Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-11
CoMMENCEMENrs.
Augusta Female Seminary.
READING MISREPRESENTATION OF PRIZE
AND DIPLOMAS, &c.


AND DIPLOMAS, &c.
In our issue of last week we gave an account
of the exercises of the first commencement
night at the Augusta Female Seminary.
On the second night, Tuesday, June 4th. a
large audience again assembled in the Chapel
of the A. F. S. to hear the reports of what had
been accomplished by the pupils in the various
departments during the session, and to witness
the distribution of diplomas, prizes, &c. The
large number of musical instruments that had
been used the previous night. having been re-
moved, the stage was simply. but beautifully.
decorated with arches and flowers which ac-
corded well with the tasteful and inexpensive
white dresses of the pupils. rendering the whole
scene one of rare beauty and attraction.
The music on the occasion was given by Miss
Crawford's vocal class, and reflected great cred
it on the training they had received. Miss
Baird's voice called forth enthusiastic applause.
Miss Fletcher's also evinced such thorough
training and control as to elicit the highest
praise.
In order to stimulate and encourage to dill
gence, prizes had been offered in various de-
partments of the school. As the recipients of
these rewards had received no previous intima-
ton of their success, their surprise and joy
were unbounded, and not having learned the
difficult lesson of selfcontrol, they gave vent
to this joy with an enthusiasm that touched a
sympathetic chord in the hearts of friends and
strangers alike. One pleasing feature was the de-
light evinced by those who did notreceive any,
thing themselves in the success of others. All
seemed to concede that the strictest Justice and
impartiality had been shown in the distribu-
ton.
DIR. Witherspoon closed the exercises with a
graceful and appropriate address, and all re-
tired feeling that prosperous session had had
most delightful and successful termination.
CERTIFICATES.
The following young ladies received certifi-
their rooms roc during the session, viz Alice Nc
Coy. Lucy Mccoy. Mildred Watkins. Hattie b.
Hanger, Virginia Hartman, LOttie Baylor, Flora
McElwee, Mary Erwin, Hope Robinson, Addie
Howell, Carrie Forman, Fannie Symihgton,
Mary WicssT
Hopkins, Kate Burkhart. Corrie Ewing. Lucy
TannehilI, lone Estes Florence Goyer, Nellie
Moreland, Mollie Antrim, Jennie Rodes, Bette
Du Bose, Laura Pope. Nettie English, Margie
Walker, Mary Lou Bell, Marion Russell, Nam
ME Euritt, Alice Wood, Emma Inman, Ella
Inman, Mamie Davidson, Nevada Buttermore,
Watson. Anna Hendrix. Kate Anderson.
| Certificates were awarded as follows in the
school Of
soc, Belle Bledsoe, Lula Burkhart, lone Estes,
saliie Estes, Minnie Haas, Lizzie Hirsh, Maggie
Hooks, Anna Junkin, Nellie Moreland, Sallie
Spears, Fannie Smith, Mary Tapscott.
CHEMISTRY.
Eva Baker, Mary Blakey, Sue Daniel, Carrie
Forman, Gertrude Gum, Clara Harris, Ella
Inman, Emma Inman, Jennie Kayser, Anna
Keitt, Alice Mccoy, Lou McCutchen, Lizzie
Reese, Jennie Rodes, Fannie smith,. Annie
Simpson, Nellie Tate, Ktttie Waddell, Janet
1 Woods.
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.
| Maria Albert, Kate Anderson, Mary Blakey
Nevada Buttermore, Mary Lou Bell, Florence
Childress, Sue Daniel, Nettie English, Corrie
Ewing, Ida Fletcher, Claude Foster. Lizzie
Fannie symington. Ella Thomas, Maggie Walk.
| er. Virginia Watson, Mildred Watkins, Alice
Woods.
NATURAL HISTORY.
| Sidney Ballard, Belle Bledsoe, Mary Lou
Bledsoe Lucy Davidson, Lizzie Hirsh, Cynthia
Hunter, Alice Mccoy, Lucy Mccoy, Annie Moi.
fett Hope Robinson, Nellie Tate, Mary Wad-
dell, Janet Woods.
/ ENGLISH LITERATURE.
Kate Anderson. Carrie Ballagh, Lottie Bay
| lor, Julia Barclay, Kate Burkhart, Mamie Da-
wilson, Laura Dennis, Nettie English May Err
man, Gertrude Gum, Sophie Hall, Cynthia
Hunter, May Inman. Sallie Millar, Alice Mccoy.
| Lucy Mccoy, Laura Pope, Mollie Russell, Lizzie
Jeanne Woodrow, Virginia Watson, Mary
1 Waddell.s
MORAL PHILOSOPHY
Mary Blakey Laura Dennis, Mamie Euritt,
Flora Firor, Carrie Forman, Clara Harris, EN-
ma Inman, Ella Inman, Anna Junkin, Julia
Junkin. Anna Keitt, Lucy Mccoy, Alice Mccoy
Salle Millar, Sallie Parrot, Lizzie Reese, Josie
Roller, Jennie Rodes. Annie Simpson, Mary
TapscOtt.
