Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-11


lish Composition. and Miss Mamie Euritt. Va.
Second Honor.
The scholarship prize was awarded Miss Mary
At the beginning Of the session medal was
offered to any young lady who would keep ev.
Ss o no d 10 every the
sion. The five following young ladies mel
these requirements in every particular, Misses
Florence Goyer, Tenn, Hope Robinson. Texas
Maggie Walker, Va, Lucy Mccoy. Va, ano
Annie Hendrix, Ga.
Four young ladies lost the department medal
consderation Of their S1 faithfuiness after sur
rendering all hope of the medal, presented them
| with very handsome gold badges as an express
sion of her appreciation.
The young ladies were
Misses Sallie Estes, Tenn, Kate Anderson
Va, Flora Firor, KY, and Lucy Selman, Ga.
Commencement Exercises Of the Stanton Female
Seminary.
ADDRESS BY REV. ]. STICK, D. D., OF NEW
PHILADELPHIA, OHIO-REPORT OF PRINCI-
PAL-AWARD OF DIsTINCTIONs-NAMEs OF
GRADUATES.
The Commencement exercises of the "Staun-
ton Female Seminary" of which Rev. J. 1. Mil
Ter is Principal, occurred in the building of that
Institution on last Wednesday. beginning al
half past IL o'clock, A. NJ, and concluding at
o'clock, P. NJ. The exercises opened with a
brief prayer by Rev. ]. Steck. D. D., of New
Philadelphia, Ohio.
The Principal then gave the reasons which
determined him to have the exercises in the
day time instead Of at night. The first was to
give the friends of the school living in the
county a better opportunity to attend, and the
second was that the hall was not sufficiently
large to accommodate all in the city who would
attend at night. He stated that the pupils at
first urged the objection that they would not
look SO well in day time as by gas-lght, but, as
they uniformly did, acquiesced in his Wishes
A look at his pupils convinced us that they did
not need the advantages of gas-light to make
them look well, however true it may be that
women, like stars, look better by night
Then Misses Park and Dougherty the pi-
ano, accompanied by Prof. Ide on the violin,
rendered in good style the overture from "Mar.
tina" by Flotow, which was followed by the
singing by the vocal class Of the chorus, swell
come to all" by Weber-Prof. Ide at the piano
This class has many good voices which have
| been well trained.
ADDRESS BY REV. J. STICK. D. D.
| The Principal then introduced Rev. J. Steck
| D. D., who delivered an address of considerable
length, which. in matter, appropriateness to the
occasion, style of composition, and manner OF
delivery, was one of the best we ever heard, and
we regret that want of space prevents US from
giving report of 1t. To attempt in the brie
space at our command, to do so, would be to dc
great injustice to it, for, in fact report short
of its publication in full, could do it Justice
It deserves to be published in pamphlet form
and we hope will be, that it may be read by
many and preserved. The views it SO forcibly
and in such handsome manner presents upor
the Importance of educating pupils, pari passu
mentally, morally, and physically, deserve tt
| be adopted. All the faculties should be health
fully developed. The mental and moral facul
| ties of woman are equal to those of man, an(
more attention should be paid to her physica
| development The girls should run, romp
play. and sing, and take every day plenty o
exercise, that they may have sound mind il
a sound body.
| I'VE deem it not aMss in this connection t.
state the fact that Rev. DR.. Steck had his atten
ton first attracted to the Staunton Femal,
Seminary by seeing the photographs of som,
of its pupils which indicated blooming health
and learning more of it, he has concluded t.
have his daughters educated in that Seminary
At the conclusion of the address of Rev. DIR
Steck, Misses F. Ripley and H. Bryan. accom-
| panied by Prof. Ide on the violin, performed
on the piano in elegant style 'Duoro Waltz
l D
Sch@ffer rendered beautifully "Krolps Ball
klange' by Lumlye.
THE PRINCIPALS REPORT.
| The Principal then read a brief report of thu
Eighth session of the Staunton Female Semi
nary as follows:-
"We submit q brief report of the present ses.
sion for the satisfaction especially efthe friends
| Of the Seminary.
