Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-13

Closing EXERCIsEs.-The closing
exercises of Mrs. Ewing's Select School
ar Young Ladies took place last night
d the handsome parlors of Mrs. Ewing's
.i.idence on Prince street. The parlors
9sre crowded with the parents and
telds of the young ladies, whose
bright and happy faces and pretty and
becoming commencement gowns made
truly brilliant scene. The exercises
consisted of instrumental music and
rotations, which were exceedingly
veil rendered; an address by Rev. G.
". lawson, Of Gordonsville, the an
of the awards by Miss
Ewing, and the presentation of the
certificates and medals by Mr.. Lawson.
The latter in his address took for his
.bject, Woman. Her True Sphere"
sni while he advised and urged the edu-
atiOn of women, he took strong grounds
igsinst her entering into mans sphere
md pursuing the avocations which ma
lre had intended only for man.
The awards were presented as fol-
VwS:
Distinctions-In the preparatory and
ademic departments, when a pupil
rs attained the required standard of
9 per cent. on an examination dis
notion is awarded to her. The follow
lspupils received these distinctions
.ementary practical arithmetic, Edna
oyce; Maury's manual of geography,
Gina joyce, Pauline Pretzfelder and
.ssie Armstrong; Tarbells language
&ons, Edna Joyce; Rays practical
,ithmetic, Florence Eicbberg; Maury's
iysical geography, Gertrude Swartz
I'D Gertrude Pickin; Patterson's
seller and analyzer, Hattie Pitts and
anie Peake; Rays elementary algebra,
Hattie Pitts, Evelyn Guerrant, Lula
Butler and jamie Peake; plane and
qherical trigonometry, Anna Moore;
omic sections and analytical geometry,
Anna Moore; Ganot's physics. Hattie
Pitts and Dolley Peyton; Bowen's de-
eriptive astronomy, Hattie Taylor;
iouman's new chemistry, Anna Moore
Ind Hattie Taylor Hills rhetoric,
Anna Moore, jamie Peake, Elsie Snow
len, Nathalie Boush and Lula But
er; Trench on the study of words,
Anna Moore and. Nathalie Boush;
,Oppee's English literature, Halle lay
or, Hattie Pitts; American literature,
Anna Moore, Nathalie Boush; French
History, Hattie Pitts, Elsie Snowden,
Nathalie Boush, Dolly Peyton and
Anua Moore; Students history of
Rome Anna Moore; Ravens mental
Anna Moore; Alexander's
moral science, Anna Moore. Honorary
Standardization general improve
nent Margaretta Agnew, Florence
iceberg, jamie Peake, Hattie Taylor.
tor good conduct in the primary de-
lartment, Eleanor Field. Certificates
o. proficiency. The course of study is
divided into schools. When the course
o. study in any school has been COM
pleted a certificate of proficiency is
aFarded. The following pupils re-
ceIyed these certificates: School of nat
lnl sciencies embracing Ganot's ply
aG, Soumau's new chemistry, Bow
Ems astronomy, Anna Moore, Nathalie
ooush, Hattie Taylor, Margaretta Ag-
LEV, Florence Eichberg; English litera-
Nfe, embracing Hills rhetoric. Tienc1
70 y the study of words, Coppee's En-
s.sa literature and Watkins American litera-
~'e Anna Moore, Nathalie Boush; mental
' 'lq moral science, embracing Haven's mental
it.9'Crhy and Alexanders moral science,
- Una y Moore; history, embracing the histories
T.. england, France, Rome and Greece, Anna
, @oVFe; mathematics, which includes univer-
aiy arithmetic, university algebra plane and
, ,,.u geometry, plane and sphericsl trigo-
s,IeIfy' comic sections and analytical geom-
~, ~ anna Moore. Prizes were awarded IN
S S.c primary department for Improvement IN
j. - studies to Miss Camille Letterman; also,
~ ,1e primary department for Improvement
i 4 raster John Agnew. In the preparatory
,pe?'l'Aent for good lessons during the entire
. ION TO Miss Edna Joyce. Gold madals
n my -, awarded for diligence and improvement
t + ,le Preparatory department to Miss Ger
r me- Z. Swsrtz, and in tho academic depart
P s.' '0T great improvement to Miss Hattie
Ans A diploma was conferred upon Miss
-AN a. Moore as q graduate of the school.
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