Saint Mary's beacon., 1915-12-09
Sc. Mary's Seminary Bulletin
DEC. 4, 1915.

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true interpreter Of childhood, Eugene
Field, as conductor, we were trans
ported into the fairy land of childhood
Monday night, when Marjorie Mad
dox introduced her Freshman class In
to be known as ''The Children's Hour
of Poetry"
In keeping with the sentiments treat
ed so tenderlv by Field, in the selec-
tionS presented, the stage underwent q
magical transformation into q nursery
fit for any mothers darling. There
was the white enameled bed in the
corner, in which sat doll so life-like
that we expected any minute TO hear
n cry OF delight as each little miss
made her bow before the audience.
The wall decorations were of white
cloth, o frieze of red roosters and
black ducks striking O picturesque
note in the setting. Screens also of
white had a double border at top and
bottom of the same cherry roosters
and black gobblers. On the floor be-
side bed nestled good old Teddy Bear,
the children's friend, with other TOYS,
household gods in b9byland.
The significant "ah!' OF the audi
ence as the stage was revealed was
sufficient tribute to the art of Miss
Maddox in arranging Sd lovely an
effect.
AS the program proceeded, all too
soon to its close, we felt that the
young participants had been fortunate
in being assigned that poem for
when she was so well adapted, every
ounce of feeling finding apt and
sympathetic expression. The program
was as follows
Life of Eugene Field-Ruth Par
ran.
II-Pittvpat and Tippytoe = Mar
garet Spalding.
III-fhe Naughty Doll Eliza
beth Polleys.
IV-Fiddle De Dee-Gladys Mitchell
V-Little Boy Blue-contralto solo
Frances Hopkins.
VI-The Limitations OF Youth
Hazel Bailey.
VIA Little Peach-Cavilla Guy
ther.
vIII-The Duel-D Dorcas Boggs.
K-Wynken, Blynken and Nod
Rachel Dubois
Refreshments of pink popcorn balls
and cookies of Sugared dogs aud cats
were served by Misses Dubois, Bailey,
Spalding, Polleys and Mitchell.
The event for which the Vocal Music
Department has been preparing for
several weeks, The Christmas Can
tata," of Franz Abt, will take place
on Wednesday night, the 18th inst, in
Commencement Hall.
Costuming and scenery will be In
charge of Mrs. L. v. Maddox, whose
gift of grating beauty upon the most
uppromising material, leaves much TO
the Imagination of those who have
Witnessed her skill in other Seminary
attractions. The program has been
arranged as follows
I-ProcesSional - the Benedictus.
with setting by Gore, sung by a noted
choir of thirty-one voices.
II-Cantata-Ch Christmas, by Franz
Abt. The vested choir viii sing this
noble music under the leadership of
cur vocal trainer, Virginia Haslift.
1-lntroduction and Chorus.
THE Angels Song-Chorus.
3-Song of the Shepherds Chorus.
4-The Angel Of Peace -contralto
solo, Frances Hopkins.
5-Chorus of the Angels.
6-An Angel V oice- Maud Galloway.
The Shepherds Greeting Chorus
S-The Angels Lullaby Chorus.
After the entertainment coffee and
sandwiches will be sold in antieipa-
ton OF cold drive homeward for
those attending the performance. Ad-
mission will be free, and every friend
of the Seminary's in ST. Mary's coun-
ty will be cordially welcomed.
AT the Kings Daughters meeting
of Sunday night Katherine Gator read
an interesting paper upon THE Songs
of the Bible" This feature of Semi
nary activities grows in interest with
the devoted attention bestowed by
Miss Moore upon each branch of the
work.
The choir, with Elizabeth willison
as trainer and pianist, will assist in
the program which the classes in Eng
lish composition are preparing for
Saturday, the l1th inst.
On that occasion the Christmas
stories, voted the best work of the
students. will be read before the
school, with the addition of several
exquisite selected Christmas poems
and the best the Christmas anthems.
sung by our Seminary choir.
The faculty and student body felt
keenly the sorrow which visited the
family of our esteemed postmistress.
Mrs. VIM. Dent, in the death OF her
father, Mr.. Pembroke, % the home of
his nephew, DR.. Dent. Expression Of
this sympathy was feelingly given In
letter of coincidence prepared by the
Sophomore Junior and Senior Glasses
with Mary Chichester, Elizabeth Dale,
Frances Nicols and Mary Hines as the
committee in charge.
The following committee attended
the funeral services In Trinity Church
Wednesday morning: Mrs. I. ".
Maddox, Mary Chichester, Frances
Nicols and Mary Hines.
Virginia Stonesfreet and lydia
Mortimer made the highest score in
the Rhetoric test of Thursday, while
Gladys Moffutt led the Sophomore
Grammar test OF Tuesday morning.
Mrs Maddox and Niles Crasn+snn