The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-07-03
CoxxyScENENT.-The commencement


exercises of the Female College took
,lace on Wednesday evening last, at the
Court House, and called ont the largest
audience We have seen for some time, so
arge in fact and so densely packed the
-oom, that though We arrived moderately
early it was impossible to end acortort-
abie standing. position, much less . seat.
1t was a satisfaction to observe and feel
however that others were more happily
situated, and among them 50 many gentle
men, who, more fortunate in arriving
earlier, had been able through their fore
sight to secure front seats, mingled
though with regret that in the category
of unfortnnates there were so very many
ladies. How much they must have SUI:
fered! No doubt seats would have been
gwen up generally, "bus for the Diff
Guilty of moving, it was so much trouble,
and then we were here in time, it's a free
thing too, and why did not every one
come earlier; some people invariably ar
rived late" and so forth. We could
plainly see that much sympathy was felt,
it could be seen on the moist brow, and
from the side glances, but only in few
cases did this sympathy for t;,c suffering
ladies cause movement among the early.
sitters. It was melancholy to see the
numbers standing in the aisles and near
the doors, wedged in, cramped, squeezed,
jostled by tho still pressing crowd Of
boys and freedmen and colored ladies,
who were determined to get head, leg
or arm in and to see something. This
martyrdoin was endured 10 sufocating
silence, occasionally broken by gasping
sighs, during the entire exercises, which
under these peculiar circumstances were
exceedingly protracted. Not many
minutes did we stand the pressure ; il
was too much, more than our nersoas
system could bear, so closing our eyes
Just. hero, We most -huubly crave the
young lady's pardon for accidentally sit:
ting on her lap, for a brief but~happy
period, it was no fault of ours:-and
with compressed lips, and commencing
s,s to the protection of the Saints we
elbowed out "blind," and breathed once
more the fresh air. How delicious, afte,
inhaling the atmosphere within. Well
arrived once more outside, snd in safety,
it was impossible to hear . word Of what
vas said on the inside, hence, We make
but an imperfect notice, Securing !
chair however from Judge 8Pope's -of6cs
near BY. .we,ssoodan and saw, down through
the interesting programme till twelve
o'clock, when we could not STAND it.anJ
longer: Judging from Our outside stand
point, the exercises, graduating ad
dresses, compositions, cba.ades, music
ssardinga Diplomas, &c, were Of abaF'
py character. The young ladies' depors
ed themselves wiiti, dignity and grace ii
their reading, and Performances on th.
piano, while their roles in the eharades
were hanGsnmety sus1aiaedi and gave
the greatest satisfactionzto the large and
interested audience The young gentle
men amatear perforrners-with perhaps
one or two exceptions who'd id;not Seen
quite TO realize the business on hand
got through remarkably we'll Take'
altogether the exercises Ters efa serj
| pleasing character, and the principal Ar
zealg must have been amply 7re~ardet
for his labers IN the general satisfaction
manifested. z-..,s'5 90 - 2 - j
+ Thegraduates were Miss Lily Barre o
Newberry, Miss Mary Holly Miss c
Beard and Miss Neclie Peake, Of Fairfield
[ : To a better understanding and appre
ciation Of the exercises we append ssh
programme Of the evening, ? x4.s-;, :,
( Prayer; Music: by, Class; Salntatory Ad
I dress, by Miss Lily Barre, OF ftNewberry
Essay; Subiect-"Hefoes of the Potomac.
| by Miss Mary Holly, Of Fairfield; Music
| by Miss Saiiif Lyles, of Fairfield; Chera6
| -Stratagem; Musie-Moonlight and Star
light by Misses Lyies, Martin and Beard
7 ESsay-Subject- Tears we have she'd. b.
Miss Carrie Beard, Of Fairfield; Music
F"Warblings at Eve" Duet, by Mrs. Shive
/ and Miss Saliie Lyles; chsrade- -Matrimony
Music-Nice Young Man. BY Miss z: S1bel
of NewbeTy; Charade-Frieudship; Mast
Instrumental Duett, by Miss &. Beard an
! Miss E.. Zealy; Essay-Subject- Voices @
the Present, by Miss Neelie Peake, of; Fair
field; Musie-The Master and Pupil Duet
: by Mrs. Shiver and Miss Beverly; Cbarad
-Masterpiece; Mlsie-Instrumentai Duet
BY Misses E. McCully and Marshall
/. .Charade- Dafodii's Fnterview with I'd
Count Music-Eyaugeline. o Vocal Dget
by Misses e. Williams, E. Beverly. =. LgIes
I. Marshall and E. McCulfy; Essay -Sn0jes
! duration of InAneuce, by Miss Lily Barr.
of Newbery; Music-By Misses Beard
Martin and Lyles; Charade-il Wind; Mnsi
( --by Miss Maggie Webb, es Newberry
I Diplomas conferred and address, by 10
President; Musie-Insrumeltai Daeffi D
/ Misses r. Lyles and Z. Martin Chsrade-
I Aladdin; Music-Conyent Bells by Misss
Beverly, " Villains, EYles and Martin; Vale
4 afyeo