Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-07-03
MRS. FoRREsr-s sEMINARy.


MRS. FORESTS SEMINARY.
Last Friday evening we attended the closing
scenes of the last session of this most admira-
BILE school for young ladies. The exercises
were confined to the exhibition of the musical
proficiency, vocal and instrumental, and the
reading of English compositions of the first
and second classes, and We express the opin-
ion of all present when we say they reflected
great credit upon pupils and teachers. The
musical programme was made up OF choice
pieces from the best masters, performed with
skill, and Of some OF the sweetest songs in
unexpectedly so in a. solo s.La Manola,''
and a duet beautiful Venice" This branch
of the school is under the control of Miss
Armstrong, an accomplished musician of our
town and the applause won by her class fur
nished the best testimony of her qualifications
as a teacher.
The essays, or compositions, were of rare
excellcnce-indecd we much doubt if anv of
our schools ever furnished so many, of these
productions that were so noticeable for merit:
and the committee of gentlemen to whom
was assigned the duty must have experienced
great difficulty in making selection. We
should certainly have been at loss to distin-
guish between several of them. remarkable
for their purity and finish of style, aud each,
of which found special admirers among the
auditory.
Mrs. Forrest, and her assistant Miss Leech.
by their gentle manners have evidently won
the hearts OF their pupils, and the parents of
tfose under their charge are satisfied that
these ladies have fulfilled their whole duty.
The graduating class was addressed by Mr..
IraTerS' who congratulated its members upon
their scholarly attainments, and their eminent
fitness to walk in the new paths of life now
opening to them. We regret our inability
to obtain u copy of this address, for we are
sure that it would be read by old and young
with pleasure and profit
The following is the list of the compost
tons, with the names Of their authors:
''Our Latin tlass," by Miss Mary Tomln
"The Value of Mathematics" by Miss Sal
lie F. Lonsdon
"WOmnn's Accomplishments" by Miss
Mary Ransom.
Gan Imaginary Tour" Miss Fannie S.
Forrest.
"MoraI and Intellectual Powers of Woman.
compared with those of Man," by Miss Belle
!, Gibson.
',The Value of Good Education, ;" by Miss
Bessie Timberlake
Highest Aim of Womau's Life" by Miss
Minnie Henderson.
Fashionable Education." by Miss Ida
Perry.
-. Independence Of Thought" Miss Lyttie
Aisquith.
''Ealedictory," Miss Ellen Isle Ruther-
ford.
Six medals were awarded the first, Gold
Star, with the motto Excelsior" was given
for highest marks to Miss Lyttic Aisouith
I'd. G'ad Scroll. for greatest Improvement
in music, to Miss Ida Perry.
Sd Silver Maltese Gross, for progress in
mathematical studies to Miss Sallie f. Lang
don, of Kabletown
4th. Silver Star, for advancement in Latin.
to Miss Mary TomIinson.
9Th: Silver Star, for French to Miss Lyttio
Aisquith.
9th. Silver. Shield, for .scholnrship and de-
pertinent, to Miss Alice R. Ely.
Three gentlemen of this place, Messrs.
Travers, White and Lee after an examination
OF the compositions. that were given them
without the names of the authors, awarded
the prize, copy of Tennyson's Poems, to
Miss SallIe Laugdon, for her Essay on Math-
ematics. The exercises OF the evening closed
with the Benediction, by the Rev. NIr.
Amber.