Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-10
FROM NEWPORT NEWS AND OTHER PARTS OF VIRGINIA

tratious were given of the Battle Of
Cannae. the Diet of Worms. the plains
Of Abraham" at Quebec, and finally the
capture of Manila. DIR. Steel pointed
out that the great question of world
history at the present time was wheth
er the Anglo Saxon or the Slav should
dominate in the east. He showed how
Hngland and Russia were meeting all
along through Asia, and how just at
this critical period, without any inten-
ton OF such result on the part of
our Government, we became n power
in the great Eastern question. He then
showed that the Foundation of the An
Glo-SaXon power and civilization was
the Anglo-SaXon home. and that the
Anglo-Saxon home depended for it's
purity upon the women.
lie closed with a strong plea to the
young ladies to fit themselves to be
home makers in the nobest sense of the
word.
IMPROVEMENTS TO Re MADE.
At the annual meeting the Board of
Trustees planned for extensive i'm
provements. and addition to the build
ing OF l27N40 feet and four stories high.
being formally authorized.
BY the adoption OF this plan, the
Institute will get eight new commodious
class rooms, one for each department OF
the school work. n large study-hall, Il
music-hall and practice rooms, cut off
from the literary department of the
school, n gymnasium and a sufficient
addition to the dining room TO relieve
the present uncomfortable situation.
and by placing the studyhall next to
the dining room 1t secures what
it has long been needed-a hail
of sufficient size to accom-
modate comfortably even an I'M
usually large audience. All OF these
a
lor, office. and the rooms for the Prlmn-
ry Department will he conveniently ar
ranged for the very best work.
On the second and third floors there
will be forty new bedrooms which will
enable return to the original plan of
placing only two girls in a room, and
1t will also be possible to set apart GER
tain rooms for an infrmary. the lack
of which is always felt in a large insti
tuition.
VERY HEAVY ENROLMENT.
The work Of the school has been even
more successful than usual the preseut
year. There was total enrolment of
2o2 pupils. of which 1852 were boarding
pupils, the largest number ever enrolled
in the institution.
The standard Of excellence in the
work of the school was fully maintain.
ed. Quite a large number of distinc-
tfons were given, and the following
medals:
DISTINCTIONS AND EDAIIS.
Music Depaitmen t-Lmprovcment in
instrumental music, junior grade, Miss
Maittie Thornton. Pamplin City, Va.
Improvement in vocal music, junior
grade. Miss Ethel Cottrell, Newport
News, Va; Improvement in vocal and
instrumental music. Junior grade. Miss
al.
in instrumental music. intermediate
grade. Miss Mamie Yates, Lunenburg.
Va; improvement in instrumental and
vocal music, intermediate grade, Miss
NJ. Virginia Moore. New Beine, N. c.;
improvement In vocal music, intcrme-
diate grade, Miss Minnie Bailey, Ports
mouth, Va; vocal music medal Miss
Lena May Robins. northumberland
county, Va; instrumental music medal,
Miss May Bishop. Blackstone. Va.
Department of Blocution--Improve
ment in elocution, junior grade. Miss
Ethel Peete, Southampton. Va: i'm
provcment in elocution. intermediate
grade, Miss E. Lee Mitchell. Salisbury,
Md.
Scholarship Mcdals-Gcncral I'M
proyement medal. Miss Frances Rogers.
Surry county. Va; junior scholarship
medal, Miss Edith Burton. Madison,
Va; intermediate scholarship medal.
Miss Eta Lewis, Gloucester Point. Va,
English Bible Medails-Ju nior grade,
Miss ID. Louise Vaughan, Amelia co,in-
ty. Va; intermediate grade. Miss Mat
tie Drake. Capron, Va: senior grade.
Miss Mary Lizzie Knight. Matthews,
Va.
General Department MedaIs-AIiSs
Petronolla Bagley Lunenburg. Va, and
Miss Lula Lee Scott, Northampton.
county. Va.
THE GRADUATING CLASS.
The graduating class was the largest
in tho history ofthe institution. num-
bering %. They are as follows: Misses
Saliic elizabeth Anderson, Halifax
county. Va; Lula May Arnold. North,
4mpton county. Va; Petronella Bagley,
lIunenDilrg county, Va: Kate Reed
Cralle. Nottoway county. Va; Pattic
atlizabeth Clarke. Cumberland county,
va; Anna Rebecca Dupuy. Nottowav
Va; Agnes Epcs. Nottoway county.
Va Mary Eugenia Hardy, Lunenburg.
va; Annie Jameson. Mecklenhurr
county. Va: Helen Johnson. NIecklen
burg county Va; Mary Lizzie Knight.
Matthews county. Va: Pattie Sue Man.
son, Luncnburg county. Va: Elizabeth
Gertrude Manson, Luncnburg. Va: II.
Lee Mitchell. Salisbury. Md Sarah
Elizabeth Matthews. Lunenburg COUNT.
Va; Bessic Robertson Martin, Farm
vile. Va; Mary Virginia Moore. New
bern, y. c.; Lena Mae Robins. North
cumberland county, Va; Sallic Otelia
Ryland. IuncnburE county, Va: Ella
Settle. Kcntucky: Lula Lee Scott
Northampton county. Va; Daisy Ruth
Shepard. buckingham county. Va.
Lulie Ward Shore. Nottoway county.
Va; Pattie Bagley Scay. Nottowav
county, Va; Mamie Viola White Ac
comac county, Va: Myrtle Lewis Wat
son, Prince Edward, Va; Luctte Mich
acls. Richmond. Va.