Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-15

OF OCaunCOn, L TouCu-E b0Tkeloy,
Bumgardner, A Conrad, E Guigon o
Staunton, and S Rock of Augusta; Elocu
tion-L Powell of Staunton and Rocl
of Augusta.
HONORABLE MENTION.
In instrumental musIc-E. Guigon; il
Collegiate and Academic Work-A. Con
rad, M. Cooke, B. Hullihen, L. Powell
Leila Powers, Louise Powers and G.
Shepherd.
GRADUATE IN MUSIC.
Miss Ellen Guigon.
| MEDALS.
For English Scholarship Parker
Ramsey; Mathematician T. Davis
Languages-Leona Cordell; Instrumental
Music-Ellen Guigon; Calisthenics-Mary
Glare Macgill; General Excellence amons
B0arders-Ma Clare Macgill; General
Excellence among Day Pupils-Maude
| Cooke of Stanton.
PRIZES.
For greatest improyeme in elocutior
-Tennyson's poems, to Louise Powell
of Staunton. For excellence of depOrt
| ment-Oxford Bible to Carrie White Of
Staunton.
There were no full graduates this ses.
sion.
VALLEY SEMINARY.
The first session of this female school
at Waynesboro, under the Princlpalship OF
Mrs. DR.. b. G. Winston, herself graduate
of the Augusta Female Seminary, closed
on Tuesday night last, with the awarding
of the diplomas and medals earned during
the session. The seminary has had a
most successful session, having 81 pupils
of whom over half were boarders. There
has been no death or sickness during the
session.
The Music Medal was delivered by Rev
J. F. Bags, of the M. E. Church; the
Moral Philosophy and Penmanship Medals
by Mr.. g. d. Fishburne, of Charlottes.
vile: the Intermediate Scholarship, Reel
tation and Latin Medals by Judge Charles
Grattan, of stanton, and Rev. DR.. A. r.
Cooke conferred the diplomas, and ad
dressed the graduating class.
The exercises closed with an appropriate
and beautifully delivered address to the
school, by State Senator Jas. L. Gordon.
Mr.. Gordon was frequently interrupted
with applause.
MEDALS.
The medals were awarded as follows:
Music-Clara Palmer, of Greerville,
Augusta county, Va. For greatest i'm
proYement, Mary Winston OF Waynesboro,
Va.
Senior Scholarsbip-Nettie Haines,
Waynesboro, and R. Winston, La.
Moral Philosophy-M. Porter, of Louisa
county, Va.
Penmanship-Mary Moore Winston OF
Va.
Intermediate Scholarship-DoraR Read,
of Shenandoah county, Va.
Greatest number of perfect ROTATIONS
Willie Plumb, of Waynesboro, Va.
A special Latin medal given by DR..
W. A. Jones, living near the town, was
awarded Mary Daniel of Louisa Co., Va.
No medal was given for Department.
there being thirteen young girls equally
entitled to it, and no choice being posi-
BILE.
FULL GRADUATES.
There are three full graduates, Mamie
G. Porter and Kate Pendleton, of Vir-
GINA, and Rosa Winston, of Louisiana.
VIRGINIA LATIN SCHOOL.
This male school under Prof S. III. Ow-
bad Of
Its enrolment of pupils has reached 81.
The closing exercises of the session took
place on Tuesday morning last.
GOLD PRIZES.
Gold prizesswere awarded for highest at
tainment in the greatest number of stud =
les to 1st. Walter Hullihen, Fccile Prin-
cops; I'd. Watson Gooch; Sd. Hugh Nell
hany; 4th. Willie Morton. Also, gold
prize to Robbie Craig for greatest advance
ment in Latin in first sessions studies,
100 per cent. in geography, &c.
REWARDS
were given to Willie Splitter, George
Hutchinson, Harry Burnett, John Hulse
Glenn, Happier Bumgardner, Baldwin
Ransom, Garrett Gooch, Henry Pratt,
Brashear Avis and Willie Gooding for a
proficiency in various studies and depart
ments very creditable to these young ge n
tlemen. We are glad to state that Prof.
Owens has taken the Academy building
as school and residence, and Staunton
may he sure of retaining this admirable
teacher of the classics in the future.
AUGUSTA MALE ACADEMY.
This University Preparatory School
which has achieved under its Princip pal,
Prof. Charles S. Roller, such high repu.
tation, held its commencement exercises
on the 9th inst. The Washington & Lee
University Scholarship was won by T. B.
Kennedy. The following is a list of the
the pupils who received
DISTINCTIONS.
David L. Andes. B. N. Bell, A. J.
Beville. W. E. Bowers. Chas. A. Craw.
ford, Jas. A. Crawford, j. Wilbur, G. N
Forrer, R. 1. CARRIER, H. S. Gum, W. E
Irons, 2. B. Kennedy, D. Bell Kerr, } . E
Lanier, W. H. Loving, Dick Lappington
Formwalt Hood, S. D. Harper, J. P.
Marshall, A. e.. McChesney, Hugh Nc
Chesney, J. c. McCue, John A. OFT, E.W
Parkins, G. V. Parkins, w. l.. Reeves, H
q. Revercombe, W. G. Roller. T. J. Roller
Chester A. Storey, W. M. Slower, W. W
Sanger. j. L. Sanger. S. H. Ruckman, T
G.. Switzer. S. b. bieg. Ii. ID. Shreckhise,
e. B. Tutwiler, Allen P. Walker, J. F.
! Williams, A. M. Byrd, E. A. Merritt,
Frank Tannehill, r. V. Hamrick, F. W.
Bell, and J ohm A. A lexander.
D., ID. g. B. INSTITUTION.
The session of this State Institution Of
learning, of which Capt. T. S. Doyle is
Principal, closed on Wednesday lest. The