The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-27
MT. DE oHANTAL.
commencement Exercises and DlstIIbu.
tlOu ofPFemIums Yesterday.


tiOn ofPFemIumS Yesterday.
The heavy rain yesterday morning, from
seven until half.past eight o'clock, dis.
rouraged a good many people from Mt.
tempting to reach the excursion trains
that were advertised to 60 at eight and
hali.past eight on the Hempaeld to the
Mt, DO Chantal Commencement Exercises.
However, the two trains went out, each
delaying little, and they carried enough
people to make up good sized audience
when they were assembled in the large
hall in the north wing OF the building.
At this time Of year the grounds around
the Convent arc al their best In the
way OF appearances, and certainly the
natural surroundings oil the school
could scarcely be more attractive. The
ornamcnt0tion OF the place is not
only tasteful but quito artistic, and
although not yet completed has been
brought to q point that indicates plainly
enough that before great while Mt. De
Chantal will be the most beautiful spot
in our vicinity.
We need not describe the view to be
had OF the buildings from all points OF the
Valley. Those who live in this region arc
familiar with 1t, and those who do not
could hardly be informed in regard to it
in the short limits OF this article. The
location was most happily chosen for a
suburban school, both for health and
heautv, and we presume that in these two
respects its location is not excelled by any
school in the country.
IN
seemingly inopportune, was fortunate
circumstance Tor those who succeeded in
getting ont to the exercises. Even after
the rain the morning was uncomtortably
warm, but the hall was so spacious and so
well ventilated that all the air going OBJ
tanned free circulation among the audi
rnCe.
MI. De Chantal has had during the aca-
,emic year that has just closed about %
scholars, OF whom quite number were
from the South. For instance, there were
nine from Georgia, two from Alabama,
two from Kentucky, one each from North
and South Carolina, one from Louisiana,
tive from Texas, two from NirginiH, thirty.
two from West Virginia, aud three from
the DistriCtol Columbia. Fromthe North,
there were sixteen from Pennsylvania,
seven from Ohio, two from Indiana, two
from Illinois, three from New York, four
from New Jersey, and one from Kansas.
TO teach and take care Of this number Of
scholars some fifty Sisters have been di.
reUtly and indirectly employed in the
various duties OF teaching and housekeep-
ing, and it is easy to see that with SO large
force the young misses could hardly iall
10 receive every attention. Indeed, their
tasteful and generally healthiul, not to
say robust appearance, indicated that
they had not been neglected, and that
the products OF the farm attached 10 the
school had been literally distributed
among them.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
At ten o'clock the exercises OF the day
began, the programme being as follows:
Entrance Narch-Cthreo pianos, three hArp'l "Maret
aus TRnnhauser. wagner.
LIST rianO-Mi,sea Fannie Aiken and Nellie OLOnner
u PianO-MissCs Ella Welsh and MaTCclline LagMde
I'd Piano-MiSSrS Roberta BrAcGwCll and Sallie krclk
list IIarp--Miss Kate MGirAih.
II IIarp--4liss Mary II. Patterson.
III HArII-MlsS Hattie Rouse.
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH.
Premiums In the First Class
ChoruS-"Era STELLA" from GiuTamentU". MercadNrtc
The Glass.
Premiums iu the Second Class.
VOCAL SOlO--"NOblrs SeIgucnn," irOm Les uugue.
hOts...".,".......... . ............"..Mey crbcer
Miss Kate Mrtirath.
Harp Solo 'Ah, b. not Sad, O6eTthur.
MEs Mary II. Pait, rSUn.
Premiums In the Division Of Die second ClaSs.
Plano QUATtcIte-OTerure to ..Cheruhimi.
ISI FTanO-Mis Roberta grOceWell aud
susie U'ShaughneSsy.
"a PlanO-MiScs Jennie Graham and Elise BrOusSaTd.
Vocal SVlO-"AngclS ever Bright and Fair, from the
Miss ida Alb irrrOmhle.
Premiums In the Third and In the Division Of the
1hlr Class.
Vocal QuartOte-frOm "FldeliU" r.... Beethoven.
Misses Roberta IrRcawell and Mary L, PATTERSON.
Misses Kate Z. U'Bren aud Ida AbgrcrOmbe.
Harp SOO-"rhe March Of the Men Of llarlcch,"
Thomas.
Miss Kate MCtirath.
Premiums in the Fourth ClAss.