The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-11

AT THE FEMALE COLLEGE
I've GRADUATING rxrRclsrs,
~ Isc.Ilsnt rtoEfanmH LisrHni'y ana
Gfiuianty Rendered ~ tiHss ot
Ialsnisd ana Heautiinl Girls,
COnierr. NJ Diplomas

Yesterday nc the Dallas Female coll
ego was great aud ever 10 DO remom-
Dsf,d day W some tifteon "swoet girl
graduates" aud their unoles and their
cousins and their aunts and n host ofex'
peotaht and warm admirers and friends
who assembled in the college chapel
early Ia the morning 20 listen To the
closing oxerci SEES OF the year. BY o
o'clock nearly every scat In the spa
oiuus hall was liiled and the young Ia
dies Of the graduating class Arranged In
half.moon order around tho stage, far
outshone the pale orb OF night in the
beauty and brilliancs displayed both by
handsome toilets and bright eyes.
The exercises were opened by prayer
by Rev. w. II. Hughes, followed by
that beautiful instrumental solo "La
/ Somrambula," handsomely executed
! by Miss Rosa Phillips ne OF the gradua'
ting class. Then the handsome lieuten'
ant. governor of Texas, "our Barney"
who had been happily selected by Prof.
Jones for the occasion, stepped TO the
| front and calamity escorted each or The
| lair essayists 10 tho ioOtlights, so 10
speak, and introduced them 70 the au'
/ dience.
Miss Mao Jones, the beautiful and
bright d aughter of the presidont,was the
first TO read, her subject being "Liie's
Loom.n judging from the extremely
nice, thoughtful and well-eXpressed es-
say she may be- depended ON 10 weave
most successfully in tho future at "Ltfe's
Loom" Taking first ho.1ors, her past
achievements give ample promise Tor
the future. She was elegantly and beau
} tiful.y nttireu aud was the recipient of
I magnihcent floral OtlUriuga, to say
nothing of rounds OF hearty applause.
Miss Mary Russell next road au essay
On tho "FTuiLs of Labor" Sho has GER
tginly gathered the tuil fruits Of the
honest iabors OF a scholastic career, and
YVES especially clear end pleasing IN her
opunciatiuu and elurution.
Miss Lyme, probably the youngest of
the graduating class, followed with an
essay on "Look Not Mourniully Into tie
Past" This handsome young miss evi:
IDENTIFY wastes no time in the "mourpiul
past" but looks hopefully TO the future,
and improves tho shining hours OF the
present. Hers was q very neat address
and most pleasantly delivered.
Our "Lives Are Songs" was the sub
ject of Miss Mamie Snodgrass' essay. |
1t was extremely well road and indica.
ted that even so early in her career
Miss Snodgrass has seen and spprecia-
tod the true music of life.
A "Wer Portrait of the South" by |
Miss Georgia Heffernan, was very |
pretty and popular and won her many |
! plaudiJs. SIC displayed knowledge
/ OF her beautiful south, past and present,
and breathed hope tor its future that
touched sympathetic chord in the
breasts of her auditors.
Miss Nina Meyers said "Life is What
We Make IT, and she undoubtedly
knows just what life ought TO be and has
the correct idea as TO how to make IL
such. Miss Nina, young and pretty,
acquitted herself most creditably.
The subject of Miss Effie Rouch's es-
say was the "Ninett enth Century"
and for lady in her teens, displayed q
familiarity with the stirring events OF
the past IS years truly remarkable. she
has grasped the greatness and import
ance of the century and reads beauti-
fully and effectively. The success of
her effort was heightened by her hand
| somo presence, her elegant toilet and
sweet voice. She received a perfect aV-
alanche OF exquisite floral offerings.
"What Shall 1t Be?" was the question
asked by Miss Rosa Philips, in her ele-
CANT essay. She knows what life and
It's works saould De, aud reads a. h~-u-
iifully and effectively as she peril 'a-
gracefully and skillfully on the piano.
She contributed largely to tn, enjoy
ment OF the OCCASION.
Miss Lizzie Bunch spoke OF "The
Love OF the True, the Good and the
Beautiful" She indicated an apprecia-
ton OF the true, the good and the beau
:iful so complimentary to young wo-
manhood and won upon her Intelligent
auditors at once.
The "Art of Pleasing" was Miss Eva
Shelley's subject, snd she certainly
practices what she breaches. She was
| O. tlNy nj aQsinp thrnnUn0Nt. both IN
manner and matter, was tasteiuliy ar
rsyed and very happy i'll her elocution.
Miss Matte Caruth, general favor
tie, was errayed in most beautif1 al and
costly toilet Her numerous floral offer
| tngs were elaborate and exquisite in de-
sign, and her essay splendidly read.
The subject was the "Valley OF 81
lence," evidently valley often fire.
auented by her, and resulting as silence
! Is popularity supposed to result, al
ways In thought, with which her essay
sparkled and bIistled.
Miss Fannie Robertson spoke of
"Opinions." She knew what she was
writing about for her essay was full of
| iopinions;" not stale and unprofitable,
but good ones all, and attractively pre-
sented.
Miss Mamie Cochran declared that
'"Thought is Not Bound" 1t was not
bound in her case, but came freely and
refreshingly forth from the silken-tied
manuscript and charmed all fortunate
enough to hear IL.
Miss John T.. Orr was beautifully and
| exquisitely dressed, and read her essay
| on Exclusions" in clear, sweet voice,
and won many golden opinions. AT
the conclusion of her reading she was
warmly applauded. Nobody was "de-
luded" by that essay, but all instructe
and delighted and flowers, rare and in
abundance, were showered upon her at
it's conclusion.
Miss Anna Harrington's essay was
"Gems," and it was in every sense
gem in expression and thought and
arrangement. Sh5 was the last, but
one of the best of the esssyists, and re-
| ceiyed her distribution of the flowers
and applause.
During the reading of these essays
some Of the young ladies favored ths
audience with elegant selections OF
music, both vocal and Instrumental.
Among them was song, trio, exquis-
itely rendered by Misses Robertson,
Phillips ana Beulah Dickard, entitled |
"Wben 1 am Gone from 1hee," with
Mrs. Rose, Prof. Jones, daughter, at the
piano; an instrumental aoio, "Grand
Polanajse Militaire," splendtdly exc
euted by Miss Mamie Jones, and a song,
"Springtime," sung most sweetly by
Miss Robertson.
Then came the comforting of diplomas,
task assigned to and most happily ex-
ecuted by Lieutenant Gov. Gibbs, who
covered himself all over with glory and
created, doubtless many sigh In the
nuttering young hearts that ne was as
ne said, dan old married man." He
couldn't lecture them, he said, because
he was more accustomed to being lee.
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