The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-27

OXFORD FEMALE SEMINARY.
The Commencement Exercises Closed
Monday evening.

oxford, n. G., May 26.-(SpeeiaD-
The commencement exercises OF the
oxford Female Seminary began on
Friday evening with the graduating re-
cital, followed by the sermon on Sun
day. and closed last evening with the
annual concert, followed by the recep-
ton at the Seminary.
Space forbids individual comment.
Suffice it to say that every programme
was rendered in a manner in keeping
with the high standard heretofore es-
tablished by this sterling and solid in
stitution. At the graduating recital
a programme of choice selections in
instrumental and vocal music, follow
ed by tableaux, were rendered, de
lighting the audience and evidencing
the high character of the instruction
given in this seminary.
Sunday morning in the Presbyterian
church, the annual sermon before the
Maggie Mutt Missionary Society was
preached by Rev. Junius w. Willard,
that brilliant young North Carolinian
who has recently accepted a call to the
passionate of the Eutaw Place church,
of Baltimore, probably the best known
Southern Baptist church. Mr.. Willard
delivered an able and polished address.
In the evening Rev. G. S. Blackwell,
of Elizabeth City, preached the bac-
calaureate sermon, and all pronounced
it fine effort.
Monday morning in the Opera House
occurred the class day exercises, fol-
lowed by the annual address by Rev.
DIR. j. w. Carter, of Raleigh. DR.. Car
ter selected as his subject Reading"
and for an hour, instructed entertain
ed and charmed his auditors with
wholesome advise, interspersed with
wit and humor.
Last evening the spacious Opera
House was unable to accommodate the
crowd that turned out to hear the
annual concert. a programme was
rendered that has never been surpass-
ed in excellence in North Carolina.
At the conclusion of the concert,
the young ladies received their friends
IN social intercourse, thus ending the
tory of this college.
1t will be gratifying to the friends of
the Seminary to learn that the same
able faculty, without an exception, has
been retained for the ensuing term;
that there has been an increase of
boarding pupils of 50 per cent upon
that no serious case of sickness has
occurred during the past session.
To meet the growing popularity of
the school, the management will en-
large their domitories so as to ac-
commodate twenty additional students
and will enlarge their faculty by secur-
ing another additional teacher.
One of the features of this com
mencement was the splendid exhibit
of the art department.. The large
studio and halls were filled with nearly
800 handsome pictures. Oil paintings,
pastel, water color, crayon and tapes
try
The graduates are as follows:
Bachelors of Arts-Misses Made
Freeman, of Wake county; Sallie Sand
ling, of Sampson county; Mamie
Crews. of Danville, Va.
Bachelors of Misses Berta
Bell, of Jones, county; Halle Jackson,
of Franklin county.
School of Piano Music-Misses Bessie
Crews, of Danyile. Na Maude Free
man, of Wake county; jamie Lacy. Of
Halifax county, Va; Pattie Olive,
Wake county.
School of Art Misses Eva Bell Moss.
of Halifax county, ". c.; Pressie
Poteat, Caswell county.