National Republican., 1884-06-20
THE CLOSING SCHOOLS.
Wovoriy Seminary and the Academy OF
visitation Finish Their Years work.

Wavcrly Seminary and the Academy OF
Visitation Finish Their Years work.
The stage of Lincoln hall was last evening
handsomely embellshed with plants and
flowers making most attractive foreground
to tho picture Of tho very pretty young lady
graduates Of Waverly seminary. Upon tho
stage were two concert grand pianos, and tho
musically selected portion Of tho programme
of exercises was such as to show much oulti-
walton upon tho part of tho young lady
performers. Tho opening march as tho young
ladies took their positions upon tho stage
was played upon tho two pianos by tho
Misses Simpson, Miller, Baird, aud Munsen.
The salutatory, an original one, was pro-
nounced by Miss Emma Sears, aud the vale
dictory, also original, by Miss Enmic Baird.
Both wero excellent and elected well do
served applause.
Aside from tho musical advertisement Of
the evening, literary selections were given
by the Misses Lillian MunsOn and Sears,
Church and Lilley.
The Rev. l. II. Elliott, rector Of Ascension
p. f. Church, distributed tho medals and de-
livered an appropriate address.
Tho young ladies who graduated and re-
ceivod medals were tho Misses J. Emmic
Baird, Emma S. Sears, and Alice V. Church,
all OF Washington
There was a large audience and the young
gentlemen who acted as ushers were Mossrs.
Rhodes, lIochling, Aplin, Baird, Sherman,
White, Sims, Dixon, and Morrow.
Mrs. Lipscomb is tho principal OF tho
school.
Tho closing exercises of the Academy of
tho Visitation took place yesterday morning,
and were witnessed by largo gathering of
prominent people. Tho work Of the pupils
in drawing painting, and omb mbroidery was
displayed in the study room and were greatly
| admired Premiums wore awarded In the
first class to Misses Estelle Huyok, Emma Nc
Ncir, Stella Merritt, Kate Aylmer, Genevieye
Connolly, Marian Oyster, aud GuZella
Bishop. Second classic Misses Mary Gull
linane, Nellie Stafford, and Carrie Franc.
Third Classic Misses Agnes SAUL Maggie
Foley, Mary stephens, Maggie Doyle, Louie
Jones, May Beckor, Edith Reed,
Susie Herbert, and Lucy Dougherty.
Fourth Classic Misses Mary Horold, Edna
Maynard, Augusta Willige. Eva Henderson,
Julia joyce, May Huyck, Ada Caufeld,
Christine Shafler, Maggie Aylmer, Julia Lins-
key, Blanche Palmer, Lille Merritt Bessie
Hickey, Annie Poachy. Iona Doran, Emily
Doyle, and. Sadie Johnson. Fifth classic
Misses Bernie Fenwick. Ella Simms, Mary
Hill, Sadie Taylor, Mary Varnell, Carrie Por-
ter Madeline Townshend, Cecilia Muldoon,
Annie Belew, Bertha Kaufman, Alice
| Hume, Maggie Dyer. Mary O'Driscol, Eliza
Poachy, Virginia Peadry, Apolonia Miller,
Lottio FcnwiOk, Mary Hamilton Eloa-
nora B0rglInR, SFannlo Caulfeld, Made
limo Slevin, Rosalie Small, Mary Moran, and
and Carmen Foster. Sixth classic Misses
Mary Dillon, Louise Mitchell, Lureo Dyer,
Agnes Entwisle, and Angela Small. Seventh
Classic Misses Theodosia Wallace, Mary
Grce Young, Minnie Murphy, Florence
Merritt, Irone Simms, Maude Smith, Lila
Peachy, Jessie Glascock Lulio Lay, and Eva
Mullan.
The gold medals and first honors were
awarded for excellence Of conduct to Misses
Marian Oyster, Stella Merritt. Kate Aylmer
Frizelle Bishop Estelle Huyok, Genevieve
Connolly, and Emma McNeir.
Medals were awarded as follows: Fol
Christian doctrine, senior department., tC
Miss Emma MoNeir; Junior department, Miss
Annie Bellew and primary department, Miss
Mary Grlce Young; primary class, in French
conversation, to Miss TheodOsia Wallace; first
class, vocal music, Miss Kate Aylmer, and
class of painting in wa ter colors. Miss EstellC
| Huyck; French conversation, first class
Misses Stella Merritt, Estelle Huyck, Katt
Aylmer, Grizelle Bishop, and Maggie Foley
fourth class Misses Agnes Saul and MARY
Cullinane; fifth class, Misses Nellie Stafford
Lille Merritt, Edna Maynard, Loulie Dyer
and Blanche jones' sixth class, Misses Made
line Townshend, Sadie Taylor, Mary O'Dris
COLL and Ella Slmms class of original study
in crayon, Misses GriGelle Bishop and Ncllil
Stafford.