Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-06-24

! found ourselves wondering if the music OF the
angelic chorus could be much more beautiful
| than this. e
cannot close this brief and imperfect motto g
| without advertiDg to the admirable arrange
| ments of the buildings, &C., belonging to TINS
| institution. The large and commodous chapei
which is also the study hall during the term, is
model of comfort and elegance The Princl-
| pal has evidently spared neither pains nor ex-
pense to secure the comfort and cultivate the
taste of her pupils, and to make the paths OF
! knowledge as easy and pleasant to their young
| feet as possible.
The programme for Wednesday evening was
very simple but to the young ladies, of far more
interest than all the rest, for this was the time
for the delivery of Diplomas and Certificates,
and the distribution of prizes and medals, AS IL
had been kept profound secret who were to be
the recipients of the prizes and medals, we can
better imagine than describe the eager suspense
of the fair young maidens as they listened with
bated breath to the reading of the names The
evident satisfaction of all parties, and the entire
absence of anything like envy or jealousy among
| the pupils of the school, formed pleasant fea-
ture of the bright scene, and clearly attested the
importantly and strict justice with which the
honours OF the Institution had been conferred.
! After the excitement about the medals had
subsidized DR.. Read, of Richmond favoured the
audience with an instructive and interesting ad-
dress, after which, with chorus, Home, Sweet
| Home" by Miss Daniels class, the session of
1928 of the Augusta Female Seminary closed.
! 49,
The above account of the commencement ex-
ereises at the Augusta Female Seminary has
been furnished US by a fair friend, to whom we
return our thanks, and only regret that she did
not allow her facile pen to descend more into
detail. We have been unable, after diligent
search, to find that 'other hand' to which she has
left the filling up of the pen-picture, and hence
must content ourselves with thesaccount given
| us.
| Whilst it is admitted that the rendition of
some of the most difficult pieces of the old mas
ters was done withsthe greatest skill and accu-
racy and displayed the diligence of the pupils
and may have been much enjoyed by persons Of
| great musical talent, yet it is the general opln-
| ion that such difficult aud artistic music is not
suitable for the uncultiyated ear Of public au-
| dience and that simpler and more familiar pieces
would, at tie same time delight the audience
and exhibit the proficiency of the pupils. This
is not said in spirit any of uncharitable criticism
| but more in the way of suggestion. No one
| school is liable to this objection more than
| other, for We have heard it urged against the
exercises of all. And though we do not agree
with those who object TO the introduction of any
of these difficult pieces in the entertainment, yet
we think fewer and shorter ones would answer
the purpose as we'll ana make these entertain
ments much more delightful.
/ We give below list of the scholars receiving
certificates. These certificates are given to those
who have completed the course in any one of the
schools and attained four ffths Of the stand
ard number on every Examination she receives.
CERTIFICATES.
| Radinsents of Mussc.-Mrs Fultz's class-Alice
IL,
dale Va; Lizzie Bedford, Hiss, Helen Gamer
den, La; Callie Holtzclaw. Ala; Lucy Ewing.
| VA Minnie Ewing. Ohio; Olivia Huck, Texas,
Anna Johnson s. q Maths ;S;,. Mccoy, Ohio,
White, Te1n., LIZZIE Wilson, Va Miss Daniels
| class, lst division Annie Abercrombie, Ga,
Jane Austeu, Ca, Susie Bowie, Ga. Matte
Chambers Ala, Belly CoWgn, Miss Nettie
Tex, Maud Ireland, Tex, Ida Jordan, Ark
| Mamie MoCutehen, NJ iss., Ellen Mcclure. Tenn.
