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

The pupils Of Prof. Wester gave
their first evenings entertainment las;
"Wednesday to a painfully packed hut
well entertained audience in the Bap-
list church. The programme is too
lengthy for our space. The essays
were all good. The sslutstnry 10y
Miss Hubble, of Marion. WAS in good
taste and pretty. The essays were by
Misses Bachman, Susong, Farley,
Bruner, Blanchard. Rogers aud Lind
say. he music was quite the best We
have heard at the Institution. The
Calesthenic exercises were really very
fine and delighted everybody who Wit
messed them. being distinguished by
all the grace of fairies and the accura-
cy OF the finest military drill. The
frat class was by the small girls. heau-
tifully dressed in white, with blue
slashes and 81 vered crowns, suTmount-
ed each by a star. The dumb tell *.
ercises by the young ladies were char
acterized by equal Craze and accuracy,
both being accompanied with music
This Calesthenic drill ia about the
perfect n of muscular exercise. and
Prof. Wester and DR.. Hicks inform us
that since its INTRODUCTION into the
College the medical bills have been re-
duced to less than one-fourth of the
previous figures.
The following is the programme
used for
THURSDAY EVENING.
Prayer.
March de Norma, Misses Farley
Essay-Why not enroll Il names
in the Temple OF Fame. Miss Carson
Vocal Solo. Miss lizzie Pickpn.
Steeple Chase, Misses WOlford and
Rogers.
Essay-Woman, Miss Sus0ng.
Der the Hill aud DER the Dale
Vocal Duett)-M Misses Bachmsn and
Rogers.
Coral Cave, Miss Emma Hamilton
Essay-Smiles, Miss Parrack.
Kitty Rly-Chorus, Class,
Greek March. Misses Reed and -
VALEDICTORY.
"Another Year has Passed Away
Miss Hubble
Vocal Solo Miss Ellie Rogers
Danes de Savile, Misses Picken and
Rogers.
Conferiug of Diplomas.
There is no Home like My Own
Class.
Awarding Of Medals.
Dream on, Young Hearts, Glass.
Benediction.
Ten gold medals, costing 500. were
awarded DR. Kincanon awarded the
Composition medal. given by Mr.. J
P. Faris. and the Penmanship medal,
given by Mrs Frost and Mrs. Dowler
The former to Miss Ida Hubble, Of
Marion, and the latter o Eta Wood,
Of Bristol.
Rev. B. G.. Manard awarded the
Firt Art medal, given by Mr.. T. F.
%nod. to Miss Emma Hamilton, O
BTjetoi. the Bristol NEWS medal. for
second excellence in Art. to Miss Liz
zie Susong. of Bridgeport, Ten, the
Department medal, given by DR.. J A.
Dickey. to Miss Alice Susnng. Of New
port, aud the Vocal Music medal. Civ
EN- by Prof. Wester. to Miss Ellie Rog
ers, OF Dawson. Ga.
SIR. Fowler awarded the mnsic med
al given 10y Mr.. A. Picken. to Miss
Florence Farley. of Gnod-on. the
Model Stu ieuts' medal. given hy Prof.
Wester, to Miss Jennie Carson. Of
.Grayson county, Va the Latin mel
al, given 10y Messrs. Fulton. SpaTger
& Byrd, to Miss Sarah Lindsay, of
Jacksboro', Tenn, and the Mathe-
NAUTICAL medal, given 10y Mr.. w. ID
McCToskey, to Miss Jennie Carson, o.
Grayson.
the exercises of Thursday evening
we're excellent. The C~alesthenic dis
play was repeated to the delight of
everybody. The essays were fine and
the reading good. Prof Wester an
nounced that tie nexts,s siOn would
commence August 29tt.
Before closing, We should say a word
for Miss CorrInne James, of Dawson,
Ca, who has had charge IF the All
and Music Departments. and whose
skilled band can he seen in the gene
raj discipline and government of The
school. Evidently, she is a lady OF
| culture, taste and capacity.
Fifty-four of the audience united IN
a request for the exercises to be re.
Peated. bat Prof. Wester wisely de.
elined.
Ciqars. If YOU doubt that S L