The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-14
irHrNINe AND RreuLArrNe.
DALLAS FEMALE COLLEGE.
The Closing Exercises-Essays by Sweet
Girl Graduates Instrumental aud
Nocal-Hundreds of Persons Present
Happy Hearts and Pleased Parents.

inc siosinS hNercises-Essays by Sweet
Girl Graduates-hiuslc, Instrumental aud
Vocal-Hundrsds of Persons Present
Happy Hearts and Pleased Parents.
Last night the Dallas Female college was
crowded to its utmost capacity to witness
the very interesting exercises, consisting Of
essays by the graduating class, music,
reauing of original poem, and the
presentation OF diplomas, ETC., etc.
There were several hundred persons pres
ent and from commencement TO close the
utmost order prevailed, the quiet through
out the audience being unbroken save by
the applause that testified appreciation of
the merits OF the compositions read. Every
seat, every bench to be found in the entire
building was occupied, and the windows
themselves were filled, until long before the
opening, at $50 o'clock, there was not even
standing room in the large hall,
The graduates, nine in number, were all
elegantly attired in white dresses, white
gloves, white slippers, etc, and as they sat
upon the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS platform
surrounded by wilderness of roses, they
seemed like queens of the floral kingdom
Ia the midst of festival ofjoy. Followingts
THE PROGRAMME,
Prayer
Music-Vocal duet "when Life is Brightest
(Pinsut) Misses Cottey and Funchess
Essay--Lost Opportunities; Miss Maggie Me-
Cune.
Essay-Forgotten Things Miss Annie Piouts
Embellishments duet "Claytou's Grand
March (Blake) Misses Knowles and Wright
Essay ~Consider the Lilies; Miss Emma Open.
helm,
Essay-The BLACKBOARD of Society; Miss Lula
Young.
Music,-vocal solo, "Esmereda" Miss Emma
Essay-"well.don outlivcs Death; Miss Hat.
tie Stemmons.
Essay-we have Launched Our Boats, Where
will We Anchor? Miss Irene Swink.
Muslc-Vocal duet Would that My Love-
(MendelssohnG Misses McCunc and Coltey.
Essay-Eyerybody's Utopia; Mis- Ella Fen.
drinh.
Essay-To What End; Miss Anna KEEPER.
Music--Vocalduet Flower Gatherers' Glover:
Misses Young and Oppenheim,
Essay-The Lone Star; Miss Bertha Fun
chess.
Presentation OF diplomas by principal, Profcs-
sor ]. $. Smith
The essays were read in clear and dis
tinct voice by their composers, yet, as a
rule, scarcely loud enough to be audible to
those in the more distant sections of the
room. They were highly creditable 10 the
young ladies, who showed themselves mis-
tresses of the subjects handled. The music
was eminently appreciated and its execu-
ton received rounds of applause. AS each
fair one bowed her closing sentence, show
ers of bouquets, wreaths, baskets of flow
ers, and indeed all manner of
floral testimonials loaded the stage at her.
feet. Truly 1t was an occasion when happy
hearts paid tributes to splendid brains, and
it was an event long to be remembered in
the history of their lives, where it might
be here repeated to them:
Gather the roses while you may,
Old Time is still a-hying,
What blooms so brightly here to-day
Tomorrow may be dying"
When the last essay was read, o pleasing
episode took place, wherein Miss Lula Young
was the happy recipient of handsome
gold medal, in design, harp, presented by
friends for proficiency in music. Upon
special request, Major Elliott, of the HERALD,
presented the same, saying, substantially;
Miss Young: ! have just been handed,
by some friends OF yours in the audience,
this envelope, containing request of me
that | present to you this elegant gold
medal a harp. The names of the donors
appear to be on the card attached. Sur
prised myself, as well as you, can only
wish that l possessed some silver words
to express some golden thoughts of
you for them upon this occasion,
and with melody of voice that is
your own, and that has brought to you the
elegant tribute. They bid me say to you
that, congratulating you upon your splen-
did achievements in an art known OF all
ages and every cline, influencing the brute
as well as human nature, and INDUCED in,
we are told, by even the heavenly choir,
they wish, for your coming years, har-
mony equal to that which your nimble
fingers can entice from the willing keys of
your ebedient instrument, and as bright
and as pure as this exquisite souvenir.
But if this be impossible of realization in
this world, where, in the music Of life, there
is some discord for us all where, it seems,
that CLEAN and gloom must ever meet, and
some gall acknowledgement the sweet, then
their most ardent prayer must be that each
cloud may have its silver lining for you,
each dark billow its bright wavelet, and
that the smile of sympathy shall be ever
ready to kiss away each tear of trouble ere
1t reaches the cheek. | pray you then ac-
cept the medal to wear 1t right worthily, as
1t was won meritoriously."
After this came the presentation Of d.
plomas, with most touching and ap.
propriate remarks from Professor Smith,
under whose tutoring care these sweet
girl graduates now close their schooday
efforts. The entire affair passed Off in
most felicitous style. Just before midnight
the work was brought to finale. and teach.
err and pupil and college companions sep.
arated rs such to 60 their several ways In
life with that equipment which q liberal
education affords. The HERALD wishes
them all the happiness anticipated, hoping
they will anchor their barksn in the port
that is placarded "Well-done outlives
Death"
After the general retirement several
young gentlemen friends went out to sere-
made the fair graduates, on the prairies,
etc., and thus to the fragrance OF flowers
add further testimonial through the melo.
precludes the publication of any OF the es.
says.