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GRADUAT1NG CLASS OF THE FEMALE NORMAL SCHOOL.

ltention. Mr., j. w. JeudwIne. of Wash
5ington, president OF the association, says
on this subject:
II do not think that the necessity for
musical libraries in connection with the
Teaching Of nuslc Is appreciated at It's
full value. Iii the small towns the teach
ser end pupil have generally no library,
only some sheet music, or teaching
pieces, the pupil hears no other music
except the church choir and an occasional
piano recital. The larger centers, where
choral and orchestral concerts can be
heard, are far apart. The South IS q
land Of very small towns, long distance
and slow railroads. In North Carolina,
FOR instance, believe that there are over
four hundred towns with q population OF
about six hundred.
nAry one can see tho immense diff
City of teaching or learning any kind
of music under such conditions. There are
10 means OF illustration at hand Tor the
teacher, no opportunity for the pupil to-
ACQUIRE the ease of expression or COM
position which comes from familiarity
with good literature. There Is no way
for either teacher or pupil to become ac-
nuainted, even at second hand, with the
modern works which are exciting the
larger world. This want thwarts the IN
iroduction of music into the public
school. which Is so much needed In the
South, and checks any desire for more OF
better music"
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tuning, and In Interpretation, 1t was per-
fectly carried out. Miss Frances Wyche
Dunn, OF Petersburg, who trained the
girls Is to be congratulated upon her
work The young ladies themselves re-
ceiyed the heartiest praise Of their adj
mirable presentation of this classic
Ivy Day. the class exercises, took place
Tuesday afternoon at half past TOUR
O'Clock. The programme began witt & a
graceful, intricate march and drlll on
the lawn. in which forty-slx happy sem
Tors, training daisy and Ivy covered MOODS :,
took part, At the conclusion of the drill
rain caused the entertainers and their
interested friends to hastily seek shelter
in the Assembly Hall, This Interruption
in no way marred the excellent pro-
gramme, rather, 1t proved an advantage,
making the class songs and read nss
more enjoyable. Miss Hills deserves
praise for the beauty Of IVY Day.
CINDERELLA IN FLOWERLAND.
The prettiest entertainment ever seen
in Farmyille was Cinderella in Flower
land" by the children Of the training
school, at the opera house Tuesday night
From prologue to closing tabieau, 1t was
full of dainty grace. 1t is hard for those
who did not see 1t to believe the en-
thusiastic almost ecstadc, praise of the
delighted audience The principal parts,
Prince Sunshine, and the Meadow Daisy,
afterwards Princess Marguerite, as play
ed by Master Emerson Jarman and Win
ming little Miss Lucille Baldwin, could
not have been surpassed for grace, nat
.uraness. ease and spirit, All other char
acters. Godmother Nature. Bobn Red,
Bonnie Bee, ten Flower Guests, SIX little
Sunbeans, six little Raindrops, four little
butterflies, all perfectly performed their
parts
Congratulations have been showered
upon Miss Woodruff. principal of the
training school, who, assisted by Miss
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1ial,b,,rtoaf and MSS Hills, trained tbs
children with such charming rcsults
M ,r,,t,ttst, CEMENT IgXIRt.fsstss

1ia,,b,,rtoaf and Mss Hills, trained tn.
children With such charming results
con- NcEAlENT EXERCISES.
(, 5s,,,,t,, ,,,,ret1ieflt exercises oco,,rred ~
,tl,o onero house Monday morning at half
bhst ion o'clock, when, after a cordial
gsalutatIon from Miss Scotia starke. forty
seyen earnest young women received
tIoIr Diplomas from the hands OF Presl.l
dent .1arrnan. Hon Robert 'rurhbull was
then introduced, and he In turn intro
duced Judge w. I'll. Mann, who addressed
TIA graduates upon the subject Pros
rress.s 1IIs address was full Of sound
thought and advice, 8spiced by wholesome
wit
Miss. Ollie Beard delivered the vale
dictory address. and 'tls rarely the case
that such noble thoughts fail from the
lips Of a student. The address was a
fitting crown to the unusually Interests
Ing exercises.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Board OF Trustees met on Tues
day, June 4. Those present we're Hon.
Robert Turnbull. Hon, John Jackson,
Judge j. q. broadway. Judge j. M. Crute,
Mr. ]. S. Ware, Mr.. J. p. Jeffries, Mr..
w u. Kcnnon. Hon. r. r. Buchanan,
Hon. G. Harding Walker. Prof Geo. w.
Walker, Mr.. C. w. Robinson and Judge
4. D. watkins. a few changes we're
made in the faculty, several new teach
crs being elected.
Mr.. +. Chester Nation was put in
charge Of the Department of Manual
Training. He has had ten years OF ex-
per ence in this work, having studied and
taught in the best schools. Miss Ycnnie
Cox, who for 7 10 years has made q
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smithdeal Literary Society.

