Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-06-21
AueusrA FEMALE SEMINARY.

Seminary, for the session of lo6927O took place
in the Presbyterian church, on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings June 14th and 10Th, of last
week. One end of the church was occupied by a
carpeted platform, beautifully decorated with
arches of evergreens and baskets and bouquets of
flowers of the season. On the front of the plat
form were three fine pianos from the large collec-
ton belonging to the Seminary and the rear, ex-
tending across the church, was filled with stick
eted' chairs for the young ladies and teachers
that would take part in the exercises At an ear
~ hour Tuesday evening the portions of the
church set apart for the public were filed by an
intelligent and appreciative audience. and soon
the most of the l52 young ladies in attendance at
the Seminary, representing the States of Virginia
West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Florida. Mississippi, Louis-
ana, Texas. Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri and the
District of Columbia, robed in the snowy white
summer uniform of the school, with appropriate
aaornments of flowers, filed in and occupied the
body of the ediaee and the platform, at once be-
coming the centre Of attraction for all eyes.
At p. m. the exercises were opened with
prayer by the Rev. W. E. Baker, after which
for several hours, the audience was entertained
by the musical performances of the young ladies
of the Seminary, beth vDealeand instrumental,
under the direction Of those accomplished and
thorough musicians, PROT. Ettinger, Prof. Turner,
DR.. Brown, Mrs. Fultz ard Mrs. Crawford, with
Orchestral accompaniment by members of the
Staunton Musical Association and pupils from
the D. D. s. B. Institution. The waltzes, solos
and duets, overtures and marches, with three pi-
amos and twelve hands, were all admirably eye,
cuted by the pupils without aid from professors
especially was the applause of the audience
called out by the skill displayed by the sets of six
young ladies that performed On three pianos in
concert, keeping perfect time, and conveying to
the hearers the impression that they were listen
ing to but single instruments and the quiet air
of self possession manifested by the performers
evidenced the thoroughness of the training they
had undergone, and the delicacy of touch and
the sweetness of tone they brought from the in
struments before them, testified to the skill of
their musical Instructors, Prof Ettinger and his
assistants. The vocal music, in solos, duets and
chorusses-was all of high order of excellence
crowned by the grand Hallelujah of Handel, rem
dered in a style that would do credit to any COM
pany of musicians. This Seminary is fortunate
in having such vocalists as DR.. Brown and his
daughter for its teachers, and they may well be
proud of the specimens of their skill here exhib-
ted in training the human voice ito notes almost
divinev sf
The programme for Wednesday evening, June
10Th, embraced the grand Hallelujah Chorus, the
Chant du Bivouac, Tancredi-an overture-each
two pianos and eight hands; a duet, Bright as the
Bow; March Triumphale-w two pianos and
four hands Grown Diamands-an overture, with
three pianos and twelve hands a solo and chorus
Charity piano solo March de Mutt; a trio
Protect US through the coming night, and a
Parting Hymn, interspersed with the reading of
a report of the condition of TIE school. the distri
button of certificates. prizes, medals. and diplo-
mas, by Rev. w. E. Baker, VIM. Frazier, ESQ.,,
and Dr. Brown, in behalf of the Principal, Miss
M. j. Baldwin, and an address to the young la
dies by Major Robert Stiles, of Richmond.
Everything gave satisfaction to the large audi
ence in attendance. The music good as
on the previous evening, perhaps some of it was
better The distribution of honors and prizes
seemed to give great qualification not only to the
lockers on, but to THE young ladies themselves
m any of whom learned for the first time, when
their names were called, that prizes had been a.
warded them, and each one seemed to rejoice at
the success of the others, and applause, eongrat-
ulations wreaths, bouquets, medals, prizes, di-
plomas, smiles, and Kisses were, for the time,
mingled in delightful confusion The address of
Maj. Stiles was very happy, both in the matter
and the manner of advice to the young ladies'
His illusions to our ''embowered city," and
GLORIOUS valley were exceedingly beautiful
His 'tlt'' at s'woman's rights" was with all the
ardor of young knight jealous for the ancient
rights of woman and jealous of the primeval
rights of man.
Ofthe young ladies, we must say they appear
ed more beautiful than before. beca use, forsooth
we were so soon to lose the charms of their JOY
Gus presence in our midst but, when the sum-
mer is over we hope to see the most of them with
US again, and may this fourishing Seminary of
sound female learning long flourish and have
many as bright and profitable reunions as those
we have just, poorly, described. We append
list of the graduates and prize-bearers for the
session: aerat5#
/. FULL GRADUATES.
The following young ladies having graduated
in the SCHOOLS of l, English Literature; 2 His
tory; 8, mental and Moral Science; 4, Mathe-
matics; s, Natural Sciences; 6, One Ancient
Language; 7, One Modern Language and re-
ceived Certificates of Proficiency in the same,
were awarded Diplomas as Full Graduates:
Miss Josephine Moore. Of Rockbridge Co., Va. i.
=" Lizzie Kirk patrick, of Lexington, Va,
q Mamie McElwee,
{" Flora WEIGH, of Pulaski Co., Va.
Graduates in the School of English Literature.
Text Books :-Blair's Rhetoric, Trench on
Words and Shaw's English Literature:
Miss Rachael Williams, of Tennessee
81 Minnie Fatio of Washington, d O.
" Emma List, of Wheeling, w Va,
" Mamie Colquitt, of Macon, Georgia,
{" Maggie Cushman, of Columbus, Ga,
50 Bette Dickinson, Prince Edward Go, Va,
{. Sallie Armstrong, of Roanoke Co, Va,
Maggie Stuart of Staunton, Va
G. Emma Hill, of Columbus, GA,
" Jennie Mayse, of Staunton, Va,
sc Gage Winston, of Gainesville Alabama,
Z" Annie Denny, Of Rerkeley CO, W Va.
Graduates IN the School Of History Embracing
full course of Ancient and Modern History: