Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-06-10

Miss Reynolds.
The vocal piece " Miss Simpson,
Swift Ger the CLASSY Tides. went far
to reconcile US to the loss Of Miss
Halls great vocal power. The sedul-
Gus training Miss S. has received from
her accomplished cousin, together with
great similarity in the quality Of their
voices renders the former lady the best
available substitute for the latter.
Miss Beulah Settle delightful fresh
young voice was heard in several con-
certed pieces, and gave life and charm
to all of them. In the duett Under
the Beautiful Stars" she was admir-
ably seconded by Miss A. Gold.
Miss Hall herself ventured to give
us some taste of her former powers in
a pleasing Duet, capitally sung by that
lady and Mr.. FL. A. jackson. 1t is
not good for man to be alone'-nor
woman either, and we never hear fine
soprano voice without wishing for
good barytone to accompany it-and
by the bye, this is true in other than
a musical point of view. How is that,
Dick2 take it into consideration my
friend
Mr.. Jackson's fine voice was again
heard to good effect in duett with
Mrs. Wright-and here, for we have
no space left. we desire to acknowledge
the unobtrusive but inestimable SER
vice rendered by Mrs. Wright, Miss
Winston and Miss Edmondson In the
concerted pieces, both vocal and in
strumental. This sort of effort is not
so easily recognized or so generally
appreciated as the solo performances,
but it frequently requires as much, if
not more skill and knowledge of music.
and is quite as essential to the general
effect of the performance.
A very large audience departed at a
late hour highly pleased with the per-
Torrance.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, JUNE 9TH.
These were the closing exercises of
the session. They commenced with
prayer by the Rev. r. K. Brown, af-
ter which President Wright made a
brief address explanatory of the pro-
gramme of the evening and bespeak-
ing indulgent consideration for the
graduates.
After some pleasing piano music
from Miss M. Hill, commenced the
main business of the evening, the
reading of ESSAYS by the Graduates.
These were:
l. Miss Carrie Hutchings, of Ohm
stead, KY. What must I do?
2. Miss Angie Wilkerson, of Clarks-
vile, Tenn. A school girls Idea of
Life.
3. Miss Mary Macrae, of GAINESVILLE,
Tenn. Whittier are zoe drifting?
4. Miss Lizzie Wood, of GAINESVILLE,
Tenn. A glance at Literature.
The three first of these essays were
virtually upon the same subject, viz:
the aspirations, hopes and fears with
which the young maiden, her educa-
ton closed, commences the practical
duties of life. 1t was gratifying too to
notice that all avowed their need of
the guidance and control of religion in
undertaking their arduous task. Miss
Hutchings commenced with the i'm
portance of self-cultivation, recognize
ing the facts that all the training pos
sible for every one was less than suffic-
lent for the part they had to take in
the battle of life. She then COM
menced catalogue of the great things
done by women in former times. This
she treated in rather a comic method,
commencing with Jaels successful
piece of carpentering on the head of
Sisera.
Miss Wilkerson had also much to
say of self-development, illustrating
her position by the example of her ia
vorite heroine, Lady Jane Grey, whose
unhappy fate, brought about by the
ambition of her father-in -laW, she
touchingly lamented,
Miss Macrae dwelt mainly on the
aimless drifting which characteristics
that life whose course is not directed
by the chart and compass of revealed
religion.
The essay of Miss Wood was devot-
ed to different subject. 1t occupied
the time with a review of the principal
literary men and women of the present
century, estimating them mainly by the
moral influence which their works have
exercised she then pronounced the
usual valedictory peroration with unu-
sual grace and feeling and thus closed
this part of the exercises.
The Rev. President Wright, then
delivered his parting address of pater-
nal counsel and affectionate farewell to
his lovely pupils, presenting each with
bible as he bid her separately adieu.
Then was in order the reading of the
roll of honor which will be found in
another column.
We regretted much to learn from
President Wright's address that it was
farewell to GAINESVILLE as well as to
the fair graduates. DR.. Wright and
his accomplished lady have deserved
the respect of the community by their
great attainments and high principled |
conduct, and conciliated their esteem
by their excellent social qualities and
many will regret that their talents are |
about to be removed 10 another sphere
of usefulness. DR.. Wright, we un-
derstand, intends to devote himself to
the active duties of the Methodist min
istry.
And now we can only express our
fervent hope that the GAINESVILLE Acad-
envy may be permitted to continue its
long career of usefulness under still
Frightening auspices, whatever hands
may control its action.
OMISSION,