The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-10

On Sunday, June 5th, DIR. w. x. l..
smith. Of Richmond, preached the
b-accalaureate sermon. The graduates,
arrayed in white, made AN impressive
appearance. The chyfch was crowded
to OVERLOOKING. The exi, "The works
that / do We shalG daAlso, and greater
works than these shall We do because /
20 unto my Father was presented in
a very striking and conclusive manner
by DIR. Smith and seemed to make a
strong impression on his hearers. Miss
Sue Hales rendered a beautiful solo.
ON Monday night following, the
class of 1904 gave their play entitled
"The Princess" Tennyson's beautiful
creation. a very large and enthusiast
tic audience witnessed the performance
and showed their appreciation Of the
histrionic talent Of the various young
ladies composing the cast. The stage
and its surroundings were charmingly
decorated to represent woodland scenes.
Each part was enacted well and the
performance. as a whole, reflected great
credit upon the young ladies whose
talent and energy proved such a pleas
ing entertainment. The costuming
and drill deserve special mention. The
program was a. follows
Princess Ida, Miss Finke; Lady
Psyche and Lady Blanche, instructors
i'm the university, Misses Murfee and
Stearnes, Melissa, a daughter Of Lady
Blanche. Miss Sampson; Violet, a
pupil, daughter Of lpse, Miss Hodnett'
The Prince, Miss Martin; Florian, his
friend. and brother Of Psyche, Miss
Smithey; Cyril, friend to the Prince
and Florian, Miss McChesney; Cana,
King, and father to Ida, Miss More
head Ipse, Nobleman in Gama's
Court, Miss Griffin; Counters, Atten-
dants, Pupils, etc. Piano Solos by
Miss Wolfe and Miss Mason.
The "Ivy Day" class exercises were
held on Tuesday afternoon on the col
Iege campus. Considerable preparation
had been made to make the exercises
entertaining, impressive and beautiful
and the occasion was ample evidence
of the realization of success. The pro-
gram was a. follows:
Song. "Mid the green fields Of dear
Farmyille"; Glass History, Miss Carrie
Martin; Medley; Class POEM Miss
Jessie Dey Glass Prophecy, Miss Louise
Vaughan; Song, knowledge Tree; Song
Old Oaken Bucket; Glass Legacy, Miss
Lucy Stearnes. Song, alma Mater
The drill was a specially attractive
feature. The young ladies executed
number Of beautiful evolutions will
Daisy and Ivy wreaths, marching anC
counter marching and with severa
effective poses. Miss Martins his
tory" gave each girls characteristic
with charming simplicity and beauty
Miss Dey's poem deserves much praise
while sMiss Vaughan's prophecy anC
Miss Stearn's legacy were both anus
ing and well thought out.
word like. Iwish every boy could un-
derstand the necessity Of preparing him
self for his position. Mr.. Carnegie. when
he was a common blacksmith, prepared
himself: he worked hard; he did his best
To-day he is a very rich man. haven
friend that l think more Of than Mr.
Carnegie.
q should like to tell every young mar
starting out in life the necessity OF pre-
paring himself for his work. Then NJ
must be honest and ave his money
The great trouble with the people to-
S dav Is they all want TO be rich withou
q first having been poor. was very poo
when I began life as a boy, very poor"
The subject Of this sketch started il
life without any titles, any wealth, an
position. any friends. except his mothe
and the few humble folk that were neigh
D The final exercises were held oil
Wednesday at 1890 a. m. when tn
I graduates received their diplomas
Forty-seved graduates have entere
upon the great arena Of life. Th
, occasion was mt long TO be remembe.
e ed and one of much interest from I'll
L fact that it was the largest class eve
graduated from the State Female No.
NAL School. Judge Mann delivered
70 very excellent address Oh the su1Je'
+. upropressn which contained maj
excellent points Of practical WORT
His speech was much enjoyed 10y IL
graduates and audience. Presidei
Jarman delivered the diplomas. III
Glee Club rendered several fine sele
tons and the graduates were the r
c%ipients Of a vast number Of beautii
flowers among which American BeaI
ID ties shone prominently, they being Il
ie class flower. Miss Ollie Beard deserv'
u special praise for her excellent 'Val
dictory," a reproduction of whi'
appears below.
KNOW THY WORK md 10 TT.
to In every age, throughout every u
it ton, each great and lasting thing h
is. been the result Of a definite purpo
a faithfully executed. To bear out tn
t. statement let us look at a few instane
., in the history Of the world. First
=, all. is not our government-that wo
derful piece Of mechanism-a PROOF
m this fact2 Every American hes
swells with pride for our COUNT
How happens it that our system Is
far i'm advance of foreign powers ? liza
they not lived, and are they not livl.
ee in the same time a. we? Have tn
M not sufficient wealth? The explar
wv ton Of our success may oe found