Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-20
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALI
FORNlA.
Closing Exercises Presentation of
DipIomas-A Brilliant Entertain
ment.

Ah0ht.
A large and enthusiastic audience as
sembled at the University on Wednes.
day evening to witness the closing exer.
cises of the Aristotelian Society, +. T..
S;gler President, conducting the exer-
cises. Geo. f. Bovard, one Of the grad
uates, delivered the valedictory. and
was replied to by F. p. Sigler. Graduate
Bovard spoke on the subject The Mas
ter Of Those that Know" in most elo.
quent manner that met with much ap.
plauss. He has the natural elements OF
public speaker well illustrated in his
words and gestures. The other gradu.
ate, Mr.. +. Il. Lacy, showed great
thoroughness aud delivered on yester-
day an admirable salutatory. They were
presented with diplomas by the Presi
dent, accompanied by appropriate
remarks. The rest of the graduating
exercises consisting of a piano solo by
Miss Lille Condict, "Home Sweet
Home" The general prog anime con
sisted Of the following exercises:
Die Stupime Won Portici-( Two
pianos)-Auber. Piano |, Mrs. q. S.
Nellis, Ada Railsback; piano 2, Lottie
Condict, Mamie Reilly.
INVOCATION.
Grafton, "The Literary Glass;" L. P.
Guiberson.
Essay, Character and What Comes
of it," w. X. Carter.
The Dore Valse Cantabile, Arditi,
Mamie Reilly.
Recitation, 1.-THE Sleeping Sentinel,
B. F. Curler.
Grafton, "The Harvest we are Reap.
ing" j. Wesley Robinson.
Essay, Animal Intelligence" +. II.
Emo.
Piano Solo, Carnival Of Venice,
Schulhoff, Cora Snodgrass.
Society poem, "The Prophecy Of
Isaiah" Frank Borton.
Grafton, French Revolution = Its
Causes and Effects" j. w. Curtis.
Sonata Pathetique. Beethoven. Rosa
Belknap.
The programme was carried out with
entire success and showed great care
and a high degree Of scholarship.
Messrs. l.. P. Gniberson, w. r. Carter,
B. F. Curler, +. H. Emo, j. w. Curtis
and Frank Borton, all did remarkably
well, and the same may be said of the
young ladies who furnished the instru-
mental music. Mrs C. ). Nellis. the
teacher, is deserving ef much credit for
the careful culture OF those under her
charge.
The audience was perfectly delighted
with the exercises, which were of high
order and continued to a late hour.
Yesterdays EXERCISES.
The graduating exercises of the First
Class took place yesterday at 2 p. m !,
aud were carried out with great spirit
and most gratifying success. and con.
sisted of the following:
Overture, "Sans Souci,"J j. Kaula.
Invocation.
Concert Waltz, Sweetest Flower" J.
s. Cox.
salutatory, "The Coming Man." F. f.
Lacy, Pasadena.
Grafton, political Somuambulism, I"
Geo. F. Bovard, Alpha, Ind.
Lancers, Grand Duke," X. Ii. Ross.
valedictory, "Common Things" Mil
lie G. Miltimore, Los Angeles.
Solitude, IAN Original Caprice" Mer
,cadante.
Conferring Degrees by the President.
Galop, Fear not" Schlepegrell.
Benediction.
The musical portion Of the programme
was acceptably rendered by the Ameri-
can orchestra.
Want OF space prevents an extended
account of the closing exercises, which
were very excellent in every respect,
and mark bright day in the calendar of
this most excellent and prosperous
school, which well deserves a new and
nobler editice to accommodate the stu.
dents and its excellent faculty. Who
will be the first man to give $40, 900 to-
| wards the new building.