The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
Musical ut Due West.

] 3tssESFa
I'VE bayc often heard Of tue pleasures
attendant upon one Of the musicals ut
fhe Due West Female College, and have
long wished to avail ourselves Of Presi-
dent Kennedy's invitations to attend
them. On last Thursday, May 9th our
wish was gratifed, and twilight found
Sls, in pleasant company, vending our
way, with the citizens Of Due West and
vicinity, to the Chapel Of the Female
[SEollege, which VIC found crowded to its
utmost capacity. We, however, were
favored with n seat Of honor, in
close proximity to a bevy Of as pretty
Eacollege girls, as it has ever been the
fortune Of a young bachelor to face.
The chapel, by its decorations showed
that apt hands, and skillful fingers had
/ been at work thereon.
Every exccrcise Of the evening proved
that the young ladies who performed
them, had had their natural abilities de-
yeloped by hands and minds Of prof.
Il eients. The exercises consisted Of mu-
Ssic, vocal and instrumental, rccitations
and calisthcnics. We would like to
on each feature Of the pro-
gramme, but are afraid as all comments
N%twould be but to praise, that our readers
would regard 1t rs fulsome. We cannot
SJefrain from saying, however, that We
particularly enjoyed the vocal solos Of
! Misses Leftwich and LEGAL and the
vocal duet of Misses Holland and Boyce.
We give the programm pc in full:
! 1. Chorus-Golden years.
2. Skidmore Guards-Quartette; Miss
Ves Holland, Boyce, Erwin and Gowan.
8. Life's dream is o'er-Vocal duet
! Marie Power and Susie Lee.
4. Polacca BriilAnte-Lillian McDavid.
s. observation-disclosures vocal Clau-
" .dia Ellis, and Jennie Edwards.
Neutrality-suspicious. Of Chillon ;
Mamie Latham.
Old Black Joc-Piano and Organ 4:
Leone Blake and Susie Lee.
8. When the heart is young-Song ;
Claudia Ellis.
8. Selections from II Ir0Uat0re--
Qnartette {; Misses league, Stussy,
Whitesides and Power.
10. ., Restless Sea-Trio Misses
Hammock. Dale and Dear.
III. Chorus-O, Come Away.
IL. Pearl Of the Sea-Piano aud Or
gan I; Misses Anderson, Hood and Brock.
s 13. The Mefsage-Song Miss Left
witch.
Il. distinguishing the Governor ;
Lizzie Pierce.
10. The Fisherman and his Child
Duet vocal Misses Holland and Boycc.
10. Whispering Wind-Piano Misses
I1eftwich and Lindsay.
II. Kathleen Mavonrneen-Miss lie
gal.
Chorus-Pit pat there falls the rain.
After this the calisthenics class. which
had been taught by Miss Leftwich. gave
an exhibition drill in the yard, which
had been lighted up with lanterns and
torches for that purpose. Language
fails us, in an attempt to describe the
intricate but we'll executed movements
Of the class. Their wheels aud the
regularities Of movement. would have
put to shame a crack military company.
After seeing Miss Lcftwich's class in
ealesthenics we felt that we could SYM.
saxthize deeply with the old bachelor.
who upon first seeing q class 60 through
with ca~lesthenics, burst out crying, and
upon being asked the cause Of his plen.
eous tears, said hat his sorrow on
%seceount of having no children to take
aaasthenics, promoted his lachrymal
overflow.
PRESIDENT Kennedy and his able CORPS
teachers are certainly to be %congatu-
lated upon the success of the entertain-
snsns. and Abbeville County is to be
1lg rntulated upon having in her
soasnds such q college with such teach
arfs. It is ah honor to our County and
5fiGehy deserves the large patronage it
scASscs.
,lr trip was a pleasant one indeed
sssd re hope to have the opportunity Of
gspgatlng II at some future day.
Examination Of Teachers.
School Commissioner Hodges has re-