The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-06-10
Waslevan Female Institute.

Female Institute, under the Management
of Rev. DR.. w. A. Harris, and none i
more justly entitled to such distinction
1t is essentially home school where tn
pupils not only enjoy the highest educa
tional advantages, but are subjected. a
all times. to refining influence that de
velops those higher and nobler traits OF TIN
female character and leads to the walks
the truest wOmanhood. The session JUS
closed has been Il prosperous one notwlsli
standing the stringency OF the times, ant
at the closing exercises the progress OF th'
young ladies was amply evidenced.
On Friday night the young ladies OF TIT
Lee & Jackson Literary society held ihei
annual celebration in the Opera Ilous'
before brilliant audience. The pro
gramme was varied, consisting of Thu
reading of essays, Rotations. catisthenic'
and music by the Stonewall Band.
On Saturday the Art Exhibition wa
given at the Institute. and II beautitli
display it was. The portraits. sketc
dilti Nttt 81 llNiICiOuo sht AZ
admirably executed that it wonld be al
injustice to mention individual specimens
and the list would be too long for inscr
tiOn in our columns.
On Sunday morning an able sermon t.
the young ladies was preached by the Rev
DIR. w. E. Evans, of Richmond, and OF
Sunday night Rev. DR.. l.. II. Green. Of
Roanoke, delivered an excellent sermon
before the Young Ladies' Christian Asso
citation of the Institute.
The Annual Soiree, under the super
vision of Prof. Bryant and Miss Lizzie
Daniel. took place Monday night. Boil
veal and instrumental music were
admirable. the fair performers exhibiting
Il skill and talent that could not fail to bt
appreciated.
The final exercises OF Tuesday night
consisted in the award Of medals. dis
tinct ions. &c.. and the comforting OF
diplomas on full graduates. The program
was interspersed with charming ms ru
mental and vocal music. and throughout
was highly enjoyable.
The awards were made rs follows
DISTINCTIONS.
C;eoqra},hy-Alary Hatcher. Julia G Haw, Veva
Young. Julia H stewart. Hattie Sanger
Hist0ry-Haitie Sanger. Yeva Young.
History q. S-liZze Mitchell. blanche Lynch
Mamie Porter.
Eiocation- Lizzie Mitchell, Lula G Smith, AL.
English Grammar Matte Kirkwood. Julia Il
.iaiihm,etic-olie Moye. Belle vaiie. Matte
ALGEBRA Alice /. Brown. Mamie Dislnukes
Matte Kirkwood, jamie Massie, Matte Brown
Calistltenics-Clem G Carter, LYDIA q Miller
Minnie Purvis, Alice l. Brown Hattie Sanger
Veva Young, Julia Fl stewart. Emma II Baer
Mamie S G Iihl May McClurg. Matte e Hughes
Sallie McCombs. Daisy Jameson, Blanche
Junior French-Janie Massie, Belle Vale. Liz
Z!e Mitchell, lie Yost Lille Gaffney Matte
Brown, Nellie NJ Bryant. Fannie l. Follansbee.
Intermediate FrencA-Kate scanland, Jennie
Robinson, Jessie W Mullins, Mamie Dismukes
Nettie Dudderar, Sallie p Bowles.
Intermediate Ge,man-Nina Minshall, Kate
Scanland.
ten Ida NJ Kidwell Mamie Porter, Mary
Blanchard, Salie Bowles, Nettie Dudderar
cYass Tocai-Nettie Dudderar, Minnie Purvis
Glenn Z Carter, Zena Long. Nettie Kindred, Hat
tie Sanger.
Lima Slater Dixie Belle Foard.
Instrumental Music-Laura Nichols, Fannie
l. Folansbee, Alice l. Brown, Mary Whipple
Addie Tucker, organ; Lula O Smith, guitar
Kate McClurg, do, Maggie Jones. do, Lille
GafIney do, Onia Matthews, piano, Maggie M
Hawkins. do, Laura Payne, Minnie Purvis
Annie Pierce, George l. Fulton, Lima Sa,er
Agnes Smith. Maude Frazier.
siEnATSs.
Madness in Room.-Issa Armstrong. Maude
Frazier, LYDIA & Miller, Mamie Allison. Marta
Johnson Alma Fleming, Shemwell Nellie
Moy., Mavis Thompson, Sue Davis. Kate Scan
land, Laura Payne, Mamie Dsmnkes, Dixie
Belle Foard. jamie Massie, Onia Matthews, Julis
Stewart Stew Willie Meyers Nettie Duliderar, Min
ME Purvis, Sallie McCombs, Corrie Bruce, Hat
tie Sanger, Ida Nj Kidwell, Mamie Porter. Sal
McClurg, Mamie Uhl. Mary Mcintosh, Lula
Smith. Lima Slater. George l. Fulton, Lutte
Henry, Maggie Hawkins, Gussie Jones, Nellie
Blanchard, Lillian Fowlkes. Kate Robinson
Jennie Robinson, Cora e Cozart, Matte Kirk
"o caiisths ' Meyers Leader, Lula
Smith, do, Gussie Jones, do. Nellie Nj Bryant
Grace, MarysA Mcintosh do. Bessie Ford, I'm
Penmanship. !mproveaent.is NJ Moore nas
Glenn Carter, Mamie Dismukes. Jennie Rob
inson, Kate Robinson, Sue Davis, Nellie Moye
Marta Johnson, angular
I'rofciency.-Ida NJ Kidwell.
