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Show ST. 3IAIIYS ACADEMY NOTES. It was a highly cuitured and discriminating dis-criminating audience which, on Tuesday Tues-day last, honored Hi.; recital liiven by Miss Alice Weldon of Kurd'a. Utah Miss "Weldon has attended tho conservatory con-servatory of the- academy for three years. Prior to that lime her musical education was dire-'teO by the sisters of Holy Cross in her n.uive town. The recital opened with "Sonata-Eroica," by Macdowell. This sublime creation of America's greatest composer, expressive ex-pressive of many moods, but ali volatile, vola-tile, was interpreted by the young iady in a thoroughly music-like manner, man-ner, with power and earnestness. In the second movement her clear, ringing ring-ing touch brought forth all the hidden hid-den depths of passion and feeling of the composer. Her playing in the fourth movement especially was remarkable re-markable for strength and brilliancy of execution and firmness of touch. "PoIIichinele,". by Rachmaninoff, received re-ceived delicate and subtle treatment, pervaded with exquisite coloring. "Chant Poetique," "Humoresque," and "Lullaby," by Frind brilliant and dainty compositions were interpreted with charming dash and abandon. The blending of- piano and violin (played by Miss Margaret Mc-Donough) Mc-Donough) imparted to the "Lullaby" a ravishing tenderness translated into ethereal beauty. "Well trained technique, tech-nique, which was eviJenccd especially in the singing quality of her touch, breadth of comprehension and refinement re-finement in interpretation marked the closing number of her program "Ballade," Op. 20, by Carl Reinecke. Miss Weldon was assisted by the Misses C. Montgomery, H. Hicks and P. Ford, who, in a pleasing r'anner rendered a vocal trio "Hear Our Prayer," by J. Abbott; and by -Miss Ollie Cooper, who recited "The Fid-! die Told." "Worthy of special men-J tion is the fact that the entire program pro-gram was memorized by the pianiste. for whom a brilliant future may safely safe-ly be predicted. Among the pleasant memories of the closing weeks of school must be ranked the attendance at the presentation presen-tation of "Rip Van "Winkle," for the privilege of which the students are indebted to Mr. L. Cosgrove, the stellar stel-lar actor in the play, who, with characteristic char-acteristic courtesy extended the invitation. invi-tation. Thursday found the students earnestly earn-estly engaged in studying the weather foiecasts ,for that was the day chosen for their annual picnic, which is always al-ways looked forward to with eager anticipation. The weather was fine, and under a cloudless sky the mprry party started for Liberty Park, whither hampers of uncertain dimensions dimen-sions had preceded them to regale the picnic appetite. "Cheerfulness" was the theme Miss Berenice Seidenfaden had selected for her address in the assembly hall on Monday. Her arguments were a clear exposition of the influence which this social virtue exerts over the home, the school and society. She exhorted her hearers to look on the bright idt of life, reminding them that "Behind the cluds, the sun's still shining." Miss Ethel Bixby brought the meeting meet-ing to a close by reciting "The Second Sec-ond Trial," by Sarah Kellog. The study of Burns occupies the literary period of the third academics Illustrative of the sense of security which the spirit of faith inspires in moments of danger was the conduct of the pupils during the earthquake which occurred on Sunday mornimr. At the solemn moment after the consecration, con-secration, when the rumbling noieA, the rocking of the building, the swaying- of the iron pillars, statues and chandeliers struck terror into the hearts of all, the pupils, panic-stricken, arose to seek safety in flight; but the calm self-possession of the celebrant, cele-brant, and a gentle reminder from Sister Superior recalled to them the sacramental presence of Him "who commanded the waves and the sea," and all returned to their places, perfectly per-fectly cairn, but no doubt with a sense of utter dependence on His all-powerful all-powerful protection. The event of the week was Prof. Maud M. Babcock's illustrated lecture on "The Impropriety of Modern Dress," given in the students' assembly assem-bly hall on Wednesday. Her logical and interesting presentation of the subject, involving hygienic principles indispensable to the growth of the body, her denunciation of the fallacies fal-lacies of certain forms of style, impressed im-pressed her hearers with the necessity of sacrificing notions of style to genuine gen-uine artistic beauty, and familiarizing themselves with the laws and practices prac-tices to be observed in order to develop de-velop and maintain the body in health and activity. |