Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-08-31

who responded to the greeting for his class
mates, Rev. Mr.. Butler, Mr. Waggoner and Rev.
Mr.. Thompson. The latter gentleman now re-
sides in Jamaica and gave a brief outline OF an
Institution similar TO Oberlin, as in operation
on that Island. The feast Of intellect was
cut short by the twilight, and just evening
fell the audience joined in singing,
"Blest be the tie that buds"
and, to appreciate the finale, let it be understood
that everybody in and around Oberlin Is taught
TO sing.
This reminds Us of the music with which
the exercises had been so much enlivened and
which delighted so many ears The music oi
the morning of the cath, was by small choir
and the usual selections of sacred melody, yet
the insonation was so perfect, the annuneiation
so distinct, the harmony pure. and the time
so perfect as to enttle it, although simple, and
so intended to be, to notice. As church music
it could hardly be excelled. In the afternoon
Of that day, the exercises Of the young Ladies
demanded something more elaborate and shOwy.
The recitative with solo, by Miss Pierce, 'Con-
slider the Lilies" &c was produced with great et-
feet and the quartette in the concluding piece,
with the array Of graduating ladies facing the
choir, rendered, "DO what Is night, with
thrilling effect Mr. Penheld presided at the
organ, Messrs Pease and Kilbourn at the piano.
Messrs Chandler and Hoffman played the inst
and second viOlins, Mr. Brown the hute, and
Mr. W c. Pease the viOlincellO- Mrs Tan
with Misses Pierce Ellis. Haynes, Warren, and
Munger, and Messrs. Foot, TAFT, hill, Pease
and Paige were the vOcalists-
On the 25th, the grand Oberlin choir, Of over
one hundred performers, under the lead OF Pro
fessor FOote, furnished the music. Those who
have heard such music can imagine what this
was, those who never have would get but a
faint idea from our pencil. The united voice OF
that choir hung upon the leaders baton, and
the choruses were mount4ins Of melOdy-eata-
racts Of music The concluding piece, "Ihe
Star Spangled Banner, was as tine, as nsPlut-
ing performance rs the most critical musician,
and ardent, liberty loving republican-we use It
not politicaIly-cOuld ask.
The whole weeks work was wound up by a
concert given by Prof FOote and the hundred
voiced choir. A concert audience OF thirty-hve
hundred people. in 4 village Of two thousand
/ inhabitants, with crowd besieged doors and
windows, we think proves that there IS one
/ place in which homo talent Is appreciated. The
| great feature of the evening was the Cantata OF
"Esther, the Beautiful Queen" drawn from the
Bible story. Tue cast was as follows
Esther the Queen Miss Isanuie Pierce,
Ahisuerus, King and NI0dI1, NJ y n Foqtg
Ham1n. OyerFeer af tho Realm. All J. M
I y
Zerrshs Maid OF Honor. Miss fhen II aes
Qussa's FiIst Maid Of H5aor josrihiae NJ Ei,
Prophecies Miss Los NJ Chufch
tarborlh J. G. " SN es
hlu- lliilN ei --A'i- n s.t9-
lianan Friends C nosI
The concert was, as the music all along had
been, q complete success, and if one result OF
the female associations at Oberlin, Is the pro-
duetion of such musical effect, through tn, eul-
tiyatioa Of the musical talent there concentrated,
no other argument need be used in favor Of the
arrangement. We attribute it to that cause,
and it is work which woman only can effect,
and a very important branch is it Of American
/ education
We have space only to add, that the College,
IN all its departments, numbers about a thous-
and students, and is under the able instruction
of the faculty, composed of Rev. Mr.. Finney,
President; Rev. John Morgan. Professor of Bib
/ lical Literature; James Dascomb, Professor of
Chemistry, Botany and Philosophy; Rev. J II.
/ Fairchild, Professor Of Mathematics and Naiu-
ri Philosophy: Geo. n Allen. 4. NJ, Professor
Natural History; Rev. James Monroe, Professor
OF Rhetoric and Bellies Letters; Chas H. Pen
| field, \. NJ, Adjunct Professor Of Languages;
Rev. Henry Z. Peck, Professor of Sacred Rhet-
ORC, dc, d; Rev. E. II. Fairchill Principal of
the Preparatory Department; Rev. James B.
| Walker, Lecturer, DC. Alexander Bartlett, A.
~, Tutor.
There was but one shallow over the exercises
of this anniversary, that was long one-east
by the fresh turned grave Of the loved and la
mented Hudson.