did this ser
vice to the delight of ALL, while Dr.
Messenger responding toihe toast e
Miss Bush and Mrs. Morrison, bright
ened the subject and the occasion a.
he adorns all that he touches Mid
night came and went, and the morn
ING hours looked down upon the So
cial scene radiant, and one that vii
live i'm memory
And shall we say of Wednesday that
it was the great day of the feast 90
No, they were all great days, and yet
the climax did come with Wednesday,
and the growing glory rested upon
the State Normal School Commence
ment for 1909
Again the room was crowded witt
IN exUltant, eXpectant audience, rare
flowers, from florists far and near,
the gifts Of friends and o. to the
graduates were banked high on the
stage, forming a monumental pile OF
impressive beauty, the Glee Club sang
with unrestrained zeal and sweetness,
and the following programme was Civ
to the profit and pleasure Of all
who were privileged to be present.
Invocation-Rev H. NJ Fugate.
SalutatOry-Miss Carrie Caruthers,
Address-Rev James Nelson, D. d.
Address-Dr. Z. A. Alderman
Summer Hath Come Among Us
Pinsut-Glee Club
Valedictory-Niss Mary Stephens.
Delivery Of Diplomas.
Song Of the Viking-Eaton Faning-
Glee Club
The Salutatory was heart-given and
moved upon other hearts. Dr.. Mel
son, the venerable end venerated"
.o uber of the Board, reviewed the
.;.s,r of the School from its infancy,
,oia s,,o or tributes to the memories
Of those dea. end who con'ribut i to
It's orowtb and rory while he did