The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-18
SWEET GIRL GRADUATES.
commencement Exercises - Confer
ring OF Degrees and Delivery of
Diplomas at Dallas Female Col.
Iege, and Presentation of
Medals wednesday Night.


There we're between four hundred and five
hundred person, personalities aud gentle
men, the parents and friends of the gradual
ing class and undergraduates of the school.
President McIlhany delivered few words
of thanks to those present for coming, and
then the exercises were opened with prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Shea.
THE PROGRAMME,
as follows, was then carried out;
part First-Prsyer by Rev. W. II. Hughes.
p Piano solo, "Grand Gal'op de Concert. f"
-Eetterer, Miss + la Fendrich,
3. aalutatory- Miss Matte l. Leake.
4. Essay, "By and By - Miss Matte Lee
s. "oh, Sweet Doyel Oh, Fond Dove!'--
Miss Caves
g. Essay. "over the Alps Lies Italy."-Miss
I. Essay, "Plus Ultra. "-NIlss Fannie Lee
Elliott,
g. Chorus, Correcting to sprins." Wilson.
Glass.
us, To see oursel's as ithers see us."-Miss
10. Vocal Duet. "a Night in yesioe."-
Misses Graves ana Cotley.
PART SECOND.
Plano solo. 'Recollections of Home" Mills
Miss Ella Dechman
Essay,..,............"Gi Is AntiClpations,"
Miss Jessie Pace:
3 Vocal solo, Loves Delight" ...,.,.,....Abt
Miss Fannie Cullum.
4.Essay ...."..........,,..,.,. what Nexi?"
Miss Clemmie Lee Parker.
"Shall We Meet Again." Valedictory,
Miss Josie Horton.
Chorus, Gently Sirhs the Bre, zs,", Glover
Class.
! Presentation of diplomas.
Space and the lateness of the hodr when
the exercises closed, it being nearly o'clock,
prevented our reporter from giving his re-
port yesterday morning, which facts were
announced to the audience. AS we publish
in full the essays of the graduates, it ia not
necessary that we enter into full and elabo-
rate criticism OF them, such as their merits
demand 1t is proper, perhaps, however,
that we notice each one briefly.
Miss Josie Oriel Horton received the
first honor and delivered the valedictory for
her class. 1t is the production Of a
cultured mind and warm heart.
1t is full of a tender pathos
that touched responsive chords in the hearts
of her classmates, her school fellows, her
teachers and the entire audience rs well.
Miss Matte l.. Leake took the second hon
or and read the salutatory. 1t was warm
greeting and welcome to parents and friends,
was bouyant with good feeling and cheerful,
hopeful antcpations. The words we're well
chosen, the thoughts pleasantly expressed.
Miss Matte Lee Cornish read the first
essay "By and By" 1t sparkled with gems of
bright thought and breathed aspirit If a sweet
christianity that had the ring of JOY to it.
BY special request expressed in note sent to
the president and read by him to the audience,
Miss Belle Graves sang the song, "Oh,
Sweet Dovel Oh, Fond Dove % in that sweet
way she knows so well.
"Over the Alps Lies Italy, was the next
essay, by Miss Fannie Cullum. 1t was
parallel, outlining the march of Napoleon
and his army over the Alps into Italy, and
comparing knowledge to those snowy noun.
tins and its pursuit to the struggles of the
great general and his men up their bleak,
icy ascent, and the attainment of knowl-
edge to Italy, the fair land
of balmy breezes and fragrant wales. Her
reading was superb and her effort pleasure
to listen to.
ME- Fannie Lee Elliott, in a melodious,
clear voice read her ess y"Plus Ultra" more
beyond. She treated her subject in an able,
entertaining manner, rather considering of it
in its highest phases; penetrating the realm
of the metaphysics rather than its more com.
monpace aspect.
Miss Graves music Glass then rendered the
sweet, CHEEKY song, "a Greeting to Spring"
Miss CIR zee Leake, taking the lines of
Burns
"Wad some power the gif lie gle us,
To see oursels as itherS Ne u.s.
Read an essay replete with humor, and with
tinge Of satire here and there. Ii was well
conceived, gracefully expressed and read in
charming manner
and by Miss Jessie Pace IL rippled all over
with mirth, with joyous spirit, with keen
sense Of the ridiculous, with ishnite jest and
humor. 1t sparkled az the rivulets
do in the bright sunshine; thrill of lsug1.
ter and gladness sounded through the web
and wool; it scintillated rs the stars do in
Gods heaven above us; it sang song of
supreme joy, as harmonious, as sweet as the
murmur of plashing waters, rs the trill of
birds in the woodlands.
Miss Clemmie Lee Parker then, in clear,
melodious voice, read the last essay, What
Next" 1t is prolific subject for bright
thoughts, for tender words, and the Young
lady handled it well. The valedictory Of
Miss Horton, which followed, we have
already alluded to and noticed, not as fully,
not as decidedly in its favor as it merits,
but it speaks for itself, as all who read it
will see.
The next move on the programme was the
comforting of degrees and
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS,
which was done by Rev. Mr. McIlhany, the
president, in feeling, appropriate manner.
The following is list Of the graduates !:
Mics Matte L. Leake, Miss Matte Lee Cor
nish, Miss Fannie 4. Cullum, Miss Fannie
Lee Elliott Miss Grace Leake, Miss Jessie
Pace, Miss Clemmie Lee Parker, Miss Josie
Oriel Horton and Miss Mary Lizzie Keller.
Miss Keller was not present, but the fol-
lowing note from President Nc Ilhany will
explain matters as to this young lady:
Colonel Elliott;
DEAR SR:-Please to place in the lis, #
the names Of the graduating class, which
will appear in to-morrow's issue of the HER.
AID, the name of Miss Mary Lizzie Keller,
who was elected with her classmates TO grad.
uaton Miss Keller was, in all respects, ono
OF our most esteemed and most capable pu.
pills. Her diploma was in. my possession last
evening, and had 1t not been for the intense
preoccupation of the occasion, which caused
me at the moment to overlook IT, | would
have announced the honor that belonged to
her, and would have given my public testi-
mony Of her superior worthiness as lovely