Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-06-05
THE COMMENCEMENTS.
Wesleyan Female Institute.

This college Of which Rev. VIM. A. Har-
ris, D. d., is President, closed it's most
successful session on Tuesday last. 1t has
had 1873 pupils and no death OF sickness
during the year among them. The dlsc1p-
line has been excellent. Rev. Dr.. j. Ill.
| Boyd of Baltimore, delivered the commence
ment sermon, and Rev. Dr.. J. j. Lafferty
of Richmond, the address before the Liter
airy Societies. We give below the list OF
full graduates and the degrees conferred:
| Full Graduates-Della McLaurin of Miss;
| Zuleika Weems of Texas.
Bachelor of Arts-Adona Colouna, Carrie
! Norris and Minnie Norris of Va, and Ger
trude Bowman of w. Va.
| Bachelor of Scence-Q. and Y: johnson OF
Alabama, Lucille Buchanan of W. Va, and
| Mamie Fielder of S. G.
| Full Graduates in Music-Maude Weaver
of Staunton, Va. and Anna Edith McMul-
| Ian of Va.
| Among the medalists was Kate Anthony
| of StauntOn, for Calisthenics. Among the
graduates in the schools were the following
the School of English Language, Ressle
Ruff Of Augusta; French, Maggie Bell Rol-
Ter of Augusta; Philosophy, Kate Anthony
of StauntOn, and Natural Philosophy,
Katie Knowles of Staunton.
Among those who received Distinctions
were Gertrude Peterfsh, Mary Sydnor,
Augusta Crosby, Lillian Moore, Alice
YOst, Josie Knowles, Irene and Helen Bur-
russ of Staunton, and Maggie Bell Roller,
Ressie Ruff, Annie Moran, Virginia MO-
ran and Veva Y oung of Augusta. y
Staunton Female Seminary,
This college of which Rev. James Willis
A. NJ, is Principal, closed it's session on
Tuesday. The commencement exercises
we're more varied than usual and gave great
satisfaction to the large number who at
tended them. The Art Exhibition attrac-
ted much attention, the notable works in
it by pupils from this vicinity being by
Miss Kate Coleman, Willie Conner, Eva
Pifer, Carrie Danner and Maggie Willis
At the closing concert under the direction
of Prof. Eisenberg and Miss Charlotte
Jaffe, the fine voice OF Miss Anna Rodeffer,
attracted much attention.
Medalists-GOld medals were awarded to
Gertrude Carpenter, Va, for Instrumental
Music; Anna Rodeffer of Va, for Vocal
Music, and Carrie DeWaIt of S. c., for
Art.
Diplomas-Full diplomas were given the
following pupils-Mary L. Harner, Lucy
Souder, Anna Rodeffer and Daisy Tanner
Of Va, and Estelle Griffith of S. G.
Graduates in SchooIs-The following pu-
pills completed their course in various
schools-Rebecca Shreckhise, Noble Cole
man, Maud Olive Osborne, Fannie Hodnet
and Ella Tate.
Observation-Disclosures from Augusta and
Staunton winning Distinctions were-Sal-
lie Mcclure, Cora Sheets, Daisy Tanner,
Bessie Tanner, Lucy Baylor. Minnie Trib-
bett, Ella Tate, Fannie Keller, Rebecca
Shreckhise and Rena Shannon.
Staunton Military Academy.
The Staunton Military Academy, Capt.
VIM. II. Kable Principal, had the usual
well ordered commencement of an estab-
lished school of national reputation. In
the competitive drill for the best drilled
company, the judges-Judge J. G.. Winter
of Texas, and Captains w. G.. Kinney and
G. P. Barnett, awarded the gold medal to
Company B, Cadet Captain G. Lee Jester
Of Texas, commanding, over Company A,
Cadet Captain w. G. Kable Of Va, com
handing. There were twelve entries for
the best drilled cadet. After they were
dropped out one by one for errors, the
match between Cadets Hoge and Kennedy
was close, but after repeated trials the
medal for greater precision was awarded to
Cadet J. M. Hoge Of Staunton. The drills
were followed by a review of the cadet
battalion by the Principal, Capt. Kable, |
the Stonewall Brigade Band furnishing
the music, which was witnessed by a large
number of citizens. Hon. H. st. Geo.
Tucker presented the medals.
THE MEDALIsTs.
The final exercises of the Academy took |
place Tuesday morning:
Cadet e. F. Garrison of Texas, received
the medal for the highest class standing in
the school, Cadet W. Hullihen of Va,
making highest in class standing in the
Academic Department.
Cadet W. T. Shananhouse of n. c., re-
ceived the medal for General Excellence
Cadets Yates and HILBERT of Va, Hooff
of w. Va, and Henderson of Texas, re-
ceived Honorable Mention.
Judge Winter Of Texas made the presen-
tation speeches.
The exercises were closed with short
and excellent talk to the cadets by Rev.
James Nelson, D. D.
The following is list of the Sta unton
and Augusta cadets who received
DISTINCTIONS.
Distinctions in the I'd class-W. Hull
hen, S. D. Timberlake and W. G. Kable
In the Bird class-J. M. Lushbaugh, D. L.
Fultz, W. B. Trout, w. L. Olivier, Jr.,
and j. M. Hoge; In the 4th class-E. Hib-
bert, H. N. Cootes, W. w. Keblinger. C.
L. Todd and J. b. Cochran; In the Pre-
paratory class-W. W. Gibbs, j., E. Kir-
by and r. Kirby.
The present session has been one of the
most successful in the history of the Acad-
envy, in good order, number of pupils and
thoroughness Of the work done.
White Waiter Girls.