Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-26
APPEAL SPECIALS.
Commencement Exercises of the Uniyer.
sity Of mississippi at OxfOrd-Address
by the Graduating Glass.
First HOnOrs Carried of by Miss s. me
Vlek Hill, of Macon-Medals for De-
bate and Defamation.
Commencement Exercises at Helena,
Ark, and Emmettsburg, Md.-Missis-
sippi Knights Templar.


EMMErTsBURG, June 25.-The Valley
| of St. Joseph's was aglow with scenes Of
| JOY aud excitement this morning, when
the annual event of graduation and dis
| tribution took place In the grand hall of
the academy. Precisely at o clock m.
it was filled with fashionable and APP
preciative audience, mostly relatives and
friends of the pupils, who were eager to
catch the first sounds of the march
which was to usher in a bevy of bright
girls, the special object of their interest.
The y11ng ladies appeared in single file,
costumed in spotless white, relieved by
garniture Of blue satin. Their graceful
and well-trained evoluhons showed
careful calisthenie discipline. This, to
gether with their elegant simplicity of
dress, presented a beautiful spectacle.
The march having ended, a sparkling
aria was rendered by Miss NJ. Magee, Of
Norfolk, Va, whose rich, sympathetic
voice reverberated clearly through all
parts OF the hall, worthy, indeed, of one
far more advanced in years. The audi
ence was then entertained by highly
creditable performance of harp trio by
Misses O'Gorman, Carroll and Bensberg
Academic honOrs were then conferred
upon Miss ID. Bensberg, of St. Louis;
Miss A. Cory, of Emmettsburg, Nd,
and Miss s. Mosby, OF Virginia
Medal of excellence and crowns for dis
tinguished department were bestowed.
by Archbishop Gibbons, of Baltimore.
he grand chorus, consisting Of a coflec-
ton of popular songs, one blending into
the other with remarkable taste and in
genuity, was rendered by the entire
academy, and merited the highest enco-
NUNS. To temper, as ii were, the humor
and sparkle Of this it was followed by
the "Landale, conspicuous for brilliancy
and excellent precision of time. A
dramatic composition, Joan of Arc, by
Miss Agnes Coffay, Of Baltimore, whose
cultivated and expressive tones have
peculiar charm of their own, was rendered
in style which seldom is found In an
Semiramide and "Masaniello were
performed with great spirit There was
| an equal display of talent in embryo
| by six juniors Between the musical per
| formances, prizes in the form of haad
some books, boxes, ETC., were distributed
to the pupils, according to their respec
tive success and application during the
scholastic year. But by far the most
impressive of all was the rendition OF a
| lyrical valedictory by Miss a. Cory, and
| admirably interpreted in its varied reel
| tation, minor and major strains, by the
| Misses Magee and Cofay, terminated by
full CHORUS in three parts by fifty
| voices. As the last strains died away
| the harps and pianos Sgaiu sounded the
| triumphant notes of the exit march, the
signal for combination of most Intri-
cate calisthenic figures, on the conclusion
of which the heiresses Of intellectual
| spoils rejoined their friends to enjoy the
| beautiful exhibits of the art department.
| On entering the studio every nook and
corner was decorated by paintings and
drawings, together with every novelty in
| the artists line Among the most con
| spicuOus specimens In oil were portrait
| Of g. Bensberg, prominent merchant of
/ ST. Louis, by his daughter, and family
crayon, by Miss A. CORY. On the left
/ of these was an exquisite fruit study, by
! Miss Helen Bernardon, which, by It's
| delicate touch and shading, presented
| the appearance Of steel engraving. On
| leaving this miniature art gallery, the
scientific department was reached, where
beautifully arranged herbariums, speci
mems of plain and ornamental penman-
| ship, exercises in Bookkeeping and the
different degrees of mathematics, adorned
spacious corridors On entering the en-
| broidery department the eye was amazed
( by the exquisite harmony of colors, so
beautifully wrought on plush, satin and
velvet, in the form of table and piano
scaris, sofa cushions, satin dress fronts,
toilet sets, and ehildren's trousseaUS-in
a word, everything that could be Of util-
ity and ornament in the adornment
of the domestic circle. Many other
eommeneements would do well to imi-
tate this in the length of programme,
being such as to give the audience am
pie time to refresh themselves by a
slight collation., and to enjoy the mount
ain air under the cool linden shades, or
to ramble through the magnificent groves
of the vale ere they boarded the train.
Congratulations were freely exchanged
on the contrast between this day and the
10th of March, when the bleak north
winds aided the maddening fre-fend
to carve destruction upon two of the i'm
posing buildings of the massive group,
around which are linked the most cher
ished associations. But while enjoying
to the full these hallowed spots, so beau
titled by nature and art, signal was
given for the train, which paused to take
up its happy burden, at the very termi
nus of the spacious avenue leading to the
academy, when the vale resumed its
wonted air fquiet and seclusion.