Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-11
WARDS SEMINARY.
Closing Exercises of the Ninth Session.

Closing Exercises Of the Ninth Session.
FOrty-Eight Graduates Get Their Di-
PIOmas-An Immense Audience Last
Night.
Quite large and an appreciatiye audi
ence assembled at Wards Seminary yester-
day morning, at nine o'clock, to witness the
concluding exercises of the Ninth Annual
Commencement of that Institution. The
young ladies acquitted themselves in man.
ner highly creditable to their teachers and
the school. The programme consisted of
number of essays, and various selections Of
vocal and instrumental music. Essays were
read by the following young ladies:
Miss Flora Mcneil, Huntingdon, Tenn,
subject 'Act in the Living Present" Miss
Fannie Num- Autaugaville, Ala, subject
''The flower is beautiful; there's a sting
within" Miss Ella Rankin, Edgeield,
SUBJECT: "The fragrance is the spirit of the
flower cen as the soul is our ethereal por-
ton" Miss Lizzie Redford, Nashville,
subject: '.Our Commencement" Miss lie
Zinka Rogers, Brownsville, Tenn, subject:
.'MemOries Of the PAST Miss Kittie ROg
ers, Wales Station, Tenn, subject: Ozark
Clouds Mingling with the Bright" Miss
Ada Rye, Nashville, subject: 'Life-What
We make It." Miss Sallie Sanders.
Smyrna, Tenn, subject: "Echoes from the
Past. :" Miss Mamie Settle, Edgefeld, subject:
.'Who pants for glory finds but short re-
pose, a breath revives him, or a breath
O'erthrows." Miss Rebecca SObel, Nash
vile, subject: Drawings of the Future"
Miss Eugenia Stubblefied, Nashville, sub
jet: Non NObis AliiS. Miss Minnie
'Templeton, Charleston, Texas, subject:
Per augusta I'D AUGUSTA. Miss Nellie
Pison, Baldwin, Miss, subject:
s'There is music in all things, if men had ears
This earth is but an echo OF the spheres"
Miss Ida Williams, Nashville, subject
ave 90 forth to Take What e'er the Future
May Bring" Miss Maria Wood, subject:
'Boarding-School Girls"
The solo Cara Noma," from Rigoletta,
sung by Miss Emma Livingston, of this
city, was loudly applauded and she was
made the recipient of anumber of bouquets.
The vocal duet 80 Come to Me, by
Kucken, sung by Misses Maddin, McClain
and neaderick, was eXquisitely rendered.
The Waltz Song was sung by Miss Matte
Lanier in a very acceptable manner. This
young lady possesses soprano voice OF the
finest quality.
The essay read by Miss Ida Maddin, Of
this city, on Tuesday last, was highly COM
plimented.
AT NIGHT.
A larger crowd than that assembled at
the Seminary last night has not been seen
there for many years. All the available
space in the chapel was occupied and the
balconies and parlOrs were literally jam
med. Quite a number of persons from
distance. who had come to witness the sue
cess of their children, were present. Bou-
Duets were in abundance and were shower
ed upon the stage at the conclusion of each
musical selection.
Mrs. NJ. Cauthorne, who has been en-
gagged for several years in giving vocal in-
struction in music at this institution, con-
Quoted the exercises last night. She chose
a beautiful selection of gems from different
operas. The chOruses from RigOletta, Bar
bier de Seviglia, Martha and Semiramide
were rendered in an artistic and pleasing
style. The Serenade from ROSsini, as sung
bv Mr. J. Ashford and Miss Sarah Living
stOn was especially fine. The Spinning
wheel Quartette, from Martha, was brill
liant close to the exercises, the
young ladies executing their parts
in a manner rejecting great credit upon
their teacher, Mrs. NJ. CauthOrne, while the
sound of the spinning-wheel was admirably
imitatedby Nashville's bass favorite, MIR.
Philip Schneider. He was assisted in this
difficult chorus by Mr.. John Ashford, Mr.
James jackson and several young ladies.
The vocal solo, so Love, for me Thy
Power" and the solo parts in ''Music on the
Night Air" as sung by Miss Sarah Living
ston, displayed the highest culture of a
clear and well-trained soprano voice.
At intervals, while the programme was
being carried out, several presentations of
different articles were made through MIR.
Ward
Miss Lizzie Henderson,, of Nashville,
and Miss Belle Smith, of Georgia, were
presented with handsome medals, by their
teacher, Mrs. Blandner, for improvement in
music.
The following young ladies were pre-
| scented with medals for not having spoken
| any other but the French language at the
table during the past year: Misses Atchison,
Overton, McC5hee, McClain, and Blackburn.
Miss Lezinka Rogers, of Brownsville,
Tenn, was presented with a handsomely
bound book fOI having made general i'm
prOvement in her studies.
| Miss Hattie McGavOck and Miss Mary
| Livingston, were each presented with books
for their uniform kindness, their gentle,
ness of disposition and good manners.
Miss Mamie Settle, of Edgetield, deliv'
cred a valedictory in French, which wa:
greeted with applause and a shower o.
bouquets.
Miss Ada Rive, of Nashville, entertained
the audience with "MOses in Egypt" al
instrumental piece OF music
AT the conclusion of the musical pro
gramme, the graduating class marched up
on the stage and took their respective posi-
tions preparatory 10 receiving their Oh
plOmas.
Before this was done, however, Miss Liz
zie Atchison, the valedictOrian, read th
following address:
My CLASSMATES: Your choice ha
raised me to a height of sadness. IL
announce the severance of ties so tender
so close, so long interviewer with the yer
fibres of our hearts, is my painful duty
sLet those who have tears prepare to she'
them now" for it is not unmaidenly t.
weep at a time like this. Indeed, 1t Ina
been said that wOman's mission IS tear:
but will not believe it. For you l boldl
predict brighter and higher destiny. i
all else fail you have that store OF know
edge from which you may draw happlnes:
as from a perennial spring. For this "
NAV devoutly thank our dear aim
mater; and when We shall haN
gone out from beneath her sheltering roo
| | and other feet tread her classic halls, we wi
= turn. with fond and lingering gaze, al
: dedicate to her the homage of gratefI
hearts. Dear friends, We now stand upC
!. a higher plane of life, from which we ma
: look back upon the fi1wer-decked paths