The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-06-07
CLOSING
EXERCISES
Miss Dana'S School Closes with
Appropriate Ceremonies.

DayS-An Abundance OF Beautiful
Flowers and Gowns.
The gathering of the students and
teachers of Miss Danas School with
their friends at the Church of the Re
deemer Sunday afternoon was the be-
ginning of the annual commencement
exercises, always most important fea
ture of the school year. The occasion of
the baccalaureate sermon is essentially
ladies' day, although the sterner sex
was well represented on Sunday after
noon. Sixty three representatives of the
school attended and made most charm
ing picture as they proceeded down the
aisle to seats assigned them.
Baccalaureate Sermon.
Rev. w. M. Hughes, D. D., had been
selected this year to preach the bacca-
laureate sermon and his text was taken
from PHILIPPIANS 8, 1914: Forget
ting those things which are behind, |
press forward to the mark of the prize
of the high calling in Christ Jesus my
Lord" Ia the choice of them singu
lar coincidence occurred, for, unknown
to DIR. Hughes, the motto of the class is
Forward from the Swedish word
Gram" well known as the name of
the vessel in which Nansen made his
wonderful northern trip. DR.. Hughes
said in part, ''Nansen made his voyage
only after he had built boat carefully
and completely equipped for such a per.
ilous journey, and after planning each
detail and fully realizing each danger to
be surmounted, To the young ladies
the first essential was the discipline
which had been theirs for the years past
and which if rightly received and ap-
piled would be the foundation for the
future success. Following this discipline
must come the principle of daring
to meet whatever life holds in store.
Dare, first and above ALL to do right,
for in that lies the secret of woman's
success Dare to be womanly, and be
at all times the best that is in you.
There is a fine, subtle bravery in woman
which responds to any call for courage
To present life in which all paths were
smooth, and with no difficulties would
be an absurd picture. Trials there will
be but dare to face them and
conquer them. Rise above petty
jealousies and be true to self. God grant
that you will conquer all and reach
the haven in view"
The hymns used were most appro-
pirate and the anthem alpha and One
ga was most pleasingly rendered by the
church choir
Glass Day Exercises.
'How fair, how wondrous fair" in
the words of one of the choruses sung,
was the day and the scene at the class
day exercises Monday afternoon. Never
had the sun shone more brightly and
never had maidens looked more bewitch-
ing than didsthe students of. all classes in
their festsl apparel. The green between
the main building and the east wing
was filed with chairs with stage pro-
: jecting from the veranda of the larger
building. By four-thirty the guests had
nearly all arrived and the assemblage
was one of handsomely gowned women
all of whom We're enjoying in most
vivacious manner thesbeauties of their
surroundings, while the masculine
friends in their sober attire looked on
with envy and admiration.
Above the murmur of the voices was
suddenly heard a burst of sweet music
of the opening chorus of the Voices of
the Woods" by Rubenstein, sung in a
most expressive and pleasing spirit by
about thirty of the young ladies under
Miss Trowbridge's direction. in the
kindly address of welcome given by Miss
Alice Stursberg, president of the class of
1901, she extended a cordial greeting to
all present, thanked the students for
their assistance in the decorations and
preparations for this event and express.
ed the gratitude and kindly feeling of
the entire class for the many efforts on
the part of the teachers which had made
their course terminate so successfully.
She spoke with pride of the production
of the little play which was to follow
the composition of Miss Mary Vail Hen
dee, member of the class. Its title
"a Congress of Queens" but half tells
the story.
The celebrated psychologist, DIR. Hys-
lop, in his investigation of life after
death discovered means by which the
great queens of former ages might re-
turn to earth and meet with the living
Empress of China in sort of Congress
to discuss the problems of modern So
ciety and politics Isabella of Spain; as
moderator of the meeting, rules " the
assembly like the president of a nine.
teenth century women's club. The ne
cessary parliamentary rules she finds
written in book which once belonged
to member of the class of 1901, Miss
Dana's School Through this book and
the second sight with which they are
endowed by DR.. Hyslop, the queens
have revealed to them the lives of dit