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THE BARNESVII jLE GAZETTE.
Gordon Institute.
THIRTEENTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT.
The opening hour for Tuesdays
exercises at the Institute found a
packed chapel of eager listeners,
waiting impatiently tor the work of
the morning to begin. Soon the
sweet notes of “Silver Trumpet”
floated on their airy wings, and
the large crowd listened with pleas
ure. To Misses Stafford, Rogers,
Hill, Blalock and Middlebrooks and
Mr Ben Lyon was the audience in
debted for the sweet tones of the
“Silver Trumpet.
The school then sang the anthem,
“I Will Sing Praises,” in a most
pleasing manner. The pupils show
e 1 fine proficiency in vocal music.
Rev It. T. Goodrum ofThomas
ton Ga, offered a very fervent prayer
invoking the divine blescing lip on
the Faculty and pupils of the
school.
Prof C. E. Lambdin reminded
the audience of the fact that it was
due the teachers and pupils that
all present as auditors be quiet,
stating that only a few attending
Commencement were ever disord
erly.
Mr. S. L. Tate, spoke deliberately
impressively, and gracefully. His
theme was the “Stars and Stripes."
The audience showed their appre
ciation of his effort by giving him
excellent attention.
Miss Pearl Swats gave us a pict
ure of life, one that we often and
sometimes unwillingly sec, in her
rendition of the “Book Canvasser.”
Miss Pearl read loudly, clearly and
intelligently.
“Happy Home” is a fine musical
composition, and Misses Sheffield,
Candler, Murphey and Newton
marred none of its beauties in the
rendition of it.
Our. hearts swelled with new love
for our grand Georgia as, Mr. C. L.
Tate clquently discoursed to us of
it brave heroes, and bright history.
The speaker was easy, earnest,
and impressive in his delivery.
Mis Dora Ilill touched all of our
hearts as she read to us “On the
Other Side.”
t The rendition of this piece was
simply admirable, and the reader
brought out every salient point in it.
We heard the silvery, laughing
tones of the frolieiking, sun kissed
mountain streams as Misses Math
ews, Rogers and Murphey played
“Rocky Brooklet.”
With a great deal of self compos
ure,naturalness and impressiveness
Mr. J. C. Blasingamc, proved to
us that “Every Man May Bea
Ceasar.”
The audience was not more inter
ested any time during the entire
morning than it was while Miss
Annie Blalock read of the “Ship
wreck.”
For awhile audience and reader
went away to sea, and saw and
thought of nothing except the ship
wrecked scenes which Miss Annie
so graphically painted before our
eyes.
Mr. Ben Lvon preformed, with
much musical expsession “Nearer
mv God to The.
Mr. J. D. Garner spoke with an
case and grace not common to
voting men. His theme was “The
Glory of Youth,” and eloquently
did he discourse on this subject,
while an interested, audience gave
him splendid attention.
The regular programe concluded
Prof E. P>. Brooks in a few appro
priate remarks introduced the ora
tor of the day. Prof J. M. Pound,
of Atlanta who promptly took the
stage and for thirty fiveminutes had
the perfect attention of the audi
ence. He chose as his subject “The
Political Duties of Educated Voting
Men.” He referred to the evidence
of confidence the Lysian society
had reposed by tendering him the
honor of addressing them and then
proceeded to discuss the subject he
had chosen. In a graceful easy
and interesting style the speaker
caried his audience along with him
and when he had concluded,it was
agreed by all that it was both
pleasing.and profitable that one of
the Institutes alumni should so ear
ly be called to serve her on so im
tant an occasion. We had intended
to publish the address but not be-
ing able to hire extra printers and :
having to get up the Daily Gazette j
with our regular force on the week- j
ly., less one printer, who has been
sick since last Wednesday with fe
ver it was not practical for us to
do so. Beside the one compositor |
being sick our foreman, since last
Friday has been very unwell. We
regret that our readers have that
thus been cut out of the admirable
address.
Bmiles gave way to shades of sor
row upon the faces of her auditors
as Miss Helen lingers painted the;
death bed scenes, and death of our
deathless hero, Stonewall Jackson. I
The reader displayed an elocution
ary ability and powers of mental
comprehension that are as com
plimentary to her as her reading
was delightful to her audience.
