Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-21
Mt Vernon Institute.


we're simple, conslstog principally Of ferns.
but above the large, carpeted stage, were the
W ,rds God Bless our School, IN green let
ters while below was large gid cage
supporting festoons of evergreen % the sides
Of which appeared "l776, 1876 in green
letters the monogram of the school occupying
the centre. One of the most elegant and
finest toned grand pianos ever used Oh a SID
liar OCCASION, occupied the centre OF he stage,
having been kindly furnished by Mr.. u.
kuho, of Washington, agent for the Decker
piano.
The young ladies, some sixty in number,
came in just at five, and ranged themsevS on
the stage aud the steps Leading to it. They
we're beau fully at!red in white, with sases
Of various coors, each class having its Own.-
The MAJOR and the City Superintendent ct
Public Schools came 10 Immediately Afterwards
aud took seats 90 he platform, the latter pre-
siding aud h" former distributing the medals,
&c The & raj display was bcar yfu the
friends If some OF the youcg ladies' almost
overwhelming them with bouquets.
patrintlc soog "To thee y Country. was
first sung by he senior vocal class, followed by
''Uoe Prize de Vorsovie' ~ tic plauo, BY
Misses Hcuuth aud BcndheiuI and then Ger
trticates Of graduation were presented to
| also received cold badges Tor polite dcpoit.
men Miss Lille Galwood, a graduate OF
last var, next delivered rccltaHou III Ger
| muu, which wa, much aDpIauied by the urr'
man porloD Of th: aud ence, aud was pc.
tentcd with a handsome premium Tor IN
provemcnt in German and Music. Misses
Sallie Rusenlhal, Ella Dudley. Rosa Bend
| helm. Ada S. QUO ii. aud Ell. T. x, OF the first
class also received 90 d Mrdais Tor correct re
citations.
FOR observance Of Hou>e Rules premiums
were given 10 Missvs Lucy Fisher, Mary
Hurt, aud NJ aud Haley, all OF PTncr
Georges county, Md, AID for observance OF
School Rules. honUrs TO Misses Daddy, Kos
entha!, Baudhcim. Cox anu S,cpneiI. For
being very 90, Iitth. girls. crowns were
awarded TO Cora Boniheim, Heurlrtia
| Vog'cSang, Minnie Brrpge, Nellie Corbett,
| Kiue Kelley and Ada Cpgan: :,
| Thu followed two souGs, distant Chimes
by Misses Talbu;t COX, sonneIl, Patt3u'
Baldnem and Bensiugcr, and Night Shades
90 Lpnger' by the Second Vocal Class and
a s,lsctlon from Lucia 81 Laulrnerwoor, 90 the
piano. by MISS Co~liog aud HURT.
Then succeeded the dl,rlbutlon to ih'
Se,npd Class consisting Of Silver Medals to
Misses Mary Hurttaud Marth Ros ;otha. and
preuipns TO Misses Miouie Bravo, Lille
Sinclair, Bette Brrwp, Ada Br WI, AmclIa
Ge.z eIger, ami Maud Haley; the entire
class havrg made the required percentage.
10 the First Glass of Tapestry and Plain
Sewing, p:cmiuuls were awarded 10 Misses
Cow:ipr, +. Set Dudley, Ros~n hal, Cox, and
Rosa Bandhrlu.
L. the lower division If Il c Sec,nd Class, a
IN d Al was given to Mis-, Mary Harp r. aud
premiums to Misses Aunic HODGE aul Ida
Rudd. Also, for improvement n P"uman
ship, premiums 10 NJ SIS Bite Markell ard
Magic f. Gerald, ard for Ai;uw"tc, in he
First Class 10 Misses r seDtlai and Hurt; 10
the Secord Glass, 10 Mss Marth Roscniha
bouorabIy mentioned, Misses Gehzbergcr and
Haley, and 10 the rh,d { as, 10 Mis- Han
pah GcuzDerger; honorably mentioned, Misses
Mamie Mills, Lucy Fisher aud Bertha h sen
tia. For great improvement 10 Book Keep
ing, to Mis- Aatie Hoogr, ard IN Compost
ton, to Misses Ella Dldcy, Beti. Brown and
Sarah Bcudheim.
See the Pale Mon" IS then beautifully
sung by Mise, Ben iuger and r#lbut', aud
The Gyp-y Polka was finely p"rf rmed 90
the piano by MISS G rvs ood, Ru1d and At
We'll, and Mis- Ia butt >aug au | alan song,
" Ardita," 50 finely as to be forced hy the
continued calls of the audience TO give ,hem
aunther.
N xt came the distribution 10 the Third
Class, in which the medal iJr corr CT reel a.
tons W IS awarded to Mis- Lillian Wilmington,
and premiums for improvement 10 Penman
.hip TO Misses Bette Duffy and Clara
Schwa z; for Euistolary Correspondence, t.
Misses 5 russ, Evans, Hct;i" Blon1heim and
Lille GoDdrich; for Improvement 10 Reading,
to Misses Coyk, McGahry, Burroughs and
Price.
10 The lower division Of the class the media
was given t, Miss Euyma Atwril. and prrui
uns 10 Misses Bertha RosDthal aud Carrie
Dudley Premiums were also awarded 10
Misses Katie Stri;er and LaVlria Smith for
Improvement ia r adup; 10 Miss Boyd tor
lpprovem Mt in >Iuiies geueraly, aud TO
Misses Miuuie Brown, Martha h seuthaI,
Gauzberg,r, Haley, Hutt, Harper, F'zgsr
aid. Fisher and WbittlDgEon, 10 the Second
Class Of Plain Sewing.
A very humorous piece, entitled "Thc Great
Centennial" wtcrrlu Il cit!zt0 Of PnlIud"lp Ina
Tires 10 Eur, pc for tn. summer, to avoid n"
eruption vi all his relatives and iIienns, head
ed by his mother.ln law, all eager 10 see ne
wondcrtu Crntenri., va, u e with or ~
spirit by the Third Vocal tIass This Was fl
lowed by sclec ion from r >>inis 'r'ncreil
o he place, by Misses Is ndfelm, Rudd aud
| t1elmuln. ! ue Rugby NC was Ch'u
sung by the Fourth Class, and 9TH. III eek
Soup,'' beautiful little piec", ty the Kind
gaItcn after which prz:s were awarded to
nose classes as follows:
Silver medals TO Misses Lulu llon-e and
Eugenia Norris. Pr.uiums for Improvement
IL r aiinr 10 ka'lc KELLEY; Tor Ieartl he
muripi ica.ior table to Cora Blondh lu, ieo
rietta Voylesaog and Nellie Corb,tt; for 5 peli
Ing 10 Minnie Brcupl', aud fnr Arithmetic to
Ada logan. Ia the Third Sewing Cas- pre-
uiums were giveo 10 Misses Evans, II nnah
Gcnzbergcr, Stella A W Il, Mamie Mills,
Saith, Strider, Title Christie, Bertha R3seu
thai and Cora Gl,vcr For being oh,,ilrn;
| little girls" Lulu Hcu>e aud Eugenia Nalrlss
were ctowned.
A sung. "CheerluIoess. was then sung by
Misses IL butt and Pa ton, aI;,r which d
touching Va;edict; ry was r~at by oae OF tn;
young ladies, Tor the graduates, the whole
scho rising aud joining iu beautiful Fare
| wrli Ch' rus.
The ,xrrcises were concluded by he c1roua.
| loo Of Misses Ala BIowo, Mai: Brown,