The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-18
KEMPER HALL COMMENCEMENT
Full Account of the Exercises of That
Institution Today.

Institution Today.
/ No brighter and pleasanter day
could have been wished for commence
ment day. The air was warm, yet
tempered by cool wind. At an early
hour crowds began TO stream down to
the hall. They strolled about the
grounds, walked to the shore of the
lake and waited for the beginning of
the exercises. When the opening
march was played at 1870 Armitage
Hall was filed with people. As deli
cate compliment to the bridal month of
June Bach's orchestra played the we'd
ding march from the Midsummer
Nights Dream, and a conscious blush
mantled the cheek of many a maiden.
During the march the pupils of the
school entered, followed by the bishop
and clergy. The class of '96 brought
up the rear of the procession, and bow
ing to the Sister Superior and Bishop
took their seats.
AS soon as the music ceased Miss
Belle Stebbins rose to deliver the sa-
lutatory. The opening was a picture
of the Indian jungle as seen in Kip
ling's jungle stories. In the description
of the animals and their greetings one
could see to what the salutatOrian was
leading. She dwelt on the manner of
salutation prevalent among the nations
Saxon Welcome" ending with the
greeting from the jungle, " Good
Hunting to ALL"
After the salutatory came a piano
duett by Miss German and Miss La
Parle. Then Miss Jessica delivered
the Fourth Eclogue of Virgil. Latin
hexameters are apt to get into the
sing song strain, but Miss Sherman
spoke her lines we'll not in the English
sound of the voWels, but in the CONT
mental The Eclogue is a strange
mixture of seemingly christian proph-
ecy and heather mythology. The
golden age was predicted when a child
should be born in the consulship of
Polio who should rule world of uni;
versal peace and innocence. In his
youth corn, grapes and honey should
flourish, and when he was grown to
manhood even commerce should cease
and nature should produce her fairest
gifts.
Mrs. Griffin, the vocal teacher at the
hall, sang two pleasing songs. Then
Miss Emily Crapsey spoke the yaledic-
tory. Orations of this kind are hack
neyed, and generally there is nothing
new to say, but Miss Crapsey was very
happy in her arraignment of the in
congruity of American modern life with
it's fads and unrest. She evidently is a
Greek in thought and she dwelt low
ingly on the Winged Victory" of
Lamothrace, and the glorious principle
of Greek life moderation in all things
The address to the class was made
by the Rev. Algernon Crapsey, father
of the valedictorian. If she is Greek
he is dOubly so. His speech was
panegyric of Athena, the goddess of
inspiration to all that was noble. She
was the goddess of the air, the Albania
of the old Sanscrit tongue; she is the
breath that we breathe. In his eXhOr
tation the speaker urged the girls to
be Athenas to inspire men to noble
acts, not Aphrodites to seduce them
from the path of duty. While Mr..
Crapsey was speaking we of the Anglo
Saxon race were almost ashamed Of
our birth, and wondered if we could not
do something that perhaps in days to
come would attract the attention of
class speakers.
After the hall exercises came the
services in the chapel. Arthur Sui
livans professional hymn was sung and
then the prizes and testimonials were
given. A TIE Deum was sung aid the
procession filed down the aisles to the
grounds. The usual ceremonies OF lay
ing the corner stone were gone through
and the procession marched back to
the chapel.
Luncheon was served in the refrec-
tory. Speeches we're made; girls and
boys roamed about. Trunks were
corded and sent off to the train, and so
ended the commencement OF 1896.
Many visitors were present. Among
them were Bishop Nicholson, Rev. FL.
Thompson, Rev. Woolcot, Rev, c. B.
Wright, Archdeacon Weber, Rev.
Clausen, Rev. Gilman; Mrs. Martyr,
Miss Hazel Martyr, Messrs. and Mes
DANES Ludwig, Woodward; Mesdames
Welles, Vivian, Fred Crosby, A. O.
Mason, all of Chicago; Mrs. Nicholson,
Miss Stayner, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson,
Mrs. Sperry, Mrs. Benzenberg, of Mil
waukee; Mrs. Crosby, Miss Crosby,
Mr.. and Mrs. Valentine, Mr.. and Mrs.
McNaughton, Miss Lewis, Miss Grace
Valentine, of GAINESVILLE; Mr.. and Mrs.
La Parle, Mrs. Hatch, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Gilbert, of Kankakee; Mr.. Ros-
sington, of Topeka; Mr.. Grace, of West
Superior; Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Southall,
Mrs Rumnav of ST Pau1