The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-22

CONAkhCEAEhTsE1I AsIsSA 4 ~.
CHANrA1.-In the absence oil otnef
amusements, June brings to US the an
pually recurring college commencement
While thew ali attract large and fashion.
able audiences, in which deep interest
ana thorough appreciation are always
dominant qualities, It Is never forgotten
Thai aside from the pleasure the enter
tainments give, they also have q more
than ephemeral Importance IN other re-
snects. fraught as they are with impress
sions upon all who take part which have
lasting effects. &c..
A very large number Of our citizens,
AZ we'll as many strangers who came 10
the city for the purpose, yesterday morn
ipS went out 10 Mount De Chantal (Acad.
envy Of the Visitation) to witness the COM
mencement exercises OF that popular. In
stitution, The hall, although very COM
modious one, was filled TO its utmost
capacity with an intelligent and appre::
ciatiye audience, The beauty and
fashion Of the capital were out in full
force, and a brilliant aSsemblage it was,
too. A more elegant and critical is never
seen in Wheeling than annually Assem-
bles at Mt. de Chantal. 1t Is the fashion
to 20 there, and consequently everybody
The entertainment was eminenly sue
cessful in every particular, the programme
being we'll arranged and varied to SUIT
all tastes. The efforts OF the young ID
dies were all excellent, every one deserT'
ing OF honorable MENTION, and each
seemed to be particularly well suited and
happily adapted to the part OF the pro-
ceedings allotted 10 them. Flowers
abounded. and each young lady was made
happy with number Of bouquets. The
whole affair passed OF very pleasantly,
the young ladies rejecting great credit
not only upon themselves but also upon
The performance opened with grand
entrance march, from List, "Marche
Honproise." This march was performed
upon three pianos, by the following
Young ladies': LIST piano, Misses Kate
and Mary McGrath; ID piano, Misses
Mary E. Patterson and Eugenia Hand;
Ian; Sd piano, Misses Adele Gtenet and
Marv Flynn. Premiums were then pre-.
septed by Father Sullivan to the young
ladies OF the first class, department Of
English, who distinguished themselves
during the past academic year. We
have not the space to print complete
list, and will therefore give only
the names OF those residing in this yicini.
tv. Miss Lille knight, Of West Column
6ia, W. Va, received LIST premiums in
Literature, Composition and Letter Writ.
ing, and ID premiums in Modern History
and Astronomy, neatness and order.
Next there was piano quartette 1.-Two
pianosl, Overture 10 the Barber Of
Seville, . from Rossini, with Misses Lottie
and Kate OBrien at one piano and Misses
Mary Houston aud Mary H. Patterson at
the other. Miss Matte Devries then read
poem by Adelaide Proctor, entitled
"Liie and Death, in very pleasing man:
ner. She has good voice, and appeared
TO artlculate distinctly.
Following this was the distribution Of
premiums IN the second class and the di.
vision OF the second class. In this class
Miss Mary knight, Of West Columbia,
was awarded first premiums in History,
Astronomy and Philosophy, second pre-
miums in Algebra, Rhetoric and Letter
Writing, and premium for improvement
in Reading. Miss Eugenia Handlan, OF
Wheeling, received premiums Tor Pen
manship and Christian Doctrine. Miss
Matte Devries, OF Wheeling, received
first premiums in Rhetoric and Reading,
and division Of first class Of Arithmetic;
second premium in Analysis and improve.
ment in Letter Writing and Christian
Doctrine; first premium in Neatness and
Order.
Misses Anna Sykes and Lila knight
rendered in q very pleasing manner a
piano duet from Henselt, Isl oiseau
i'etais tot je volerais." A vocal duet,
Autumn Song" from Mendelssohn, BY
Misses Mary E. Patterson and Kate
O'Brien, followed. a poem, "Uncle
SANS Hundred" by Miss Ida Aber-
crombie, was an admirable production,
and interested the entire audience.
The third class premiums were then
distributed. Miss Lizzie Mong, oi
Wheeling, came in for a premium for
general Improvement in English studies
especially in 0rthography, Geography
and Letter Writing, and Miss Lizzie Col.
Inns, Of Washington, Pa, ID premiums in
photography and History Of the United
States.
In the division OF the third class, Miss
Minnie Poggenburg, OF Monroe county
Ohio, received the FIRST premium in Gram
mar, photography and Letter Writing, Ge
ography and Arithmetic, and second pre-.
MUM in Christian Doctrine. Miss Annie
Miller, Of Wellsburg, first premium in
Christian Doctrine and Arithmetic and
premium for improvement in Reading
Miss Annie Hess, OF Wheeling, first pre-.
MUM in Grammar and Reading; second
premium in Orthograrhy, Geography and
Arithmetic. Miss Alice Lewis, Of Wells
burg, ". Va, first premium in Geography
and Arithmetic, third premium in Gram
mar, Or,hography, Reading, and Letter
Writing and History Of the United States
Miss Blanche Miller, Of Point Pleasant
W. Va, first premium in Geography, sec
oud premium in Arithmetic, Grammar
Orthography and Reading.
Before the premiums for the
fourth class were distributed, Misses
Zoe Martin and Matte Devriei
and Misses Nellie Moses and Emma Pur
| man ranIerad n niano nuartettA two