Avery difficult musical composi
tion “Sutherbacht Waltz,” was sue-j
eessfully performed by Misses Hill, ■
and Stafford and Mr. Ben Lvon. j
The speaking and reading by |
the young gentlemen and ladies
showed clearly that they had been
faithfully and correctly drilled.
Prof. Lambdin who trained the
young men, and Miss Bailie Can
dler who trained the young ladies
did their work with their pupils
just as they perform all these school
duties successfully and conscien
tiously
TUKSOAY NIGHT.
Long before the hour for the ex
ercises to commence, the Institute
chapel was brilliantly lighted, and
great crowds of people were seen
thronging the streets in every di
rection, pressing to the Institute to
secure seats, or even standing room
for the evening. By the time for com
mencing the programme, the chapel
was densely packed, and a view
from the stage showed a sea of
bright and intelligent faces, eager
ly waiting the loginning of the ev
ening’s work, whi'c there was a per
fect flutter of fans, and a confusion
of tongues equal to that at Babel.
Prof. Guttenburger collected those
who were to favor us with music
during the evening and at the prop
er time Misses Stafford and Blalock
and Mr. Lvon, painted in a musical
1 picture, “Moonlight on the Hud
son.” The vast audience gradually
became more and more quiet as the
soothing sweet tones of the music
fell from the pianos and violin.
The thrilling drama, “Ginevra” was
acted in a most impressive, charm
ing manner. How Ginevra loved,
her marriage, how in sportive play
she hid herself away in a wooden j
chest, where an unnoticed spring j
lock fastened her down forever, her i
lover’s grief,and her father’s anguish j
were all finely brought out hy the
actors and actresses and the audi
ence was moved to sadness by the
pathetic play. Members of both
Lysian and Eunomian societies
took part in this drama, and were
trained by Miss Bailie Candler, who j
should feel gratified at tho success
she achieved in drilling them.
“Bill of Fare,” as sung hy eight
Lysian boys, dissipated the sadness
from the listener’s hearts withwhieh
Ginevra’s sad fate had filled them,
and spread a good large smile over
all their faces.
The sad fate of “Poor House
Nan,” the daughter, wife and moth
er of drunkards, in turn chased
gladness away and brought sadness
again. Miss Annie Blalock recited
the piece with such trueness
to life, that she received the sym
pathies of all as the verily “Poor
House Nan.”
Misses Hill, Staffore and Middle-
I brooks favored the auditors with j
| more excellent music.
Miss Helen Rogers in imperson- j
ating “Joan of Arc,” in recitation j
and tableaux scene, showed a very j
fine conception of her part, and ful j
j ly sustained her already well earn- j
!ed reputation as a reciter hnd ac
|tress.
“Hunter’s Chorus,” by the Lv-i
sian and Eunomian societies was
one of the best choruses we have
ever heard, and was much appreci
ated by the auditory.
llow “Soekery Set the lien,” by
J. C. Blassingame put the house in
to an uproar of laughter.
Bv special request little Mary An
nie Hunt appeared and sang as
sweetly as the night before, “Wait
Till the Clouds Itoll by.”
“Where’ is Annette? the question
of a crazy woman about her child,
by Miss Corrie Heath was simply
unsurpassable by any amateur ac
tress’and few professionals can im
prove upon it. Voice, expression
and gesticulation were almost faut
less.
“The Secret Order of the Comfri
j erie,” a charade prepared under the
I supervision of Prof Lambdin, was a
! splendid success the selection being
' meritorious and the acting good.
“The nine Mouses” in Statuary
stood before us in da/.yling white-
BARNESVILLE, GA.; WEDNESDAY, JULY I, 1885.
ness a monument to the good taste
of Miss Sallio Candler.
An instrumental musical refresh
i ment hy Messrs. Stafford, Blalock,
Middlobrooks, I I'll, Rogers and
Mr. Lyon, was followed by a song,
j “Widdow Bprigin’s Daughter.”
i sir. S. B. Lee singing it just as no
body else ever sang ; t.
Bv special request tho “Broom
Drill" as rendered last year was re
peated. Prof. Lam Min drilled
the young lady actresses as patient
ly as the strictest military officer
ever drilled his soldiers in the mail
uni of arms and the result of his
I drilling was seen in the perfect mil
itary precision displayed by the
young ladies last nighi.
It is to he hoped that Prof.
