The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-08
The Week AT the Normal.

months has been known would tax
place at the June meeting Of the Boar
of Trustees was effected last Wednes
2 day. All members of the presen
faculty were reelected except the fol
lowing five: Miss Stone, Miss Harvie
(resignedl Miss Prtchett, Miss Monet
and Miss Martin. In their stead wer,
elected Miss Edith Cheatham, DR.
Linus W. Kline, DR.. W. w. ArnolC
aud Miss Carrie Brownie Taliaferro.
Festivities at the Normal began
Monday evening with an entertain.
ment by the Glee Club for the benefit
Of the Annual. The Assembly Hall
was well filled, and we are informed
that the receipts were larger than ever
before on "a similar occasion. The
decorations were simple, but artistic;
there were pretty dresses and bright
faces; the audience was in the finest
possible humor, and the music was
excellent. The members of the Club
are as follows:
Miss Lula o. Andrews, director.
Miss Clara Spilman, Accompanist.
Sopranos:-Misses Matte Martin,
Mary Daniel, Robbie Berkeley, Lucy
Daniel, Pearl Barrow. Mollie Phillips,
Lottie Mckinney, Mamie Wright,
Emma Magruder, Lucy Stubs, Gene
We've Venable.
Second SopranOs:-Misses Emma
Barnes, Sarah Hogg, Ethel Cole, Jen-
ME Jackson, Mary Richardson, Alice
Atkinson, Lula Whitehead, Josie Luck.
Altos:-Misses Clara Spilman, Mary
Grossclose, Mary Coleman, Mary Pow
ers, Lena Marshall, Lucille Drinkard,
Anna Page, Neville Watkins, Willie
Moore.
The program given was well render
ed; the chorus given with expression
and volumne, and the solo numbers by
Miss Andrews, Miss Daniel and Miss
Atkinson were enthusiastically re-
ceived. The opening number was a
duet by Misses Andrews and Berkeley
who played with their usual spirit.
Just before the last chorus Dr. Frazer,
the president Of the school in behalf of
the Annual, made brief talk which
was vigorously applauded.
The graduating exercises were held
Wednesday morning at II o'clock,
when the following program was in
terestingly carried out:
/. Professional.
>. Hymn-Lead Kindly Light.
3. Prayer, Rev. J 5. Hunter.
4. Chorus-Cradle Song, Glee Club.
5. Delivery Of Diplomas.
To Professional Graduates:-Helen
May Craflord, Warrick; Alice Maud |
Jones. Buckingham; Margaret Saun-
ders Hale, Franklin; Lidie Frances
Miller, Norfolk; Ella Haupt, Loudoun;
Eleanor Carter Randolph, Miss; Anne |
Bruce Houston, Rockbridge; Margaret |
Maud Sibley, Newport News; Mary |
Katherine Richardson, King William.
Full Graduates:-Sarah Browning |
Rappahannocki Louise
Davis, Cumberland; Laura Eugenia
Chiffon, Lancaster; Margaret Watkins
Goode, Mecklenburg; Norma Ella
Clements, Middlesex; Natalie Lancas-
ter Hanover; Mary Claiming Cole
man, Halifax; Mary Elizabeth Rice,
Prince Edward; Mary Venable Cox,
Prince Edward; Mamie Hobson Roy
all, Powhatan.
6. Gypsy Chorus, Glee CLUB
7. Benedction, Rev. 5. II. Thomp-
son.
Wednesday night before very large
audience the exercises incident to the
sessions closing were concluded and
majority Of the young ladies departed
on the midnight and early morning
trains for their respective homes.
We are informed that the condition
Of the school was never better than at
present. The session just closed has
been one Of remarkable pleasure and
profit to faculty and students and DR..
Frazer, the able president, alludes with
no little pride to the most excellent
department of the young ladies under
his charge, every one Of whom has
shown herself true representative of
Virginia womanhood.
There will be made during the vaca-
ion months vast Improvements in the
and grounds of the Normal.
The contract for a new gymnasium,
bathrooms and steam laun-
lrv has been let to Mr.. q. r. Cox.
Plans and specifications for the steam
plant to heat all the buildings are in
he hands of contractors in Richmond,
Lynchburg, Washington and Cincin-
natl and the contract will be let in a
Few days.
All the above Improvements are to
be of modern construction, with the
most approved appliances They are
10 be ready for the opening Of the SEES
sion in September next.
The contract for the gymnasium APP