The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-06-30
DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS AT Mt. DE

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audience gathered at Mount de Chantal
yesterday as we have met in other
years, neither were the exercises as
interesting, in our opinion. The late
hour TO which the performance was
protracted on Wednesday night, by a
lot of half idiots, who insisted on encor-
ing anything and everything that was
done, may have had something to do
with the lack OF numbers in attendance,
and with the want OF spirit manifested
by the young ladies, who, usually, are
full Of life and bright anticipations at
the thought Of home and its Joys and
happiness. The programme, hereto
fore, has been full and varied and given
our citizens most delightful entertain
ments, so that the annual recurrence OF
the Mount de Chantal distribution has
come to he considered an event in the
year.
For some reason the classes have not
been as large at Mount de Chantal dur
ing the term just closed as in other
wears. We know no reason for this.
As an institution OF learning for young
ladies it has no superior in the land
either in resources, beauty Of location
or thoroughness of the course Of instruc-
ton. When young ladies have finishe ell
at this institution they arc fitted to
adorn any station,
The exercises Yesterday opened with
the Greek Pirate chorus, played as a
march, by Misses Mary Kean and Mary
Barry, on the piano, and Misses Ella
Frazier, L;bbie Keyser and Fannie
Burns, on the harp. This was followed
by a chorus from "Guiramento' sung
by the class.
After the premiums had been distrib,
uted 10 the First class in the depart
ment Of English literature, the rich aud
cultivated voice Of Miss Jennie George,
as it rang through cavatina from l.
Arricaine, deli ghted the audience. Then
followed the premiums to the Second
class and it's divisions. and the rich con-
tralto OF Miss Ella Gordon filled the
hall with melody as she sang "Ah Sc
la Nube," from Der Freischutz.
Miss Ella Frazier's piano solo, though
played with power and feeling, we
thought rather too classic for the all
diepce. They didn't seem to under
stand what it was all about. The Duet
sung by Misses Mamie Scully and
Ella Gordon was received with mnch
favor, az was also Miss Ella Frazier's
harp solo. This young lady is one Of
the most spirited and correct per-
formers on the harp that we have
heard for many year.
After the premiums in French were
distributed Miss Isabella Elliott favored
the audience with solo from ia Fa-
vorite" with a chorus by the class. Miss
Ella Gordon sang a vocal solo from
Beethoven's "Adelaide," after which the
Academic honors were conferred Dur
ing the investiture OF the young lady
graduates with gold medals and beauti-
full crowns of white flowers Miss Annie
Lynch and the class sang very beauti.
full cornation ode.
Academic honors were conferred on
Misses Ella Frazier, Jennie George,
Nelly Straw, Isabel Northrup and
Mary Berry.
Through the forgetfulness Of some
one we are without the names of those
who took the honors in the other class
es. When we made application for
them we were informed that they would
be sent us. We have failed to receive
them upto the hour Of going to press.
After the honors were conferred Blsh-
op Whelan congratulated the young
ladies on theindustry they had displayed
in winning in the reward just conferred.
He stated in behalf Of the Sisters, that
it was no light task this year to win the
honors, for the classes had been so uni
formly attentive to duty and so studious,
that those who did win might well be
considered the best among the good.
He called attention to the lesser
number attending the last, than previ-
GUS years. He knew, lie said, that
there were excellent institutions OF learn
ing all over the land, but he entered his
most solemn protest against any educa-
ton that was devoid Of religious train
ing as leading to the Communism as
lately seen in France, an education Of
the mind without an education Of the
soul, and productive Of crimes that
should make humanity blush He
also inveighed against the practice Of
collecting school taxes from those who
would not send their children to the
public schools and then refusing to ap-
propriate to the schools. 10 which the
tax payers alluded to could send their
children a fair proportion of the mon
eys raised by such taxes, because TO do