The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-23
THURSDAY EVENING.
The Last and Sweetcst-.The COnc1ud.
ing Exercises.

JUNE II, 1885,
Thursday evening terminated the exercises
of the Greenwood Female College. The fol
lowing was the order OF the programme:
Summer Fancies-Chorus.
Latin Snlutatory-Miss Tudie Graydon.
Dee Freischutz-Overture-(C CZerny) Miss.
es Corrie Graydon, Matilda Greene, Hattie
A Legend of the Northland-Misses Julia
Welles, Bessie Oldham, Mamie Hill, Eta
Blake, Daisy Waller, Winona burst and Lula
In Answer to thy Prayer I'll Come Vocal
Solo Miss Hattie Reynolds.
Going West to die-Nliss Mamie Williams;
Mocking Bird, Qnartette, lWoftman) Misses ;
lock and Hattie Reynolds.
Our Minister'S Sermon-Miss Bessie Old
Norma, Instrumental Solo, Csmith) Miss
Entermi1ing Her Big Sisters Beau-Miss
Tudie Hill.
Ginning Bells Of Lone, Ago-semi. Chorus
Cooper Misses Ma tilda Greene, Bessie HILL
Hattie Reynolds, Katie Bullock.
The Bald Headed Man-Miss Corrie Gray
Puritana-Mlsses Corrie Graydon and Ma
| tilda Greene.
A Scene from lie Cid--Misscs Marion Major
and Callic Simmons.
In the Starlight, Vocal Duet, Misses Rey-
Socrates Snooks-Miss Sallie Whitlock.
The Storm, Instrumental Solo (Webc) Miss
| Matilda Greene.
Annie I.aurie-Chorus.
The audience manifested the same apprecia-
! tfon OF the exercises az on the former even.
ingS. We presume the Latin SalutatOry and
"A Scene from lie CID" were good, as we com
pretended as much about the one as the other,
though Of the pieces With which we were eS
thy Prayer I'll Come" and the recitation,
"Entertaining Her Zig Sisters Beau" Wead.
wise all You young men when they call on
not present. Also the "Rald Headed Man"
was received with great applause. 'The
Storm" instrumental solo, was also well rem
dered, and the falling of the rain at the time
made 1t very appropriate.
The Greenwood Female COlIcge.-Its
Faculty..Its BuiIding--Its Grounds
Its Prospective Usefulness.
At the close of the exercises by the students
of the Collegea reception was rendered the nu-
dience, and music was furnished By the Due
West Orchestra. ThrS closed the exercises OF
the first Commencement of the Greenwood
known in the State Of this institution and It's
Faculty brief notica Of its history will not
be devoid Of interest to many Of your readers.
The Greenwood Female College was organ
lied September Is, 1885,, uuder the manage
mcnt Of the Misses Giles, four sisters from
North Carolina, three Of whom were GRADUATE
ed from Trinity College, n. G., with the class
of lS7S when the degres Of a. b. was confer
red They then taught In the high schools of
North Carolina and Virginia until 1885, when
they conceived the idea of founding the
Greenwood Female College. In June, 1855,
the Faculty and Trustees OF Trinity College
con ferred the degree of A. NJ, upon three OF
the Misses Giles, this being the first time in
the history Of the State that the degree OF
A. NJ. had been conferred upon indies by u
male college, rlnking among the first In the
land The youngest sister, NJ iss Sue Giles,
graduated with distinguished honors nj the
Wesleyan Female Institute Of Staunton, Va,
In 1883.
The Greenwood Female College is q large,
commodous. and imposing two-story struc-
ture. with two balconies In front. each extend
ing the entire length Of the building. 1t has
fifteen rooms lSxlS feet Win ti. a. cnapel ina PEI
ers and owners unaided at cost Of about So =
500. It's furnished with the latest improved
patent desks five piauos-two elegant new
ones just purchased.
The Recommendations are ample for twenty
boarders.
The grounds consists OF five acres of land
nicely laid of. The attendance during the
sessions just closed has been about ninety pu-
pills, and the prospects for large increase the
next session Is extremely tlattering We
doubt whether any similar institute IN the
South has more thorough corrlculum OF
study or higher standard OF scholarship than
this college. The musical departme mt Is COM
plete, and TO be convinced of the proficiency
in this line, an attendance upon the exercises
OF Commencement was sufficient.
A majority Of the girls took their first
course In music this session, and performed
during the occasion with the skill and prof.
cheney that would be crsditable to more expe-
rienccd musicians.
AS Green wood has been noted for edncation-
al advantages In the past, we may ext week
give brief notice of some Of her sch3ois IN
anti bcllum days. \. H.
I'VE trust that our correspondent may keep
his promise to give the readers OF the Press
and Banner history Of Greenwood's schools |
Id. p. and u.