Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-06-21
CLOSE OF THE SCHOOLS.

THE D., D. & B. INsTITUTION-WEsL
FEMALE INsTITUTE-GRADUAT d.
PLOMAs, PRIZES, &C.-GOv. HOLIDAY
PRESENT.
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We give below brief sketch of the clos
ing exercises of the two remaining schools
in the city, regretting that our space will
not admit Of doing them full justice.
D., D. & B. INSTITUTION.
This State school Of which Capt. Chas.
d. Mccoy is the very efficient Prin cipal
and Superintendent, has closed It's session
with the finest exhibition of results for the
year. The hall was damned Tuesday
night, although Gov. Holiday was speak
ing at the other end of the city, to witness
the final concert. Few of the audience
knew when the band of Prof. A. J. Turner
gave an opening quick step composed by
him, that one-half of the performers had
been taught in the last eight weeks. And
yet it was so, for two months ago the band
lost one-half it's members and the indomit-
able teacher took raw material and III the
short space named made them able to give
the fine music of Tuesday night. The
more one sees of this instructor the high
er estimate he puts on his ability. Though
engaged every day in teaching the most
difficult of pnpils, the blind, his labor does
not dull the freshness of his mind, and of
the programme we are writing of, six of
the vocal and instrumental pieces were
composed by him in the last few weeks.
Two overtures of Herman, the ''Diadem"
and lie Chevalier Breton" were rendered
perfectly by Mr.. Turner's orchestra. The
vocal music by the pupils was excellent
and the song written by Mr.. Turner for
the contraIto voice of Miss L. 7. Berkeley
the efficient musical instructor at the In
stitution was very finely given. A song
written by the same gentleman for Robbie
Oden little girl seven years of age, was
much appreciated by the audience.
The exercises on Wednesday by the
school were well worth attending, and were
most remarkable exhibitions of the results
of the year. A few samples will suffice.
Take two deaf mutes of Mr.. Williams class
only there one year, yet running through
the hardest sums in multiplication, divis-
ion &c, without single mistake, or the two
from Mr.. Cookies class dashing through
difficult complex fractions without an
error; a little blind girl reading with rap
idity with her fingers, handkerchief being
thrown over the type; or two scholars from
Mr.. Doyle's class going through equations
in the I'd degree with a facility that is just
marvellous, or two deaf mutes from Mr..
Cookies class questioned by Rev. J. B.
Haskell and giving history of the Mexi-
can war, the disposition Of troops in it and
all this without halt, or Miss Veitch's
articulation class where deaf mutes by
watching the lips understand all that is
said and reply in clear tones and we'll ar
ticulated words. These things make us
justly proud of this institution of our
State.
Capt. H. L.. Hoover delivered the prizes
to the scholars, with admirable comments
on the occasion. The full graduates were
Louisa A. Perry, of Tazewell; Cora A.
Fultz, of Augusta. and W. D. Jones, of
Chesterfield, and the medalists were-in
the Blind Department. Amanda E. Will
fong, of Allegheny, and Isaac S. Humbert,
of Augusta; and in the Deaf Mute De-
partment, Louisa A. Perry and W. D.
Jones. Miss Lily White received the
prizes for vocal and instrumental music.
Wednesday night, the efficient steward,
Capt. A. N. Breckenridge, started num-
Der of the pupils for their distant homes,
in spec ial charge of the railroad conduc-
tors, and, we expect, does not regret that
his wearisome labor of the ten months is
over.
WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE.
This female school, of which Rev. DR..
W. A. Harris is President, closed on We'd
nesday night. The commencement ser
mon was preached on Sunday morning by
Rev. W. K. Boyle, of Alexandria, and at
night Rev. W. E. Edwards, of Ports
mouth, preached the sermon before the
Young Ladies' Christian Association.
Monday night there was a vocal and in
concert by the pupils of Miss
Lizzie Daniel and Prof. E. L. Ide, at
which Misses Gertie Harris, Regina Kel-
ley, Effie Stiff, of Staunton, and Laura
Lee Tanquary and Lou. NJ. Kreglo. of Lex
ington, acquitted themselves with great
credit. In the final exercises there were
eleven essays and three valedictories by
the pupils, some very clever ones, including
that by Miss Ada Reese, of Staunton.
On Tuesday nigh6 Governor Holiday
delivered the annual address before the
Lee & Jackson Literary Society, in which
he gave the girls some very good advice
as well as some very high compliments.
The audience received with very loud ap
plause an eloquent tribute to dear old Vir-
ginia, of whose past prosperity brigh
picture was drawn, when the speak
er declared with emotlbn that he loved her
no less in her widows weeds than he had
in her jeweled and bridal robes At the
close of the address the Governor was pre-
sented with gold badge of the society,
and Miss Ella Corley, of Texas, presen-
ted him with bouquet.
The full graduates at the Institute were
Misses Hattie V. Allermong, of Bridge
water, Jennie Brewer, Mamie F. Butt
and Alice l.. Moore, of Norfolk, Corinne
Mum, Maggie Bounds, EllaJ. Corley and
Susie Couts, OF Texas, Ada Reese, of
Stanton, Lulu Richards, of Baltimore,
Dora Castleberry, of Ca, Anna A. Win
ter, of La, and Emma Phillips, Of Tene-
ssee.
Among those who received other honors
were the following from this city and
county-Miss Addie Gibson, diploma in
in vocal music: Ida and Berthe Coiner,