The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-06-13
BEAUTY AND BRAINS
CAPTURED sHEEPSkINS THIS
MORNING
Eighteen GraduatedA Crowd at
the ExeYcises-W isdom. Music and
Art-ODe OF the Most >uccehsfui
Sessions Of the Female college

Female College vas well attended.
1t was Lovely day, slthough rather
warm, but it vas not unpleasantly
so and the lovely June skies never
looked bluer aud never did the
tlowers seem brighter to the beating
young hearts 80 soon to launch on
life's adventurous career.
Long before the opening hour the
cars on the lIobson lire were
crowded and hundreds of vehicles
could be seen going toward College
Heights.
This years class is composed of
remark ably bright young ladies, of
whom their teachers and the faculty
were Justly proud.
The stage in the college audi
forum was beautiful decorated
with bouquets of cut flowers in
baskets and lunches, although 1t
had been requested that no flowers
be sent the pupils. A broad white
ribbon extended across the stage,
tied in the middle with large vel
low bow, while festoons of broad
red, white and blue bunting were
gracefully draped from the ceiling
directly over the stage.
Promptly at 10 O'Clock the col
lege orchestra, lead by Prof. Rem
lex, followed by the graduating
class, came on the stage and played
a spirited march. Prayer was
delivered by Rev. DR.. Armstrong,
who blessed the people pres
emit, and the graduates for whom
he wished useful, honorable life,
which would be a credit to their
alma mater.
The salutatory by Miss Rebecca
White was a brief but heartfelt
welcome to the visitors and ex
pressed desire for the future well
fare and happiness of her fellow
graduates.
The class poem by Miss Emma
Armstrong, Of Waco, was a beauti-
full conception and the fair speaker,
reading in pure, clear voice, hoped
her comp anions would make their
rule of life the class motto, "Nou
Nobis Soda"
The historian of the class was
Miss Sallie Clay, of Waco, who
gave n sketch Of the origin of
the class, and said that the
class flower was the Marechal Neil
rose and the colors white and gold.
1t was a brief epitome of the
struggles, hopes and success of the
class during the scholastic year and
was replete with graceful senti-
ments.
"Castles of spain" by Miss Hat
tie Carter, was read by Miss Lizzie
Mae Noodle, of Greenville, Miss
Carter being i'll. Miss Noodle took
the audience on a romantic trip
among the old Moorish ruins of
Spain and gave graphic picture of
the glorious Alhambra. 30 typical
of the fortunes of fallen race.
Miss Carter's effort was really a
prose-poem and Miss Noodle did
the charming subject ample justice.
1t was replete with gorgeous i'm
agery, delicate word painting and
graphic illustration There was a
thread of delicate humor running
through the story, modern cranks
and people with "ideas" being en-
countered amidst the ruins of the
old places visited. The class was
pictured, thirty years after gradu-
ating, as wandering through the
decayed glories of the effete castles
of the Moorish world and the Incl.
dents of the trip, as told by the
charming historian, was most
entertaining medley of fun, tender
sentiment and fine moral sayings.
The annual literary address was
delivered by G. G. Woods, d. D.,
n eosho, Mo and was really an
apotheosis of the noble and tender
traits of women. He called the
young ladies a symphony in white
and said when he saw them he felt
ike throwing himself on the mercy
Of the audience.
There was nothing stilted about
he learned gentleman's address but
t was O'clock full" of gentle admo.
sound advice and hope for
he future. A more genial gentle