Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-22
CLOSING EXERCISES OF ARLINGTON IEsT1-
TUTE.

Miss REBECCA G. POWELL, Principal.
A large and brilliant assem- lage was gath.
cred in the parlors of Arlington Institute on
Friday evening, June 10th, to witness the
commencement exercises of the school.
These were Of an unusually interesting char
acter and the music, which was beautifully
rendered by some of the pupils, reflected
very high credit upon themselves, as well as
upon their accomplished teacher, Miss
SIockdell. The opening piece was duet
by Misses Annie Smith and Ellen Lee. Then
followed the distribution, by the principal,
of the certificates for diligence and scholar
ship in the various English branches aud
Mathematics. After piano solo by Miss
Emma Neal, the certificates in Latin, French
! and German were awarded, as well as the
"Croix d'Honneur' for careful observance
of the rules Of the school," A duet by
Misses Esther Brookes and 1nez Orrlson,
was succeeded by a recitation of French
noetry by Misses Ellen Lee, Nina Johns and
Lucy Lee, in which the little girls acquitted
themselves very preLtily, their enunciation
being clear, and pronunciation very good.
A solo on the violin by Miss Nellie Corbett,
with piano accompaniment by Miss Stock
dell, was extremely pretty, and added much
to the pleasure of the evening. This-was
followed by duet by Miss Bessie Janney
and Miss Stockdell, and then the schooLgal-
edictory was very gracefully delivered by
Miss Page Nelson, of Stafford county, the
timidity OF the young debutante only lend
ing an added charm to her sweet voice and
graceful address The exercises were closed
by the presentation of the Donors for music
by Gen Filz Lee, on behalf Of the principal.
These were; gold medal and special distinc-:
ton to Miss Emma Neal, of West Virgin
in special distinctions to Misses Ellen Lee
and Esther Brookes; distinctions to Misses
Bessie Janney, Bessie Corse, Annie Smith,
Inez Orrison and Lucy Buckner. Gen. Lee
also presented to the young ladies large
supply of exquisite howers-Douquets, bas
kets, &C., sent by their various friends and
admirers.
The teachers-A1iss Powell, Miss Gray
and Miss Stockdell, were the recipients Of
very beautiful gifts from their pupils, an
expression OF appreciation and affection,
Which could not fail to be highly gratifying.
After the exercises were ended, the rest OF
the evening was devoted to social enjoy
ment-cOnyersation, music and dancing
and the midnight hour had well nigh struck
before the young people could resolve to
separate and close so pleasant an evening.
Distinctions were awarded to the follow.
ing young ladies Medieval and Modern
History, Misses Page Nelson, Libbie Chap
man, and Belle Green Mental Philosophy,
Misses Emma Neal and Belle Green Astro-
numy, Misses Page Nelson, Jennie Hender
son, Fannie Green, Belle Chapman and
Belle Green Rhetoric, Misses Libbie Chap
man, Katie Critcher, Belle Chapman and
Jennie Henderson Botany, Misses Fannie
Green, Belle Green, Libbie Chapman, Page
Nelson, Jennie Henderson and Belle Chap
man; United States History, 1st class,
Misses Jennie Henderson, Belle Chapman
and Bette Smoot; Natural Philosophy,
Misses Katie Critcher, Fannie Suter, Katie
Johnston, Emma Neal, Bessie Janney, Lucy
Buckner, Halle Taliaterro, Myra Cavalier
class Misses Halle Talialerro and Katie
Crtcher; Physical Geography, Misses Annie
Smith, Fannie Suter, Lucy Buckner, Halle
Taliaferro and Bessie Janney; Book-keep-
ing, Misses Lucy Buckner and Inez Orrison !;
English History, Misses Fannie Suler, Katie
Johnston. Bessie Janney, Page Nelson,
Emma Neal, Halle Taliaferro, Katie
Crtcher and Myra Cavalier; Mythology,
Misses Bette Smoot, Belle Green, Fannie
Green, Belle Chapman and Jennie Hender
son; Orthography, Misses Belle Chapman,
Jennie Henderson,, Fannie Suter, Bessie
Newport, Emma Neal, Bessie Janney Ellen
l.. e, Katie Critcher, Halle Taliaferro, Fan
ME Green, Myra Cavalier, and Ella Andrews;
Ancient History, Misses Bessie Newport,
Ellen Lee, Lucy Lee and Ella Andrews !;
Geography, Misses Lucy Lee, Ella Andrews,
Ellen Lee, Bessie Newport, Inez Orrison
and Nina Johns; English Grammar, 2l
class, Misses Ellen Lee, Inez Orrison, Lucy
Lee and Bessie Newport; United States
History, ID class, Misses Bessie Newport,
Lucy Lee and Ellen Lee; Etymology,
Misses Ellen Lee, Lucy Lee and Bessie
man. Emma Neal, Fannie Green and Belle
Green Algebra, lst class, Misses Fannie
Green, Page Nelson, Emma Neal and Lib.
bic Chapman; Algebra, ID class, Misses
Belle Green, Jennie Henderson, Belle Chap
man aud Katie Crilcher; Algebra, Sd class,
Miss Bette Smoot; Arithmetic, Misses Lucy
Buckner Halle Taliaferro, Katie Johnston,
Iuez Orrson, Myra Civiler, Jennie Ech-
berg, Ella Andrews and Nina Johns
French, 1st class, Misses Page Nelson, Katie
Critcher, Jennie Henderson, Belle Chap
man, Bette Smoot and Belle Green; French,
"a class, Misses Fannie Suter, Fannie Green
and Bessie Janney; French, Sd class, Misses
Emma Neal Ellen Lee, Lucy Lee, Nina
Johns Katie Johnston and Halle Taliafer-
70 Latin, Miss Page Nelson German, Miss
Page Nelson.
Special distinctions for highest grade in
examination, in no case under 95 were
awarded to Miss Page Nelson, in English
History, Botany Medieval aud Modern
History Miss Fannie Green, Botany; Miss
Belle Chapman, Botany, U. S. History,
and Orthography; Miss Jennie Henderson,
Botany, U. s. History, aud Orthography
Miss Emma Neal, Natural Philosophy; Miss
Lucy Buckner, Orthography and Book
keeping; Miss Katie Johnston, Natural
Philosophy, English History and Arithme-
tic; Miss Bessie Janney, English History
Miss Fannie Suter, Natural Philosophy,
Physical Geography, English History and
Orthography Miss Katie Critcher, Natural
Philosophy; Miss Halle Taliaferro, English
History and Arithmetic; Miss Bessie New
port, Ancient History Miss Ellen Lee,
English Grammar, Etymology and Ancient
History; Miss Lucy Lee, Geography; Miss
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