The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-02
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
wRDNEsDAY NoRNINo. AUGUST >, isss.


MALE ACADEMY.
DANvIrLK, July 10Th, 1864
DRAa D1sPArcH: Yesterday, the 18th inst, the
annual examination Of the pupils oil the .Danville
renaie Academy took place. Ia dwelling upon
topics Of this kind Il b not unfrequenty the case
thss The writer az he be young man especially
wtslds On exaseentsd pen; but laying aside all par
tialky. do think that never witnessed moro In
tereesinR, and In some measure more thorough
cxamlnstion before. Though differ greatly with
mos Of the world Ia reference to what should and
does constitute the elements OF thorough System
az female educaai and also 70 the propriety Of
holding public examinations, yet hesitate not In
asserting that the fair pupils Of this Institution sc-
Quilted themselves In most creditable and meri
torious msnner;-the fact 10, they made such ready
10 them the stage thai forced TO envy their
position and the honors they plucked in the rugged
path OF science, and was ia little degree disap
pointed at the progress they had made and the dis
cipiine of mind they exhibited, In hearing the an
swers they gayeto the difficult metaphysical ques-
fisas propounded to them. The examination evil
IDENTIFY displayed great diligence on the part OF the
scholars, and thorough discipline OF instruction
ON the part of the teachers. We observed none of
that disposition on the part of the Principal to
screen his pupils from being thoroughly and inperG
tally examined by the audience present. which, =
common 10 most of teachers. We enjoyed the in
terludes between the several classes greatly they
consisted of the most ennobling strains of melody
from the piano forte. Never In great while have
we been 30 highly delighted and entertained we
were In witnessing the performances of this coca
sion. Our best hopes and wishes shall always &C.
company the efforts of the truly deserving faculty,
and around this institution would Irvine an in
dissolubie wreath of friendship and hope for ts fu
ire success and welfare.
Original compositions were read aloud to the
dience, which spoke well for the attainments and
accomplishment Of the gentle authors. Premiums
were awarded to the most meritorious. The first
premium was awarded to Miss Hunter, for her ex
cclIent composition on "Epstolary Communica-
ton" She touched beautifully the essentials to
writing In proper style; and referred with great
astuteness as well pathos, to the pleasures OF
communicating with the dear ones at home when
distant from them The second was award
ed to Miss Lucas for her highly creditable treatise
on "Home," which enraptured her audience, as
they listened to the eloquent and chaste illusions OF
her pen. The third was awarded to Miss Wilson.
for the very eHectual manner in which she treated
of the subject of Devotion The last premium
awarded to Miss Holland-who entertained
highly on the Reflections mature" and, although
she gave rs great many beautiful and original
hints of the works of nature; yet she failed to de-
pict such bright and attracting colors of beauty
the living specimens which were arrayed before
u.s. With the exception of little noise occasioned
by of the light headed exquisites of our place,
whose fort and attraction consisted in taste of col
lecting articles for walking emporiums, the occa-
stoned passed by with its impressions deeply writ2
ten on the tablet of each ones memory.