Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-06-26
For the Port Tobacco Times,

The Commencement exercises Of this
most excellent institution took place on
Wednesday, June 17th in the presence OF
a large and appreciative audience. At
went in procession to the little church,
followed by the teachers and professors of
the Academy, the Assistant Bishop of the
Diocese and several Of the clergy, all sing
ing the beautiful Trinity hymn, Holy,
holy, holy, Lord God Almighty" After
morning prayer, (the Holy Communion
having been celebrated at an early hour,)
the congregation returned to the school
buildings, the pupils singing, God shall
charge His angel legions." The clergy
present, were, besides the Right Rev. the
Assistant Bishop, Rev. DR.. Rich, Rector
of the Academy, and Messrs. r. H. Muir
ply and Nairn, assistants; Drs. Goodrich
of La, and Levin of Md, Messrs, Brown,
Chipchase and Dudley of Md, E. F. Da-
shell of Easton, Gordon, Hall, Johnston
and Leakin of Md; William Murphy of
Del, Penick of Md, Pryse of Ga. and
Stokes and Warner of Nd.
The Academic report was read by Rev.
R. H. Murphy, and the report of the Com
mittee of Examination, by Rev. Geo. c..
Stokes. who reported that the examina-
lions, which were very thorough, were
entirely satisfactory, and reflected great
credit upon both teachers and pupils.
At the request of the Bishop, Rev. DR..
Levin, as President of the Standing Com
mittee, made few remarks in behalf of
the Diocese, to which the institution be-
longs.
The young ladies of the graduating class
read their compositions, amid the applause
of the audience. Miss Lena Enders, of
Jackson, Miss, read the salutatory, subject,
"The Golden Milestone" Miss Katie O..
Goodrich, of New Orleans, delivered q
very beautiful and touching valedictory,
on "Woman's Influence" The other gra-
duates, and their respective subjects, were
as follows, viz: Miss Bessie Dashiell, of
ST. Michael's, Md, "Gifts for the Past"
Miss Sudie Griswold, of Goldsboro', n. c.,
"Passing Clouds" Miss Louie Lowe, of
Talbot county, Md, Nothing but Leaves"
Miss Elite Spencer, of Washington. d. c.,
"Beacon Lights" Miss Mary Spalding,
of Baltimore. "Earth's Battle Field
Miss Rose Upshur, of Snow HILL Nd, "On
Deck"
Rev. Mr.. Dudley, Rector of Christ
Church, Baltimore, delivered very able
and appropriate address to the Calocaga-
THAN Literary Society.
Then followed the distribution of pre-
miums, which was as follows, viz: Senior
Class--Premiums of Diligence Misses Lou
lie Rowe, Mary Spalding, Sudie Griswold,
Lena Enders. Rose Upshur. Katie Good
rich, Elite Spencer. Bessie Dashiell and
Ida Flint. Middle Class-Misses Mary
Reese, Louie Quicker, Clara Penick, Eva
Horsey, Rebie Roulette, Josie Cooksey,
Nettie Gather, Ida Bushey, Louie Grove.
Sallie Levin and Fannie Dent. Junior
Glass, Section A-Misses Katie Traband,
Bessie Nicols, Emma Foote. Maize Lycett
and Attic Stansbury. Section B-Misses
Mittie Coley, Minnie Talbot, Maggie Bean,
Lizzie Kornegay, Mollie Berry and Cora
Marley. Preparatory Department-Misses
Lizzie Jessop, Nettie Warner, Minnie Co
yey, Estelle Storm, Mollie Long. Isabelle
Downey, Corinne Hooper, Julia Grafton,
Eliza Disney, Emma Miller, jamie STAINS
bury, Lulie Morrow and Willie Humphrey.
A silver medal for Punctuality was a
warded to Misses Louie Lowe. Katie
Ida Flint and Mary Spalding of the Senior
Glass Misses Sallie Levin and Josie Cook
sey Of the Middle Glass; Miss Minnie Tai
bot of the Junior Glass; and Miss Estelle
Storm of the Preparatory Department
A gold medal for Department was "a
warded to Misses Louie Lowe, Lena En-
ders, s. NJ Griswold, Ida Flint, F. S. Spen-
Ger, B. Dashiell, NJ. Spalding, K. o. Good
rich and r. E. Jpshur of the Senior Glass :;
Misses Clara Penick, J. R. Cooksey, Louie
Grove, Rebie Roulette, Eva Horsey, S. NJ.
Levin and Nettie Gather of the Middle
Glass and Misses Minnie Talbot and Ka-
tie Traband of the Junior Glass.
Diplomas were awarded to Misses Sudie
M. Griswold, of N. c.; Lena T. Enders, of
Miss; Katie O. Goodrich, of La; Elite s.
Spencer. of Washington, D. c., and Louie
S. Lowe, Bessie I. Dashiell, Mary Spald-
ing, Rose E. Upshur, and Ida Flint, of Md
The graduates received many beautiful
floral offerings from their relatives and
friends.
The highest honor, the Bishop Pinkney
medal, for "tae best girl in school," in every
respect, was awarded to Miss Katie o.
Goodrich, Of New Orleans. The donor,
Bishop Pinkney, presented it in person,
and made some very touching remarks to
the happy recipient
Special mention was made of Miss Ida
Hynson of Baltimore, Miss Ella Cornelius
of Prince Frederick, Miss Rosalie Coffren
of Prince Georges county, and Miss Lille
Robey of Charles county, who had distin-
guished themselves both in department
and diligence. but who entered too late in
the term to receive any premiums.
After singing, "PYaise God from whom