The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

ment of Staunton Female Seminary, Rev. j. /.
the Lutheran church. A large number OF GEN
.tlemen and ladies had assembled to witness the
| Interesting ceremonies, which were conducted
with marked system and decorun.
/ They were opened by .schorus''- ssSee the
Conquering Hero comes,'' sang by the vocal
music class taught by Mrs. Hamilton.
Rev. S. A. Ripass delivered an appropriate
PRAYER, which was followed by song, ssOh how
| love my mountain Home, y by Miss Kindig, of
this county.
The Annual Address was delivered by Rev
F. W. Conrad, of Philadelphia. His theme
was s.The characteristic of sound system of
/ Education which embraced the cultivation Of
the linglal, mathematic, scientific, aesthetic, land
ethical faculties. He comprehended these va
rious faculties under three divisions, viz: Com
pleteness, Adequacy and Consistency. The
address was logical i'll its arrangement, clear in
the points presented, and earnest in delivery
The speaker gave strong emphasis to the culti-
walton of the ethical faculty, as the browning
object of education, as it contemplated the de-
velopment and proper direction of all the NOR
al forces. This led then to the conclusion that
education in our seminaries, colleges, and pub
lie schools, was but imperfectly effected, where
the moral training was neglected. He predic-
ted national degeneracy and final degradation,
unless the teachers of the day made the cult
walton and development Of the ethical faculty,
which was the foundation Of all true greatness
here, and happiness hereafter,a paramount con-
| sideratiOn.
.rhe Joyous Reapers'' was well sang by
Misses Chaplin and Richard, after which the
Principal conferred the certificates of distinc-
ton and diplomas. Fonr medals were also
awarded quite unexpected to the recipients and
| tba SnhO * ne y
constituting part of the rewards of diligence
in study and propriety in department.
DISTINCTIONS.
Florence Allen, Of Virginia-1st distinction
English grammar, Penmanship; End distinc-
tion-English literature. Emily Bowman of
Virginia-lst distinction-R Rhetoric, Physiolo-
gy; End istinction-Agebra, Arithmetic
Fannie Butler, of Virginia-1st distinction for
good Department and improvement in all her
| studies End istincton-Penmanship. Sc
! mliltlla Clemmer, of Virginia-lst distinction
Rhetoric; End distinction Algebra, Arith-
metic. Physiology. Mary Craig, of Virginia
1st Observation-Disclosures. English Grammar,
Penmanship; End distinction Algebra, Arith-
.metic, Physiology. Anna Dercks, of South
| Carolina -lst neutrality-suspicious., English
grammar, Arithmetic, German, English litera-
ture. Laura Finley, Of Virginia-lst distinc-
tion-Rhetoric, English grammar; End dis
tinction-Arithmetic. Ellen Groseclose, of Ten
4 nessee-1sti Observation-Disclosures Philoso-
ply, English literature; End distincton-Log-
ic, Moral Philosophy. Jennie NJ. Hahn, OF
Virgina-1st distinction-Latin, intellectual
Philosophy, Chemistry, English literature, His
tory, Physiology and Ancient Geography
i Amanda Houck, of South Carolina-lst distinc-
i tion-Rhetoric; End distinction-Engllsh gram
mar. Nette Idle, Of sinia-lst distinction
Reading good Department, and marked i'm
i provemant in all her studies. Leanah kendig,
of Virginia list istinction-Penmanship Eng
fish grammar, Arithmetic and natural Philoso-
ply End Observation-Disclosures, English literature,
Physiology. Lille Lowenbach, OF Baltimore
1st stinction-Gcrman, and has made COM
mentlabe improvement in all her studies. Ma
~ Lllshbaugh, OF West Virginia-lst dstinc-
tion-Arithmetic; 2nd distinction Rhetoric,
Reading. Virginia Morrow, Of West Virginia
LIST distinction Algebra, Intellectual Philos-
ophy, Arithmetic, Grammar, English literature,
and Ancient Geography End distinction-Lat-
in, Chemistry. Roberta Morrow, of West Vir-
ginia-lst Observation-Disclosures, Geography,
instrumental Music, and Penmanship; End dis
Observation-Disclosures Emma McConlb, of Vir-
gini;l-lst Observation-Disclosures, Vocal Music !;
End Observation-Disclosures grammar, Penman-
ship. Sadie McCutcRan, Of virginia-1st dis
tinction- Arithmetic, English grammar and
Dictation; End istinction-Latin. Emma
McCauley, of Virginia-1st distinctiou-Per-
feet Department, and commendable improve
lnent III all her studies. Nealie Myers. Of Viz
ginisl-1st Rhetoric, Arithmetic,
| Vocal Music and Penmanship; End distinction
English grammar, Algebra, Composition
Emma Netherland, of Virginia list distinction
good Department, and has made commenda-
Bile progress in all her studies; Dad distinction
-Penmanship. Sallie Richard, OF West Vir-
ginia-1st Observation-Disclosures grammar, AL
zebra, English literature, and Ancient Geog-
Taphy; End dstinction-Latin, Arithmetic,
Penmansllip. Susie Shields, Of ViF.inia-1st
Observation-Disclosures, good Department, aud
commendable progress in all her studies. Eli
Ia Simmons, Of Virginia-lst distinction-Ne eat
ness OF room and person, and commendable
progress in all her studies; End distinction--Pen-
manshp. Fannie Simmons, OF Virgnia-lst
distinction-Penmanship Neatness ofroom and
person, commendable progress in Ancient Ge-
Ography, and all her studies. Molle Snavely,
of Virginia-1sf Observation-Disclosures, Geogra-
ply; End distinction-Latin, English gram
mar, Arithmetic, Natural Philosophy. Fannie
Trout, of Virgillia-lst dstinction-gooi De-
pertinent, neatness of room and person, and
improvement in all her studies. Adella Wyse,
of South Carolina-1st Observation-Disclosures ;
2nd Observation-Disclosures. English grammar,
Instrumental Music. Belle Younger, of Vir-
ginia-1st distinction-N eatness OF person and
room, Algebra; 2nd misunderstanding gram
mar, Instrumental Music.
sEcoND-CLAss CERTIFICATES FOR IMPROVE
- MENT AND GOOD DEPORTMENT.
Mary Bellamy, Leila Coleman, Lillian Par
rant Estel hardwood, Nettie Kinney, Ella
Woodward Ella Brown, Mary Slower, Emma
Coyner, all of Virginia.
FULL GRADUATES. Misses j. F. Katie Shi-
rey, Salem, Va; Nettie McCauley salem En-
ma Chaplin, Newberry, S. c.
MEDALIsTs. Misses Emily Bowman, Mid
dlabrook, Va, in Writing Lee Kindig, Fish
ersvile, vocal music Jennie NJ. Hahn, Mt
Crawford, Mathematics Salle Richard. Shop
herdstown, w, Va, Instrumental music.
In comforting the diplomas of the school, the
Principal remarked, that the graduates had not
been mentioned in the list Of distinctions, as
the diplomas included all the distinctions tile
Institute awarded.
The vocal class sang "a Strong Castle is our
Lord, 'when the Principal made some very I'M
pressive aud affecting parting remarks
$50 God on High, . sang by the school and
| the Benediction closed the exercises.
We are pleased to learn that this school has
fine promise of future growth and usefulness
It is the purpose Of the authorities to enlarge
the buildings this summer, during vacation, and
to largely add to the facilities for accommoda-
ting boarding pupils. The increase of the year
just closed over the preceding and the assu-
rance of still greater additions to the scholars
compel this enlargement Of the buildings, by
new additions.
COMMENCEMENT AT THE VIRGINIA FE-