The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-05
TO SCHOOL DAYS GOOD-BY
TIE WOMAN's COLLEGE C0hhENCh-
MENT EXERCISES.
n,nlomss Awarded to the Graduates, anu
Distinctions Conferred-Dr. w. y.
Youncs Baccalaureatc Address,

Young's Baccalaureatc Address,
Tho commencement exercises OF the
,vo,ran's College were held last night IN
| tn Y. NJ. c. A. Hall. To-day dozen Q,
/ more fair graduates, VINO nave seepP'u
/ from beyond the academic shades OF 'heii
alma mater are the proud possessoIs Vi
az many blue-ribboned diplomas. Ihese
/ aiplomas are certificates Of distinction
/ which have been won By hours OF haIu
I and honest work. They are the instiu-
monts in their pOssessor's hands 'hat
mark the lire where girlhood leaves OH
! and wonanhood begins. The exercises
/ last uif ht were eminently successful ia
every way. The hall was crowded WIN
fon. -namas, admlrins papas, pfoln'l'
and sisters, and, last but not least, were
uumberiess young 9allants, VINO "'ic
| mindful Of a certain engagement thal
/ perhaps they made years ago, ana "hlch
/ they have dreamed Of every night sihct'
The stage was beautifully decorated WIN
Mains and flowers, but these faded INTO
i,eirnideance when compared with the
! beauty Of the faircr "buds' that niea !"
from the dressing-rooms. when the e~-
] erciscs commenced. They were all dresser
in beautiful gowns Of white hlusloh
I ploated with innumerable folds anu
nouncos, while such grand pun sleeves
were never NNAAfAF'A VA 'N-N-~'
THy rxtRcIsEs OPENED.
when the Blues Band opened the tx
crcises with some beautiful waltz strains
the scene WAS lovely In the extreme. Tie
Rev Dr. j. u. Hutson prefaced the OK
crcises with an appropriate prayer after
I which there was some music, followed ny
the presentation Of the diplomas by Pro-
Gossor &. II. Winston. Each fair grad
ulte blIshingly arose and gracefully re-
ceived from the Professors hands. as
her name was called the sheep skim
lat had been toiled so earnestly for.
and which meant that school days were
over for good. The following scholarships
I and medals were conferred. Miss Matte
Rocket. OF Virginia, received he scholar
/ ship. which is presented by Or. *. BOyce
/ Tuppcr. tie writer's medal was given
90 Miss Resale French shelton, Of N.r-
gina: the Mallory music medal was re-
ceiyed by Miss lola Rayseur. OF South
/ Carolina: Professor Dnkels music medal
by Miss Amy Williams. OF Virginia; Miss
Avcretts music medal by Miss Sue
Br00king. OF Virginia; the art medal by
Miss Kate Walden. and the preparatory
scholarships by Misses Raab and Lizzie
Jhomosson. a strong and terse oaccalau-
rcate address WAS next delivered by
Dr. W. j. Young. after which the final
beuedictiOn was pronounced by Rev. Or.
Nanderslce. of Union Station Mctho-
dist church. The following are the names
of those who graduated. and the studies
ia which they graduated:
GRADUATES.
Iatin-Kate Trader. Ellen Vaughan.
Carrie Miller. Matte Racket. Lizzie
Hatcher jamie Thompson. Louie Watt.
German-Edna Butler Emma Dickin-
son. LOute McGehec. Lucy May Quarles.
Matte Racket. French Shelton, Alma
m. No..
Anna West. BERTHE White. Writ Williams.
Jennie Gates.
French Mary Douglass Bickers. Irene
Foster Mary Goode, Ethel Harding, Mary
Lee C0lev Lowell. Carrie Miller, Lucy
Moselcy. Susie Powers, Carrie Snead.
Lucy Thonhill. Kate Trader, Sallie
Vaughan. May Williams.
