Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-06-23

Wednesday nights of Last week.
On Monday night a beautiful Cantata' We
rendered by the young ladies of this school, i
the parlors of the Seminary. The Plot was beat
tiful. The Fairy Queen sustained her characte
admirably, while Lilly Bell and her jealous riva
were equally happy in the representation of tw
of the most difficult characters in the plot. TIL
| other young ladies of Fairy Realm did wei
their parts, and the whole 'Cantata' passed OIL
in splendid style and much to the qualification
and pleasure the appreciative auditory pres
ent.
On Tuesday night the public Concert was Civ
en in the.Presbyterian Church, which was crowd
ed almost to sufocation. The young ladies ex
hibited remarkable degree of talent and skill
in the rendition of many difficult pieces, and ex
hibited the efficiency of the musical Professoria
corps of this excellent school, and their remark
able pains-takng care in the instruction of these
young ladies, as we'll as an amount of diligen1
study and unremitting daily practice ON tie par
OF the latter. The musical exercises, both Vocal
and Instrumental, throughout the whole series
of Commencement exer cises, was of the highest
standard.
On Wednesday night the Church was again
densely crowded to witness the closing exercises
of this school. AS on the previous evenings,
the audience was entertained with number oil
splenddly rendered Choruses, Duets Trios ar
Overtures; after which the Reading CT Reports,
Distribution of Certificates Award of Diplomas
and Distribution of Prizes took place, as fol-
lows:
For Neatness and Order-To Janet Woods. N
Staunton.
For the greatest number Of Perfect Rectations-
To Montgomery Waddell, of Staunton.
For the greatest Improvement in Hand Writino
In Juvenile Department, To Fannie Bright, Of
Staunton; in Preparatory Department, to Maria
Spivey, of Georgia; in intermediate Department,
LIST Isl class to sallie Harman of staunton; End
class, to Edmonia Barton, of Lexington.
For the Best Lnpromptu Letters-To Misses
Clara McCaw, of Mobile and Minnie Middlemiss
of New Orleans.
For Composition-In the intermediate Depart-
ment, to Misses Rebecca Harris, of Texas and
Kate Nelson, of Staunton.
For improvement in Nocmion-To Misses Maria
aendrick, OF Mississippi, Kate Downing, of
Georgia, and Belle Coffin, of Tennessee.
For Skill IN Reading Music Sc.-Miss Annie
Sherrard, of Mississippi
For improvement IN Drawing-Miss Gage Win
ston, of Alabama.
For improvement IN Paintimg-Misses Alice
Giddings, of Illinois, and George Ripley, of
Georgia.
GOLD MEDALS.
For Best Compositions in Senior Classic
Misses Belle Coffin, of Tennessee. and lisa Car
rpo of Staunfon-o Ctor III, 81
Instrumental Music-Prof. Ettinger's Glass
First Honor a Star Medal to Miss Philoclea Stur-
ges, of Georgia.
For mpro0ement-Medals to Misses Lena Win
ston, of Alabama, Hortense Salisbury, of Geor-
gia, Maggie Cushman, of Georgia, Annie E.
Woods, of Virginia, Mary Grey, Of Virginia,
Mary Hull of Florida, Mollie Berlin, of Virgin.
la, Mamie Hendrick, of Mississippi.
Prof. Fenney's Class-First Honor, a Star
Medal, to Miss Lizzie Watt, of Virginia.
For Ampro0enaent-Medals to Misses Belle Mid
demiss, Of New Orleans, Ophelia Wood of Ten.
nessee, Sallie Peck, of Virginia. and Cortie
Smith, of Virginia.
For improvement on Organ and Piano-Medal
to Miss Bessie Denham, of Florida.
For improvement Crawfords Glass To
Miss Anna Denny, of Virginia-a medal,
Vocal Ausic-First Honor. Star Medal 10
Miss Emma List, of Wheeling, West Virginia.
