The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-06-01
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
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Mary Lang Davis and Miss Sadie
Rowland Donaldson. Members Of
both Of the State Board OF Education
and BOarG OF Control also occupied
seats on the platform, together with
Rev. W. NJ. POage, Hon. w. A.
l Rawls, Chief Justice Thomas NJ.
ShaCklefOrd and PresldeDt Murphree.
The BaOrd OF Control was represent
ed By Hon. N. p. Bryan, chairman;
Hon. A. l.. Brown, Hon. !. b. King
and Hon. p. X. YOunge. The State
Board Of Education was represented
| by Hon. ~. Clay Crawford, Hon. w.
n. Ellis and Hon. w. V. Knott.
The program for the evening open
ed with a selection for three pianos,
Bach's Concerto In &, which was
! faultlesay executed By Miss Keipp,
! Miss Foster and Miss Hardaway. Rev
Poage then Cncrcr the Invocation,
after which President Murphrpe in
/ trOductd Chlef Justice SEacklefOrd
| who delivered the Commencement
| or BacCalaureate address, power
ful and mastcrful grafton, In which
the learned jurist proved by facts,
figures and elOqucnCe, WOman's supe-
riOrity 10 man In all branches uf
tanning
Following the address Miss Buch-
hOlZ sang, IN a sweet and finished
way summer by Chaninade. Then
the OratiOns by the graduates began,
each one speaking for ten minutes.
/ They were all strong papers, admir-
ably presented. and Astounding in
splendid thought
Miss Lille Bates was the first
speaker Her subject was "The
Power Of Kindergarten Training In
ihr Life Of Young Woman" Miss
Nellie Godfrey followed. her theme
being "PcslalOzzI- Influence on
Public Education"
At this stage Of the program Mr.
j. A. Turner, Jr., Of Tampa, played
a violin solo, his selection being
Fantasia AppassiOnata, by Vieu- !
temps This number was very much !
enjoyed
Some Famous Women was the |
subject Of the next Grafton. delivered |
by Miss Eble Qualle. The closing |
GRAFTON was Woman In Public Life,
by Miss Eunice Rawls.
The Kaiser March, by Wagner,
was then performed by Miss Foster, |
Miss Hardaway Miss Kelpp and Mis-
Dpnham, In "A manner most Inspiring
and charming
The closing feature OF the program
was assigned to Mr. Bryan, chair
man Of the Board OF Control, the
awarding " medals and the cOnferr-
ing Of the diplomas and degrees.
The medals were awarded as fol-
lows:
Colonial Danes $40 gold prize for
the best essay ON Jamestown, Miss
Johnnie Rutland.
hn In Aul
dent making the greatest progress In
instrumental music during the school
year, Miss Alice Corbett.
The Sweeting medal for the stu
dent making the greatest progress
In vocal music for the school year,
Miss Jessie Harrison.
The Buchanan medal for the stu.
dent making the greatest progress IN
Domestic Science during the school
year, Miss Pearl MCCord.
The Board OF Control medal for
the best Grafton in composition and
delivery, competed for during the
Wednesday morning exercises, for
juniors, Miss india Brandon.
The Board OF Control medal for
the best Grafton In composition and
delivery. competed for on Wednesday
evening among seniors, Miss Euuice
Rawls
The Cohen medal, for the kinder
Rarten student making the best pro-
gress In the department of physical
culture, Miss Sadie Donaldson.
The Colonial Danes medal was
presented to Miss Rutland by Hon.
Fred, T. Myers. in a brief. but APP
propriate speech. The other medals
were presented by Mrs. Bryan. in
httinE words. after which he con-
ferred the degrees and presented the
diplomas to the eleven members OF
the graduating classes.
The evenings program closed
shortly after midnight In n brief ad-
dress by President MuTphree who re-
feTred TO the work done by Florida's
College for Women during the hrst
year Of Its history. OF It's progress
having surpassed his most sanguine
expectations. He thanked the mem
bcrs OF tho Board OF Control for their
support and encouragement; he paid
his respects TO tho members OF his
faculty, giving them much praise and
due credit for their excellent work
aid co-ope- II on. and prlly congrat-
ulatsl young ladies of the College
fOr their industry and close attention
to their work, and in bidding them
good bye for tho time expressed the
hope that no would see them oil
again next fall. President Murphree
did not omit mention OF the Florida
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