Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-06-12


DIR. Sullins awarded the following
diplomas
To Miss Sue Blair, mistress of music.
To Misses Mary l.. Witten and Sue
Blair for graduation in the regular
! course.
TO Miss Katie Dunn and Miss Mary
Taylor for graduation in the select
course.
Great satisfaction was manifested
toward Prof. Hacker for his excellent
training of the music class. In music
he is real German veteran, and such
is bis reputation that we need add
nothing in the way of eulogy.
President Sullins was suffering from
severe hoarseness and, the hour being
late, made but few remarks, announce
ing 14O pupils for the session, and the
audience slowly dispersed with high
hopes of the institution for 1878.
Bristol Female College.
The commentaries of this
institution came off at the Baptist
Church last Wednesdag and Thursday
evenings. On Wednesday evening
there was a very lengthy programme.
The Salutatory was delivered in a very
handsome style by Miss Whitaker,
of Saltville, and essays were read by
Misses Campbell, Dishman, Franklin,
Gobble, Hendricks, Love. and Rayl.
On Thursday, at II A. NJ, DIR. Teas
dale, of the L. r. University, deliv-
cred the
LITERARY ADDRESS,
subject, "The True Woman" The
Doctor spoke without manuscript or
notes, and made a most handsome,
practical and interesting address,
treating the subject in manner, not
only to please, but to benefit the
minds Of the class and of the audience.
The DIR, is speaker of both thought
and fluency, and his method of delv-
cry is easy and pleasing.
On Thursday evening the pro-
gramme was shorter, but the exerci.
otO SUN llDlC interesting.
Miss Evans read very pretty essay
and especially good was her delivery.
Miss Cole read both the French cs-
say and the Valedctory. Her style
was plain, but not monotonous, and
the style and scope of the address ex-
cellent.
Miss Lizzie Picken sang, most beau
| tifully, the Beautiful Girl of Kildare
Both the vocal and instrumental
music were louder and better than on
tie previous evening.
Mr.. G. b. Yarbrough, in behalf Of the
College. delivered TO Miss Ada Cole, Of
Smyth, a diploma for the full course
of the Institution, and two special de-
partment diplomas to Miss Jennie
Whitaker.
Mr.. /. G. Fowler delivered four
medals-fOr music, first and second
Mathematics, and the second medal
for art as follows
The Picken, first music medal. to-
Miss Lizzie Picken the Barker, sec
ond music medal, to Miss Mary Ev-
ans, of Tazewell, Tenn. the second
medal for art, given by DR.. James w.
Dunn, to Miss Ella Blanchard, Of
Bristol, and The II. r. Butler medal,
for mathematics, to Miss Mollie Hen
bricks, of Mendoza, Va.
DIR, Kincanon delivered the Bristol
News, first art, medal to Miss Sue
Dishman, of Alum Well, Va.
The Fulton, Sparger d Byrd medal
for Penmanship was delivered by Mr..
John Slack, of the Courier, to Miss
Minnie Rnyl, of Russellville, Tenn.
The silver cup, for Penmanship in
the Preparatory Department, was de-
livered by DR.. Kincanon to Miss Belle
Sullivan, of Bristol.
The S. o. Fisher medal was deliv-
cred by MIR. Yarbrough to Miss Rachel
Campbell, of Nickelsville, Va. This
is very important medal, and the
contestants were allowed 40 minutes,
in a locked room, in which to write
their essays on subjects dictated to
them, method of procedure which
we most heartily endorse.
The Kincanon medal, for highest
grade during the session, was deliver
ed by Dr. ]. ID. Tadlock to Miss Ada
| Cole.
The Presidents medal, given by
President Wester to tho student of
best depor ment, was delivered by
Rev. DIR. Lloyd to Miss Ada Bruner
a very large audience witnessed the
exercises. Indeed, the church was in
adequate to the demand for seats.
President Wester announced the
growing success of the College, and
that with a competent corps of teach
ers the next session would open the
last week inlAugust.
Election Of Officers. AT regular