The last meeting Of the Smithdea1
College Literary Society, which always
suspends Its programme during the sum
mer months, was held last Friday eve
Ming IN the society hall. After an IN
teresting programme of music and re-
citations, an elaborate luncheon was
served by the young ladies' of the So
cIety. The suspension Of the literary So
c,etv of this college does not suggest
closing Of the school work, as the regular
sessions. day and night, continue unih-
terruptedly during the entire year
Next october will doubtless witness the
reorganization and successful working OF
tia society. 4A
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/. The
MAN
TOWN
IRON THE FRoNT.
By Harry Tucker
way OF observation-disclosures

(By way q Petersburg-ue1 1T =.
transmission at Failing Creek by rise
in the water.) ,oot Your sne-
CHOW, CHOW, July 4 l9o4.Iio si spe
tho state Convention having taken Y, ! the 4,
front fe page and having done every a1,,1I
necessary for the adyalGemssnnt q ea and
zaton IN the valley Of the Inc tn Dimes Of
the WILDERNESS and tho blue skies Of ~, the ne
m mo it is time for real news frolh
the seat Of war to find It's p "a f,a as dia.
SIDE by side with III, the ID na III % s"o '
Or words to that effect. ..a.s n,;th
AS We sit here under the tea trees. VIII ..,
R,liv Thompson'a spyglns In our h lai,.i
looking afar at beleagured For1 Af'hut'
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MOVEMENT FOR
MUSIC LIBRARIES

The fifth annual convention Of the
Southern Music Teachers Association will
heai, at e:so1A.f M. on Tuesday of this
week In Gainesvilles Gao4a and will con-
tinue in session folr days. An excep--
tIonally fine programme has been ar
ranged. Thc organ prelude, With which
the convention will open, was writer for
tito association by Mr.. Ernest II. Cosby,
OF this city.
One Of the most Interesting matters That
Will engage the attention Of the body VII
M n proposition looking to the establish
mont throughout the South of musical
libraries for the benefit Of thousands OF
students Of music. 1t Is suggested that
thc libraries be conducted in connection
With tho state and city Association and
the woman's Clubs In tho towns The
movement ls q most commendahlc one.
and will probably attract widespread at
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thought Of Senator Barksdale come I


US. ana we long to be once more beneath
the grape vine in Campbell's back yard.
Like Senator Barksdale. the .Japs re
small, butt oh my. g 8. Like. Ia rubber ball;
tho harder you hit them the higher they
bounce. 5S5 rs. 4. VI ste
General Nisinlckarubue has Just told IT'S
hentends to take bunch pf picked 8 men
and flank the enemy. 50 that when rein-Ss
forcenents come from Huh 5g Flu h the
Russians will be surprised SO quick that
they will run away and leave their lunch-9
con scattered out on the ground.
We were CAD to hear him say that. for
this overland travel is pretty rough on
fellow, even IL he has grown accustomed
to the travel on the Main Street owl cars,
enough once or twice in a life time. Dur
when you have to eat them three times
a day indefinitely they amt SO nourtsa-
Ing.
II you ask us what we think Of this
war, we will sny that we think It much
more interesting than II regimantal ems
Re.neckc wrestle any day than to sit ON
this hillside, in tho shadow Of the OolonE
tea trees. watching Port Arthur so by4
II wouldn't DO half 50 dangerous; j, |.
front is that 1t cuts ont our summer
.caslon 10 sec the funny Otto brothers and !;
tho Comedy -Four. who, we understands lei ING
are the whole show. # N sE8
We are afraid t. 60 to ~ fls spIa for we
In the hands Of the enemy Il. . .. Ss S
Seventy-five laps surrounded 20 coo RUS
SLAMS the other day. and II the latter
hadn't lost their heads and ran the jars
would nave Won the fight. AS II was
one hundred Russians stuhbed their toes
and fell down and were captured and two
officers got hit In the hack. One ~ lost (
his cap In the eXcitement. 4 a;S
This being our birthday and the Glori-s
Gus Fourth we ran up 9ld 1,S Gdory X, e sns
sizes suspended operations and saluted
Information Iti that has Just reached ,is
from kinchow Is to the effect that the
Mayor and City Council Of Port Arthur
ton, calling upon the, Japs to stop throws
ing stones at them. II they don't stop.
the proclamation says. somebody VIII get
hurt ~
They ara about to elect new chief OF
told us, because the present chief ia un-
able to handle the situation without CALI
ing on the military.
a Russian soldier has Just been killed
at Dalny by the explosion of bunch or
Fourth-of-July fireworks.
| cations, as the fireworks were brought
| from the United States by newspaper
| correspondent. .
II the censor gets hold OF this special
telegram and cuts AWNING out 81 Ia :,
/ have him arrested and sent back 70 tina
/ Siberian mines, F aait
| by anybody. *
] Arthur in our direction, We hope to send
| our next message by way OF that city,
1t takes so long to so around BY Peters
| burg. -.
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THE BEST coLoRED PICTURE =
THE BU.LLFiINCH.

