The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-06-08
SWEET GIRL GRADUA ATES.
OF THEM ARE THE
JEWELS PEACE INSTITUTE.

The Peace I commencement lnlS p" eek
is One of the Pieasantest in its Entire
History.
Commencement al Peace Institute is al
ways an occasion Of interest and pleasure,
not alone 10 the people of Raleigh, but to
the many friends AMI patrons of the school
throughout the State. 1t Is as pleasant as
it is interesting, for the exercises are al
ways of the highest order and attract all
the lovers of music who can attend.
Friday Nights Exercises.
This year the graduating class number
ed seventeen-and seventeen young wo
men of rarer accomplishments, young men
hunting wives will not find anywhere.
The class inaugurated a new feature in the
exercises this year. The CHRONICLE does
not charge that the novel feature was
taken from the graduating classes of the
colleges and the universities, but if it was
the young ladies showed good taste; and
IN carrying out the exercises, discounted
all the class-daY. exercises we have heard
where boys took the parts. The officers
of the class were : Miss Bertha Knox, of
Salisbury, President !; Miss Maggie S. Wat
kins, Of Durham, Vice President Miss
Ada Y. Womble, of Raleigh, Secretary. 1t
is well officered-so the CHRONICLE thinks,
and We believe We know when a company
or class is we'll oficered. The following
tractive because it was so exceliently car
ried out History of the Glass, by Miss
Susie Heck, of Raleigh; Poem, by Miss
May Lucas, of Washington, N. G. ; Proph-
ecy, by Miss Mamie Burke, of Mocksville !;
Essay, by Miss Mamie Faison, of Clinton.
Between the parts of the programme were
interspersed pieces of music by Misses
Lalla Oates, of Charlotte, and Bertha Knox,
of Salisbury.
Ill =,
the class, of a handsome steel engraving,
which was presented by Miss Maggie S.
Watkins.
Sunday Morning.
on Sunday morning the sermon before
the graduating class was preached by Rev.
John S. Watkins, D. D. His text was from
Psalms Hath chapter and 18th verse, in
these words: ''That our daughters may
be as corner stones polished after the
simlitude of a palace.
Upon these words he preached sermon
or great power and beauty, rich in illus
tration and convincing in argument. 1t
was most appropriate, as well as able and
full of interest. 1t was one of DR.. Wat
kins finest efforts-in other words, it was
grand sermon. No young woman could
hear it without having higher aims and
nobler aspirations.
The music, under the direction of Prof
Bauman, was-(we do not put it too
strongly y)-entrancing.
Monday Evening.
The spacious chapel of the Institute was
filled at an early hour Monday evening by
the friends and patrons of the school in
Raleigh, and visitors from other sections
of North Carolina. The girls were all
dressed in white, and a more beautiful
sight could not be found than these young
ladies as they took their places on the
stage. The programme was as follows:
Prayer, by Rev. DR.. Macks
Smart Heaven" Chorus. Vocal
Glass.
Announcement of Distinctions.
Abt-'' Would were Warbling Bird y
Miss Annie Cannon.
Wieniawski-" Valse de Concert" Miss
Bette Harris.
Bordese-.' Mountain Riders" Duett
Miss May Lucas and Lila Junkin.
Andres Arabesque Allemand." Miss
Lily Price.
Torry-"La Primavera. Miss May
Lucas.
Blumenthal-"V Venetian Boat Song"
Duett. Misses Margaret Smith and Lalla
Oates.
Thalberg-" Fantasie La Muette de
Partici'' Miss Lizzie Barnes
Aeyerbeer-' Ombra Leggiera.' Miss
Lalla Oates.
List Rhapsodie Hongroise No. 12.''
Miss Bertha Knox.
Campana-"F Fountain of Love Eternal. p"
Double Trio. Vocal Graduates-Misses a.
Cannon, n. Faison, L. Oates, NJ Lucas, L..
Barnes, L. Junkin.
Benediction by Rev. DR.. Watkins.
Dnring the evening Prof. W. A. Blair,
Principal Of the Winston Graded School,
made an elegant and appropriate address
to the young ladies who had won prizes
and medals, and presented them as fol-
lows For Penmanship, medal to Miss Lily
Price, of Greensboro for improvement in
penmanship, the W. S. Primrose medal to
Miss Cora Beavers, of Durham the D. E.
Everett mathematical medal to Miss Nan
nie Burke, of Mocksville ; the f. l.. Har-
rls art medal to Mss Fannie Heartt, of
Raleigh the Watson prize medal for cray
on drawing to Miss Lora Hogan, of Green's
boro the prize for best oil painting to
Miss Mamie Fason, of Raleigh the En-
glish Essay medal, given by Prof. e. \.
Alderman, to Miss Ada V. Womble, of
Raleigh.
Mr. Blar's speech did him credit. 1t was
full of meat, but was not wanting IN ora
torical adornment or IN humor.
The following young ladies were award
ed certificates of proficiency in the several
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School of English Literature and History
Misses Mary L. Green, Matte A. Green,
Carrie Rosenthal, of Raleigh, and Zoa
Rigsbee, of Durham.
School of Latin-Miss Ada V. Womble,
Of Raleigh.
School of Mathematics Irving
Scales, of Raleigh.
School of French-Miss Loula Crawford
Of Raleigh; Miss Julia Faison, Of Garys
burg
school Of German-Miss Carrie Rosen
thai, of Raleigh
School of Natural Science-Miss Carrie
Rosenthal, Raleigh.
school of Drawing and Painting-Mis'
Annie Patterson, of Mangum; Miss Lily
Edmundson, of Greene county, N. q.
The diplomas and bibles were presented
to the graduating class by Rev. W. NJ
Clark In making the presentation Mr
Clark gave the young ladies wise counsel
and spoke of the great value of the Bible
He thought it was a much neglected book
especially by men. The following young
ladies' compose the graduating class: Misse
Mamie Burke, Loula Crawford, Lillial
Dillon, Julia Faison, Mamie II. Faison
Bette Harris, Susie Heck, Lila Junkin
Bertha Knox, May Lncas, Lima Mcdonald
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