Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-06-13
STANFORD FEMALE COLLEGE.
AProsperous Session Comes to a Brilliant
Close.

AProsperous Session Comes to q BrilIian
Close.
The 22d annual commencement O
Stanford Female College was witnessed
by 600 people who crowded into Wal
tons Opera House Friday evening tc
see the finishing touches placed upon il
The exercises were both pleasant ant
profitable and proved fitting finale &c
one OF the most successful sessions In
the history OF the institution.
Ii has always been customary to he
gin the commencement exercises with
concert and this was done on Thurs
day evening, when the largest crowd
that ever assembled in the building on a
similar occasion was present. Prof
Hubbard Is such an honest man that he
insisted on giving the people their
moneys worth, consequently none
could nrumble about the QUANTITY and
none will confess himself SO III for
treasons, stratagems and spoils a. 10
whisper aught against the QUALITY of
the concord OF sweet sounds presented.
The program took four solid hours
for its rendition and II WAS next day be.
fore many OF the audience got back 10
their homes.
II would be absolutely impossible.
unless We bad paper as large as the re-.
cent lO0-paee edition OF the New York
World, To say all the good things we
might about each individual perfor mer.
all OF whom sho wed remarkable skill a.
well IS careful training. The program
began with a children's chorus entitled
THE Jolly Little Walters" which wss
both amusing and entertaining. thanks
to the patience and perseverance, of Miss
Katy worley. their accomplished teacher.
Among the instrumental performers,
and they all did remarkably we'll. were
Misses Jennie Summers, Liccie Lynn.
Anna straub, Annie Belle Woods, nnie
Pence. Mary Pence, Mary Mattinsly,
Leila Allen, Ada Shelton, Beatrice Mat.
tinely. Eva hammers, Pattie Alcorn.
Bees Woods. Jsnie wearen, Virginia
Bowman, Josephine Reid, Lula Meme
fee, Nora Morelsnd. Eva S.eRer, Linda
Tucker. Hettie wearen, Laura 'MacAn.
ally. Sue Woods and Mary Bruce.
The vocal soloists were Misses Vir
ginia Bowman, who sang 'Oh Promise
me" very sweetly; Nora Moreland. who
added much to the reputation she is
making as a vocalist in "Gayly Chant
the Summer Birds" and "Bobolink
aud Alice Holmes, who is always charm
ing In song, was even more SO than
ever in "Oh, Whence Comes the Long.
ing Each performer reflected credi,
on her teacher. Miss Gertrude Carroll
Howard, who has, in the three years she
has filled the position in this COLLEGE.
proved herself most capable and pains
taking instructor in the art to which size
is 50 devotedly attached.
The recitations were under the direc.
ton OF Miss Olivia W. Summers and her
pupils showed the impress of her thor.
ough instruction. Misses Essie Burch.
Sarah Baughman, Mary VanAr sdale.
Lucille Ansley, Flora Balou, Jennie
Summers, Ethyl Beszley, Ella MAY
Saunders and Lula Menefee each eyinced
evolutionary talent and did honor TO
their excellent teacher.
The concert closed with "Gipsy Pic.
lures in which Misses Essie Burch An.
pesred as Flower Girl" Flora Ballou
as an "Old Hag," Victoria Bishop as a
Young Man, Roberta Bright "Shep
Eerdess, Louisa Rochester college
Cir" Isabella Bailey Artist; Eliza Por-
ter widow" Bette Rochester "Span.
ish Lady" Alice Holmes "Prima Don
ma Pattie Alcorn House Maid" Laura
MacAnally Dancing Girl" Virgie White
Tennis Girl" Alice Bauphmsn sport
ing Girl" Emily Alexander the "Swiss
Girl;' Mamie Carter Cook" Nora
Moreland Flower Girl" Vessie Ander.
son The Milk Maid" Leila Clay Allen
Angel Callie Horton German Girl"
Cora Jones "The Bride" During the
rendition OF this piece creditsble recita.
tons we're given by Misses Esse Burch,
Maggie Bright, Cora Jones, Roberta
Bright Laura MacAnally, Emily Alex
snder and Nora Moreland. Misses Bish.
op and Jones gave a vocal duet, "The
GYPSY Countess, and THE Stars, the
Night Adjoining, sung by Misses More
land, Holmes and Straub ended the en-
tertainment which will be memorable
as well for its beauty as its length.
The weather was all that could be de-
sired again Friday evening. being clear
and pleasant. smiling a. it were peace
full benediction on the occasion. Short. |
" after o'clock the curtain rose on the
sweet girl graduates, who proved that
beauty unadornsd is adorned the most. |
Their gowns we're OF muslin, as white as