Lambdin taught th.* broom soldiers
j which end of the broom should be
I used, and that brooms were
! made only for sweeping. Buch
i dexterity in handling brooms
| should be kept in due bounds.
I Thus ended one of the most success
fill entertainments ever given by
Lysian and Eunomian societies, re
flecting credit alike upon the pupils,
and upon Prof. Guttonburgcr, su
peruisor in tin* musiealjdepartment,
and upon Prof. Lambdin and Miss
Bailie Candler, who prepared all
the remainder of the evenings en
tertainment.
Give the Wom an aChance.
No more radical change has ever
taken place in Jpublic sentiment
concerning any question than has
occurred during the last two de
cades as to woman’s sphere.
It is a strange fact, shown by the
history of our race, that women, for
the most part, have always been de
prived of any, participation or share
in any of the publicjaffairs of life,in
church and state, and even in pub
lic vocations and professions, hav
ing always been assigned and rigid
ly confined to duties, often servile,
connected with home. Woman’s
lot heretofore has certainly been
one of seclusion and labor.
But a mighty revolution has ta
ken place. The church lias at last
invited women to take part in the
mighty work of thejworld’s redemp
tion, and their efforts and money
have sent missionaries across every
ocean of our continent, and even
woman’s voice, in tolling and sing-
I ing the sweet story of the cross, is
i being heard in tho darkest lands of
1 heathendom.
The professions too have been
opened to her, into which some of
the sex have entered with signal sue
cess.
Different governments are begin
ningjto acknowledge her business ca
pacity by placing her in their pub
lic positions, such as the post office
and the treasury departments, and
they have found women thoroughly
capacitated, remarkably energetic,
and thoroughly honest.
As teachers, women have shown
themselves to be the full equals if
not the superior of men, in every
qualification that goes to make up
successful! teaching, disciplinary
and administrative abilities not ex
cepted.
But the door into the mercantile
world, especially in the South, has
not yet been opened wide enough.
It is now standing only ajar. I want
to see it thrown wide open. Women
are thoroughly competent to sell
all the dry goods, the medicines,
and the lighter groceries, that are
sold. Turn over this work to our
women, and what an army of noble
heroic ladies,young ones especially,
would have an opportunity of mak
ing their living, and in thousands
of cases aiding their parents in rais
ing and educating their younger
brothers and sisters.
And the merchants would not
suffer by the change. Women would
keep the merchandise in a neat,
salable condition, and would han
dle the money without appropriat
ing any of it.
Boys and young men make good
clerks, girls and women would
make as good or better ones, and
the former are able to earn a liveli
hood in some other way, but the
latter have heretofore been almost
exclusively confined to such work
as is not at all remunerative.
I hope to see the young ladies of
Barnesville given a chance in the
mercantile line, as clerks. I know
a score of them that would make ex
cellent clerks.
My motto is, divide out all re
munerative work, the world over,
with the women, giving them the
lighter part.
Give the women a chance, a good
chance,
W. 11. Woodall.
A Golden Opportunity.
The Barnesville Fire Company,
realizing that a large crowd would
be assembled here during Com
mencement, and wishing to add to
the pleasures of the occasion, have
engaged some of the most eminent
musicians in the Bouth to give a
Grand Musical Concert on Wedncs
day night of Commencement.
It is a sufficient guarantee of the
success of the enterprise for ns to
add that tho name of Prof. F. E.
Freyer, the eminent violin virtuoso,
is on the programme. To all mu
sic lovers his name is familiar, not
only as the sole agent of the Kranich
& Bach pianos in the South, but as
the greatest violinist of the age,
For years he t ravelled with Ole Bull,
the celebrated European violinist,
whose music attracted the attention
of the civilized world, and by the
magic touch of his bow, illustrated
the fable oftlie “Pied Piper of Ham
loin.”
Prof Freyer was associated with
him, and shared some of his most
brilliant successes. He will play
some of the identical pieces that
were by Ole Bull, and, \Ve
can safely say, will render them in
manner that will do justice to the
a memory of that eminent violinist.
Profs. Schneider and Schane, of
Atlanta, both eminent and noted
musicians, will assist him, and our
best home talent will also render
some choice instrumental music on
the occasion. It will be a recherche
affair, and nothing but the best and
most classic music will he played.
The admission is only 50 cents,
and every lover of music is cordial
ly invited to he present.
Tickets can be secured at O. S'.
