Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-06-24

iron the Ffes Presal

From the Free Rress.1
The Commencement exercises were
concluded at the town hall on Nom
day night. After an opening chorus
Iprayer was onerediby Rev. Miles S..
Read. Compositions were read
Miss Mary Latimer's by Rev. ~ O..
Campbell and Miss Ora Turner's
by herself, and vocal music was rem
dered by members Of Madame Ruhh's
class-solo by Miss Maggie Schaeffer
and duet by Misses Annie Aisquith
and Nary Latimer. Rev. q. n.
Campbell introduced Rev. e. b.
Prettyman, of Maryland, whose
theme was. why Education is I'm
pertant; and When May a GirI be
Educated?" Mr.. Prettyman deliv-
cred a finished address, practical
and oommon-sense, yet eloquent,
treatment of the subject, full of
Thoughts to be preserved and advice
Ito be followed. His grace of man
ner and distinctness OF speech en-
HANGED the beauty of his words, and
the address was by many pronounced
the best of it's kind. After a piano
solo by Miss Mary Hopkins, the cal
isthenics drill delighted and bewiI-
dered the assembly for what seemed
a very short time the movements
were unusually intricate and difficult,
and performed, so far Is the lockers
on could tell, with hnfaiIing precis-
lion. An instrumental trio by Misses
ECurry, Champion and Parsons varied
the exercises.
General certificates were given to
ithose whose marks on conduct and
diligence in study averaged at least
80; special certificates to those whose
course in any study was finished sat
isfactoriTy. Certificates were award
ed as follows: those marked thus =
received general certificates, those
marked thus + special certificates in
the branches mentioned.
Nellie Turner 99.5+ Physiology; Ada Curry
99S Physiology. Philosophy. Algebra, Botany.
Eng. History. Arithmetict; Eliza Gallaher $50
Physiologyf; Mary Wilson 81 u. s. History,
Eng. History, Word Analysisf; Ora Turner
$685. French, Eng. Literature. Chemistry, Ge-
ometry, Psychology, Algebraf; Lizzie Cramp-
ton 96% Physiology, Philosophyfi Daisy Shfr-
Icy 961$ Philosophy. Physical Geography, AS
tronomyf; Lulie Middlekauff 96%; Ellen Moore
% GhuI& OuI1pOcll bOFi hu1le washington
$3.50 Philosophy, French, Gen'l History, Bot
any. Chemistry, Algebraf; Minnie Hopkins
95.5%-French. Algebra. Astronomy. Eng. Liter
ature, Botany: Chemistryti Bessie Parsons 95S
Botany, Higher English, Chemistry, General
Historyf; Lily Hagfeys Eng. History. q. s.
History. Word Analyst; Janet HehdersonF
Physical Geography: Physiologyf; Eugenia
Schaefer% Philosophy. Gen. History. Algebfaf;
Bessie Taylor Philosophy, Physiology. Phys
zeal Geography, Higher English, Chemtstr5f;
Verde TssSs PPhHi.SoPbby. Botany, Higher
Psychology. Physical Geography, Phiosnphy,
French, Algebra, Chemistry; Mary Wood Gen.
History: Philosophy; Lucia Zell* Physiology,
Eng. Historyf; Maria Taylor* Eng. History.
nell* Word Analysis, u. s. History; Eng. His
toryt; Annie Hendricks o. g. History. Eng.
History, Word Analysisf; Ella Conrad% Physi-
olegyf; Aunie Aisquith Eng. Literature, PHI
losophy. Algebraf; Annie Barr Eng. Liter
ature, Nat. Philosophy; Sallie Blew Phys
iology;. Physical Geographic Annie Camp
bell Physiology; Fannie. Crookston Word
Analysis. U. 6. IIistoryf; Maggie Mason
Philosophy. Chcnlistryf; Maggie Mcknight
Physiologyf; Lena Porter; Louise Laiimer#;
Elsie Haines%+i Lucy Grifith%i Clara Hoof+;
irene Wilt; Ida Thomas; George Lindsay :;
Amelia Hopkins Gen. History. Philosophy.
French. Botany, Chemistry.
NPrlzes for composition yer dis
tributed as follows by Rev. G. N.
GamphnlI 1st class Mise n--A
Turner; End class, Misses Ada Curry
and Bessie Parsons (equal mcrit) /;
Sd class, Miss Janet Henderson; 4th
class, Miss Lily HagIey; 5th class,
Miss Lulie Middlekauff; 9th class,
Miss Louise Latimer; Primary De
partment, Miss Irene Wilt.
Prizes in spelling in their several
classes were awarded to Miss Mary
Hopkins, Nellie Turner and Louise
Latimer.
Miss Ada Curry received the prize
for best penmanship, and Miss An
mic Barr for greatest Improvement in
writing.
A medal for good conduct in Pri.
mary Department was given to Miss
Dora Thomas. Misses Lucy Griffith
and Mary Wilson received especial
mention for department.
Prizes for c~alisthenics in Primary
Department were awarded to Miss
Katie Wyatt and Master Charlie
Campbell.
Miss Halle Washington carried of
the prize in the Art Department.
Rev. Dallas Tucker, in an appro-
pirate speech, presented a medal for
calisthenics, let class, to Miss Ada
Curry, also a prize TO Miss Eliza Gal.
laher, who did not compete for the
medal. Prizes in the second class
we're given to Misses Mary Wilson
and Louise Latimer.
Rev. DR.. Hopkins announced that
the school had been allowed to deter
mine by vote who merited the prize
to be given to the best girl in school.
The election had resulted in q tie,
and he therefore, presented prizes
to the two best girls-Miss Daisy
Shirley and Miss Mary Latimer.
Rev. G. N. Campbell, with words
of commendation, gave the diplomas
to the three graduates, Misses Mary
Hopkins (average $3.50, Mary r.
Latimer (96.31 and Katie Washing
ton (95.4). Miss Ora Turner com
pleted the entire course except one
or two branches which she had not
taken up, and, therefore, did not re-
ceive a diploma.
After a farewell song by Madame
Rnhl's vocal class the benedictiou
was pronounced by Rev. w. G.
Campbell.