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Whitworth College Commencement 1902 Ends Noted Term
Whitworth College concludes a successful term with new administration set for next year. Drs Cooper and Hawkins succeed retiring Drs Watkins and Burton. Commencement featured sermons, readings, elocution, alumnae address, and music by local artists. A county Democratic meeting, obituaries, and a chess tournament at Allison’s Wells are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitworth
W. H. Lewis
First Methodist Church
Meridian
Calisthenics Hall
Lewis
Epworth League
Reading
Julian H. Willoughby
Mines
Bee
Willoughby
Redding
Sessions
Claude Bowen
Bowen
Ragsdale
Lyell
McBee
Brookhaven
Kate Eagan
Butterfield
Freischutz
Degre
Aeerapy Department
Marthe Brown
Mary
John McGrath & Sons
Alma Biggs
Elizabeth Adams
Shakespeare
Watkins and Burton
B. F. Jones
H. G. Hawkins
Whitworth College
A. F. Watkins
M. L. Burton
Board of Trustees
Educational Board of the
General Conference
Burton
Democratic Executive Committee
Lincoln County
A. C. McNair
H. Cassedy, Sr
Z. D. Davis
J. H. Johnson
W. B. Martin
McD. Ferguson
W. F. Parsons
Summers
Isaac Smith
W. C. Summers
Wiley Hall
J. H. Carruth
Edward Smith
Brantley Smith
W. W. McLaurin
Allison's Wells
Mississippi Chess Association
Vicksburg
Jackson
Macon
Indianola
Laurel
Canton
Mississippi