The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-06-30
commencement week.

school began on Monday evening with an
entertainment by the Model school. The
large hall was crowded with spectators.
Everything passed off pleasantly, and the
entire performance indicated that great
labor had been done by the teachers in
the preparation of the programme. The
only drawback for the audience was the
common one in the Normal hall Of not
being to hear distinctly, though the chill
dren spoke as loud as they could The
programme was as follows;
Call Me not Back, piano duet, Lottie
Kuhn, Prof. Niles; Work of the Brownies,
pantomime, Model school, Tripping
through the daisies, piano duet, Mary
Thomson, Prof. Miles, Rondo, piano duet,
Annie Ent, Prof. Niles Gift Of the Fairy
Queen, Model school; The sparrows are
calling, vocal duet, Lottie Kuhn, Vida
Miller; Bohemian girl, trio, piano, violin,
violincello, Miss Stiles, Dora and Prof.
Niles; Lord Malapert of Moonshiners
Castle, Model school; Fun and frolic,
piano duet, Helen John, Alice Brockway;
Rolling hoop, piano duet, Annie Ent, Eva
Rawlins; March, Model school; The
night before the battle, vocal quartette,
Misses Hutchinson and Tyrrell. Messrs.
Wells and Dilley.
On Tuesday the examination of under
graduates was continued, and in the
evening another large gathering of people
listened to an address by Hon. III. b.
Payne of Kingston whose subject was
"Personal Power" This lecture was open
to the public, though II was for the literary
societies Of the school. Mr. Payne is an
able writer and n pleasant speaker, and he
treated his subject IN his usual happy man
ner.
On Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock
the Glass Day exercises took place on the
campus. The entire programme was an
interesting one and was well carried out.
The order of the exercises was as follows:
Piano solo, Miss Nellie Moiiit; Pres.
address, Miss Lillian Brown; History, E.
Gertrude LaShelle; Music, The Moonlight
Dance, Misses Ayres, Reagan, Tyrrell, and
Vaughan, Messrs. Dillcy and Moore; ;
Glass oration, The Men for the Times,
James w. Diley Glass poem, Miss Jen-
ME Tyrrell; Music, Instrumental duet,
Misses Rogers, Reagan; Propheey, Miss
Ida Harkness Essay, "The advantages
our Country affords to Women" Miss
Jennie Holman; Chorus, Away, Away, By
the Glass; Presentation Of Gifts, Hannah
Ip.,l oGN Nn,,o,;nl
Presidents Glass song, BY the Glass.
The presentation of gifts to the mem
bers of the Glass, by Miss Hannah Rubin,
was something new for the Normal Glass
days, and was full of humor, which was
especially enjoyed by the Glass.
The gift presented to the school is very
andsomc one, and quite as acceptable as
anything that could have been given. 1t
is fountain for the campus, and consists
OF a centre piece of three children, two OF
whom are drawing in fish net while the
third is standing with basket OF fish on
his head and the water jets play gracefully
over the whole group.
The exercises of commencement began
on Thursday morning at $50 o'clock when
the following programme was gone over,
IN the presence of large audience
Prayer, Rev. John Donahue; Music,
(Grand March from Tannhauser) Wagner,
Kate Davids, Mary r. Curran, Dora A.
Niles and Nellie M. Low; Salutatory, Carrie
c. Rodgers; Essay, Girls of the Past and
Present, NJ. Burnettc Stiles; Essay, If We
Plant Lilies, I'VE will Gather Lilies, Lillian
Brown; Essay, The Work of the Teacher,
Helen NJ. Gossler, Grafton, We are tho
Architects OF Our Own Fortunes, James
w. Diley; Music, Vocal Quartctte. The
Fisherman and His Child White. Louisa
G. Hutchison, Jennie Tyrrell, o. b. Wells,
j. w. Dilley; Essay, Ruins of Time, Stella
Sickler; Essay, Power Of Early lmpres'
sions, Hattie Robbins; Essay, Mere Knowl
edge will not make successful teaching, Jcn.
ME Tyrrell; Essay, keeping up appearances,
| Emilne F,therolf; Music, Piano Solo
| Pollacco Brilliant, Bohm, NJ. Burnettt
| Stiles; Essay, Woman's Place in Politics
Lizzie NJ. Church; Essay, The value OF
| Sclf-Reliance, f. Gertrude LaShellc; Essay
| The Thought Element in Education, Nellie
L. Moifitt; Grafton, The Past and Future
of Our Schools, Henry Bierman; Music
Vocal Solo-Angcl's Serenade Braga,
I.ousia G. Hutchison; Essay, The Women
for The Times, Hannah Rubin; Essay,
| The Power of Temptation, Nora NJ. Finney
Essay, Influence of n Good Mother, Jcnni,
lIeman; Essay, Let Their BE Light May
Reagan; Music, National Medley, Piano
Irene Philips; Violin, Maude Dresbach
Mary Monroe, Dora Niles; Clarinet: Harry
Eshleman Violinccllo: Prof. Niles.
coSFERRIsG OF DEGREES.
Music, Rigoletta. Arranged by Theo
Thomas, Piano: NJ. Burnette Stiles, Kate
G. Davids; Violin; Dora Niles; Violincello
Prof. Niles; Valedctory, Mary L. Lott
Music, Chorus. From Faust; Brnediction
At the close of these exercises the Alum
the Chapel, and after some literary pro
| ductions, and the transaction of business
they adjourned to the Exchange Hotel L
enjoy the Alumni dinner, Here splendit
banquet awaited them, and all did ampl
Justice to it. Neat bills Of fare wer
placed ut every plate, and the tables nnde
the supervision of Mrs. Tubbs wer
arranged with exquisite taste The Men
embraced all the delicacies of the season
When the mttling of dishes had cease
Prof. Waller called the company to order
and number of toasts were proposed, an
responses made by different ones, afte
which the meeting adjourned.