San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-24
COMMENCEMENT.
GRADUATING GLASSES OF OUR
MANY SCHOOLS.
Girl Graduate of Today-Where the
Exercises Will Be Held and
Bouquets Carried.

The season for school commandments
is at hand, and material for floral presents
will advance in price accordingly. Flow
ers will come high, but the sweet girl
must have them, and doting parents and
fond friends have no disinclination to in
dulge her.
A host of cheerful idiots have said
harsh things about the sweet girl gradu-
ate, averring that the commencement is
most somnolent occasion. The only
answer to such invidious remarks is that
| IL the sleeper does not find the uncushion-
ed benches of church or auditorium
comfortable, he has the privilege Of re-
naming away. At any rate, the girl
graduate Of the present day stacks up by
| the side of the following picture of her
OF the year 1900, like a table d'hote to
salty free lunch:
She's the champion ten-m!le Splinter OF
her class;
She's a Graeco- Roman wrestler hard to
down:
On her cycle she with perfect ease can
Any blooming century scorcher in the
town.
As a half. back she's wonder to behold;
And at golf her every play exactly right;
For young thing only 81 years old
She's lalla and supremacy out Of sight.
Her graduating boomers are OF gray,
With the regulation cutaway and vest;
Her essay Is entitled Sport Today;
What rules and training methods are the
| best"
Her valedictory meets with wild applause;
She wins the medals all with manly grace;
But she does not win the chappies' hearts
because
She's got a growth of whiskers on her
face.
Professor w. B. Seeley's school closes
June 3, and the closing exercises will be
held at Madison Square church Thurs
day evening, June 4. The following is the
class of '96, with the college in which each
member will matriculate: 5. Russ, La
fayette; j. Bennett, Princeton; w. Schrei-
| University of Texas; Alex Brown, Uni
versity of Texas; Miss India King. -;
Miss Louisa Maus. University of Texas:
Hosea Garrett, University of Texas; Paul
Steffian, Cornell; Raymond Keller, Uni
versity of Texas; Lewis Maverick, Leland
Stanford. Jr., university; Miss Sarah Nc
Leary. Wellesley college; III. Bonham,
Rose Polytechnic; Jack Frazer, Prince
ton Miss Lizzie Morey, Wilson college,
Chambersburg, Pa; Miss Lula Sinner,
Baltimore college.
The class is the largest that ever gradu
ated from the San Antonio academy and
the closing exercises will terminate
Mrs. John G. Mulholand's school
will hold this seasons final
exercises Tuesday night, May 26, at Trim
ity Methodist church. An interesting pro-
gram, but which is not at present avail
able, will be rendered. Miss Stella Smith,
who is candidate for matriculation at
Wellesley college, is the only graduate.
Enfcannal anllana for girls
will hold its commencement exercises at
the Grand Opera house Wednesday even.
ing.
Miss Sarah NJ. Irwin and Miss Mamie
d. Jefferson will receive the degree OF
A. M.
| preach the commencement sermon at ST.
Marks Episcopal church this morning at
II o'clock. On Monday evening the young
ladies and teachers OF the school will be
at home to their friends. On Tuesday at
oclock the grammar school will give an
exhibit. and the art exhibition will be
held at o'clock. ...
The program Tor Wednesday is as fol-
lows:
| GRADUATING EXERCISES
At the Opera house, s p. m, Wednesday,
May %.
Prayer, Rev. j. 7. Hutcheson, ID. d.
Piano Quartette, Slavische Taenze, An
ton Dorak. Miss Sarah Mabel Irwin, Miss
| Alice Mcdaniel, Miss Emelyn Louise
Carnahan and Miss Plesner.
Essay. SIS Life Worth Living? Miss
Mamie Dudley jefferson.
Song, Greeting at Night" Miss EN-
! lyn Louise Carnahan.
Piano Solo, Bridal Procession" Ed.
ward Greg, Miss Sarah kilbourne.
Latin Hymn, "Stabat Mater" Latin
Recitation, AUX Italiens, !" owen Mere
dith, Miss Annie Sue Carnahan.
Tableaux. Romeo and Juliet,
"a greater power than we can contradict
hath thwarted our intentS,
Macbeth,
"Double, double, toll and trouble,
Fire burn and e&uldron bubble"
Merchad. Of Venice,
"My deeds upon my head! l crave the
| law
The penalty and forfeit Of my bond"
CLASSES IN LTTERATURE AND 4EsTHETIcs.
French Drama, lie Testament de
! POncle," Gerald, Miss Sarah Mabel irwin,
Miss Alice Mcdaniel, Miss Emefyn Louise
Csrnahan and Miss Claudia Culp.
Piano Duet, sonata G minor, Mozart
Grieg, Miss Sarah Mabel Irwin and Miss
Plesner
Tablesux, Midsummer Nights Dream"
"What thou seest, when thou dost wake,
Do it for thy true loves sake"
Twelfth Night,
olivia: where isMalvolio2"
Maria: He's coming Madam, but In
very strange manner"
Winters Tgle,
This your sheep shearing is as q meet |
ing Of the pretty gods, and you the |
queen ont"
CLASSES IN LITERATURE AND lEsTHETICs. |
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