The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-20
MUSIC. CREATURES
NORMAL SCHOOL
ENTERTAINMENT
South American Girl Gives
Violin SoIos---Y. W.
InstaIIs Members.

Two beautiful violin selectlons,
rendered with exceptional ease by
Miss Elsie Browning of Montivi.
dec, Uruguay, in South America,
constituted one Of the most inter.
esting phases Of the program.
given at the Fairmohht Normal
sohoolsthis morning at 10 O'clock
The exercises consisted Of the "
w. candle light service; d
Christmas cantata Z by the. glae
clubs, and the violin solos by Miss
Browning. At the close OF the ser.
vice the Christmas issues OF the
Fairmont Normal, Bulletin, the
school paper, were distributed
among the students. A collection
for the Times Christmas Fund,
was taken during the session.
Following the singing of Good
King Wenceslas, by Miss Ellen
Higinbotham and the girls Glee
Club chorus, Miss Browning, who
is u student at Wells College III
Aurora, N. Y, was introduced to
the audience. Miss Browning, IN
company with her mother and
niece, Mrs. Webster e. Browning.
and little Miss Patsie Crew, will
spend the Christmas holidays in
this city. as the guests Of Mrs. w.
E. Mayors. January 3 Miss Brown.
ing will return to her studies,
while the two others will remain
in Fairmont for a longer visit.
Miss Browning graduated in the
study OF violin from Santiago Col.
lege in Chilli, South America. The
selections rendered by her this
morning were D'Ambrosia's Gan
zonetta' and Observation-Disclosures "In,
dian Lament" Miss Elizabeth
Mayer sserved as accompanist.
The Christmas cantata was di.
rected by Miss Irene Osborne and
the following selections were sung
by the students, at Came Upon
the Midnight Clear" willis, by the
assembly; "The Birthday Of a
King" chorus; "Cantique de Noel"
Adam, Miss Daisy Cross and
chorus; "Hark the Herald Angels
Sing" Mendelssohn, by the assem-
bly,; 20 Bienheureuse Mutt" Nor.
mandle carol, by. Miss Ruth Ella
son and chorus;. First Noel" ira.
dItional, and 20 Little Town Of
Bethlehem" Redner, by the mem
bers Of the public school music
class; I'VE Three Kings Of Orient
Are" Hopkins, by Richard Stew.
ems, R. Davis, Walter Price and
Girls Glee Club chorus: silent
Night, by the assembly.
Intermingling with the musical
program, Bible selections were read
by several students. Miss Eleanor
Cobun read the second chapter Of
st. Luke from the seventh to
twelfth verses The reading OF the
thirteenth to twenty-first verses Of
the same chapter was effected by
Miss Thelma Freeland. Miss Ger
trude Flanagan read the first twelve
verses. OF the second chapter ofsst
Matthew.
The concluding feature of the
entertainment was the installation
Of the new Y. w. g. A. members
or the candle light service, which
was led by the president, Miss Lu'
ellie Bartlett. Three ( selections
were sung by the Girls Glee Club
as follows: 1.-THE Professional =
"Follow the. Gleam,n and Him Of
the Light" The service was read
by Miss Bartlett and the vice.presi
dent, Miss Daisy Cross. The par
Elephants were dressed in white and
each carried an unlighted, red can
die, which was lighted at the presi
dents candle at the conclusion Of
the service. The auditorium was
darkened during the exercises. 4
Tho nine new members received
at this nlorningls service were the
MiSses Gladys stevenson; Clar1ct
stevenson, Ruth King, Edytht
Rose Nellie Cool, Ethel Richards
Eella Donhatl, March Lingef ana
Ernestii1e EinEeF,