The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-03
RICHMOND FEMALE INSTITUTE.
Closing Exercises-A Brilliant Gathering
Graduates, &c.

\ The closing exercises OF the Richmond
| Female Institute Miss Salie B. Hammer
prlncipal-took place at Mozart Hall last
night, and the occasion drew q large and
| brilliant audience. Rev. DIR. Hawthorne,
president OF the Board OF Trustees, presided.
The exercises were opened with prayer,
after which the salutatory "a most happily
conceived composition was read by Miss
Juliet Pollard. Rev. DR.. j. William Jones
| In very appropriate speech awarded the
medal for scholarship to Miss Oolah Duke.
Prof. Charles III. Winston, LII. D., awarded
the certificates OF distinction and Colonel
Thomas j. Evans delivered the medals for
proficiency in music, the following young
ladies being the recipients Of the honors OF
this last department: Misses Thurman,
Eubank, and Triplett. The Steel Medal,
for Latin. was awarded to Miss Orie Hatch
er, Rev. DIR. J. @. Armstrong making the
presentation speech, and making strong
grounds I'm favor Of the Latin course.
DR.. Hawthorne delivered the diplomas.
and the valedctory was read by Miss Bes-
sic Watson, Who acquitted herself most
handsomely. 'The following Is the full
list OF graduates, recipients OF distinc-
tions, &C.:
FULL GRADUATES.
Misses Bessie Watson, Edna Mathews, Mary
Carpenter, Juliet Pollard, Orie Hatcher.
LITERARY GRADUATES.
Misses Lulu Eubank, Salle Moseley, Halle Taur-
man.
GRADUATES OF DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.
English Literature Misses Mary Anderson,
Carrie Trplett, Ella Wbitl0ck, Oolan Duke, Mag
gle sawyer, mollie Grubbs, Halle Thurman, Sallie
Gordon, Nora Phillips. Jeanette snead, Hattie
New hisze ,!e Esre Ella Buspley Ida
Lulu Eubank, Miriam cambridge. Ode Dam
bridge, Mollie Grubbs, Hattie New, Halle Taur-
man, Bessie Watson, Sallie Moseley.
Engiish.-Misses Lulu Eubank, Maggie Sawyer,
Ella WhillOck, Nora Phillips, Juliet Pollard, Bes-
sic Watson, Fannie Thornhill.
Mental and Moral PhuOSOphy.-Miss Orie
Hatcher, Lulu Eubank, juliet Pollard, Sallie
MOseley
Orie Hatcher. Sallie Gordon, Juliet Pollard.
Gerndn.-Miss Edna Mathews
French.-Misses Birdie Jones, Saille Moseley
Mathematics-NIlsses Ella Burnley. sallle Cor
den. Edna Mathews, Bessie Watson, Mary Carpen-
ter 0rie Hatcher, Juliet Pollard, Ella Whitioek.
Natural ScfeHce.-hisses Ella Burnley. Birdie
Jones, Halle Thurman, Orie Hatcher, juliet Pol
lard, Bessie Watson.
DISTINCTION.
Rhetoric-Misses Lille Yancey, Bertha Pleas
| ants, Mamie King, Ida Bowers, Fannie Thorn
hill Carrie flames, Wickie Looms, Carrie Trip
| lett, Fannie Jones, Gertrude Gates, Hattie New,
Laura Lemon. Mollie Lemon.
Junior Ldfin.-Misses Fannie Jones. Bertha
Pleasants. Jeanette snead. Mary Mathews, ode
Dandridgc, Mamie King, Janey =. steel, Lily
Yancey, Miriam cambridge, Ida Bowers, Oolah
Duke.
AIgebrd.-Msses Lola Allen, Ida Bowers, Eva
Davis, Moe Lemon, Bertha Pleasants, Fannie
Jones. Mary Anderson, Oolah Duke, Minnie Ed
mOndson, Fannie Thornhill, Janey Z. Steel, Routh
Pendar.
Arithmaic.-sljsses Lille Briggs, ROuth Pen
dar, ode Dandrdge. Mamie King, Leila VIII
burn, Hattie New, Carrie Elicit, Laura Lemon,
Miriam cambridge, Pearl Morris, Ida Bowers,
! Retha Perkinson, Minnie EdmOndsOn.
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.
| HistOry.-Msses Gertrude Gates. Matte Open
| helmer Annie Tatum. RethOr Perkinson, There a
| Tezer, Aminie Hammer, Carrie Gregory, Fannie
Jones. Katie DOdsOn, Lille Briggs, Carrie Elicit.
Kate Hatcher. Mary DOdsOn, Carrie RatcliR,
| Fannie Alfriend. Addie New.
| GeOqrdphU.-Misses Mamie Tyson, Annie Ia
tum, Carrie Elicit, Lille Briggs, Minnie Wallace,
| Kate Hatcher.
Most Of the young ladies were dressed
in white, aud as the exercises progressed
and they were complimented with coral
tributes the scene upon and from the Stage
was strikmgly picturesque-a sea OF happy
faces and brilliant color. The closing
SOirfe will take place at the Institute to
| night