The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-06-12
Commencement of Clinton Female fnsti-
tate.

The closing exercises of this excel
lent school, under the IN Engagement
of Miss Mary Anderson took place
on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
last.
TUESDAY EVENING.
Despite the Indictment weather,
when the rostrum curtain raised
nearly every seat in the hall Of the
Institute was taken. This was Child
ren's Night, and the programme cen
sisted Of musical concert by the
children, interspersed with entertain
ing and amusing recitations and tab
leaux. All the pupils did so well
that we hesitate to single out any,
but it is certainly our duty to recog-
nize special merit and should be our
privilege to refer to those parts of
the exercise. that impressed Us most
without appearing invidious.
The Bachelors Proposal" a re-
citation by Master Howard McKin-
non and Rena Johnson, was very we'll
done indeed; the song by Miss Bet
| tie Johnson, in the "Mother Goose
Entertainment" was very sweetly
rendered. The instrumental music
by Misses Eva Lee, Bette Johnson,
Bette Beaman and Hyacinth Peter
son, was specially good. The Misses
Atkinson, considering the short time
| they have Deen taking music, did
very well indeed. In fact the whole
musical concert was not only credit
able to the pupils, but especially so
to their careful pains-taking and eff
Gent teacher, Miss Claggett. The
entertainment over the audience was
invited up stairs to the
ART GALLERY,
and art gallery literally it was. A
large hall with the walls covered
with more than a hundred large
beautiful paintings, arranged in the
most artistic manner. The lover of
the beautiful, with any artistic taste
could not fail to be charmed in the
midst of the inspiring scene. We were
surprised to learn that the work was
executed by comparative beginners,
a majority of the art pupils having
entered the studio for the first time
at the beginning of this term, five
months since. Such rapid progress
and great proficiency in so short &
time speaks in the highest terms OF
TIE proficiency and great success OF
Miss Sudie Faison as a teacher OF
Art. The many excellent results Of
the brush are too numerous to men
ton, but we were speci ally struck
with the Autumn Scenes, the Edo
niZed Mirror, the Meadow Scene
and the Wreath Of Marechal Nei
Roses.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
AS we go to press the evening en-
tertainment is in progress. Misses
Rena Stewart and Bessie Partricl
charmed the audience with excellen
music. Misses Sula Beaman, Mary
Lou Kerr, Mollie Duffie, Lucy Tay'
Tor, and Ella Boney show signs o
marked Improvement and bid fail
to become skilled musicians.
Of the tableaux and recitations
the following were the features O
the evening. The Pyramid of Beau
ty, the Matrimonial Advertisement
the Interrupted Recitation by Mis-
Mary Herring and Master Ferdi'
Johnson, and the Daughters of the
egiment. The latter was a panto
1 mime regimental drill, and the fai
soldiers took the audience by storm
: as willing and delighted captive.
= The school will open again on tn
1st Wednesday in september ant
E the pupils and patrons of the schoo
will be pleased to learn that Mis-:
Faison and Miss Claggett will remain
in the faculty. The pupils were
"a delighted to have with them on thi
occasion Mrs. J. NJ. McIver me
Miss Lois Anderson one of thei
former teachers.
IL AT the close of the entertainment
DR.. 3. F. Marable will make som
a timely and appropriate remarks o
g the subject of Music aud Art.
Later:-The music medal wa
t awarded to Miss Mollie Duffie an
f delivered by DIR. Marable in hi
usual happy and graceful style.