Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-06-04
FEAsTS OF REASON.
Commencement Week mt the College i.
Immensely Erioyedl.-Splcndid
Prugrnms.-Mucl Interest.

Immensely Erioyed.-Spcntlid
Pru.rnms.-Mucll Interest.
Commencement week at the college
began last Friday evening with one of
the best and most scholarly lectures
ever delivered from the chapelrostrum.
DIR. Swickord held the keen and appre-
ciative attention of his audience from
the beginning to the end of his master
ly presentation of "In the Footsteps of
John Wesley" The eloquent speaker
first touched upon the Importance of
history IN its influence upon the lives
of men and from this gradually led up
to his subject. He briefly reviewed the
. characters of some of the worlds
greatest men and pointed out why they
were such and then showed us that
Wesley was to be classed Justly among
the first of these. He called our atten-
tion to some of the things, seemingly
small in themselves, but great in their
influence on the life of Wesley and
through him upon the world, that had
much to do with the development Of
the character of his subject. The lee
turer then pictured to us the man side
of Wesley showing that he had to meet
and solve the same problems that we
are trying to solve, but that he was al
ways true and noble man; and that
after he had gone it could be truly said
that "a man has passed this way" "In
the Footsteps of John Wesley" was a
great subject and and the lecture was
worthy of the subject. DR.. Swickard's
style is bright clear and forcible and he
demonstrated that he is true lee
turer.
Saturday night the chapel was filed,
and more, by the lovers of music who
had come to hear the commencement
concert of the music department.. The
evenings program was opened by Sc
lection from Weber played by Miss
Mcdonald and Prof. Boicourt. Miss
Mcdonald always does we'll and neither
this number nor her piano solo from
Chopin later in the program were ex-
ceptions. Prof. Boicoart's playing is
too we'll known to need emphasis here,
but we must call attention to he,.
method of playing the second piano in
such numbers as this one. When she
plays the second piano she never
makes the mistake made !y so many
players of making her instrument
more i'll evidence than the first one:
but subordinates it to the other, using
it, as the composer intended, to bring
out tho beauty OF the other instru.
ment. She is rare performer whether
it be as soloist or raccompanist and her
abilities as such are only ccualled by
her success as IL teacher of the art di-
vine. Space forbids that we give each
number ON the program the, mention it
SO we'll deserves and we can only say
that the solos of Misses Cohnor, Fargo
and Jennings were tine and that each
of the performers did credit to herself
her teacher and her art. Miss Jen-
nings and Miss Silkensen also played
u SAdI duCO OUU UIItu Wc WOulC
not be satisfied with amy other kind OF
playing from them, they have SC
charmed us on former occasions with
their duets. After the rendering oi
this duet Prof. Elliott gave select
reading that clearly proved her to be d
reader and dec!aimer of more than or
dinary ability. Her voice is strong
yet clear and sweet ard while she puts
much feeling and expression into he1
selection that she touches her bearers
she is always natural and never in
dulges in the wild sounds and wilde,
gestures of too many "eiocutionists" tc
make an impression upon her audi
ence. Mr.. Boomer played several diff
cult selections from I'll Trovatore," ar
ranged for the cornet, in very credit
able way and convinced all that he is
cornetist in very truth. Misses Stan
ley, Goodenough and Mcdonald ap
peared during the evening in that mos
difficult of all musical combinations
the trio, and sang very we'll indeed
though this was their first appearing,
as trio. The other vocal numbe
was "Iife's Dream is O'cr,' duet sun.
by Misses Stanley and Mcdonald an,
it was sweetly sung, too, the voices O
the singers blended perfectly. Th,
splendid program was closed 10y Mis-.
Silkenscn and Prof. Boicourt witt
Goria's "March Triomphaie," whicl
was fitting close to IL great evenin,
for the music department. of B. II. C
The Sunday morning services ut the
the various churches OF the city were
given up OH account it being the oc
casion of the baccalaureate sermon ~.
the college and the congregations con
joined to Worship there. DIR. N. A
Swickard of Aberdeen preached the
sermon. Being the former pastor OF