The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-29
EXERCISES. Of
GIRLS COLLEGE
IN TALLAHASSEE
Program Arranged Continued
to Hold Interest Until
the Last Day
SneciaI to The Journal.

night the evening Was gwen up ~
a well-selected and eXqulsltely rem
dered musical program The nall Of
representatives was packed almost 10
suffocation. Two pianos had been
nIaced ON the stage, and chairs ar
ranged tor the Kinder Orchestra,
conducted by the able professor OF
music, Miss Kiepp.
This orchestra embraced among its
members The pride of the musical
world of TaIlahassee-th two young
W0Linists. Misses Mary Page Ran
dolph and Lucille Saxon Also their
uncomfortable instructress Miss
Perucker, of the college. The Oher
members produced delightful strains
from their unusual musical instru-
ments with wonderful skill, and the
pianists played accomplishments in
the BACKGROUND that Blended marvel
ously with the whole
This music was alternated with
pianoforte selections given by mem
bers of the music department, ana
vocal numbers rendered by the pu-
pills of Miss Cline, the gifted teacl-
er of voice, all of which deserves the
highest commentator.
Senior class day, Tuesday after
noon, on the campus, deserves special
and extended mentiOn-a column all
to itself. II was an imposing and
beautiful eremony-charming in its
sirlishness and lovely in its setting,
and will be presented in detail in our
next issue.
Wednesday morning came the ora
toricaI contest for the board Of con-
trolls medals. -Four juniors and four
seniors had prepared for this contest,
and their oral essays were very inter
esting and well delivered.
At $3.50 Wednesday evening there
filed into the hall of representatives
a distinguished procession. such as
only the capital of the state can pro-
duce. Members of the cabinet, SUI
preme court judges, the state board Of
control, the college faculty, the ora
tors for the evening and the presenter
of medals. All of these followed in
the wake of graduates and POSTCARD
yates, and ranged themselves in an
imposing Semicircle upon the stage
The order of exercises was as follows:
Invocation-Rev. ]. Edgar Wilson.
D. D., Tallahassee, Fla.
The Play Motive in Education
America Pillans, representing the kin
dergarten training department.
Stepping Stones-Evelyn Forester,
representing School for Teachers.
The EliZabethan Drama-lrita Brad
ford.
The Art of Life-Ruth Reynolds.
representing the College of Liberal
Arts.
Overture to "Coriolanus (Beeth-
oven), two pianos. eight hands-Miss
Foster. Miss Hardaway, Miss Keipp.
Miss Horne.
Baccalaureate Address - Andrew
Sledd, Phi. D., LID. president Uni
versiy of Florida. Gainesville. Fla.
Voice, Spring Song WeiD-Miss
Cline. violin ObligatO, Miss Purucker
Award of Medals-Hon. Fred T.
Myers, Tallahassee. Fla.
Comforting of Degrees-HOn. y. +.
Bryan. chairman of board OF control.
Concerto for Three VioIins (Viva!dD
Purucker, Miss Saxon, Miss
Randolph.
The graduating essays were of a
high order, we'll memorized, and well
delivered, especially that OF Miss Ruth
Reynolds, who, in spite of her Elk
IRENE youth, bore off so gracefully
her well-earned hOnOTs. Close to her
came Miss Irita Bradford, second in
honor, and ony d few m 'nths Miss
Reynolds's senior in years. 1t is
singular coincidence that these two
honor graduates shOUl dbe the young
est members of their class.
DR.. Andrew Sledd, president of the
State university, made a magnificent
entitled The Public School
a Public Trust" Unfortunately. this
educator and orator
makes no provision for the newspaper
correspondents beforehand but speak
from the fullness of his heart and
mind on the impulse of the moment.
else this earnest. e,Oquent and beau
tiful address would be given here
at length.
The chief aim OF the speaker was
to impress upon his audience. par
t1cularly that part composed of trus-
tees, educators and students. tn,
duty they owed the state in confid-
ing its young citizens to their care
should be eminently fitted for their
high positions. That these. in turn
should live up TO this trust, and thar
the students should show a high sens
of obligation to the state that had ca
literally provided for them. bv sfrfv-
ing 10 become unSeifish, conscian-
uous citizens, working in every way
Tor the good Of their fellow-map h
diSo spoke OF Inc SenSeleSS cOnSer
prevailing TO so great an ex-
tent IN matters educational. and made
2 plea that these should be over
turned, and school regulations ana
reformed to suit rho
changed conditions OF advancing
thought
In bestOwing medals. Hon. Fred Y
Myers was in his happiest vein. ana
showered delicate compliments uDon
the board of control, the faculty. and
the graduates, in a manner all tha
more gratifying because so evidently
sincere.
The medals conferred were present
ed by Hon II. H. buchanan. the '.au-
thor of all the trouble" as Mr. Myers
expressed it, the board or coutroI and
the Society Of Colonial DANES, and
were awarded respectively to Miss