Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-06-17

| w. Grlnnan, Tex.
Neatraess.- Rooms--Annie 9. Ran
dolph, La; Double Rooms-Fannie 81. Ware,
| Ala.
| Department and General Excellence During
Vacatiom.-Annie G. Randolph, La; Carrie Co
| ree Ala.
General Excellence during Jiue years.-Mollie
! L. McCay, La.
Prize Essay.--Susan E. MCGOWAN, S. G.
| DARLINGTON PRIZE WATCH.
General Excellence During siom.-Award-
| ed, by the unanimous voice of the Pupils, to
Miss Leila Beers, of Va.
| GRADUATES.
| Hocation-Mollie l.. McCay La.
| French-Neville A Irwin, Pa. jamie n. Pet
! tigrew, N. G.
Music.-Eva Dawson. Va; A. A. Dunovant,
Tex; India D. Happier, N. G.; M; Ella Houston,
Ala. Georgia McCulloh, Nd; Sallie c. Todd,
School of Moral Philosophy and Bellies Lettres.
Florence G. Adams, Va: Leila Beers, Va;
Carrie Goree, Ala Lucy 4. Ham, Tex; Mary
J. Hamilton, Miss; Clara J. Harris, Ohio; M.
A. Jordan. Va; Kemp Kinckle, Va; Molie L.
McCay, La; Matte Perkins, Va; Annie G.
Randolph, La; Sallie G. Todd, La; Ida Van
Deventer, Va. Fannie FL. Ware, Ala.
Two volumes of Beethoven were presented by
Prof Richard to Miss Susan E. MCGOWAN, of
S. O.. for general excellence and department
Home, Sweet Home" was then sung. the
benediction pronounced, and thus ended the ses-
sion of 1928 of the Virginia Female Institute.
| STANTON FEMALE SEMINARY.
| The commencement exercises at this Institute
took place in the Lutheran Chuch on Tuesday
evening last, and was largely attended. The
exercises were opened with prayer by Rev.
DR.. Rude, of South Carolina and was foil owed
by an anthem sung by the choir, under the lead
ership of Mr.. D. W. Drake Rev. J. H. Bar
clay, of Baltimore, was to have delivered the ad-
dress to the school, but was detained on account
of sickness in his family. His place was sup
piled by Judge FL. W. Shefey, who made few
sensible, appropriate and we'll conceived re-
marks. "Conside the Lillies' was sung in q
rich, sweet voice, by Mrs. G. P. Baker, after
which the Principal. Rev. j. l. Miller, deliver
cred the prizes as follows
| For Pemnanship.- Carrie Summers, of
| Baltimore-GOid medal
AaUard of Honor.-A handsome book of the
| Lutheran service, awarded by the whole school
to Miss Julia Richard, of West Virginia
| A full Diploma was given to Miss Matte S.
Bowman, OF Virginia, the only graduate in the
| school, and distinctions were given to the fol-
lowing young ladies in the studies named:
| DISTINCTIONS.
| Geometry. Shiny, Va; Jennie Hahn,
| Va
Algebra Jennie Hahn, Va; Laura Hiser, Va;
Katie Shiny. Va.
Arithmetic Laura Hiser, Va; Jennie Hahn,
| Va Dora Funk Va.
| Latim-N ettie McCauley, Va
| French IN ettiie McCauley, Va.
| Rhetoric. Annie Diercks, S. c. Dora Funk,
Va; Emma Rinker, Va; Ellen Groseclose Tenn;
| Laura Hiser, Va
Dora Funk, Va; Annie Diercks, S. c; Mary
| Craig Va.
English Composition. Schumpert, s.
| G; Nettie NJ cCauley, Va.
| Penmanshi p.-Emeline Bowman Va; Julia
Richard w. Va; Katie Shiny, Va; Lizzie Hum
| bert, Va.
