Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-01
THE EAST LAKE ATHENEUM. Commencement Exercises Began 5s ssags Last Night.
 CHAPEL WAS FILLED EARLY And All Vacant Seats Taken Before 8 O'Clock Programme Rendered ana
 the Students Acquit Themselves We'll.

From early twilight the crowd began
 gathering at the Atheneum, and by 8
 o'clock the chapel was filled to overflow.
 At 8:30 o'clock the windows and doors were filled with eager visitors and the
 yerandas on the south of the building
 were scrowdcd.s President Cumming did
 all in his power to seat the visitors and make them comfortable. The crowd was composed of Birmingham and East Lake
 people, and many came in from above East Lake a The visitors were well re-
 raid for it was surely a pleasant sight to see the girls in white with red roses in
 their. hafr.8 The exercises kept the close
 attention of those present from the be-
 ginning to the end. The students dis played the result of the faithful labor | of Miss .Mooers, Miss Palmer, the teach
 CTS of physical culture and elocution re-
 spectively. Miss Mooers believes that physical culture has close connection
 with intellectual brightness and to that
 end sher instruction has been bent Miss 'Pahner has taught the young ladies the importance in life of the art of elocu- tion7-the power and influence it gives, and the rewards it brings. The follow ing interesting programme was rendered: {: 1'Dum Bell Drill-Physical Culture Class v. .,e 2. Reading O'Rouke, Malcolm Douglass, Miss Pearl Still 3. Music
 s4S Reading-Naughty Zell, Anon, Miss MaTnte Ash Jarvis. s5s Reading-Or Pickett's Nell. M. D. Kimball, Miss Fife Bell l. -. G. March-=Misses Staton, Hunt, Halt, | Thornton Ward, Wood, Annie and Mary Hopson.
 75 Reading-Sacrifice of Genius, R. s. Nichens, Miss Lizzie Hebson | YS., Indian Club Drill-Physcal Culture | Class. e.
 g. Reading-The Innocent Drummer, | Anong Miss Mary Aldridge. 10. Mary Stuart-From Schiller Act IL, Scene l. Misses Hcbson and Griffith. l, IL. Motion Song-Swing Cradle, Swing, Anon, Misses Blair, Still Lampley, E. Bell, J. Bell. Stephens. Moore, Holt, Sta ton.
 --s l2. Reading-The Minuette, Mary M. Dodge, Miss Mary Thomson. 13. The eMinuette-Misses Cole, Thoma- son.. Finn Palmer. Aldridge Griffith, Hebson, Mutt. IA Presentation of Loveman. Joseph & Loeb, Aelocution medal to successful con- teStant.
 Sunday morning the. commencement sermon was preached by Dr. Emory E. floss editor of the Nashville Advocate, and at night he addressed the Young WoMans Christian association of the Atheneum.
 at lU d. III. there WILL De cSody . Hoy the first section of the gradua ting class and also an address before the Lit erary society by Rev. J. G. Murray. Tonight at 8:30 o'clock there will be | grand concert with the following pro gramme
 ''Merry Jnne" (vincent)-Chorus, Overture to Tampa" Qattenberg)- |. Misses Palmer. Thomson, Hillinger and Jarvis.
 By the Evening Sea" (Gottschalk)- Miss Kate Mutt. "Aufforderung Zum Tang" (Weber)- Misses Palmar and Eoliinger. "Onee In Purple Twilight" (Cowles)- Miss Ludia Palmer. Spanish -Serenade" (Henlien)-Violin, Miss Lydia Palmer; mandolins, Misses M Mutt, Hollinger and Still; guitars,
 Misses K. Mutt, Finn and Aldridge. ",The Wales of Arxlow" (Stuar0-Miss Carrie4Davis.
 "Rontl5 Brl1ante'' CMohr)-Mf:ses Palm CT and Holfnger. "Fairy Music" Nohr)-Chorus.
 "Fest Polonaise' (Kucken)--Misses s Palmer. Moore Holinger and Davis. Wednesday, at 10 m., will be the com nencenrent exercises, followed by the baccalanfea:e address by Rev pr, P. T. 1 Hale At night will be the annual re- | ceptioit and reunion by the alumnae.