The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-06-14
Exercises OF ,he AUDI.
son Female Seminar

announcement Exercises OF the Amber.
son Female Seminary.
'' e'os'hS; exercises Of the third annual
o' 'he above excellent institution
| 'ooE place OH last Friday.
roi several days prior 10 the OCCASION tho
puP''s OF the Seminary had been riri1)v
eAahihcd IN the various branches of s,udy
winch they had pursued during tho session
anu oi course they, as well as the patrons
VI '''e school, were looking forward to Fri
uas WIN no little anticipation. Conse.
4"ehlsy by 10 O'Clock u. m. on Friday tho
p"P''s' together with quite anumber Of the
Pa'rohs of the school, had assembled in ,ba
seminary building to hear the resnlts of
'"e examination. Two or three hours
were consumed in the reading of these re-.
Por's, which were listened to with marked
".'eh'ioh by all present. Several of tho
eiaSses had attained i degree OF proficiency
'hat was remarkable, and reflected much
e'ea'' upon the Principal and his corps of
assistants, as well as upon the pupils them
serves. The results of the examination in
I'LL tile classes eyinced that the pupls had
"l'uerRone complete and thorough course
Oh instruction, and had made rapid progress
during the session.
Another interesting feature duriro tho
DAY was the display of specimens of work
oi 'he pupils in the Fine Art Department,
lhese specimens, especially some of the
pencil drawings, evinced considerable skill
III this beautiful art, un; were much adj
hired by those who inspected them.
AT 81 o'clock i'll the evening the peop]e
were vending their way in crowds to the
seminary to witness the conclusion of the
exercises of the occasion. The building
was soon filled to its utmost capacity, and
many were not able To gain access.
The decorations of the interior and exte-
rior Of the building were elaborate and
beautiful, and under the glare of the lights
presented al attractive appearance. In the
yard were suspended number Of Chinese
lanterns, which lent additional attractions
to the surroundings.
The exercises for the evening were open-
ed with prayer by Rev. j. S. Murray. Gen.
Aver, The Principal, then made few inter
estlng remarks, after which the following
programme, consisting of vocal and instru-
mental music, was rendered by the young
ladies' Of the Seminary
u Marscillaise Hymn, Vocal Quartette-
Misses Lulah Aver, Lula Long, Kate Will
lams and Lizzie Burriss.
Visitation Convent Bells, Piano and
Organ-AIisses Ella Whitfield, Fannie
Thomson and Kate Williams.
J. Waiting Heart, Vocal Solo-Miss Lula
Long.
4. Austrian Song, Piano Solo-Miss An
ME FAINT.
5. Holy Mother Guide His Footsteps,
Vocal Duct-Misscs Lizzio Burriss and Kate
Williams.
6. Medley from Dinah, Piano Duct
Misses Iella Campbell and Sallie Britt.
- The Day is Done, Vocal Soio-Miss
Lizzie 3urrss
s. The Last Rose of Summer Piano Solo
Miss Nerna Aver.
8. Moonlight on the Rhine, Vocal Duet
Misses Lnlah Aver and Lula Long.
10. Ieta The March, Piano and Organ
Misses Alice Gurley, Olive Brown and
Mary Mattison
Lulah Aver, Lula Long, Kate Williams
and Lizzie ISurriss
Il Caliph of Bagdad, Piano Duet-Misscs
Lois and Susie Watson
l3. Moonlight Sonata, Piano Solo-Miss
Varna Brown.
II. Norma March, Piano and Organ
Misses Lula Long, Lizzie BurriSs and Lois
Watson.
10. Aria from Norma. Vocal Solo-Miss
LulalI Ay"r
lG. Merry War, Piano Duet-Misses
Fcrna Aver and Mary Mattison.
u. Guard on the Rhine. Vocal Quartette
misses Lulah Aver, Lula Long, Kate
Williams and Lizzie Burriss.
The young ladies acquitted themselves
admirably, and evoked considerable ap-
planse from the appreciativc audience.
Altogether it was Il most enjoyable occa-
sion, and the exercises throughout were
very interesting.
The session just closed has been most
successful one, the roll of pupils having
numbered about one hundred We are
gratiiied to know that the school is in u
tlourishing condition.
The next session of the Seminary will
open about lst Of September.