Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-06-17
having returned his grateful acknowIedg-
ment for the interest manifested by the
public, the audience was dismissed.

school were very interesting. The sosre'
musicale, the most entertaining part OF
the exercises to the spectators, came Oh
Tuesday night. The programme embrac-
ed a superior selection of vocal and In
strumental music and the execution re-
fected much credit on the young ladies
and their preceptor, Prof. De Vale.
Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock, the
final hour, was the interesting part to the
pupils, as tine distinctions were to be
announced, and the prizes, medals and dl-
plomas awarded. The hall at the Insti-
tute was crowded with an interested au-
dience which rewarded the successful pu-
pills with frequent and hearty applause and
floral presents.
Judge Fl. w. Shelley, President of the
local Executive Board, on the part of Mrs.
General Stuart, the Principal, presented
the Diplomas, prizes and medals, with
many pleasant words of commentator
encouragement and good advice, spoken
in his happiest vein. In referring to the
excellencies of the school and its manage
ment, he spoke in the highest terms from
his own knowledge.
The following young ladies received di-
plomas as full graduates. Miss Evelyn
Smith of otaunton and Miss Minnie
Slaughter of Texas, the graduating class
Judge Shelley said, was small in numbers
but large in merit.
Gold medals were awarded Miss Katie
Bell Baker for general excellence among
the day pupils; she had not been absent or
received bad mark during the year;
Miss Minnie Slaughter for the highest
grade in two languages, Latin and French;
Miss Mamie Phillips, greatest improve
ment in music; Miss Annie Duncan, great
est Improvement in calisthenics; Miss
Maria Faison for general excellence, and
Miss Glenn Atkinson for attaining the
highest grade in applied mathematics.
Prizes were awarded to Miss Lizzie Hol-
ley for improvement in elocution; Miss A.
II, Duncan, greatest improvement in COM
position; Miss Lucy Lee Powell, greatest
improvement in penmanship; Miss Glenn
Atkinson for the highest grade of scholar
ship, an elegant copy of Shakespeare, and
Judge Shelley presented Miss Mary Frid
lev beautiful prayer Book for deport-
ment in church and general excellence.
A number of distinctions were awarded
those who reached eight-tenths Of the
maximum in general average of class, and
certificates Of proficiency in any compile
ted study, to those who reached nine
tenths of the maximum.
No distinctions were given for music
but those specially mentioned were Maria
Faison, Carlotta Morrow, Alice Eastman,
Alethea Hawkins, Annie Duncan and
Mary Fridley.
Wesleyan Female Institute.
This college, under the Presidency OF
Rev. VIM. A. Harris, D. D., closed on
Wednesday night. session of uneXampled
success. Its list of pupils has been lar
ger than any year of its existence. The
closing exercises began on Sunday morn
ing with commencement sermon by Rev.
S. S. Lambeth, of Danville, which excited
the strongest admiration in his audience.
On Monday and Tuesday evenings the
usual interesting exercises were given at
the Opera House before great audiences,
and on Wednesday night they concluded
being witnessed by the largest audience of
the week. In addition to the large num-
Der of distinctions and diplomas conferred
and medals awarded, there was some very
fine music, we'll written Latin valedicto-
nv from Miss Matte P. Calhoun, S. c.,
and very beautiful English valedictory
by Miss Addie R. Hollingsworth, S. G. A
very appropriate closing address to the
pupils of the school was delivered by Dr.
Thomas s. Powell, President of the South
ern Medical College, at Atlanta, Ca, who
was introduced to the audience by the
Principal as a valued old friend. The
restless audience notwithstanding the
lateness of the hour became quiet under
the strong talk of the distinguished
gentleman who did not take more than Is
minutes to convince every man in the
house that woman was his superior, or il
still holding a contrary opinion he will not
dare to assert it where the Doctor can
come down on him with his knock down
physiological and anatomical arguments.
The following is a list of the graduates:
FULL GRADUATES.
Misses Addie r. Hollingsworth, s. C.;
Matte P. Calhoun, S. c.; BERTHE I. Dolly,
Md; Mamie G.. Henry, Va; Capitola
Holiday, S. c.; Mollie Holiday, s. c.;
Sallie D. Hardin, S. c.; Eugenia H. Nc
Lain. La: Adina Stark, Va; Ida Travis,
Va; Augusta W. Travers, Nd.
The following were announced
GRADUATES
in the schools named:
=Natural Phasos0phy-Misse Matte Calhoun,
Maude Howard, Maggie Gist, Kate School
field, Eugenia Mallette, Leila Snead, Nettie
Ricketts,, Mamie LOOMS, Lydia Portlock
Mary Humber, Annie Cameron, Minnie Moore,
Sa!lie Jones, Lottie Barber, Julia Borden Kate
Galloway, Mamie Baird Bessie Budd, Alice
Haw, Maggie Youell. Annie Burford, Carrie
Timberlake, BERTHE Dolly, Adina Stark, Au-
gusta Travers, Lee Field, Florence Stuart,
Ellie Mallette, Mary Belle Taylor, Eta
Picker
EaaQzish Observation-Disclosures Julia Hayden,
Mollie sixeas, Florence Powers, Belle Gibson,
Mary Conner, Maggie Gist, jamie Conner,
Lizzie King, Matte Baughn, Mamie Loomis,
Alma Ivy, Mamie Baird, Sadie Polk, Alice
Dice, Estelle Williams, Sallie Standifer, Hat
tie Dewey, Ella Haw, Maggie Youell, Matte
Stigleman, Capitola Holiday, Belle Bassett,
: - + lid. Clara Kern, Bessie Kinloch, Mol
,;e Holiday, Sallie Barber, Eugenia Edwards,
4 AZ Vie Mcclure.
b lHt5storv.-Misses Mellie Sixeas, Florence
Powers, Maggie Gist, Kate Scheduled, Mamie
Lommis, Mary Humber, Roberta Humber,
Minnie More, Adina Stark, Capitola Holiday,
Eugenia McLain, Clara Kern, Alice Walker,
Lizzie Birmingham, Florence Stuart, Addie
Hollingsworth, Eugenia Edwards, Mollie Hol-