Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1903-06-09


ing and amusing. The good attention
paid to the essays attested the first, and
pleasant smiles and genial laughs proved
the latter. These young ladies, whose
duty it was to give a sketch of some par
ticular author. did their parts we'll. Most
of these young readers are students of
literature, and doubtless fully appreciate
the various points of excellence they so
well set forth. Miss Lillian Talbot rem
dered touching selection. Sister and
|. in manner even better than Miss
Talbott'ss usual style. 1.-The Barefoot
Boy sung by the Glee Club. touched a
chord in most hearts. tor we had been
there. The tableau from Hiawatha w4s
realistic, down TO the little pappoose
blinking from the hammock. Priscilla
Mullins cap and stald Puritan gown be-
lied her glrlish heart as She coquettishly
said with her eyes palmer than words,
why don't you speak for yourself John?"
That Old Sweetheart OF Mine" recied
by Miss Barbara Campbell, was repro
duced to the letter and in spirit, in tab
leaux vivaut, the pink sunbonnet the
apple stealthily given when the teacher
was not looking and the photograph with
its childish scrawl on the back. were
graphically presented by Miss Elizabeth
Tanquary and Master Jerry Phillips.
In the last scene of this series the 'oId
sweetheart" OF childish memory was
eclipsed by the living presence of the
wife whose entrance in the person of
Miss Pauline Rider, dispelled all former
illusions. Eugene Fields pathetic Lit
tie Boy Blue, was feelingly given by
Miss Maud Gartrell Then followed an
old fashioned plantation Christmas
Carol, which in the rythm of darkey
style, was sung by the Glee Club. Inns
Investment" by Miss Eloise Beckwith,
amused the audience and showed MISS
Elose to be familiar with the character
and dialect of '.fo de wah" negro. The
last tableau was introduced by reading
an extract from Alice Hegan's Mrs.
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch When
the curtain rose Mrs. Wigs, Asia and
Australia, and dear little Europera
dressed for the 'theyater," appeared sit
ting on the curbstone cold winter night
waiting for Billy to come back with the
| forgotten tickets. After an hour or more
the exercises were closed with Kipling's
'Recessional. by the Glee Club, and
many of the audience repaired to the IL
brary to see work of the Botany Class
This subject is begun III early spring ere
the buildings of nature appear. When
the proper time arrives, armed with
trowel and manuel. the class sallies forth
in search of specimens, which they
press, mound on cards and classify.
Some of this work was fine and showed
over fifty pressed flowers analysed and
classiied--all the pupils individual
work.
On Saturday, from to 7 p. M, re-
ception was given by DR.. and Mrs
Campbell, which was largely attended
by former pupils of the Seminary An
especially pleasing feature of the occa-
sion, and surprise to the venerable
principal and his good better half, was
the presentation by the sold girls" of a
handsome Morris chair to DR.. Campbell
and an exquisite large boquet of flowers
to Mrs. Campbell, the formal presenta-
ton being made by Rev. Dr. A. c. Hop
klns, in his usual happy manner.
On Sunday evening the baccalaureate
sermon was preached in the Presbyter-
an church, Rev. r. A. Boyle, of Hagers-
town, delivering an able and eloquent
discourse, taking Woman" for his
theme.
The program for last evening was as
follows:
Prayer
Salutatory Miller
Merry June
Duet L Aerte Behr
IeutH NlHcON, httte lSculUe1N.
Essay
Hilda Kahn.
Elizabeth Tanquary
Solo-Bercuse from :" Jocelyn GODDARD
Elizabeth Thurston Leavell
Trio-March Gunlitt
Genevieve Kearfott, Emily Porterfield.
Maude Gartrell
Essay :
Eloise Beckwith.
Barbara Campbell.
Solo-Waltz in G Flat Chopin
Cornelia Lindsay,
Essay :
Elsie Lindsay.
Trio-Menuett HAYDN
Frances Case, Zoula Laboyteaux,
Bertha Dairow
Essay
Mollie Moore.
Song of Wood Nymph Weber-Acton
Glee Club.
Essay
Cornelia Lindsay.
Solo-La Lisonjera Chaminade
Ellie Lindsay.
Presentation of Essay Prizes
Presentation OF Music Medal :
Piano Solo-Hark Hark. the Lark
shakespeare ade)Schubert-Liszt
Rosa Elizabeth Turner.
Certificates :
Duett-Gaiop Dessaux
Mollie Moore, Elizabeth Leayell.
Diploma
It's All Oyer Now adapted :
Glee Club.
CERTIFICATES
Golden Certificates. Ellie X. Lindsay 81:
Zula LaBoyteaux, 902: Ruth Phillips, 90.1
General Certificates Elizabeth Leavell.
Mollie Moore. Kate TschifTely, Rosa Turner,
Hilda Kahn, Margaret Getzendanner Nellie
Moore, Elizabeth Tanquary.
Special Certificates. Mamie Norwood,
u S. History. Physical Geography: Ethel
Brown, Z. s. History; Ruth Wineow, u. S.
HISTORY. Physical GeooranhY. Elnise Beck