Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-25
ARLINGTON INSTITUTE COMMENCEMENT

Institute on Monday evening last, in the
presence Of large and brilliant assembly.
The following young ladies received certili.
Gates of distinction, to gain which requires
that the pnpil shall have maintained good
standing in her classes during the session,
and shall make at least IS per cent. in her
closing examinations; while TO receive
special certificate she must have an aver
age of over 95 per cent. in her monthly re-
ports and make at least IS per cent. in her
closing examinations.
English Observation-Disclosures Miss Bet
tie Smoot; special distinctions, Misses May
NIinnigerode, Lucy Minnigerode, Claudia
Stribing, Ruth Thompson, Emma Neal,
Kate Critcher, Jennie Henderson and
Maude Wheat.
Ancient Observation-Disclosures, Misses
Maude Wheat, Emma Neal, Belle Chap
man, Jennie Henderson and Halle Patton !;
special distinction, Miss Claudia Stribling.
Observation-Disclosures Misses Emma
Neal. Kate Critcher, Claudia SGriblirg, Bes-
sic Janney and Lucy Minnigerode; special
distinctions, Misses May Minnigerode, Ruth
Thompson, Halle Taliaferro, Fannie Suter
and Katie Johnston.
Mental Observation-Disclosures, Miss
Belle Chapman special distinctions. Misses
Kate Critcher, Katie Johnston and Jennie
Henderson.
Rhetoric-Special distinctions, Misses
Halle Patton, Ruth Thompson, May Min
nigerode, Fannie Suter, Lucy Minngerode,
Kate Johnston, Halle Taliaierro and Maude
| Wheat.
Mythology Distinctions, Misses May
Minngerode, Maude Wheat, Bessie Janney,
Janet Harrison and Lalla Harrison special
distinctions, Misses Ruth Thompson, Lucy
Minnigerode, Halle Taliaferro, Emma
Neal, Claudia Stribling, Kate Johnston,
Halle Patton, Kate Critcher and Bessie
Newport.
Modern History-Distinction Misses
Halle Taliaferro, Kate Critcher and Bessie
Janney.
Natural hilosophy-Distinction Misses
Esther Brookes, Ellen Riley, Ella Andrews,
| Lucy Lee, Janet Harrison, Lalla Harrison ;
special distinctions. Misses Bessie Newport
aud Lizzie Riley.
Ancient Geog raphy-Distinctio Misses
| Janet Harrison and Ellen Riley; special
distinctions, Misses Lucy Lee, Ella An
drews, Lalla Harrison and Bessie Newport
Medieval and Modern History-Distinc-
tions, Misses Lucy Lee, Janet Harrison and
Lalla Harrison; special distinctions, Misses
Ella Andrews, Bessie Newport, Ellen and
Lizzie Riley.
English Distinction, Miss hi
ia Johns; special distinctions, Misses Esther
Brookes, Janet and Lalla Harrison, Ella
Andrews, Ellen and Lizzie Riley, Bessie
Newport and Lucy Leo.
Observation-Disclosures Misses Mira
Johns, Ellen Riley, Janet Harrison, Hattie
Avery, jennie Minnigerudc; special distnc-
tons, Misses Bessie Newport, Lucy Lee,
| Esther Brookes, Ella Andrews, Lizzie Ri
10y, Lalla Harrison, Lucy Brookcs and Sal
lie Daingcrhold.
Geography, First Ciass--Distinctions,
Misses Nina Johns and Lizzie Riley; special
distinction, Miss Esther Brooks. Second
Observation-Disclosures Misses Louise Lambert.
Hattie Avery aud Jennie Minnisercde; sps-
cial distinctions, Misses Bessie Lee, SaiIie
Daiugerlield and Lucy Brookes.
| i. 5. Observation-Disclosures Misses Hattie
Avery, Jennie Minnigerode, Louise Lam.
bert and Sallie DaingerIield; special dis
iinctions, Misses Bessie Lee, Lucy Brookes
aud Nina Joiins.
Ortnography-D:s; Misses Lou
| ise Lambert, Jennie Minnigcrode and Bessie
| Les; special distinctions, Misses. Saliie Dain-
gerfeld, Lucy Brooles and Hattie Avery.
Observation-Disclosures Misses Katie
Johnston, Jennie Minnigerode, Hattie
| Avery and Louise Lambert; special dis
tinctions, Misses Halle 1aliaferro Halle
Patton, Fredericka Kant, Bessie Newport,
Esther Brookes, Janet Harrison, Lalla Har-
rison, Ella Andrews, Lucy Lee, Ellen Ri
ley, Lizzie Riley, Nina Johns, Lucy Brookes,
Sallia Daingerlield and Bessie Lee.
| Algebra Distinctions, MissesBettie Smoot,
Bessie Jannev and Halle Taiaferro special
distinctions, Misses Jennie Henderson, Belle
Chapman, May Minnigerode, Claudia Strib-
ling, Lucy Minnigerode, Kate Critcher, Hal
lie Patton and Fannie Suter.
Geometry distinction, Miss Emma Neal.
Book keeping Especial distinctions. Misses
Belle Chapman, Jennie Henderson and
Maude Wheat.
Latin Grammar-Dstinction Misses Bes-
sic Newport, Lizzie Riley and Lucy Lee.
Latin Grammar and Transation-Special
distinctions, Misses Claudia Stribling and
Ruth Thompson.
| French Grammar and Translation Dis
tinctions, Misses Belle Chapman, Bette
Smoot, Maude Wheat, Bessie Newport and
Lucy Brookes special distinctions, Misses
Fannie Suter, May Minnigerode, Lucy Min.
nigerode, Emma Neal, Halle Taliaferro and
Bessie Janney.
French Observation-Disclosures, Misses
Kate Critcher, Lucy Lee, Janet Harrison
aud Lalla Harrison.
French Translation-Distin Miss
Nina Johns; special distinctions, Misses
Kate Critcher, Esther Brookes and Lucy
| Lee.
Distinctions in drawing were awarded to
Misses Emma Neal, Bessie Newport, Ella
Andrews, Ellen and Lizzie Riley, Janet and
Lalla Harrison, and Fredericka Kant, and
the beautiful pictures which adorned the
walls of the rooms and which were all their
handiwork excited general admiration.
In music the highest honors were award
ed to Miss Emma Neal for diligence and
proficiency. Misses Florence Smyth and
Lizzie Riley also received special certificates
for diligence and progress in music and GER
i6cates Of distinction were awarded to
Misses Janet and Lalla Harrison, Ellen Ri
ley, Esther Brookes, Bessie Janney, Bessie
Corse, Lucy Lee, Sallie Daingerfeld and
Fredericka Kant, and the correct and bril-
| liant playing of the young ladies reflected