The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-06-21
AT HOLY CROSS.

Pretty Scenes at the Closing Exercises
An Attractive Programme.
For many years with each recurring June,
rs regularly as the month brings us its wealth
of roses and sunshine, occurs one of the most
notable events of the scholastic year-the
annual commencement of the Academy of the
Holy Cross. Among the large audience were
many who in former years carried off the
honors Of the day, and wear with pride the
graduating gold medal which crowns a sue
cessful school life, who could not forego the
pleasure of witnessing the triumph of their
younger sisters. In the boxes might be seen
some OF the most Jealous promoters of Chris
tian education, those whose lives and best
energies are given to the cause OF
religion and science. The exercises opened
with The grand entry of the pupils.
Keeping step to the inspiring strains of Men
delssohD's march from ''Athalia," the pretty
misses moved forward aud with graceful
curtseys saluted the audience. Phe choruses
az Waited for the Lord by Mendelssohn,
and ''The Water Nymph," by Rubinstein,
were sweetly sung by the youthful choristers
The Instrumental selections were we'll re-
ceived and gave promise OF proficiency In the
future.
Miss Rosalie Small, in her vocal solo, ''Swiss
Echo songn charmed the audience with her
clear soprano voice. The literary numbers of
the programme evinced thought and diyersi-
fed knowledge. Magnets" written by Miss
Lucy Pope, was read by Miss Mary Miller,
who is gifted with a pleasing voice. Miss
Pope introduced her subject with a brief
sketch of Inc history of the magnet From
this she rapidly glanced to her real theme,
'sThe magnetic influence which draws human
hearts and souls together She assumed that
this undednable power was essential to the sue
cess of genius, be it military artistic, or literary
Miss Mary O'Bren read in a charming man
ner an essay on 'Honor." She regarded
honor as that delicate sense of right and wrong
which prompts one to follow duty, no matter
how rugged the path, or what the loss may
be. The minims in pretty costumes made
pleasing appearance as summer flowers.
Tennyson's ''Dream of Fair Women" was
admirably rendered by Miss Marie Kieckhoefer.
Her simplicity of manner Won her the admira-
tion of all. A series of tableaux were given
during this recitation in which s'Helen of Troy'
was well presented by Miss L. Saum Miss
NJ Harvey presented "Iphigenia," Miss L.
Tricon. cleopatra" Misses Trainer, Gwynn
and O'Brien took the characters of "Jeptha's
Daughters" ''Fair Rosamund," and 'Mar-
garet Ropern respectively. Miss NJ Lough-
ran as Joan of Arc,n and Miss Crosson as
edward I" was represented by Miss M.
Scott, and surrounded by pages and attendants
made pretty court scene as a final tableau.
The costumes were Of the richest fabrics, and
true TO the style of the times which they set
forth.
The Rev. DR.. Chappeile made few appro-
pirate closing remarks, coDgratulating the
young ladies on their success, reminding them
of the high principles which should be their
guiding star through life At the close OF his
address he awarded the premiums and mum
Der OF gold medals Among the other rev
erena gentlemen present were the Rev. Dr,