Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-06-24
WESLEYAN Female InStitute.

celebration of the Lee & Jackson Literary So
cieiy. The young ladies of the Institute were
tastefully andappropriatey costum ed in white
with none Of the uncalled-for decorations of
the ballroom, which is an error into which the
schoolgirls frequently fall.
| The Society has cause to be proud of the
handsome manner in which its members de-
livered their saluatores, valedictoTie:, essays,
&c.
| The music with which the entertainmentwas
| interspersed was of the most excellent kind.
and was greatly enjoyed by the large audience
present We have not the space to comment
upon the character of the essays, but We can
not refrain from expressing our high approba-
| ton of the duet, "Childhood's Hours by Miss
es Walton and Allemong.
| The address by Bishop w. NJ. Wightman was
brief and appropriate, and contained much
| excellent advice to the young ladies'
ANNUAL SoIREE.
1 On Tuesday night, the City Hall was again
crowded, and the high character OF the music
rendered justified the attendance Of such
large number of our Elusic-loving citizens.
The selections of vocal and instrumental
music showed the good Judgment and taste of
| the teachers and were executed in a manner
which could not fail to cause them to be proud
of their pupils.
The programme, though long one, was SO
varied and attractive that its whole perform
ance was listened to with great pleasure from
beginning TO end.
| Where so many performers deserve credit, 1t
is hard to speak of few without mentioning
all, but we are compelled to confine our notice
Ito those only whose excellence was SO pro-
! nounced as to forbid neglect.
OF the excellent contraito voice of Miss Effe
A. Stiff it is unnecessary to tell the people OF
Staunton, who have SO often had the pleasure
of hearing her, and she fully sustained her rep
utation in the trio with Misses Kregiee aad
Allemong, both Of whom give fine promise OF
becoming most sweet singers.
We have often had occasion to speak of the
| MAGNIFICENT voices of Misses Jimmie Watts
| and L:,ay Lee Dice, and we can give no greater
praise than by saying that they, on this occa-
sion, even surpassed themselves. It is rare
| that one hears voice of such capabilities and
of such thorough cultivation as that OF Miss
Dices, and the clear thrilling notes of Miss
| Watts are as pure as those Of any forest song
| star, and when heard together in that beautiful
| duet OF Incantonis, bright the Bow of
Promise. no ore CAP restrain their feelings OF
| admiration and delight,
Among other difficult and at the same tine
| beautiful instrumental pieces performed, we
feel called upon to notice especially the "Swed-
| ish Wedding March," by Schubert, which, it
will be remembered, was played by the Quin-
| tet.e Club when here and the Quartette "Ra-
dieuse'' arranged by Prof. Ide for four pianos,
and most charningiy executed by Misses Hud-
| son, Ledbetter Anemong, and Dies,
The solo, "L'estasi," Of Arditti, was sung SO
charmingly by Miss Jimmie Watts that the
audience we're carried away with admiration,
| tod, Oh f.,x
them with an encore. The e..tarts eminent closed
| with the choral song Of Correcting to Spring."
in which the piano accompaniment was played
| by Lizzie Hudson OF Alexandria, most charm
ing and s!lllful performer.
| On Wednesday night, the final exercises tooK
place, on which occasion the music was fur
nisned by the ''Stonewall' Brigade Band. The
class essays and yaledictCries by the young Ia
dies were in some il STANCES, Of q higher order
than is usual on such occasions, aud all were
listened to attentively by the large audience
| present The chief interest of the evening,
however, conferred liz the announcement and
distribution of the Distinctions. Medals, Diplo-
mas, &C., which were follows:
| DISTINCTIONS.
| Junior Lattn.-Misses Laura Agee, BERTHE Dol
| ly, Bette M. Edwards, Blanche Mullin Champe
| bum pass Bena Ronsheim.
Internlediate Latin.-Miss Josie Richards.
| Senior Alge5ra.-Misses Lima West, Willie
| Montgomery.
Junior Algebra.-Misses Ella Amor Champe
Bumpass, Lizzie Whitmer, Ada McCampbell
| Wheeler Powell, BERTHE Palmer, Belle S. Ball.
Senior Arittnsetic.-Niisses Laura Agee, Mary
E. Edwards. Alice Greiner. Mamie Liggett
| Willie Montgomery. Addie Martin, BERTHE Pal
mer Lizzie Whitmer, Lima West, annie L.
Stigieman, Del. Elan.
Isaisitnq.-Misses Eta f. C. Borum, Camie
Starnes, Annie r. BRADSHAW.
i Observation-Disclosures Ida Turnbul, Eno.ie
Parkhill. Ada Staples, Leslie southgate, Annie
p, Wynns, Fannie V. Galloway.
| Intermediate GeTman-Iss Lula Kregloe.
