The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-26


On Friday, at II a. m. the graduating
class consisting of 9 young gentlemen and
young ladies, filed upon the platform
to the sound and time of an instrumental
Duet played by Misses Kate Therrell and
Eva Steen, and took their seats at the
rear Of the platform. They presented a
beautiful scene as they advanced down the
aisle to their seats. This was the largest
class that ever received diplomas at this
popular school.
Punctual to the hour, Rev. ]. E. Car
penter, pastor of the First Methodist
CHURCH, Jackson, Miss, appeared in the
presence of this class and before a full
congregation Of friends and relatives of
the graduates, and delivered one of the
finest and most impressive addresses in
terspersed with humor and wit, that this
| people had ever listened to in years. He
held to the idea that the young men and
women should cultivate, not the head
mainly but proud healthy; Christian sem
timent-the heart There must be feeling,
sentiments as we'll as intelligence to enter
nito the composition of well rounded
character While DR.. Carpenter was
rather lengthy in his address he inter-
spersed it with bright scintillations of wit
and humor that the audience were not
wearied, but manifested their appreciation
of the many bright emanations by applause
and laughter. At the close of this magni-
fcent speech, Prof. Taylor delivered to
each graduate his and her well earned
diploma, and rounded up the morning ex-
ercises with a touching talk fraught with
timely counsel to these II young people
and to those who will appear upon the
platform as graduates in the future.
The diploma received at this High
School entities any of the recipients to eE-
ter the University of Mississippi without
examination.
On Friday night came the final to all
these delightful exercises The annual
concert had full swing. The audience
was large, attentive and appreciative. The
music, vocal and instrumental, was of
high order and greatly enjoyed. The
young people-all participating under the
leadership and direction of their eminent
music inStructreSs, Mrs. Eckhardt, acquit-
ed themselves win credit and with just
pride to themselves, and gave to their
friends the extreme pleasure of the sea-
son in the charming melodies drawn from
sweet voices and from keys of ivory. The
ro1owing is the concert
PROGRAM:
I. A Wise Little Man from Japan
Primary intermediate.
2. Flower Drill-Primary-I intermediate.
3. The Hayseed Drill-Grammar
School.
4. Ten Jolly Bachelors-High School
5. Guess Who-Intermediate.
6. Spanish oong-Music.
7. A Timid Little Maid From Japan
Primary.
8. The Glow Worm-Music.
9. The Ghost March-High School
10. Farce-The Darkey Wood Dealer
High School.
II. Pantomine-My Faith Looks up to
! Thee-Music
AS a closing act, and appropriate too,
the incoming principal of this school for
the next session, Prof. John H. Buch-
anan, was introduced to the audience and
in few minutes talk urged full co-opera-
ton Of the entire patronage and friends
| of the school in the incoming session. He
aims to faithfully perform his part as
principal and teacher to the very best OF
his ability. All who heard his few ex-
pressions seem favorably impressed with
the sincerity of his intentions and the pros
poets are fair for prosperous new year
| for the school.
Concert Friday night closes Prof. Tay-
lor's active work in this popular school
It is with deep regret to all that he sur
renders the post he had occupied for the
past four years as principal The class
that would graduate next session deeply
lament the giving of him up, as the mem
bership would so much prefer to finish the
course in tuition SO long and so pleasantly
maintained between him as teacher and
them as pupils. Prof. Taylor was mar
right. A man among men. He belonged
to working Christian family, and there
| is no swarving him from a course of action
! in private or public life, which he felt
conscientiCusly to be morally or religiously
! correct. A man of this stamp of character
is to be desired in any community. Though
Prof Taylor may be better known to the
people of the Kilmichael school than we
think, we will unhesitatingly say to those
people they are very fortunate indeed tc
have him live among them, to be one OF
them, for they will find him bulwark
against evil, and power for good in re-
ligious and moral endeavors.
Prof. Taylor rendered his resignation
as principal of this school, in the early
part of the year. He had, under his con-
tract, one more year to serve. Sometime
in the past winter he had received call
to take charge of the Kilmichael school
at very satisfactory salary. He did not
intend to say anything to the school man
ayers about this matter until couple OF
months later than he did. In February
his beautiful home burned down. His
mother, under the strain of the excitt-
ment produced by the fire, the loss of all
the farniIy's belongings, and other cir
cumsances attendant upon burning OF
home, became nervous and i'll. DR.. White
radily and kindly opened the door of his
beautiful home and bade the family final
refuge therein. Mrs. Taylor was sick
for several days, but was kindly cared
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