Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-06-19
&C., &c

Inc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES nave ClOS6u. du'
the town has relapsed into quiet for an
other year. This morning the last of TIN
visitors are making off on the cars, carry
ing clever daughters to happy homes, and
the depots are the scenes of many feminine
partings. Though the attendance OF
strangers was large, it was not so large as
last year, the floods at the South, and The
not yet dead panic, having kept many al
home. 1t is a matter of just pride to the
heads of our Colleges that all the exercises
of every school have passed OFT so well, ant
the examinations have ended with results
which only tend to heighten the reputation
of our Institutions abroad.
AUGUSTA FEMALE SEMINARY.
From the commencement sermon at the
Presbyterian Church Sunday, by Rev. w
A. Murkland, of Baltimore, up to the final
delivery of diplomas on Wednesday night:
every exercise having connection with the
Seminary has been crowded with an inter-
ested audience. The sermon Of MI. Mnrk-
land Sunday, was one of those efforts that
so loudly speak for themselves, that there
is little use saying anything for it. The
engaging presence of the minister, his
youth, the eloquence Of his oratory, and
the turn of practical piety mingled with
humanity, which he gave his address to
the young girls just about to make their
commencement in real life, so took posses
sion of his audience that the ever moving
fans were stllled and the speaker was gazed
at by faces in which not a muscle moved.
On Monday night the first soiree was
given with very full and varied pro
gramme containing many test pieces, after
successfully getting through which a
scholar may say to herself, "Well done, .
and with good reason. Of the vocal mu,
sic, the air, "Sweetly DER my senses
stealing" by Miss May Walton, was the
gem, being as delicious bit of singing as
we have heard for a long time, and the
solo. cat length a brilliant ray" by
Miss Belle Cowah, was little short OF it.
The solo Gin questo semplice,'' by a
child of thirteen--Miss Ellen Carter, was
enco1ed as it deserved to be. The overture,
s'Rienzi," four pianos, was splendidly
done by Misses Webb, Oliver, Hartman,
Rippetoe, Fletcher, Ripley, Wilson and
Fisher,-as was very classical overture,
ssTempler und die Judin,' four pianos, by
Misses Hartman, Walter, Cooper, Gillian.
Gum. Gray, Simpson and Mosby.
On Tuesday night the programme
was finely rendered. In the instrumental
music, the variations by List, Thalberg.
Chopin, and other masters on the march
in Puritani, a most difficult piece, was
rendered superbly by Misses M. Ives, b.
Rood, M. Crawford, J. Ballard, M. Estes,
and J. Austell, as was the Rhapsodie
Hongroise, No. 2, by List, played by Miss
Blanche Rood. These were the most no.
ticeable pieces in programme exceedingly
difficult, and in which there was not sin
Gle failure. In the vocal M dsic Miss Mary
Crawford added to her reputation as a
splendid singer Her rendering.of Alary IS
variations on oontagIs songs, was beautl-
fully done, as was the duet with Miss A
Reid, "It is She.' from Martha
On Wednesday night the final exercises
took place including the distribution OF
diplomas, medals, &C., as follows
GOLD MEDALS.
Modal for Diligence and Improvement i'll
CaIisthenics.-Ho divided between Ju-
Tia HAYDEN, of Georgia and Lizzie john
ston Of Tennessee.
paccin r nhpTt of (HpOr-
gia.
Perfect REGULATIONS in, and speaking
French, during the entire sesslon.-Nan-
ME McCutchen, of Mississippi.
Star Medal in French.-Mollie Estes, OF
Tennessee.
Painting.-Medal awarded by Prof. Cole
man to Lille Harris, of Texas.
Diligence and improvement in Singing
ss.-Nannie Hughes, OF Texas.
Improvement on Guitar.-Medal awarded
by Prof. Walter to Ella Carter, OF Texas.
Improvement on Organ--Prof. Koerbers
Class.-Elia Oliver, of Louisiana. Prof.
Fttinoer's Class-Eugepia Gum, OF Geor-
gia.
,murovement on Piano.-Mrs. Crawford IS
Class.-Cora Simpson, Florida, Sue Foul
lain. Georgia. Prof. Ettengef's Glass
Improvement Medal.-May Walton, VIZ
ginia Maggie Fulkerson, Tennessee; AZ
lie Wilson, Virginia; Lizzie Bedford. MS
sissippi; Kate Simpson, tlorlda' ana Ne1-
Minnie Fletcher. Virginia; Sallie Hartman
Virginia Ella Oliver, louisiana; Lilly
Ripley. Georgia. Star Medals. : Bette
Webh. Alabama. Prof. Hamer's Class
Improvement Medals.-Annie Platt, Geor-
~iae Ressie Robert. Georgia; MOllie Her
ring. North Carolina Kate White, Ala
hama First Honor Medal-Estelle Mont
~omerv. of Virginia. Prof. Koerber's
11assEImprovemen Medals - Jeanette
Ballard. Louisiana; Bernie McllWalne,
Virginia Lucy Ewing Virginia; Hortense
Solomon, South Carolina, Jennie Daniel,
Virginia; Helen Wimberly, georgia. F!rst
Honor Medals-Minnie Ives, Georgia; Mol
lie Estes, Tennessee Bessie FLOOD, vi
ginia: Rosa Palmer, Texas; JAMIE Austell,
Georgia. Star Meda1-Blanche Rood, Geor-
gia.
Vocal Music-Miss Daniels Class-lm-
proyement Medals.-May Walton, Virginia
Star Medal-Belle Cowan, Mississippi !;
Prof. Keorber's Class.-Improvement Me,
dal-Annie Reid, of Virginia. Star Medal
Mary Crawford, Virginia.
English Composition-Star medal to
Belle McIlhenny, Georgia.
star medal and cable chain was given
To Emma l.. Wills, of Virginia, who has
been in the institution since she was
wears old, and never received demerit OF
reproof, and has been faithful in every
duty
NOTICES OF MERIT.
In vocal music more than one years cui
tiyation is necessary before pupil can Ia
ceiye medal, and in instrumental music
two years study in the institution. The
following young ladies had made sucl
marked progress that, though not reaching
the standard Of medal, their teachers de
sire to give public expression of their ap
probation: