Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-13

got heavy doses of graduating es
says and oratiODs, They took il
immense slices Of rhetoric and soliC
addresses of the customary bacca
laureate variety. Banquet followed
banquet and applause was heapec
up on more than one occasion noun
tam high, and the stacks of flowers
sent grateful odors heavenward
But all this was surpassed and
eclipsed by the musical alumni on
Thursday evening, June II, at S:l5
p. M, at the chapel Of the univer-
sity.
THE PROGRAMS
were artlstically printed on a stiff,
creamy parchment paper in wine
color, and were surmountcd with
the embazoncd cOat-of-arms of the
university OH the title page Th
musical feast opened with an over
ture by the new orchestra conducted
by Director Wolf. 1t was received,
as it richly deserved, with stormy
encore Of applause. The players re
-ponded happily and it is but justic,
to say that the city has never heard
better music of an instrumental
character and Mr.. Wolf is deserving
Of great praise in elevating the
standards Of orcheslration in this
city. We understand on this occa.
sion the orchestra generously dona-
ted its services.
Good music and good morals go
hand in hand in our highly recep-
tive atmosphere of perfect social
equality, and this fact was en-
phasized and received one of its
highest marks of expression on this
OCCASION throughout the entire
program.
In II few well-chosen words Miss
Lulu Smith Of the class of 'S4 in
trOduced the new class to the as
sociation, for which Mrs. England .
of the class Of 'S3 responded. The
classes new and old occupied seats
on the platform and made very |.
dazzling array Of educated femi-
nlnity, the married ladies vieing in |
grace and richness of dress with the
youth and beauty representing the
more immediate present, while for
intellectual brllliancy they proved
more than peers.
Mrs. England's address was rich
In thought and gemmed with new
ideas, closing with poetical com
position that might have been
easily mistaken for the production
of some of the masters of verse.
The Misses Willis and Scott now
rendered II concerto in ID major,
from Mozart and then Miss Ma
ME Parvin read some most beauti-
'ully worded resolutions by the asso-
clation in memory of Miss Lulu
student of the con
,ervatory who short time ago
passed from the life that is to the
higher harmonies of the life that is
o be. The resolutions show that
he sweet influences of musicaE art
bind the members closely together
md they were tender tribute to
he character of the departed
The second part of the program
began with an operate selection
rom Rive-King, "Bubbling spring"
~ Miss Jessie Dalrymple, of the
lass of 'SS. Miss Dalrymple was
oudly applauded and her playing
harmed the entire audience. She
melihuous sweetness of
that is rarely equalled on
hat much abused instrument. The
,iece was one difficult of eXecu-
ion, combining in its most perfect
fleets the mystic music of spring
unshine playing over ripping wa.
ers. Mrs. Amelia Rely was not
ute prepared for the ovation of APP
lause that overwhelmed her
of How Ruby Played
a difficult piece of elocution,
elivered with rare entertain
ng and dramatic skill. A mere
ow was all that this member Of the
lass of 'SI could be induced to
i've the most enthusiastic encores.
This liberal disposition of the
appy audience to applaud 80 grac-
lusly and warmly had not been
allied forth undeservedly, but it
ias now TO assume even a more
ordial and eXtravagant form of
demonstration, when Miss Willis
ang the adj placer mi balza II cor"
{ Rossini, She received u royal
ncore. 1t was IA noble tribute TO
ulture aud TO classical music IA
yell, expressing the high tide mark
( appreciation for something above
he ordinary In the musicical line at
alem. The artist did not attempt
D soften the striking features of
Italian music but sang il well mp TO
he most rigid standards of the opera
a expression and recitation, aud yet
ron the highest applause, II was {
obly done and nobly received, {
he concert concluded with n grand
allop from Ketterer by Mn. RELY
nd Miss Smith.