Junior Gef7n1n.-Misses Lille Nj. Ball, Belle
S. Ball. Matte Banghn, Lucie Lee Dice. Willie
Montgomery, Sallie Purkins, Annie L. Stigle-
man, Lizzie Whitmer, Sallie Weatherby, An
ME Cause.
Conrell Minnie Il. Marks, Luiie Rosser, Bena
| Ronsheim, Berthe Palmer, Lille NJ Ball, Belle
S. BAIL sertie Dolly, Kate Mcconnell, Lima
| Ella V. Bowman, Jennie B. Cannon, Ashby
Frasher, May Q. Kidd, Eugenia II. McLain,
| Intermediate French-Alsses Eddie o. Bell,
Champe Bumpass, George Lee Brown.
! 0mposuion.-Misses BERTHE Dolly, Bette M.
| Edwards, Mary E. Edwards. Eddie o. Bell, Ada
| McCarlphell.
Plysioiogy.- Leslie southgate, Annie
| Junior hhetoric-Misses Bette III Edwards,
Mary E. Edwards, Ashby FrasLer. Lula Free
land, Bertie Dolly Eddie 9. Bel; Sadie Sharpe,
Campbell, Leslie Southgate. Virginia Lee
4 VI y.
! Ada Johnston, Josie Pearre Josie Richards,
Lula la, a. T EgI1 Rose Kyle: Mo-, ,s,
English Literatawe.-Miss May Q. Kidd.
| English GrGnlnlaT.-Misses Matte Baughn,
Alice Greiner, Ashby Frasher, Lizzie Whitrer
| Instrumental Muste.-Missss Josie Pearre, Sal
lie Purkins, Mary E. Edwards, Lulie Icosser
Minnie A. Marks, Bette NJ. Edwards, Bena
Ronsheim,, Annie Cause, Rose A. Kyle, Ada
| Lula A. Tyner, S tllie D. Hardin.
| Vocal Ma2ic.-AIisses Maggie Pemberton. Tan
ME Y. Galway, Matte attic B g. ,..
! Wrenn, Sallie Weatherby, Bessie L. Wallace.
| MEDALS.
| Neatness in Roon,s.-AIisses Rose Kyle, Salie
Purkins, Mary G. Henry, Maggie YoueiI, En-
mic arkhill, Ida Turnbull, Jennie B. Cannon,
Sallie d. Hardin, Fannie V. Galloway.
.Cotisttenics. sesAnnie Z. Bradshaw, Min
| ME Moore, JennieB. Cannon.
| Dra,Uing.-D Proficency-Miss
Nellie Rena Gwaltney. Proficiency-Miss Sal
lie d Hardin. Improvement-Miss Annie r.
| way.
Ezocution.- Distinguished Proficency-Miss
Minnette g. Mills. Proiciency-Miss Josie
| Pearre. Improvement in Elocution-Misses
! Lula A. Tyner, Luda Mcdonnell.
Pennaans!ip.-1stinguis Rroficency-Miss
Nellie Rena Gwaltney. Frofciency-DlissF Fan
ME Y. Galloway. Improven1ont-aiisa Sallie
| Purkins, Josie Pearre.
| Diligence IN Gcrman.-Miss Minnie A. Marks
| Distinguished Proficiency in PtysicioGy.-Miss
| Josie PearTe
Senior Ffench.-Misses Annie Moncure, Ger
| trude Floyd Harris.
| Intermediate FTench-Msses LulaiI AMBER
| son, Sara Z. Manning.
| Junior French.-Misses Lula 4. Tyner, Annie
| P. Wynns, Lula Freeland.
Senior Gernda.-Misses Gertrude Floyd Har-
| ris Jessie Richards.
Intermediate Gernea,1.-Misses George L.
| Brown, Blanche Buckner.
| Junior Germa,-Alisses Eddie Q. Bell, Sadie
Sharpe Diligence-Niiss Minnie Marks.
Diligence in Instrumental Music.-Misses Ash
| by Frasher, Lille NJ Ball, Lizzie Sargent, Lu-
ming.
Diligence IN Instrumental Music Organ.-Miss
| Annie P. Wynns
| improvement IN Instrumental Mttsic.-Misses
| Kate Mcconnell, Virginia Lee Binns, Mary G..
| Henry, Miss Matte Baughn, Miss Lizzie Hud-
| son, Nena Ledbetter. Luda Mcconnell Lesse
Southgate, Josie Richards, Fannie E. Murrel,
| DttiQence IN Prdcticin0=hiisses NFnlIia A Cor.