The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-26
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FLA. COLLEGE
FOR WOMEN
THEY ARE OF SUCH A CHARAc-
TER AS TO INSURE A HIGH
STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE IN
THIS VERY IMPORTANT INsTI-
TUITION.
Special to the journal.

| State College for Women have been
| attended by better crowds and more
| favorable weather upon the whole, a
| higher standard of excellence as to
| the quality of the work and the in
| tellecutality of the student body than
| the entire previous history of the in
| stitution has shown, and the numer-
Gus friends and patrons of the college
| who have been present are assured
as never before that its place among
| the permanent establishments of the
state is one of unquestionabIe value
and constantly growing Importance.
| While dismembered portions of the
/ complete commencement program
have been in progress OF being pro
duced as component parts of the
whole for more than a week, the
| commencement exercises proper be
| gan Sunday with the baccalaureatc
| sermon, delivered by Rev. J. w. Gray
bill, d. D., pastor of the First Presby
| terrain church of Jacksonville The
sermon was regarded as anexception
| ally able one and was heard by an
immense congregation that gathered
in Representatives Hall of the state
house. Because of the want of an
| adequate auditorium it has been the
custom for college entertainments
that called for unusual seating capa-
city to be held at the state house, but
it is now a matter of congratulation
that a college auditorium is in course
| of erection, being an important part
| of the administration building which
| is to be completed before the open
| ing of the fall term, This building
stands Immediately to the rear of the
| present Science Hall which is 10 be
torn away this summer.
Review of Institution.
The last chapel exercises were held
in this building Saturday morning
and it was fitting that the event
should be impressed upon the student
body in some manner, and this was
| done by President Conrad, who re-
viewed the history of the institution
and reminded the students that when
they returned the edifce would have
| disappeared to give way to more
pretentious and adequate building.
The baccalaureate sermon by DR..
Graybill in the forenoon Sunday was
succeeded in the evening by Rev. w.
G. Fletcher, pastor of Boulevard
| Methodist church. Tallahassee, the
subject being The Woman Worth
While" At both morning and even
ing StISlCtS lIlS HuSlC was ii feature,
being under the direction of Miss
| Martha Cline, director of the School
of Music. The musical feature of
the morning service was the aria ana
chorus from Elijah" Miss Sarah
Cline sang the aria Hear We Israel"
! the vesper choir sang "Be Not
1 Afraid" The service was opened By
violin voluntary by Miss Earring
ton, of the School of Music. The
music program Of the evening ser
vice was simple but finished and ap-
/ pTopriate. Here again Miss Earring
ton and Miss Cline weI& the soloists.
The sermons were generally regard
ed as welltimed and admirably toned
for the occasion and altogether help
full.
Glass Day Exercises.
The Glass Day exercises took place
| Monday afternoon on the campus in
front of Bryan hall. The Seniors
were the ruling and Teigning god
desses and large company gathered
to do obeisance at their shrine. The
terraces were lined with people in
amphi-theatre formation, and in the
grassy depression the students were
| assembled in all the airy and filmy
freshness of commencement toilette,
|
freedom which the occasion betoken-
ed. The college songs and yells were
followed by the exercises which con
stltuted the formal abdicatiOn of the
senior class and the ascension OF the
juniors. The address of welcome was
delivered by Miss Elise Partridge;
the class song by the class followed;
Miss Mary Murphree read the class
VIII; the class prophecy was read by
Miss Mary Beard and the class his.
tory by Miss Myrtle Warren. The
exercises closed with the loving cup
| ceremony and the planting of ivy
about the walls of the hall and the
farewell song of the seniors.
The vital college spirit was ami
mate in all the proceedings; in
quality and context, in the glad pres
ence of the young women and the
joyous contagion of happiness over
the class achievements and sorority
! successes; in the unstilted inter
change between student and teacher
which the season induced. The at
mosphere was inspiriting # not in
spring, and it was wholly unneces.
sary to be told that the year had been
one OF good work on the part of the
students as well as the instructors.
This is the closing of President Con
| raids first year at the college, and
his success is apparent on all hands:
he has the confidence and respect OF
all, and he has proven his ability
beth as an executive and isciplinarian
| besides exercising with rare skill that
peculiar gift of diplomacy which is
an essential TO the greatest success
of one in his position.
Recital by Pupils.
Monday evening concluded the ex
ercises contributed to the program
by the School of Music. being the re-
cital of the advanced piano pupils.
There We're six recitalS beginning
Monday afternoon of the previous
week. the pupils of each teacher OF
the music faculty beiHg included. The
Monday evening recital exhibited the
finished product of the institution il
piano playing. \ classical program
was given, as might be expected. yet