The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-04
VIRGINIA COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
The Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday an
Concert Last Night.


Sunday morning were beautiful and im.l
pressive and largely attended. The
chapel was tastefully decorated with
laurel and the pupils OF the school on
raised seats upon the platform made q
most attractive picture. The musical
program was we'll rendered by Mrs. Sill
verthorn. Misses Bessie Stewart, Edna
Clarke, Florence and Annie Fulton,
>Besse Campbell and the school.
The baccalaureate sermon by Rev.
DR.. a. A. Ste ele, of Tennessee, was an
able and eloquent discourse of some
forty minutes, the text being the tenth
Eo.se of the last chapter of Proverbs:
'"Who can find o virtuous woman? for
her price is above rubies."
Tho annual concert at Virginia Col
lege last night was largely attended,
every seat in the chapel being occupied,
and after large number Of chairs had
been brought into service, there was not
even standing room in the aisles. The
hall WAS also full of visitors oil the
evening The platform WAS decorated
with beautiful flowers and evergreens
with the college colors of yellow and
purple in handsome arch over the
platform, making pretty picture. The
young lady pupils, dressed in white,
marched to the raised seats on the plat.
form in graceful style to music on the
piano played by Mrs. Silverthoru, pre-.
sehting beautiful and attractive ap-
peSrance, and lending great interest to
the scene.
The concert was conducted by Prof.
Henninges, the musical director. as
sisted by Mrs. Silverthorn, the vocal
teacher. The program commenced at
o'clock, and was carried out in man.
ner highly creditable to the pupils as
we'll as the teachers.
The first number flour pianos, eight
players), Rosamunde, Schubert, popu-
lsrized in America by Theodore Thomas
grand orchestra on account OF the tech-
meal difficulties and dash required in
It's perfect performance, is seldom at
tempted in college commencement in
such complete form, but the young
ladies, Misses Bessie Rust, Matte
Forbes, Clara PersinRer, Sadie Raach,
Sallie Parks, Fanny Powell, Kitty
Kent and Nina Ball, showed remark
able training, and it's execution WAS
aim st perfect, sounding as one large
piano.
y The second number, an aria from
lie Pre- aux Clerks" by Herold. sang
BY Miss Bessie Stewart. was highly en-
jo3able and Ler voice showed careful
trHiniug.
LhO pldHO BLU, All6RTO, from
Sonata, opera 81, No. 9, which was rem
>dered by Miss Dorothy Carr in a very
creditable manner.
The song, The Journey Is Long" BY
Miss Anna Fulton, was indeed very en-
joyable as her strong but sweet con.
tralto voice filled the hall and from the
encore 1t was one OF the best songs of
evening
The piano solo, "Kamennoi Ostrow,"
by Miss Bessie Rust, lie seldom played
with such technical & nish as see gave it.
Where Deepest Shadows Hover" by
Miss Jen Arnold Cowell, soprano; Ruth
Almond, mezzo soprano, and Francis
Powell. contralto, was very enjoyable,
as each particular voice could be distin-
guished in their clearness.
The three pieces played by the four
graduates in music of the year, TRAP
merei," by Schumsnn;"L Largo, "by Han
del. and "Pas Redouble." by Saint
Saens, WAS the feature OF the entertain
ment, each one Of the young ladies,
Misses Dorothy Csrr. Bessie Stewart,
Leila Howard and Myrtle Hall, showing
that they were graduates of the art.
"A"WondereE's Evening Song" and
1.-THE Erl,King," TWO choruses by
Rubinstein and Schubert, by the chorus
class and Misses Annie Fulton, Bessie
Stewart and Bessie Gstlin were beauti-
fully rendered.
Ruth Almond, Lula Farrar, Sadie
Bach, Clara Persinger, Frances Scott,
Florence Fulton, Elvs Ellerbe and Hat
tie Way Was the most enjoyable song of
the evening and the encore was loud and
long.
\ The piano solo. "Witchery." valse
brillante. fine composition. which
Rrof. Henninges wrote as his tribute to
collection of pieces by composers in
Leila Howard
The two pieces for eight players.
'fGermany," from music of all nations
and Under the Village Linden Tree"
by Moszkowski and Hoffman, were
splendidly rendered by Misses Mamie
Dean, Eva Ellerbe, Grace Roberts,
Gertrude Kerns, Lizzie Hall, Mary
Kesle-, Theo Livingston and Lula Far
rsr.
Two choruses: (a) "Spring" (b)
"Spinning Chorus from Flying Dutch
man." by entire college was o. the
highest order
The piano solo, "Au Rouet" lat the
spinning wheeD, by one of the most
graceful Of the young and brilliant
French composers. GODDARD, was rem.
dered by Miss Myrtle Hall in charm
Ing manner.
The song, mon so Perche," by Miss
Leila Howard, was very enjoyable.
The piano solo, "Polonaise." op. 40,
requiring great technical skill and
furnish, by Miss Bessie Stewart, was
of the highest order.
The solo, THE Veil Of Eve is Fall
ing" by Miss Bessie Campbell, solois.,
and Misses Sadie Booth, Dorothy
Lilienthal.