Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-17

For the hluQl6 AGianCtc States lalr wealth
or, northerly winds, becoming variable,
slight rise in temperature.
CLOSING EXERCISES.-The closing exer-
cises distribution of medals and premiums)
of Mt. Vernon Institute took place at the
institute, 10 South Washington street, Thurs
dav. the 18th ut 3 p. m.
The award of prizes is based upon the
standing at daily recitations Throughout the
year.
Senior Circle-Highest honors of the insli-
tute, certificates of graduation, ereawarde,i
to Misses Carrie B. Price aud Viah W. Bag
pett gold badges, for polite department., to
Misses c. B. Price and V. w. Baggelt.
First Cass-Gold medals for perfect reci-
,a,ions, to Miss Carrie Arnold, of Fairfax
county, Va; Misses Ella Duiley, Edith
schwartz and Lizzie Gheen; for observance
of rules, premiums to Misses G. Arnold, L.
Gheen, +. Dutfey and E. Schwartz.
recitations to Miss Lula Lynn; premium TO
Miss Emma Sherwood; honorably NEIL
toned, Miss Ida Waddey.
honorably mentioned, Misses c. Arnold and
Cora Webster.
Book acknowledgements to Miss l.. Lynn;
honorably mentioned, Misses E. Sherwood
and G. Arnold.
Prose Observation-Disclosures to Misses
C.. Arnold and Hannah Paif; honorably
mentioned, Misses Ida Waddey and c.
Webster.
Arithmetic-First class, premiums equally
10 Misses l.. Lynn and &. Arnold; honorably
mentioned, Misses q. Webster and +. Sher-
wood.
For excellence Of portment.-Premiums
to Mssis l. Waddey, +. Sherwood, l.. Lynn,
c. Webster, II. Pail; premium for improve
Iuent in reading Miss l.. Heller.
Intermediate Circle.-Silver medal for
correct recitation to Miss Mary Y. Patter-
son first premium to Miss Nettie Whit
nell; third premium to Miss Lucy Leef;
honoraby mentioned in examination Misses
Nellie Burroughs and Lizzie Burns.
Arithmetic.--Second Glass, premium to
Miss N. Whtcomb; honorably mentioned,
Misses G. Arnell aud NJ. V. Patterson.
Third Class, premium to Miss Jennie Davis,
Charles county, Md; honorably mentioned,
Misses NJ. f. Latham and BERTHE Young.
Observation-Disclosures to Miss n Whit
comb honorably mentioned, Misses Nj Pat
terson and q. Arnell.
Observance of school rules.-Premiums to
Misses Oracle Arnell, Mary Patterson, Lizzie
Burns and Nettie Whitcomb.
Third Class.-Silver medal for correct
recitation TO Miss Mary M. Power first
premium, Miss Ada Ballenger; second
premium, Miss Ellie Padgett; honorably
mentioned in examination, Miss X. Flick lin.
Observance Of rules-Premiums to Misses
Ada Balenger, Maggie SchOenie, Annie
Bauer, Jennie Nash, Mary Power, Rosa
Woods and Elite Padgett.
Division Sd class-Silver medal for COR
rect recitations to Miss Maud Whitcomb;
premium to Miss Mamie Sherwood.
Reading-For Improvement, premiums to
Misses Nellie Burroughs and Ada Cogan;
9Th reader, premiums to Misses X. Ficklen
and Lena Bauer 4th reader, premiums 10
Misses Rosa Bendheim and Kate Leet.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for Improvement
to Misses l.. Moore, ]. Davis, Jennie Nash
and Annie Bauer.
Epistolary correspondence-Prem 10
Misses l.. Burns, N. Sherwood, NJ. r. La
than, Lena Bauer, BERTHE Young, Daisy
Washington and F. Schwartz.
Entrance circle-Silver medal for good
lessons to Florence Remington; premium to
Oracle Standiford. Improvement III writ
:ing-Silver medal to Salle G. Daingerfield;
premium toAnnieDeahl. Reading-premum
TO Lula Standiford. Spelling-Premium to
Eliza Daingerfeld. Observation-Disclosures
to Lizzie Cation and Stella Price. Multiple
cation table premiums to Matte Facer and
Mamie Heller.
At the close of the distribution of prizes
Misses Price and Baggett; of the graduating
class, each delivered in an impressive ana
touching manner, their we'll written vale
iictories.
On Friday morning the pupils again as
sembled at the institute; proceeding thence
to the depot of the w., 0. u W. Il. H.,
where the gentlemanly agent had a car IN
waiting for them, they embarked for Bel
mont Park, where they held an enjoyable
basket picnic. All returned home delight
ed with their trip; hoping ere long to
spend another day amid the beautiful see
merry.