The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-03
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AMELIA e.. III Va, Ju


II was my privilege, on yesterday to particle
pate the Inequalities of the students of Wash
ington Academy in Q pic mic, at the close Of the
session. and On the retirement of Professor John
A Il Imboden, late Of Lexington, Va from the
school, of which he has been Principal for the last
three years. The day for the occasion was IA
pleasant and beautiful "a the heart could wish. A
shower of rain, which fell the day before coolest
the atmosphere and kept off the DUST and every
preparation had been made by the managers that
cenld at all add 10 the comfort and enjoyment of
the occasion. The oId commenced gathering
at an early hour. and the long lines of seats
ia front of the speakers stand filed with the
fair and lovely daughters of this and the surrounds
lug couniies-each by Its fair" representative
seemed ferceiy eonteudng for the palm. Your
Own city and Manchester were well represented in
the sw eet and aIniabe Miss $, of the former and
the Misses aud w, Of the latter place Old
Chester field seemed even to try TO do herself
on this OCCASION and committed her banner to the
fair hands Of the Misses 81 and 4. Dinwid1je
though rot 50 largely represented as some OF her
sister counties yet was fully represented in the
person Of the angelic Miss Z for the diamond,
though small, outshines all other Jewels Notto-
way, Lunenburg Prince Edward, Cumberland
and Powhatan were all well represented Old
Amelia as a matter of course, was represented By
the fairest ofthe fair, as some of your city beAux
can testify.
ATE o'clock VIM Gregory Esq, intro
duced to the audience Professor j S Granville
| LyGehburg, the fret orator of the day Ills
II jeet was Independence and Perseveia c. q %
the true Secrets Of Success, which was discussed
| with much humor and ability, demonstrating that
they were alike indispensable TO the scholar the
lover the christian and the statesman; and ad.
monished the young students to set their stand
ards high--to be just, be honest be independent
and fear not; ara lie Crockett OF ot, to 'ibe sure
they wtr3 tight and then go ahead referred to
JDo Hsncoch of the days OF the Revolution when
siguing the Declaration If Independence v7ho
wrote bis name bold and plainly tina, King
George might II al il st hons without his suec-
tacles. Fernando r FGrrer was then introduced
ana delivered address lin his own peculiar
STYLE on True Woman.
Professor JEo a X ImbOIe1 then delivered a
very chaete aadpretty address on Elcquenee and
then delivered so his students his vsledictory in
a very feeling, foTcible aud appropriate manner:
told them the time had arrived when they musi
part that the ties that had bound them must be
severed and admonished his students to be stu
dious and 10 persevere; to Tx upon the object o
his pursuit, and never stop short of anu il
they never met in after years he trusted they
would in heaven. lie le2ves host Of warm
friends behind him, as was fully attested ''by the
tears in the eye" of many at the conclusion OF Iii
address. TWAS then announced that the feast for
the "iCner man" was DOW ready, and on repair
iug to the ground we found very ample p. epara
tUns had been made.
Several long tables gToaned beneath ''tha fat
| things of The land" now ready to be served M
| whilst few steps off we've as many more tables
covered with mic nacs, ice creams and sweet
things, &c Afeasled bountifuly and an abun-
| dance was left untouched.
The crowd now repaired 20 the Academy build
| ing, and soon some OF the young FOLKS made on
"a SET contrary, however, 10 the wishes of man,
| OF their mamAs and papa, but n0twthstandir
they kept up this ''terpochoreRu scuftIe" under
| stand, until after night fall. Many will recur t,
this day with pleasing recoiIections; yea, "a IA
| oasis in the desert CT time Many q fair lassi,
will remember ii ga the day the proposai" Wa
| made, and some gallant beau as the day he re-
ceived The mitteu.'
fear have already taken up too much of You
space, 30 III stop jnst here. IhC0GNlTo.