The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-05-23
CLOSING EXERCISES
OF THE 18TH SESSION
COLUMBIA INSTITUTE
BEAUTIFUL PICTURE PRESENT.
ED WHEN DIPLOMAS ARE
AWARDED.
DR.. HOSTER ADDRESSES CLASS
Devotional Services Are Conducted
by Bishop Winchester-Dipiom
Are Awarded by Bishop Caller Of
the Board cf Trustees.

the Board ct Trustees.
The closing of the seventy-eighth
successive school year OF the Column
bia Institute was marked with re.
!splendent beauty Monday morning in
| the recreation hall of the Institution.
The large stage was never more beau.
tiful in it's decorations, the sweet girl
graduates in their snow white gradua-
ton gowns, carrying large bouquets
of white roses. There were twenty
seven in the class, and their bright
and pretty faces pictured their
hearts ambitions and desires as they
looked out upon the large audience
that had gathered to do them honor
upon this the browning event of their
young lives.
The entire school marched into the
hall in body at the occasional
Onward Christian Soldiers" Bishop
Winchester, of Arkansas, invoked the
blessing and conducted the devotional
services. President Capers then
made a short talk and introduced
Rev. Dr. Holster, of Franklin, who by
special invitation, made short talk
to the class, and his remarks were
most appropriate, appealing to their
better sensibilities as they go out in
their new life; their ideals, many of
which would be shattered, but he
made an appeal to them to forever
protect and guard the higher and no.
bier ideals which were deep down in
the bottom Of every heart there,
ideals which every true woman pos
lsessed and protected.
President Capers then awarded the
lprizes and medals, and in his delivery
of the madals and prizes he explain
ed the real merits upon which they
were given.
Bishop Thomas F. Gailor, president
of the board and bishop of Tennessee,
was then introduced and awarded the
certificates and diplomas, The bish-
op made short and appropriate talk
to the class, in which he showed them
that the people that accomplished
most in this life was those who knew,
using many illustrations to convey
his meaning to the class.
Following prizes, medals and liplo-
mas were awarded:
Prizes and Medals Awarded.
For good order in olass-Miss Lou
, Use Gresham.
Special good work in French Miss
Dorothy Fulton.
Not asking to be excused from any
duty during year-Miss Mary Mabley
For neatncss of room, offered by
Mrs. Capers Misses Elose Morrow
and Rachel Simpson.
Exceptional work in music Miss
Leah Sharp.
Punctuality-not having been late
at class-Misses Lemyra Harlan, Lee
liza Barr Anderson and Mary Jane Ca.
perton. This makes the second year
Miss Harlan has won this prize
improvement in pennmars = in
Mrs. Hines Observation-Disclosures
Howard.
Prize in cerior class of domestic
!. science-Miss Annie Richardson.
In junior d,mestlc science class
Miss Eloise Morrow.
Best work in Bible class-Miss
Aileen Peasants.
Daughters of Confederacy medal
BEST Essay on the Morals and Char
acters of Confederate Leaders,
Miss Emmaa Frances Capers. Miss
Louise McFall received honorable
mention.
The Mary Boyd art medal, offered
by Mrs. ]. H. Carpenter-Miss Mary
McKennon.
Ewell memorial medal in literature
4 Miss Jennie Gilbreath
e Music medal, offered by Gotham
.. Bros.-Miss Marjorie Clark.
; Diplomas and Certificates Awarded
D The following young ladies', having
Y completed the full Institute course are
! awarded full diplomas.
Misses Emmala Capers, Alberta
t McFall, Jennie Gilbreath, Louise Nc
D Fall, Margaret Hayes, Annie May Orr
: Nell Grant, Leah Sharp, Mary McKen
non, Rebecca Fleming Wilson
The following young ladies having
completed the English course of study
! were awarded English diplomas
Misses Mary Ellington, Margaret
Mitchell, Frances Horsley, Mary NAB
t ley, Dorothy Lum, Leornora William
: son.