The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-24
fhtt AUDIENCE AT
e music SCHOOL FINALS
tBy ENTIRE NOUS,)
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The city auditorium was crowded
<sIuesday evening at O'Clock when the
!: seventh annual commencement exer-
cises OF Miss Marie c. Tricks school
took place. The program.
Z nriih Its wealth of choice numbers rem
rendered with such creditable tech
start to finish. and reflected
nioue was q season of enjoyment from
star: TO finish. and reflected much
credit upon Miss Frick as teacher
of narhed ability.
Tiye two gold medals offered by the
Cooley company Tor the best progress
male by students during the session
WIN awarded to Misses Emily Nald~
oH1kr and Margarete Walther, Numer-
n b4her medals for class work were
y Ned TO those who except on &C
q sof illness. were present at each
ID - during the session.
a4ffe exercises opened with the rem
dition BY ten students on FIVE pianos
OF the entrance march--Selected--
which ELECTED generous applause, and
ntlen in the second number. Misses
lsAIsna Leigh and Thelma Tuck pos
ed Is America and the entire class of
AS&fiy a hundred voices sang our ma
SEU7ial anthem there was a spontana-
denced the spirit OF patriotism OF the
vANt assembiage
Miss Tuck and Miss Nellie woodson
made Il pleasing hit in their rem
dition OF an appropriate song entitled,
6E~erythng is Going Up in when
the main necessities OF living came IN
TOR a share OF ludicrous as well az
pericus criticism; one couplef declar-
tnEAhat, Calico is the price which
mother paid for silk and champagne
ID s.not much more costly than the
price of cream and milk
A very enjoyable number wac 'Piz-
ktcAtta Polka, Straus, played BY
Misses Mildred St6ltz Thelma Tuck
and ThelmA Leigh, and gracefully
danced by little seven-year- odd Mary
Miller. who evidenced her thorough
training in the terpsiohorean art. espe-
ciaiiy for one Of such tender years
-southern Medley played with M
teen pupils a. the pianos, accompanied
s1y~4Ase mandoIins, was specially en-
s1oxAd. as Was also s.Nalse Caprice,
kafferer. played from memory by Ry-
1Gnf -Elakey. wff5 was highly compi-
mAufed on his technique by Mr.. Cor
ley Fl his address to the class
&Annyn bel. xanar ously spplauded was
aFAa~aiian 1arlce in native costume
hw Miss Mildred Stoltz TO music from
~ -uA niele Class. as was also the
Dutch dance by Mary Stearnes ana
NAftlA Cafes% and the Spanish dance
by Esther Davis and Robert Lyle,
The number. Let Us Go for Plea
sure" which was rendered by ten pu-
pills and showed the handiwork OF
Miss Prick, was greatly enjoyed.
Other very enjoyable numbers were
THE Music Box" and The Village
Band" each Of which was creditably
rendered by ten pupils.
The climax of ths*even!ngs enjoy
ment came with the Anale, America"
and the representatioh OF the different
nations in native costumes which.
aEAin showed the master hand Of Miss
Fri<k in original conception and rem
diGon.
Xdnairing friends and delighted par
Ants OF the participants manifested
their JOY by Transforming the plat
form. at the closing, from place OF
sweet melody TO bower OF roses.
coupled with their grateful thanks 70
Miss Prick for her excellent work.
which had afforded them such an
erAning OF undated enjoyment