The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-07-06
Alexandria Institute.
It is with great pleasure that we al


tute for young ladies, which took place
on the evening of last Thursday the
Both ult. Too much praise cannot be
bestowed upon the exertions of the
able and energetic principal, Mrs. G.. A.
Garfield, who, since the war, combat
ting all the difficulties incident to la
borious enterprises begun in a coun-
try reduced and we may say ruined by
the calamities Of war, has reared in
our midst a first class Female Semina-
ny, that, for the manner in which it
has been conducted, for the real and
substantial proofs of the progress of
the pupils in the different branches of
learning, may be placed on par with
any Institution of the kind in this or
any other State of the South. The
Principal has satisfactorily demonstra-
ted the worth and vitality of her
school; she has shown besides, that it
is not necessary for the parents to send
their daughters to a distance in the
North and West to receive that educa-
ton which is required to fit them for
the duties of life. That this has been
the case to a great degree is humili-
ating fact for us. That we can be-
come independent in this respect is ap-
parent, if we encourage by all means
in our power those home institutions,
that, by their character and standing,
have right to the support the COM
munities in which they are located.
We bespeak then for Mrs. Garfield a
liberal patronage for the future. Let
the people of this and the adjoining
parishes know that opportunities are
offered them at home of bestowing up
on their daughters education and ac-
complishments no wise inferior to
what the fashionable schools, where
many of them place their children for
instruction can afford. But to revert
to the Exhibition itself. Before the ex-
ercises of the evening. commenced an
address was delivered by Mr.. w. S.
Bringhurst to the young ladies of the
Institute. Next in order came the dis
tributlon of the prizes, which were
awarded as follows:
First Blue Ribbon, Miss Lizzie
Waters.
First Pink Ribbon, Miss Sallie w.
Waters.
Second Blue Ribbon, Miss Ella Jones.
Second Pink Ribbon, Miss Olevia
Christian.
First Gold Medal, Miss Virginia Fox.
Second Gold Medal, Miss Sallie w.
Waters.
Third Gold Medal, Miss Rosa We'll.
Fourth Gold Medal, Mic Agalice
Biossat.
Fifth Gold Medal, Miss Caroline
Kuhnagel.
First Prize Instrumental Music, Miss
Gertrude Henarie.
First Prize Vocal Music, Miss Mary
Henarie.
Second Prize Vocal Music, Miss Jen-
ME Waters.
Prize for Composition, Miss Eugenie
Biossat.
First Prize for Writing, Miss jose
phine Smith.
Second Prize for Writing, Elodie
Smith.
Third Prize for Writing, Miss Caro-
line Kuhnagel.
First Prize in Reading and Elocu-l
ton, Miss Mary RACIAL.
Second Prize in Reading and Elocu-
ton, Miss Abbie Thompson.
Third Prize in Reading and Elocu-
ton, Miss Elodie Smith.
Fourth Prize for Reading and Elocu-
ton, Miss Caroline Kuhnagel.
First Prize in Geography, Miss Vir-
ginia Fox.
Second Prize in Geography, Miss
Abbie Thompson.
Third Prize for Geography, Miss Ag-
alice Biossat.
First Prize in Grammar, Miss Eliza
betk Christian.
Second Prize in Grammar, Miss Alb
bic Thompson.
Third Prize in Grammar, Miss Rosa
We'll.
Prize in Universal History, Miss
Virginia Fox.
Prize in U. S. History, Miss Ger
.trude Henarie.
Prize in Familiar Science, Miss Mary
RACIAL.
The exercises, consisting of the rea-
ding of the compositions, recitations,
vocal and instrumental music, tab
leaux and charades, occupied the hours
of the evening until sometime after
midnight. The pupils acquitted
themselves admirably; in everything
bearing testimony to Mrs Canfelds
ability as an instructress. In this con-
nection we would also mention the
name of Miss Ross, to whom the de-
partment of music has been entrusted.
1t is to her valuable cooperation
that the principal is indebted for