The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-28
Brainara sohool Commencement.

enjoyable exception which was apprecia-
ted by all present.
The exercises were opened with prayer
by Rev Milton Relyea, pastor of the
Methodist Church.
The younger pupils were given the first
place on the programme, in the way of
recitations. The selections were ''The
Song of the Market Place, and Baby at
Church The reciters were Bessie Ander-
son and Ernestine Clothier, and they per
formed their task in manner that called
forth praise from all.
Little Bo Peep" was sung, followed
by concert recitation entitled "A Legend
of the Northland" Both of these efforts
were heartily appreciated by the audience.
A touch of patriotism was here intro
duced in song by the school, MY Ma
tive Land"
The salutatory was delivered by Miss
Lillian NJ. Braddock, who chose as her
subject, Echoes of the Past" The com
position and delivery reflected great credit
upon the young lady.
An exhibition of the musical depart
ment of the school came next in a piano
solo by Miss Elsie NJ Cline. This young
lady has played at previous commence
ments, and her solo on Thursday evening
showed that her instructor had been dill
gent and that the pupil had not been neg
ligent.
Electors Farewell to Andromache, "
was the title of Miss Matte D. Evans
recitation 1t was delivered in an excel
lent manner and Miss Evans was justly
entitled to the applause she received.
The class prophecy was by Miss Elsie
NJ Cline, who, while attending to her
school duties, had evidently found time
to make another study, that of the charac-
teristics of her fellow students and her
Dream of the Twentieth Century" prob
ably gave some of her schoolmates ideas
of their own individuality that had never
before occurred to them.
'Zwischenspiel, was the title of a
piano duet by Misses Anna H. Powell and
Elsie M. Cline, and it was gem both in
selection and in execution.
The valedictorian was Miss Julia P.
Haines. The first portion of her essay,
"Festina Lente, was in Latin, and while
not Ineligible to the audience in general,
was said by those who understood it to be
very fine. If the rendition in English
which followed was comparison the
Latin was all right.
The diplomas were presented to the
graduates by Rev. Mr.. Crowell, D. D., of
Philadelphia whose address was very APP
propriate.
The graduates were Misses Lillian May
Braddock, Elsie M. Cline, Matte Dorsey
Evans, Julia Potts Haines, Anna Har-
grove Powell and Mr.. Alvan Atkinson.
The class flower was the Heliotrope The
class motto, "Festina Lente, - Make
haste slowly"
Part two opened with piano selection
for two pianos and eight hands. The
performers were Elsie NJ. Cline, Beverley
C. Kingdom, Ernest S. Atkinson and
Prof Elberson. This number was so Wig
orously applauded that portion of it had
to be repeated
The next selection gave evidence of the
instruction the pupils had received in Ora
tory. 1t was portion of scenes l and 3
of the third act in Hamlet The charac
tiers were as follows: King Alfred n. En-
gle; Queen, Bertha E. Harris; Ophelia,
Julia p Haines Polonius, Joseph w.
Jones; Rosencrantz, Clifford L. Engle;
Guildenstern, Charles H. Engle; Hamlet,
Alvan Atkinson. The performers were
not trained tragedians and nobody expect
ed the acting of Booth or Barrett, but
as display of elocution the performance
was a credit to those who rendered it, as
well as to the teacher who had so carefully
trained the young people in task that
was not at all easy.
Another indication of the care given to
elocution was shown in the next number,
a recitation by Miss Anna H. Powell and
the literature class.
''The Siege of Lucknow" was recited
by Edith II. Kingdom in a manner that
seemed to please the audience.
Another eight hand piano performance
was heartily applauded and caused an ex-
preston of satisfaction to illuminate the
features of the musical instructor.
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chosen for the drill The training in this
part of the exercises was perfect, and the
audience gave evidence of their apprecia-
ton of the time and attention that had
been bestowed upon the young people
in whom they were interested.
A vocal solo, 'Life's Lullaby" was
rendered by Miss Garrett, assistant to the
principal. The young lady has sweet
voice and manner entirely free from
those affectations that so frequently arc
seen in persons gifted with vocal accom-
plishments Miss Garrett was compelled
to respond to an encore.
The exercises closed with reading en-
titled 1.-THE Lotos-eaters Miss Bertha
E. Harris was the reader, and as she gave
the lines in a distinct voice class of six
young ladies posed in artistic figures
This closed the entertainment and the
friends of the school pressed forward tC
congratulate Miss Jamison upon the sue
cessful termination of another school veal
and upon the fact that the interests in
trusted to her as an instructor of mind anC
morals had not suffered in the least Sht
certainly was entitled to the many kline
and complimentary words spoken to he
on the termination of one of the best com
mencements Brainard School has eve
given
On Saturday afternoon and evening, a
the school building on Buttonwood street
there was an exhibition of the work don,
by the pupils during the past year 1
was viewed by a number of persons whc
expressed much qualification at the ability
of the pupils who had contributed speci
mems of their ordinary work and not ex
hibits especially prepared for the occasion
Pemberton.
B. H White was visiting Barnegat Oh
Saturday.
Howard Ballinger, who is employed il
Trenton, spent Sunday here.
Mr. and Mrs H. o. Willitts, of Allan
tic City, have been visiting relatives her
during the past week.