St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-02
GRADUATED WITH HoNoRs.
Four Ladies Participate in the Ex-
ercises at Bennett Seminary.

Four Ladies Participate in the Ex-
ercises at Bennett Seminary.
The hall of Bennett seminary was well
filled last evening with friends and class
mates of the graduating class, which con-
sisted of Misses Alice Van Anda. Agnes
N. Bray. Abbie P Hall and Carrie A.
young ladies and witness the presentation
of diplomas. The uSheTs. Misses Mabie
Clark, Mate Fisk, Irene Woods and En-
nina Gridley, dressed in white and yellow,
and wearing bouquets of sweet
flowers, were buSily engaged in
seating the guests until o'clock,
when the room became quiet, and the four
ladies comprising the graduating class ell
tered and took seats upon the platform.
Misses Van Anda and Hail were attred in
yellow china silk and lace, and wore wife
roses. Miss Bray wore camel's hair and
white roses while Miss Brinkerhoff wore a
dress of china crepe, with short sleeves, and
gloves reaching nearly to the elbows. Red
roses were her decorations.
DR.. Sample opened the commence
ment exercises by an eloquent
invocation, and after selection
by Danz' orchestra, Miss Van Anda
stepped to the front of the PLATFORM and in
y,
which was an essay on An Everyday Life
The subject was handled in an eloquent
manner and when finished was greeted
with applause. Miss Agnes Bray was the
next speaker, and gave pleasing address
upon Modern Chivalry. The ancient idea
of chivalry was referred to, and the fair
speaker showed how inferior it was to that
of to-day. She thought that in case Sir
Walter Raleigh, had he been wearing
tight-fitting Prince Albert coat when Queen
Elizabeth came to the mud puddle he
would hardly have taken it off and laid it in
the street that she might pass without soil
ing her shoes.
A selection from the Mikado followed,
at the conclusion of which Miss Abbie Hall
read an interesting essay upon The Man
and the Hour, in which she took the
ground that every mans opportunity to be-
come great comes once in his life, and if he
does not embrace it he alone is to blame
Gladstone she held up as an example of a
man who had embraced his opportunity at
the proper moment. Miss Hall possesses
many Of the qualities of the
successful elocutionist, and had her subject
well under control. AS she finished the
orchestra struck by selection from
''Nanon." The valedlctory was delivered
by Miss Carrie BrinkerhOff, and was an
essay of more than ordinary merit. She
paid feeling address to the teachers, and
expressed the thanks of the class to the
trustees and directors who had placed this
light on the road to knowledge Can't.
Whitney, at the conclusion of the valedic-
tory, with the principal of the seminary and
Rev. Mr.. Van Anda on the platform, pre-
scented the diplomas to the graduating
class. The exercises closed with bene-
III o&f of Do, \ ~ ,N1o
AS each essay was read the young lady
graduate returned to her seat, the ushers.
bearing in their arms hinge baskets and
bouquets of flowers filed across the plat
form, placing the floral tributes in front of
the lady for whom intended. When the
last essay had been read the platform re-
sembled bed of flowers.