The bullhncl, inllabits
the pine woods Of the
northern regions Of both
the Eastern and West
ern Helnispheres. II IS
gorgeously colored, the
male being rosy crimson
with ashy bases to the
feathers; the wings and
tail being dusky brown,
with the feathers edged
with rose color. In the
female the general color
OF the upper parts IS
ashy gray, the crown OF
the head and sides o. the
face golden olive yellow,
and the throat and under
surface asl1y gray, wash
ed with golden olive.
The nest is made OF
coarse materials and is
usually placed in q spruce
fir tree, ten or twelve
feet from the ground, on
a thick branch close to
the main stem. The eggs
are four OF five in MINI.
per, blush green in
ground color, spotted
With purplish-red, some
times forming a zone
round the larger end.
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special study OF manual training at
Teachers College, New York, was chosen
as Mr.. Nations assistant to supervise
the work of this department in the lower
grades or the training school. 14
DRAWING SCHoCL. p
Miss Martha w. Coulling, who has been
absent this year on leave pursuing spe-
cial work at Teachers College, Will re-
turn in September to- again. take charge ltll
Dr.. u. NJ. snow Of Baltimore. was
elected to teach Botany, Zoology and Ma
ture Study. sis5.s s rs
DR.. Snow is "a graduate Of the UNI
verslty Of Chicago and VIII have charge
of the Nature Study and Botany at
lchautaugua. New York. during the sum-
mer session. y
( Miss Marie Louise Whiting, of very
successful experience at Hampton, Will
be an assistant in English.
Miss Helen Blackiston. a former as
slstant In Mathematics, resigned to take
a position at Hampton. Her place VIII
be filed by Miss Eioise Amber Har-
rison. OF Vinita, Va.
Miss Jennie Tabb was CHOSEN as the
assistant in history.
Mss E,stelle Smithey, teacher of French
and German, was granted leave of an
sence for one year. She will spend this
wear in study in Paris and Berlin, and
in foreign travel.
q UNDERGRADUATES.
The following are the graduates:
Full Diploma Mary Baldwin, Ella Bur
ger. Claudia Perkins, Nellie Snlithey,
Carrie Sutherl,n.
Professional Diploma.-ollie Beard
Audrey Birmingham. Mamie Burse, Mary
Campbell. Bessie Carter. Lucy Chrisman.
Inez CIa1,y, Elizabeth Cobhs, Jesse Dey,
Jessie Flnke, Blanche Gilbert Sarah
Goode Gertrude Griffin, Ella Hahn'
Amelia Harrison. Mary Herbert, Mary
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ALLEGED LARCENY.
Colored Woman Charged With
Stealing a Pocket-Book.

