Asheville daily citizen., 1894-06-13
THE SCHOOL YEAR CLOSES
GRADUATING EXERCISES AT
THE n. 4 C. INSTITUTE.
Comm ence ment Program al This
Institution Last Evening-The
Glass OF '01-Au EX hibiiiOn Ol
school Work


Institution Last Evening-The
Class Ot '04-Au EX hibiiiOn of
school work.
The students of the Normal and Col
legiate institute presented the commence
ment exercises of the closing term before
a crowded audience last evening i'll the
beautifully decorated assembly room of
the institute.
President Lawrence and the young
ladies of the graduating class occupied
the stage. An effective background was
formed by curtain of drapery artistic
ally hung with delicate traeery OF
sprays of the greenbriar surrounding a
scroll bearing the class motto "Neritas
Vincit, Oh" The chandeliers and pillars
OF the hall were tastefully trimmed with
masses of ferns and vines and framed a
lovely picture of the student class in
their gowns of white with boutonneres.
The guests were guided through the
courtesics of the house by young lady
ushers who filled their part most accep-
tably.
The program was as follows.
Anthem,-O o Come Let Is Worship,
prayer-Rev. r. q. Pearson.
A Salutatory-Nli Elizabeth Cole Guy
Chorus-ilail All Hail, Thou Lovely Month OF
une.
Essay-rhe Pleasures and Advantage OF
irN
Double trioThe Reapers.
Essayrhe Electrical Age .,...,.
Miss Bessie Ethelwyu Moody.
Chorus-liow Lovely on the Morn oi May.
ESsay--A Plea for the Co-eduCation OF Hand ana
Mind Miss FLORENCE Guy
Piano Solo-Titania,.. Miss Maud Bfysoh
Valedictory- The World Herones. .......:;,.,...
Miss Francis Louise AIiSon.
Awarding Of Diplomas and Certificates
Chorus-Good Evening, Good Night
Prayer-Rev. l. II. Polhemus OF Newark, y. j.
Bcncdiction--Rev. t. NJ Pease
The choruses of the program were led
by Miss Maria S. Braiuerd. Mrs. Anna
l.. Davies was accompanist with the
piano.
The diplomas were distributed to the
graduating young ladies by Rev. Thomas
Lawrence, ID. d., president OF the lnsti-
tuition in an address OF congratulatior
on the successful completion o.! their col
legc career and wishing for them the
best results from happy and useful lives
The class of OF was composed OF Misses
Frances Louise Allison, Florence Cath
crime Guy and Elizabeth Cole Guy
partial graduates, Misses Barbara
Chambers and Bessie Ethelwyn Moody
Charles McNamee, esd, presented Ger
titicatcs of graduation i'll the sewing de
partment to Misses Annabel Pearson
and Azada Anderson. Mr.. McNamee's
talk appealed to the practical phase o.
women lives and the speaker SET forth
the dignity OF labor in the injunction
What thy haud findeth to do, do tina,
with all thy might
Certificates of progress i'll the CONNER
clal department were presented to Misses
May l.. Smith and JoelIa Reese.
When the program had concluded the
company on the invitation OF President
Lawrence inspected an exhibit OF the
handiwork OF the students in the sew
ing room. table in the centre wa:
spread with tempting display OF the
art of cookery. Neatly arranged arounc
huge custard pudding were tarts, cakes
brown bread, white bread, biscuit, Gro
quettes, baked ham, mutton roast anc
potted chicken. At another table th'
work OF the class in business forms wa:
shown by neat examples, and arranged
tor the convenient examination OF th'
visitors were a large number OF credi "a
bic specimens that represented the draft
ing, cutting, fitting and making OF arti
cles OF apparel and millinery for ieminln
use.
The class in cooking was taught b!
Miss Ella Bckerstati, a graduate
Pratt University, Brooklyn. Miss k.ath
arne Mechling has been in charge of tn
business forms and Miss Ella Hubbard
had the CO eu;uu departtnent