The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-31
AN EVE AT LITTLETON
Audience Charmed by an
EIIoCution Recital.
LiiiletOn Female College Closing a Year Of I'm
exampled Success. Distinguished
Speakers.
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1nuuSlTIdl OCHOOi, OnSS ISlAal hCu' LII
ucate man and you have educated an
Individual; educate woman and you
have educated whole family"
This is an era of educational awaken
ing in North Carolina along all lines
that is marking an era in our history,
but this awakening is more marked, as
to results accomplished, in the efforts
put forth to educate our girls. No
body can truthfully say now that our
girls are being neglected.
Among all the many good schools all
over our State that are now celebrating
their commencement exercises in which
the sweet girl graduate" is the central
figure, there is none to which the eyes
of it's many friends turn with more
interest than Littleton Female College.
This excellent school, founded in 1881
and conducted to the present time by
that earnest Christian man, its Presi-
dent, Rev. j. M. Rhodes, has grown
until now it celebrates triumphant
closing of the most successful year in
all it's history During the past year
there were enrolled 157 boarding stu
dents alone. This does not include the
local patronage, which is large. The
buildings during the past eighteen
their size and more than double their
capacity for boarding pupils.
The commencement exercises really
began last Sunday morning with a SER
mon before the faculty and students
by President Rhodes.
Lalst night at $780, however, the ex-
ercises proper, in which the students
take part began. 1t consisted of an
''Elocution Recital 1t was recital
indeed, mixed with eloquence irresist-
ible and the sweetest of music.
The program was as follows:
Duo-Weber, Misses Griggs and
Whitaker.
Vocal Solo-A Rose in Heaven, Miss
Jennie Thompson.
Reading-As the Moon Rose, Miss
Alice Green.
Trio-Blake, Misses Ross. Jones and
Cameron.
Reading-Jacks Letter, Miss Elma
Fcatherstone.
Duette-G ottschalk, Misses Best ana
Balance.
Reading = Absolution, Miss Lucy
Webb.
Duo-smith, Misses Taylor and Bru-
ton.
Reading Monologue - Sweet Girl
Graduate, Miss Ionic Greet.
Piano Solo-NeVin, Miss Lizzie Lytch.
notwithstanding versus Diamonds,
Miss Alice Best.
Scarf Fantasies, Expression Class.
Ushers-M Misses Gibson, Mann, Green
and Davenport.
The first piece, Duo, 9th Trio, 9Th
Duette, Sth Duo. 10th Piano Solo were
instrumental and showed skill and
training of the highest order, besides
that touch and feeling that originates
only in the performer herself.
The second piece, vocal solo, by Miss
Jennie Thompson, was the only vocal
musical rendition and exhibited a SUI
perb voice. The reading" AS The
Moon Rose, by Miss Alice Green was
simply superb.
The reading, "Absolution," by Miss
Lucy Webb was very fine and showed
talent of high order
But the pieces that caught the crowd
in such a way as only beautiful, we'll
possessed, graceful and talented girl,
who has had the shrewdness to make a
catchy selection can do, were the fol-
lowing:
Reading, Jacks Letter." by Miss
Elma Featherstone; the Monologue,
Greet, and the Reading, Searching
versus Diamonds" by Miss Alice Best.
Each of the these pieces caused the
large chapel, filled to oyerfiowing to
echo again and again with applause
They were all three ''encored" and had
to come back amid bushes and give
the delighted audience another chance
to applaud.
They were all good and it is hard to see
how any one of them could have been
improved on.
The last piece, Scarf Fantastic" was
entirely spectacular, not a word spoken
or a sound made. 1t was not a panto-
mine, but rather a series of movements
of such grace and beauty as one rarely
witnesses. AS the name suggests
scarfs played the principal part in the
performance, being placed together il.
such way as to form crosses, stars, lad.
ders, etc. The performance was par
ticipated in by nine girls, all dressed
in white and lasted for possibly half
an hour. 1t was really the feature OF
the occasion.
The large chapel was crowded to
overlooking. In the audience from
abroad were noted the following dis
tinguished visitors Rev DIR. Jas. At.
kins, Nashville Tenn; Rev. r. A. Viii.
lis, Presiding Elder of Elizabeth City
District; Rev. DR.. Swindell, Presiding
Elder Newbern District; Mrs. Kirk,
Lady Principal of Missionary Institu-
ton Nyack, N. Y; Rev. Marvin Hes
ter, of Aulander, Fla; Rev. III. E. Trip.
Nashville, n. c.; Mr.. Merritt and wife,
of Conway; Rev. j. w. Jones, Rev. w.
F. Jones, Mr.. G. d. Best, N. w Hamp-
ton, Coinjock, N. c., and many others.
The crowd is pouring in today and the
tickle weather promises to be good.
The exercises of today will be elab
crate and even more interesting.
At IL o'clock the sermon will be
preached by Rev. James Atkins, d. d..
of Nashville, Tenn, and tonight at $50
an address by Bishop Warren Gambler.
There will be other exercises, including
singing and music throughout the day
and the halls, parlors and art exhibit.
open all this time to visitors.
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