The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-02
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
Annual Exhibition by the
Art Department.
Handsome Medals Awarded Primary De.
partment Concert Tonight.

erLtiuay evening" rum y W ,
at Baylor university, reception
and banquet was rendered by the
ladies Of the Baptist churches of the
city to the students and faculty, but
notwithstanding this fac. End the
delay occasioned by it, a large au-
dience assembled before G o'clock
to witness the entertainment to be
given by the students of the art
department, under the direction of
Mrs Emma Humphrles, assisted by
Miss Jennie Hitchins, of the Con.
servatory Of Music. The walls of
the chapel had been beautifully and
lastly decorated with paintings,
crayon pieces, portraits and palms,
evergreens and flowers.
At $50 the curtain was drawn
and DR.. g. B. Rogers, financial
secretary of the Baylor Female col.
lege of Bolton, led in prayer. Then
followed the best entertainment
that has ever been given by the art
department of the institution. 1t
was the rendition Of the "Tourna.
ment Of Idylcourt, an allegory,
with the following cast of charac.
tiers:
Justice, Genius of Idylcourt-
Miss Minnie WarIen.
Primeva, Goddess of Nature
Miss Daisy Cornell.
Maj Guardian of the Noun.
tain-Miss Maria Speight
Loftie, Aeris Mountain Spirits) y
Miss Ida Holland, Miss Minta Hill.
Ocean, sGuardiau, OF the Sea
Miss Georgia Jenkins
Shellie, Wara (Sea Spirits) Miss
Gertie Carlson, Mis- Alice Bell
G snia, Goddess of Art--Miss
Lsona Randall.
Blenda, Genius of Painting
Miss Annie Gladney.
Classics, Genius of Sculpture
Miss Matte Boynton.
Harmonic, Genius of Music
AL iep lSpO Allii
Faith, Hope end Charity (Clas-
sica) Miss Ida all, Miss Mary
Robinson, Miss Minnie ID Cunning.
II sligion, Prayer, Sorrow and
Joy (Benda's Pio;ure) M sses An.
ME Jenkins, Lizzie Speight, Mamie
Huff, Fannie Lake, Genevieve
Greer.
Poesio, a Wandering Maiden
Miss Mamie Hsnriok.
Primeva Goddess of Nature,
contened with Genis, God less of
Art, for the Empress of the World.
These goddesses contended first
before Justicia, genius of Idyl.
court, but Justicia being unwilling
to render decision referred them
to Poesio, wandering maiden, who
should decide which did the most
for mankind Poesio heard the ar
guments of Primeva and viewed her
works as presented by Msjesta,
Oseana and the mountain and sea
spirits and was in the act of render
ing her decision in favor of this god
dess when Justicia appe sred and
commanded the young maiden to b
not hasty but to hear also the god
dess Genia. Genia then appeared |
and with howery, polished speech
told eloquently of her blessings
TO mankind, and her influence
woven in the benefaction of the
world. She aud her subjects,
Blenda, Clssrica and Harmonic,
awakened the deepest sympathy in
the heart of Poesio, who without
hesitation declared that Primega
and Genia must both reign, and
have lower over mankind IN his de
yelopment aud culture.
"Classica's Models cand "Blen.
da's ictures" were given as tab.
leaux snd could not have been sur
passed in beauty. They illustrated
the works of their respective god
desses of sculpture and painting.
The awarding Of the medals of
the art department was the closing
feature of the entertainment. This
duty Was performed by Prof. w.
w. Franklin, who made very APP.
propriate remarks as each medal
was presented. The chief award
was gold medal from Hill Broth.
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