Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-06-17
sTAUNTON FEMALE SEMINARY.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.

Seminary, of which Rev. ]. I. Miller Is Prlncl-
pal took place in the hall of that institution on
last Wednesday evening
The hail. which was tastefully decorated Win
evergreens, was filled with interested spec'a-
tors and as the pupils marched IN and LOOK
their places on the platform, the combined
beauty of that "rosebud garden of girls pre-
scented a lovely spectacle.
The exercises were opened with an appropr1-
ate prayer by Rev. DIR. r. r. S. Hough, Pastor
of the M. Z. Church South Of Staunton.
Then followed the overture, "Tancredi," oy
Rossini, admirably executed by Misses farh
and Dougherty.
Then the vocal class sang with sweetness and
harmony the solo and chorus-"Come Will lne
Gypsy Brjde'-Bohemian Girl.
We will state here, en- PEASANT, that ooth tne
instrumental and vocal music evidenced care
and attention on the part of the skillful teach
ers, and talent and assiduity in the part OF Inc
pupils.
The Commence ment address was then deliver
ed by Prof T. W. Dosh, D. D., of the Theolosi-
| cal Seminary at Salem, Roanoke Co, Va. The
| subject of his address was, "Woman's sphere
| and duty"
| 1t was an address of ability. containing good
| thoughts well expressed, and we regret that
| we have not the space to publish abstract of
| it,
! Then followed duet,-Palermo Quadrille-
| by Misses Moose and Fontaine.
Then the Principal read his report fol-
lows
REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL.
'In presenting brief report of the session
now closed, we desire, with unfeigned graft
tude to acknowledge the goodness of God ia
watching over during the year, as to pre-
q
and granting to teachers and pupils large a
measure of health, while we have been wholly
exempt from the shafts of the insatiate archer,
Death.
Owing to the low prices of produce last fall
and the consequent stagnation of business,
ours, in common with nearly every school in
the land, had less pupils in attendance than
during the former session.
The session, however, has been, in all res
pects a most gratifying one.
The department of pupils, both day scholars
| and boarders, was in high degree satisfactory,
| each seeming to vie with the other to make
| our School a praise in the land.
Their progress in study has been alike honor
| able to them and gratifying to their teachers
I and parents.
Not boarder, during the year, was compell-
| ed, from want Of means, impaired health, or
1
] Teachers have labored with untiring dill
/ gence through the whole session. And here
feel simple justice demands that 1 say what
| follows.
In devotion to their work; in a conscientious
| regard to all their obligations; in a watchful
/ effort to promote, in all respects, the highest
| welfare of their pupils; and last, though, to
| me, not least, in q daily care to relieve me OF
| every avoidable burden, and to show a hearty
| cooperation in all my plans to give to the
| school the highest measure of efficiency and
success, count myself as fortunate as it is pos
sible for Principal to be in his co-laborers.
| The prospect for another session is bright and
| Frightening, and we confidently expect the
largest number Of pupils next year in the whole
| history of this Institution. But that we may
| realize these well-founded expectations, it is
| necessary not only that the Principal, teach
, ! ers, and pupils, but every friend OF the Semi
| nary, work.
| The day is not far distant with the active CO.
operation of all who should work for its well
fare, and the continued favor of Him who has
so signa1Iy blessed US in the past, when Staun-
| ton Female Seminary will fill up the measure
4 of every reasonable expectation that has ever
| glowed in the hearts of it's warmest friends.
Henceforth nothing but to difficulties super
| human, SO long as the Board repose that gene
rous confidence in US that has uniformly char
acterized their actions in the past nine years,
| will we give place, or rest for an hour, to any
| other aim than the comrleto success of this n
| stitution."
Then the vocal duet-"Bacz to our noun
tains"-was given by Misses Park and Ruhl.
| The Principal then delivered the certificates
of distinction awarded the pupils.
| These distinctions of two classes-those of
4 I,a second those decree
this school no prizes or medals are awarded
| The Principal stated that SO deserving were all
the pupils, that he could not discriminate in
; | comforting such honors upon any without doing
injustice to others, unless he gave to all.
sEcoND-CLAss DISTINCTIONS.
To the following pupils were awarded Second
Glass Distinctions, they having received from
i | 20 to 95 on written examinations. and above 81
r on oral examinations when the study is COM
pleted. and 100 upon same not finished.
