Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-06-03

| form their own characters. The first feature
of that character to which he REFERRED was its
unselishness. Dorcas worked for others, not
| for show, but to serve others in a modest and
! unasSuming way. The character of Dorcas as
an humble but sincere disciple of Christ; her
| life full of good works and aims DEEDS and
her death, accompanied by the tears of the
poor widows of Joppa to whom she had been
so kind, were impressively presented and
earnestly commended as worthy to be taken
as models for imitation by the young ladies OF
| the Seminary, who should rest assured that
the highest honors and truest happiness could
only be attained by the faithful performance
| of Christian duty as disciples of Christ, I'M
| selfshly serving others in love, and strewing
| their pathway through life with the flowers of
| good deeds. In this way their memory would
| be rendered fragrant with virtues, and their
| graves would be believed with tears that in
the alchemy of heaven would be transmitted
into Jewels 70 shine in the crown of their re-
| joiclng.
THE DEPARTMENTS AND AWARDS.
@rhe examinations were thorough in all the de-
partments. The following are the teachers of
this school: Mrs. James Willis, of French; Pro-
fessor J. S. Fleming, Mathematics and Natural
Sciences; Miss L. c. Garnett, Latin, Mythology
and Moral Science and German.
Certificates ofdistnction were awarded the
| following young ladies in the studies named
for having attained grade of .95 or over.
Chemistry. Lizzie Chapman.
| AstrOnOmy--Sal Anderson, Katie Black, B.
| CTigler, Ella Sites, and Salie Vaughan.
| GeoLOgy.-L. Bratton.
Nat. PhUOSOphY.--Eila Sites.
| arithmetic. Matte Booker, Belle Crigler, l..
Moffett, L. Fitch and L. Rinker
.. $. History.- Minnie McCauIey, and E.
Freneh.-Mattie Booker, BERTHE Cline, and
Physical Geography--BelIe Crigler. Ida
-Houck, L. Rnker, Matte Booker and Georgia
Hoover.
English Grammar Belle CrigIer, L. MoGett.
F. Blackwell, Carrie Rendleman, Minnie Nc
Cauley, B Hoover, A. Carpenter, aud Mary
Baylor.
Listory of Eagland.- Katie Block, G. Hoover
L. Moffett, L. Rinker, and L Fitch
Engttsh LHerGt'Te.- Belle Crigler.
Rtetortc;--L Bratton. l., Moffett. Matte Book
er, L. Rinker, G. Hoover, and Katie Black.
General History. Matte Booker, L. Brattou
Katie Black, L. Fitch, and Berthe Cline
Pbysi0LOgy.--L Bratton, B Crigler, E Moore
Matte Booker. Ida Houck, L Rnker c Rendle
man, Carrie Fisher, and Fannie Fisher
Latin Grammar and VirgilE Moore, and F.
1NytLolo9y.- B. Cline, s. Vaughan, L. Rinker.
Ida Houck. Katie Black, and Minniel Nc
Instrumental M,tsic.-- Essie Slough, Annie
Vollers F: Shelton, and Ella Sites.
french RtStO1g.--B Cline, Ella Sites, Sallie
BO0k keepjng.-Mary Armen trout and Lizzie
Hinton.
Medals were awarded to the following:
For ErcetLence IN Instrumental Husic.-Annie
Volers
EGcettence in Vocal Music Bessie Summers
MdthendIics.Jenn Whitley. This pupil
extended her studies far beyond the usual
course ofthis and other female institutions, at
tanning an almost perfect grade in Analytical
Geometry, descriptive Geometry, and diffsren-
tial Calculus.
Languages. Julia Muse.
AT1.- Edmonia Barrett.
Prize for SpelLing.-- Eliza Moore.
Misses Cora FunkhOuser and Esse Slough
were excluded from the contest in music, and
Miss Florence Antrim in Art, on account of
having previously taken medals in these de-
partments respectively.
GRADUATES.
Pupils-Jennie Whitley ..................N. G.
Matte RaWls................. Ga.
Bessie summers. .............. Ga.
Julia Muse. ......................Va
Jennie LuptOn .....................V V q.
Annie Crisman ...... .............Va.
Diploma in the school of English was award
ed Miss Lillian Bratton.
The awards were all delivered by the Princi-
pal on the last night.
The programmes in three parts and many
selections n vocal and instrumental music
were rendered under the direction of Mrs Bum