Detective McaIahon yesterday morning
arrested coIorcd woman named Virgie
HarI is, on the charge OF taking pocket
book with 81. belonging to Mrs. Kinney,
No IS South Cherry Street.
The woman was employed as servant
at No ITO West Cary Street. She is al
lcgcus to have gone to Mrs. Kinney's resi- :
,leace to buy some old clothes, and While
Mrs. Kinney was looking the clothes up.
the woman took the purse and decamped.
After the arrest. Mrs. Kinney identi-
fled the woman as the one whom she
suspects Of the theft. The pocket-book
,xns recovered. III
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MANY MEETINGS.
Large Number Scheduled for
the City Hall,

The coming week will be an important
one at the city Hall Besides the Board
of Aldermen, which will hold a regular
session on Tuesday night. there Will be
great many committee meetings OF
more or less public interest,
The full schedule 10 as follows:
Monday--Committee on Electricity. s r,
M; Subcommittee on Finance, to consular
the Free Bridge matter. s r. NJ. s,
Tuesday Board OF Aldermen. at s r, M.
Wednesda US tfeets. 8 +. d.; water, 1850
p. M; Light. r, NJ; Local Assessnlen
p, III,
Thursday--c Cemeteries. s r. M; Health,
n, NJ; Grounds and Buildings, T.. "a.
DR.. Charles T. Steel. who has bean.
quite sick for the past ten days. " sti.I
ct the Virginai Hospital. but ipproytnxs
and hopes soon 10 be out
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spend several months at Atlantic city,

spend several months at Atlantic CITY,
N. J..
Mr.. j. sB. Elan will spend next week at
No. 925 South Summer Street, Nashville,
Tenn.
Mi r. III. Lindaay and family will spend
the SUMMER at Lakeside. Eagles Mere,
PA.
Colonel Alex. Camcrot's family will be
at their summer home, cameron Lodge
Gordonsvllc, va. until the autumn.
Mrs. II. r. Boykin has left for jefferson
Park Hotel, Charlottesville, Va.
Mr.. Thomas G. Leath5is at Hotel Roa-
noke, Roanoke, Va
ars. Thomas B. Scott will be at Buck
roe Beach Hotel, Hampton. va, Tor the
next week
/. The meeting OF tho Williams Circle OF
Kings Daughters will be held Tuesday
afternoon, June 14th, at $50 o clock, in
the Womcn's Christian Association build
ing. 1t Is the last meeting for the sum
,ner and all of the members arc asked
to be present.
The young ladies OF Emmanuel BAPTIST
Church will give an attractive entertain
ment Tuesday night. the first one In the
new church, which has Just heen opened.
There VIII be music by some of Rich
tnond's best talent, and choice readings
will add to the programme. Dainty re-
fresllments will be served.
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The NORMAL,
GRADUATES.
Elegant and Interesting Fea-
g TIRES in Connection With
Closing Exercises.
THE PRINCESS PLAYED
Cinderella in Flowerland Beau-
j tifully Presented by the Chill
dren Of Training School.
Special to The Tines-Dlspatcl,)

Especial to The Times !spatch.)
FARMV1LLE, VA June 1.-THE COM
mencement exercises OF the State Normal
School, beginning with the eloquent bac-
calaureate sermon BY DR.. w. r. l.. Smith,
of Richmond, on Juiss 5, at the Baptist
Church, were OF unusual interest.
On Monday night, the senior class play,
"The Princess" occurred It was we'll
done, presenting beautifully this charming
medley OF Tennyson's. In setting. cos
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Wins Much Priced Honor.

,rbe scholarship offered by the Ran"
ao,,,h. Macon Woman's College of Lynch
b,rr to the pupil of the Richmond High
sn,ool best prepared to enter the fresh
Ian class Of the college has been award
80 10 Miss Lorena Boyd Mason. who made
,he highest session ana examination per
,..nt IN the postgraduate class.
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Rebekah I lodges Outing.

The combined lodges OF Richmond and
Manchester and the Rebekah Lodges,
independent Order of Odd-Fellows, have
arranged with the Southern Railway for
an excursion to Beach Park; West Point.
va, in July. and this one may well Do
expected to, be the largest excursion 70
this resort during the coming season.
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Hisler, Fanny Hodnett, Je.nina Htrt Hurt.
blanche Johnston. Cora Kay, Byrd KING.
Sad @ Leary, Carrie Martin. MARY
NfcChesnay Halltc Miller, Nellie Moro.
head, BEETLE Murfee, Ellen Painter. May
Powers, Aida Reynolds Ethel Reynoltds,
Navy Rodes, Eta Sampson, Peachy San
dorlin Lillian Saunders. Lottio sne ai.V,
rhonpson. Louise Vaughan, Jessie Whit
more. iN.A Isl
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Mrs. Samuel j. Graham, OF Pittsburs.
Pa, IS the guest OF her sister. Mrs.
james b. Pace,
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Mrs. Clarence u. Taylor, OF East
Brady, Pa, is visiting at the homo or
her brother. Mr.. Charles =. Bigger, OF
No. I'LL North Meadow Street.
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Personal Mention.

