The morning call., 1890-05-21
GRACEFUL GRADUATES.
Senior Class Day Of the Girls
High School.
The New Literary Club Splendid Success.
Grace and Intelligence Ably Repre-
sented-Brutus and Portia.

novel and pleasing departure was Introduced
yesterday in the annual exercises OF tho senior
class at the Girls High School.
Mrs. Kincaid the principal, and Miss Martin.
the vice principal have long cherished the idea
that the public well as the pupil would be
benefited by such programme as was SO sue
cessfully carried through yesterday by the mem.
bers Of the Literary Club in The place OF the usual
routine OF exercises and Rotations.
Thanks TO Mrs. Ellis. who arranged the whole
idea and undertook TO formulate the club. and to
whose unceasiDg interest from first TO last the
great present success is entirely due, yester-
days exhibition at once put it on the footing OF
one of the most literary and best OF Its kind vet
attempted. The class was intended TO be thor.
Oughly educational and to embrace the best gen.
eral training possible, and so it assuredly is
Part opened with remarks by the President
OF the club, Miss Grace Reynolds. Then followed
some capital original criticisms OF favorite
authors, one young lady making the criticism
followed In turn by another who reclted from
that author as illustrative OF his style. For ex-
ample. Miss Lulu Fay opened with criticism on
Dryden, Miss Lillian O'Neil following with
recitation OF that authors "Alexander's FEAST
in which a chorus OF twenty trained voices was
Introduced between the verses. Miss Maud Rod.
denis Romance OF Life" by Bret Harte, was
charmingly natural. Miss Edna CotrePs criticism
Oh "Ben Hur." drawing attention to the formu-
lating power OF woman upon mans character
X,
noble type OF an inspired young Jewess as size
proudly Is, full OF dignity and breathing out the
very passion of her race, and vas REGARDED AZ
the gem OF the programme.
Miss Paulne Maussang put In plea for
laughter pure and SIMPLE Miss Olivia Onyon
illustrated II with selection from Mark Twain's
Curing Cold" Miss Mamie Lewis posed az
an able advocate OF George w. Cables pathos 10
literature Illustrated by Miss Alice Rldeout
Wash-tub,' given with de pIh OF feeling poetry
oil conception aud graceful action rarely seen In
schoolgirl Miss Susie Harcourt drew atten.
ton to Cables humor as being fully equal 10 his
pathos, Miss Edith Armer illustrating the fact
with the "Spelling Match" from "Bonue
Venture" the selection being mastery plea Tor
honest teaching, Miss Armer carrying her audi
ence through tile scene with every variety of
Miss Margie Banning closed with a criticism
| OF Oliver Wendell Holmes, specially dwelling OF
the strength OF man versus the wit OF woman,
the criticism being demonstrated by Miss Henri
eta hiIstel win The Boat-rac1" SO well, SO
! thoroughly done that the audience seemed TO
hear The swish OF tile waters and The dip of the
oars.
After some closing remarks by Mrs. Kfncaid,
Miss Minnie Houb followed with an essay on
"Our Late Lamented School," Miss Rose vii
| son succeeding with one on the Growth OF
| Governments" each showing considerable
| thought and power The Spinning Song" by
| The club, with solo III IL by Miss Constance
| Barry, was warmly received. Tie "Study Of
| History" by Miss Annie NJ. Reed. and e News
paper Items May 20, $780, by Miss Eva Shaw,
were rOundly apIlauded.
Part ii opened with little drama entitled
| "Brutus aud PoItia," or "Ambition," Intended 10
| portray the characters and motives of those
Roman women who were connected with the
great events that eliminated III the death of Ju-
| Illus Caesar. 1t was written Tor the occasion by
| Miss Constance Barry, who, herself type OF
| the GTecian beauty, played admirably the part
| OF Claude Miss Maud Rodden acted her SerdI-
las part as II to the manner born Miss Charlotte
| Cunningham, as Portia, In love with Brutus:
| Miss Grace Reynolds as Fulvia, Antony's wife,
| aud Miss Violet Soule as Ierestra, were models
| OF grace and careful acting. Miss Marie Craig
| Miss Laylnia Glesting and Miss Lille hamlen
| played The lnvidlous parts OF gOssips" as
naturally as II they were ill-nalured old grannes
instead Of bright, winsome girls. Miss Charlotte
| MOulder as Calpurnia. the wife of Caesar, sus-
| tained her part with dignity.
Miss Constance Barry al the very successful
| close OF the piece was literally overwhelmed
with congratulations, verbal and floral, con
| splcuous among the latter being huge ladder of
| fame. Miss Mamie Lewis played some charm
| lDg piano selections during the piece.
summer Days" by The full strength Of the
| club brought 10 finish au afternoons enjoy
| ment that seemed mole than appreciated by the
| 1900 people that crowded the big hall so as to
| make even standing room a courtesy.
The diplomas VIII be presented 10 the class on
| Thursday evening at O'clock