Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-06-03
COMMENCEMENT.
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y 1ne closing exercises of this Schoo
= LOT the session of 1867 begun Frida,
evening, the 18th ult., with the animal
o ceieoration of the Eumenean I.itor,r,
'oclety held in the Town Hall. the stage
vi winch had been nicely ARRANGED
Z h'led up, lighted and decorated for tbo
- purpose. The people always look for.
"aru with much interest to these oyer.
clses, and hence there WAS 4 LARGO oudi
ehce present. Rev. VIM. Nice. White
, ope''eu The exercises with an appropri.
i ale prayer, after which the Princeoo
"altzes y was beautifully rendered ON
'he piano by Misses Emma McCIintocl
= ana Gertrude Scott. A solo-"I Love
Anee' Dear by Miss Grace G uerrant
WAS sung with much expression and
was heartily applauded. MIR. White.
Chen, introduced the speaker, Rev. F.
y. Guerrant, of Kentucky. who ofter n
lew happy Introductory remarks, which
put The audience in a fine humor. an
= hounced as his subject" The Heart =,
winch he said, was the main spring of
l1c-anlmal social an spiritual. under
winch three subdivisions his subject
was treated in highly pleasing, in
structlve and admirable address of
thlrty-live minutes. The address con-
tanned much excellent advice, all given
In admirable spirit, and with such sin
- L. lr
young ladies as to make it very impress
slVe. At the conclusion of his address
Miss Rachel Bell, on behalf of the So
clety, presented the Doctor with a beau
tiful bouquet of flowers, which he ac-
copied in neat little speech full of wit
and humOr.
Sunday morning Rev. J a. Vance, of
Baltimore, delivered the baccalaureate
sermon before large and deeply in.
terested audience. He selected as his
subject the dignity and Importance of
labor, basing his discourse upon the
text" in the sweat of thy face shalt
| thou eat bread The lesson he sought
to impress was that there is dignity and
honor in labor, 1T matters not how me-
NAL, If pursued in the spirit of the
Master, and with the proper MOTIVE
If household duties, or the labors Of
the farm, the Office or the workship are
done with no other or better motive
than simply to do and be rid of an I'M
pleasant and irksome task, then labor
would be considered nothing more than
drudgery, but if these duties are dis
charged cheerfully, III the spirit which
| actuated the Master and with con-
scious realization Of the good done for
others, they would bring to us rich re-
ward in reflex action upon our minds
and hearts. The laborer, the speaker
insisted, must look for the real reward
OF labor, in whatever occupation he
may be engaged, not IN the wages earned
or the money his labor enables him to
accumulate, but in the motive which
actuates him. Mr.. Vance is an earnest
and impressive speaker and the lesson
he drew from his text was very clearly
and forcibly presented.
ART EXHIBIT.
The exhibit of 1897 was in advance OF
all preceding years-the excellence of
the work done by the Art class being
due largely to the zeal and devotion of
Miss M. V. Chapman, whose talents
and untiring energy have melted heI
pupils to do their best and brought out
the best that was in them.
The spacious hall, running the entire
width of the new building, was hung
with pictures, and the adjoining studio
thrown open to hepublic. Over a hun
dred pictures, handsomely framed
adorned the walls and presented a varied
collection Of paintings in oil, pastel
studies in crayon, water colors an(
charcoal. Some Of the students eX
hibited work in all the branches of ar
MARY Argabrite, Mamie Poleand Fan
ME Feamster being conspicuous foI tn,
number and variety of their pictures
Two fine pieces of oriental tapestry rep
resenting Alethe feeding the sacred ibis
by Miss Chapm an, and " TambourIn
Player" by Gertrude Brown, deSery
| oPSSioi ihSitloI, "tlc U
all observers. Panels of LANDSCAPES
fruits and flowers, heads and portraits
studies of animals and figures, marin
and land scenes were grouped in pic
tureSque harmony.
We regret that space will only per
NIT a brief mention of few of tn
most artistic:
1.-The Lost Dogs,"a copy in OIL, b
Fannie Feamster, and Westminste
Bridge" oil, by Mary Argabrite.
Two panels of flamlngoes and storke
much admired, Mamie Pole.
: The screens dainted in oil by Jea
Kay and Lula Mclaughlin were daint
conceptions of lilies and holyhocks, O
birds and water fowls.
a study of Dutch children, in oil, an
dog, crayon, by Nina Holt.
Landscape panels, pastel, Maud
Landscapes by Rose Caperton.
Crayon portraits by Fannie Fean
ster, Mary 'Argabrite and Jean Kay.
: Panels--Iris and roses--Zuliem
} Snyder.
2 MISUNDERSTANDING Craig.
Roses-Sadie Coffman.
} Landscape. pastel, Anna Laing.
3 Lottie Aagabrite, Leake Jarrett an
E Grace Ford exhibited pictures in bot
pastel and crayon which were great
admired.
; Lovers of the ceramic art lingere
longest over the exhibit disnlaved