The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-14

Aimee Quinn, Helena Harmon and Mel
lie Stephenson. followed by Mozarts
Dove sOno." sung by Miss Nellie Gull
Ter. Both of these numbers were Wig
orously applauded.
Miss Loretta Harmon performed
Moszkowskrs "Valse op "a" on the
plano. Miss Hannon'D touch and tech
nique were perfect. and she received
the lions share of the applause.
Row Us Swiftly" was sung by the
choral class, and 1t was musical gem.
The young ladies' voices harmonized
beautifully In this composition of Cam
pana's and the audience was loud in
It's demonstration of applause.
The valedictory.
Miss Rose oBrien delivered the val
edlctory in a voice trembling with feel
ing and emotion. She spoke as follows:
Thro' the spiral wreaths OF mist,
From deeps Of twilight gray.
The dawn Of gold and amethyst
Aeralds the coming day.
On the mountains crimson crest
And tn the smiling wales,
The meadow lark, with speckled breast,
The rosy morning, halls.
All flowers in field and fen. unclose
Their dropping tear-dimmed eyes,
The lily, violet and rose
LOOK up In shy surprise.
The day-god with hls'radIant light
Kisses the dew-drops frni
And 1t seems as tho some fairy sprite
Scattered diamonds DER the dale.
As the blushlng dawn thro' the shadow
peers
And foretells the coming day.
Holds the dim futures hopes and fears
Made bright by passing ray.
Calm as the faIrest summer sky,
Are chidhoods merry hours;
As under the grand old trees We lie
And heed not the moments Rlidin6 by
Or the cloud that DER US lowers.
But when the sunny June has flown
Then autumn days must come;
The dead leaves DER the fields are blown.
The wind signs low with many moan,
And birdllngs leave their home.
So when youths first joys depart,
From Memory's haunted hall
There comes n whisper to our heart,
And tho'ts like lightning. swiftly dart
To where dim shadows rise and call.
Shadows of the by-gone days OF school,
mates, tried and true,
You bring n message from the past OF
hcartsease and OF rue.
Dear Alma Mater, home of love, our tho'ts
revert to thee,
And oft In dreams and visions fair. we
gaze and dImly see
Where the forest trees are standing in
their old majestic pride,
And birds OF brilliant plumage In their
leafy branches hide;
The meadows fresh and smiling In their
robes OF verdant green,
And the laughing little streamlct that
flows the hills between.
We scent the hnwthorn's perfume, and the
lilac bending low.
on the lawn and by the hedges, the
bluShlnR roses glow.
We watch the trailing Ivy falling round
the convent walls,
And hear the swallows chirplngs and
the wood doves plattlVe calls
See the pathway thro' the orchard with
its pink white bloEsOmed trees
Beneath whose wavering shadows come
gay voices on the breeze,
How oft ut dusky evcntide our steps
would thither stray,
We dreamed Of what the future heIdi
would life be always May?
Now the forms and faces on the lawn ure
new and strange,
Fen the flowers in the grotto seem to
know and feel the change. ,,, -.
Then from out our rOseate dreaming We
awake to find 1t day.
But the golden dream OF morning has n
tlnge OF sombre gray
And now as fond adieus we say, unbiddeu
Farewell that word the echo stirs. and
then in silence dies.
part. tender. loving bond
Shall bind US till Eternity, TIL perfect
day has dawned.
And YOU, dear teachers. truest friends.
decp lessons have you taught
OF faith, of wisdom, patience meek and
love with reverence traught
Like winged birds the years have flown In
gladness, and we know
That In the realm afnr there CLEANS n
beacon's cheering glow.
Dear Aimn Mnter. guiding star, TO thee
our hearts belong,
How often shall we think OF thee, and
tell Of thee In song.
The very echo OF thy nnme shall raise
an anthem grand,
the desert land.
The Premiums.
Bishop Donahue distributed the pre-
miums, special prizes and conferred the
diplomas and medals. as follows;
Premiums were awarded to the fol-
lowing young ladies who have distln-
guished themselves during the past
academic year:
First prize in senior second class
awarded to Miss Loretta Truschel, of
wheeling, W. Va: Miss Marcclla Weln-
er, Of New York City; Miss Miriam
AckerheI. Of Pittsburgh, Pa.
In special studies OF senior second
class. Miss Anita Collins, OF Pennsboro,
w. Va.
In the senior third class to Miss Hor-
tense Gockey. Of Dayton, Ohio; Miss
Annie sullivan. Of Jersey shore, Pa;
Miss Edith LouGhney, OF Pittsburgh,
Pa. Miss Louise GOrmley, OF Pitts
burgh Pa; Miss Bessie HeHernan, Of
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