The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-19
st. Mary's Notes

Chief among the pleasures catalogued
| for the present school year was the dra
matte recital on Thursday last by Pro-
fessor Abner Thompson at the assem-
| bly, hall of the academy, before the
members of the faculty, the students
and invited guests.
The musical melodrama "Hiawatha'
was the medium through which MI
! Thompson conveyed to his hearers his
unusual dramatic powers, his intense
pathos, while his exceptional personal
| ity kept the attendance under the spell
of his magnetism.
Following the prologue, the piano
prelude introduced the first part of the
program. THE Childhood of Hiawa-
| tha-" The musical theme of this part
revealed the weirdness and richness OF
| the Indians conception of the sublime
art. In the ''Wooing of Minehaha" all
wealth of tenderness and sympathy was
! enshrined. In the second part of the
| program dealing with the Appear
ance OF the Ghosts" the Famine and
/ Fever" the Death of Minehaha" and
! THE Land of the Hereafter" he de-
| picted the scenes so wildly that his
auditors seemed to be rather spectators
! than mere listeners.
/ The music. consisting of Indian melo-
! dies. irregular in rhythm, now wild, al
most discOrdanL in its portrayal of the
| Indian War-whoop; again tender i'll the
wooing of NIinehaha; anon passionate
in the cry to the Great Spirit for help,
then wailing in despair at sight of the
| lifeless form of Minehaha, was well in
terpreted by Miss Alice Weldon, one
of ST Mary's clever pianists. Though
! given but very short notice, she rose
! N he
grand finale of the pOstlude especially
which resembled a great pageant. Miss
Weldon gave evidence of Il high degree
of musical culture.
A social function of a most pleasing
nature was the reception rendered b.
the third academies to the graduates,
to whom Cupid had sent an invitation
to a rendezvous in the land of hearts,
on Monday from to g.
Cupid Miss Katie Chipman) and her
attendants received their guests, pref
tily gowned in white, decorated with
hearts. the parlors, which served as
reception rooms, were likewise gaily
adorned with Cupid's arrows and hearts
! expressive of the valentine idea.
The first game on the program was
"Cupids Railroad" with Miss Lizette
RuVane as conductor. The prize of this
game-a st. Mary's academy pennant-
was won by Miss Mena Reno. For
finding "Cupid's Lost Fortune" Miss
Angelina Heckart won the second prize
a handsomely bound book. In the
Game of Hearts" this young lady won
the third prize, a hand-painted picture
The fourth prize-a beautiful mirror
was won by Miss Lydia White. After
! the games, refreshments were served.
and music and dancing consumed the
rest of the time. In these social gath
erings the formation Of a very delicate
standard of social positions is sought.
From all points of the compass Cupid
sent heart messages to the academy.
The second academies evidently were in
his secrets, for the composition of qua
trains suitable for valentines formed a
pleasing and instructive class exercise
in versification.
The reading of the drama. Henry
VIII" is rendered more realistic by the
members of the second academies MEM
orizing the lines of their chosen char
acter.
Great enthusiasm was evinced during
the literary period last Friday over the
assignment of topics for eXtempOre
speeches to be delivered at the next lit
erary gathering.
The cordial friendship entertained by
Mrs. Giles Of Salt Lake and Mrs. FOs-
ter of Phoebe, New, found expression in
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