Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-09-30
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Mattle murphy, Myrtle Welch. Ju.l.
gess julia PIummer, Virginia Ssone.
street, Josephine Hodges, Katherine
The contest, close one, resulted In
victory Tor the affirmative.
Inc widely heralded class In Current
Events met Thursday afternoon IN TIE
Sshey dall, ana an eager and interest,"
81 group followed the development OF
sns program, Miss Moore head of the
Lsin department, showing her inter-
standing committees were suhrnis,ed
ana the work assigned for the follow
ing week, the chairmen To instr,,ct
their assistants In their duties and n
neip them 20 gather the required ma
terlal upon their subjects.
IEe following committees viii reDort
until February: p'''
| L-"Men and Women Before the
rubiicn-E Elizabeth Dale, Chairman.
Mary Hines. '''''
1.-THE War of the Nations,
Marie Manning, chairman, Ruth Bur-
roughs, Lorena Croft.
Ill Literature and Arti' Fran
ces Nicols, chairman, Lydia Mortimer.
| N.-Sclence and Discovery
Mary chichester, chairman, Julia
Il
V.-''The Mexican Question',-Jan-
ice Loker, chairman, Matte Murphy,
V.=."our National Defense -vir-
gina Stonestreet, chairman, Josephine
Schools and Collegess
Frances Hopkins, chairman, Myrtle
VIII. Capital and Labor''-Marie
Manning and Elizabeth Dale, alter
nate chairmen.
Saturday night, Oct. 2, will open the
Evenings with Grand Opera. - Fol
lowing the lecture, Miss Frances
Nicols will tell the story of ssTaun-
hauser, the argument being intrusted
to Miss Mary Hines.
Pilgrims Chorus,'' ''Oh, thou
Sublime Sweet Evening STAR and
Hail, Bright Abode!" are the musi-
cal selections TO be rendered by Miss
Haslitt and Miss Frances Hopkins.
pupil OF Miss Bernays of the Music
Department.
| BY a recent decision OF the Board
OF Trustees, music willtcontinne to be
offered To the scholarship girls who
should consider themselves privileged
to study under such an accomplished
musician as Miss Bernays, who has
added to her years of study at the
London Conservatory several years
of work in Paris.
On Saturday night, the 25th instant.
the first dance of the season was given
in Commencement Hall under the aus
piees of the old girls, in compliment
20 the new students. Misses Frances
Nicols, Jessie Walker and Mary
Hines were in charge of the affair. as
sisted by Misses Rachel Dubois,
Gladys Moffett, Myrtle WEIGH and
Flora Adams.
Sweet, girlish faces shone with hap
piness as the music floated dreamiiy
through the graceful figures, charming
gowns adding q note of color to the
Issue. Mrs. Maddox and her faculty
were present, sharing with the stu
dents the pleasures of the occasion.
Mrs. Dent and Miss Sue Abel were
among the specially invited guests.
The following numbers composed the
program {:
Fox Trot.
/ One Step.
Waltz.
Paul Jones.
Extra Waltz.
Extra One Step.
Friends are rallying around our
principal in gratifying numbers this
week recording the gift of valuable
collection of books from Mrs. VIM.
Withridge, of Dickerson, Md. Mrs.
Wtthridge also offers a full equipment
captatn ball, should the game be in
PRODUCED by the committee on athletics.
Miss Creighton, formerly OF the
Jacob Tome Institute, Port Deposit,
Md, is arranging her courses in
Mathematics under the requirements
of Goucher College, in line with the
scholarship offered by the ID. A. II.
Our Kings Daughters meetings
have been reorganized for the session,
under the guidance of Miss Moore,
who opened the meetings with an in
structive talk ON Moses, Prince and
Spiritual Leader"
PERSONALS.
The Seminary was honored last
Tuesday afternoon by a visit from
Judge Briscoc with his motoring party,
Mrs. Vickers and Miss Vicxers, OF
Chestertown, Md, and Judge Beall.
Master Joe Dent has been entered as
a freshman at Charlotte Hall, his
mother, our popular postmistress,
conducting him thither.
| Misses Ruth Parran and Ruth
Walsh have recovered from their re-
cent sickness and were seen amongst
the dancers ut the Saturday night hop.
Miss Matte Murphy spent her week
end ut her home In the county.
Il Miss Katherine Nicols, OF the Glass
of 1914, is teaching in the Baltimore
public schools.
Miss Harmeline Amoss, of the same
class, entered the ranks OF the married
In July.
j Miss Dorothy Grason expects to re-
turn to her classes at the Seminary
early in November.
Mr.. Minnick viii resume services
Sunday, after lengthy visit from st.
Mary's.
i Mrs. Broome, Miss Susette Broome
and Miss Janet, are frequent visitors,
always ready To advance the interests
of their Alma Mater.
Miss Beatrice Jones spent Saturday
and Sunday at her home near the
Seminary. n. Il. *.