Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-15
ANNUAL OF ACADEMY.
visitation's First Commencement
in Rock Isl.
and.
EXERCISES HELDAT THE THEATRE
Pupils Appear in a Splendid Mu-
steal and Literary
Program.

What was in reality the initial bow
of Visitation academy to the Rock ISL
and public occurred at Harper's thea
tire last night, marking the 37th an
nual commencement of the institution
or the first commencement since it's
removal from Maysville, Ky to this
city.
Several pupils recitals have been
given at the academy since it was es-
tablished in Rock Island, but on ac-
count of the limited room. COM
paratively few people had seen
the work of the scholars. hence
the decision of the sisters to
secure the theatre. The result was
an audience that filed every seat in
the house, and an entertainment that
was meritorious in the highest sense
from beginning to end. A feature
that was especially pleasing was the
versatility displayed by the young
ladies. showing a thoroughness of
training that reflected equal credit on
the student and the tutor.
The exercises opened with a selec-
ton by the mandolin club, after which
the salutatory was delivered by Miss
Anna Larkin, a little Rock Island
lady, whose accomplishments as q
reader are well known. The other
mum bers were: Vocal solo, Ava
Maria" (Mascagpi), with violin obli-
cato by Charles Bleuer, Miss Won
Lora Murphy; piano quartet, Wed
ding Music, op As" (Adolph
Jensen), Misses Martina Rag
land, Mae Shuey, Won Lora Murphy,
Frances Corbett; reading, The Cur
tain," Miss Myra Bear; Caprice Es-
pagnol. op. 81" (MoskowskD Miss
Florence Lee; aesthetic movements,
The Story of d Faithful Soul" SEN
Tor Delsarte class; Concerto, op 81,
allegro con BRIO" (Beethoven) Miss
Florence Lee, orchestral part 2, piano,
Miss Martina Ragland; reading, La
Garde de Mutt" Miss Anna Larkin;
pantomimic action, junior Delsarte
class; vocal duo, The Violet" (Rein-
ecke), Misses Alice O'ConnOr and Won
Lora Murphy; piano duo, two pianos,
"Gavotte, op. "a" (Euginio Piraui).
Misses Won Lora Murphy and Ina
Richards; reading, Little Dots Sac
riice." Miss Phyllis Evers Murray;
six Cups of Chocolate, a comedy in
one act-Miss Adeline Won Lindau, a
German girl. Miss Ina Richards; Miss
Marion Lee. a transplanted southern
girl, Miss Lola Boyd; Miss Dorothy
Green, New EngIauder, Miss Won
Lora Murphy; Miss Hester Beacon, a
Bostonian. Miss Mary Archdeacon,
Miss Beatrix Won Kortlandt, a New
Yorker, Miss Frances Corbett; Miss
Jeanette Durand, French girl, Miss
Martina Ragland. This little play
was done with finish that was really
charming, each one sustaining her
part most admirably.
The musical numbers on the pro-
gram were well selected and splen-
didly rendered. 1t is not doing in
Justice to the others taking part in
the entertainment, however, 4 make
special mention of the singing of Miss
Murphy, who has a sweet soprano
voice of great promise. and the read
ing of Miss Bear. of this city, who
shows an earnestness in her work that
is certain to develop her talents in
this direction to the fullest extent.
Home For the Summer.
The boarding pupils at the academy
Murphy, of Milwaukee; Rag
land, CoviDgton, KY; Richards, Kan
sas City; Boyd and Archdeacon, of
Cincinnati, and Corbett, of Crystal
Falls, Mimi, left today for their
homes to spend the summer vacation.
The sisters hope when the fall term
opens their new academy on Twen-
tieth street, which will be one of the
finest and most complete in the west,
will be ready tor occupancy.