The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-05-31
Commencement Exercises of rheAugusta
Female Seminary.

COMMENCEMENT Exercises of rheAugust
q Female Seminary
n The commencement sermon of this in
f stitution was preached Sunday last in tn
a first Presbyterian Church, by Rev. Mr.
f. Kerr. of Richmond, who took for the
t theme of his discourse, the loving devo
tion of Mary. who poured the precious
S spikenard on the head of the Saviour, and
of whom the Saviour said, this also thai
she hath done shall be spoken Of for a me
| mortal of her," Mr.. Kerr is a very pleas
ant speaker, and presented his subject
with great force. He has pleasant voice
| and an easy, manner, which makes his
| style very attractive. We venture the as
, sertiOn that the young ladies of this sChoo
have never had more profitable and in
instructive discourse. 1t was one which
will furnish them food for thought IN all
after life. For as the distinguished divine
impressed with great earnestness the
thought of love, in the sense of charity,
as the central thought of the religion
Jesus Christ, it must have found lodge:
ment in the minds of his young hearers.
The music was rendered by the choir of
the church, Prof. Hamer at the organ
The solo by Miss Kate McGutlin was very
STYLE
The art exhibition was open to visitors
May 25th and 2SLh. The department of
decorative art is under the management
OF Miss Alice Springs, of Charlotte. N.
g. This IS Miss Spring first year as
teacher, and the work of her pupils shows
how apt she is at imparting. and with
what fidelity she has worked for the I'M.
provement of her pupils. We were in
formed th~t..r ,no session just closed, and
yet we have never seen more beautiful
work, nor sneh great variety Of design and
finish. Miss Spring is evidently the right
person in the right place.
| The oil painting and crayon department
is in charge Of Miss Faircbild, well and
fayorably known to our people. The work
in this room shows thorough training, and
gives evidence of decided talent. The
designs were we'll chosen, and the execu-
tion sustained the high reputation of this
school. The erayon of the late f. M. Young
executed by his daughter, Miss Bessie
Young, was splendid piece of work, the
crayon being even more faithful likeness
than the photograph from which it was
taken. We NOTICED, also, several excellent
pieces of art work by Miss Auna Shelton,
daughter of DR.. shelton, which showed
great skill and was classed with the best
in the exhibition.
! The annual concert took place Monday
at p m, and was a brilliant display of
vocal and instrumental music. The de-
paftment of instrumental music is in
charge of Profs. F. w. Hamer and B.
Meyer. Vocal music is taught by Miss
Fannie Douglas, assisted by Miss Kate
McGuf Of the Stanton young ladies
who took part in the instrumental music
we noticed Miss Carrie Tipping, Miss An
ME Childs. Miss Grace Patterson and
Miss Mabel Tinsley.
Encores had been persistentiy declined
during the evening, until Miss Pearl
Habicht rendered the vocal solo, ''Scena
ad Aria from La Traviata, by Verdi,
which set the audience in such an uproaT
of applause that it was utterly impossible
| to go on with the concert until Miss
| Habioht came out, and in beautiful style
lost feelngly sung Home, Sweet Home
| The other encores Of the evening weIe
given Miss Mlnna Habicht, Miss Kate Nc
GufIin and Miss Kate Pratt.
On Tuesday night at T:30 O'Clock were
the final exercises. consisting of reading
reports, distribution of certificates and
prizes, awarding diplomas and medals,
together with vocal and instrumental
music.
We give below the graduates in schools
and full graduates:
| English Luerdture- Minifred Habicht, Cor
| nelfa May, Anne Tate.
Natural Philosolhy-Lihbie Abby. Helen
| Bridges Virginia Lucas. Irene Moseley, Ella
Paris. Carrie Tipping, Bette Wait, Alice
| Walker, Mary Young.
| Boto1y.-Libhie Ably, Minnie Biokle, Carrie
| Tipping.
| Gemistay-Libbie Abby, Helen Bridges. Min.
| ME Bickle, Ida Caldwell Kate Banner, Emma |
Mental and Nora, PA!aosiphy.-L ibbie Abby,
| Matte Heck, May Owings, Agnes Penick, |
Linder smith, Carrie Tipping. Mary Young
Msfhe1eotics- Libbie Abby, Helen Bridges, |
Histor9 Helen Bridges, Camille MERCER,
Mamie Pope, Maria Pratt, Emma Roshorough, |
| essie REEVES, Bette Wait.
ffeneh.n Scr Arey, Effie Arey, Minnie |
| Rosbofough, Charlotte Ransom, Annie Wal
German Bessie Berry, Leila Berry, Minnie
/ Phillips Mary Pickens Bessie Reeves, Lillian |
| Starr Emma ROshnrough.
Lottn.-willie Cozby, Jacqueline Epes, Gns-.
Harmony. Cora Arey. Efie Arey, Irena
| Jeter. Gussie Patterson.
Instrumental Music.-Efie Brown, Annie
Child.
Instrumental Music and Ha,mony.-o Ed
| wards, Mary logan Annie Wallace.
| Focal Music Kate Pratt.
PRIzEs-BRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
| Diligence and Inaprouement-E King, Alb
| bic Mcfarland Flossie Miller.
| General Excellence. = Mamie Mcfarland,
| Agnes Miller.
| PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.
Improvement in Free Hand Dra0ing.-Kate
| May
| Grectest number Of Perfect Recitotaons Kate
| Nav, Laura Nance
| Excellence IN Latin.-Eva Bowe.
INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT..
/ Improvement in Free hand Draaoing.-Ev1e
| Gooch.
/ Improvement in M,tsic.-Mattie Otey, Matte
| Wayt.
| Guy. Matte Wayt.
| Improvement IN omposition.-Mildred Hutch
| eson, Mary Young.
| Excellence IN ArIhnaetic.-Lizzie May FitZ,
| Emma Pasco.
/ Excellence in English analysts Stella Hutche~
] son.
| Excellence IN Junior Lotin.-Nettie Baker,
| Matte Wayt.
ErceUence in High Junior Lostn.-Mary
| Stribling.
i SENIOR DEPARTMENT.
Excellence IN Modern HistOry.-Heen Bird
| GEES Mary Stribing
| Ercelgence IN Ancient History - Virginia
| Lucas Sue Stribling
Excellence in Entire History Course-Camille
Mercier-
English Literature. First C1ass.-Cornelia
| May.
| Second Class.-Maria Pratt. Gussie Patter-
SOD.
Teaching Junior Culisthenics-Perle Habicht.
| GOLD MEDALS.
Excellence, IN CuAstlenics.- Annie Child
Lettie Scott.
s5s1F s sss nfs.iea8u aaiaf}}e 11ifts1eyi
| French intermediate CIoss.-Virgnia Lucos
| First honor. Willie Cozby.
Latin, Intermediate Class.-Madge Gilkeson.
| First honor. Willie Cozby.
Gerqnnn First Honor.-Bessie Reeves.
4 English Composition. Miss Sy2ickle7'S Glass;
| Virginia Lucas
Mss Wr5ghcs Class. First Honor.-Helen
| Bridges
Exceuence IN Crayon.-M Mabel Tinsley, Annie
| Tate.
| EFrcezle1ce in PAINTING Alice Aunspaugh,