Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-14
College Of OTatoY,
Five Graduates Receive Hon.
ors Monday Night.
The Annual Meeting Of the Board OF
Trustees Held Today.

There is probably no other program
during the Willamette university
commencement week that is so eag
erly awaited and thoroughly appreci-
ated as that of the graduating recital
OF the College of OratUry. This de-
partment OF "Old willamette" held
forth at Reeds opera house last even
ing, when class of five accomplished
elocutionists were granted diplomas
Long before the program opened,
all of the available seating capacity
and the major part Of the standing
room of the Reed had been taken by
the friends Of the young people, a
section Of the seats in the main audi
torium having been reserved for their
relatives and especially invited
friends.
There we're flowers by the whole
sale. Bouquets. wreaths, beautifully
decorated baskets and many suitable
gifts, all attested the interest Of the
donors IN the young graduates. The
hall decorations were beautiful and
thoroughly appropriate. Red, white
aud blue bunting was in evidence
everywhere. Ferns added to the at
tractiyeness of the stage setting,
which represented woodland scene.
Miss Lelo Nicklin, Salem's talented
young violinist, opened the program
with a beautiful violin solo. She
was given an encore as usual and re-
sDonded with America.
Miss Neva Griswold was the first of
the graduates TO contribute to the
evenings program, The title Of Miss
Griswold's finely rendered selection
was: elbow Old Folks Won the Race"
by J. J. Eakins, in which she very
graphically interpreted an exciting
horse race. Her enunciation is clear
and her style Of delivery is natural,
1t requiring no apparent effort for her
to deliver the prose production. She
recognized an effort to recall her by a
graceful bow.
The Letter scene from Macbeth, by
Miss Marie Vandersol, was recited
we'll, the reputation of the young
lady as successful elocutionist being
demonstrated in her splendid inter
probation of Lady Macbeth. She de-
clined to respond to an encore.
Miss Loena White, probably Salem's
most accomplished alto singer, sang
very pretty selection. She was given
a merited encore but did not respond.
Miss White this year graduates from
the college Of music and has well
trained voice Of remarkable sweetness.
The song pantomine by Misses Marie
Vandersol, Sophie Wolf, Neva Grls-
void, Jessie Settlemier, Bertha Kay,
Margaret Hodgkin vas very pretty
exercise. Miss Leona White accom-
panied the ladies as vocalist and the
various graceful attitudes assumed
by the performers in keeping with
the meaning of the songs sung, ,ellcited
rnany complimentary remarks.
Prof. Edward B. Fleck, of the piano
department of the college of music,
played a grand selection and was
obliged to give an encore. Prof.
Fleck is probably without an equal
on the coast as an ihstrumentalist.
Full justice was done the bear story
"at Alex list naked up" James
Whitcomb Riley by Miss Jessie Set
tlemier' whose voice is peculiarly
suited to the juvenile conversational
tones. Her appropriate gestures, ex
preston and manner of delivery,
called for an encore OF which she
made graceful recognition.
The evenings program comprised
recitations Of humorous and dramatic
natures but the Interpretation of
Juliet In the potion scene of Romeo
and Juliet, by Miss Sophie Wolf, was
splendidly done and marked the i'm
personator as an elocutionist of ability
and one who has future before her.
She was warmly encored. The deli7-
cry of the number was interrupted by
delegation of hoodlums in the gal
lery whose appreciation of such excel
lent work is too limited to be at all
estimated, left their seaUs and filed
own-stairs, creating thereby a dis
turbance that was very disrespectful
to the person on the stage as well as
TO the audience. Such hoodlums
should either remain away from such
entertainments altogether or behave
themselves while in such places.
Prof. r. A. Heritage was heard in
solo and his delighted auditors en-
deavored to ohlige him to respond