The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-11
hEACHE-WOOD SEMINARY
"f"HHnfihS Exercises Of Thia Far
fhnHd Institution of f.cnrninp

seminary on Monday; last nitrh, Tia
niooin unfoded, not, however, 10 waste
lls sweetness on the desert air, for Ice
o,etlin, and Doys and sweet girl graduates
Inv otneF earthly joys were therc--m,1sic
ana dancing. There may have benn
Whispercd condolences exchanged on tIn
StairWays, when Miss West was NOT hv,
nut IL there were IT IS not going to he
lold here. The Virglnlun never tells
young peoples secrets-it once Itself ,vns
young. vas
~ me spacious, ivy-clad, hlgh-wnlled
strd tspoles were spread beneath the
,recs, from whlch suspended Chinese
lanterns puncturcd the darkness at fro
uuent intervals, and greedy little eyes
through the barred gates, from oIiter
darkness In the street, looked lonrineiv
ut me nnmistakable tokens OF q feast
to follow.
inside. through the long halls like TIM
nels. which lead apparently from every
Mnere. nowhere. poured a throng of peo-
pie whom the attendants seemingly
GUIDED TO the senior hall Once there.
Ike Aladdin, after exploring the cave
Inc humps revealed q scene as bright. as
beautiful. - ~ ~
FILLED with q large audience. faced by
was redolent with the scent or the roses
ana great banks or bouquets extended
across the rear OF the llnll and divided
with the graduates a certain hnndsome
young newspaper man, and the inscrip-
aion over the graduates heads, on the
Wail. IN laurel letters, Palma Non
Sine puivere," 1897. the interest OF the
nSsemblage. Mn
The. exercises began with prayer by
Key. a. S. Lloyd. Then followed q poem,
:. Renuty." .,Se t;, by Miss Nash. Next came
by Miss Hill. Then u songI."Chimney
Horner"--by Mrs. Brooke, followed BY
MIS- Martin In an essay, ''r'rlendship in
me Merchant Of Neiiice.,, Miss II echt
nsxt dellyered an essay and Mrs. Brooke
e III efsapls. ;S 9a 7.sa !ssp y s
Browns Pictures from the Crusades''
came next. then Miss Thompson's "a
Study OF Conscience" Macbeth After
inc foregoing efforts, all OF which were
listened to with marked attention, came
me nearl-nuttering event-the award
ing or diplomas. then the benediction by
Mr.. Lloyd -. :.
The names OF the graduates all well
known In Norfolk. follow. Fun Grad
uates. Miss Elizabeth Starke Martin.
Latin. French and German, In addition
70 regular course In mathematics, his
tory. literature, science etc. The rest
or tne fuii graduates, two languages In
addition to course in mathematics, etc. !:
Misses Grace Maupin Williams Sarah
lSassett Thompson, Blanche Hardy
iecht. Rebecca Coke Nash. Lottle Reid
Browne.
Graduates-Mlsses Rachel Taylor.
Ruth Taylor, Anne Louise Heath,
blanche Baker Hill, Jennie Brown
Scott
Certificate Miss N1ajorie Peters
Waits. French, history, literature,
science, etc.
Dancing was begun shortly afterwards
and continued until q late hour, and
ice cream and refreshments were served.
The evening was apparently a highly
enjoyed one by the guests Of this famous
school. Justly popular among those who
know 1T best.
TO the pleasure of the evening Miss
West. the principals; Miss Steiger, as
slstant principal; Miss McNair Of the
Kindergarten; Miss Won Ulrich, teacher
or French; Miss Rounds. literature and
history; Miss Lippit. Latin: Miss Rogers,
primary, and Miss Station music, aided
materially. as each did to the successful
launching on the ways OF life OF the
young girls who last night reached the
first parting Of the ways and spread their
white sails for the voyage into futurity.
Heaven send them favoring breezes,
every one, and speed them to q safe
haven.