A Celebration in Kfeir

The South is one of the regions unknown to the inhabitants of Lebanon... They may know the names of the cities of the West, or the wilds of Africa; but if you mention to them the name of a town in that quarter, they ask you in astonishment: and where might that be?... The inhabitants of those villages have begun to shake from

their eyes the film of ignorance and dependence, to march in the procession of civilization and the modern renaissance...

On the first of July, Kfeir celebrated the inauguration of the official Brevet institute; and the celebration included a tribute to the inspector of the southern district, Mr. Antoine Sayegh, for the effort and vigilance he devotes to the education of the young... The celebration was given by the institute's administration and its students, and its orator was the lawyer Iskandar Ghobril. And finally, the address of Miss Emily Nasrallah — who happened to be there with her family for a few days — made the loveliest impression upon the souls of the listeners, who have come to know her as a silent, modest striver.