The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1883-06-20
HILLsBORO FEMALE COLLEGE.
Commencement Exercises Last Thurs
day Evening.
scRowDED HoUsE-PERTEcT oRDER-GooD
ESSAYS, MUSIC, &c.

fcRowDED HoUsE-PERrEcT oRDER-aoor
ESSAYS, MUSIC &c.
The Commencement exercises of Hills
boro Female College were held in Musi,
Hall on last Thursday evening The Hal
was comfortably filed and perfect order
was maintained during the entire evening
About o'clock the school, headed by the
primary teacher, marched to seats reserved
} for them Immediately in front of the stage,
the graduates as usual passing on to the
stage followed by members of the Board
and President Lloyd, after which the follow
ing programme was then carried out
PROGRAMME.
| Overture-AIiss Jennie Richards and Mr..
V. II. Mule.
Prayer
Instrumental Solo - Miss Lucy Bell
Essay Nearer the Throne tbon T
Thought, Ella Ferneau.
Essay "They While Others Silent Toll
ed Upward in the Night. Alice Head
Instrumental Solo-AIiss Sarah Richards
Essay-"The World Talks of Tbem
While They Sleep, Nellie Miner.
Essay - "Our Foremothers," - Jessie
Reece.
Instrumental Solo-NIiss Matte Richards.
Richards.
Essay Read what is still Unread in
the Manuscript of God, Eliza Starr.
instrumental Duett-Miss Matte and
Sarah Richards
Presentation of Diplomas.
Choruses. ''''"S
Benediction.
The diplomas were presented to Presi-
dent Lloyd with q few well-chosen remarks
by Dr.. FanCleye in behalf OF the Board.
after which they were presented to the
young ladies of the class of 83.
Nearer the Throne Than Thougltu bv
Miss Ferneau, was well rendered and show
ed careful study.
'Ihey, While Others Slept, Toiled Up
ward in the Night" by Miss Head. could
not be heard plainly at all times the young
lady having a very weak voice, but what
could be heard did ample justice to tbe
beautiful subject
'Ihe World Talks of Them while rbey
Sleep" by Miss Miner was very good, the
young lady handling the subject with much
ease and composuro and in an audible tone.
"Our Foremothers" by Miss Jessie Reece.
was undoubtedly the best of the class. Miss
Reece handled her subject SO gracefully
and with such ease that the audience in
general were highly pleased, many who
hate R4eq attending Commencement eAer-
cises for years, numbering 1t among tho
best ever delivered.
"Good Old Times" by Miss Richards.
was full of sarcasm, wit aud humor. and
brought the house to laughter frequently,
she doing ample justice to the "good old
times"
'ReGd What !g Still unssad in the Manu-
script Of God' by Miss Starr, was brilliant
showing much thought and careful study
Taking it ON the whole the young ladies
acquitted themselves admirably, showing
long, careful and patient study.
The graduating exercises of the class Of
83, will long be remembered by those wbo
gere pTeslat.
ooNMEAoHalEkI EsTEa.
Two Of the graduates this year are from
Atlantic, Iowa, two from Bainlridge. Ohio.
md two are residents of HiusJoro.
Rev, j. F. Lloyd, A. NJ, was unanimous
y reelected to the presidency of the Col
ege by the Board of Trustees at n,cir
meeting last Wednesday.
The class Of 1883 probably contained tbe
Youngest person ever gfaduatod from tbe ;
College. The Board of Visitors were biob- I
y pleased with the aunaul examination of y
he students. |
President Lloyd, in his closing address
aid that not one of the graduating class q
lad ever caused the faculty an hour of t
nEiety and from this predicted promis- v
ng future for the young ladies.
One good result of admittipp IN Ho
commencement exercises by tickets was
be perfect quiet and good order observed
" the large audience. L
Notwithstanding the size Of Music Hau. t
he graduates read so distinctly as to be il
eard in every part of the house.
Several valuable and beautiful volumes
'ere presented to the graduates in lien of
owers A good book is Ching of bean.
and joy forever These graduates
ave well learned the value and use of such W
olppea d
Italian Bees and Italian Queens b