The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-24
CONVERSE COLLEGE.
An Interesting Programme at the An
niversary Exercises.

An Interesting Programme at the An
niversary Exercises.
Spartanburg, S. c.. April 22.-The an
niversary of Converse College has been
celebrated and yesterday will hereafter
be marked with cred letter. in the his
tory of this little city. Everybody for
miles around gathered on the campus and a
sea of upturned faces witnessed the march
ing out Of the young ladies' OF the college.
a weeks drill under their teachers had
had its good effects upon the students,
and at 10 O'Clock they filed out of the
callsthenium, in which they had assem-
bled, by classes to take their appointed
places on the campus with the steady
tramp and martial bearing of veterans.
The juniors planted their trees, each
reading an appropriate quotation as she
threw a spade full of soil on the root Of
the tree. After the trees were planted
the seniors presented them to the college.
President Wilson accepted the trees In a
neat speech, and then each Of those who
had planted them burnt a book which she
had finished studying.
While the students were on the campus
the carriages containing Gov.
NOrthen and Tillman, and the latter's
staff, DR.. Winston, president University
Of North Carolina. Congressman Hemp
hill and others, under the escort Of Spar
tanburg's crack military company, the
Hampton Guards, arrived on the ground
and the distinguished guests, the faculty
of the college, and the students marched
into the college and proceeded to the
chapel where the exercises of the day
We're continued
Interesting addresses were made by
Gov Northen of Georgia. DR.. Winston and
Congressman Hemphill, their themes
being the higher education of women. The
exercises were interspersed with singing
and reCitatlons.
Gov Tillman and staff did not remain
to listen to the addresses in the chapel as
the executive had to attend a conference
IN town relative to the location of the
proposed State Female Industrial School,
for which Spartanburg is a competitor
The evening entertainment comprised
vocal and instrumental music, recitatiOns
and pantOmime, and the chapel was
crowded from pit to gallery" hundreds
having to be satisfied in listening to and
not seeing those who were taking part in
the exercises.
The following programme was carried
out in eXtenso
PART L
1. c. H.Whttier, March Militaire, OPP. 1. No. 5
Miss Daisy =. Crouch,
Miss Margaret Co6eld.
Miss Mary Z. Garrett
PantOmime-Hul hlCNeel, Susan Arnold.
Maggie Estill. Maud Logan, Mary Garrett,
May Dibble, Maggie Finlay Lillian Hamil-
ton, Sadie Hamer, Kate Shuford, Nellie Jones,
Addie Cannon, Mamie Crouch.
Miss Law.
T. Bulwer Lyttop. The House and the Brain
Miss Ella King.
5. Saint Saens .... .......................
Miss Nina Moore.
PART IL.
l. Dudley Buck. ............. Concert Waltz
Chorus.
,. Mulder ................. -..... Staccato Polka
Mrs. Paul Petty
8 Verdi .,...... Fantase for Piano and Violin
Miss Crouch and Mr.. Ball.
4 Gumbert duo characterization. Cheerfulness
Misses Brinsdon and Brown.
5. Mark Twain. The Awful German Language
Miss Albaugh.
3. JakoWSk. ......... Lullaby from "Ermlnie''
Chorus.
CHORUS.
Misses Brinsdon, Coheld. Bratton, Edmund
stOn, NJ. Crouch, L. Hamilton, Holleman,
Russell, a. Cannon, Dendy, DesSausaure,
Garrett, EstilE Brown, V. Hamilton Orr
Sibley, Law, Wilson, c. Crouch, Sally, Cros-
we'll Pitts, Arnold, King, f. Cannon, Faucet
| McLoud, Rear y. Crouch, Walker, Moore
| Cleveland, Miss Aibaugh. Mrs Petty, Mrs.
w A. Law and Mrs S. Jones.
During the day the several classes were
dressed in their distinctive uniforms, and,
apparently had We'd with one another as
to which should look the prettiest, and
each class carried a banner composed of
its colors. The senior class was dressed in
black gowns, with black mortar
board hats, and the specials"
| as those who are pursuing special courses
of study are designated, wore white
and gold gowns. with mortar-bo board hats
to match. Gov Northen told some of the
young ladies of the specials that they
looked like angels. Georgia's governor
| is evidently q good judge of millinery, as
well as of agriculture and politics
The celebration closed with a reception
by the juniors. Savannah was repre-
| sented in the exercises of the day by the
Misses Estill, the Misses Hamilton and
| Miss Jones.
Converse College demonstrated yester-
| day that it is entitled to rank among the
foremost female educational institutions
of the land