The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-06
MISS DANA'S
SCHOOL CLOSES
BacaIaureate Sermon. Class
Play. Commencement Ex-
ercisss and Reception.
VACATIONS OF THE FACULTY. .

The commencement exercises of
Miss Dana's School have been held
during the week beginning with
the baccalaureate sermon preached by
Rev. William M. Hughes in the Church
of the Redeemer on sunday afternoon.
His text was John 1916, But now I go
my way to Him that sent mi" There
are certain times in our lives when we
should poise for new fight, and he
characterized the commencementti time
as one Of these when the young ladies
part from their school friends and look
out into the world beyond. He COM
pared the time with the athlete poised
waiting for the pistol shot to start the
race and remembering the advice Of
trainers and others as to the best way
to compete.
The object Of a school is to teach to
use brains, to sharpen the tools that
must be used in life. The school train
ing should teach discrimination to
choose the good to refuse the bad
/ Woman is endowed with q splendid
force of emotionality and an innate
purity which with education should
cause her to be masterful and winsome
in the worlds welfare.
The heart needs education and Or.
Hughes laid particular stress on the
place of friendship and the necessity Of
right choice in that direction the
home being the ultimate goal return
ing the richest pleasure.
He advised the young ladies to SO
their own ways not to copy some one
else's way. Choose the Fathers way to
the home that Is the home after all.
The gymnasium was crowded to the
doors on Monday evening with friends
of graduates and school who desired to
witness the production OF John Mil
toms Maske Of Comus. The produc-
tion was unique having been given
/ but few times in this country.
i The stage erected for the occasion
was banked with eyergreens and made
a pretty setting for the actors. The
costumes were very pretty, the sing
ing and speaking parts we'll taken
while the dancing was greatly enjoyed.
The presentation was a great success.
The cast was as follows
4 Attendant Spirit, afterward Thyrsis,
Miss Murphy; COmus, Mary Amerman,
4 05: Lady Alice, Helen MacleiSh, O5;
j First Brother. Adele Voorhees,, '05;
Second Brother, Virginia Garner, '05;
1 Sabrina, Ethel Brown.
4 The naske was given in the presence
of Earl of Bridgewater. Elizabeth
Dunsmoor, '05; Countess of Bridge
water, Margaret SWindell, '05; Lady
Magdalen, Marion Price; Second Lord
and Lady, RoSalind Condict, '05, Beat
rice PantBnius, '05.
Nymphs attending Sabrina Kath-
arine Luce, '05; Margaret Lyon, Flea
nor Dana, Gladys Kissel, Helen Kinds.
Elfrida Weber.
i The Rout of ComuS Marjorie DunS-
moor, '05; Florence Wildey, Olive Rey-
nolds, Anna Tiffany, '05; Clara PEN
mock, Ruth Howe, Vida Williams,
Edith Hutchinson, Eleanor Ogden,
} Marjorie Smith.
TheVillagers Katharine Luce, Flea
nor Dana, Florence Wildey, Katharine
\ AIleiuJS NlQAlQy3 Ylt1d w IL
i, lianns, Anna Tiffany, Elfrida Weber.
b Grace Hatch, Margaret Lyon, Helen
: Hinds. Ruth Howe, Marjorie DunS-
moor, Gladys Kissel, Clara Pennock,
Emily Reynolds.
First Scene-A wild wood
Second Scene-BefOre a stately pal
: ace; tables set out with all dainties.
COmuS appears with his rout, and the
, Lady whom he seeks to enchant.
Third scene Presents Ludlow town
: and the Presidents castle. Country
, dancers.
Commencement on Tuesday morn
ing was a very pleasant event. The
gymnasium afforded accommodations
for all who came without crowding
and several unique features added to
the pleasure. The school procession
was pretty sight. First came the
: ushers, closely followed by the mem-
bers of the graduating class, Miss
Dana and the gentlemen who particle
pated in the exercises. Then after a
brief interval the pupils marched to
I their seats two by two singing the
school hymn as they walked.
Prayer was offered by Rev. William
Z Russell Bennett after which thechoral
Z class sang " In young May by Abt.
Then Miss Elizabeth Holden played
? s'Valse" by Noszkowski on the piano
! in good style, after which came the ad-
!. dress of the occasion by Hamilton
Wright Mabie.
: Hamilton Wright Mabie took for
the subject of his address Beauty"
the topic he said being suggested by
Z the occasion. Youth is beautiful,
flowers beautiful, so there is no ap-
proach to undue fattery in the sug-
q geStiOn. Vacation time gets it's sweet
Q ness from the background of the regu-
! lar routine and discipline. There is
nothing sweeter than work, yet how
blessed is the vacation after Hun
dreds Of thousands are going on vaca-
? tiOns because men love beauty and
i find in it rest, solace and refuge. That
E Is why we love beautiful character,
+ and all the world loves a beautiful
woman.
. Physical beauty Is not the possession
1 of everybody, but there is beauty be-
Y sides what nature gives Many Of
beautiful character were not lovely Of
1 form, as John Knox and Martin Luth-
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