The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-09
BROADDUS FEMALE COL.
LEGE.
Best Commencement in the
Schools History.
Baccalaureate, Music, EZoquence and
Flolpers.


tion for the last year has been un-
der the management of Prof. F. S.
Lyon and there was no little in
terest manifested upon the part of
the friends of the school, in his first
Commencement, which was the in
dex to the work done the past
year.
And now they are all perfectly
delighted with the condition of the
internal workings of the College.
The Baccalaureate sermon was
preached on Sunday evening, May
30th, by Rev. E. P. Brand, of Penn
sylvania, from Mark IA: s.: "She
hath done what she could" After
a vivid portrait of the surroundings
and scenes connected with the
text, he proceeded under these di-
visions, which were well sustained,
illustrated and enforced:
|. She found phat she conld do
and did 1t.
Here he said that each one must
find her own sphere, but suggested
to the young ladies of the gradual
ing class that they could find life
work in any of the following fields
ID The public school. CO The
Sunday School. 60 The Temper
ance Work.
He insisted that the Temperance
problem can, must, and aoiU be
solved by woman.
II. The Necessity for Preparation
for Work.
Here the speaker insisted upon
these points: CD A new heart
(2) Education. 90 The use of ma
terial means.
The sermon, on the whole, was a
most excellent one, sparkling with
gems of thought, and Astounding in
apt and forcible illustrations.
THE MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT
On Thursday evening, June 9Th,
the college hall was packed to its
utmost capacity, to attend a must
cal, under the management of Miss
Ida Young, the popular and eff
Gent music teacher in the institu-
ton. The music was rendered
with much credit both to pupils
and teachers. The school has GER
tainly been very fortunate in Sc
curing the services of Miss Young
as teacher. The friends of the
school are very much gratifed to
learn that she will return next
year and have charge of this de.
partment in the institution.
COMMENCEMENT EVENING.
On Thursday evening, June 4th,
were the Commencement exercises.
The hall was overlooking with the
intelligent and appreciative audi
ence. The graduates were Miss
Addie Fordyce, Miss Emma Free
man and Miss Maggie Steel, of
Clarksburg, and Miss Grace Jeffries,
of Salem. The class acquitted
themselves with marked distinc-
ton. The essays were far above
the average on such occasions, and
received the hearty applause of the
audience. The presentation of
flowers was simply immense, it
taking four men to carry them
away. The music of the evening
was of high order, and showed
good taste in selection, and rare
skill in execution.
But the best thing of the eve
ming was the address of the Presi-
dent to the graduating class, on the
presentation of the diplomas. AL
though extemporaneous, it was
one of those outbursts of thought
and eloquence, that a great man
will get off when occasion inspires
it. The four beautiful and taste
fully attired young ladies, before
him, and the large, intelligent, and
enthusiastic audience, throwing off
their sparks of mental electricity,
was a fitting occasion to inspire
such an address.
On the whole this has been pro-
nounced the best Commencement
in the history of the institution.