The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-06-12

Let woman respect herself, and rest her
claims upon her original and divine charter
OF equality, as the Almighty made her. Let
her take Gods word, and not the picsump-
tuous revelations OF goddess men and women
for her guide. Let her preserve her true
womanly characteristics, her modesty, gen.
tleness, purity and love. Let her give play
to her affections, as sanctified and elevated
| by the Gospel, In soothing the sick, in teach
] ing the young, in educating the head and
heart OF childhood and youth, in guiding the
orphan, consoling the sorroWing, and en-
gazing in every good word and work. Let
her be all that the capacities OF her nature
can make her by the most unrestricted cul-
tare, and the most unabridged freedom OF
action in the sphere assigned her OF God.
But let her not discrown herself OF her
matchless womanhood, by aping the man
ners, and assuming the duties peculiar to the
character and adapted to the constitution OF
man. Her nature is not rugged. She is not
suited to the platform, the court OF justice,
nor the intrigues OF politics. Rather should
she aim to be the tqueen OF the home and
HEARTH" and there she will train and gov
ern the kings of thought, the heroes OF truth,
the defenders ofrlght, the.arbiters OF peace,
and the rulers of the world.
Above all, let her honor and serve that Sa-
viour, who is the only refuge of her spirit
and the strength OF her heart in all the SUI
ferings peculiar to her condition and offices.
Let her repose her individual confidence in
Him, resting her unchanging love on that
bosom which alone can give the weary rest.
The report Of the Principal. Rev. j. I.
Miller, complimented in high terms both
scholars and teachers, and gave most en-
couraging promise for the coming session.
His address to the graduating class was al
fectionate and affecting, and showed how
close the bond OF sympathy between the
teachers and the taught had been.
We regret that we have only space to give
a list OF the first class distinctions, which |
were as follows
AWARDS.
First Glass Distinctions were awarded to the
following pupils, they having received ninety
five and upwards on written examinations and
one hundred on oral examinations, when the
study was completed:
Geography: Cora Funkhouser. Hattie Hage-
man, Maggie Martin, Emma Prufer, Kate Ruhi
English Grammar: Nickie Boon, Maggie Shuey,
aess M nsn stesR Maggie shuey
Hahn, Nickie Boon, Ella Lickliter, Maggie Bruce,
Ida Taylor Cappie Moose, Nora Shields, Addie
Algebra Virginia Stuart, Addie Moore
Geometry Annie Park, Flora Dougherty, Cora
Hudson, Kate Fisher, Julia Perrow, Willie Wood,
Trigonometry: Julia Perrow, Willie Wood,
Helen Yates aIt Kate Fisher, Annie Park. Flora
liza Perrow. Kate Fisher, Jennie Deatherage.
Hahn 1900 -A-'esie o-i"e'' A"''
English History Ellen Fontaine.
Steck, Maggie Shuey. Mary Leonard, MCKEE Boon.
Trench on Words: Jennie Deatherage, Willie
Wood, Flora Dougherty, Addie Moore, Helen
Virginia Stuart. Lucy Hahn, Lillian Steck, Lizzie |
Ruff, Minnie Ruff. Maggie Bruce, Kate Coiner. [
Moore. Julia Perrow, Flora Dougherty, Nettie
Ide, Helen Yates, Annie Park, Kate Fisher.
lie Wood, Annie Park, Estelle Markwcod, Jennie |
Deatherage, Kate Fisher, Helen Yates, Addie |
seo ho kats 0oner Lillian
Virginia Stuart, Ella Lickliter, Nora Shields
Julia Perrow, Cora Hudson.
Latin: Cora Hudson. Virginia Stuart.
French: Virginia Stuart.
instrumental Music: Julia Perrow, Annie Park, |
Flora Dougherty, Cappie Moose, Minnie Ruff, |
Lillian Steck.
Distinguished for marked Improvement in PEN
manship: Kate Coiner, Kate Fisher, Willie Ehr- |
hardt, Flora Dougherty, Lucy Hahn, Julia Per- |
row, Maggie Bruce, Helen Yates, Virginia Stuart, |
Cora Funkhouser, Ella Lickliter, Ida Taylor, Ber
tis Alien.
GRADUATES.
Diplomas as full graduates were awarded the
following young ladies':
Misses Lizzie A. Garrett, Virginia Binnie NJ.
Schaeffer, Kansas City; Lou Brown, Stanton