The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-05-31
GRENADA COLLEGE COM +.
MENCEMENT is HISTORY
Most of Girls Went Home Before
Commencement. A Fine Sermon
Sunday. List Of Craduates and
Those Who Won Distinction.-A
A New 500, 900. Building in
Sight. t,.

The commencement exercises OF
Grenada College were begun at the
College on Friday of last week and
were concluded on Monday morning.
In keeping with the spirit of the day
and with the higher demands of pa
triotism of the hour, DR.. Countiss,
president of the College. endeavored
to avoid any attempt at display and
all not absolutely necessary features
of the commencement. Hon. Elmore
Holmes of Memphis, who was to de-
liver the commencement address on
Tuesday, notified DR.. Countiss al
most at the last moment that it would
be impossible for him to be on hand
owing to the fact that he was one
among the many in the great Red
Cross drive. Mr.. Holmes is a Mis-
sissippian and very brainy man and
would no doubt have delivered very
excellent address. DR.. Countiss was
wise in his choice Of commencement
speakers. Friday afternoon the ex-
hibits of the art and domestic science
departments. were on display. The
usual annual concert was given which
was richly enjoyed by large house.
Saturday there was meeting Of the
alumnae association and dinner. Sun
day at the Methodist church a very
able sermon was delivered by Rev.
DR.. Branson of the First Methodist
church at Birmingham. DR.. Bran
sons text was, "Whcn l Was Child
/ spake as a Child But When / Be-
came Man l Put Away Childish
Things" The speaker had the rapt
attention of his congregation from
his very initial sentence. He began
with child life and traced character
development and living on up to old
age. He discussed childlife and its
effect on later years. He drew a
sublime picture of Gods creating
man, a picture that could but show
the great purpose and hope of the
Almighty wrapped up in humanity.
1t was beautiful discourse and it's
beauty was not intended and it did
not-for there were none to con-
ceal-hide any defects. It carried
a divine lesson. The sermon was
rare deliverancc and showed that its
author was one whose thoughts travel
along pathways above the doubts and
clouds of life and that it was his
aim and purpose to lead those with
whom he came in contact and those
whom he served into the fold of a
Risen Lord. Owing to the fact that
DR.. Branson was compelled to leave
before the evening service, that SER
mon was delivered by the President
of the College. Like all of this able
and scholarly mans utterances, it
was fine. 1t would have done credit
to any Bishop and right here The
Sentinel will digress to say that it
hazards the statement tn It DR.. Coun- |
tiss is the equal of any of the great |
men who were recently made bishops
by the Methodist church.
On Tuesday morning the awarding
of diplomas in College chapel con-
cluded the exercises. The following I
is a list of the graduates: jamie
Brewer, A. B.; Frances Broadstreet, |
expression; Katherine Bull, A. B.
piano; Annie Carpenter, A. B. voice;
Emma Doty, A. B.; Dove Earnest,
domestic science; Kathleen Ford, A.
B.; Vera Horn, A. B.; Lena McEl- |
wrath, A. B.: Bette White Middle
ton, A. B.; Julia Stevens, piano.
AS with most of the other colleges !
of the state, in fact this seems to be
the rule now at almost all colleges,
there were but few of the students [
outside of the graduates to remain !
over for the commencement. This
utilitarian age and the matter of cur
failing expenses has forced students
to forego commencement exercises
and only a limited number are on
hand to hear the annual sermon and |
address.
The session just closed was the
greatest and best in all the splendid |
history of this renowned institution.
DR.. Countiss is not only great di- i
he has been especially fortunate in !
is no boast or idle statement to say
especially those of the English. Latin
and Mathematics departments, show
that they are equal to if not superior
in proficiency to those of any other
school for girls and young ladies in
the state. Thoroughness is the test |
at Grenada College. 1t pleases the
thousands of friends of this insti- !
tuition throughout North Mississippi
to know that great plans have been
laid for the future and that the money
is in sight to still further add greatly
to the capacity and efficiency of the
college. A new 100000 is in sight
for Grenada College.
Miss Onie Bright Of Ackerman won
the medal given by Hon. S. A. Nor
rison in sophomore English, her av-
erage being 961a Next to this splen-
did average and very close second,
was Miss Marie Seal who graduated
from the Amory High School with
high honors. A close second to Miss
Seal was Miss Mabel Barnes who |
made brilliant record in the Corinth
high school.
BASE BALL CAME