Mathomatics-Emm Dickinson, Irene
Foster. Ethel Harding Lizzie hatcher.
Minnie Hessberg, Lena Johnson, Loutie
McGeheo. Matte Racket, French Shell
tom. Addie May Smith. NOla Thomas,
jamie Thompson, Ellen Vaughan, Page
Walker
Natural science-Ethel Harding Jessie
Jenkins Loutie McGehco Carrie Miller
Nola Thomas, jamie thompson Lucy
Thornhiu Daisy Todd, Ellen aughan.
sallic Vaughan. Page Walker, Emma
Dickinson.
phlosophv-Emma Dickinson. Matte
Racket. louie Watt. Page Walker,
Mary Anna West Jennie Gates, Lizzie
Hatcher.
ma Dickinson Sallie Vaughan, Irene
Foster Mary Lee Loutie McGchee, LOU
De Watt. jamie Thompson.
English-Lcna Johnson. Kate Haywood,
Mary Anna West. Kate Trader, Alma
Swift.
History-Jcssie jenkins May Williams.
Kate Haywood. Blanche Smith. Page
Walker Minnie Hessberg. Matte Racket
Margaret Carney lola Payseur, Nellie
Vets Lucile Hamlet. Mary Goode. Lou
, lie Watt. Irene Poster. Bessie Matthews,
Lucy Thornhll Bell Burch.
RRcrIvrD DISTINCTIONS.
2 distinctions were announced as follows:
Junior Germrn-liez Barnes sue Brock
ing Bell Burch. Margaret Carney, Lucille
Hamlet Lena Johnson. Mamit Lynn.
Myrtle Lynn Rosa Phillips. Hattie Rudd
Wilson Shelton. Adle May Smith. Mary
Nanlerslioe Nellie George Watts, Mary
White.
Intermediate French-afaude Covington
Iottie Goodloe. Zena Griffin. Florence
: Lee. Pearl Motley. Carrie Savage Mary
Sparks. Bertha Williams. Hannah War
/ rem.
B Junior French-Matie Coard, Bessie
Coungton. Pessie Belle Davis. Gertie
| Flrl Kate Foster Mary FRANKLIN, Der
nice French, Rosa Gray. Minnie Grant.
p Bessie Hagen. Evelyn Hasker. Edith
Hatcher Erma Lambert. Laura Lemon,
Mary PAYNE, Hattie Watson.
Intermediate English-lnez Barnes. Sue
81 Brooking. Eethcl Burgess Maria Chill
{ dress. Alta Cooper, Bessie Bel Davis
{ | Kate Foster. Bernice French. Rosa Gary,
, Lucille Hamlet, Evelyn Hasker. Ecith
% Hatcher Nellie Horne. Jessie jenkins.
Erma Lambert. Mary Lee. Laura Lemon
b / Pearl Lester Myrtle Lynn. Bessie Ma
thews Carrie Miller. Rosa Philips. Lucy
q May Quarles, Wilson Shelton. Sadie Thai
. hmer. Lucy Thornhill. Mary Nanderslice
Hannah Warren. Hattie Watson. BERTHE
White. May Williams. Bertha Williams.
~ BOTH TXAMINATIoNs.
The following young ladies' were distin-
guishod In the branches indicated or
both their intermediate and final exami-
nations
. English Histcry-Sue Brooking. Gertie
Clash. Maud Covington. Gertie Ford
Mary Franklin. Minnie Grant. Evelyn
Hasker. Mary Hancock. Myrtle Lyann.
Mary Payne. Carrie Savage and Edna
Shelton.
United States History-Anna Payne and
Katie Williams.
American HistOry-Josie Christian. Bees
sic Epps. Grace Greenwood Cornena
Hancock. Ray Hessburg Maggie Horne
Oracle Jones. Florrie Moody. Fanny Nit
tcldorfer, and Eta Sycle.
Health for Little Folks: Della cline,
Josie Christian. Bessie Epps Grace
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