Geography-Misses Mary Ailor, Mimi e
| Peace Emma Strauss
? | English Grannmar.-Misses Mary Ailor, EN-
| ma Prufer Cora Funkhouser Hattie Hageman,
Minnie Peace Master Fletcher Miller.
| Arithmetic-Msses Ellen Fontaine, Anna
| Grubert, Master Fletcher Miller Misses Mary
| Bethany, Jennie Holmes, Minnie Rernhardt
susie Bruce Laura Bruce, Mary y, Alor; Bette
Funkhouser, Lizzie Gibbs, Lula Larew, Maggie
!. Martin, Emma Prufer. Kate Ruhl, Hattie Hage-
| man, Minnie Peace, Emma Strauss, Mollfe
| Glenn.
AIgebra-Msses Lucy Hahn. Cappie Moose,
Maggie shuey Nora Shields, Lillian steck.
Geometfy-Misses Kate Ripley, Helen Yates.
gononaetry.--Mary Leonard, Kate Ripley.
| United States Htsto1y.GMisses Willie Wood,
| Maggie Martin, Anna Grubert. Minnie Bern
hardt, Ida Tayl or, Kate Ruhl. Jennie Holmes,
Lizzie Gibbs.
Rhetorc.-Misses Annie Park, Flora Dough-
e erty, Lucy Hahn, Mary Bellamy, Ellen Fon-
Trench on Words-Misses Annie PARK, Mary
Leonard, Estelle hardwood, Susie Bruce, Ella
Lickliter.
English Lueratmre.-Misses Cora Hudson,
e Mary Leonard, Willie Wood.
Evidences of C1aristianny.-Miss Susie Bruce.
| Ldtin.-Misses Mary Bellamy, Anna Grubert,
Lucy Hahn, Addie Moore, Lillian Steck, Mag.
gle Brown. Maggie Shuey, Lizzie Gibbs.
French.-Misses Jennie Deatherage. Willie
Dougherty, Annie lrk, Nora Shields, Minnie
Ruff, Lizzie Ruff, MCKEE Boon, Lucy Hahn,
A Geyy,m nsh Kate Fisher.
FIRsT-CLAss DISTINCTIONS.
| First Glass Distinctions were awarded to the
| following pupils, they having received ninety
five and upwards on written examination and
one hundred on oral examinations, when the
study was completed:
Geogrdphy-Cora Funkhouser, Hattie Hage-
man, Maggie Martin, Emma Prufer, Kate
; Ruhi.
English Grammar.-Nickie Boon, Maggie
Shuey, Lizzie Gibbs, Maggie Brown.
. ATHhmetic.-Lillian Steck, Maggie Shuey.
Lucy Hahn SlckIe Boon, Ella LIGHTER. Mag,
Shields Adde Moore. Kate Coiner.
Acknowledgements Stuart. Addie Moore.
Geonetry.-Anne Park, Flora Dougherty,
Cora Hudson, Kate Fisher, Julia Perrow, Willie
: Wood Jennie Deatherage.
; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Perrow, Willie Wood,
Helen Yates, Kate Fisher, Annie Park, Flora
| Dougherty, Cora Hudson, Jennie Deatherage.
! Mythology.-Cora Hudson Virginia Stuart,
Julia Perrow, Kate Fisher. Jennie Deatherage
United States History.-Magsie Shuey, Lucy
| Hahn.
| English History.-Ellen Fontaine.
| Rhet0ric.-kate Fisher, Virginia Stuart, Lii
liam Steck, Maggie Shuey, Mary Leonard. Nick
| lie Boon.
| Trench on W0rds.-Jennie Deatherage Willie
Wood, Flora Dougherty, -Addie Moore, Helen
Yates, Kate Fisher, Mary BeIlamy, Nora
Shields Virginia Stuart Lucy Hahn, Lillian
stock, Lizzie Ruff, Minnie Ruff, Maggie Bruce,
: Kate Coiner.
English observation-disclosures Deatherage, Addie
Moore, Julia Perrow, Flora Dougherty,, Nettie
Ide, Helen Yates, Annie Park, Kate Fisher.
Evidences Of Christiaaty-M Leonard, Will
lie Wood, Annie Park, Estelle hardwood, Jen-
ME Deatherage, Kate Fisher. Helen Yates, Ad-
die Moore, Flora Dougherty, Kate Coiner, Lii
| liam Stock Mary RellamV MAGGIE Bruce. Lucy