Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-20

heat was oppressive they sat patiently until
u" At five the young ladies entered to the mu-
.;c If grand march on the piano, aud, bowling
,r,cefnlly to the audience, took their seats, the
'lJrr on the large carpeted platform which had
h.rn erected for the OCCASION; the younger on
,h. strps. They were, ALL attired 10 white
muslin. With sashes Of various colors, designat-
;np the different classes; and presented most
hrauitul tabeau to the spectators.
The exercises were directed by Mr. Richard
|. Carpe, Principal of ST. Johns Academy,
who read the Award Of Honors, and the prem
INNS were distributed by our popular young
delegate, S. Chapman Neale, ESQ.,, who never
appeared to greater advantage than IN this oew
role. Many solos, duets, quartettes, and Choir
uses, by the young ladies', enllvened the excr-
clos and among the fair singers We may be al
lowed to mention Miss jenkins, whose bcauti-
tul voice was greatly admired.
The hopors awarded were as follows:
In Languages, (given by Prof. Gambin,)
Act Senior French, Miss Lille Garwood I'd do.
Miss Ropdheim; Junior French, Miss Hettic
Rondheim. LIST German, Miss Sale Rosenthal,
Miss Martha Rosenthal; I'd, Miss Rachel Blond
helm.
Drawing, Miss Sarah Brager.
Music iliiyen by Miss Nevett) Improvement
in instrumental, Miss Matilda Gray of Charles
county. Md. Improvement in Vocal, Miss An
ME HALEY, of Prince Georges county, Nd
Primary Department Silver Medal for Cor
rect Rotations to Miss Caral Swartz, lst
Premium to Miss Jennie Harper, I'd to Miss
Hattie Strauss Greatest Improvement in
Studies, Miss Mary Harper; Writing, Miss
Jennie Rudd; Arithmetic, Miss Hattie Strauss.
General Studies, LIST, Miss Sarah Blondheim;
ID, Miss Bertha Rosenthal; Sd, Miss Hannah
Weinberg; 4th, Miss Hauuah Genzberger; 5th,
Miss Ida Brager; 9th, Miss Marcie Simpson;
9Th, Miss Ida Waterman. Crowns for Amia-
bility, Misses Bertha Rosenthal and Hannah
Weinberg. Honors. Misses Hettie Strauss and
Jennie Harper. Senior Circle. Highest Hooors
of the Institute. Certificates of Scholarship,
Misses Clara Boynton and Willie Patton; 10
presenting these Mr.. NeaIe made a very brief,
elected universal applause.
First Glass. Gold Medals for Correct Reel
tations, Misses Appich Morrow, Garwood,
ONeal aud Brager. st Premium for Orna-
mental Writing, Miss Patton; ID, Miss AppicL.
Prose Compostion: lst Miss BoyutoD; I'd,
Miss Morrow; Cd, Miss Lille Garwood. Alge-
bra. Miss Sohoield Bookkeeping, LIST, Miss
O'Neal; ID, Miss B!ondheim Tapestry aud
Plain Sewing: LIST, Miss HALEY; I'd, Miss Eos
sett; Sd, Miss Lille Garwnod; 4th, Miss Gray;
5th, Miss Dorsey; 9th, Miss Kate Rennoe, of
Charles county, Md; .th, Miss Alice zoe, of
Charles county, Nd. Chaplets for Uniform
Excellence of Conduct we're conferred on Misses
Bragcr, O'Nral, Morrow, Appich and Gar
wood.
ID Class: Silver Medal for Correct Recita-
TONS Miss Scho6eld Honoraby Mentioned
Miss Lille Garwood.
IL dole
Sarah Dutfey and Matilda Gray; LIST Premium,
Miss Eva Gowling; ID, Miss Ella Dudley
Arithmetic: lst, Miss Schofsld; I'd, Miss Mol
lie Kirk; Sd, Miss Mary Baker Prose Compo-
stiou: st, Miss Lille Cowliug; ID. Miss Eva
Cowliug. Penmaushp: Miss Kate Dorsey
Improvement in Reading: Miss Dudley. Tap
estry and Plain Sewing: lst, Miss Amanda
Cook; ID, Miss Christie Folman; 3d. Miss
Kirk; 4th, Miss Kelley; 5th, Miss Murray; 9th,
Miss Octavia Murray 18th, Miss Roberta Mea-
CHER; Sth, Miss Hattie Weinberg; Och, Miss
GeiseDdatfcr.
Crowns for Observance Of Rules ia this class,
were conferred on Misses Lille Garwood, Soho
field, Fossett, Cook, Blondheim, Gray, Eva
Cowling and Lille Cowng Honors, on Misses
Haley. Dutfcy, Folmar, Dudley and Dorsey.
Sd Class: Silver Medal for Correct Recita-
lions Miss Kirk; LIST Premium, Miss Sallic
lIDsclitldl, IL, MISS DaCaH NatcEHdu, ou,
Miss Octsvia Murray
Division, Sd Class: Silver Medal for Correct
Recitatons, Miss Martha Rosenthal; lst Prem.
ium, Miss Sinclair; ID, Miss Baker; 3d. Miss
Graham. For Epstolary Correspondence, lst
Miss Robert Meagher; I'd, Miss Lille Sinclair
Improvement in Writing, LIST, Miss Ida Bren
gle; Cd, Miss Emma johnson. Improvement
in Reuding: list, Miss Ella Atwell; ID, Miss
kccyes.
Crowns for Perfect Observance of Rules were
awarded to Misses Amelia Genzberger. Ida
Brengle, Kirk, Geiseudaffer, Murray, Kelly
Jenkins. Graham, johnson, Baker and Sin
clair. Honors, to Misses Mcagher, Weinberg
Sallic Rosenthal, Sarah Waterman, Octavia
Murray, Lovett, Bright, Keeyes, Golway
Bendheim, Fitzgerald, Atwell, Martha Rosen
thai. Rudd and Harper. Premiums for Tap,
cstry and Plain Sewing, LIST, Miss Amelia Genz
berger; I'd, Miss Graham; 3D., Miss Jenkins
4th, Miss Johnson; 5th, Miss Golway; 9th,
Miss Bendhcim; 18th, Miss Fitzgerald; Sth
Miss Frecburger.
Alter the Valedictory, very beautiful com
position, written by the graduates, and deliver
Farewell song, Mr.. Carne BRIEFLY returned the
thanks Of the young ladies to the audience and
OF the audience to the young ladies, and an-
nounced the resumption Of school exercises on
the 18th Of September.
The display of tapestry was very fine, but
among all the pieces none attracted greater at
tenion than an embroidered tidy, or chair cover,
oy Miss Annie O'Neal, which was universally
admired The plain sewing, also, was pro-
nounced excellent by experts in the art, and
1oe quaotlty of work showed that the young la
aleS mad employed their tune, during the year, to
peter purpose than spinning street yarns, as
tho old ladies used to call it. We were glad to
nee that the useful as well as the ornamental,
Is taught in our schools, for We have need Of
wives and mothers who know how to do work,
doit. ' ~
., The hall was beautifully decorated, the words
Holiday, 1873" appearing 10 letters of green
ABOVE the stage, aud the gas fixtures, posts,
&C., being wreathed with flowers while. the
vans looked bright with the many colors Of the