Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-23

read an essay upon ''Maria Theresa.
which was glowing tribute to the char
acter and works Of the Austrian queen
whose bOldness and courage in The face o.
the Vaccinations Of Frederick the Grea
and other untOward circumstances. fOup(
an ardent admirer in the young eulOgist
If her life became in time robbed of som,
Of those traits Of wOmanly sweetness
which are among the nOblest of female
character. that circumstance must bt
attributed to the career which the Austrian
queen was compelled by an innate sense Ol
the right to pursue, and We must rcmen,.
Der the great services she performed in the
advance Of the cause Of truth and Justice.
This was a well-written paper, read in /:
good round tone Of voice, that made itsel
distinctly heard over the crowded room.
Misses ii. Teal and L. Brickenstein, tw.
very little girls. played Ruins Of Athens
(BeethOven) very cleverly, and there en-.
sued u dialogue Celebrating the Fourth
in which all the participants acquitted
themselves with great credit. They were
Misses Bombcrger, Manser, Rinswalt,
Bush, Rhodes, Musser, l. Llcwellyn, Kim
ball and Sigle.
Misses Schettler and Mechlin played II
were Bird" (Ilenselt) i'm fine style,
and q recitation, g MOna's Waters" by
Miss Dusenbery, was one Of the capital fea-
lures Of tho programme. A vocal duet,
"Quis es Homo" from ROssini's /" Sta
bat Mater by Misses LeOnOra Good and
Kitty Woodward, was we'll sung, showing
off with fine effect tho capacity Of the
voices Of these young ladies in ono of the
most difficult Of compositions. A piano
duo G. Magic Flute " (MOzart). by Misses
Rhodes. Beck, Elliott and Hershey, ter
minated the first part of the programme
and was in keeping with the general excel
lence of the Instrumental performances.
Prof. Brickenstein. ut this point, after y
few explanatory remarks, made the follow
ing announcement Of the award Of medals
conferred for high class standing and Il
perfect report for tho year: Misses Es-
telle Vansant, Philadelphia Else RulOn,
Philadelphia; Ernestina IIuebner, Beth
lehcm. Pa. and Augusta FallOn, Wash
ingtOn, ID. &. AS tho names OF these
young ladies' We're called. they stepped
forward and were decorated with gold
medals by one Of the lady teachers.
The programme being resumed, Miss
Myers played Lies ClOchettes ~ (R.
HOffman) in excellent style, following
which Miss Kitty Woodward. Of Philatlei-
pl,ia, sang " The Flower Girl (Beviy-
nanO which was verit:sbly the vocal "gem
Of the evening" The sweetness and
beauty Of this young l..ly's voice, briefly
alluded to above, were only developed to
their fullest extent in this charming com
position.
"The Children's Symphony (Haydn)
vas i very engaging performance by the
n11 <Ne vu0,
upon some instrument in imitation Of
tho songs Of birds and Of natural sounds.
Tho names Of participants were as fol-
lows Prologue, Miss 4. FalIon; Pianos,
Misses p. Silver, f IIuebener, Il. SchrOpp,
s. Sheets; Cuckoo, Miss L. HOch; Quail
and Bells, Miss NJ. Shultz Triangle,
Miss NJ. Matlack; Nightingale, Miss Il.
ROclOfs Owl, Miss E. FOultls Watch
mans Rattle. Miss II. Teal; Trumpet,
Miss l.. Brickenstein; Drum, Miss A.
''Praisc Thou the LORD (MendelssOln)
was u chorus finely rendered by the entire
school, tho solo being by Miss l.. Good,
essay upon the subject "What Ncxt?"
This was q thoughtful and earnest paper,
dwelling seriously upon tho responsibilities
which confront the young woman i'm leav-
ing school, and pointing out that the stern
realities arc often very difficult from bright
Both in1natter and manner
this was a most creditable effort.
Misses Filbert and Thackara played
g La CalifOrnicnne Polka" (Herz), Misses
Good, Temple anil RulOn, followed with
from Elijah, AMI this was sue
ceeded by Andantc Con MOtO," from
symphony by Schubert, all of
which were capital performances. The
Poet and the People" was the title Of an
essay by Miss Mary Bii:kenstein, of Lititz.
The yOun. lady pointed out the intimate
relation existing between tho subjects Of
her paper, on account of the sympa-
thy ever existing between them and the
happy faculty possessed by the poet in ap-
pealing to the popular heart. The essayist
paid high tribute to LonsiellOw, Whit
jier, Bryant ard others Of oar modern
American poets. An excellent compost
ion and excellently read.
Miss Rulon played the ''Third Ballade"
>ChopiD in mastery style. following
which Miss Lizzie Kemper gave humor-
'us reading, "a Modern Sermon -
With what effect was fairly to DO
judged by the laughter and applause
hat frequently interrupted her.
). Trio Finale, Op. 63 (Weber) by
Miss Brickenstcin AMI Messrs. SchB-
,erle ana Beck was an altogether admir-
Ible performance. and then the valedic-
DRY was pronounced by Miss RulOn. AZ
CT dwelling briefly, and in language that
vas distinguished by its chaste expression,
lpOn the necessity of a thorough mental
md moral training, and pointing out the
advantages to be obtained thereby, Miss
sulOn addressed the principal OF the
cliO0l, the assistant teachers, her school
mates and classmates in fitting and touch
ny terms, and concluded an exceptionally
veil written paper with goodbye,
GOODWILL, goodnight"
Rev. Brickenstein presented the diplomas
o tho graduates, accompanying tho
ct with words of encouragement, admO-
'itiOn and advice. Tho names Of the
class are ~ follows Else
sulOn, Philadelphia Estelle Vansant,
Philadelphia Kitty Woodward, Phil
dclphia Annie b. Temple, Waynesburg,
"a; Lillian Cummings, New York
laria Schreyer, Milton. Pa; Lizzie Kem-
'er, Lititz Carrie Huebner, Bethlehem,
Pa; Sarah Dusenbery, Philadelphia Ella
King, Philadelphia Mary Brickenstein,
Iititz Sarah Sides, Lancaster LeOnOra
food, Denver, Col.
There arc, besides three post graduates,
.amely, Misses Lizzie e. FOrwool, Oar
ington. Nd, Elizabeth c.. Schcttler. San
.uis, Col, and w. q. Nj. Mechlin, WASH
nston, u. G.
A chorus by the school, from the OratOriO
4 "Elijah, terminated the programme, tho
rose and sang q dOxOlOyy, Rev.