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whielt we luH·c yet heard. Choosing ns his text, ".\nd onr of
:,.trcn!.!_th tlH•re rnmc ~,,·ectnc~s," he nrgcd us to hnild np om·
charac-ters not hy CL'P."ing others but by dc1·clopiug our own
traits und indiYiduulities, and hy especially cnlti\'nling the
unnnal lo\'e of be:1uty. so that "·e ma.v he strong in chm·nctcr
and purpose, out of which strength would come "the nrt of
li,·iuu well." Tltrouo·hont tho sermon Dr. Toop maiutained t"'' ~
in tere;;t, and he igni ted in us that deeply inlaid spark of mnhition for the lrnc. strength of the world.
That night a brief sen·ice and closing address was held by Dr. .Tett.
Tl.e Dcbatin!! C'onteE-t was ht>ld :Jronda~· night, June :Jd. The que:>tion, ~(Rcsolred, That collct,e students shonld he ~ubject (() tlte draft," \\'as hotly contested throughout, S. R 'JfcCulloch winning the prize. The judges wet·e the He,·. C. F. Smith, )Ir. C. S. Hutter, and Colonel W. King. The debaters follow :
lL C. Dillard.............................AffirmatiYe R E. )lacBlain.............................Xegati,·e :S. TI. :J[cCulloch .......... .. ........... . ..~\fllrmnti\'C
The ·most import:111t social e\·ent in connection with the clu~ing exercise~ of the school was the dance giYen )!outlay Iti!!ht by the Cotillion Clnb.
.The .dining-room was bC'nutifully decorated for the ocea- ::-iPn, e,·ergreens making au effccti,·e bnckground fot· the fc.~too11ing of the sc·ho<,] colors.
The !I~C'stswere recei1·ed by Dr. nud _\lr:>. Jett. D:mein~ eo:tlmet~ced at !) o'clnck and continued until 3. Impirin~ lllU"ic was fnmi:"hcd bY Tht)rn's orclie'tt·a from J,~·nehhm~. n~llllt\' refreshmellts ,~·ere sen·ed in the Literary s.)eicty 1'•111111.. :Jlrs. Ida Cnrter: oi Sranntou, m1d :J[r.s. C'. E. Ge!·unld prc.sided at the sandwich table, ''hile )[t·s. E. \Y. Bi;:scll sen·ed punch.