The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-04
n,s,r,,,,,s;on.s,ny nj Monte Maria.

| The annual distribution Of prizes, etc, OF
! the Academy of the Visitation. on Church
! Hill, known as Monte Maria, took place yes
| tertlay morning. This institution was estal,-
!ished here by the late Bishop McGill. and by
int OF persistent efforts has been placed on a
| firm footing. and promises to become one of
the most prosperous schools in the South
under charge OF the Sisters of the Visitation.
| AT 81 o'clock i'm the morning the boar1ers
land day-schoiars marched into the distribt-
| tion-room. where were seated a large num-
| Der Of visitors. At the head Of the room
| were seated Bishop Gibbons and Che Mother
Superior, while at their side were the Rev.
Fathers Mulvcy, Jansscns, Murray, Berno,
| and Van De Vyver, and Councilnlcn His-
yinS aud Scott. and Superintendent Binford.
Of our public schools. The exercises were
at once entered into. IN Instrumental piece on
the piano and Il chorus by the young ladies
being first OH the programme. Afterwards
the prizes We're distributed, and between
tach class there were musical performances
by the scholars. all of which were highly
crcdiiable and very entertaining. Wo do
not wish to be inyidious. hut the comic
chorus. My 1,andna,'s Advice" sung by
Misses Joyncr, Dalhis. Golden, (lrter. Catog-
nj. Enronghty. and Dunlop, seemed TO elicit
more than usual applause.
We give below a list of those who received
premiums, or medals, or crowns. As it
would he impossible TO specify the heads
under which these premiums were awarded,
we simply give the names, with the number
received III parcnthcScS, where they exceed
one: ....,... ,.......
i,d1,tElC W0nGr%.-isold medals and the
| first honors 10 Miss Agnes X. litScherger.
I IT l
| Estis, of i,iclinunu. These young ladies
| They wcr, i,clh constantly moyin" to receive
| their yaru,l, hunpis. and had enough pre-.
| miumS together 70 start IL reSpcciabe-SHed
bookstore. First honors inthc Senior Circle
| ,or uniform excellence OF conduct We're con-
| t,,rra on Miss Marie Provost. of Baltimore
Miss Fannie Kimhall, Of Chicago; Misses
| Mary Mal,rn. Ellen Casey, and Margaret J..
smith. Of Lynchblrg Misses Emma and 1Za
| Pu2ry and Regina Kelley, of Stnmton ;
| Misses Bette Goodwin and Florence Flour
nov. Of Virginia; Misses Clara harrington,
panlia james. .Mollie Lotlicr, Kate McDo-
no,!yh. Mary Jane kcrSe, and Alice Higgins,
Of En.hmond. Tie second honors i'll the
same circle for excellence Of conduct were
| conferred on Miss Mary Ella Smith, OF Rich
m0nd Miss Mary Casey, of Lynchburg
| Misses Jennie Lucas. Bell Brown, Bell G.
| H.ycrIv. Lizzie Scott, and Kate Faherty, of
| Iii, hmund. ."" 1
I he nr.t honorS of the Junior Circle were
conferred on Misses Eleanor Higgins, Mary
| Schncienllir@. and Louise Bellenot, of Rich
ulun,l. and Florie Dunlop. Of Virginia. The
second hanorS of the same circle We're COLI
| frrrrd on Misses Lille ,1uyncr. Gertrude
| Golden, 1.aonrttc EnrolIglIty, and Miss Hct-
tic kimiaII. Of Chicago. ...., ....
The following young ladies were liOnort.
biv mentioned: Miss Agnes Steele, of Wash
imGton; Miss Irene Kelley. Of Stunton ;
Misses Mary Eampodonico. Lille Lotticr,
Mary Bolts. Mary o'Brien, and Annie kcrse,
Of Richmond. S.
rrrmlimS were awarded to the following
named Young ladies' Misses Agnes iiit'el-
berger ji0j, Anni, r. EStiS (S). Marie Pre-
yoSt O.. Emma y. PuZey a., Margaret D..
snith 10, Ira }. Puzcy (l), Regina Kelley (G).
| Mary NIalhn (2). N!ary {. Casey (;2, Mary
Campodonico (j), Florence Flonrnoy (3(.
Annie krrse ~, Alice Higgins (3), Mary
Butts (2), Eleanor Higgins (3), Ellen Casey
| (0. Gertrude Goldcman. Maudc Dallas (3),
Mary Schnellcnburg (4. Irene Kelley (3),
4 Josephine Brlenot (2). Nellie Lotticr (3),
| Mary O'Briru (2), Rosa Catogni, Emma LIT
ta~ ~. l'id \ attFi l'j' Nith tNih'i''ti \-j'
Y Mary Golden CN, Louise Bcienol (3). Irene
kelley a.. Mary Jane kclSr (). Kate AIcDo-
| noush (i). Belle G. Beverley (2j, Clara lar-
ring'on a., Moliic L"tti"r, Maud James
~, Fannie Kimball (D, Kate Faherty.
i,ril Brown. Ella Casey (;I). Gertrude Golden.
| Mary Murphy. Nellie Lottirr (i), Dahiia
.yanlpS % Jennie lucas (2}. Bette !. Good
wyn Gl. A!ic2 Higgins, Lizzie Scott. Mary
CalrppdoMico (l). Lille Lottirr (2), Agnes
| Steele Mary hiallan (2). Florence Flournoy,
Mary Ella Smith (3). Eliza Reynolds, Lille
.ioynrr. bol7t Garter. Rosa Cato@n, Kate
! Farrty. Mary UHrien. Florie Dunlop,
| Louise SOLAR, CeInSti;, McDonoliyi, Mary
! innocent Lucas and EVELYN Joyncr G. good
! little yiris.l
Al The close Of the distribution, Bishop
Gibbons delivered Il brief and appropriate
address 10 the school, in which he alluded to
the difficulties which had beset the school
from its foundation. and the manner in
which they he'd been overcome. until it was
no% Il matter Of no doubt but that the in
>tltuion would be popular and thoroughly
! appreciated in the city and throughout our
State. Addressing the young ladies, the
| Bishop said "Iour education here should
make you n charm TO your family circles and
ornaments to society. am sure That nothing
that has influenced you under the teachings
ol' the good Sisters will eye:' lead You
| 10 become in after life Women'S rights
women. lou will never mount tie
| ru>trtm to advocate the S0-tsslird rights,
hut in reality the abuses, ul women.
| You will never desert your domestic
| circle in the desire 10 vote. du not believe
that you would wish to vote if ii would in
slnc the election of Mr.. Higgins or Mr.. W.
| II. Scott to our Council. 10 matter how de-
! sirihIc such result might be-"
| With ad;nonitionS and blessings the Bishop
| closed his remarks, and The distribution was
| over. After this the visitors were invited TO
| Inspect the works in embroidery and sewing
of tlc scholars. The embroidery WAS of the
| rarest kind, and several beautiful articles
were altisticaiIy finished and ready for the
Fair which the Sisters propose to hold next
fall Besides these there was large collection
OF articles made up for the poor, which are
to be c1uitably distributed. =. "
PARpoNEp.-Robert johnson. Of Phiade-
pllia, who Was convicted in the Hastings
Conrl of this city on the 30th day of Noycln-
der, 1870, Of picking the pocket of Charles
II. CobninesS OF railroad certificate and
money TO the value Of S335.95, at the Fair
Grounds, and sentenced to five years inpri-
snnmcnt in the pentcntiary, WAS pardoned
yesterday by Governor Walker and released
from custody on condition that he is to leave
the State never To return. johnson served
twenty-cne months Of the time forwhich lie