The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-25
MOUNT DE oHANTAL.
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES


cool aud pleasant one anu tue say wa ~
blue as one could wish. 1t was one oil
those June days that nOvelists rave about
and pOe.s sing OF. and at the b. & o. depot
a large numbered people, were awaiting
the. train to take advantage OF
the balmy air to pass day in
the country, in attendance upon the fifth.
tenth annual distribution Of prizes and
commencement exercises at the Academy
Of Visitation, Mt De Chantal. These ex.
ercIses have always been anticipated
with much pleasure by very many people,
not only in this city, but In our neighbor.
Ing cities aud towns, and there is always
a large number present to witness the
closing scenes Of girlhood and the manner
by which girls are transformed into NO.
men the crossing Of the line that separates
ideslity from reality, theory from practice,
and makes the dreamy girlthe active, hope.
iul women.
At the u. 4 o. depot the providence oil
Cap,s. Devries aud Dunlap had secured
cars enough to render the comfortable
Sc ,tiug Of all who might come, possible,
aud sotn two train loads OF people, com
priSiug some eight or nine cars were made
Up, which left the depot at an interval oil
half an hour Of each other. A ride OF a.
cen minutes, or less, brought the train to
| the Rtaiion, and soon all were 10 the large
and conmodiOus grounds Of the convent
Il was vet too early TO enter the building,
and Aslhe hall was nOty yet open, Aiew min
utes tere lallowed the visitors In
which 10 feast their eyes on the
magnificent scenery that Is spread
out llid o panorama Of their feet
West rirginiRns are fond OF Boosting Al
the BEAUTIES Of the scenery With
which the State Rbounds, and yet,
there Is not landscape in II
tbat can compare with this one, spread
ont around and below Mount de Chantal,
TheyAley, which the National pike bisects,
has very appropriately been denomlnated
Pleasant Valley, and Is further cut up,
and The elect upon the eye heightened
Inv III. sinnOsities OF thecreek. Theeeme'
teries, the hills iringed with green foliage,
ali seem TO diversity and render the view
one OF grandeur seldom witnessed in the
West. In the center OF the large and
commtliors grounds are situated the
buildings OF the convent. These grounds
are naturally very beautiful, and are laid
out with much taste, yet tho absence oil
shrubtery aud outrageous trees IN pro-
IA jon. detracts much from their
beauty. The buildings are large and well
adaptel TO the purposes for which they
Were erected, The school rooms are very
TeiI furnished and well ventilated, the
..,,aIiories well arranged, cheerful and
~ ~, -hiie The other portions oil the buiid'
nus are ye;-V cohTenient.
Mon, his time the preparations for the
reception Of visitors iS Tue L4hmence'
ment Hall were completed ant I'll uioI Lnii
ed 10 il, which, with the two trains luIi,
augmented By those from the country
ro1nIlbout, was soon filed to It's utmost
capacity. The ball was devoid OF any pre-
tension TO decoration whatever, yet una
dorned AZ IL was Il is certainly the most
delightful place for Commandments that
we remember Of Just now. On the stage
We noticed proiusion OF beautiful bou'
Duets, and a large revolving case contain
Ing the numerous prizes intended Tor the
graduates. a.
There were very few persons on the
Stage. Among whom, however, We motto
ed Col. Caleb Borgess., OF Clarksbnrg, ant
YIcar.(ieneral Sullivan, who OBLIGATED II
the absence OF Bishop Kahn, and Rev
John Reynolds, who read the awards o
premiums. .....
As soor as the audlsnee was comiorta6l!
seated, the following programme was be
gun and carried out:
Entrance March, from Titus, hOITt
ii PSsC-MisS,s Olivia EsTflIk Mildred TusksrtnAn
ID Piano WIs,.s E,IIls Meyer, Nellie Maker
I,t HArp-N.G Hattie Rouse:
'salutGlSy," Alh EaIIh boyie
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH.
GRADUATING CLASS
Premiums Ia the First Glass,
Vocal Tn,-"DOn Mon tniInG," from Blanche, .!
Nj. O ~, Reilly, Eta fnulSll and Lola KiifHad
Premiums in the SEQ cIIIs.
Duet, {! giGuo.,-SouIIa 10 NBI Mozart
/ lot ftAho-NlSs KI'e lynn,
81 rianO-MlIs EliSs Br0usAard.
Pom The Army Of III Lon" Adelaide Proctor
MiLs Urlcs ulOpiBgtr.
Prssutn 10 the Division d the Second Class
sSIO-N Lillian Alexander. ChOruI-rhs Class
Yrrmlu, 10 the Third and the DlTiLl Of tbs Thin
cius.
Piano Qnrtstte-MA'eh Opus Sill ....... ?. sehube
FlI tIan0-AiltuAs fInuIs 81 kin,
Camille bIOuAsafd.
SEQ i Piluo-Missss Eililan lsIAndtr,
AEnes Reilly
Prsmitf In the Fourth And the DiTlllou Of ID,
Fourth ClBit,
Vocal 0-DFel L'dor ~ Us lit,l ......sehulnAnr
Nib Agnes Reilly, GTheSisTe BosgOss AID
4 lillian Alexander.
RTniumt In ths Fifth ard sixth Glasses
Vocal tsI-LIou Maria rAdllA-,.:..:... Doniheit
Ni'eS MIiArl IHeksFmIn nnd Gcn1VisTe
Bpess.
Premiums 10 French and German.
Dust-1 20 PIanUs-ls IOuTbllloP, lOPus So.
Fin, rlnno-MI,s u. O'sbauhnesy.
ssellI I'iIap-I 81 KItS flynn.
PrtmiIia,i Ia Psl-tihg, DruWlnT, Etiquette, Neat
net lnd Oid'T, IiOq,et'STIng and drawing.
Vocal 81 o. Yase boil CIsl R-EiuG.. Sl0mIn Troy
Mlss MihIed TleksTmAn.
Department Of Music.
PromlutI 10 InIiTum-utAl aud Vocal Nude, AID
ThsVTy Of huIic.
SaI'dld ~ Miss Elhe Russell