The evening times., 1898-06-11
MELRosE INSTITUTE.
Closing Exercises Of Young Ladi
Seminrry at Hyattsville.

Closing Exercises Of Young Ladies'
Seminrry at Hyattsytlle.
The closing exercises Of Melrose Insti-
tute. the seminary for young ladies Al Hy-.
attsville. were held last night n the,
Universaiist Church. The platform upon
which the graduates were seated was
laden with choice hoWersS Thegfaduates
were Miss Florence Bowen. OF 4woodpille.
Prince George county. Nd: Miss Annie
Etheldra Briscoe. OF Calvert county, Nd,
daughter Of Judge John p. Briscoe. and
Miss Mary Elizabeth Jenifer, Of Balti-
more county. The exercises were opened
with a picturesque march. headed by the
standard-bearer Of the Literary Society.
Miss Jenifer. Several members of the
alumnae of Melrose were in the process
sion.
Then followed the program numbers. in
which the Misses Bowen. Briscoe, Jenifer.
Church. Melville, Vrooman. Burbridge
and Dent participated. The essay and
valedictory. '"rhe Value Of. Time" was
by Miss Briscoe. The singing Of the
Star Spangled Banner by the chorus
class was feature. Rev. Richard p.
Williams presented the medals to the
graduates, Rev. Charles J. S. Mayo dis
tributed medals TO the fortunate ones.
Rev. Char.es E. Buck awarded the prizes.
Rev. William J. Melville presented a
special prize, and Rev. Alfred Harding
pronounced the benedictiOn.
Honorable mention was made of the
following pupils, whose unayoidable alb
sence prevented them from competing for
the m edals and special prizes: The Misses
Florence and Marian Andrews, Mary Bar
ber, Iva Dozier, Edna Gilbert, Carrie
GUIDE, GUIDE, Lucy Ma.d, Bowman Moan,
Edith Pigeon and Louisa Suit. A silver
medal for excellence in department was
awarded to the Mise. Mary Jenifer.
Florence Bowen. Annie Biseoe, Matte
Ashton, Jessie Melville, Grace Van Loaa,
Ethel VrOman, Helen burnside, Caroline
Duckett, Vida Lee. Emily Hickey, Vivian
Church, Bessie Rowles Gladys Holcomb
Martha Marris IN, Masters Waldo Bura-
side, Thomas Brooks, Wendell Smith.
Bruce Morrison snd Miss Esther RowiGs.
A silver medal Was Dwarded to those pu-
pills who have rever been reported alb
sent or late Eioia than sonee; Miss Flor
ence Bowen, Annie I:riscoe Mary Jeirifer.
Bessie Todd, Helen Lent SE9izabeth Cal
vert, Caroline Iuckett, Helen Burnside,
Alice Melville, Ruth Burnside, Waldo
Burnside and Wendell b. Smith. silver
medals for neatness we're awarded Mary
Jenifer, Bessie Todd, Helen Dent and
Elizabeth Calvert.
The following prizes were also awarded:
For best set of ten maps by a member
Of the intermediate class Miss Vida Lee;
prize for greatest Improvement in map
drawing, in the same class, Miss Helen
Burnside: for best set of maps drawn by
d member Of the second preparatory class.
Miss Emily Hickey: prize for greatest
Improvement in map-drawing by men,
Der OF the same class, Miss Vivian Church:
prize for the best set OF eighteen papers
on geography, written by member of
the second preparatory class. Miss Alice
Melville; prize for Improvement in writ
ing, Miss Ethel Vrooman and Miss Ruth
Burnside; silver medal for greatest num-
ber of perfect marks in dictation Miss
Helen Dent: silver medal for greatest
number of perfect marks in dictation at
tanned by a member of the Intermediate
class. Miss Jessie Melville; medal for the
same in the second preparatory class.
Miss Alice Melville; silver medal for pune
tuality and general improvement 10 Miss
Bowman Noah; gold medal for the best
buttonhole worked by a member OF the
sewing and mending class. Miss Helen
Dent; prize for the best set of three es-
says in English composition (senior class).
Miss Mary E. Jenifer; prize for the best
letter written by member of the second
preparatory class. Miss Louisa Kathar-
inc Suit; prize for The best set of original
designs Miss Jessie Melville: special prize
for Improvement in music. Miss Florence
Bowen; special prize. offered by Rev.
William Melville, pastor of the Hyatts-
vile Methodist Church, for the best let
ter. Miss Biscoe.