The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-06-21
OXFORD FEMALE SEMINARY
A Report of the Recent Commence
ment Exercises--OxfOrd School


Centre.
Special Correspondence of The Chronicle
OXFORD, June 1S.-FOr nearly a half
century Oxford has been noted for its
schools. But at no time in its history has
it so well deserved the reputation as now.
Continued improvements have been adj
ded until it claims for its institutions of
learning position second to none i'll the
State. The recent Commencement exer-
cises of the oxford Female Seminary
aroused in the school the pride of Gran
vile county, and the whole State should
be proud Of it,
On Thursday night the programme was
as follows: Open meeting of the Clio So
ciety. Overture-ss Martha (FIotO1n)
Misses Devin and Hunt Recitation
where's Annette - Miss Gwatney. Vo-
cal Duette-'' Mira Norma" (Bellini)
Misses Harris and Huntley Essay
'Avoid Extremes Miss Devin. Piano
Solo -''Nocturne, (Rocino) Miss Living
ston. Twilight, Miss Ia
tum. Recitation -''The Polish Boy" Miss
Randolph. Quartette- 'Fantinitza March,
(ISat11pe) Misses NJ. and G. Smoot, a, and
l.. Bryan. Recitation-'' GLOW he Saved
st. Michaclas," Miss Wingate. Recita-
tion-sIast Hymn" Miss Hobgood Song
beware" (Ber1ing) Miss Devin. Pre-
sentation Of medal. Chorus-''Thc Noun
tain Miners Song" (BaIfe) Choral Glass
Friday morning Commencement eXer-
cises proper. Overture-"Sound from
Leinate," Misses Wingate, Landis Neal
and b. Rogers. Salutatory and Essay
''The Goose" Miss Tempe H. Williams
Essay Names" Miss Marian Marsh
Song -"Star Of Love-" (Wallace) Miss
Livingston. Essay and Valedictory-
'Mamas," Miss Sallie Hunt. Awarding
distinctions an6 CnpfarriDp Din1omaC
Rondo Capriccioso, (1Ne,edelssohn) Miss
Lizzie Hobgood. Annual Address before
Clio Society by Rev. J. B. Hawthorne, D.
d., Richmond, Va Chorus-'sThe Flower
Dance" (RossinO Choral Glass.
Friday evening, Annual Concert: Part
L. Overture 'Massanielle, "(4ube7) Misses
Harris, L. Hobgood, Huntley and Gwalt
ney. SOng-'.The Future Shines Still
Brightly" (DonizettO Miss Livingston.
Piano Solo-''Irish Emeralds,' Nupe)
Miss Huntley. Piano Solo-s'A Starry
Night,' (S. iSnlitI) Miss Gwaltney. Vocal
Duet -s'Cheerfulness, (Gumbert) Misses
Harris and Huntley. Piano Solo-''Irish
Diamonds" (Plpe) Miss Harris. Part II:
Quartette -''The Race, ? de GrauD Misses
Mr. Hobgood, Richardson, Fleming and
Randolph Vocal Solo Non so Perche,"
(lfuttei) Miss L. Hobgood. Quartette-
''La Balladine,o Lys6ery) Misses NJ. and
G. Smoot, Hunt and {. Rogers No
cal Solo-''H Baccio," (A,dHO Miss
Venable. Piano Solo-''Spinning Wheel,
IS. SniHt) Miss Livingston. Piano Solo
''Polacca in E." (Wede,) Miss L. Hobgood.
Chorus Excelsior, (BenelicD Choral
Glass.
The essays Of the young ladies showed
literary talent. The graduating class con-
sisted of Misses Williams, Hunt and
Marsh. The essay Of Miss Williams con-
tanned much wit; that of Miss Hunt
good deal of merriment, and Miss Marsh's
was interesting with historical research.
Miss Randolph won the medal as the best
elOcutiOnist
The Art Gallery contained paintings and
crayon drawings of much merit and artis-
tic skill. Special mention deserves to be
made of the work of Miss Candace Rogers,
Miss Halle Young, Miss Mamie Beasley,
Miss Pattie Holly, Miss Daisy Horner,
Miss Scotia Livingston, Miss Maggie Liv-
ingston and Miss Sallie Morgan
The subject Of DR.. Hawthornes address
was the errors of Woman's Education,
and Work in Life He set forth in plain
terms the common mistakes of many
modern institutions, in giving preference
to the ornamental and superficial over the
solid and practical. Manly women should
be avoided; their soft nature units them
lOI Llit1 WOlk IIlS IttSC W DIS CIlttSlc
and elegant, his manner pleasing and i'm
pressive. He is every inch an orator.
This school offers unsurpassed adyan-
tages. The grade Of scholarship is high;
but few attain the standard of full grad
yates. Five teachers are employed in the
literary, and two in the music and art de-
partments. Prof. Hargrove, of Virginia,
a gentleman Of long experience in teach
ing, with the highest recommendations, a
graduate of one of the Virginia colleges
and several schools at the University of
Virginia, has been employed. Prof. En-
dres will continue to teach music; he is
an instructor of the highest merit. Ok
ford is situated in one of the most healthy
localities Of the State midway between
the mountains and the sea-free from
the miasmatic atmospheric influences of
the East and the sudden change of tenn
perature of the West. The school con-
tinues to grow in popular favor from year
to year, having enrolled during the session
just passed one hundred and twenty-five
students. G.