The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-06-08
THE VALLEY VIRGINIAN.
Staunton, Virginia,
..............JUNE 9. 1876.
VIRGINIA FEMALE INSTITUTE.


The session of the Virginia Female Institute
closed on last Thursday evening, with the dis
tribution of the rewards OF merit to the various
classes. The exercises were conducted in the
Hall Of the Mozart Institute, and, as usual, was
crowded with interesting spectators.
Intervening the distribution of medals, di
plomas, &C., to the different classes, the audi
ence was entertained with very fine vocal and
instrumental music, the following being the
programme
OVERTURE-"M asaniellos 4uber,
Misses Carrie Vallette, Julia j, Yonge, Lau
ra A. Robinson, L. Nina Oldham. Sallie G.
Kinnaird, Lillian Bradford, Addie Weed,
frankie V. Hendricks.
Orq0a-Miss Eva Dawson.
VOCAL solo, aiting". ......H. Mall0rd
Miss Bessie Farrar.
PIANO SOLO-''Polonalse de Concert, \
E., Rachard. .....................Prof. b. Richard
TRIO-ssProtect us thro' the Coming Night. .
-Churchman--Misse Anna Hull. Ida c. Wad.
dill. Bessie Roberts, Julia j. Yonge, Bessie
Farrar, Gertrude S. Fisher.
OVERTURE-s:Wm. Tell, "......... G. Rossri
Misses Leila Cuttings, Bessie Farrar, Lulie
Weed, Bessie Roberts, Eva Dawson, Laura A.
Robinson. frankie V. Hendricks, Gertrude S
Fisher.
A finely written salutatory was read by Miss
Julia J. Yonge, and the valedictory, by Miss
Leila Cuttings, was as sweet as farewell could
be. 1t was appropriately responded to by
Miss Willie Bogart.
LIST OF DISTINCTIONS AND NAMES OF FULL
GRADUATES.
The following is list of those pupils who at
tanned distinction during the season, and the
names of The full graduates:
CERTIFICATES, WITH GOLD BADGES.
Penmanship.- Misses Annie Galloway, Ma
mic Graham, Kate S. Norton, Amanda L. OPP
perman, Minnie C. Smoot.
Drawing Misses Mary Atkinson, Lillian
Bradford, Maria B. Catett, NJ. Joe Day, Annie
S. Edwards, Gertrude S. Fisher, Kate 5. Nor
ton, Pope P Philips, Minnie c. Smoot, Mollie
Young.
Oil Painting.-Miss Emma Glover.
Elocntion-Misses A. Willie BOgaPt, l.. j..
Day, Lily DeSaussure, Annie NJ Hendren, Ro-
sale B. Thurston, Nora B. Waddill, Ida C.
Wad1ill.
Calisthenics. Misses Nettie Foster, Anna A.
Hull, Leila Howerton, Gay w. Miller, Cora B.
Vanduzen, May Waddill.
IlOSCdTCIleS Ill IllSIOFy, lIGcidIuICs
Misses Laura A. Robinson, Minnie C. Smoot,
Kate A. Crafts, Mamie Graham, Laura NJ.
Mitchell, Emma z. Roberts, Rosalie B. Thurs
ton.
Dctations in Various Schools.-Misses An
ME S. Bell, Mary r. Furman,. Bessie Farrar,
Mary Kinney, Gay w. Miller, Bessie Roberts.
Lulie Weed,
Composition in Schools of Literature, Etc
Misses A. Willie Bogart. Kate S. Branch. Ka-
tie A. Crafts, Bessie D. Johnston Emma P.
Rosalie B. Thurston.
Annie Fallon, frankie V. Hendricks, Leila
Howerton. Ida F. Inskeep, Bessie D. Johnston,
Sallie G. Kinnard Mary M. Moore, Kate S.
Norton, Emma P..Roberts, Laura A. Robin
son. Minnie G. Smoot, Rosalie B. Thurston,
NJ. Addie Weed, Ida c. Waddill. Mollie Young.
