The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-06-20
TWENTY FIRST ANNUAL COM
MBNCEAIENT AT MlLLEIIs
OPERA HOUSE YESTERDAY.
AN INTERESTING PROGRAM HAP
PLY CARRIED OUT.
The Essays and Selections Beautiful ana
the Instrumental and Vocal Numbers
Of Rare Excellence-The Exercises
at St. Edwards College.

Notwithstanding the rain and slus
under foot yesterday forenoon YER
large and intelligent audience filled Mil
let's opera house to witness the twenty
first annual commencement exercises o
st. Mary's academy. Great care had
been exercised by the sisters in preparin:
the program, and from Ihe opening number
until the close, it was one grand and superb
success, telling of studious pupils and tire
less and careful teachers. With eacl
succeeding year the commencement eXer
cises Of st. Marys academy grow more
interesting and yesterdays event was thc
browning glory of the brilliant annual eX
ercises Of the past Il years.
1t is exceedingly difficult to particularize
where all were 80 deserving, but special
mention must be made of a few.
The singing of Miss M. MichaelsOn was
a mos. pleasing feature Of the exercises,
and her rendition Of the difficult, but musl-
cal solo, Variations de Venice" was
a finished artistic effort. Miss Michael
son has rich. musical soprano voice of
wonderful compass and diatOnic power
and she has it under marvellous control,
the result no doubt of being under care
full teacher. She sings with wonderful
ease and grace and the delighted audi
ence yesterday honored her with an en-
core Her sister Miss V. Nicholson,
also has a fine and musical soprano voice
and a vocal duet "LAven," by the two,
yynS a most charming number
vocal duet, LES Bellies de SOciete,"
by the Misses billiard and Morrison, was a
pleasing exhibition of rare 5ocalism full
of expression and force, and you knew
when they were angry and when lhey
were pleased. The young ladies deserve
much credit for their excellent rendition.
The violin trio by the Misses ROhde,
Hill and Carr, was delightful number
that greatly pleased all in the house. The
young ladies certainly do know how 10
handle the bow.
Telling" by the vocal class, were mar
wells of harmony and melody and delight
fully pleasing to the large audience. The
instrumental numbers on the program
were rendered with that fine effect and
expression that is only gained by pupils
who are under careful and experienced
teachers.
The Statesman must not omit special
mention of the drill and Chorus" by
half II hundred or more of the smaller
pupils Of st. Mays The little tots made
Il beautiful picture on the stage.
MAY Days" literary selection, by
Miss Cough, was a brilliant and graceful
Evolutionary effort that was pleasing 10
both eye and ear.
Nothing to Wenr,"a selection, by Miss
Tain. was excellent and it went home
with telling effect
An essay, THE Laureate of the Home
Circle" by Miss Dalton and one by Miss
McCashin, 1.-The Beacon Light of Life,
were beautifully worded compositions, re-
ilecting credit upon both the young ladies
and their excellent school.
Height Die Deutsche Sprache," by Miss
Won Boeckmann was rendered with much
force and it received much applause.
The program in its entirety was as fol-
lows:
"Razooky March," Liszt-Misses Clay,
Hill, Wilcox and Quinlan.
Chorus, Heavens Are Telling Haydn
Vocal class. Accompanies, piano,
Misses Dwyer and Clay; violins, Misses
Rohde, Hill and Carr.
Drill and chorus, mnims. Accompan-
lists. Misses Palm and DOehler
Violin trio, "NariatiOnen Uber Das
Tyroler lied" Weiss-Violins, Misses
Rohde, Hill and Carr; piano accompanist,
Miss Ellison.
Literary selection, "May Days" Alice
Cary-Nliss Cough
Vocal solo, CARNATIONS de Concert. Sur
'Carneval lie Nenise," Benedict-Miss
Nicholson.
Essay, "The Laureate of the Home
Circle-Miss Dalton.
l'onpria IRrillatat - Mnnlnls
First piano, Miss Dwyer; second piano,
Miss Moore.
Hegt Die Deutsche Sprache-NIiss Won
Boeckmann.
Vocal duet. "Lcs Bellies de Societe"-
Misses billiard and Morrison. AccOmpa-
mist, Miss Wilcox.
la Noble Tranquilite d'Esprit'-Miss
Quinlan.
Beauties of Travatore." Duroc-
Misses Tarlton, Tom Power and X.
Campbell.
Essay-"fhc Beacon Light of Life
Miss McCashin.
"The Alpine Echo" Emerson-Private
vocal class. Accompanies. Miss Shave.
Literary selection, THE Chariot Race"
Gen, Lew Wallace-NIiss Dryer.
Vocal Duet, "L'Aveu." Millett-NIisscs
NJ. and V. Michaelson. Accompanies.
Miss Moore.
Literary selection, Nothing to Wear"
Buter-NIiss Palm.
Waltz, Poesia Alpin. Ponzio-Mando-
Inns, Misses Quinlan, c. Wilcox, String
fellow and Smith: guitars. Misses Will
cox, Campbell, Wallace and Sneed: vio-
Inns, Misses Doeher and Holingsworth.
Literary selection. "The Palmetto and
the Pine'-NliSS Bertha McCashin.
Literary selection, "A Royal Princess"
Wilson-Nlisscs VI. and V. Michaelson,
Moore, billiard. Wilcox, Campbell. Nor
riSon. Schumacher and Roche. Accom-
PIANIST, Miss Dwyer.
Naledictory-NIS Smither.
Comforting of graduating medals di-
plomas and prize medals.
Closing remarks-Rev. ]. S. Murphy.
Retiring March. Wagner-Misses CLAY.
Way, Shaw and Phillips.
ST. EDWARDS COLLEGE.
The closing exercises of st. Edwards
college were held yesterday afternoon in
the college hall. before a large and an
prciative audience. An excellent i'm
over former years and one that
gave tone to the occasion was a modern
stage VOL puuinnp1 with Spnnnrv aud