The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1920-06-03
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CHAMBERLAIN HUNT
Anpropriate Exercises on Occasion Of
Completion Of the Forty-First Year
Of the Institution.

The fortieth commencement Of this
yen known school has closed. The
exercises began on Sunday, May 30th,
when Dr. j. Walter Cobb of Blythe
vile, Arkansas, preached the bacca-
laureate sermon in Presbyterian
cbnreh at Ii A. M. At 8 p. M. the
same church he made the address to
the Y. M. c. A. Both services were
largely attended. The visiting min
ister made fine impression by his
eloouent and forceful manner of pre-
sentation in the two sermons.
On Monday night reception was
given to the Senior class and their
friends. From P. M. to 10 p. M,
the beautiful campus of the Academy
was thronged with the people of Port
Gibson who thus manifested the in
terest they had in the graduating
class and the school.
On Tuesday afternoon, a contest
was held by members Of the under
graduate classes for a medal in decla-
nation 1t was won by Charles Nc
Yea Of New Orleans.
On Wednesday morning, at IL A. M.
the final exercises were held in the
chanel. The room was beautifully
decorated with palms and flowers.
The invocation was made by DR. Rolfe
Hunt
There was a contest for medal ~
five members Of the Senior Glass
They were the ones with the highest
average Grades after the valedictor-
ian. The declaimers and their pieces
were John H. Sharpe-The Ne-y
South; Vernon G. Hartwig Equip
ment for Service; Carey r. Street
The True Meaning of Democracy;
Walter L. Childress Sectional Lines;
R. + MeLaurin- The Negro and the
South.
The judges were DR.. Rolfe Hunt
and Dr., G. A. Hyland. The medal
was awarded to Walter L. Childress,
Roanoke, Louisiana, whose speech was
Sectional Lines
The Yaledictory was delivered by
Mr. Samuel G. Dupree, Jr He had
beer in the Academy for three wears.
His General average had won him the
highest place in the class.
Dr w. J. Caldwell, who is the
che 'rman Of the Synod's Executive
Committee of Education under whose
tblillAl lllt ftNduEltiN Is IOEdNEN, iildQG
the annual address to class.
Diplomas We're awarded as follows.
Classical Course to-. Walter Cobb,
Jr,, Blytheville, Arkansas; P. Clifford
Bankston, Edwards, Mississippi; Wal
ter !, Childress, Roanoke, Louisiana;
Vernon G. Hartwig. Edwards, Missis-
sippi; Wayne L. Mabry, Pickens, Mis-
sissippi; +. Carey Street, Norwood,
Louisiana; George M. Sugg, Clarks-
dale, Mississippi; S. G. Dupree, Jr.,.
Eaton Rouge, Louisiana; Sam H.Neill,
aCrrolton, Mississippi; W. Lumbley
Miller, Silver City, Mississippi; Mil
sap D Meek, Basile, Louisiana; VIII.
ner Il. Rogers, Port Gibson, Missis-
sippi
In the Scientific Course, E. Toler
Dunn Clinton, Louisiana; Alphonse j.
Glynn, Jr., Arbroth, louisiana; Paul
T. Hart, Sandy Hook, Mississippi.
Jovce J, Mcpherson, Jr., Essex, Mis-
slssippi; R. T. McLaurin, Fayette,
Mississippi
DR.. G, T. Thomson also delivered
the medals that had been awarded
during the year:
General Scholarship, w. Miller Young
Senior Bible le.....,......S. G. Dupree, Jr.
Junior Bible.--................Ge George Peets
Ehysics ..............................W. NJ. Young
English. h..............,..-...G George A. Newton
chemistry. ...............-...John H. Sharpe
Neatness.., ss..,,,.-........,.,,........Ca Carey Street
Senior Defamation n.....-..............s........
Walter L. Childress
Junior Defamation. Charles McVea
Military
w. J. Mcpherson and B. H. Wade
The Interstate Bank and Trust Com
pany Of New Orleans, La, had offered
medal to the member of the Senior
Class who wrote the best essay on the
subject Worthy Charities" 1t was
II by Vernon G. Hartwig.
Tho president announced the Facul-
" for ;ext year. Three Of the pres
ent ba3v will remain. The vacancy
Ell e' filled hv two new men.