The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-09-30
Our Schools.

tereSt to our readers. at home and ABROAD,
to be furnished with the names OF our
schools. as well as list Of those engaged
as teachers. sc. With this object in view
we append the following
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
JH. Robinson, Superintendent; Geo.
p. Perry, Principal High School; l.. j.
Haley, Jr., Ath grammar grade; 5 u Fur
her, Jr., Sd grammar grade; Miss Alice
Mcclure. Cd grammar grade: Miss Annie
Mills. LIST grammar grade; Mrs. Perry, 9th
primary grade; Miss Annie Elder, 18th !;
Miss Annie Fallon, 4th; Miss Ella Shell
ton, 3rd; Miss Julia Atkinson, End; Miss
Josie N. Brown, 1st Total enrolment
AGO.
COLORED TEACHERS.
A. S. Pryor, Principal I'd and Sd gram :
mar grades; I Anderson, teacher lst
grammar grade W B Davenport, 9th pri-
mary; 0 ] Derrett. 5th; d c Carter, 4th;
Mary Powell, Sd; Anna b Hall, End;
Lizzie Saunders, 1st. Total enrolment
455
| AUGUSTA FEMALE SEMINARY.
Miss M. j. Baldwin, principal; Prof.
John Murray, A M of the University of
Virginia, Moral Philosophy and the Ma
tural Sciences, Higher Mathematics; Miss
Sarah E, Wright, of New York, Mathe-
MATES and English Literature; Miss Mar
tina D. Riddle, of Petersburg, Va, Histo-
ry and English Composition; Mile. Agathe
Elise Jacot; of France. French and Ger
man; Prof. F Mussaeus, of Germany Ger
man; Miss Lizzie Firor. of Kentucky, La
tin; Miss N l. Tate, of Virginia, and Miss
Lizzie S Arbuckle, of Lewisburg, w. Va,
Preparatory Department; Miss Mary Mat
toon, of North Carolina, Elocutlon and
Calisthenics; Miss Helen F. Fairchild, of
New York, Art Department; Miss Anna
Lester. Of Georgia, China Painting, Lus-
tire. Kensington and Repousse.
| Department IF Mus5c.-Carl Hintz, OF
Germany, Vocal Nj usic, Piano, Organ.
| Stringed Instruments and Science of Mu
sic; Prof F W lIamer. of Germany, Pr
ano. Organ and Science of Music; Prof E
i w Eisenburg of Germany, Piano; Miss
| Fannie j Douglas, of New York, Voice
! Culture: Mrs. Z S Craw ord, of Virginia,
| Piano.
Misses Fairchild and Lester, Penman-
ship; Miss Clara Eawes, OF Kentucky,
Librarian: Miss NJ. Lushbaugh, of Vir-
glnia, Superintendent of younger boarding
pupils, Mrs. Wade II Heiskell, of Vir-
GINA. Matron; Mrs. S. Sellers, of Virgin
ia, Intendent of Inirmary; Mrs. l. A
| Boone, of Virginia, Superintendent of Do
nestle Department: Mr.. W F Butler. of
| Va. Secretary.
VIRGINIA FEMALE INSTITUTE
| Mrs. Gen. J E B Stuart. Principal: Prof
| Berkeley Minor, Moral Philosophy, Natu-
raj Sciences and Higher Mathematics: Miss
P S Watkins, of Farmyille, Va, Mathe-
MATES and History; Miss E E Ives, of
! Ney I5erne, N G, Vocal Music and Elo-
cution; Miss a II Little, of New Jersey,
the Art School: Miss Lucy Byrne, of w.
Va, Colisthenics and Primary Depart
ment; Miss Gertrude Haberstich, Of Ger
many, Modern Languages; Prof. F R
Webb. Instrumental Music; Mrs. L Du-
puy. High Glasses in English Grammar;
Miss Magruger, Art Embroidery; Miss
Gay Trout. of Stanton brass Work.
Misses NJ P Duvall, Hunton and X Duval
Governesses ard Assistants in the English
Departments.
WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE.
Rev. w A Harris, D. d. President;
John D Epes, Blackstone, Va, B A of R
M College, Moral Philosophy, Latin, Sen
ior Mathematics and Naturall. Sciences;
Miss Edith A Jones. of Cambridge, Md,
English and Mathematics; Miss Sarah P
Grogali. of Eiberton, Ca, History, En-
glish and Mathematics; Miss Lois V Cor
prev, of Norfolk, Va, French, German
and Calisthenics; Miss Emma w Bennett,
Cape May, N J, Art and Elocution; Prof.
G w Bryant, of Bethel. VT, Piano, Organ
and Harmony: Miss A T Corprew, Nor
folk, Va, Piano and Guitar; Mrs. Belle
Poyntz, Staunton, Piano; Miss Lizzie Dan
iel, Washington City, Special Cultivation
of the Voice; Mrs. Matte Bryant, Bethel,
VT. Asst. in Vocal Department, Miss
Lizzie ]. Gibson, of Virginia, Governess;
Miss E II Stewart. Ga, Supervisor of
Home Comforts; Mrs G G Jarman, Vir-
ginia. Domestic Department.; Miss Matte
p Harris, Staunton, Governess in Family;
Mrs S Boatwrigbt, Staunton, General
Supervisor.
ST. FRANCIS (CATHoLIC) SCHOOL.
This school which deservedly enjoys a
high reputation by reason of the excellence
of its management and the character and
thoroughness of its course of tution,is now
in full operation. 1t is under the di-
rect management of the Sisters of Chart
ty, and it is sufficient to state that the sew
eral departments or branches of learning
are presided over by well-trained and COM
petent teaehers,-that the school has a
larger enrolment at this time than at any
period in its former history, and that its
rolls will be further augmented as the ses-
sion proceeds.
THE LUTHERAN SCHOOL,
Situated in the western part of the city.
began its session with excellent prospects
of successful term, the boarding depart
ment being up to the standard of former
years, and the day department. being fuller
than ever before known The principal,
Of this school, Rev James Willis, is assis-
ted by q competent corps of instructors,
his wife, Mrs. James Willis, being the
vice Principal of the school. Prof. J. Ed
ward Krauth has charge of the department
of Latin and Mathematics Prof. VIM. E.
Eisenburg, instrumental music Miss An
geline Jordan, vocal music and elocution :;
Miss Nettie L. Wheeler, Art and English
studies Prof. F. Mus9us, Modern Lam
guages. DR.. T. w. Shelton is the attend
ant physician, and Miss Hunter the ma
trOn.
CHASTITY RELICs.-In prizing up rock
in an old indian mound on the farm of the
late Richard Dudley, on Messy Creek, in
in this county, short time since, large
collection of human bones were discover
ed. A sample of the CHASTITY relics was left
at the VIRGINIAN Office on Monday last by
Mr.. P. R. Bright. Local tradition has it
that away back in the distant past, when
all this country was a ''howling wilder
ness. a sanguinary struggle between hos