Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-12
WARDS SEMINARY.
Seventh Annual commencement.


The following was the programme Of ex-
ercises yesterday:
Duet-Flick Flop GalOp. Misses Armstrong
Essay. Annie W. HOIlins, Nashville, Tenn.
Subject: ''The HerOines of Song"
Embellishments Solo. Old Folks at Home.
Essay. Miss Prue B. Hunt, Frankfort, KY.
Subject: "My Old Kentucky Home"
Music-lnstrumental Solo. Puritani. Ley
Essay. Miss swannie Lea, Brownsville, Tenn.
Subject: Leap Year and its Consequences.
Music-Grand March. Soldiers Chorus Faust.
Misses Carpenter and -.
Essay. Miss Emma H Livingston, Nashville,
Tenn. Subject: Pride and Humility.
Music-Instrumental Solo. Fantasia from
Martha. Miss =.
French Essay. Miss Lulie Winston.
Essay. Miss Lille Manning, Nashville, Tenn.
Subject: Life is like Flower, which no sooner
is blown than withered.
Mu~ic-Trio. MOcking Bird. Holman. Miss
es Carpenter, Montgomery and =:
Essay Miss Sophie e. Lyle, MurfreesbOro,
Tenn. Subject: ''Heaven from all Creatures
hides the Book of Fate"
Musie-Instrumental Solo. Tarantelle. Heller.
Essay. Miss Willie Mason, Murfreesboro,
Tenn. Subject: Fiction.
Music-Instrumental Duet. tennessee DOTe.
Sydney Smith. Misses - and -
Essay. Miss Ada L. BIcCleTand, CornersYille,
Tenn. Subject 81 still Live"
MuSlc-kOcal SOLO. MISS Kate I'LL.
Essay. Miss Louise McCrOry, Nashville, Tenn.
Subject: Small Talk.
Music-Duet. Centre Terre. Misses WHY
Essay-Miss Emily G. Mcfarland, Bolton
Texas. Subject: The Children Of the Hartz
Rock.
Music-Quartette. Germania. Misses New
Essay-Miss Nettie Blanche Minor, Edgefeld,
Tenn. Subject: Pearls from the Depths Of
Thought.
Music-Instrumental Solo. Remembrance of
Essay-diss Elizabeth Alice Montgomery,
Palmetto, Tenn. Subject: The Tendency Of
the Present Age.
ESsay-AIiss Mary ADELAIDE Northern, Nash
vile, Tenn. Subject: "Stars Shine through the
Rents of Ruin"
ers. Misses Carpenter, Fort and -.
Essay-Miss Willie May Newland, Brentwood,
Tenn. Subject: 81 Number none but the
Cloudless Hours"
Essay-Miss Ida Eudora Osborn, Pulaski,
Tenn. Subject: Passing Away.
Music-Vocal Solo. ''Come g Bello." Lucre-
zia Borgia. Miss Palmer.
EssaySMiss Annie White Patrick, Edgefeld,
Tenn. Subject Do they Write Them?
Music-Instrumentsl Duette.
Overture-Light Cavalry GalOp. Suppe.
Essay-Miss Roma johnson Patton, College
Grove, Tenn. Subject: What is Thy Mission?
Music-Defile March. Ketterer. Misses Nc
Farland and -.
In above the names of undergraduates are
omitted. -.e.-r..
The exercises were unusually interesting.
The essays were all SO well read that we
can scarcely make distinction. We refer
to the special merits of a few.
Miss Helms gave well ordered review
of the noble ladies of history, whose talents,
graces or daring have been the subjects of
song. Miss Lea was humorous and en-
tirely natural. Miss Mason travelled COM
posedly through the realms of fiction, and
showed her acquaintance with its beauties.
Miss McClelland, adopting the last words Of
Daniel Webster, Il still li7e," applied it
most handsomely to the great and good of
earth. Miss McCrory showed that we must
have 'Sman Talk" ia society. She read
with vivacity and distinctness. Miss Nc
Farland, of Tex 5, read with clear voice
and much dignity fine composition on the
character of the Anglo-SaxOns. 1t did honor
to her and the State from which she halls.
Miss Montgomery read very distinctly
and with perfect selfpossession fine pro-
duction. Miss Northern rendered her sub
iect with equal grace and thoroughness.
There was no inferior reading or matter.
The music was artistically rendered, and
we may be pardoned for referring specially
to that of Misses Livingston, Cutter and
Carpenter, and the vocal of Miss Hill. The
order was excellent, and the day inspiring
to all. This morning will be devoted to
essays and music, and tonight the grand
concert and graduation.