The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-06-07
THE CAGE OPENS
And the Birds are Flut-
tering and Sin ging
And Pluming Themselves for the
Summers Rest and
Freedom.
MARTIN COLLEGE ENDS ITS TERM.

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The Commencement exercise!
non in progress at Martin College
are attracting universal attention
and attendance. The exercises be
gan last Friday in the examina
tiou, which has occupied every day
and have been thorough and salts
factory. Friday night the Art
Levee attracted a large number. II
is mentioned elsewhere, as is also
the Commencement Sermon by Rev
Z. A. Parker Monday evening the
spacious chapel was crowded to
hear the beautiful little operetta
LAILA, THE GYPsIE QUEEN,
in which Miss Lizzie Black sus-
tanned the title role in beautiful
voice and rare histrionic effect, and
Miss Grace Elder appeared as the
Fairy Queen, adding her own ex-
cellent beauty to the author S con-
ception. There was a perfect del
uge of beautiful faces and sweet
voices that swellek in sweetest har-
mony. There were also several in
strumental and vocal renditions
preceding the event of the evening,
eliciting much applause. The au-
dience were delightfully."- entertained.
On Tuesday our people were treat
ed to the novel spectacle of
CALIsTHENIC DRILL.
Miss Lee Reynolds, the accom-
plished teacher Of calisthenics, mar
sballed her class upon the lawn that
skirts the borders of the most beau
tiful college grounds in Tennessee,
at o'clock in the afternoon. The
class was divided into two squads
of some fifty each, all dressed in
white and distinguished by red and
blue trimmings and badges.
Messrs. John G.. Lester, Hume r.
Steele and Ben Carter were made
the judges of the drill, the prize be-
ing a magnificent bouquet. The
blues came in first and were put
through a succession of marches,
evolutions of arms, dumb bell prac-
tice, etc., with astonishing accura-
cy. Then the reds marched upon
the field and were subjected to the
same tactics, going through the
difficult program with the unfalter-
ing precision that distinguished
the action of their rivals. The
spectators were electrifed-many
had never seen anything like it
and opinion as to the yictors was
unanimously and fully expressed in
the decision of the judges. An OPP
perfume shower hurried the specta-
tors into the chapel, where at once
Capt. Lester appeared before the
two armies drawn up in peaceful
parade upon the stage, and in well
chosen words detailed the Difficult
ties that beset the judges in at
tempting to detect point ofsuperi-
GRITTY in one star of brightest magni-
tude over another of equal brillian-
cy finally announcing that each sur
passed the other and both were
perfect, and awarded the prize to
both battalions. 1t brought forth
deafening applause and approval.
Col. Rose then come forward and
in inimitable language and poetic
style awarded a handsome bouquet
to representatives. of each class. He
then presented a splendid floral de-
sign to Miss Reynolds as a token
and testimonial to her genius and
carefulness in preparing such a
novel treat. Last night the annual
concert took place, with the follow
ing well chosen
PROGRAM.
Quarttte, Military Galop.
Pearl Waltz.
Quartette, Forest Dale Waltz.
Essay, Bells, Miss Lizzie Black.
Piano Solo, IL Balen.
Duet, La Tendresse.
Essay, Mission of the Drewrop. Miss
Laura Sutton.
Piana Solo, Circus Galop.
Quartette, Huzza Hurra Galop.
Duet, Waves of Ocean Galop.
Essay, a SCHOOLGIRLS Thoughts on
Woman, Miss Jennie May.
Piano Solo, Harp That Once Thro' Ia
ra's Halls.
Quartette, Skylark Polka.
Piano Solo, Vive la Republique.
Quartette, Southern Home March.
Essay, The Poetry OF Life, Miss Ella
Hall.
Duet, Mermaid's Song.
Piano Solo, ga Regret"
Quartette, Dolce COncento.
Piana Solo, Grand Waltz de Concert.
Piano Solo, Alpine Horn.
Song, Only Pansy Blossom,
Trio, West End Polka.
Essay, Having the Key, Let Us Enter,
Miss Ida Horne.
Piano Solo, Norma.
Quartette, IL Trovatore.
Persons acquainted with the
transcendant accomplishments of
Mrs. S. r. Griffith need not be told
that this was an extra occasion.
We are laboring at this hour to pre-
pare this for print and hence must
omit detail. 1t begins at 8 o'clock
this morning. To-day is tie day of
this week, and the following is the
full program of the
COMMENCEMENT EXERCIsEsEs.
Chorus.
Prayer, George w. Campbell, A. NJ.
Music, (duet) Butterfly Galop.
notwithstanding Carrie Matthews,
French, Mamie Smith, English,
Hortense Steele,
Music = My Love is a Rover, Lizzie
Black.
Hope, Lillian Gilbert.
Hew to the line, let the chips fall where
they may, Ida Page.
How sad; and yet how sweet! Mamie
Samuels.
The Permanence of Literary Fame,
Matte Burns.
Music--The Whispering Wind.
The Shadows of Life, Dora Smith.
Hidden Beauties, Myrtle Ezell 1
The Poetry of Life, Ella Hall.
Bells, Lizzie Black.