The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-13
STATE FEMALE NORMAL SCHOOL
The Closiug Exercises- Most Snc.
cessful Session OF the Sch0ol-Thc
Trustees Meeting.
Farmville, Va, j

closed last night, On Wednesday
evening the people of FarmY!lle
Assembly Hail to overflowlng. the occa-
sion being the class exercises OF the
June graduates, "rhe Doctor OF Alcan-
tara, comic opera. was given without
single blunder. All the parts were well
rendered. The solos, ar!os, quartettes
anG choruses were sung with care and
expression. Some of the hits of the even
Ing were made by Miss Annie McGraw,
Miss Lizzie Sm!thson and Miss Daisy
Ashley. Miss Ashley's voice IS sweet
and strong. and was much admired In
the solo parts, especially in the solo IL
Love" Miss Smithson's acting was very
fine. For the marked success OF the
whole entertainment praise Is due to
Misses Margaret McCabe OF Loudon.
and Robbie Berkeley. of Farmvllle. The
members OF the class We're enthusias site
IN their expressions OF appreciation OF
Miss Belle Johnsons assistance Miss
Johnson played the accompaniment In
superb manner
The June graduates and many
OF the February girls were pres
ent at the annual Trustees dinner
The members of the Board In attend
ance upon the regular meeting were:
General William r. Taliaferro, Hon. S.
,. wilkins, Hon. Robert Turnbull, Hon
{. j. Hundley. j. s. Ware. ESQ, ]. +.
.leffries. Esq, John Jackson. Esq. M.
Giehnan. Esq, Colonel j. p. Fitzgerald.
On account OF the expense necessarily
involved In closing exercises. and the
strain upon pupils and teachers. the
Board determined to dispense with pub
TIC ceremonies of any kind. Diplomas
Will hereafter be delivered to ths Febru-
airy class with some simple exercises at
ahe close of the first term. The Junc
class will receive their diplomas in the
"a Ia nF bn
year. 1t Is hoped that this nsv move
VIII be u source of pleasure to students
and parents and that 1t will be followed
bv other schools in the State.
Another important action of the Board
was this ELECTION of n teacher of French
and German. Miss Estclle Smithey OF
Ashland. Va. now teaching in the Wes-
leyan Female Institute, at Sraunton was
unanimously chosen over large number
of comp titors. In future the date OF
the annual meeting of the Board will
be the third Wednesday in April.
The graduates were as follows:
Full Graduates-Daisy Ashley. Rob
BILE Blair Berkeley, Martha Louise Bland,
Resale Stuart Bland, Agnes Marguerite
Carroll. Lila Louise Chlsman. AZilc Dav-
is. Kate Fletcher, Therosa Heller, Hal
slip. Amelia M redith Holland. Annie
EVELYN McCraw, Mary Russell Neal,
Berta Lee Parsons Annie Elizabeth
Hannah Taylor, Sarah EugenIa Waugh
an, Ruble LushingtonVenab BILE Lily Louise
Walton, Myrtle Brown. Eliza beth Reid
Curtis, Iou Hardy. Ethelyn LeGrand
Jones. Nellie Cameron Lee, Bessie Lind
say. Louise Morris, Martha Venahle
Painter. Jcnnis Latimer Phillips, Mar
tina Lucy Thornton. Elizabeth Wood
Vaughan, Merriu Louise Verser, Mary
Houston Warren, Maude Wicker, Matte
Jeffress Wilson
Professional Gradual s-Jean Patton
Cameron, Elizabeth Herndon Hatcher,
Ellen Guy Lindsay. Margaret Virginia
McCabe. Louie Marcia Morton, Eva
Love Smith, Julia Spillcr Walthall Mag
gle Miller. Mabelle WISH.
Most of the faculty have made known
their summer plans. Mr.. John a. Gun
ningham, president of the school, will
conduct summer normal here Miss
Walton will teach i'm the School OF Meth
DDS. at Charlottesville. and later will
study at Round Lake, n. Y Miss Rice
will remain i'm Farmville. The teacher
of Drawing. Miss Coulling. who has
been in New York during the school
year just ended, Will spend the vacation
In Virginia Misses Hewlett and Eu-
bank will teach in the summer school
here. Misses Reynolds and Patteson
LEFT Farmville to-day and will study In
Boston, During July and part OF Au-
gust Mrs Hardy, Miss Stone. and Miss
lritchett will be at Harvard University.
Miss Littleton will resume her stud!.s
under Dr. Mallett ut the University of
Virginia. Since April Miss Vickroy has
been studying for n degree at the Uni
verzity of Chicago. Much to the regret
of the students ana the members of the
faculty Miss Hunt will not return next
year. Miss Harvie, who is now at Cor
nell. Will resume her work in Mathe-
mates here in September. Mrs Morri-
son, the Head of the Home will be I'm
North Carolina for the greater part of
the summer.
The following was the order of exev-
cises at Assembly Hall on Thursday eve
ming:
Opening prayer ..... Rev. j. w. Ware
Chorus by the School Rest" Abt.
Essays:
l. The Bottom pf the Sea.
Eva Love Smith, Princess Anne
9 The Little Night Cap,
Martha Nenable Painter, Albemarle
Chorus by the School, Cheerful
ness .......... ............... Gumbcri
Delivery of Diplomas,
BY General w b. Taliaferro Prosi-
dent of the Board.
Band.
Benediction.
The essays of Miss Smith and Miss
Painter were excellent productions and
highly complimented.
The F"bied Gaint. Atlas,