Irvie Owen, Va. I'd division-Rosa Palmer
Tex, Matte Richardson Va, Fannie Sherrard,
Cora Simpson, Fla, Bortense Solomons, S. G.,
Talbot, Va, Helen Wimbeyly, Co., Callie
Wh1eSatley, Ga, Leila AirkIs, Va: MRS. Craw-
Callie Grieve, Ga, Mary Heskell, w. Va; Lii
lie Harris, Tex; Bezora Jacobs, La Jennie Mott
| n. y; Lizzie Poullain, Ga; Sue Poulain, Ca;
Nellie Parker N: G; Bessie Robert, Ca, Jessie
w
| English Literature embracing Rair's Rhetoric
| Trench OF Words, and ShaW's English J.itera,
| ture)-Annie Barringer n. G; Lizzie Bedford
Susie Bowie Rebecea Gothran. s u TalluIaah
HQltzolaw, Maud Ireland, Anna johnson, Mag
| gle Land La; Betty Martin, Va; Jennie NOEL
wee KY; Mary Moseley, Va; jamie Perrin, s. Q;
| Liah Porter, Tex, Lille Ripley, Ga, Ada Spi-
vey, Ga, Clara Wilson, Lizzie Wilson, Tex
School of History, embracing Smiths history
| of Greece, Liddelfs history of Rome. Gibbon's
Rome Students France and Miss Yonges univer
| sal history -Mattie Besgs, ala; Rebecca Goth
TaIiulah Hartman, Calle Holtzclaw, Minnie
| Kent Ala; Maggie Land Mary Morris, La; Nee
McIntyra Ga; Clara McCaw, Ala; Ella Oliver,
| Miss; Lillah Porter, jamie Perrin, Georgia Rip
| ley, Ga; Annie Streety, Kate Tally, La; Bette
| Webb, Ala.
Natural Science embracing Natural History,
Physiology and Botany)-Jennie Hurkamp, Va;
Jennie McElwee, Hortense Salisbury, Ga; a da
| Spivey.
Netural PAiLosophy-M Beggs, Lizzie
| Bedford, Sallie Cooper, Ga; Mary l. Daniel, Ella
Daniel, Va; Mary Dinneen, Va Mary Evans,
Va; Lucy Ewing, Helen Flournoy va; Cornela
Huck, Anna johnson, Nee Mcintyre, Mary
Moseley, Irvy Owen Lille Ripley, Hortense
Salisbury, Annie Streety, Ala.
Mental and Morat Sciemce-(e HAY
ems Mental Science Stuart's active and Moral
powers of man. Buffers naogy and Sermons
MI attic Beggs, Mary Crawford, Va Sallie Cum
mings Ga; Lizzie Henry, Ida Jordan, Nee Nc
Intyre, Belle McIlhenny Ga; Stuart Semons.
Chemistry. Matte Beggs, Mary Coalter Va;
Mary Crawford, Sallie Cumming Bessie Flood,
Va; Lizzie Henry, Matte Mccoy, Nee. McIn-
tyre, Jennie MeElwee Isabel McIlhenny, Ella
Oliver, jamie Perrin, George Ripley, Martha
Ruff, Va Israela Solomons, Ca Alice Wilson,
Va.
Mathematical EN- bracing Rays Mental and
Practical Arithmetic, Rays higher Algabra,
Davies Legendre and @Trigonometry. Cofins
comic sections and aytical Geometry IN attic
Beggs Lillah Porter, Martha Ruff, Bette w ebb.
Gernaan.-Mary Crawford, Josephine Forsyth
Fla; Nellie Hotchkiss. Va; Israella Solomons
Latin-Mary Crawford, Bessie Flood, Nellie
Hotchkiss Lizzie Wilson, Lucy Ewing.
French Madame Richards Class-Josephine
Forsyth, Nellie Hotchlxiss lsraeila Solomons,
Lillah Porter Bette Webb Lizzie Wilson,
Professor Therry's Ciass-Annie Abercrombie,
Sallie Cumming, Salie Cooper Isabel Mcllhen-
ney Ida Jordan, Bette Martin, Mary Moseley,
Betty Nc Kennie. Va; Ella Oliver, Salle Guild,
Va; Blanche Rood, Ga; Ada Spivey, Hortense
Salisbury, Leila Withers. Va
Neatness-Je nnie Alexander Ga; Matte
Banks. Ga; Blanche Rood Helen Wimberly,
Nettie Fisher, Lille Harris Bessie Kennedy,
Texas; Carrie Hubbard, Florida; Rosa Jacobs,
La; Bezora Jacobs, La Australia Jacobs, La;J en-
ME N OFT, Louella Sly les, Ga Sallle Cumming,
Bette Martin, Alice Reid, Ala; Annie Reid,
Josephine Forsyth, Kate Simpson, Cora SImp-
son. Sidney Carroll Cornelia Gibbs, Bessie M c.
Curdy, Va; Martha Ruff Matte Beggs, Eugenia
Gum. Callie Greve, Bette Webb, Ella Green,
Ark; Maud Ireland, Ida Jordan Alice Antrim,
Willie Antrim, Louisa Talbot, Olivia Huck,
Anna johnson, Sallie Jordan, Belle Mcllhen-
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