Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-06-13


Female Seminary at Waynesboro last week
among the three Literary graduates was
Miss Meta Pratt of Augusta, a daughter Of
Capt. g. Julian Pratt. The full graduate
was Miss Minnie Crump OF Arkansas
Among the pupils who received distinc-
lions were the following from Augusta and
the vicinity:
Senior Scholarship medal, Grace Hull OF
Rockbridge Intermediate Scholarship media =,
Bette Wilson, Rockbridge; Moral Philosophy
medal, Fannie Davidson, Rockbridge; Pen
manship prize, Sallie Miller, Augusta; Prizes
for never having broken rule OF the school
during the session.. Davidson, Meta Pratt,
Marian Pratt, Kate Marshall, Jennie Payne,
B. Wilson, Pearl Teter, L. WhitlOck, B. Fox,
A. Bruce, e. Gibson, NJ. Kirby, E. Coyuer, D.
three sessions, medal to Willie Plumb; Gen
eral Excellence prize, Lula Dudley.
Washington g. Lee University.
The following is the programme Of the
final exercises at Washington Il Lee Uni
versity next week-Sunday, June 18th, II
A. NJ, Baccalaureate Sermon, Rev. S. A.
Goodwin, D. D.; 8 P. NJ. address before
the Young Mems Christian Association
Rev. H. Melville Jackson, D. D.; Monday
June 10th, P. NJ, Annual Regatta; P.
NJ, Final Celebration of the Literary So
cieties; Tuesday, June 18th, Alumni day,
10 A. NJ, Annual meeting of Board of Trus-
tees, 5 P. NJ, Annual meeting OF Alumni
Association, 8 P. M, Annual address be-
fore the Alumni, by Rev. George w. Finley,
d. D.; Alumni Banquet ; Wednesday
June 18th, II A. M, Commencement Ex-
ercises, delivery of Diplomas, Certificates,
Prizes, &c. 10 P. M, final ball.
Educational Personals,
It is an excellent record for the Staunton
Public Schools, that three of the pupils who
won scholarships in the Staunton Female
Colleges received medals at those colleges
this session. They were-Miss Lizzie
Hanger, medal on Latin from Augusta
Female Seminary; Miss Carrie Bell. medal
on German from Augusta Female Semina-
~, and Miss Mamie Pritchard, scholarship
medal from Virginia Female Institute.
Of the Virginia Female Institute Facul-
ty, Mrs. Gen. Stuart will go to Virginia
Beach; MI. Berkeley Minor to Hanover
county; Miss Duval and Miss Kate Duval
to Lexington and Virginia Beach; Miss D..
E. Ives to Morehead, N. c.; Miss M. z.
Ramsey to Capon Springs; Miss A. II. Lit
tie TO Fairhaven, Mass; Miss Watkins to
Saratoga and the Massachusetts coast; Miss
Mckee has already goneto Berlin, Prussia,
and Prof. Webb left yesterday morning
with a party for his annual fishing excur-
sion to Greenbrier River, w. Va, for two
weeks, after which he will travel all sum-
mer for the Barckholf church organ Go.
Miss Lula J. Bushong, daughter Of Rev.
A. A. J. Bushong. pastor Of the Lutheran
church at Woodstock, and formerly Of Au-
gusta county, carried off the highest honors
Of the graduating class at the Hagersuown,
(Md.,) Female Seminary.
June 18th, 10th and 18th at the West
Point Military Academy, Cadets for en-
trance examination are ordered to report.
Among those SO ordered are VIM. A. Pratt
ferro, il, of Buckingham county, his al
ternate.
At the close of the session of Mrs. Porter
Woodward S music class, two medals were
presented, one to Miss Katie Anthony for
improvement and faithful practice, the
other to Miss Edna King for improvement
and perfect lessons,
Julian bowman who taught in Augusta
this year, has returned to his home in Eau
quier.
The Suffolk Herald of Friday says ::
Miss Lavinia Agabright, who has the dis
tinction of being one of the brightest and
most thoroughly equipped graduates of the
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute at Staun-
ton, Va, and who has been the governess
in County Treasurer Fl. E. Smiths family
the past session, left on Tuesday for her
home in Bluefeld, w. Va, where she will
spend the Summer. She will return to
Suffolk in September.
Among the orators Of the day at the COM
mencement exercises at Roanoke College
this week, was Chas. A. Freed of Augusta.
Among those on the stage of the Rich
mond Theatre, Monday night, on the occa-
sion of the 3Sth commencement of the
Richmond Female Institute, was Rev. j..
M. Frost, D. D., former pastor of the Bap-
fist church here, and brother of Mrs. M.
N. Bradley. The Richmond Dispatch of
Tuesday says: SIN presenting the medals
for Latin and French, Dr.. Frost only spoke
about three minutes, but his remarks were
practical, and he congratulated the recipi-
ents and urged them to further explore the
fields of science which they had opened up
for themselves. -
Miss Mary c. Tapscott, of this city, but
for three years member of the Tuscaloosa
(Ala.) Female College faculty, will arrive
here to-day, with her sister, to spend her
vacation at Mr.. j. A. Templeton's.
Prof. F. G.. Hartman of the Pantops
Academy faculty has arrived to spend h is
vacation at his home, No. ia n. Augusta
street.
Miss Carrie Tipping who has been teach
ing in Brownsville, Tenn, is at home for
the vacation.
MI. Chamberlayne Ia brother Of the late
John Hampden Chamberlayne of Rich
mond), was, on Tuesday, elected teacher of
deaf -mutes at the d. D. & B., in place of
Mr.. j. H. Lindsay resigned.
Brevitles.
There will be a field trial tomorrow, Sat