The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-06-01

Given by the Pupils of Mrs
Miller Last Night at the Cum
berland Presbyterian
Church.


musical program given by the pupils of
Mrs. X. T. Miller's seminary. Mrs. Millers
pupils have won a reputation for giving
excellent entertainments, and those who
attended expected everything enjoyable,
nor were they disappointed. The pro-
gram, as given, was as follows:
First, q march on the piano by Prof. j.
NJ. Chance, TO the music of which thirty
beautiful young ladies, exquisitely attired,
took their places on the platform. Rev.
Longan then offered the invocation in a
most appropriate manner, after which a
piano quartette entitled Invitation to
dance" was beautifully given by Misses
Katie Miller, Belle Wood, Beulah Harris
and Dora Menifse. Essays,
IL slept and dreamed that life was deity !;
/ awoke and found that life was DUTY"
Mrs. Miller announced that il had been
customary for DIR. Miller to offer a prize
for the bet essay by one of the school
girls, and that this year would prove no
exception. She was careful 10 say that the
essays were school girl" essays. and that
"too much must not be expected"
The first essay was to have been given by
MissKatie Antes, but unfortunately she was
i'll, and of caurse could not read her essay.
Essay Visit &c Rome" Miss Anna
Lupe, was pretty little visit told in the
qnaintest way, but which turned ont 10 be
dream. 1t was very pleasant dream,
however, both TO the hearers and to the au-
thor.
Piano solo, LIST ''Serena Ie," by Schubert
List, 2nd "Invitation in F. major" Miss
Sharp, was given with delicacy of touch
and expression witch pleased her hearers
immensely, and she was heartily APP
plauded.
E,suy, tsunday," Katie Miller, was very
well written, she giving the origin OF the
name and Its purposes and with the exhor-
tation that il should be kept holy and
sacred. She also spoke OF the various
WAYS in which different individual and
different nations celebrated the day.
Essay, Nothing Lost" Mary Potter.
Miss Potter spoke of the rain drops and
other works of nature ind the fact that
nothing in nature is lost. She also applied
the subject matter of the essay, TO acts Of
every day life ard the fact that there is
nothing lost by kindly deeds, careful at
tention to study, etc. The essay was care
fuiiy written and contained many excel
lent thoughts.
Piano duet from Tanhauser, MiSss
Hattie and Katie Miller, was rendered in y
brilliant manner, both playing their re-
spective parts in the best possible time and
giving much pleasure to their hearers.
Essay, Chow Shall Spend My Vaca-
tion," Miss Nora Houx. She spoke OF the
hopes which are often disappointed,
in the plans for vacation but which In her
case she would not occur, as she had in
contemplation a visit TO 81 Louis, st.
Paul and other points. The essay was of
an anticipatory sort, but was interesting
and prettily written.
Essay, Industry" Aggie Wuerdemann,
was carefully written and contained some
excellent advice concerning the necessity
for habits of industry. The essay was
eddy the audience.
Piano solo, "At the SPRING" one of
Josseffy's compositions, was, as Its title
would indicate, a bright and sparkling Sc
lection and was given finely, Miss Miller
being a musician of no ordinary merit,
and carefully trained.
Essay, "What Woman Can Do" Mat
tie R;ssler, was purposed to show how
many avenues in the journey CT life are
open to women, her skill in literature, in
science, etc, also the prediction
that ere many years she will be al
lowed the right of suffrage and take her
place on an equal footing With men.
Essay, Behind the Sun the Cloud Still
Shines" Miss Fannie McCutcheon, was
well written and also extremely we'll read.
1t was merely an application to daily life
of Longfellow's lines, Behind the Cloud
is the Sun Still Shining" but is was ap-
piled in a manner worthy OF much credit.
The programme proper was finished with
a drama by eight young ladies as follows:
Misses Jennie Jaynes, Hattie Miller, Cora
Thompson, May Jsynes, Lulu Evans, Lii
lie Conner, Katie Van Dyne and Fannie
Mayer. The drama was entitled "Light-
hearts Pilgrimage" and was partly sung,
partly recitative, and In every respect well
and enjoyably given.
Piano auartette, "Euranthe," Misses
Crowley, Harris, Mason and Mr..
Chance. The soprano parts of the
ouartette were given in mastery
manner, the young ladies all playing in the
ing has so well assured.
rs al the a
small room had been arragned TO show an
exhibition of the seminary art depart
ment under the tuition of Miss Helen A.
Goodwin. The sketches as shown by the
pupils, some fifteen in number, were all
excellently worked up in crayon, and for
the m, st part were copies of casts. In point
of fact. the display was a fine one,
and reflected much on the painstaking
work of both pupils and teacher. Those
who attend the commencement exercises
this morning will find it to their interest
as well as enjoyment TO visit Miss Good
wins improvised art studies, as tie exhibit
is really meritorious and instructive ole,
she having talent far beyond the ordinary,
and quite capable of imparting knowledge
to her pupils.
The regular commencement exercises,
and the awarding of the diplomas will be
held at 10 o'clock this morning at the
Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN church, after