FRENCH.
I Maria Albert, Mary Blakey, Bette Du Bose,
Clara Harris, Minnie Haas, Emma Inman, Jul
liza Junkin, Sallie Millar, Fannie Smith, Nellie
Tate, jeanne Woodrow. Mildred Watkins.
GERMAN.
i Clara Harris, Anna Keitt, Constance Spots
v. NJ. Stricken, Mildred Watkins.
Eva Baker. Sue Daniel, Ida Fletcher, Susie
Selman. Mary Tapscott, Mildred Watkins.
i MATHEMATICS.
Flora Firor. Sallie Millar, Jennie Rodes, Ma
ry Tapscott, Mildred Watkins.
i MUSIC.
Eva Baker, lone Estes, Florence Goyer, Mol
lie Love, Sallie Millar, Sallie PARROT.
DEPoRTMENT.
Mary Lou Bell, Mollie Antrim, Mamie David.
son, Bette Du Bose, Sue Daniel, Mamie Euritt
liza Junkin, Anna Junkin. Mollie Love, Laura
Pope, Jennie Rodes, MOllie Russell, Lila Rip
ley, Eva Swoope, Jennie Van Wyck, Jeanie
Woodrow, Virginia Watson, Mildred Watson
FULL GRADUATES.
Misses Mary E. Blakey and Mary Tapscott. o.
1 Virginia.
| GRADUATE IN SPECIAL COURSE.
Miss Eva Baker, of Staunton.
Misses Anna Keitt and Jennie Keyser re.
ceived all the certificates except one to entitlf
| them to q similar diploma.
GRADUATES OF THE MUSICAL CONSERVATORY
Misses Bette Du Bose, Emma Inman, Ella
Inman, of Georgia; Mtsges May Erwin, Clara
Harris ofVirginia. and Miss Mamie Jackson
of Maryland.
PRIZES.
Prizes were awarded in the primary depart
ment to Maria Cochran. Cornelia May, and Jen-
ME Mac Peck, of Staunton. for good conduct
{ and improvement.
In the preparatory department to Oracle Holt
of Staunton, for the greatest number Of perfect
Rotations; to Edmonia tSarman, Staunton
for Improvement in handwriting; to Mary Bur
nett, Staunton. for perfect recitations;. TO An
ME Walker, Staunton for excellence In Latin
and English; to Lizzie McCue, Susie Meyer,
and May Arthur, Staunton, for improvement
in dictatfon and composition; to Annie RAJ
phael of Alabama, for improveme nt in French
and Fannie Taylor, Stanton, for Improvement
| in music
i INTERMEDIATE,
To Bessie Hopkins, Ga, Sallie Estes, Tenn,
To Nete E Sr Me Rasse
Hopkins, Ga, and Matte Frazier, Staunton for
best impromptu letters; to Carrie Ballagh, Va.
Laura Pope, Ga, Anna Junkin, s. c., and Lula
Burkhart, Texas, for best compositions; to Ma
ry Lou Bledsoe, Stanton, for greatest improve
ment in composition; to Annie Heipekamp
;. Nd for best Rotations in Moral Philosophy,
SENIOR DEPARTMENT.
To Flora McElwee, Texas, for best examina-
tionsin Modern History; to Sallie Estes. Tenn.
II for best examinations in Ancient History.
Special Certificates, in addition TO those which
they had already received, were awarded to the
following young ladies for their great excel
lence in the department of French. viz:-Ger-
trude Gum, Nellie Tate, Sallie Millar, Jeanne
| Woodrow. Sue Daniel, Corrie Ewing, Jennie
Baird. Fannie Symipgton, Mary Blakey, and
GOLD MEDALS.
The gold medals were awarded as follows: in
i Calisthenics, first honor to Miss Sophie Hall
Va, and improvement medal to Miss Jennie
/ Baird, of Va: in Elocution improvement medal
to Miss AOllie Love, Tenn. in French improve
4 ment medals to Misses Laura Pope, Ga, and
i Allie Wood, Tenn; In German Improvement
medal to Miss Constance SPOTS, Va.j in Thor.
4 Ough Bass Improvement medal to Miss Sallie
Miller, Washington, d. G.
Medals for improvement on Piano were given
as follows
Mrs. Crawford's Cass.-Maggie Hooks, Texas
Carrie Ballagh Mary Lon Bell and Katie Nc.
Guf an a