Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-09-17

! Address OF WELCOME BY THE PRIN
CIPAL OF THE INDICATOR SEMINARY
Dear Girls, you have returned to our, sc
to speak. parental care for another session
From the erect and prim parlor boarde tt
the livelyest little romper among you; the
VINoIcATOR embraces you all. Don't
scream, it's only fgurative). You
have returned from world full of pin.
backs and other snares for the unwary,
but here you are safe Within these sacred
walls you may pin your dresses back until
you stop the circulation and the unhallow.
ed eye Of man shall not gloat over it.
| MAN generally has two eyes but you will
| find in your compositions that s'eye" has a
| better sound). Every arrangement
has been made to secure you against the
intrusion of these pests Of Summaries.
No man shall enter these hallowed prem
ises without he brings a cast-iron certifi-
cate from a presiding magistrate that he
is your father OF mother, or at least your
aunt. AT every interview the cook will
be present with double barrelled gun, and
at any attempt to hold your hand the
reckless invader will be- shot dead on the
spot. Any day-scholar VIII shall speak to
you of the German or of the club, or
shall mention to you that she has brother
will be expelled. With these precautions
the Principal hopes to prevent the en-
trance of the fell destroyer. Your Princi-
pal cannot refrain from congratulating
you that you have not lost your appetites,
Whatever you may have lost during your
absence, you have to thank Providence
that they have been spared to you. And
after all, my dear children, what is geome-
try or trigonometry, or any other ometry
to good appetite. And then to think
how many of the trials of life you are rid
of by being in this sacred and pious In
stitution. Other girls outside have to sit
up and dance till 3 o'clock in the morn
ing, land crimp their hair with red hot irons,
and cover their faces with powder and
their cheeks with paint, and take moon
light walks with the boys, while you have
only to sit here in quiet and survey the
placid features of your beloved Principal.
Separated from the world you have time
for serious thought and to reflect on the
follies OF our fellow men, and to remember
that imam that is born of woman is full
of sparks and flies upwards, Or words
to that effect. You will find it in your
catechism.
First class in Physical Geometry stand
up!
THE MOVEMENT FOR A NEW PREsBY-
TERRAIN CoNGREGATION.-W ednesday
morning at II O'Clock, the committee APP
pointed by Lexington Presbytery to IN
quire into the grounds of the application
for permission to organize another Presby-
terrain congregation in Staunton, met in
the lecture room Of the Presbyterian
church The committee consisted of Rev.
Messrs. Strickler, (chairman) Junkin and
Murray, of the clergy, and Col. D. S. Bell,
Capt Geo. Grattan and Maj. J. NJ Tate,
of:the laity Among the gentleman present
in the room were Messrs. Holmes Erwin,
J. A. Waddell, John Echols, NJ. Harvey
Effinger, Sam1 Lushbaugh, W. A. McCue,
Robt. e. Bickle. Chas. W. S. Turner. T.
S. Coleman, Jed. Hotchkiss, DIR. Waddell,
w. J. Nelson, Chas. Grattan and John
Wayt 1t was understood that the session
of the church, which was present did not
appear in that capacity, but simply as
members of the congregation. Some of
the gentlemen present were not members
of the church, but only members of the
congregation, The petitioners for new
congregation having held meeting and
decided that public meeting and hearing
by the investigating committee was I'M
advisable, from the fact that it might
give rise to bad feeling, the committee
decided to have private hearing of both
sides of the matter, and retired into an
ante-room, where they shortly after sum-
moned Messrs. Efinger, Erwin, Hotchkiss
and Turner, who were heard for the pc
titioners. Their hearing, which lasted an
hour, was private, and before its close
many Of the spectators had left. Messrs
Echols, J. A. Waddell. DR.. Waddell, Chas
Grattan, T. S. Coleman, and W. J. Nelson
then went in, and had their statements
heard. The decision Of the committee
has not yet been made known, as to the
recommendation they will make to Presby-
terry, but they have stated in conversation
that they will not recommend the Presby-
terry to grant the petition.
REIrNION OF THE STONEwATJ RRI