The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02

tenary College.
| COMMENCEMENT DAY.
The programme for this day, COM
menced at 10 o'clock A. NJ, school
entering to music by Mrs. Schwing'
and singing an anthem Prayer by
the Rev. G. G. Andrews Salutatory,
French, by Miss. Mary J. Austen, OF
East Feliciana +; March de Titus {:
trio on four pianos, by the Fairie
Queen and eleven others Essay {:
Principles uers,ts sentiment, by Miss.
Mary z: Miller, Of Jackson Grand
March Solo, by Seniors DIS Moi?
La 7olsAe) French song, by r. Q.
and balance OF French class, Mrs.
Schwing at the piano F; Essay :" Am
my brothers Keeper ?" by Miss.
Ada B. Carter of Natchitoches !;
Rain Drops Solo, by Miss. NJ. 3.
Miller ana Mrs. Schwing, very much
like real rain drops /; Essay To re-
solve is to succeed, by Miss. Halle
L. johnson, Of jackson Drums and
Trumpets Duet, on four pianos,
by +. @. and seven others Essay ::
The Diamond-a Jcwell--in Garth
though it be :: by Miss. Mary J. Aus
ten, of East Feliciana !; Lottie Lee {:
Song by the Seniors and Juniors,
Mrs. Schwing at the Piano Essay ::
Sermons in Stones, on, Geology, by
Miss. Emma Holcombe, of jackson !;
h, Dcrte'u Fortes Song, composed
by Mrs. Schwing Miss. Ada
Pond sung the words and the Sen
iors and Juniors the chorus very
fine; music are jovial, the chorus very
fine T; Valedictory by Miss. Mary
=. Miller, of Jackson, was SO good
that it brought tears to nearl y every
eye. Turning to her class, she said !:
I" Our sacred number, seuen is brok-
Ell, Lizzie and Emma are gone,
Misses. Lizzie Williams and Emma
Irvine) and five only remain. -
Mocking Bird Quickstep, trio, on
four pianos, by F. Q. and eleven
others.
AWARDING MEDALS AND DIPLOMAS.
President S. S. Norwood awarded
Diplomas to Misses. Mary J. Austen,
Halle e. johnson, Emma Holcombe,
Ada B. Carter and Mary E. Miller,
and gold medals to Misses. Ada B.
Carter for Music and French, and to
Miss. Mary E. Miller, for Music,
French and Latin.
The storm Solo, composed by
Weber, and played on four pianos
by the F. Q. and Misses. A. Pond,
Ada B. Carter and Mary E. Miller,
sounded like real storm
The address delivered by Col. C.
r. Stockdale, of Summit, Miss, was
too bitter on the war question to ex-
actly suit the occasion.
Vaillance Polka Quartette, on
four pianos, by T. Q. and fifteen
other performers, was so well execu.
ted that it sounded like one piano.
;; The address of s. S. Norwood, to
the graduates was short, but very
good and affecting.
1; Benedictionawas pronounced by
President G. G. Andrews.
j Wildwood Institute will open again
on the fourth Monday in September
There was a large and very atten.
tive audience present, who seemed tc
fully appreciate the excellency of the
performances. JACKSON.
| The feelings OF boy going te
school for the first time, who reads
that master is wanted for Blackrod
Grammar School, and finds that the
advertisement refers to the academy
of which he is about to become 9
pupil, may be imagined but can moi
be described.
| The Baton Rouge Grant convention
adopted u platform in one minute and
a half, while it took three hours
squabble to nominate candidate fo1
Secretary of State. But then the
office is worth three thousand q year
while the platform is not worth cent
Principles, not men," is q motto
that was evidently at discount NJ
there.