Vocal.-Misses A. Willie Bogart, Mamie Ora
ham, Sallie G. Kinnaird, Minnie G. Smoot, Cor
nelia Willingham.
Neatness.-M Misses Laura C. Oldham, Pope
P. Philips.
Diligence Misses Mary NJ. Moore, Minnie
c. Smoot, Amanda Il. Opperman.
School of Languages Misses A. Will
lie Bogart. Annie S. Edwards.
German.-Misses Leila Cuttings, Amanda L.
OppeEman, Julia j. Yonge.
French.-Misses A. Willie Bogart, Annie
Annie Cochran, Annie Elder, Lau-
ra NJ Mitchell. Emma z. Roberts, Minnie C.
5moot,
Punctuality Special Honor).-Miss Emma
l.. Netherland.
STAR HoNoRs.
D1ligence-Miss A. 1ulie Weed.
Neatness and DiligeEce--Misses Bessie Far
rar, Sallie G. Kinnaird.
French--Miss Bessie Farrar,
French Diploma and Star)-Misses Leila
Cuttings, A. Lulie Weed, Julia j. Yonge.
Music-Piano-(D Diploma and Star)-Msses
Gertrude S. Fisher, Leila Cuttings, Bessie Far
rar, Amanda T. Opperman, A. Lulie Weed,
Julia J. Yonge.
Vocal-Misses Bessie Farrar, Gertrude S.
Fisher.
Elocution (Star.)-Miss Julia j. Yonge.
ENGLISH SCHooLs-DIPLoMAA AND STAR.
I. School of English-Misscs Kate S.
ME Elder, Bessie Farrar, Annie Fallon, Ma
ME Graham, Leila Howerton, Bessie B. john
ston, Mary NJ Moore, Emma l.. Netherland,
Pope P. Phillips Jessie Sayres, A. Lulie
Weed. Lula E. Wise, Martha w. Vanduzen,
Julia J. Yonge.
II. School Of Natural Sciences Misses Ka=
tie A. Crafts, Leila Cuttings, Sallie G. Kin
niard, Jessie Sayres.
III. School of Literature and History
Misses Mary T. Atkinson, A. Willie Bogart,
Maria B. Catlett. Mamie B. Crump, Katie A,
Crafts, Mary T. Dawson, Lizzie J. Day, Lily
De Saussure, Gertrude s. Fisher, Nettie Eos
ter, Mary r. Furman. Emma Glover, Annie
NJ. Hendren. Annie A. Hull, Gay w. Miller,
Kate S. Norton, Laura c. Oldham. Amanda
\. Opperman, A. Corrine Pinckard, Emma
P. Roberts, Lily B. Smith, Minnie c. Smoot,
Hattie Trout, Rosalie B. Thruston, Ida G,
Waddil, Nora B. Waddil: M. Addie Weed,
Mollie Young.
Bellies Letters-Misses Laura NJ. Mitchell,
Laura A. Robinson.
Nv. Mathematics Misses Annie Galloway,
N. Joe Day, Gertrude S. Fisher, Ida F. ms
Keep. Mary NJ. Moore, Laura NJ. Mitchell, Bes-
lie Roberts, NJ. Addie Weed.
V. Moral Philosophy Misses Kate r. Bra
IAN. Annie Galloway, NJ. Joe Day, Bessie
7arrar, Leila Cuttings, Ida T. Inskeep, Salie
:. Kinniartl. Kate S. Norton, Bessie Roberts,
Jessie Sayrcs. Cornelia Willingham, A. Lulie
Weed, Julia j. Yonge.
FULL GRADUATES.
Misses Bessie Farrar, Leila Cuttings, Jessie
,avres. A. Iulie Weed, Julia J. Yonge.
General excellence Julia J. Yonge.
Thomas W. Piper, convicted OF the murder
# the little girl, Mabel Young, on the 23rd of
-, 7oy5 T., tho ha1frv of the Worran Ayenue