Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-15
MIR. POWELL'S SCHOOL
CLOSING EXERCISES HELD AT ".
NJ. G.. A. LAST NIGHT.
YOUNG LADIES GIVEN DIPLOMAS.
Richmond Female Seminary Closed
n Most Prosperous ScssiOn-A De-
ltghtfuI Programme Rendered ny
the Pupils.

the Pupils.
The commencement exercises of the
Richmond Female Seminary, No east
Grace street. OF which Mr.. John III.
Powell is principal and Mrs. T. G. Pey-
ton associate principal were held at the
Young Mems Christian Association Hall
last night and were largely attended
by friends of the institution and parents
OF the fair pupils.
The session Just closed was one OF the
most prosperous the school has expert
onced in several years. There were
matriculated at the commencement of
the session 80 pupils, and the many
certificates of distinction awarded show
that the application of pupils has been
satisfactory and the number OF gradu-
ates is as large as usual. Four young
ladies have won diplomas of full gradua-
ton, and one the diploma on English,
mathematics. and science.
The exercises were most interesting,
and were highly enjoyed by all present
the musical feature being especially en-
vided into two parts was as follows:
Part I.-Quartette. Wedding March. Of.
G. Hahr) Misses Augusta Bianton. Mary
Ball. Ellen Douglas Garnett. and Mary
Leigh; piano solo. Concerto q Minor.
OPUS %, (Mendelssohn) Miss Elizabeth
Farrar: violin solo. Caprice de Concert,
(Ovide MusinD Miss Lila Seelgson: De
livery OF certificates. Physical culture,
Junior class. Piano solo, Scherzo. II tlat
Minor. Chopin Miss Harriet Miller
EchOIe Delivery ~ certificates Piano
solo. Rondo from Concerto. Chopin John
II. Powell, Jr.; second plano, Mr. +. Z.
Hair.
Piano duet, Radeuse, (Gottschalk)
Misses Elizabeth Farrar and Clara Tins
ley; piano solo, Rigoletto Fantasia. Niszt)
Miss Lila Seeligson. Delivery Of prizes.
Piano solo. Spring Song, (GriegO Miss Au-
gusta Blanton; recitation, Papa Letter
Miss nellie Curtin; piano solo, La Moreno,
(Chaminade) Miss Helen Waddey. Dellv-
cry of diplomas 10 full graduates-Rey, w.
Meade Clarke. Piano solo. Capriccio Bril-
liant. Mendolssohn) Miss Empsie Lips
comb: second piano. Mr.. +. G.. Hair.
Certificates of distinction. conduct GER
tincates. prizes and diplomas were
awarded as follows:
CERTIFICATES OF DISTINCTION.
In Arithmetic-Misses MIME Adair, tda
Atkinson, BERTHE Atkinson, Leila BAR
Jennie Boyd, Helen Camp. Bernard COCK,
y +
Gilmour. Nellie Gordon. Emily Hehrlch
Lillian Haynes. Elizabeth Harrison, Cora
Harrison. Jessie Hazard. Elise hodgsoh'
Bessie jackson. Julia Joynes. Josie heP-
pier. Mary Leigh, Fannie Meaue' , yeniire
Mccarthy. Edith Mccarthy. juliet Martin,
Martha Martin Margaret Noting, Dora
Reinhardt. Gussie Reinhardt. EiiZapeth
Rosenesk Alice Reddy Gatewo0d pic
phenson, Leslie Terry, Jesse cpSnu,i =,
Rebecca Walker. Clifford West. and LII
In Aigebra-Misses Mary Ball, Anna
carr Margaret Chamberlayne, Hortense
Fdchel Rebecca Gordon, Carrie Gilhan'
Nellie Hunt Mary Leigh J 5niI M nd,
Carfhv. Mary Mcdonald. Dora Relnhardt'
Gatewood Stephenson, and Augusta lihS-
IN Geometry-Helen Cox and Alice
'i In Mental Nc; and Moral Philosophy
In Natural Philosophy-Misses Helen
Cox and Ellen d. Garnett ,.,.a poso.
- TsIiu-Nisses Ethel HOPKINS, Rosa
lie Merrill. and GatewooG Stephenson.
In French--Misses EliZabeth ,,r diiai d,
Tncy HAYNES. Margaret Holt, Eilzape IN
Lee. Fannie Lewis. Mary Lelgh' , Eilpsre
Iipscomb. Fanny Meade. Maud Moran;
Margaret Noting, Mamie ! ucK; 49, an, -
West. Lille West. and Helen w a 1nt'!,o
In German-M Misses Mary Ball. heDecca !
