The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-01
IT WAS A SUCCESS
Commencement Exercises of Sickner's Con-
servatory Il cid Last Night.

servatory Ii ED Last Night.
The commencement exercises Of the
Sickner Conservatory OF Music at the
First II. E church last evening was in
every manner successful. The large
edifice was thronged with a mass of
people. and although the night was ex-
tremely warm. every seat, aisle and
door in the church was filled. The au-
dience was composed of the best peo-
pie in the city including all the prin-
cipal musicians and music lovers of the
Peerless Princess. and all We're intense
~ interested and appreciative The
church and roStrum were appropriately
and taStefully decora ted with plants,
flowers and the class colors. Upon the
rOStrum We're seated President Stanley.
Professor Sickner and the faculty OF
the conservatory. Everything was
beautiful. well managed and success
fully executed.
At $40 Rev. Colt stepped forward
and invocated the blessing of Deity up
on the graduates and the assembly.
The first number was a selection by
Professor Babies mandolin orchestra,
that was very pretty and pleased the
audience. Professor Babize as director
and instructor, can feel complmented
by such work.
Harry Funk was the first graduate
TO perform, and though the natural
timidity in being the first of the class
to recite asserted itself, he after the
first few strains did himself much
credit in the redition OF the Third
Meditation by Jael. He was well re-
ceived by the audience. He was fol-
lowed with a march brilliantly per-
formed upon the organ in manner
showing good training and work by
Miss Winona Vreeland. Miss Afable
Casad was the third graduate, who en-
tertained the audience with the Harp
that Once Through Toras Halls" She
brought out the sweet melody in a
manner that left no doubt as TO her
talent and instruction.
The sixth number on the program and
oaeof the most delightful selections OF
the evening. was the soprano solo byMrs.
Hobart Beaumont. She sang in an ex-
quiSite manner When the Heart is
Young" by Dudley Buck, and the
hearty applause that followed was cosn-
plimentary and merited. Mrs. Beau
mont graciously favored the audience
with an encore number. Pretty Prim-
rose Flower that was possibly sweet
er even than the preceding number.
Mrs Beaumont possesses Singularly
sweet voice, Clear and very musical and
her singing is artistic in evey sense.
She IS a finished singer, has the faculty
Of always pleasing her audience and is
enc % the best vocalists ever heard in
Wichita.
An organ solo by Miss Winnie Love
land was we'll executed Miss LovelaI1d
IS an earnest student and has done good
work during her attendance at the
school.
Miss Bessie Smith rendered aye
Banks and Brses." by Wallace. N a
pretty and graceful manner. She
brought cut sweet harmony and played
with great clearness and precision and
received deserved applause.
Miss Ina B To-rey was the last or |
the graduates 70 play and played an |
(a) and Oh number. Her first selection |
was ''RonSo" IN E-fiat by Beethoven, |
which clearly demonstrated that she 5 |
approaching artistic ability OF a high /
order. Her touch, execution. technique /
and phrasing IN this difficult number |
were really good and she received many |
upon her ability Her la 1
oors have been rewarded with success /
that Is in Itself a compensation for the 1
time and patience expended in the ef- i
fort. Her second number, Fantasia, /
in c minor BY Bach, Was equally well |
rendered.
The Conservatory orchestra, assisted /
ny the chorus orchestra. under the d. I
OF Professor J. NJ MariaEer
Of the ColSsva tory. rendered a number
Of selections during the evening that
were creii; % the individual members
and 70 Professor Mar4ase- as conductor.
The music was sweet the selections ex-
,silent and the harmony delightful I
The exercises closed by an address
pv President W. E Stanley, egz.og1s-.c
II the merits Of a musical education i
and tie presenta lion OF diplomas. Med
ais were awarded 20 Miss ToE-ey. Mss
Smith and Miss Barnes Taken II
every way the event was a most S.zc-
sesSfsl and pleasant ore and very 4
20 the SSekner Consery-
atory OF Music.