The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-05
Roanoke Female Coilege-Anntversary
ExerciseS-Dr. Billings Address.
Correspondence OF the Richmond DIS,

DASvILLE. VA June 2, 1875.
The anniversary exercises of Roanoke FP-
male College began last Friday night and
ended last night.
On Friday night Professor johnson and
his music pupils give q concert. cannot
specify or discriminate. The immense au-
dlence testified their delight by frequent ap.
plause.
Monday nigat the Flower Queen, q car.
ta.a, was acted BY the music pupils, assisted
bV Professor N. S. johnson, of South Caro-
lima. Miss II. A. Redd, of Ptteylvania, was
the Queen of the Flowers. The whole affair
was D, onouuced charming.
LAST night Rev. DR.. Biting. Of Richmond,
delivered The anniversary address, and the
honors were conferred. The subject of Dr..
Billings discourse was "Woman." From
the very first it was evident that the people
of Danrille were prepared 10 give the Doctor
q cordial reception. The address made such
an imprt sSion on my mind that | can pre-.
duce synop,is of it, although / took no
notes, and ! would do 50 if thought be
would like it and you had room in your
crowded columns for it. Let me say that
those parts of the address n hich Dr.. Biting
criticized the fashionable schools Of the day
and the character of the girls they turn out
"accom plishments meaLing nothing accom-
plished "-aUd spoke Of woman as the angel.
the woman the isnd; OF the manner in
which woman's Influence is eXerted for
good, bciug married man / know some.
thing of it"; OF tue means by which her
usefulness may be developed to the fullest
extent: of woman as he had seen her abroad
and woman as he had seen her at home
these are deemed generally the particularly
impressive passages of remarkably lmpreS.
sivc address.
The degree Of English graduate was con.
ferred on Miss NJ. Is. Venanle, Of Cascade,
Va, and Miss l.. b. Law, OF D4uyilIe.
The degree OF full graduate was conferred
on Miss A. w. Boatwrighf, OF DauvIIle
Miss &. $. McDearmap, OF Danville; Miss r
III. Wilson, OF Plttsylrania county; Miss NJ.
J. Miller, OF Culpeper.
Priz were awarded to pupils in the pre-
p,ralory department as follows: Miss Lizzie
Cynwav. for best exercise in grammar; Miss
LIZ Ferguson, for grea est Improvement
in penmanshlp; Miss Anne l.. Pace, for
best exercise iu arithmetic; Miss L. f.
Birks dale. OF Ii litaX county, for best eX.
erclse in arltt mellc.
Tue gold medal tor greatest improvement
in pcumanship was awarded to Hiss Helen
T. Crews, OF Dlnville. The gold medal for
hest ppnmansulp was awarded TO Miss NJ. b.
Neaatle, OF Cascade, Va.
The e I'D mccall for best " dictation eXar-
cise,' an article from Scribncr being used as
tile test, was ava deu 10 Miss Mamie e..
Lane, of AL ,Dama.
The gold medal for best scholarship in
English, as tested by the examination papers
of the senior class, was awarded by the COM
mitiee iRcv. j. e. l.. Holmes, Rev. Ii. Petty,
and Rev. w. NJ. Re 4d) 10 Miss Alice ). Cana.
da, OF Halifax.
The gold medal for best scholarship in
ma, hcmatic., as tested by the examination
papers Of the senior class, was awarded by
the committee (MessrS. K. NJ. Tuck aud Z. Il.
Murray, principals of the pubic SCHOOL, TO
Miss NJ. j. Miller. Of Culpeper.
Although the exercises had been continued
to late hour OF the night, the audience
called for the essays of the graduating class.
and they were accordingly produced and
read. Miss Boatwright's subject was "Tre
Eep and the Coquette"; Miss MlIler'>,
Womau-Her Brightest Ornament Miss
McDearmau's, "rbe Origin Of Words and
Purases"; Miss Wilson's, emusic and
Poetry"
Honnors in the form Of prizes were con-
ferred by Professor johnson for attainmen's
in music, as follows: Miss G. b. Hudnall
Campbell county I; Miss b A: Sheffield. Hen
ry county; Miss IL. A. Redd, Pittsyiyanla
county; Miss A. W. Boatwright, Danville.
In tue scnool of English language and
composition there were tour graduates Eng
lish literature and criticism, five; history
and geography, three; moral philosophy,
seven; Latin, tour; French, three mathe'
MATES, three; natural sciences, flve.
SPECIAL,