Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-06-07
LOCAL.
THE SCHOOLS

THE CLOSING EvENTS-sTAUNTON PUB
Lie SCHOOLS-SHERWOoD FEMALE SEM
INARY-vALLEY FEMALE SEMINARY
WESLEYAN FEMALE INsTITUTE-sTAU
TON FEMALE SEMINARY VALLEY
HIGH SCHOOL-KABLE'S ACADEMY
MISS COLTON's sCHoOL-EDUCATIONA
PERSONALS.
&C., &C., &C.
We give below condensed account of
the food of school commandments which
has been passing over the city this week:
commencement at the Public Schools
The Public Schools of Staunton under
Superintendent w. w. Robertson, on Fri
day last held the closing exercises of one of
the most successful sessions they have ever
had-one in which they have given a liter
ally unanimous satisfaction to the public.
Not alone to the people of this city but tC
the one hundred parents outside OF the city
who so highly appreciate their excellence
that they send their children in to be edlI-
Gated at them.
The closing exercises of the High Schoo
took place in school building No. at II A.
M. After appropriate opening exercises
singing by the school and prayer by DR..
Nelson, reports from the several commit
tees ON school work were received and read.
MI. Ed. S. Sublett read the report on
Primary and High School work, after which
he spoke in complimentary terms OF the
thoroughness Of the work done in thepublic
schools and especially in the High School
department..
Prof. Dunsmore's report on copy-books
was next read, and then came Misses Cor
nelia May and Minnie Lackey's report on
maps and diagrams.
Under their proper heads below will be
found the names of those pupils deserving
special mention:
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Medalist-Best general average Lucy Irving
DiplomasIFull Graduation; Lucy Irving and
Scholarships; S. F. seminary-Maud Fletcher
years. A. F. Seminary-Bessie Turner, years;
Carrie Bell, years. W. +. Institute-Katie An
thony, years; Oracle Yost, years; Katie
Knowles, years.
Observation-Disclosures Bell, Oracle Yost Bessie
Turner, Katie Knowles, Watson Gooch, Louis
Witt, and IIalla Fletcher.
Special Mention-(3eometry. Lucy Irving; AL
zebra. Maud Fletcher English Literature, Katie
Knowles.
Post Graduate Course Rudolph Bumgardner
INTERMEDIATES HIGH SCHOOL.
Distinctions-Maud Matthews, Chas. Hutche-
son, Frank Atkins, Frank HUMPHREYS, John
Atkins, Amy Hart, Cammie Ryan, Warner
Olivier, Mary Trottef, and Teresa Bagby.
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
observation-disclosures V. Lambert $3.50, Edna
E. Powell, JOS. n. Lushbaugh. Dupuy Coleman
Chas Todd, Cora Pritchard, Lucy Smith, and
Special mention for excellent map of England
(42X50)-Annie E. Flfer.
FIRST GRAMMAR GRADE-A.
Dstinctions-Ham White, Watson Gooch, and
Horace Peck
Special Mention-Best diagram, Susie Perry;
Best work in Arithmetic, Ham White; Copy
books Fannie HogShead Helen Hanger, Susie
Perry, Norita Santini, and Horace Peck.
FIRST GRAMMAR GRADE-B.
Medal, best general average. Willie Geiger;
Prize greatest number OF perfect Ieeitatlo ms
Young, and BERTHE Wilson.
Dstinctions-Roy Turner, Alice Young, Lang
ley Heyden. Willie Geger and Frank Doake.
Special mention for acknowledgement
Huffman, Ollie Kerr, Lille Matthews, and Eva
Cox.
For sentence diagrams-R Lilley and BERTHE
Wilson.
DISTINGUISHED TOURS.
We give below the names of four pupils
in each grade-said pupils having made the
highest averages in their respective grades:
End CIR. Grade-Mildred Hutcheson, Addie Fau-
YER Matte Bickle and Jennie Hulihen.
Special mention for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Hutcheson, Addie Fauver, A. Irotter and Matte
Best copy-book-Mattie Bickle.
3rd Cir Grade-Lucy Cochran, Isabella Brooke
Adele Valz Margaret Ryan and Willie Ryan.
ap-drawing-Lucy Cochran, Ella Noon and
Isabella Brooke.
4th Or Grade-Madeline Barth, Willie Shep-
perd Katie Dunn and Blanche Shanholtzer.
y-book-Madene Barth.
1st Pr Grade-Esther Menefee, Mary Lambert
Gussie Bailey and Emmett Walters.
Copy -book-Esther Menefee:
I'd Pr. Grade-Josie Loeb, Edith Shewey, Clara
Nothnagel and Eugene Bumgardner.
Reproduction stories-Edna Shanholtzer and
Language Worl1-Bessie Leftwich.
Map-drawing-Geo Fifer.
Copy-book-Edith Shewey.
Sd Pr Grade-Giraham Cootes, Horace Hart
Ollie Smith and Louis Hutchinson.
Map-drawing-Lola Huffman
deburg.
ms
4th Pr Grade-Bessie Blackburn, Emma Black
burn Minnie Poyntz and Clara Timberlake.
Prize-best general average--Bessie Blackburn
Writng--.Sudie Powers and Mary Gait.
Composition-BeSsie Blackburn.
Diacritical marks-Emma Blackburn
5th Pr. Grade-A1ary Barr, MOu1e HalneS: Luc.
Writing-Willie Pilson, NJ. S. Cease and Newton
9th Pr. Grade-Mattie Peace, John Walters
wayt Timberlake and Eddie Wayman.
Writing-Wayt Undertake
DELIVERY OF THE DISTINCTIONS.
The delivery of the distinctions, &c.
was made as follows-Prizes and Distinc
tions in LIST Grammar Grade B, by Mr.
Hutchens; Distinctions in 1st Gramma
1,,rN PaIop. Dictinoti
Junior High School, by MI. DeBell Inter
mediate High School, by MI. Black; Senio
High School, by Nh. Bader; Scholarships
by MI. Jos. B. Woodward Of the SchoC
Board; Diplomas, by Rev. Dr. James Ne
son of the Board Of Directors of the Stat
Normal School; Medals for best genera
average, by MI. w. II. H. Lynn.
Remarks were make during the exercise
by Mr.. Frank B. Berkeley; President G
the City Council and Col. J. G. Shields
and the exercises closed with benedictio
10y Rev. DR.. Nelson.
Sherwood Female Seminary.
The second session Of Sherwood Femal
Seminary, of which Prof. j. LeWellyn Mas
sey is Principal, closed Oh Tuesday last
On the Saturday previous, from 10 A. M
to P. M, was given an Art Receptio
which was well worth attending. Tha
department has been under the directio
of Miss Adelia Taylor. The studio, a lare
room with a fine light, contained 10S pieces
the work of eight pupils, six Of whom ha
never taken Art before. The exhibits il
cluded crayons, oils, china, tapestry an
pastel work-the last presents the appear
ance of polished ivory. Miss Fannie Port
wood of Texas, who is in her second sessio
in Art. had on exhibition twenty pieces