Art, crdyoning.-May McClurg, Madge Knep
oil Pai,,ting-Di Maud Marx.
Observation-Disclosures Smith. Willie Johnston
Gussie Jones. Nellie Moye.,,
IErcellence-Bertie Mitchell.
Etocution-b improvement. -Nettie Dudderar.
Gesture and EIpreSSiOn.-Nellle nj Bryant.
Prodciencu-Lina B Slater, Agnes Smith,
improvement IN Junior French-Clem Carter
Susie NJ Moore
inson.
Colloquial French.-Sallie McCombs
French Essdy.-Lula Smith, Laura Nichols
hmm jO GP1n10U.-Ralle Vale
Sallie McCombs.
Improvement 10, Intermediate Ger1nan.-Susie
Il English EssayNCiem Carter. Belle vaile.
Diligence in Practicing:-Issa Armstrong,
Maude Frazier. Lima slater, Neva Young,
Alice l. Brown, Julia Stewart Ida M Kidwell.
Mamie Porter. Mary Whipple, Sue Wright,
Woodzeil, Jennie Robinson. Ollie Maye. Emma
Suter, Maggie S Brown, Matte Hughes, Eula
Keblinger, Fannie B Wilson, Jessie Mullins
Cora E Cozart, Ola rye, Alma Fleming, Kate
scanland, Sue Davis, Julia Haw, Hattie Sanger,
Matte Brown. 0rgan-MaEy McCl9rg Gu 4das,o
Mullins. Blanche Lynch, Daisy Jameson, Liz
zie Mitchell, Alma Witty, Florne Costen. ,,o
Profciency il Instrumental Matsic-Mamie Dis
fnabroren.ent in Hnan,ony-Professor Bryant s
Medal-Bertie Mitchell, Carrie billiard, Maggie
II Jones.
Proficiency in Haamony-Ma Uhl. EN-
ma Ii. Baer.
Vocal M1Sic-I ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ) Grown,
Alma l ettor, Blanche Lynch, Fannie l. Fol-
lansbee.
Ercellence in FOCAL Musc-Mamie s c Uhl. Lii
lie Gaffney.. :,
Excellence in Conducts Anna Haw, Willie E
Meyers, Nettie Dudderar.
DIPLOMAS.
School of HistO1y-Laura A. Payne. Minnie
Purvis. Laura " Nichols, Mamie Dismukes,
Agnes Smith, Matte Brown, Onia Matthews,
Daisy Jameson, Nina Minshall, Anna Blair :,
Allie Yost, Bessie Grogan. Anna Haw, Maria
johnson, Mamie Uhl, Fannie L Follansbee.
School Of Standardization q Carter, Laura V
Nichols. Florine Costen, Belle Vale, Mary g
Blake Blair Maggie stoT Anne Haw
Willie Movers Helen Pretlow.
School of Latia-Clem G Carter, Laura Nick
OILS, Fiorine Costen. Mamie Dismukes, Helen
Pretlow. Lula Smith. Mary Whipple. Mary
G Blake, Matte Brown. Onia Mathews, Mamie
G Allison Bessie Grogan. Anna Haw, Nettie
Kindred, Belle Liggett, Willie e Meyers. Allie
Yost.
School of Chemist,y-Clem Carter, Minnie
Purvis, Jessie w Mullins, Belle Vale. Sue
Wright, BERTHE Mitchell, Ida M Kidwell. Kate
Robinson, Jennie Robinson. Mary 6 Blake,
Fannie Wilson, Maud Marx, Emma Woodzell,
Maggie S Brown. Zena Long. Alma Mccall.
School :of Naturat Phitosophy-Minnie Purvis,
Witty, Florine Costen, Dixie Belle Foard, jamie
Massie, Belle Vale, Mamie Dismukes, Ida M
Kidwell, Helen PretloW, George l. Fulton, Kate
Robinson, Jennie Robinson, Mary g Blake,
Minshall Ola rye, Josie Tye, Emma Woodzell,
Della Robinson, Allie Yost. Mamie 9 Uhl,
Bessie Grogan, Emma II Baer. Maggie Brown,
Alma Mccall, Irene Ogg, Eulah Keblinger.
School of Fae7ch-Laura Nichols, Carrie l.
billiard, Helen Pretlow, Alice l. Brown Lula G
Mary 6 Blake, sallie McCombs, Mamie Ali.
son, Bessie Ford Bessie GrOgan Nettie Kindred
Belle Liggett. Willie K Meyers, LYDIA Miller,