Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-05-29
The College Commandments.


The College Commandments.
THE FINAL EXERCISES AT TIE Auo 90 =
FEMALE SEMINARY.
The closing exercises Of the session Oh
1S9O-91 at the Augusta Female Seminary
Miss M. J. Baldwin Principal, commenced
on Friday last with the Art RECEPTION
There were about an hundred pictures ar-
ranged with much artistic skill for eX-
h1bition. They included free-hand drawing,
object studies in charcoal and crayon, draw
ings from casts, and some really good OILS
The work which deserved special mention
for delicacy of taste and correctness OF eN-
ecution was that of Misses Dung, Epes,
Haughwout, Philips and Baldwin. Misses
Baldwin and Epes won the medals for ex-
cellence in Crayon, and Misses Philips ana
Baldwin for painting. The China palntlng
was unusually fine, presenting curious ana
beautiful designs in Royal Worcester, &c
The work of this department reflected credit
alike upon teacher and pupils. Miss Bess Sic
Young Of Staunton, a graduate Oh thls
School of Art, has been in charge OF 1T for TWO
years, and has made for herself quite d rep
utation. Miss Fairchild has been IN charge
of the Art Department many years, ana
has well sustained the high reputation
with which she came to this city Her
pupils have not only taken medals III Cfayon
and Oil work at the fairs in their own
States, but at the Paris Exhibition carried
off the medal for the best work from Amer
lean schools. This year she has been ably
assisted by Miss Irwin.
On Sunday the commencement sermon
was delivered at the First Presbyterian
church before the pupils by Rev. A. u.
Mcclure of Baltimore, and the closing ex-
ercises and delivery of awards took place
on Tuesday morning. The report OF the
PRINCIPAL for the session shows that there
were 246 pupils and that the discipline OF
the school and health of the scholars was
never better.
The Awards of Merit.
We give below the awards received by
pupils from Augusta county and Staunton.
One pupil however, who came from neither,
but is from Martinsburg, West Virginia,
deserves a special mention-Miss Sue Strib-
ling, who was a full graduate. In every
class she has been, she kept at the head and
during the session has received eight med
ais, three Of which she took at this COM
mencement.
CERTIFIC ATEs
Mary Kirby of Staunton, for improvement
in instrumental music; Ethel Gibbs of Angus
TIA, for improvements on guitar; Ella Paris and
Salle Patterson of Staunton, excellence IN
vocal music; Maggie Hogshead of Augusta
for neatness.
CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY.
| Natural Philosophy-LizZie Hanger anC
Matte Wayt of Staunton; Chemistry-Lizzit
Hanger; English Literature, Mary Guy and
Lizzie Hanger; History, Carrie Bell and Laura
Summerson of Staunton, and Fannie Sprou-
of Augusta; Mental and Moral Philosophy
Lizzie Hanger and Maggie Hogshead; Latin
Gussie Bumgardner Of Augusta, and Matte
Wayt and Mary Guy; Mathematics, Lizzie
Hanger; Improvement in Drawing, Mary
Kable, Mary Morton, Annie Bell Timberlak'
duu SdulG v oil iOdl3 ElOuCl, NuoolO ouLi
gardner and Maggie Hogshead; Harmony AM
History of Music. Maggie Hogshead.
Preparatory Northumberland Excel
lence, Mary Brooke of Augusta; greatest mum
Der of perfect recitations, Virginia Abby
Mamie Guy and Fannie Peck; Latin, Netti
Du Bose.
Intermediate Department-Im il
Penmanship, Bessie Summerson of Staunton
Improvement in free-hand drawing, Mar
White of Staunton; improvement in dictatio
and composition, Agnes Miller and Nettie D.
Bose; Excellence in same, Carrie Bell
Pauline Du Bose and Mary White; Latin
Ethel Gibbs, Augusta.
Senior Observation-Disclosures History, Car
RE Bell; Rhetoric, &C., Lizzie Hanger.
GOLD MEDALS.
Improvement in Vocal Music Fannie Pari
and Gertrude Abby of Staunton; EXcellenc
on Piano, Gertrude Abby Of Staunton.
FIRST HONOR, STAR MEDALS.
Music on piano, Maggie Hogshead of Al
gusta; Annie Walters of Staunton, and Nett
Stricken of Ca, a daughter of Rev. q.
Strickler; Scholarship, Lizzie Hanger.
GRADUATES
Literary Department-LiZzie Dunlap Hal
p ger, of Staunton; Sue Brown Stribling,
W. Va.
Conservatory Of Music-Maggie TaylC
Hogshead, of Augusta county; Minnie Crocl
EFT Bohon, of KY, and Nettie Moore Strict
Ter, of Ga.
Elocution-Minnie Crockett Bohon, of KY
n and Aletheia Lucille Foster, of La.
f The Next College Commence
ment.
y The next commencement in order
the Staunton Female Seminary, beginnir
: tomorrow morning at 1920 o'clock wit
the Art Exhibition, and ending Tuesda
e morning. The annual concert takes plat
, Monday evening at s o'clock.