, "Give him my _love_, and tell
him I ask at his hands the battery in the Locust Grove." The battery
was speedily taken and the message of affection returned to General
Hood. So are these young people sent out with the love of teachers
and friends, to capture the batteries that are dealing moral death to
this people.

After the degree of B. A. had been conferred on the fifteen
graduates, that of M. A. was given to fourteen former graduates, who
for three years or more have been engaged in scholarly employments.

To add to the interest of Commencement, Gen. Fisk arrived the evening
before, and closed the public exercises of Thursday with an address,
whose pleasantry made every one forget the fatigue of five
consecutive hours of speech-making. Several members of the
Legislature, now in extra session in the Capitol, were present both
at the Commencement exercises and at the collation which followed.

A new and interesting feature of this anniversary was the part taken
by the Girls' Industrial Department. A basket of cake made by members
of the cooking class graced each table at the Commencement dinner and
was by general consent pronounced excellent. In the Assembly Room of
Jubilee Hall were displayed various garments and household articles
neatly made by the sewing classes.

Nothing has been said about examinations; they are like the bread of
our daily meals, always expected and very important. A more thorough
examination than usual was given the classes in drawing and in vocal
music. One exercise in the latter examination was the singing at
sight of a tune, in four parts, composed by a member of the class.

Our halls are already deserted; nothing holds our students after
Commencement: they scatter at once for work, and within a few weeks,
in at least half a dozen States, miniature Fisk Universities will be
in operation.

ANNA M. CAHILL.

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ANNIVERSARY AT HAMPTON INSTITUTE, VIRGINIA.

In beauty, interest and enthusiasm Hampton anniversary days abate
nothing as years go on. The seventeenth anniversary exercises were
held on May 21, with a graduating class of forty-two, of whom five
were Indians. Visitors were present from North and South, East and
West, and such expressions as "The half was not told me!" and "Why
didn't I bring my wife?" were frequent, as usual.

Of the morning examinations, one of the most interesting was a
general exercise conducted by the chaplain,