Dictatiom-Julia Richard W. Va; Nettie Nc
Cauley, Va; Katie Shiny, Va; Lizzie Schumpert,
| S. c. Jennie Hahn, Va; Laura Hiser Va; Dora
Funk, Va; Lizzie Humbert, Va.
Geography-N ealie Myers, Va; Mary Craig
| Va; Emma Rinker, Va; Dora Funk, Va.
: Natural Phitosophy.-Laura Hiser, Va; Dora
| Funk, Va.
History-Lizzie Schumpert, S. c; Nettie Nc
| Cauley. Va
Music Carrie Summers, Md; Lizzie Schum-
| pert, S. @.
| The farewell remarks of Rev. Mr.. Miller were
| eloquent and fully impressed his hearers with
the deep sense of duty with which he labored in
the education and preparation of the young Ia
dies under his charge for future life Of useful
| ness and happiness.
| This school is increasing very rapidly, and its
| growing reputation is high testimonial to the
ability and efficient service Of the Principal.
| STAUNToN BAPTIST FEMALE INSTITUTE.
| The commencement exercises Of this school
were held in the Baptist Church on the evenin gs
of the 18th and 18th inst. The vocal and instru-
mental music was rendered in a manner which
attested the steady application of the pupils and
the efficiency of their instructors, DR.. Brown
| and Prof Hamer, We were not able to secure
| a full report of the exercises of the first eve
ming, which fact prevents us from mentioning
the names of the young ladies especially de-
serving Of praise for the manner in which they
acquitted themselves on that occasion.
The second evening was opened with the cho-
rus, when the Summer rain is over" by DR..
| Browns vocal class and was followed by a trio
by Misses Brown, Hendren and Massey, which
was loudly applauded. "Il Bacio," by Miss
Shumate, was sung with fine effect. A Duet ar
rangement of Rossini's William Tell, by Colts
chalk, was performed in a highly creditable
manner by Miss Hawkins, OF Staunton, assisted
by Prof. Hamer
In the absence Of Dr. B. Sears, who was de-
tanned in Charlottesville no address was deiv-
| cred. Rev. Mr.. Hart after few remarks of ex-
| PLANTATION as to the system of granting distinc-
tions and diplomas in his school, distributed them
| as follows
Latim--Mary E Harris, Albemarle, G Dora
| Mason. Va.
Fremch-Mary E Harris, Va; veva Haynes,
| Va; Annie j Pritchard, Va; Annie f Shelton,
| Va Addie l. Vaughn, Va.
| Italjan.-Indie l. Branch, Va; Emma S Fa-
IRISH. Va; Fannie NJ Potts, Va; Maggie r Shack
| lett, Ada Shumate, Va.
| Observation-Disclosures Harris Va; Veva Hay
mes, Va.
Moral Philosophy Brown. Ala G
Dora Mason, Va; Maggie r Shacklett Va; Ada
B Shumate Va; Addie l. Vaughn, Va.
History-Indie L Branch. Va; Mary q Har-
| ris, Va; Annie Pritchard, Va; Linda M Rag
| land, Va; Fannie NJ Potts, Petersburg, Va.
| LiterGture.-Clara 4 Brown, Ala; Emma S
Parish. Va; Sallie V Hendren, Val Kate II.
| Herr. Va; Annie f Shelton, Va.
| English and English Composition Clara r
Brown Ala Emma S Parish, Va; Salie ' Hen
| Va Annie j Pritchard, Va; Maggie r Shacklett
| VA Ada Shumate, Va.
The degree of Literary Graduate" includes
Moral Philosophy, History, Literature, English
and Composition Bible History and one Modern
Language.
The following young ladies are entitled to this
| degree.
| Va Ada Shumate Va; Addie l. Vaughan. Va.
| Bible History.-Emma Parish, Va Mary E
| Harris, Va; Vega Haynes, Va Kate HI Herr,
Va; G Dora Mason, Va; Maggie 4 Shacklett,
| Va; Ada Shumate, Va; Addie l. Vaughn, Va
| Natural Ph1tos0phy.-Emma S Parish, Va Ida