The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-05
AT THE FEMALE COLLEGE
THE GRADUATING EXERCISES.
An Excellent Programme Elegantly and
Brilliantly Rendered by a Glass of
Talented and Beautiful Girls.
Conferr.ng Diplomas

graduates" and their uncles and theil
cousins and their aunts and host of ex
pect2ot and warm admirers and friends
who assembled in the college chape
early in the morning TO listen to the
closing exercises of the year. By
O'Clock nearly every seat in the spa
cious hall was tillod and the young la
dies of the graduating class arranged in
half-moon order around the stage, fal
Outshone the pale orb OF night in the
beauty and brilliancy 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 ola
SOM ambula," handsomely executed
by Miss Rosa Phiilips,on of the gradua
ting class. Then the handsome lieuten
Rnt-goVernor of Texas, "Our Barney,n
who had been happily selected by Prof.
Jones for the occasion, stepped TO the
front and gallantly escorted each of the
fair essayists to the toOtlighte, so to
speak, and introduced them TO the au.
dience.
Miss Mae Jones, the beautiful and
first TO read, her subject being "Life's
LOOM" Judging from the extremely
NICE thoughtful and well expressed es-
say she may be depended on 10 weave
most successfully in the future at "Life's
Loom" Taking first houors, her past
achievements give ample promise for
the future. She was elegantly and beau
tfuliy attired and was the recipient of
magnificent horal offerings, to say
nothing OF rounds of hearty applause.
Miss Mary Russell next read a. ESSAY
on the "Fruits of Labor" She has GER
tainly gathered the full fruits of the
honest labOrs OF a scholastic career, and
was especially clear and pleasing in her
enunciatiOn and elOcutiou.
Miss Lyme, PROBABLY the youHges. Of
the graduating class, followed with an
essay ON "LOok Not Mournfully Into G. Q
Past" This handsome young miss ey,s
IDENTIFY wastes no time in tho tmourniul
past" but looks hopefully to the future,
ana improves the shining hours of the
present Hers was very neat address
and most pleasantly delivered.
Our "Llves Are Songs" was the sub.
lect OF Miss Mamie SDodgrass' essay.
IL was extremely well read and iudica.
ted that even so early in her career
Miss SnOdgrass has seen and apprecia-
ted the true music Of life.
A "War Portrait of the South,n by
Miss Georgia Het1ernap, was very
pretty and popular and won her many
plsudiJs. Sire displayed a knowledge
OF her beautiful south, past and present,
and breathed hope for it's future that
touched a sympathetic chord in the
breasts of her auditors.
Miss Nina Meyers said "Iif0 Is What
We Make IT, and she undoubtedly
knows just what life ought to be and has
the correct idea a. 10 how 10 make il
such. Miss Nina, young and pretty,
acquitted herself most creditably,
The subject of Miss Ellie Rouch's es-
say was the "Niueteenth Century,"
and for n lady in her teens, displayed a
familiarity with the stirring events OF
the pas So years truly remarkable. She
has graspeu the greatness and import.
anee Of The century and reads beauti-
fully ana effectively. The success of
her effort was heightened by her hand.
Bomo presence, her elegant toilet and
sweet voice. She received a perfect av-
alanche o. exquisite floral offerings.
What Shall 1t Be?' was the question
asked by Miss Rosa Phillips, Ia her Gle
giant essay. She knows what life and
Its works should be, and reads as beau
uiully and effectively rs she performs
gracefully and skilltully on the piano
She CONSTITUTED largely to thu enjoy
ment ut the orca. ion.
Miss Lizzie Bunch spoke of "Tha
Love OF the True, the Good and the
Beautiful" She Indicated an appreciA-
zion Of the true, the good and the beau
THU so complimentary to young wo.
manhood and won upon her intelligent
auditors at once.
The cart Of Pleasing" was Miss Eva
Shelley's subject, snd she certainly
nTgpfInAa Va "a oh hn
extremely pleasing throughout, both in
manner and matter, wEs tattetully ar
raycd and very happy in her elocution
Miss MutLle Caruth, general favor
lie, was arrayed in a most beautiful and
costly toilet. Her numerous floral offer.
ngs we're elaborate and exquisite in de-
align, aud her essay splendidly read.
The subject was the "Vslley of 81
lence," evidently valley often FREE
quented by her, and resulting As silence
IL popularity supposed 10 result, al
ways M thought, with which her essay
sparkled andlbristled.
Miss Fannie Robertson spoke OF
"Opinions." She knew what she was
writing about for her essay was full OF
aOpinions;" not stale and improbable, !
but good ones all, and attractively pre-
nented
Miss Mamie Cochran declared that
"Thought Is Not Bound" IL was not
bound in her case, but came freely and
reIre.hingly forth from the silken-tied
manuscript and charmed all fortunate
enough TO hear il.
Miss John Il. Orr was beautifully and
exquisitely dressed, and read her essay
on "Delusions" in clear, sweet voice, |
and won many golden opinions. At
the conclusion of her reading she was
warmly applauded. Nobody was ode !
uded" by that essay, but all instructed |
and delighted and flowers, rare and ia !
abundance, were showerod upon her at !
Its conclusion.
Miss Anna Harriugton's essay was
"Goms,' and IL was in every sense |
gem In expression and thought and |
arrangement, She was the last, but |
one of The best Of the esssyists, aud re-. !
oeived her distribution of the flowers
and applause.
During tho reading of these essays |
some OF the young ladies favored the |
audience with elegant selections OF |
music, both vocal and instrumental. |
Amor y Thorn was song, u trio, exquis. |
itely rendered by Misses Robertson, |
Phlliips ana Beulah Diokard, entitled |
When l am Gone from hee," with |
Mrs Rose, Prof Jones' daug At the |
pianos an Instrumental solo, "Grand |
ANiNha'at MllllhlItt' hplonululy exc |
suited 10y Miss Mamie Jones, and song, !
HSpr ugtime," sung most sweetly by |
Miss Robertson,
Thon came the comforting of diplomas, |
task assigned 10 and most happily ex- |
scuted by Lieutenant Gov. Gibbs, who |
covered himself all over with glory and |
.reatedi doubtless many sigh In tho |
luttering young hearts that he was, rs |
ne said, Tan old married man." He |
couldn't lecture them, he said, because |
ne was more accustomed to being Ice. |
sured, but the HERALD can say, and |
Euthfully, that his shot address was AZ
meat and appropriate and Az full of good |
suSSestlons 10 The young ladies' rs any |
talk Under such circumstances could be, !
come nom whom II might. Professor |
zones gave 20 each Of tho grsdu- |
etes a kind of farewell address, sort |
OF lies chart, rolled up In litla tin |