Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-06-10

nor been tardy for two years.)
Miss McClure's room--Declamation
Samuel Christian; spelling, tie between
Lila Hamilton and Sallie Hanger; Schol-
arship and department, Mamie Hough;
rapid improvement in scholarship, Jimmy
Templeton. Mrs. Thompson's room
Scholarship and Department, Len Echard;
Punctual attendance, Frank Hartman.
HIGH SCHOOL.
In the High School five scholarships
we're awarded, distributed as follows-Au-
gusta Female Seminary, 1; Virginia Fee
male Institute, 1; and Wesleyan Female
Institute. 8. The scholarships were given
as follows-1st; Miss Florence Meredith;
I'd, Miss Alice Mcclure; Sd, Miss Maggie
Atkinson; 4th, Miss Mamie Taylor, and
5th, Miss Lucy Kinney.
The prizes were awarded as follows as
follows-to Harry Bolen, for highest aver
age standing in his grade, he having re-
ceived 100 (perfectl in seven examinations,
standing SO /; to Ed. Sublett, for best ex-
animation in Latin demonstrating
80; to Rodes Nelson, for highest average
standing in his Glass; Gunior class) stand
inc 98: to Emma Atkinson for best exam
ination in Latin Grammar. Gunior classJ
standing SO.
In the Junior class, Rodes Nelson's close
competitors were Lucy Kinney and Med
ley Picker, each having attained an aver
age standing of over 971.
In the Senior class, Harry Bolen's clos
est competitors were Eddie Sublett, SO Al;
Richard Ker, 80, and Albert Shultz, SO 81.
The medal to the best declaimer was
awarded to Willie Lee, a son of A. Y.
Lee, Esq. 1t was presented by III. st. G.
Tucker Esq.
CoMMENc EMENT AT THE D. Z. & y INsTI-
TUITION.
There are commandments and COM
mencements, but there are no commence
ment exercises that can draw an annual
audience of twelve hundred people to an
opposite end of the town, as those at the
Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and the
Blind can. Tuesday evening the stream.
to hear the concert by Prof Turner's and
Miss Berkeley's pupils, that poured along
the streets seemed to be endless. 1t is
hardly necessary to say that the people
were well repaid for their walk.
Wednesday the final exercises of the
school were had. They had been preceded
by rigid examination made at the request
of the Principal, Capt. Thos. S. Doyle, by
committee composed of DR.. Robert S.
Hamilton, Superintendent Of the Staunton
Public Schools; Commander Crosby, U. S.
n; H. l.. Hoover, Principal of the Hoov-
er High School; Prof. S. H. Coleman and
Capt. ". A. McCue. The inspection of
the committee extended to every depart
ment of the school, and their report made
through their Chairman, DR.. Hamilton,
expressed the highest satisfaction with
both the management and the educational
training at the Institution. The follow
ing is the list of those who received
DISTINCTIONS.
Blind Departmental Kerf's classes.
Robbie Oden, Sue Putnam. Mr.. Kin
news classes.-Sammie Oden, Camden
Lynch. Prof. Poyntz's class-James Nc
Cambridge, Chas. Owen, Thomas Nunan.
To the latter, the prize was given for spec
ial excellence in Arithmetic and Natural
Philosophy. Miss Berkeley's class.-Vir-
gle Shaver, Instrumental Music. Prof.
Turner's class.-Gold Medal to Virgie
Shaver; prizes to James McCambridge and
| Benny Carr.
Deaf Mute Department. Williams
| class.-Vlola Catlett, M J. Broyles. Mr..
Berkeley's class.-Lucy A. Lumpkin, Jno.
| L. Randolph. Mr.. Geiger's class.-Deli-
Ian Bell, W. d. Jones. Mr.. Bears class.
Elizabeth Huff, Frank Lindsay, Emma
Bungay. DIR. Turner'S class.-Mary Lofts
Cornelius Cutchin. Mr.. Euritt's class
Prizes to Virginia Watkins and James
Murden; gold medal and diploma to Thos
Lane. Monitors Prize for general gentle
manly department to James Murden.
Shops Carpenter Shop.-Wm. W. Loft
is. Paint Shop.-W. L. Mays.-Shoe Shop.
Walter Lake. Tailor Shop.-Jas. E.
Drinkwater. Printing Office Maurice
Relihan. Embossed Printing Office.-Dan-
lei Rohrer Mattress Shop. Il. Hostel
ter Broom Shop.-C. E. Owens. Chair
Shop.-Jas. McCambridge. Sewing Rooms.
-Nettie Mays. Blind Girls Fancy Work
| Ida Mehanes.
sTAUNTON FEMALE SEMINARY.
At this Institution of learning which
Is steadily extending in its field of influence
the annual sermon was delivered by the
Principal, Rev. j. I. Miller. and the an
nual address before the scholars, by Rev
Thos. NJ. Boyd. At the annual exhibition
held in the Chapel of the Institute OF
June 18th, at 10 A. M, was introduced fo
the first time the Calisthenio exercises, il
which Miss Garry Aull's class made {
most creditable exhibit. We give below
list of the full grad yates and OF thos'
scholars who obtained the honor OF
First Glass Distinction" AT this scnoo
first class distinction is peculiarly hare
to get, as it's award is based not on th'
final examination of the school but Oh thu
daily standing IN studies during thu
session. To get it girl must have gottel
100 on her final examination and not les
than 95 for every day of the session:
| Full Graduates Misses Lillian A. Steck
of Ohio; Lucie d. Hahn, of Va, and Min
ME L. Ruff and Lizzie J. Buff, of S. c.
Graduates IN Schools.-Miss Ellen 5
Fontaine, Va.-English, French. Latin
History and Natural science. Miss Nan
ME L. Vineyard, Va-English.. French
Natural Science, Menta! and Mora
Science.
First Glass Distinctions. glish Histo
ry~Misses Leila Aull, Annie Cochran
Maggie shuey, Jennie Hagey. Ida Taylor
Leila Tyler; French History-Miss Julia
Shirley; Grecian History-Miss Katie Bre-
mer; Universal History-Miss Katie Bre
mer; Elementary English Grammar-Mis
ses yallie Hoover, Mamie Sieg; Harvey's
English Grammaf-Misses Jennie Hagey