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JOHN STEPHENSON SEMINARY
COMMENOEMENT

OF Winchester, Va, which was dellVered IN
the PRESBYTERIAN Church on Sunday night.
The centre block of pews was occupied by
the Young ladies of the school and the re-
naming space filled by interested spectators
and friends Dr. Graham preached from
Proverbs 1881: Favor is deceitful and
beauty is vain but a woman that feareth
the Lord, she shall be praised "a thought
ful and finished address.
The large audience that filled Washing
ton Hall Monday night was entertained
with music, vocal and instrumental, by the
pupils of Prof Max Brownold, Madame
Ruhl, and the other accomplished teachers
connected with the neutrality-suspicious.
ances that indicated painstaking and tire
less effort on the part ofthe students no less
than the ability of the instructors. Wegiye
the program below. A striking feature and
one that received great applause from the
audience, was the vocal solo-Lullaby-by
Miss Mary Reiuinger, with chorus. SINH
larly pleasing were the other vocal pieces
duet by Misses Maud Griffith and Mary
Latimer. and solos by Misses Maggie Nc
Knight and Lille Hagey. Among the in
strumental pieces were several piano quar-
tettes, finely executed-one Of them by four
very little girls.
PROGEAM-PARr I.
rtettca-NIarche Celebre-Misses y. b.
and NJ NJ Woodwork, NJ. Griffith and NJ. L.
latimer.
> Duett-Ia Chasse Misses n. D.
Berrct and f. S. Gallaher
g. Duet-NMllance POlkat-MiSses p. Hop
zins and f. Morrison.
Z. Vocal Solo-Around the Camp Firet-Miss
Lille Hag.ey.
s. Duet-Le Petit Carnival MasterG Brown
and Miss b Ruhl.
6. Duetf-New Years Greeting-Misses B.
Ruhi and A. Hagley.
z PianoSolo Beautiful Shepherdess-Miss
T. X. Hough.
s Quar,ettes-Die Lorely-Misses y. Curry,
NJ. Gnni,h. G. w Chew and NJ NJ Woodwork.
o. Vocal SOlOf-Wheu the DcwdropS Kiss
the Daisies-Miss NJ. Mcknight.
DO. Qulrtette -Mnuet Won MOsart rs Dur
Misses A. T. Wilson, NJ. l.. Hardesty, L. W.
Campbell and l.. w Willis.
H. Piano Solo Air Suisse-MiSs A. l.. Barr.
H. Piano Solo-Fleur Des Aipes-Miss A.
ls Ouintet,e Bella Bocca Polka-NIisses
L. W. Campbell. L. III. Willis, n. l.. Wilson
and ~ T.. Hardesty and Max Brownold.
PART IL.
1. Quartet.e -WateLtanz Und ChOr-Misses
NJ Griffith t. b. Champion, y. B. Woodwork
and F. r. Hough.
2. Piano Solo -Impromptu 0p. 29-Miss L.
A. Lppitt.
8. Tdot-Gypsy Polka-Nessrs. C. Diehl, c.
Thrush and "a. Brown.
Piano Solo Caprice Hongrois-Mi>s NJ. E.
Latimer.
5 Vocal solo -Lullaby-NIjss NJ. Reininger
Is. Quartette -Marsch-Misses y. l. Willis
T. A. Lippitt. I. G.. Lippitt aud l. c. Amber.
3. Duet Grand Galop dc Concert-Mlsses
A. Curry and w. Griffith
s. Quartetef-H Haunting Eyes Galop-MiSSes
*. nmberlake, NJ Scuaeiier A. Bates and l..
9. Piano Solo.-steIa Waltz-Nusa \. L.
TO- Observation-Disclosures Blush Waltz
Misses w. Mcknight, y. Turner, A. Campbell
and e. Turner.
PART III.
T. Quartette -Einmgder Gastrauf Wartburg
Misses l. g.. Amber, l.. G. Lippitt, l.. A.
Lippitt and g. L. Willis
Vocal Duetf-Misses NJ. Griffith and NJ. Lat
imer
Quarte,te -Polonaisc-Nliss NJ T. Latimer,
Max Browno,d. Misses A. J.. Barr and c. W.
Chew.
Z. CborusI-Nisht-vocal Glass.
Pieces marked thus were performed by
pupils of the Brownold class those marked
thus by the pupils of Madame Bertha Buhl,
and those marked thus by pupils oil o'her
teachers.
Following the musical program was the
presentation of prizes and certificates to
Prof Max Brownold pupils who had distin-
guished themselves in the divine art. The
awards of medals were determined not only
by the work done and progress made but in
part bv regularity Of attendance upon les
sons. The presentation speeches were by
T. G.. Green, Esq, and were brief, directand
graceful Miss L. A. Lippitt, whose aver
age was 9299. p'vs, received a gold medal,
q silver medal was given to Miss NJ. NJ.
Woodwork. average 999S, pl'ls, and ano-
Their 90 Miss y. b. Woodwork Certificates
of Proficiency were awarded TO Miss l.. c.
Lippit. whose marks averaged 90 %, Plus,
and to Misses NJ. f. Latimer and Mamie
Hardesty, not far behind in the average for
the wear. Two Of Prof Brownold's pupils,
whose marks would have entitled them 30
certificates. forfeited them by declining to
play i'm the concert. Miss Mary Z. Lati-
mer was the recipient of a silver medal for
" caretuluess with all that the word
implies.
The exhibition Of the two classes in Cal
is,henics closed the evening The drill uu-
der the leadership of the teacher, Miss Ber-
tina Buhl, was unusually attractive and in
teresting. The little girls in the junior
class went through the intricate evolutions
with remarkable precision, and thegraceful
movements of the young ladies in the older
class. to the inspiring measures of the
Heavenwari march or the less cheerful
strains of John Browns Body held the
spectators spellbound. The dance around
the May pole'-a bewildering combination
of bright ribbons and rhythmic motion aud
lovely faces and forms-must be left to the
imagination of those who were so unfortu-
nate as not to- see it.
The arrangement of exercises for Tuesday
night wa, as follows: