Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-05-21
Last to be Held in
Edgefeld ---Ser-
rr1o1, byDr Ram
sey---Addressb by
Hon. B. E. Mich
olson.

The fourteenth and last COM
mer cement of the South Carolina
Co-Educational Institute at Edge
field has come to a close, attended
by the accustomed enthusiastic au-
diences, and town full of the usual
happy and interested visitors.
There have been shadows of the
coming event of commencement sea-
son from time to time in the indi-
vidual recitals in the various depart
ments. The graded school came
frsta month or more ago, holding
a most creditable entertainment ia
the auditorium. There has been an
oratorical contest, the junior music
recital, the music graduating recital
of Miss Sallie Mae Miller, and the
expression recital by Misses Georgia
Mae Wates and Clara Sauls, a Sc
ries of delightful entertainments.
On the first evening of the COM
mencement season one of the most
attractive and popular programmes
tookplace, and a crowded auditorium
1 greeted the performers.
The Annual Concert.
The class of music selected for
Shis occasion was beautiful and at
traetive in style, and while Of classi-
cal nature was also chosen for the
pleasure of the public who were ex-
pected to be there and enjoy it.
Four pianos were ranged across the
Tostrum, and the first musical num-
Der was double duo "Marche
Triomphale," with the following
young ladies at the pianos: Misses
Nell Jones, Sadie Minis. Thelma
Bailey and Gladys Padgett. This
was splendid introduction to de-
lightful program. Cadet Louis
Kilgore of Florida, appeared in a
number of selections on the violin,
as did also his brother, cadet Aleva
Kilgore, both of whom are gifted
violinists. Tne first appearance of
cadet Louis Kilgore was in a solo,
''Spanisches Standchen," by Tritsche
"Glockenpiel," very animated and
melodious sextette arrangement was
played with great youthful abandon
and grace by Misses Alma DeLoach,
Margaret May, Emmie DeLoach,
Willie May Hart, Jennie Simkins,
AID Florence Minis. To vary the
programme, for the most deligE tful
hour may at times become monoto-
nous, several vocal selections were
interspersed. Lovely Night, O
Tender Night, a vocal quartette by
Misses Ruth Hawley, Kathryn
Campbell, Sylvene Mulliken and
Bright Richardson, was very sweet
ly sung.
A difficult instrumental quartette
'Tannhauser Fantasy" was rendered
by four of the best. musicians of the
town and college community, Miss
es Sallie Mae Miller, Sadie Tyler,
Ruth Cain and Miriam Norris.
Miss Myra Morris of Langley.
who has for several years been a
student of the S.. G. G. /. and =
promising violinist, under the very
thorough and valuable instruction of
Miss Couch, at this time gave that
bright and attractive violin solo,
Abendstandchen,'' Miss Couch &C.
companying on the piano. An in:
teresting number was the piano duo,
''Scene aus der Opera Der Freis-
y chutz" played by Misses Alma and
Emmie DeLoach.
Another very bright vocal selec-
ton Merry June was given by
the quartette and Fanfare Militaire'
on two pianos was played by Misses
Margaret May, Emmie DeLoach,
Jennie Simkins and WillieMay Hart.
Aboriginal and beautiful variety
was given the programme in La
Zingana" consisting of four violins
and cello, the four violinists being
cadets Louis and Alva kilgore,
Misses Myra Morris and Lois Cain,
and tne oelloist, Miss Thelma
Bailey. 1t is always great honor
to be selected as q piano soloist at