Higgins & Bon, the Gem Drug Store
or at .J. W. Hightower’s.
Hunting Easy Places.
In one sense there are no easy
places in this life, in another sense
all places are easy.
If a pursuit or profession to he
an easy one must he free from re
sponsibility, then no laudable po
sition is an easy one. If, on the
other hand, the labors of no posi
tions arc arduous if well performed
by persons capacitated and suited
for such work,then all persons may
have an easy time.
Unfortunately for the young men,
a great many of them are raised
without being learned to work, and
when they reach manhood and are
thrown on their own resources,
they very naturally hunt for what
they consider easy places. Nor are
the young men who are trained to
work during their boyhood free
from easy-place hunting. The re
sult of all this is that there is a
mighty multitude of our young
men hunting conduetorship on our
railway trains, and clerkships and
agencies of any kind and every
kind where they can he found. Per
haps the mercantile business is be
ing more crowded with this class
just now than any other line of bus
iness.
Going into “business” seems now
to he the craze, which term “busi
ness” means as now used filling a
clerkship in some kind of a store
or grocery, -or else entering the mer
cantile world on one’s responsibili
ty and cnpitol.
' Now to sell goods as clerk or
proprietor is honorable and proper
bnt too many persons are selling
goods. And so we might speak of
the professions being filled to over
flowing. One reason why these
things are so, is that most people,
thinking that active, constant phvs
ical labor is the hardest of all labor,
shrink from it, and hunt the light
est physical work they can find, or
else attempt to live by head-work.
I wish to tell every young man
who reads this how to find an easy
good paying position.
Young friends, study well your
own peculiar capacity as regards the
different avocations and profes
sions that men follow; examine
closely to ascertain the natural bent
of your minds from childhood lip
onthe subject; and viewing all
these in connection with the eifeum
stances surrounding you, you tan
almost always determine what pur
suit you ought to follow. Having
found out what your calling in lift*
is, enlist in it for the war. Every
man has has his place, and when
you have thus found yours, plunge
into it, regardless of the worldly
honors connected with it,l or the
seeming hardships to he suffered,
j If you become satisfied that you
j ought to become a, professional
I man, go to work, and never stop
j work until you reach the top of the
j ladder. What a curse to any coun-
I try is a crop of cymling-headed pro
I fessional men.
If your talents fit you for the
plough follow it. God has given you
a good muscle,if your calling is to
plow. A brighter day will dawn
upon our country when more of
our boys and men go to plowing.
The plow rightly followed more
surely brings health and wealth
than any other occupation or pro
fession. Whatever your calling is,
enter with your whole soul upon the
discharge of its duties. Nerve
up, show yourself men. Tread
where duty points, and you will
find that its yoke is easy and that
its burdens are light.
W. H. Woodall.
Milner High School.
The spring term closes Friday
evening July 3rd. with a musical
and literary entertainment by the
pupils exclusively. The friends and
patrons of education are’cordially
invited.
That the farmers in the commu
nity may receive the full benefit of
the public fund, the full term will
open July' 19th.
This will give all an opportunity
of putting their children in school
during the leisure months.
Miss Eppie Elder will continue
in charge of the music class, and
since she has proven herself a most
efficient and successful teacher it
is needless to commend her to the
public.
We retain our motto both in the
ory and practice —firm discipline
and thoroug instruction.
The rates of tuition will be the
same as heretofore.
We are grateful to our friends
for their patronage and co-operation
in the past and we solicit both in
the future.
Very Respectfully,
M is* Mildred Stkkd.
Stearnbville June 29th. —We en
vy you the intellectual treat that
you will enjoy this week. If we
cannot enjoy the good things of
this life, we are not so selfish as to
wish our lot to lie that, of all
others. We feel a pride in Gordon
Institute it is one of the moin fac
tors thathas given our county a char
actor abroad. The public spirited
citizens of Barnesville, who have so
freely supported this school, de
serve the highest commendation,
and many communities would do
well to follow their example. It
would he a hard matter, however
for other communities to find one
so eminently fitted for the position
he occupies as the distinguished
president of Gordon Tnstitue. May
lie live long to continue the great
work in which he is engaged.
I find my pencil is running a lit
tle wild on this, I will call a halt.
