Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-09-13
Educational Notes.
LEGEs FOR THE PRESENT SESSION
PERSONALS, sc.

CHANGES IN THE FACULTIES OF THE COL
LEGEs FOR THE PRESENT SESSION
PERSONALS, sc.
AT the Virginia Female Institute, Mis-
Leah Jones of Newbern, n. c., succeed
Miss Cooke, in the English department
Miss l. d. Mckee Of Maryland, succeed
Prof. Mussaeus, in charge of the Modern
Languages.
AT the Staunton Female Seminary, Prof
2. HI. Kirkland of st. Thomas, Ontario, il
added to the vocal and instrumental music
department. Miss Anna Schrewder of Sy
racuse, N. Y, graduate of Smith College
will teach Art and Elocution.
At the Augusta Female Seminory, Miss
Lila Beatty of South Carolina will assist
Miss Fairchild in the Art Department
Miss Fannie Taylor will assist Miss Tate
in the Preparatory Department, and Miss
Bessie Young will have charge Of the de
partment of China painting.
" AT the Wesleyan Female Institute, Miss
Lucy E. Wilton Of Ohio succeeds Miss w
w. Bennett, as head of the Art department.
and the following additions are made to
the staff-Miss Ada Odineal of Virginia,
English; Mrs. Carrie L. Cox of Texas,
Elocution and English; Mrs. L. Marina
duke Hicks of Missouri, Instrumental
Music, and Mr.. ]. D. Todd of Tennessee.
Belle Lettres and Elocution. n
At the D., D: & B. School, Miss Lydia
Hahn of Augusta will be Monitor of the
Deaf-Mute girls, in place Of Miss Patty M.
Albertson, who has accepted a position as
teacher in Rockbridge county. AT this
State School on Wednesday last, there were
~ pupils present, more than have been
present at the same period since the founda-
ton OF the school, fifty years ago. For the
last two sessions the school has had 141 pu-
pills, the largest number it ever had, and
filling its capacity. There will be fully that
number this session. This school, as we
have lately had occasion to say, is absolute
ly free, and all that is required for admis-
sion by pupils is to make application to the
Principal, Capt. 7. S. Doyle.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There are about ninety male and female
pupils from the single State of Texas, at
the Staunton boarding schools, this session.
On Friday the sleeping-car ''Ascalon''
arrived over the G. u 0. Ry. with forty
four pupils from Texas and Arkansas, for
Kable's Military Academy. They We're in
charge of Mr.. w. w. Gibbs. There were
omnibuses decorated with flags awaiting
them at the depot, and their passage through
the streets to the Academy excited good
deal of attention.
Miss Lola Sprinkle of Staunton has taken
the position of teacher of Music and Ger
man in Little Female College, at Littleton,
NC.
The Charlestown (W. Va Spirit of JEFF
ferson, says: ''Miss Julia Halter left on
Saturday for Staunton and Waynesbor
Va, and will return to Alabama on the
10th inst, to accept a fine school there
A correspondent of the Allegheny Senti-
mel, writing from the White Sulphur, says:
''Mr. Sandy Points of Staunton is a guest
at Caldwell Hotel. Miss Irene and Master
Watson Points of Staunton are at Mr.. and
Mrs. G. d. Dickson S for the school term. :"
Prof. III. Sheffey Roller is again the Prin-
cipal of the Luray Graded School, the next
session of which opens next Monday, Sept.
10th,
Prof. Will J. HUMPHREYS Of Pomeroy,
Ohio, has been elected teacher in the Mil
lei Manual Labor School of Albemarle, for
the coming session. His sister, Miss Bet
tie HUMPHREYS, will attend school in Staun-
ton.
Miss Rosa Kyle of Dunsmore Business
College, is visiting Mrs. Dickson, near the
White Sulphur.
Miss NJ. G. Tapscott of the Tuscaloosa
(Ala.) Female College, who has been spend
ing her vacation with her aunt, Mrs. J. A.
Templeton Of this city, started for Tusca-
loosa yesterday evening. Her sister, Miss
Julia, goes with her as pupil.
The Ronceverte, w. Va, News says:
''We learn that we are to lose Misses Lucie
Buchanan, Mary Williams, Evelyn Hen
ming and Spicer Sixeas, who expect to
attend the Wesleyan Female Institute,
Staunton, Va"
Miss Alice NJ. Yost graduate of the
Wesleyan Female Institute, and one of the
finest elocutionists and musicians our
schools have turned out, has taken the po-
sition of musical instructor at the Searcy
(Ark.) Female College, and leaves on the
18th inst. for that place.
Mr.. G. L. Jordan, County Superinten-
dent of Schools, has under consideration
taking position at the Miller Manual
Labor School in Albemarle to which he has
been elected. 1t is to be hoped that his de-
cision will be in favor of remaining in Au-
gusta, for he has made a conscientious, in
dustrious and efficient Superintendent.
The number of students at DunsmOre' S
Business College is larger this week than
at the same period in the session for any
year since the college was founded.