Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-06-16

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students Of the Dickinson county high
school and hundreds Of their friends
from all parts OF the county who have
been In attendance.
Yesterday the third annual musical
recital was held in assembly hall. Miss
Schmitz who has for three years had
charge Of this department Of the high
school work has been signally success
| full. She has aroused great interest
among the pupils and by her tireless
energy and enthusiasm she has sue.
ceeded in building up a musical depart
ment which would do credit to institu-
tlons Of collegiate rank.
The large audience that completely
filed assembly hall was much delighted
with the long program Of nineteen
numbers which was finely rendered.
There was not break In song or
instrumental selection during the entire
program. The Glee club Of twenty
sing well, their voices being under good
control. They gave very acceptably
two selections. Misses Eliza Fink,
Minnie Callister, Carrie Bell, Cora
Grain, Mamie Erwin, Katie Arnold,
Grace Kugler and Josie Gibson sang
very sweetly. OF these Miss Bell
showed almost perfect control Of the
voice in her renditions Of her difficult
selection. Both In instrumental music
and in voice culture, Miss Bell has
made great improvement, Miss Kugler
knows how to most effectively use her
rich, strong voice to excellent advan.
tage. Miss Arnold although a student
for only a short time has proven herself
rapid learner and gave her selection
TO the entire satisfaction of her friends.
In piano music numbers were played
by Misses Minnie Callister, Matte
Coggesboll, Amea Howe, Celia Erwin,
Della lreton and Carrie Bell. Miss
lreton, always fayOrite with n Chap
man audience, held the attention Of
the audience through the rendition Of
a difficult sonata Of Beethoven, and
was heartily encored by the audience.
She has shown remarkable talent for
music and has become well known
because Of her delcacy of touch and
conception OF selection. Miss Callister
has spent but one year in the high
school work. Miss Celia Irwin as.
tonished her friends by her brilliant
rendition of the "Circus Galop."
One feature of the occasion which
must not be forgotten was a vocal duet
by W. |. Early and Carl Wick, aud
double quartette which delighted the
audience with the humorous selection
entitled "a Natural Spell" which was
so heartily encored that they responded
and gave the selection again.
This afternoon occurred the class day
exercises of the senior class. Assembly
hall was not sufficiently large to hold
the audience and many not being able
to secure standing room were compelled
to miss II,
COMMENCEMENT EXEHClsEs.
Anticipating that the large number
which came to Chapman from all direc.
tions in the morning and the crowd
that came in on the noon train would
more than I'LL assembly hall, arrange.
ments were made to duplicate the
program In the Lutheran church which
is but short distance from Assembly
hall. At few minutes after 7, at
which hour assembly hall was thrown
open, 1t was packed almost to suifnca
tiOn and the church was not adequate
to hold the overflow. 30 that many
were compelled to go away without
gaining admission to either building.
ln the hall alone fully 800 people many
of them standing and blocking the
Railways, listened attentively to the
long program.
One Of the most interesting features
was the presentation Of an engraving
of LongefellOw beautifully framed,n
antique oak by the senior class to the
school, The presentation speech was
very appropriately made by Mr.. Carl
Wick; the class history by Miss Maud
Lowry; the class poem by Miss Craine;
the address to the lower classes by Mr..
Frank Halbert aud the class prophecy
by Miss Carrie Lowry were quite inter
estlng and amusing. The words of
the class song were written by Miss
Nellie llummel and the music by Miss
SchmitZ.
Such occasions show fully the need
of an audience room capable of seating
500 to 1000 persons. After the friends
OF the students drive twenty or thirty
miles TO witness the exercises it is
certainly very unpleasant when they
are able to neither seen or hear any.
thing at all. Oratons were delivered
by Miss Annie Newcomer, Laura NJ.
Wilson, Annie Engle, Carrie Hart and
Anna Sandborn and by Messrs. Thos.
A. Borman, John B. Meserve, Wallace
l. Early, Clement Q. Wrck and Peyton
Carter. They we're well written pro-
ductions and showed evidence of care
ful preparation.
State Superintendent Winans deliy-
cred the address to the graduating