Evening journal., 1890-06-20
pePARTlNe sTupENTs.
A Triumph of Art and Skill for a
Dover Girl.

A Triumph OF Art and Skill for a
Dover Girl.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
Dover, June 20. The Dover depot was a
scene Of bustling activity this morning The
Saratoga and the grip lined the platform, and
the waiting-rocms were thronged with de-
parting students and their friends. For the
school year OF the Conference Academy has
closed and the academecians have gone.
The graduating class exercises were held at
the Opera Hou.e last night, and the program
given In the EVENING JOuRNAL was carried
out. The hall was filled with the best look
ing and best dressed people Dover could pro
duce, and on the stage were manv men both
ministerial and lay who Years ago stood up
and "spoke their little pieces" as they stepped
out from the shelter of the same alma mater,
The piano trio by Misses Stevenson, Luff
and Baker was well rendered and the other
musical exercises Of the evening were highly
enjoyed, Miss Bessie Paryis sang "Parlan y
from Arditti, In magnificent voice. Miss
Blackman accompanying her on the piano.
fairly by storm by the brilliancy of her exc
cution OF Won W eber's "Invitation to the
uance." Miss Lewis has been a student at
the academy and has made music
special study, and her performance
last evening proved her one OF those gifted
few In whom the very soul OF music is inner
ent. She has the masters touch. the profes-
sOr's skill, and the verdict of her audience
was that her execution has not been excelled
on the stage here in years. The applause
which followed her selection was evoked from
the gray haired Seigneurs on the stage as well
as the lay audience in front. Ii was a triumph
OF art and skill won by deseryedly popular
| young lady, and Dover girl at that,
The boys all got there IN their orations
Charles r. parper told all about Private
| Property In Land" and FIR nix Brockson gave
| a history Of 1.-The Saxon " l. Frank Mel.
son held that Christianity was the great
ciyilizer OF the world, and proved
it by showing that Christianity and civili-
xatlon always travel hand in hand
/ Young Nat Kenney the boy from Chncoteapue
! tho YOU ngest graduate ever turned ont from
1 the academy htlu wears knee preeCnes pul
i Its only the physical makeup of Nat that vel
remains In the realms ot boyhood His in
tellect Is "growed up.M He read 1.-The
/ Indian Question" for his theme and his
scalp would be forever safe among the
red skins II they could have heard him plead
\ their cause last night. He took the land grab
bers and spectators to task for pushing in or
/ the red mans domain, and he hauled old
| Uncle Sam over the Goals for not doing the
| square tbing by his wards.
''Ihe American Sabbath was Theodore
EisWald's subject, and that young gentle
/ man, who Is generated OF an elocltiOnist and
| decidedly q fine talker, tore the sunday
newspaper to tatters. He said IL was de
grading TO society and an insult to God II
/ creeping things. twas a public institution
/ but so was Henry the VIII, and tn,
i world wasn't much benefited by either o1
/ them. He thought Christian people shoulc
/ sit down heavy on the Sunday paper
The year Just closed has been prosperous
| one AT the academy and the board Of trustees
/ have varions improvements Ia view which
| promise to embrace interest In the school fo
the year 10 come,