Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-06-11

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other business in U name.
Taze well &. H. Va H &. Anderson.
Lebanon, Va, Capt. J. W. Mc-
Broom.
Award of Medals at SUiIfIfs 4 OIL
lege.
Ten gold meuals we're awarded the
young ladies Of Sullins College last
Tuesday evening. The w. w.
James medal for composition was
awaited by Pr5f. ifeatGt, who STAT
ed that the contestants had been re-
ouired to write in a closed room,
without access 10 any one, or TO any
book save a dictionary, the same
subject being furnished al Of then.
wig. The home Of my childhood"
These we're submitted I the faculty
OF the T. T. University at Knoxville.
who decided the one signed Jose
phene Ault," vas entitled to the
James medal, and the one signed
MAUD Muller TO the second prize,
being Il medal furnished by Col. j..
G.. Kuglish. JOsephene Ault proved
to be Miss Waite King of Bristol,
and Maud Muller, proved to be Miss
Xollie Sullins, Of GoodsOn.
The Readers or PicKen Medal was
awarded by Rev. Geo. w. Miles, to
Leila Gentry. of Johnson City, Tenn.
~Eo road The Last HYMN.
The Bristol News medal, for cx-
<~elleuce in Latin, vas awarded by
DR.. TadIock to Miss Mamie Chap
man of G0odson.
DR.. SulIins awarded three prizes
given by Professor Dilworth, for
greatest improvement in music. The
first was a gold medal, aud WAS won
by M iss Amelia Richmond Of EStill-
sill. The second was q handsome
gold cross. and vas Vol by Miss
Sanrie Chapman Of Goodson, The
third q handsome book Of music, won
by Mas Jennie Fulton, of Mt. Airy.
X. c.
Two music medals for high grade in
music we're awarded by Capt j. H..
Wood, to Misses ZolFie Sullins of
GoodsOn, and Jea nnie English uf
Bristol. The first was given by Col.
Jno. Oyler. fer highest grade in mu
sic. and the second 6s MeSsrs. Full
ton Sparger & Byrd, for the second
highest grade in music.
Mr.. Fowler awarded the medals
for PenmanShip and Mathematics
The first for the greatest i'm yrovement
IN penmanship. given by Mr.. Jesse
A B@ckner of Goodson was won by
Miss Fannie F. Cecil Of Jacksonville
Va. The !Seeud for excellence in
mathematics was given by Prof. EIea-
ron, and was won by Miss Aannie
Bottimore Of TazeNell Co. Va
Misses Allie Chapman, Allie Regain
and Waite King, we're equally en-
titled to this medal, but Miss Bot
timope drew the fortunate ballot and
bore away the prize.
Mr.. NJ. T. Devault furnished a
medal for neatness in Room. and six
teen Of the young ladies having grad>
ed perfect in this contest, and there
by proven their possession of this
indispensable qualification for welded
life, the ownership of the medal bad
to be decided by lot. The ladies
equally entitled to it we're Misses
Fannie Compton. Mallie Barnes. Ell
Ia Ward, Fannie F. Cecil, Belle Bal
HARD, Cinnie Toncray, Anna Neil. Lee
Ia Gentry, Fannie L. Cecil, Sally
Greene. Mary Gambill, Amelia Rich
mond, AaAaie Bottimore, Maggie
sIuddle, Bette Browne, and Maggie
BartIcs. The lot fell on Miss Fannie
Compton of Bland, and the media
was awarded by DIR. Sullins.
The Department Medal given By
-eI>Mayor j. M. Barker, oc~casioned
far the greaest excitement. Twelve
of the contestants had been success
ful in escaping a single denperit for
she entire ten months, and these
stepped upon the stage, each hoping
20 bear away the prize, Three OI
them were email girls, and naturally
the sympathies of the audience were
excited in their behalf. Those enti'
tied to participate in the drawing o
she medal, we're Misses Foster Tad