Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-05-27
CLOSING EXERCISES
At The Mary Baldwin Seminary


GUS scuulasii c term Within The his'or,
nf this famous educational institution.
NOT only has the attendance been iarg
ar than in previous years. but the pro
yress and discipline Of he student btais
has been mole Satisfactory, aifosdI. z
as it has the greatest cause Tor grhtnia
ton to the board OF. trustees ana
the management.
The series vi closing exercises began
with the graduate recital on Friday
night hast. and WAS Uharacterized by
brilliant program of music rendered
by the graduates III that study. Inc
Sickness of Miss Ramsey. one ol tne
graduates. was unfortunate, coinpeii
lps the substitution Of her part III
many of the numbers. In Instrument
al music The graduates were hi isses
irginia Biooke and May Stratton,
in vocal music, Miss Marie Ramsey.
On Saturday afternoon aid evening
the arl exhibition by MISS Meet ~ class,
was the attraction, and was
largely attended. AS usual the pupils
have done excellent work. rms year
their work shows wonderful progress
rhe graduates are Nj isS Bessie Hoge Oh
this city and Miss Hill Carter OF Rap
pahannock county. The exhlolt
was in the art room on the second
floor of the chapel, and the walls Oh
either side of the steps leading 10 the
art gallery were adorned with posters
that will be in the Annual this year.
Some OF them represent scenes from lie
at the seminary.
Among the water color work OF Miss
Hoge, is u portrait OF Miss Marie BOW
les which is very fine. Many OF her
other pieces in oil, water color ana
posters, deserve special mention.
Miss Carter received prize 1Or
poster in the Annual this year. Her
work is remarkably well done, showing
great talent.
In charcoal Misses Henrietta Wilder,
Leila Banknight, BERTHE Gold and Emily
Pancake have done especially good
work.
In the primary Misses Ellen Howl
son, Louise and Lena EIsenberg, Ruth
Walters, lrah and Elizabeth Bell
nave some very attractive designs.
In designing book covers, wall paper,
etc Miss Lucy Bowles shows wonder
Jul ingenuity aud power of execution.
iss Annie Vandeventer shows some
very pretty work in Oil.
In china painting Misses Spear,
Brown, Cleveland and Fitzpatrick all
have extremely credltable displays.
Misses Gregg. Rudell and Nelson
Maxwell added much to the pleasure OF
the evening by their vocal selections.
Sunday morning Rev. DIR. Geo. L.
Petite of Charlottesville, preached The
baccalaureate sermon which was schOl
nrly effort. The text of the morning
sermon was James IA, THAT we may
be perfect and entire wanting moth
ing" He announced as his subject,
- he beautiful life" and discussed the
life of Jesus as the model life. The
evening sermon On the TRANSPORTATION
of Christ was quite rs aple rs the SER
mon OF the morning.
Monday night the annual concert in
the Seminary Chapel was given, IN the
presence of cultured and apprecla
tive audience. Tue program, contain
ed many striking selections, that not
only proved of deep Interest to the au
dience, but served we'll to display the
skill. and talent of those who rendered
them. Selections by the violin class
of Prof. Beardsworth were always well
coined by hearty applause, as were also
some of the vocal and Instrumental
solos. Numbers in which Miss Rosa
Monger participated were heartily ell
chored, as was also the singing or NJ lss
I,ucy Penn, Miss Adelaide Nix and
Nj ISIS Ramsey.
There were numerous other selec-
tiops that commended the faithful
work of both pupils and teacher and
marked display of technique knowledge
-, II ref nf the former
CLOSING DAY.
The closing exercises Tuesday morn
| ing were very interesting and attract
ed a house full of interested people
parents, relatives and friends mostly,
of the bright pupils who were to carry
| off the honors of the term.
The members of the Board of Trus-
| tees were also sitting on the platform.
and the invited speak ers Rev. DR..
Petrle and President Denny of W. u
l.. University. DR.. G.. W. Finley, pres
IGent of the Seminary Board, made the
opening prayer, and DR.. Fraser con-
Quoted the exercises throuhh0ut, first
| reading the long list of distinctions
and promotions in the school and pre-
| senting the certificates. Before this
an instrumental and and vocal enter
tanment of high order was given as
set forth in the published program,
the performance of the students Glee
Club being received with special favor
every time the young ladies appeare1.
! DR.. Petrle presented, with a pleas
ing little address, the diplomas to the
following young lady graduates: Art
Bessie Taylor Hoge, Hill Miller Carter;
| instrumental Music-Virginia Tuck
er Brooke, Virginia May Stratton;
| Vocal Music-Marie Langley Ramsey;
A academic COurse-Annie Paris Hen
derson, Mildred Bell Fowler. Gabrielle
Garth Martin; University Course
Lillian Waddell Weller. The last
named has carried off all the honors
of her institution, and is generally con,
ceeded to be one of the brightest and
most accomplished pupils the Semlna'
~ has graduated in its long career
Being a popular Staunton girl, she
, was, at every appearance on the plat
form, greeted with enthusiastic APP
plause from the audience as we'll as
from the student body. and was liter
ally loaded with bouquets.
Gold medals were awarded the fol
lowing young ladies, DR.. Deny pre-
3 senting the scholarship medal In
neat little speech: Excellence, vocs
music-Ni ina Heflin; instrumental
! musle-Rosa Monger; French-,lose
g phine Woods; Latin-lntermediat
class Bessie Sherrard. senior elias
o Edith Timberlake; English compos
!. tlon-Bessie Sherrard Art-Bessl
n Hoge, Hill Carter; Vocal music-Marl
n Ramsey: Academic course-Annl
a Henderson; University course-Lillia
e Weller.
.eI The youngest recipient of prizes WI
!, Ellen Moore Howison, who bore o
e, two-one for general excellence, II
Q. other for freehand drawing, and attrac
a ed much attention by her petite hgu
,e and naive manner as she received
10 many prizes as she could well
e, away with.
w The address of the occasion was
" livered by President Denny, who
r subject, education, was well handle
,v and interspersed with witty illustl