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Vol. XII.—No. 26.
COMMENCEMENT.
* r EST GA. A. & M. COLLEGE
Exhibition of the First Junior
Class.
The exhibition of the First .Junior
Class yesterday morning was well at¬
tended. The house was not crowd
ed, but what the auditory was lack¬
ing in size, it made up in enthusiasm
and intelligence. 0
The opening address of welcome
was made in fitting terms by Cadet
L. W. Stanford.
Of the orations and recitations in
German, French, Latin and Greek
we shall not essay to speak. They
were delivered gracefully, we might
say beautifully, and had one striking
ly attractive feature—brevity.
“She Wanted to be a Mason,” was
a recitation by Miss Mattie Truett,
who rendered it in her happiest style
Cadet H. B. Clark spoke eloquent¬
ly of “The South.”
A duett on the piano by Misses
Mitchell and Floyd was rendered in
a most excellent manner.
r beauti u ‘Apostrophe to Water”
was delivered by Cadet Bedell Parker
lie spoke with a grace befitting the
glowing tribute to nature s beverage.
Cadet T. J. Brooks in an “Address
to his Soldiers,” spoke in a manner
calculated to cause the embers in
a very patriot heart to glow with fer
Ve n/T'o Of the Battle , of „ Lexington, . Cadet
J. L. Riley spoke m patriotic terms
and eloquent manner.
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attention ol Cadet Oscar West, and
ft with all rr
, , lefitting . . .
e oquence it.
one Heart , a song by Miss
Dusk) Burton \v as rendered in fault
less style. She has a beautiful voice
and evidenced in the song that it
was under careful training.
“The Farmer and the Counsel.” a
HAMILTON, GA., JUNE 24, 1884
very humorous oration was delivered
by Cadet R. N. Barnes in a style
which brought out all its fine points,
‘‘The Frenchman and the Flea
Powder,” as rendered bv Miss Lucy
Clark elicited much applause.
“The New Church Organ,” by Miss
Mary Johnston, made us all laugh
over its many quaint and pathetic
points.
“The Battle” was the subject of
the oration of Cadet F. O. Williams,
j who has the manner and earnestness
j of the true orator.
A parody on the “Psalm o f Life,’
by Miss Lizzie Zuber was one of the
pleasantest features of the morning’s
exercises. It was well delivered.
j “The Guard’s Story” was touching
! ly told by Miss Mary Norwood.
j j “Save the other Man,” was the bur
J j then of a charming*recitation by Miss
Sallie Kimbrough.
“The Moneyless Man,” the subject
of a recitation by Miss Leila Latham,
was presented in h s truthful position
! The exercises closed with a recita
tion by Miss Effie Mitchell “The
Fireman.” She has elocutionary tal
ent of a high order and won by her
, \ rec ; tat j on rauch , jra j se .
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The Cantata.
The seating capacity of the college
chapel was again taxed to its utmost
last night. The beautiful cantata,
, “An Hour in Fairyland,” was pre
j sented by the music department,
Whidl iS U ' K,er the mana 8 emeilt of
«
J P—I iss * h—« olhe Johnson. The enter
tamment was highly creditable to
bot ' n l " acher and the inslitution -
- s ,n S> Cadet I. S. Chandler,
presented a right royal appearance
while his singing was much praised,
: Miss Effie Williams, the royal con
sort, looked as lovely as a queen,
and sang with a sweet, well trained
voice,
The solo singers were Misses Effie
Mitchell, Ella Barnes, Dusky Burton,
| Emmie Sparks and Cornelia Floyd. ■
$j A Year.
Their singing was far above the
average, and was applauded to the
echo.
The tableaus we e all striking and
the choruses highly enjoyable.
The calisthenic drill, in wands
rings and dum-bells, was quite inter
esting, the whole class acquitting
themselves handsomely.
The broom drill was deferred until
another time,
; —
The Lady of Lyons.
To-night this interesting play is to
be presented and we can saf sly prom
ise an enjoyable evening to all pres¬
ent.
The play will be presented with
the following
CHARACTERS *.
j Llaud Melnotte,... W. M. Thomas.
Colonel Demas.... 1. S. Chandler.
Beauseant 0. S. Barnes.
Servant to Beauseant. .T. J. Brooks.
j ^lavis............W. C. Thornton.
MonsDeschappelles. Howard Lamar.
Landlord...........Henry Sterne.
Gas P er ......;......Fred Williams.
Captain Gervais .. .Marshal Johnson
* Dupont.. . .Alfred Williams,
I Major Desmoulins... -DeWitt Floyd
| Servant....... Notary . W C Vekon
! .. Rufus Barnes.
Pauline........... MissLulaMobley
Mad Deschappelles. “ Lula Barnes.
j Widow Melnotte... “ WillieCopel’d
Janet............. “ Lula Young.
Marian “ Genie West.
This exce i, ent play of Bulwer it _
sel shoul(1 be enough t0 insure a
fa „ house but knowing that the el>
tertainment is a cotribution by these
amateurs for the college ought to in¬
duce a , arger attendance than any
other feature o the week. The ad
mission fee is small so that every - :>ne
can go.
The prize drill at the college to
night in the manual of arms will be
one of the attractions of the pro
gramme.