Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-07-03
Berkeley Female Semina-
ry-ClOsing Exercises.

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fullest capacity by an appreciative
audience, and numbers were unable
to gain admission.
Punctually at s O'Clock the young
ladies marched into the hall from
either side of the room, singing
"Hail Bright Abode" from Tanu-
hauser. After countermarching once
or twice. the first four couples of
young ladies held aloft four ever
green horse shoes, while all the rest
of the school marched under the
Good Luck arches thus formed.
The scene was beautiful, and The
effect indescribable. When all were
properly in thei. places, prayer was
offered by Rev. Hoffheins, after
which the following programme was
rendered
Chorus-"Ha Bright Abode"
Tannhauser-W Wagner.
Prayer. q nfnEffENM
Chorus--"B lithesome and Bright, !"
and "Terolese Chorus from VIM.
Quartette - "Maiden's Blush, "
Kinkel-Misses Kilmer, Feller,
Schleuss and Smith. rs
"Le Pasquinade," Gottschalk-
Miss Lorena L. Flick.
s.Canary Polka" Dressler-Misses
Champion, Staub and Faulkner.
brilliant Gallop," Mazurette-
Miss Blanche Geyer.
Fifth Nocturne,1 Field-Miss
Nellie Bowers. Nt
Recitation-"The King of Den
marks Ride,n Norton-Miss Mary
+. Poore. -
'sGrand Trumphal March, Berg
Misses Faulkner, Bowers, Wisner
and Stewart. s -
Solo-"Dear Little Colleen,"-
Miss Minnie Dieffenderfer.
"Oberon," Dorn-Miss Mary F.
Poore.
Trio, Ghys-Misses Hartzell, Fitz
and Hawk.
MISUNDERSTANDING Chorus" Fly
ing Dutchman, Wagner. n5M BE %
"Martha," - Misses KogelschatZ
Poore, Flick and Holmes Lamar.
"Le Cachoucha Caprice," Raft
Miss Vroom. rr1tT .FtE
Recition-"The Song of the
Shirt Hood-Miss Sue Co: ston.
"The Three Hnssars," Spindler-
Misses Stewart, Wisner and Staley
"Highland Gems" Pape-MisS
Mamie III. Doll.
"Pearl Polka" Dressler-Elizs
Ramer, Katie and Louis Matthaei
Quartette-"Do wake, or Am
Dreaming ?"-Misses Vroom ant
Doll and Messrs. Emmert and Rid
die.
"La Fayorite"-Miss Nellie Du
vail. 49,
"Holiday March"-Misses Smith
Byers, Staley and Kogelschatz.
Duet - Two pianos "Orienta
March, )" Ketterer-Misses Doll ant
Vroom.
Chorus-"B Bright Be Our Part
ing,n La Dame Blanche-Boildieu
Everything passed off well, ant
the exercises could not have beer
more pleasing. The essays wer,
short enough not to be tiresome anC
commanded the close attention o
the audience throughout the even
ing. The music was one or tn,
marked features Of the exercises, an(
the teacher in this department de
serves much credit for her good sc
lections, as do the pupils for thei
fine performance. Some OF the per
formers, perhaps, deserve specia
mention for their proficiency, bu
where all did so well we prefer tina
our commentator shall be general
| At the close of the programme, tn
following medals and prizes wer
awarded:
Bessie Vroom, Star Medal-th
highest honor of the school. Deliv
ed by Rev. A. G. Hopkins.
| SENIORS End DIVISION. y
| Nellie G. Bowers, medal. Deliv
cred by Captain Colston. q GA
/ INTERMEDIATES.
! Daisy Hunter, medal. Deliver
ed by j. McCarty Duckwalf. Molli'
Martin, prize. .srgt Tff1fT rf9
| JUNIORS.
| Lizzie May Fit, medal. Deliver
ed by Rev. Hotfheins. or II
/ at PRIMARY. p lih
Jane w. Faulkner, medal. De.
livered By DIR. Riddle. Katie
A" S~'i'' p'iAS: Music. ha9--'
Lorena L. Flick, improvement
medal. Delivered by Rev. A. e
Rogers. Holmes Lamar and Annie
Kogelschatz received prizes.
| The young ladies were all com
tplimented during the evening by the
presentation Of handsome boquets