The daily gazette., 1880-05-28
SECOND EDITION
Harkness Commencem emf.
A PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT AT
THE OPERA HOUSE.

1hE OfEhA hOUSEs
The commencement exercises of
Harkness' Academy combined with
the regular exercises of the Normal
Literary Society came off at the
Grand Opera House last evening,
and Notwithstanding the sweltering
heat, were attended by large and
interested audience.
The exercises opened with prayer
by Rev. F. b. DuVal, and an open
ing song, "She Wandered Down the
Mountain Side," by Miss Abbey
Whlnnery, one of Boston's famous
vocalists. A Latin Salutatory was
handsomely delivered by Harry W.
Simpson.
Miss Annie Mitchell, the only
graduate for the year, delivered an
essay on "Self-Made Men," which
subject she handled in very grace
ful and acceptable manner, with
many interesting and original COM
ments. When she concluded she re-
ceived her diploma from the hands
of President Conrad.
o. Percy Bright delivered an ora
tion on the writings of Publius Vir-
gilius Mare, with a degree of prof.
cheney that clearly showed his excel
lence as a Latin scholar. He re-
ceiyed the warm applause of the
audience.
This closed the commencement
exercises, and the programme of the
Normal Literary Society opened
with song, birds in the Night,
splendidly rendered by Miss Abbey
Whinnery.
George Miller declaimed, Are you
a Mason ?" Walter Guyer spiritedly
repeated, IAN English Political
Query" and John W. Bratton favor
ed the audience with ''Tuscarora. >
These declamations were especially
we'll rendered.
A Colloquy, "Philosophy,' was
well rendered by Mamie r. L. With
ers, A. E. DeReeves, Henry j. Hol-
lis, Maggie M. Earle, Lottie R. Hen
Erickson, Amy L. Clarke, Emily w.
Bullock, Helen H. johnson, Sadie
A. Watmouge, Nellie Lichtenstein,
Ella Guyer, Carrie T. Publ.
"The Kind of Boys Wanted" an
appropriate selection, was recited in
concert by Courtland Plerson, Rob-
ert W. Miller, Thos. S. Meter,
Chas. E. Collins, Edward B. r.
Henze, J. Edward Abott .and others,
The recitation was even and thor.
oughly modulated, throughout.
The well-known and stirring poem
Jennie In Neil's Ride" was splen
didly recited by Miss May Primrose
This young lady possesses decided
elocutionary talent, and her read
ings have always been much ad
mired.
1.-The Wagon was so delightfully."-
rendered by Mr.. G. T. Howell, O
the Millard Club, that the audience
enthusiastically demanded, and re
ceived an encore.
"Skoover & Brown" an amusing
sketch describing the absurdities
of fashionable life as represented BY
the poor and ignorant suddenly ele
waited to wealth and fashionable pos
ton. In this skecth F. Harney Day
creditably acquitted himself in the
character of "Hezekiah Skoover,''
the "nephew from Maine" and VIM
L. Buck ably represented "Brown
the soap boiler millionaire" Mrs
Margaret Brown, the wife, Augusta
Cordelia Brown, the daughter ant
Melancthon Gilbert, a fortune-hun-
ter, were represented by Annie
Mitchell, Jennie G.. Stirling ant
Frank l.. McClintock.
Miss Whinnery favored the aud
ience with another song, "The Mai
denis Rose," and the performance
closed with a semi-dramatic colloquy
entitled, "Among the Breakers D
which was decidedly the feature of the
evenings entertainment.
During the evening Prof. FerG
Fullmer presided at the piano. The
exercises were concluded before
10:3O O'Clock, and the audience re
tired highly pleased with the enter
tainment.