The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-10
BEGINNING LIFE.
THE ANNUAL SCHOOL COM
MENCEMENTS.

Richmond Female Institute. Emory and
Their Closing Observation-Disclosures by
Well-Known Speakers.
If lftheIparents Of the graduating class,
medalists and profcients Of the Richmond
Female Institute We're at the Theatre last
night, to witness the thirty-seyenth anni-
yersary Of that institute, their eyes must
have sparklod with lustre and their hearts
swelled with pride. Never in the history Of
the institution were there so many honor
girls; never before did SO many people rs
semble TO do honor to the girls, and
never did the girls look prcttier. The
graduating class. beautifully attired in
white. just a dozen in all. sat upon the
Observation-Disclosures in a semi-circie, while
the balance Of the Young ladies occupied
the three leit-hand rows on the floor Of the
building.
Mrs. =. W. Mckinney occupied the left
hand box, while the lady instructors Of the
Institute occupied the right hand box.
TIE STAGE.
on the stage were seated besides the
graduating class, the speakers and the
Board Of Trustees Of the Institute. They
were: Rey. Dr. Tiberius G.. Jones. Of Nor
folk; Thomas Nelson Page. LII. D., Rev.
DR.. J. VI. Frost. u. II. \. Tupper, Professor
Charles II. WiAston, Professor II. II, Harris,
Or. Charles II. Ryland, Mr.. Josiah Ryland.
Rev DR.. Bell DR.. f. p. Mathews, DR..
George Cooper Dr. George l.. Steel, Judge
Joseph Christian, Hon. John l.. Massey.
Rev. :. &. ClOptOn. Rev. DR.. Whitfield, Rev.
Mr. IutsOu. Mir. -. o. DAVIS, Dir. Kirk
Mathews and others.
At $40 O'Clock the curtain arose. DR..
Tuuper. the president OF the board Of truss
tees. who presided. came forward, and. after
a few remarks, announced Rev. Preston
Nash. who offered prayer
Dr. Charles Winston then delivered the
certificates Of proficiency in the prepara-
tory and collegiate schools.
PREsENTATIONS OF MEDALS.
In the absence of Rev. Hartley Carmi-
chael. DR.. Tupper delivered the medals for
music and art.
Rev. Dr. !. VI. Frost, in a brief hut ap-
pr0priate address, delivered the medals for
Latin and French. Professor Winston
awarded the diplomas in the collegiate
schools. The medal for scholarship WAS de-
liycrod by DR.. Thomas Nelson Page % Miss
Emma G.. Winfree. of Virginia. DIR. Page
address was thoughtful. humorous and elo-
quent. He said in the opening of his adj
dress.
don't know why / should have been in
Niled to present medal on scholarship, un-
less il was OWING 20 my friend DR. Tuppci IS
knowledge If my interest I'm all that concerns
the cause OF education I'm the South. and as
pecially all that concerns the dCNclOi meat
of our southern giils and women. or posi-
bly, 10 may have been due 10 tho fact mat as
never had any scholarship myself, he thought
could tell yOn more Of the advantages
which one wants without ~ Than most plheis
bDg. however. to assure you that Do gives me
great pleasure to appear as a participant on
ihe occasion of the commencement of seine
mary which is one Of the ornaments of ouf
Deautifai city, and rs presenting medal Tor
scholarship rs the only way IN when ! can
have any connection with sucO priZe, am
content 20 Doe participant even on these
terms
We nave 40 the south in the last genera
tiOu been going through condition ol
change, very ptr'l0us to "a people nature.
Nur old institutions have been swept away.
New one, nave superseded them, accom-
panied 10y ucW idoais new prOcc>scs. We
are in daHgs Ot lo-ilg not only some things
that we c.fu sIufc. NDt much that We cannot,
and some Things tlrt once gone are inc
gucab.e NmOn- tues' rs ana ideal woman
hood. IL haa never been surpassed ma all the
history of humanity rhe ~Outherncr WAS
justly proud of uany tnines, but Of nothing
$50 Justly as ol the typD ci WOmanhOOi which
his civilization had iioduced. IL was SO
tultlcss. trat llEo She statue OF Athene, ut
Athens. b. was known ltOm It's perfect on
that it coul1 have had none but divin"
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