Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-10
The School Commandments.
virginla Female Institute.

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morning last in the chapel Of the Institute
Quite number of visitors and town peo
pie were present, filling to overflow every
available part Of the hall. The programme
Throughout was a most pleasant one and
showed the school fully up to it's usual
standard Of excellence. The exercises were
under the direction of Prof. F. r. Webb
musical director of the school, and Misses
Fannie Tams and Mary Lowden. The
honors were presented to the young ladies
in appropriate terms by Col. J. Fl. Skinner
and Capt. L. D. Ransom.
| The following pupils are distinguished,
having attained general average of Is
OF more during the term:
Prizes-For excellence in composition
Shakespeare's complete works, Rebekah
Il Brown.
Greatest improvement in elocution; diction-
airy OF quotation, Winifred Sears.
Greatest improvement in drawing; an etcll-
ing, Janet Bell.
Greatest improvement in painting; an etch.
ing, Anna Cotton.
Greatest improvement in penmanship; gold
pen, Mildred Nelson.
Greatest improvement in calisthenics Long
fellows poems, Alice Curtis.
Medals-Highest grade OF scholarship in
collegiate department. Annie Conrad.
Highest grade of scholarship in academic
department. Lena Splitter.
Highest grade of scholarship in primary
department, Sue Webb.
Excellence in painting-completed course,
il Writ S. Brewer.
Excellence in drawing completed course,
Mable e. Browse.
Calisthenics-completedc course, Ethel Cum
Minis.
Instrumental music-Rebekah Brown.
i Vocal music-Pearl Bryan.
Full graduates Conrad and Anna
Cotton, Va.
Besides being distinguished the following
young ladies received
SPECIAL AND HONORABLE MENTION.
In English-K. Adams, A. Conrad, A. Col
ton, l.. Splitter, L. Tucker, S. Webb.
| Instrumental MuSic-K. Adams, A. Baech-
tel, r. Brown, A. Conrad, +. Digges, l..
Handley, M. Ransom, B. Robertson, l. j..
Scott J. Tucker, . L; Young; ,,,..,a ~,
Certificates of distinction to those who have
reached an average of nine -tenths on untinish-
ed studies:
Latin-K. Adams, W. Brewer, A. Conrad,
A. Curtis. L. Splitter.
German-R. Anderson, r. Brown, A. Con-
rad, L. Thomson, L. Tucker
French-K. Adams M. Chermside, A. Cum
minis, M. Mclean, /. j. Scott.
Brewer, r. Brown, A. Cotton, S. Craighill
| E. Cummins, A. Curtis, r. Davis, NJ Fraser,
G. Grinnan, NJ; Hoge, K; Kenney, M. Law
renee, N Mcbride, NJ. Nelson, l. J. Scott, L..
i SteDtOe, L. Thomson, l.. Tucker.
Arithmetic-B. Fauntleroy, M. Fraser, l..
Handy, L. Splitter. s. Webb.
Algebra-R. Anderson. M. Lawrence, M.
Mclean, I. j. Scott, W. Yonge.
Grammar Splitter. s. Webb.
l U. S. History-L. Splitter, S. Webb.
Certificates of proficiency to those who made
an average of nine-tenths on finished studies
gett.
Geometry-K. Adams, R. Brown, R. Dag
gett, G. Grinnan.
Analytical Geometry-A. Conrad and A.
| Cotton.
Arithmetic-R. Anderson, NJ. Chermsids,
| A. Curtis, E. Digges, N. McBryde.
| Rhetoric-K. Adams, R. Anderson, h.
Brown, A. Colten, s. Craighill, K. Nichol-
| Woods.
History-A. Baechtel, J. Bell, L. Cooke, A.
Conrad, A. Cotton, s. Craighill, A: Curtis,
L: Handy, M Hoge, X K Kenney, NJ ~ Law law
E. Niche, K. Nicholson, NJ. Phelps, NJ. Ran
| son, l. j. Scott L. Tucker.
Natural Philosophy-K. Adams, j. Bell,
R. Brown, M. Lawrence, L. Steptoe;
Chemistry-K. Adams, J. Bell, r. Brown
M. Lawrence, L. Steptoe.
Astronomy. Cotton.
Evidence of Christianity-W. Brewer, R.
Brown, A. Cotton, A. Conrad, L. Tucker.
Moral Philosophy-A. Cotton, A. Conrad.
| Robertson, L. Tucker
Mental Philosophy-A. Conrad, A. Cotton
| l.. Tucker.
Cousin-W. Brewer, R. Brown, A. Conrad,
| l.. Tucker.
French on Words-E. Cummins, e. Grin
nan, M. Lawrence M. Mclean.
| Physical Geog.-V. Carmichael, L. Cooke.
| English Grammar-M. Phelps.
| The History course is full one-beginning
with u S. History and taking up in order,
Ancient, Medieval and Modern History, and
in the advanced classes, reviewing English
History, History of the Reformation and Con-
stitutional History of the United States.
THE FOLLOWING MOVEMENTS AND CHANG
Es IN THE FACULTY OF THE ". F.
| INSTITUTE ARE NOTED.
Mrs. Stuart goes to Virginia Beach
where she will spend the summer.
Miss Duval expects to spend the sum-
mer at her home in Lexington.
| Miss Watkins will not return next ses-
sion, having accepted position in the
| Agnes Scott Institute, a recently founded
| Presbyterian school at Decatur, Ga. She
will be succeeded by Miss Harrison of
{ Wellesley College, Mass.
Miss Whitfield and Miss Janet Whitfield
do not return next session, having taken
charge of school in Harrisonburg. Miss
| Whitfield will be succeeded by Miss Flor
ence Ramsay of Eastern Virginia, and
Miss Janet Whitfield by Miss M. F. War
rem from the Noble Institute, Admission,
| Alabama.
Pennsylvania, and Miss Jones goes to
| Boston.
Miss Tams will spend the greater part Of
the summer in the North.
Miss Mckee will go to New York TO I
| the summer.
4 Miss Kate Duval and Miss Munford will
spend the larger part of the summer at
Chautauqua, N. Y.
Miss Parker Ramsay goes to her home in
Baltimore. She will not return to the In
stitute next session but intends to still
further pursue her studies at the Woman S
College in Baltimore. Her place will be
filed by Miss Maude Bryan Of Mississippi,
a graduate Of the Institute.
Prof. Berkeley Minor, who has entirely
recovered from his late serious illness, will
spend most of the summer in Hanover
county, at his wife's family home. His
brother, DR.. G. L. G. Minor, who took
charge of Prof. Minors classes during his
illness, will return to his home on Semina-
~ Hill near Alexandria, for the summer.
Prof. r. r. Webb will leave for the West
Virginia mountains with the Greenbriel
club on their annual fishing pilgrimage
next week, and will cruise on the Shenan