Moore’s Hill Commencement – 1886

Moore’s Hill [Switzerland County, Indiana] Commencement proceedings for 1886 appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 24 Jun 1886 – Page 5, Column 2

MOORE’S HILL REVEILLE.

Among the large number present during Commencement week were Rev. D. T. Hedges and family, Manchester; Rev. E. A. Campbell, Aurora; Mr. and Mrs. Goddard, Greensburg; G. W. Johnson and wife, North Hogan; Dr. E. Tincher, Shelbyville; Dr. P. M. Bigney and family, Cincinnati; Dr. T. M. Kyle and family, Manchester; Lou Bromblay, Jeffersonville; Mary Weeks, North Vernon; Mrs. and Miss Jones, Decatur county; Revs. J. W. Mendell and Pelsor, Delaware; Rev. J. Y. O’Neal and family, Dillsboro; Revs. Joseph Cotton, Robertson, Sargent, Prof. R. W. Wood and family, Jeffersonville; G. W. Wood and family, Aurora; Capt. and Mrs. Hays, Lawrenceburg; G. S. Lozier, Wright’s Corner; Misses Wymond and Dormas, Lawrenceburg, and a score from Switzerland and Ohio counties.

COMMENCEMENT NOTES.

The crowd as usual was immense.

The societies did good work and deserve special mention.

A. J. Works, of East Enterprise, added on more to the vast throng on Commencement day.

The music, if anything, was an improvement on last year’s, with fine violin accompaniments thrown in for good measure.

E. E. Berry looks as well on the stage and behind the counter.

The annual sermon by Rev. E. A. Campbell was excellend, as was also the address by Rev. Chaffee.

“Tendencies and Opportunities,” by R. M. Barns, was a perfect literary treat and was greeted by full house.

J. H. Heinrichs, journalist, of Indianapolis, and a member of the class of ’80, accompanied by his wife, came down to size up the crowd and have a good time. He did both.

George W. Smith, in the oratorical contest, received the first prize, $25; Ed Lee the second, $15, and Mrs. Wimmer, the third, $10.

Mrs. D. E. Sparks, of Lawrenceburg, an Eastern college graduate and professional music teacher, is another who attended the exercises and highly complimented the same.

Those who carried off the honors of the institution are:

  • Edith Myers, Jeffersonville
  • Edith Shockley, Ora Daughters, Moore’s Hill
  • Edward A. Robertson, Hartsville
  • Samuel W. Collett, Moore’s Hill
  • Virgil M. Henderson, Versailles
  • John W. Johnson, Charles H. Meeds, Henry Ross, Moore’s Hill