The number Of pupils in attendance was In
excess of any former session. There are en-
rolled So pupiIs-of these 40 boarded in the Sem.
mary, and with relations in town, thus max.
ing, as they are counted in many schools, 5i
boarders.
Not only has the quantity been greater, but
the quality of our pupils has been superior tc
Their department has been not only all that
we could have expected, but all that we could
have desired.
We refer with pride to the honorable record
| of our pupils during the session, and take this
occasion publicly to express our profound ap-
Werefer, also, with high satisfaction, to thei1
honesty. The record of our school, through its
whole history, have been economy and honesty
| They do not go home and display rich and
gaudy attire, while the milliner and mantua-
| maker and merchant here are calling in vain
bsaSe eat 1on sass 0 IS us as essential
an Ingredient in an education as Psychology
the uniform satisfaction with the school thai
our pupils have, in the most unmistakable
manner, given.
course of discipline, its methods of instruction
| the kindness, competency. and fidelity Of it,
| teachers its home comforts, the 'StauntOn Fe.
male Seminary may confidently depend upon
And though in each former year, the satisfac
ton shown by our pupils was most gratifying
and encouraging, yet we can say, with no men:
| tai reservation, the hopeful outlook which pre-
sents itself to us from this aspect of our school
now is encouraging beyond anything ever be-
The prospect for the next term is, therefore
most cheering, and we feel confident that with
| the same activity on the part of the pupils anG
friends that they have displayed in the past
there will be an increase in attendance Ovel
But il all'the SUCCESS that has been vouch-
safed. we desire to recognize apd gratefully &C.
knowledge the help OF Almighty God, and
that our here
be las corner-stones polished after the simili
tude of a palace"
any further than It can be secured under Chris.
| tiap love-"
FIRST GLASS DISTINCTIONS.
First class distinctions were awarded to the
following pupils, having received 95 and up.
wards on written examinations, and 100 on oral
when the study is Completed
.Geogaphy.-Nealie Dice, Va, Lille G Hen
Harpeys English GRAMMAR Ohio, Kate
Fisher apa IMaEy Leonard, and Y, from vir-
| ginia, Lee K Cr1ckEnb9rgsr, Nora Shields, Nam
ME E Roberts, Maggie r Bruce, Emtna ! Vim
| yard, Savannah Given, Anna Grubert. Nealie
| F Sheridan, Virginia Stuart, Kate S Ruhl,
| and Minnie L Ayers.
Bullion's English Gramn,ar.-From Texas
l Hattie v McCamant, and from Virginia, Kate
8 Ripley, Minnie Lyman, Estelle hardwood
Ella j Lickliter, and Jnlia M. Perrow.
Rhetoric.-FrOm Texas, Hattie M. McCamant
aud from Virginia, Lille g Patterson Addie NJ
| Moore, and Estelle hardwood.
| Trench on Words.-From Virginia, Emma G
| Vineyard, Lee r Crickenberger. Julia M Perrow
| English Literature.-From Texas. Lucy F Red
| nef from Virginia, Binnie NJ Schaeffer, Fannie
A Ripley, Lucy Brown.
| Hickoks Science Of the Mi,ld.-From Texas,
Lucy Redner; from Virginia. Binnie M Schef.
| fer. Lucy Brown.
Natural Peilosophy.-Binn NJ sch@fer and
Frea,oh.-Li;sie g. Garnett, Va.
Fdsquelle's Ij,trQducto7y Cuyrss.-Minnie F.
Rodgers. Va, Flora D6ugherty, Mo-, Annie d
Park, Mo-, Hattie v McCamant, Texas.
Ldtin.-FrOm Texas, Lucy F Redner; from
Virginia, Lizzie Garnett, Nettie Ide Fanny
| A Ripley. Binnie M Sch@ffer, Lucy Brown.
| Rays Practical Naturalization Virginia
Fannie A Ripley, Nettie B Ide, Virginia T
1 Stuart
Na RGgs ASasssrs Jaa elrbW frJ ls dRia
Kate Fisher, Mary E Leonard from Missouri
Flora Doughtery, Annie u Park.
ALgebr0.-FrOm Virginia, Minnie Rodgers
Julia M Perrow. Kate s Ripley, Estelle Mark