The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-09

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did not handicap the attendance. The
Baltimore q Ohio special 'hs TANNED
with people from s.--Syity, and several
private parties were driven out. Neither
had the rain the effect OF limiting the
number OF white dftssek, Ind tie crowd
which packed the hall was o typical
June coniniencemettc crowd! lssisl Z z Z
~ There were four graduates, al fdt-
lows. MisSeH Gene Saterhouse anu
.Mnrgarrt tJepson, OF Wheeling, pa
Dent. or Bridgeport, and Manett IL Joyce.
Of YOUNGSTOWN, o. Their performance
were OK a high order, OF merit, and the
assisting talent, drawn from the al,iuil
nae, combined TO make al, artistic and
ENJOYABLE Entertainment, which de-
lighted In the extreme the large and
cultured audience. ~ : (. 4 \
Promptly al, s o'clock. y Arrhblshop
Martinelli, Bishop Donahue, Archbishop
Ran, and several OF the. clergy entered
me hall, and their entrance was the
signal forth audience 10 arise and APP
plaud. The distinguished party took
tue front owlof seats which had been
reserved for them. The apostolic dele
guile and Bishop Donahue were attired
IN The robes Of their offices. n
Miss Gene Waterhouse. OF Wheeling,
was saiutatorian, and hers was a
charming and finished effort, She
spoke OF the pleasure the present pupils
had In mingling with the visiting alum
nae. yet this pleasure was tirsed with
shyness because many OF the former
graduates had become distinguished In
many lines. Miss Waterhouse took oc-
.casion to express words OF greeting 10
MGR MaruneNi, de,egate OF Pope Leo
NH, and she hoped his visit would
awaken paterEal interest In her alma
mater. Kind greetings were next ex-
tended TO Archbishop Kain,, who was
praised for the interest he had always
shown in the institution. Bishop Dona-
hue was also. the recipient OF warm
praises The parents and friends OF the
class Miss Waterhouse very eloquently
welcomed and. she was 'enthusiastica
.applauded at her close. n q
The next number was o piano SOLO
"lmpromptu." by Schubert, and the
soloist, Miss Ada Van Kirk, played II
with exquisite taste! and finish. Her
mastery OF the technique was remarks
able, and the clear information and shad-
Ing combined In making her artistic
solo q genuine treat. Miss Van Kirk
was the recipient OF. hearty applause.
The Golden Jubilee" the title OF
an original poem read by Mrs. M. Nc
Graw Warder, of Grafton, As the title
suggests, 1t related to the fifty years
the academy, has enjoyed. The scenery
about the Mount was portrayed with a
true poetic touch, and alma mater was
fondly depicted, while the. coming back
to the school Of old students was de-
scribed with. "a tenderness that drew
moisture from the eyes Of more than
one of her hearers. Mrs. Warders
apostrophe to the jubilee was beauti-
full, and when. she had finished She was
compelled TO acknowledge the raptur-
Gus applause several times. She was
also presented9with. q bouquet OF roses.
Miss Kathleen Haguns violin sonata
was we'll rendered. It was one ,of Pa
ganini's compositions. Miss Hagan
supplemented It with the very appro-
priatc "Auld Lang Syne."" for which she
was roundly applauded. q She was ac-i
confpan!ed on the piano by Mr.. Bukey,
OF Parkersburg.
1.-The next graduate to perform was
Miss Lena Dent, of Bridgeport, o. The
theme OF her essay, Visions OF YOUTH
was elaborated into a well written pro-
duction, containing many scholarly ref
erences.. She defended dreams, castles
in the. air, or the visions which cheer on
the earnest worker. The phllanthro-
pist dreams that the poverty and
misery Of the world VIII be
done away with: the poet dreams
the most delightful OF dreams;
many clergymen OF every age and ma
tion are ranked among the dreamers,
their dreams working into a fair. fabric
Of many. coiors, for they consider this
world as a fleeing shadow and peer
Into the Invisible, or the other world
But the greatest OF all are the dreams
of youth, and these dreams come back
again In later years, said Miss Dent,
for are not the old students of the
Mount back amid old scenes to dream
OF sirlhood's Joys again, Miss Dent,
besides having an excellent effort,
spoke well, and she was deservedly an,
plauded. She was the recipient of
flowers. " Z III ~
Another alumna to participate IN the
prosremme was Mrs. Mary .Donoughue
Moran, who sang Schumanns My.
Soul Is dark" Mrs. Moran has a sweet
and fua contralto voice which appeared
to advantage In this selection. She was
rendered warm applause.
Mrs. Kate McGrnth Fountain, OF
South Dakota, varied the programme
with q piano solo. 'Wiedenung," by
Schumann-Llszt. and her effort was one
of the treats OF the evening. Her
strong and magnetic touch brought out
all the beauty ofthe selection, and the
audience clamored for an encore. Mrs.
Fountain acknowledged the compli-
ment.
Miss Manette Joyce, of. Youngstown,
was the next member of the graduating
class to perform. She had an essay,
THE Age Of Dante She told OF the
progress Of the arts az the time the
great Italian poet lived, q time when
the sunny land echoed the song OF the
troubadour. when architecture and
painting were governed 5 by aesthetic.
tastes, when! aN Europe was united in
one faith, and n universal satisfaction
in the gifts of the church. The intense
religious and aesthetic spirit. produced
q DaKte, and Dante produced great
poem, The Inferno" ., and Dante, It can
be said, reflected the age. Miss Joyce
cleverly portrayed his characteristics,
and termed his poem, a mystic, un-
fathomable song. Applause was freely
bestowed on her. and she was given
flowers.
Miss, Cecilia Sullivan. OF Washington,
D. c., surprised the audience by her cx-
ceptionniy fine voice, a sweet and
strong soprano OF very wide compass.
Her selection was 20 DON Fataie, ;" and
despite the Italian words her hearers
hung on every. note. Archbishop Mar
tinelll was especially interested, and
vigorously applaudcd the rendition OF
this song In his mother tongue. Miss
Sullivan can be surpassed by few, II
amy, singers on the operate stage. She