The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-06-03


Instruments. Solo, Z.netta, Overture
Miss Pauline Sanders.
Vocal Solo, Who will Buy My Roses Red:
SchleifArth-Mis Bertha Strange.
Recitation, The Singer, Evelyn Noble
Miss Georgia Edmondstoa.
Instrumental Duett the Dragon Fighter,
or. /. Hoffman-Mss Edna Hushson, Miss
Fraser.
Instrumental Quarlerte, Tripping Through
| the Heather, Holst-Misses Allie Burke,t,
Georgia Edmondston, George Ingram, Adele
Mcleod.
Vocal Solo, He Was Prince, Lyuer-
Miss Aleipe DuRAnt
Instrumental Duet., Sans Sonci, op. SO:
Ascher-Misses Georgia Edmoudston, Bertha
Strap ge.
Recitation, Perd;s-Miss Mary Miller.
Instrumental Duet, Turkischer March,
MozartZMisses Lucille Hughson, Theo Lopez
PART II.
Instrumental Solo. Polacca Brillante, op
70, Weber-Georgie Ingram.
Vocal Solo, Fedora, Leaver-Miss Georgia
Edmoudston.
Recitation The Romannt of the Page,
Elizabeth Barrett Browning-1iss Tteo
Lopez
Vocal Trio, voga voga, Camprana-Misses
+ Georgia Ednobdston, Mary Miller, Bertha
Strange.
Instrumental Solo, Air de Ballet, Mosz-
kowski-Mss Lucille Hughson
Vocal Solo, When the Heart is Young,
Dudley Back-Miss Mary Miller
Adagio ct Rondo du Concerto, op. 3d.
Weber-Misses Georgia Edmonds,on, Geor-
gle 1ogram.
THE COMMENCEMENT
The commencement exercises bsgan
promptly at | O'Clock Tuesday morning, the
pupils of the school fling 10 and being seated
in time 10 march played OF two piauos.
Mai. H. Frank wilson, President OF the ln-
stitute, welcomed the large crowd that COM
pletelv filled the large hall in few graceful
remarks, and then the regular program was
taken up Ii WAS as follows:
Prayer-Rsv. ". c. Power
Instrumental Duet, op. 3l-Mohr Miss
Ingram, Miss Sanders.
Salutatory-Miss Strange.
Instrumental Solo, Galop de Concert. op.
24-ketterer Miss Edmondston
Address-Col. James Armstrong.
Vocal Quartette-Tbe Wooing Of the Rose
Miller, Miss Strange.
Ya!edlctory-Miss Ingram.
Awarding Medals-by Mr.. H. G. Osteen.
Awarding Diplomas-by Maj H. F. Wilson.
Instrumental Quartette, Die deoische
E!s.er-Overture- Edmond
ston, Miss Ingram, Miss Sanders, Miss
Strange.
The musical numbers, both instrumental
and vocal, were as classically beautiful COM
positions as those on the program at the con-
cert, and were equally as we'll rendered con-
sequently the erjoy ment Of the audience was
thorough
The Salutatory by Miss Bertha Strange,
was we'll conceived, chastely and forcibly ex-
pressed in clear virile English and was de.
livered in most pleasing and graceful man
ner that had much of natural eoquence in H.,
Miss George Ingram, who received the first
honor of the class, delivered the vaedctory
and TO say that the task imposed upon ner
by the distinguished proficiency she attained
in ber class work, was we'll performed would
scarcely be doing justice, but taking the word
in i,s literal and primary meaoing it more
aptly expresses what we would say Of the
Valedictory 1t WAS well thought out, well
written and we'll delivered, all partaking Of
the individual and personal charm that is
Inherent 10 the graceful and talented young
valedictorian.
The feature of the program, however, was
the address by Col. James Armstrong, the
witty and eloquent orator of Charleston, who,
called in only few days since 10 take the
place of Hon H. Cowrer Patton, made his
audience feel thst the loss was gain. There
is no more pleasant and altogether charming
speaker within the borders Of the State OF
South Carolina than this same James Arm
strong, who spoke yesterday. He wande: s
along talk ing without effort and with un-
conscious eloquence punctured ever and anon
with flashes of wit and hunor that are ire
sist;ble He carries his audience with him
always and in the guise Of merely amusing
his bearers, he ever plants seed Of wholesome
instruction and pure5t and truest sentiment.
Col. Armstrong 5 address was tiest o his
hearers and 1t will long be remembered as e
day to be marked with g white stone in the
history of the Sumter Institute, when Col.
Armstrong, the South Carolinian. the IRISH
patriot and Confederate veteran, delivered
the annual address
The scholarship medals were awarded to
Miss Adele Mcleod in the collegiate depart
=
department The announcement of the award
was made and the medals presented TO the
young ladies by Mr.. Hubert G. 0steen.
Maj H. Frank Wilson, presented the Ill
plomas 20 the members of the graduating
class and made brief but feeling speech,
his theme being the future life and opportu-
mites Of those to whom the diplomas had
been awarded.
Then came the fnal number on the pro-
gram, and the commencement Of '96 was
ended, aud the workaday life of the gradu-
ates begun.
The Alumc@ Association held meeting
Immediately after the commencement exer-
cises and routine business was transacted
Mrs. l.. A. Brown, the former principal and
founder of the Institute. WAS present, and Ad-
vantage was taken Of this by the Alumr Il,
and very pretty little Incident was the re-
! suit Miss Nina Noise was chosen as the
representative Of The Association 10 welcome
Mrs Brown back to Sumter and to the lnstl-
tute This duty she performed 80 gracefully
and appropriately that Mrs. Brown doubtless
! tet thrice welcome in her old home
Mothers will find Chamberiain's Cough
Remedy especially valuable for Group and