First improvement Medaz-To Miss Ophelia
Wood, of Tennessee
For improvement in Voice--Medal to Miss Min.
ME Fatio, of Washington City.
To Miss Kate Downing, of Columbus Co.,, who
has heretofore received the highest honor tn,
Seminary confers for proficiency in music,
handsome copy, Beethoven's Sonatas' was IRE
sented, as token that she still maintains he
marked pre-eminence, and as proof of the es
TEEN of her teacher
CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY IN THE FOLLOWING
STUDIES.
RuD1MENrs OF MUSIC.
Mrs. CraavforGs Czass-Julia Baker, Katie RI
ker, Lucy Brewer, Jennie Calbreath, Julia Car
ter, Mary l.. Evans Jennie Gray, Kate Herr, Ma
ry Lara, Rosa Lemly, Maggie Mann, Jennie MAYS
Kate Nelson.
Prof Fsnneys Czass-Mary Anderson, Porti
Atkinson, Monte Barton, Sallie Cooper, Bessi
Denham, Mary Denham, Lizzie Pearson, Alic
Giddings, Maggie Hardy, Fannie Hubbard. Clar
Kent, Amanda Lemly, Hugenia McCaw Clar
McCaw, Jennie McElwee, Minnie Middleniss
Belle Middlemiss, Annie Orme, Fannie Owen
Sallie Peck, Carrie Simonton, Cortie Smith. Mas
gle Stuart, Luella Styles, Nelia Switzer. Kai
Waller, Lula Waller, Lizzie WATT Lizzie White
Susie Winston, Orphelia Wood.
Prof. Ettinger's Cgass-Mollie NJ. Berlin, Is
Darlington Mary Cofman, Emma Cunningham
Mollie Goodwin, Mary Gray Emma Grove, Kat
| Harnsherger, Maria Hendrick, Mamie Hendricl
Emma Hill, Annie Holly, Nellie Hotchkiss. Ros
Jacobs, Hettie Mckenzie, Alice Patterson. Jan
Perry, Annie Perry, Emma Poole George Ri
ley, Hortie Salisbury, Bette Shelton, Philocle
! Sturges.
NATURAL HISTORY AND PHYSIOLOGY.
Mary Denham, Bessie Denham, Carrie Simo,
| ton af Skpen of
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.
Minnie Fatio, Emma Frazier, Mollie Goodwi,
Rebecca Harris, Nellie Hotchkiss, Ella Harne
Emma Heard, Mary Hull Annie Orme, Ann
Perry, jamie Perry, Maggie Stuart, Nelia Swi
ger, Bette Sitlington, Leila Walker, Bella Ste
rett, Annie Woods, Kate Waller.
CHEMISTRY
Kate Downing, Bessie Denham, Mary Denhan
Mollie Goodwin, Alice Giddings Margie Hardi
Rebecca Harris, Emma List, Emma Poole Carr
Simonton, Annie Sherrard, Bette Shelton, Co
tie Smith, Mary Thompson.
Portia Atkinson, Anna Denny, Leila Wake
| Annie Woods.
Mary Crawford, Trigg McElwee, Maggie st,
art, Nelia Switzer, Cortie Smith, Carrie Simol
ton, Kate Waller, Leila Walker.
| HISTORY.
Mary Crawford, Isa Darlington, Emma FIR.
zier, Lizzie Harriss, Emma Hill, Maria Hendricl
Trigg McElwee, Jennie Mayes, Maggie Stuar
Alice Wilson, Lena Winston, Annie Woods
ENGLISH LITERATURE.
(Blair's Rhetoric, Trench on Words, an
Shaw's Manual. of English Literature)
Mary Anderson, Belle Coffin, Mary Crawford
lisa Darlington, Lizzie Harriss, Mary Gray
Margie Hardie, Rebecca Harris Nellie Hotchkis
Matte Jones, Lizzie Little, Amanda Lemly, Ne