“The sermon to the graduating class at Avery Institute was delivered last evening at 6 o’clock to a full audience by the Rev. Professor A. G. Townsend, of Claflin University, who is also an alumnus of Avery. After a brief salutation to old and new friends, which was conceived in good taste and just feeling, the preacher announced his text, Prov. iv., 13: ‘Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go; keep her, for she is thy life.’ The discourse was straightforward and of substantial interest.” Monday, June 25, was “Children’s Day.” This day, organized by the present Principal seven years ago, has become almost as popular as “Graduation Day.” The leading features this year were selections from the Kitchen-Garden exercises, as taught by Miss Huntington of New York, and the exhibit of two quilts, a rug, and a quantity of holders, which were made by the children. In these exercises and the use of the needle, the boys have engaged as heartily and successfully as the girls. This industrial showing was enlivened with singing, several recitations, a dialogue, and two class readings. “Children’s Day” is given to the primary and intermediate classes. To these classes have been devoted two hours a week for industrial work. The grammar school exhibition occurred June 26. The 1st years gave Miss Andrews’ geographical play of the “United States,” and a dialogue, in a manner that reflected credit upon their teacher, who had prepared them. The 2d years gave two class readings (a scene from “William Tell” and “The Charcoal Man”); and the 3rd years gave the comic opera of “King Alfred.” The industrial work of this department has been confined to inventive and perspective drawing. In inventive drawing the pupils made their designs with sticks, first of equal then of unequal lengths, and when these designs were accepted by the teacher they were drawn first on slates, then in drawing books. On Graduation Day, June 29, six young men and the same number of young women read essays. Their subjects were: “Our Common School Law,” “After Graduation, What?” “Chemistry of Common Things,” “The Relation of Geography to Other Sciences,” “The Action of Alcohol on the Body and Mind,” “Water,” “Why Do You Use Tobacco?” “Industrial Education,” “Should Cooks be Educated?” “Physical Culture,” “Heat,” and “Some Evidences of Christianity.” This class chose for its motto, “Nothing great is lightly won.” The young men all intend to go to college.