Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-09
GRADUATES SHOW
UNUSUAL TALENT
MRS. HARDIS0NS CLASS IN
REClTALS
Miss Pearl E. Kerns and Miss Erma
cramer Complete the Course
and Receive Their
Diplomas

At Chickerlng hall last Friday even
Ing the 1906 graduating class Of Mrs.
Jessie Cole Hardison's School of Music
and Oratory held their commencement
exercises, two young ladies, Miss Pearl
e. Kerns and Miss Erma L. Cramer,
receiving their diplomas, the class Of
1906 assisting in the program. At an
early hour the hall was crowded with
enthusiastic friends and prominent
musicians of this city and Pasadena.
Miss Kerns' solo was rendered with
exquisite delicacy and finish. Her stac-
cato passages showed to great advan-
tage the tenderness and beauty of her
touch.
Miss Cramer, a young girl not yet 16
years of age, shows unusual talent and
wonderful technique. In her solo the
difficult octave passages were taken
easily and lightly. The entire program
was rendered with finish and smooth
ness which delighted all. "The March
Hongroise' for two pianos and double
trio brought forth round after round
of applause.
At the close of the program Mrs.
Hardison addressed the class, likening
the course they had just completed to
mountain climbing. Part of the ad-
dress was:
-Four years ago you stood at the foot
of this mountain of music. You looked
longingly toward the peak, which is
called graduation day, and thought you
would have your hearts desire when
this was reached. At first the way
seemed broad and easy, but gradually
1t grew steep and rough; at times you
were tired and discouraged and minded
to sit down by the way. The friends
who started with you grew discouraged
and turned back, but you toiled upward
until tonight you stand on the peak
and you look down over the path you
have travelled, and 10! the stones have
disappeared and the way seems sill
ver line down the mountains, and now
you turn eagerly to view the world
from this peak, and behold beyond you
lie mountains with snow-capped peaks
of which you never dreamed when you
stood at the base of this small noun
tain, and now you begin to realize that
this is but the beginning-that there are
far higher peaks to climb"
Mrs. Hardison then bade them to
climb on to reach the higher peaks, and
Z when they had reached the peaks of
fame and wealth to look back tenderly
to the old teacher, saying: "Had she
tain we should never have known of
the higher ones beyond" She then
awarded the diplomas. The young
ladies held a reception on the stage for
their admiring friends after the pro-
gram.
After few months rest Miss Cramer
will go to Chicago to continue her
studies under w. S. B. Mathews while
Miss Kerns will in the early fall be-
come the bride of a prominent young
business man of this city and will be-
come a welcome addition to the list of
local musicians. Following is the pro-
gram:
Piano quartet, "Oberon" (Von Weber,
Miss Kerns and Mrs. Nollac, Miss
Cramer and Miss Zane.
Piano duet, "Stradella" (Flotow)--
Misses Kerns and Cramer.
Piano duo con moto from Fifth
Symphony (Beethoven)-Misse Kerns
and Cramer.
Piano solo. Rhapsodie Hongroise, No.
Q Oiszt)-Miss Pearl e. Kerns.
Piano trio, "Tanzstuck Waltz" (Wolff)
Misses Kerns, Cramer and Zane.
Trio (two pianos), "Rondeau" (Rum-
meD-Miss Cramer, Miss Kerns and
Mrs Nollac.
Piano due, March Hongroise" (Ko-
walski)-Misses Cramer and Kerns.
Piano solo, "Reminiscences De Don
Juan" Giszt)-Miss Erma Cramer
Double trio. "Ballata Bizzarria" Pag-
noncelli-Misses Cramer, Zane and
Mrs Nollac, Misses Kerns Crane and
Hale.
Presentation of diplomas.