Gordon. Mary Maull AUGUSTA iiii''0'' "''N
In C,rammar-M Misses Nenie Adalr, Der
tina Atkinson. Leila Blair, Julia BidgoOuii
Lillian Binford Mary Bruce, BeT r,alS
Cooke. Lou Fourqurean, Naomi orc,
Rena Glazebrook. Nellie Gordon, huhlly
Heinrich. Cora Harrison, Jessie Hazaro'
Nora Kepplar. Martha a. Lundy, Marga-
ret Mcclure, Jennie Mccarthy 1 T1
~ FeTrail Oigie Rehling Elizabeth Rose
nepk Helen Robertson. Leslie Terry, w IL
lie Thompson. Bessie Upshur; ReDecca
Walker Lille West. Mildred WOODWARD
and Emma Cordes. c,..,
In Rhetoric-Misses Susie DAVIS, CoIa
Harrison. Mary Leigh. Helen MOseiey,
Jennie Mccarthy, Mary Maull' Liliah
In English Literature - Misses Mamie
Cowardin. Nellie Hunt; Margaret HON.
Dd In Composition - Misses Nennie Adair,
Ra er ATKINSON. Leila Blair, JENNIE
B Boltie Mary iS Bali. Julia Bidgood. Lillian
Binford. Mary Bruce Co AnTd Rer,
nard Cooke. Helen Cox. Halle Ecnols.
Lon Fourqurean. Naomi FORD heha
Glazebrook. Elsie GNmour. carrie ,ilillaIn'
Nellie Gordon. Ellen Garrett Emmy Heni-
,ich Elizabeth Harrison, Jessie HAZARD
E ;thr Hopkins Margaret Holt, More q KEEP
pler. Martha I.undy, Mary Myers, Marsa-
rel Mcclure. Anne Morris. Resale Mer-
ril Edith Mccarthy, Mary Maui MAUI
Helen O'Ferrall. olga Rehling, Dora
Reinhardt. Elizabeth Rosenegk. Helen
Robertson. Nina Smith, Lille SuilngSon'
iiii@n stearnes. Pearl Terry, Leslie Ter
~ Willie Thompson, Augusta Iisssley'
BESSIE Upshur. Rebecca aiker Shii III ~
West. Lille Witt Helen Waddey' MI
Sred Woodward. and Emma Cordes.
In Poetry-Misses Nenie Adalr Mary
Rrmce Bertie Atkinson. Eda Atkinson
Florence Barrow. Leila BAR Lillian az. IN
lord i0ez Chatagne, Mamie Cowardin'
Rernard Cooke, Helen Cox, Susie Davis
Halle Echols. Naomi Ford, Kena Gaze
brook. Elsie Gilmour. Carrie Gilliam. Nei-
lie Gordon. Elizabeth Harrison, Cora mai-
rison, Jessie Hazard, Nellie Hunt, Eliza-
beth Lee. Martha Lundy Margaret Nc
Cuire Anne Morris, Fannie Meade, Edith
Mccarthy. Rose Mayer. Mary Maui,
Helen O'Ferrall; Virginia Pr ,sa b H,ga
smith, Lila Seeligson. Lillian Stsarn,s,
leslie Terry. Willie Thompson, Bessie
ITnshur Rebecca Walker, clifford West,
lille West, Helen Waddey, Miidreu
Woodland. and Emma Cordes.,
In Eistorv-Nenie Adalr. Eda Atkinson
BERTHE Atkinson Florence Barrow Leila
blair. Mary Bah. Ellen Bagby, Mary
Bruce. Inez Chataigne, Helen Camp, Nan
ME Cowardin. Bernard Cooke, OctaVia
Grenshaw. Isabel Eckles. Macie Fleming
I on Fouraurean Naomi Ford. Carrie Gil
liam. Mildred Hill Cora Harrison, jessie
Hazard. Elise Hodgson. Blair, Harvle
Luce HAYES. Bessye Jackson. Julia Join, $,
iosie II1shur. Fanny Lewis. Martha A.
Iundy. Mary Leigh, Anne Morris, Edith
Mccarthy, Juliet Martin, Mary McDona,d
Margaret Noting. Helen OFerrali Lille
Peeram Mamie c. PENCE. Elizabeth
Roseneek Alice Reddv. Lenore Tinsley.
Ressye Upshur. Clifford West, jamie
Wingo. Maria Williams, and Mildred
In Mvthology-Mar Curtis. Octavia
Crershaw. Isabel Eckles, Lou Fourau-
rean. Cora Harrison. Margaret Noting
Alice Rcddy. ant, CLIFFORD W. per,,o a,
,,inson. Leila Blair julie Bldgood, Leila
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