You newspaper men want short
notes of local.happenings Well tliig
part of the world is running along
about the same old way. Some
are very much dissatisfied at the way
things are moving,—too hot, or not
sunshine enough, too much rain, or
expecting a six weeks drought now
very soon.
There are few of another class
among us, who are calm and serene
—they make the best of things as
they' find them, and extract sweets
from the flowers of life, as. times
swift chariot rolls by.” Theyjseem
to act upon the fact that we have
not time to grumble and fret and
worry—that life is too short for
such an occupation.
The day hand has been in great
demand for some time —another
proof of the law of compensation.
We are enjoying fruits in abund
ance, and vegetables without stint.
Mr. Brooks has resumed his
school here, but on account of scar
city of lobor, attendance is not full
as yet.
We have an interesting Sabbath
School under the Superintendency
of Mr. J. L. Jackson.
Dr. •Beauchamp lost a mule
yesterday morning.
Clark Dickson has the finest field
of upland corn in this section.
Harry E. Williamson the finest
water melon patch. 11.
R. G. Matthews is receiving some
beautiful new buggies and Phae
tons and is offering them at prices
that mean business.
Commercial Address.
The commencement address will
he delivered to-day Rev. J. B. Haw
thorn I). D. He is an Alabamian by
birth and raising the son of an able
Baptist preacher and stands, with
his own denomination not only'
south hut north at the head of the
list of pulpit orators. He lias served
churches in the cities of Albany and
New York, of New York State.
We bespeak for him a lage intelli
gent and appreciative audience,
and for them apleasing and instuec
tivc address.
A Suggestion.
There are a number of our farm
er friends who live only a short
distance outside the incorporate
limits of town, who would like to
share in the benefits and convenien
ces of ajpublic’clock. We respectful
ly' suggest that in purchasing a
clock for the town to get a clock
bell for the clock largo enough to
be heard for some distance outside
ofthc city limits, so that our neigh
boring farmer friends can share
the advantages of the clock, We are
sure that a number of them would
pay liberally towards buying such
a bell.
Thomasto.v, June 29th. —Miss
Mattie Parker of Prattsburg is visi
ting relatives here.
Many of our citizens will attend
the commencement at Gordon In
stitute Wednesday.
The Ice cream Festival netted the
Tennysonian Literary club S2O on
last Thursday night.
' Mkansville, June 29th.—Every
body is in the grass and no help to
get out.
Messrs Means Aldridge & Cos are
doing good work with their thresh,
in the first week threshing out
nearly two thousand bushels.
Mrs Jno Means has been very
sick but is better.
The fence question lias dried up
on the stalk about here.
Meansvillc will change postmas
ter in a few days. .Mr. G.W, Fackler
taking charge.
♦
Johnston ville, June 30 —Mr. W.
T. Johnston has been quite sick
with measles and pneumonia.
Mr. Tom Williamson will hold a
meeting at Fleming Academy July
9, to organize a singing School.
Two young gentlemen drove up to
Fleming Academy, Friday night
not knowing the entertainment had
I icon called in. They roved about
the house and finally resolved that
“this must not lie told.” I will
not give their names, as they were
so badly teased. They should sub
scribe for the Gazette and keep
posted.
Carrkker’s Store, June 29th. —
It is our duty to chronicle the death
of the oldest as well as the youn
gest- Truly God is no respector of
persons. Mr and Mrs Lucy Creamy
er lost one of their twin infants
about a fortnight ago and they
have been called upon to lay the
other by its side.
Mr and Mrs P. H. H idles lost
their infant a few days ago. We
sympathize with these bereaved
parents.
Old uncle Guilford Garner, col
ored died last Wednesday niglrt.
He was ninety years of age and a
pious industrious old man liked by
all who knew him.
The rains of the past few days
have done much damage both to
crops and lands within a few miles
of us but have not injured us in t his
immediate section.
Mr. 11. J. Thornton lias a fine
crop. When asked what kind of
guano he used he said “elbow gua
no.” He is now plowing his cot
on the sixth time and says it ought
always to be plowed once a week.
Mr. W. M. Creamer had the mis
fortune to lose his horse yesterday.
Judge L. 11. Legg says he has thir
ty five acres in cotton from knee ty
nearly hip high, and if nothing
damages it he expects to get-sixteen
or more bales from it.
If we can get a few more days of
good weather we will manage the
gras3.
We wish the Gazette a bright
future. t
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