The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-23
ART AND MUSIC HOLD SWAY
 AT HUDSON COMMENCEMENT

| 1 edly go up this summer and fall In the verdant and arbored beauty of Judson's grounds. It is to be the Presidents
 home. For some years the home of the
 President has been in an inconsequen-
 tai cottage near the Alumnae Hall. In
 previous years, the President and his
 family had found quarters in the big i dormitory. but the steady and insistent
 growth of the school crowded them out
 into the little cottage.
 This building as home for the
 executive head of the college has long
 quate and disproportionate to the
 schools scope and importance. but oth-
 CT needs were insistent. and immed-
 fate improvement of the school were
 given preference. And now after car rying the matter before them for sever
 al years as unfinished business 1t is
 believed that the Trustees will this
 summer have bulk home for the President which will be in harmony with the importance of Judson.
 At their Wednesdays meeting the Trustees will be called upon to fill four vacancies in the faculty of which two l are perhaps only temporary. A rule obtains at Judson, which was framed to give a teacher the opportunity of per- 1 fecting herself and of Keeping in touch with the educational thought of the modern world. It Is a rule which | designed to prevent any working in a rut or any mental rush.
 Leaves of Absence. | Under it teacher is granted a years 1 leave of absence. If she desires further | study In the great universities of the I United States. or if she desires to bene | fit herself by a course of studies and 1 lectures in the famous German Uni versailles. Hardly a year passes but | nr nf a f1aa nf e Judsou faculty avail themselves of this opportunity.
 Miss Johnson. teacher of violin, and whose success has attracted interest l has resigned that she may accept a place at Randolph, Macon College of | Virginia.
 Miss Trotter. associate teacher of voice has also resigned. It is under stood that she has accepted similar place with a we'll known Southern col | lege.
 s Leaves of absence will be granted Miss Claudio Crumpton, teacher of rhetoric and Miss Robinson. teacher of piano. Both will spend at least year in post graduate study at the Univer- sity of Chicago
 The drawings and paintings of the students today were arranged upon the walls of the spacious reception hall in the main building. and in the large room upon the left. The Levee began at s:3o o'clock this morning and lasted until 12:3e o'clock D. m. The rooms were filled from the opening to the close of the exhibition. The crowd that eddied in and out the decorated | rooms were in the main distinctively i feminine. The sweet girl graduate and the sweet girl undergraduate. all in soft, fleecy dresses. for commencement | is a time of lightness and joy formed R+ ~ tho TAaP were some mothers among them and a | few fathers And the masculine con 1 tingent had some among 1t who were not parents and neither were they brothers. but they were few, and as | attractive as was the art 1evee 1t was not so attractive to those wanderers in l the hall as some of the other orna- ments of the reception hall they en- countered.
 The Art Students.
 The students who exhibited speci- mems of their skill were Misses Ella Adams. Ola Austin. Beulah Avery. Ber- nice Bruce, Mary DfAkins. Dawson. Bessie Lena Ellis, Nell GIlis. F. Gordon. Harriet Grant, Eloise Haynes. Irene Hill Lolla Idom' Edna Middleton. Bessie Lyle, Miss Mcbride, N. Glathery, Mary Redus. Mamie Scears. Ethel Shis- ley, Shivers. Won Creil Strong. Evelyn Vary, I. V. Walker. Nellie Warnack, Su- sic weissinger Wilkerson, Fronie Will Hams, Susie P. Wilson.
 committee of young ladies from the art class met and took charge of the visitors. A finely arranged catalogue had been prepared and each of the hun dred and odd pictures were given a title together with the name of the young lady artist who had done the picture.
 No prizes were awarded. There Is no system of prizes at Judson. The rivalry and the possible jealousy that may come out of system of compe- tition for prizes are in this way avoided
 In the art department there are this year two graduates. They are Miss Edna Middleton of Buena Vista and Miss Vonceil Strong They will be awarded diplomas at the graduating exercises Wednesday night. | The Musical Program. | A delightful evening was spent by those who were fortunate enough tn be I present at the commencement concert | given by the students of the musical I department The pleasure came not only from a splendidly rendered pro- | gram. a delight to the ear, but from the inspiring scene of stage hlled l from side to side at one moment hy a | great chorus of girls, or again orna-
  filmy dress, or quartette or girls 1 in some classic song of beauty. | This years graduates from the Ne- | partment of music are;
 Pianaforte. Misses Bessie Inez Burk, l Ida Holley and Margaret Macon. II Voice, Miss Harrier Hosmer Reynolds. | Violin, Miss Annelu Burns.
 II Organ. Miss Maude Robinson
 The musical feature of the commence ment exercises is always anticipated | with much pleasure by every one, so, as usual the large auditorium was crowded with appreciative friends and | visitors.
 Its Refined Style.
 | The program was rendered entirely | bv the music seniors of the year and l chorus class, and the refined style in which every number was given was as pleasing and enjoyable as If done py more mature musicians The work In the music department at the Judson has always been recognized to be or very high order. and this year the -x- icellent standard was surpassed as the beautiful and artistic playing and sung ing of the soloists demonstrated. The reputation that Mrs. Gurganus Sas achieved as chorus trainer was etnl- nently sustained on this occasion, both in the auartette and in the cantata-
 The following program bespeaks tne advanced character of the music stNdy
 Chorus. (N.Campana) Row us SwiftIy-Sight Singing Class.
 Piano q. ]. Paderewski) Noc- turne, O. RaffD Valse Favorite- Miss Bessie Burk. ,.,o