The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-06-17
A GREAT SUCCESS.

A GREAT SUCCESS.
THE COMMENCEMENT AT CHO.
WAN BAPTIST FEMALE
COLLEGE.
A Very Attractive Programme, Both
Musical and Literary.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRoNICLE.l
MURFREEsBoRo, N. c., June 14.-Our
commencement seemed to be highly fav-
ored by "Old Probabilities" and the In
stitute, grand and majestic amid its en-
chantment of spacious, velvety lawn,
bewitching walks, graceful elms, fanci-
ful shrubbery and bloom, never looked
more inviting than on Monday, June I'd,
as we entered the grounds through the
s.Avenue of Pines"
We were most cordially and heartily
welcomed by Pres. J. B. Brewer and his
most estimable lady. The delightful
sense of a ''home-feeling' at once per-
vaded our being and We entered into the
life and gayety of the hour, with the
spirit of one who had always lived there.
At o'clock assembled large and ex-
pectant audience, for this was Glass
Night, a new feature in this school, and
very interesting and successful it proved
to be. Eight ''sweet girl graduates ar
ranged themselves upon the rostrum,
and their faces were those one could
study and still find something new to at
tract. Miss Alternately, class president,
exhibited fine executive ability, combined
with ease and grace of manner. Miss
Knight reviewed the history of her class,
convincing her hearers that school days
may be bright and cherry, filed with
many incidents pleasurable to the men,
ory.
The future of the graduates was re-
vealed in most charming manner, and
humorously, by Miss Harrington. The
most pleasing exercise, however, was
the class poem by Miss Tmberlake. This
remarkable young lady has, on several
occasions, we are informed, manifested
growing ability for poetical compost
ton. Beautiful music added variety
and pleasure to the entertainment.
On Tuesday We had ample time to
wander about and to learn much con-
cerning this noble old Institute. Its in
fluence is widespread and powerful. We
have been told by some of the old stu
dents that many of the lessons learned
here, the counsel and warnings given
have done them more good than ser
mons. The work, too, accomplished
here is thorough and enormous. The
courses of study pursued are more ex.
tensive than in most other female schools
of the South, the best of teachers are al.
ways secured, and the records show that
in the two years average time for girls
very much more work, thorough work
too, is accomplished than that done ir
the same amount of time in our boys
| schools.
Tuesday night the large crowd whicl
had gathered during the day assemble.
in the chapel for the sermon. Whil
we sat waiting we rested and muse,
upon the surroundings. The chapel i
very pretty, but modest and tastefu
decorations enhanced the cheerfulnes
of the room. On the walls were tn
pieces of work done by the art students
and they were a marvel of variety, exc
cution and selection. The large centre
piece was one of the Madonna's, painte
by Miss Brewer. The manger, tn
group of dark figures about it; the NOR
prominent, Mary, in the foreground
near her, Joseph; the soft and onl
; light coming from behind and fallin
upon the central figure, the Babe-a
formed beautiful, restful and suggest
i've scene. We wish we were given tim
and space to describe the other pieces
Niagara, the Institute, forest and wiz
ter scenes, figures, flowers, birds-o
canvas, ebony, glass, panels, sill
. plush, &c., and the embroideries an
. drawings suffice it to say ths
We learned that this department is
the hands of very accomplished an
efficient artist, and forms one of tt
chief attractions of the school. "
n learned, also, that this lady (Miss Je
: ter) usually devotes much of her vac
ton time to continued study under Il
best artists in Philadelphia.
How often, while quietly musing, d
t our own early school-life rise up befo
J. our minds, and what contrasts we
: made. Truly, the lives of these ins
tute girls have fallen in pleasant place
= The prayer bell suddenly brought O
= reveries to and end, and we were sot
introduced to Rev. J. F. Tuttle, wh
= = were informed, had consented to ser
~ instead of the one expected. His 81
. mon to the class was very helpful al
suggestive. He preached from LUX
vli:37, 38-the circumstance of the "
man who, in the house of Simo
II washed the Savior's feet, &c.
On Wednesday the crowd early CO
gregated to hear the essays and addre
= We we're pleasantly surprised a
!" gratiied to see the graduates appear
8. simple muslin dresses, with very lit
re ornament. It was a refreshing sight
this day of extravagance and over-dre
- ing, and we hope their example of u
8 form costumes may be followed
other schools. The exercises open
with q double quartette. The pial
were in excellent tune, the young. lad
we'll trained, the selections superb. M
Holding read q well written essa,
= Loyalty, the Cardinal Virtue" N
10 10 Ohambless, a paper, "Out of Sch
rs =; Life into Lies School," was v
~ tender and touching. She read feeli
Y ly and seemed to realize the imports
y, change about to be made in her own i
on A vocal duet was then gracefully I
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