Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-06-14
Vireinia FemaIe Institute.

Lavinia Argabright.
Virginia Female Institute.
This college held it's closing exercises OF
| Wednesday morning. Its history during
the session just closed has been a repetition
of that which has characterized it ever,
year of Mrs. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart's ad
mirable management-its prosperity ha
increased, it's high standard has been main
tanned, and every distinction awarded hal
been thoroughly earned The Art Depart
ment was very attractive this year ant
among it's noticeable attractions were waite
color portraits of Gen. j. E. B. Stuart, ant
his daughter Mrs. r. p. Waller of Norfolk
Virginia Stuart), executed by his niece
Miss E. Stuart. The first WAS made from 8
photograph. Both are fine pieces of work. W.
take the following from the awards made
and which were delivered by Col. james H
Skinner:
MEDALISTS.
For Scholarship-MissB Bessie Hullihen of Staun
ton; Instrumental Music-Miss Johnston of Va.
General Excellence-Miss Carrie White of Staun
ton; Vocal Music-NisS N. Betsworth of Balti
| more; Greatest Improvement in Painting-Mls
4: Merryman of Baltimore; Language Medal eds,
MlSS A. IL. j ones Oh Va, dllu OdllS
thenics-Miss Ramsey of Md.
PRIZES.
Best Competitive English mposition-Miss
Bessie Hullihen; Improvement in Calisthenics-
Miss Lou BraXton: Excellence in the Primary
Department-Miss Steptoe of Va; Day Scholars
Prize for Department, Neatness and General Elk
cellence-Mlss Carrie c. Terry of Staunton; I'm
provement in Drawing-Mss Mamie Hale of
StauntOn.
FULL GRADUATE.
Miss Parker Ramsey of Maryland
The Semi-Centennial at the v. MI.
We are indebted to the officers of the
Virginia Military Institute for an invita-
tion to the semi-centennial celebration
there, commencing ON June 29th and
ending on the evening of July 4th. The
following is the programme
Friday evening, June 18th .........Cadet Ministries
Saturday @ 29th......Society Celebration
Monday. July Battery Drill with firing
evening.-..............Gy Exercises
Tuesday, July Drill
Tn r; dr Germ man
musletry firing
g evening ...........-....A Alumni Banquet
July LIST, I'd or 3rd dependent on the weather
Review of corps by Governor and
7 Board of Visitors.
July 3rd and 4th. .....Set apart for Semi-Centen-
NAL Celebration
July 4th, Graduating exercises
" evening"..-..'.... OF fireworks
...-......CdttotS Srfanu Bal
The Semi-Centennial exercises will con
sist of an address by Hon. Chas. ]. Faulk-
ner, of West Virginia; an historical sketch
by Col. J. Z. L. Preston of the steps taken
to establish the V. M. [. prepared at the
request of the Board); Semi-Centennia]
poem, by Mrs. Margaret j. Preston writ
ten at the request of the Board an address
by Governor Fitzhugh Lee; addresses from
several of the oldest surviving members of
the Board of Visitors, possibly Judge w.
W. Crump of Richmond, Judge George
Blow, of Norfolk, Gen. w. B. Taliaferro
of Gloucester, and Gen. Jubal EARLY, of
Lynchburg. Ex-Goyernors Holiday, KEN
per and Cameron have also been invited to
participate i'll the exercises. A large gath
ering is expected, and it is believed that
every graduating class from 1872 to 1885
will be represented.
n Wesleyan Female Institute.
( In the list of medals awarded at the Yves.
leyan Female Institute, that awarded Miss
Veva Young, living near Fishersville, fol
leadership in Calisthenics, and another
awarded her for German, We're inadyertent.
ly omitted.
A diploma awarded Miss Birdie Roller il
History, was also omitted.
Staunton Female Seminary.
In the list of medalists at that schoo
given last week, the following were acct
dentally omitted:
For Elocution-Miss Lucy Clare of Deerfield
Excellence in Instrumental Music-Miss Mollie
Carpenter of Rockingham Star Medal in Instru-
mental Music-AIss Maria ROdeffer of Loudoun
ca full graduateG Vocal Music-Miss Lizzie
Filler of Loudoun.
Miscellaneous.
The Independent, speaking of the closing
exercises of the Lewisburg CIV. Va.) Fe
male Seminary, speaks very highly of the
forty paintings and crayons exhibited by
Miss Louise Halves Art pupils OF the
school itself, it says: sit holds it's place in
the front rank Of schools for the culture
education and training of young ladies
The Principal, Prof. G. E. Young, is one
of the first educators in the country
Among the distinguished pupils was Miss
Edith Hawpe of Greenville, Augusta coun
ty, who won Distinctions in Chemistry
Natural Philosophy and English Literature
Among the visitors at the closing exer.
cises of Won Bora College, Luray, of which
Rev. J. l. Miller is Principal, were Messrs
Wn4. Mowry and Eugene Coyner of Au
gusta, each Of whom has a sister there. II
the list of distinctions for those who receiv
ed more than an average Of 95 Oh all reports
during the term, we see the name of Miss
Edith Coyner of Augusta. Among thos,
who received diplomas, having graduated il
the Teachers Course, was Miss BESSIE
Mowry Of Augusta.
The following teachers have been elected
for the Harrisonburg Public Schools-Prin
cipal, Chas. G. Maphis; (first assistant no
yet filed; I'd Assistant, Miss Mary Chris
man; Sd. Miss Mollie Conrad 4th, Mis-
Carrie Burnley; 5th, Miss Alice Funk
houser, and 9th, Miss Belle Hannah.
The corps Of instructors at the Lynch
burg Normal, which so many of the Staun
ton and Augusta teachers expect to attend
is as follows Prof. Alexander E. Frye
(conductor), Geography; Prof. Ed E. Sheib
Psychology; Miss Celestial Parrish, Arith
metic; Miss Pauline Cash. Grammar an,
History; Miss Josephine Locke, Drawing
Miss Sarah E. Griswold, Primary Methods
and also in charge of school Of Observation
and Practice. Misses Locke and Griswol
fill responsible chairs in what is Gale
"Col. Parker's Normal SCHOOL, at CHI
cago.
Miss Annie r. Austin, who has bee
teaching in Augusta county, has returne
to her home in Lewisburg.
Gen. John E. Roller of Harrisonburg
announced to deliver the Biennial CRATIC
before the Literary Societies of Frankli
and Marshall College, Lancaster City, Pa