The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-06-26
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Young ladies Of the Newbery Female
Academy. and the followingis the rich
programme which they rendered last
Thursday evening before the largest
audience we have ever seen IN the
Opera House.
PROGRAMME.
The Lords Prayer, Misses Annie
Chase. Lucy Boozer, Lizzie Motto,
Annie Swvgcrt. Lucy Bowers and
Mamie Wilson. Jacobs Ladder. Cal
isthenics. Piano Solo-Les Dues An
pcs. Miss Matte Mclaughlin. Essay,
"Cobwebs,'' Miss Mamie L. Whites.
Instrumental Duer-A Ray OF Sun
shine. Miss Eoline Merchant and
Teacher. Vocal Glce-The Brides
Bail, Misses lone FAINT, Aileen Broad
dus, Mary Chapman, Kittie Livingston
and Mary Bu,ler Pope. Essay-'NeW-
berry. Then and Now" Miss Sallie
Wright. Piano Solo-''COmc Back TO
Erin" Miss Carrie Cline. Songs OF
Seven. Instrumental Duei---SWeet
Home, Miss Fannie Baxter and Teach
or. Piano Solo-FeaSt OF Roses, Miss
Salena Foot. Essay, advantages OF l
Well Cultivated Mind" Miss Bessie
Blcase. Instrumental Duet---CorA
Flower Waltzs-MisS Maude BooZcr
and Teacher. Essay, The End not
Yet''-MiSS Alma kiblcr. Piano So
lo-Thc Witches Dance, Miss Leah
Foot. Distribution OF prizes to Music
Glass. CalistheAicS.
The Lords Prayer, sung by the SIX
Young ladies above named, all dressed
in pure white, was 4 fit opening Of the
exercises Of the evening. The tablcau,
Jacobs Ladder, was entirely new TO
rs and one OF the most striking we
have ever seen. Jacob surely dldn't
sleep very soundly with all those rret-
tv little creatures lowering above him.
In the next scene about thirty OF the
same little angels, in red, white and
blue. but without their wings, did
their parts in the Junior CaliS;heuicS
Glass. Then followed music, voc&!
and instrumental, intersperSed with
the reading OF essays &c. One OF the
longest, most difficult, and prcttlcSt III
strtl;ncntal pieces was Blumenthai'S.
..Two Angels. -" rendered by Miss Mat
tie McCaGgilrin. The selections were
all of the best kind and the execution
OF them was good.
The music showed marked improve
ment since last year, and Miss Griffin
has every reason to be proud OF her
class.
The theses read by Misses Whites,
Wright, Bleasc, and kibler were
bright and interesting. "Cobwebs"
arrested our attention ut once. Little
things often become very important.
''PerfectiOn is made up OF tritlcs, but
perfection itself is not 4 tr4lc.' Miss
Sallie Wright delighted us with her
practical and pointed incidents OF
"Ncwberry, then and now" She
traced the history OF old Ncwbcrry
from tile building Of the first log Court
House on the two acres OF land given
by John Coate nearlya hundred years
ago, TO the Ncwberry OF to-day with
nearly 500 inhabitants, with her
schools and colleges, her city govern
ment and public buildings, her Fire
Department and Ter Cotton Mills:
and then took look into the future,
when Newberry will number 20, ,OO) in
habitantS, and boast of extensive water
works, elevated railroads and all the
appurtcnances Of a full grown city.
The ESSAYS were all good and much
might be said of each did space per-
nit. These four young ladies have
finished the course i'll the Academy
and have received certificates OF grad
nation. If the young lady cssayiStS
in the future will make themselves
heard little more distinctly, and
will give Us a little more OF
the concrete and little less Of
the abStract-wc will-wcll, we will
be all praise for them. Jean lnSc-
lows Songs Of Seven" were very
wei! rendered. The third and the
sixth scenes We're especially pretty
and well done.
Gen. Y. J. Pope. on behalf OF Miss
Griffin presented prizes TO three mtm-
bcrs OF her music class. Is follows !:
|. Scholarship-Miss Fannie Baxter,
,. Dcrortment-Mi>S Annie SWygert,
3. Punctuality-MiSs Mand Boozcr.
The last and most beautiful feature OF
the programme was the exhibition by
the Senior Ca}iSthcnic> Class. led by
Misses Annie Chase, Maud Boozrr.
Matte McCau1hrin and Sallie Creme
kcr. The forty young ladies, dressed
in costumes of White and red and blue.
as they went through inIolntlonS, ev0-
luton, and movements, innumerable
and indiScribable, with the regularity
Of machinery, made brighta beautl-
ful picture, and must at the same time
give the young ladies plenty OF physl-
cal exercise. The Calisthcnics Glasses
have been under the special charge
of Miss GusSic L. Hood, who we are
sorry tc hear will not return to New
berry as teacher.
As the hour Of midnight began 10
draw ncarwe were glad to hear Capt.
Pifer say that another year he would
divide lis closing exercises 1T" two
nights, instead OF one. This has been
the most prosperous year the Female
Academy has ever known, Capt. p.
having enrolled 1l6 pupils and the
average attendance having been about
%,
The thanks OF our community are
richly due 10 Capt. \. p. Pifcr and his
efficient corps OF teachers for the good
work they are doing i'll our midst
We congratulate them on their sue,
cess. d.