The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-07
MEDALS AND DEGREES
RECEITED BY THE GRADUATES
AT THEIR COMMENCEMENT.
The Closing Exercises of the Richmond
Female Institute-The Young Ladies
Who Received Awards.


commencement exercises Of the Richmond
Female Institute The stage was picture
Of loneliness. the young ladies who re-
celved the degrees being seated in three
rows. one behind the other. On the left Of
the house, one portion Of the orchestra,
seats were reserved exclusively for the
young ladies OF the inytitute. The .Acad-
envy was crowded with a cultivated au-
dience. There was considerable delay oc-
casloned by the non-appearance OF the
band for some time
The exercises were opened with prayer
by Rev. DR.. J. V. Tudor. pastor Of the
Broad-street Methodist church. after
which the diplomas were delivered. as
Will be seen below. Rev. Or. J. c. Hiden
was the orator OF the evening.
Dr. Hiden announced as his 7ubiect
Economy" lie said that Edward At
hnson, the ablest statistician In the
country. after n careful calculation. says
that Americana of our day have. on an
average, fifty cents per day 10 live upon.
This statement itself was powerful
argument against waste.
The speaker did not profess 20 be an
economist. but thought he knew some
thing Of It's importance. He said that
hens that produce all the eggs were poor
judges Of eggs
Or. Hiden emphasized the Importance
Of ecOnomizing ones time. lie said that
the oft-abused sentence, 81 have nos
time" usually meant, Il prefer 10 occupy
my time in some other way Other
| peoples time should also be economical.
The day for addresses two hours and
half long on occasions ike this II was
to be hoped was over. He quoted from
Josh Billings. IT the preacher bores forty
minutes and doesn't strike oil, he's got
hold Of dun anger, or he's boring IN the
wrong place"
Economy Of ornament, said Or Hlden,
should not be under-rated. Tie was not
opposed 10 the ornamental. and did not
sympathize with the poet % who stood
at Niagara and wrote:
90. mighty torrent. throwing high
Thy misty clouds UP 20 the sky
il makes my soul within me burn
To think how many mills you'd turn"
But the ornamental might be overdo1e.
The prima donna who was straining her
voice 10 the top OF its bent. aroused the
the enthusiasm OF a connoisseur, who,
turning 10 Or. Sam Johnson, said THAT
IS an exceedingly difficult feat when
the great bear replied: Il wish II was
impossible"
The speaker said It was difficult 20
characterize some Of the fashionable mu-
sic Of the day. If verbs were Ike add
jectives and could De compared one would
be tempted 20 say: 1T is a positive
squeak. comparative squeal, and superla-
tive squal."
DR. Hiden closed with that splendid
anuthesis from Sir William Jones'
"On parent knees. naked newborn
child,
Weeping. thou satt'st whilst all around
thee smiled;
So live, that sinking on thy last long
sleep
Thou then mayst smile, while all around
thee weep"
The medals and degrees were then de-
livered, and before the end of the cere-
monies Or Landrum presented 10 Miss
Daisy Hutson. on behalf of her parents. a
beautiful gold watch.
The medal for excellence I'm study was |
awarded TO Miss Maria Childress and |
Miss Flora overly received especial men |
ton for beins second in that contest.
The awards We're as follows:
Mcdallsts.
Scholarship, awarded by DR.. Upper !
Miss Daisy Hutson.
Latin. awarded by Or. Steel, Miss Daisy /
Hutson.
English awarded by Mr.. H. VI. Starke, |
Miss Lizzie Pollard
Instrumental Music awarded by Mr.. /
Tanner, Miss May Johnson.
Improvement in Painting. awarded by /
Miss Moran Sedgwick. Miss Susie Brax-
ton.
Improvement I'm Drawing. awarded by
Miss Moran Sedgwick. Miss Louie Mill
hiser
General Excellence preparatory depart
menD, Or. James Nelson, Miss Maria
Childress.
Bachelor Of Letters Misses Alpha Ham
ner, Myrtle Pulliam, Page Williams.
Halle Williams. Lillian Caldwell. Eva
Carter, Matte Sadler. Virgie Sadler An
ME Palmore Grace Landrum. Annie
Scales Lizzie Gwaltney and Mamie Cor
rlthers.
Bachelor Of Arts-NIisses Daisy Hutson
Lizzie Pollard and Emma Whitfield
Master Of Arts-Misses Annie Powell
and Jennie Mann.
Graduates I'm German-Misses May
Johnson Julia Ryland. Nette Gates. An
ME Falmore and Annie Scales
Graduates in Mathematlcs-A Misses Ro-
berta Chandler, MAJ. Royster and Louie
Watt.
Graduates IN Latin-Mlsses Mabel
Royster, Grace Landrum, Daisy HutsOn
and Emma Whitfield.
Graduates In Literature-Ansses Mary
Miller. Pearl Payseur Gertrude Massey. |
Ellen Vaughan Minnie Daniel. Therese
Bargamin, Joe Lou Hearn, Julia Ryland, |
Minnie Dyson, Bessie Pattee. Loula VIII
iams, Mary Howard WalthaH. Myrtle
ALLAN, Page Williams Halle Williams.
Matte Sadler Virgie Sadler and Lizzie
Pollard.
Graduates in PHILOSOPHICAL Mabel
Register. Emma Brown, Bessie Pattee.
Alpha Hammer. Myrtle Pulnam, Page
Williams, Halle Williams, Lillian Cald-
we'll, Eva Carter. Matte Sadler. Virele
Sadler Annie Palmore, Annie Scales
Mammie Corrithers. Lizzie Gwaltney
Daisy Hutson. Emma Whitfield and LIZ
lie Pollard.
Graduates in School OF History-Afisses
.lary Miller. Roberta Chandler. May
ohns0n, Mabel Register, Katie Ryland
gertrude Massey, Ellen Vaughan. Joe Lou
iearn. Emma Brown. Bessie Pattae
annie Burch, Mary West. Lutte McGhee
lizzie Hatcher, Emma Dickinson, Madge
Netue Gates. Annie Goodloe
arrie Cosby Lillian Caldwell. Page VII
ANS Halle Williams Matte Sadler.
h;ie Sadler, Annie Palmore, Annie
Gales. Mammie Corrithers and Lizzie
waltney.
Graduates in School Of French-Mlsses
larry Miller, Roberta Chandler, Lizzie
iatchor. Carrie Cosby. Jennie Mann,
lpha Hammer. Myrtle Pulliam. Lillian
aldwell and Annie Scales.
Graduates in School Of English-Misses
lay johnson. Bessie Twyman. Page
Walker, Julia Ryland. Bessie Pottee
oula Williams. Fannie Burch. Jennie
lam Alma Hammer lillian Cal1u-aff