Miss Malen Burnett will spend the
summer in st. Louis. Miss Efrie Aylett
Cofer Will so first to New York, and
from there 10 st. Louis where the two
young ladies have been asked to give
concert.
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Mrs H. II. franklin and son. Harold.
OF this city. will sail for England on
June 18th. TO visit her brother. Colonel
Charles Leslie, of s'Slindon House, Sus-
sox. and also other Immediate relatives
In England and Scotland Mrs. Franklin
Will return some time In November
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Miss julia q. Brown, of Ne. a26 West
Grace street, having graduated with high
course at school In Philadelphia, re-
tnrnnd home yesterday, bringing as her
guests two schooimates, Miss Bette and
Mss Mary Jones. of Germantown.
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UNDERGRADUATES.
The following are the graduates:
Full Diploma Mary Baldwin, Ella Bur-
ger. Claudia Perkins, Nellie Smithey.
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Mr.. j. b. Elan will spend next week at
No. 925 South Summer Street. Nashville,
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-20
Movement of American Ships.

Che Foo, May 16.-The United
States cruiser New Orleans, with Rear
Admiral Stirling on board, arrived yes
terday from Shanghai. Her orders
were simply to come to Che Foo. Rear
Admiral Stirling said that the reason
for his coming, and his future move,
ments, are unknown to him. In view
of the previous order that no ships
should come north of Shanghai. the
movement of the New Orleans is con.
sidered significant here. The inter
probation of the arrival of the cruiser
is that the United States will insist
upon the neutrality of New Chwang
when the Russians evacuate that
place. The New Orleans is too large
to ascend the Lao river.
The cruiser New Orleans is at Che
Foo in accordance with a recent order
forwarded from Washington to Rear
Admiral Cooper, commander-in-chiefo OF
the Asiatic squadron. Owing to the
danger threatening New Chwang from
hordes of bandits who were awaiting
the departure of the Russians to begin
depredations, it was deemed advisable
to protect American and other foreign
interests until the Japanese arrived
A cruiser and a gunboat were accord
ingly ordered to Che Foo to hold them
selves in readiness for service at New
Chwang, the gunboat to be utilized In
shallow waters
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-20
Russians Fight With Bandits.

Liang Yao. Saturday, May 16.-Chi-
nese bandits are becoming bolder and
are causing much trouble to the Rus
sian outposts. A swarm of the bandits
at noon of May 18th attacked the coal
mines on the branch line east of Yang
tai station, ten miles south of Lao
Yang. The mines, which supply the
railroad, were guarded by 200 riflemen
and 100 Cossacks.
In a fierce fight the Russians repelled
the bandits and then charged them.
the bandits fleeing to the hills and
reighboring villages. The troops sur
rounded the villages and demanded the
surrender OF the bandits.
The surrender was at first refused,
but fearing that the Russians would
destroy their homes. the villagers re-
vealed the hiding places of the fugi-
tives. The bandits fought with the des-
peration of entrapped rats, and fifty OF
them were speared and killed. The
Russians suffered no loss
Among seventeen prisoners taken by
the troops were two Japanese officers
who had escaped from the Russians.
One of the bandits taken prisoner con-
fessed that the bandits had been hired
by the Japanese. whom they were sup
plying with ammunition.
The Springfield herald., 1904-05-20
French Doubt Russian Success.

Paris, May 15.-French confidence in
Russian prowess is much shaken as a
result of the recent developments con-
cerning the weakness of General Kuro-
patkins land forces. The early Jap
anese successes were accepted as
merely preliminary, it being believed
by the officials and public here gen
orally that Kuropatkin was concen-
trating vast force, approximately
100000 men. which eventually would
annihilate the smaller Japanese army.
But the reports of the last ten days
have shown a constant shrinkage of
Kuropatkin's army until now it is gen
orally accepted in official circles that
he has not over 100000 men. includ-
ing those locked up in Port Arthur and
in other garrisons. The announce
ment that the Russian commander has
put off taking the offensive until July
in order to secure reinforcements add
to the belief that his strength has
heretofore been greatly overesti
mated.