The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-06
final EXERCISES
OF MANY SCHOOLS.
The Blackstone Female Insti-
tutc Closes Sun
day.
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE
R'andolph-Macon College and
Randolph-Macon Woman's
College.
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE
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BLACKSTONE, VA, June 5.-The elev-
cnth annual commencement exercises of
Blackstone Female Institute were held
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The
attendance of strangers was larger than
usual, all the near BY counties being rep
resented, besides number OF friends Of
me young ladies from distance. Among
0tners present were II. z. Barrow, OF
TarInvtlle; G.. Z. Wilson. OF Crewe; j.
I. White and wife. of Norfolk; w. r.
Etheridge, OF Princess Anne county; Miss
Marie Nj Byrd. OF Accomnc; Miss Florence
walker. OF Northampton: Miss Evelyn
Robins. Of Luwrenceville; Misses Katie
and Lizzie Gillette and Emily Barnes. of
SOUTHAMPTON: Miss Hodsden, of Nanse-
mond; J. p. I. Hunhr. OF Newport News;
Westmoreland: Mrs. G. r. Gornto and
MISS Bette Petrie, Of Princess Anne;
MISS Sadie Brlstow, OF Middlesex: Mrs
y :; =. Rogers and Miss Annie Pitts. Of
M Mess Ford and Dortch.! of Brunswick;
MISS Nellie Cannon, Of Bristol: NJ. ].
Jennelle, OF Roanoke; Dr.. B. +. Lipscomb.
Of OFF, Pet er burg, Rev J. B. DeBerry and
Gartersvile: J. H. Gotta and wife, Of
Emporia: Or: G. C. campbell and wife,
Of Burkesville. and n great number OF
me Inc most 9, prominent citizens OF Lunen-
- WIS WlCh, NOtLO"dy, Amelia ana
Dlnwiddie, 1t being the custom for peo-
PIE to, drive twenty and thirty miles at
the commencemnt OCCASION.
Inc Board OF Trustees met Friday and
school for the past session. The enroll OIL
ment was the largest In the history OF
the SCHOOL numbering three hundred
and a. thirty-eight. filling the building to
us Us utmost capacity indeed for the past
1I1 years from thirty to fifty young
ladies' have been unable to secure &C.
com mediation every session.
The annual address to the young ladies
Of Monumental Church. Portsmouth.
The class OF 1905. while not 80 large as
me phenomenal class Of 1904, which num-
Dered iorty,Six. was OF the average size
ana WIS as July up to the average in Ia
follows: Misses Annie Wilbur Bell and
Marie Garland blackwell, OF Lunenbnrr
county; Miss Mamie Bynum DeBerry,
o. nor I, cb n Miss ADELAIDE Winged
Maude Duke. Of Martinsviilc;s Miss Paul.
Inc Bailey Goolsby. Of Crewe: Miss Flora
Eel Gornto: Of Princess Anne: Miss May
sal1in rhtn mall. # Westmoreland; Miss
Mss Lucy Belle Iettwich. Of Salem ;a Miss MIS-:
charlotte Temple Marshall, of Abe
m n Miss Blanche Estelle Moseley, OF
Ptts ot Fran Mss virginia Darlington
ddolph swetnam. Of Fairfax; Miss EIza-
a t.na Keith z,a, swetnam. Of Burke's Sta
ter younger. OF North Carolina English
graduates-Miss Ada Hester Blankenba-
k tIf. Madison county: Miss Alice Pee
Belle Coleman, OF Amelia county; MISS MISS
Grace Lucille Crank. of Louisa county:
Miss, Marie Adalyn DeFord, Of Charlotte
county e,I Miss Marian. White Dutton. Of
Hutchinson. OF Charlotte county; Misss
Helen Bedford County, OF Blackstone:
Miss Etha Virginia Mills. OF Louisa coun-
ty; Miss IL Lula Adams OVERLY. Of Black.
Norfolk s7 ounce 'rs'n'a Wh'te' q
The class motto Is "Utile Domino" (Pre-
officers are Miss. Ethel NIaude Duke,
president: Miss Annie IBelle Coleman,
yice-president; Miss EunIce Virginia
White ~, secretary; Miss Ada Hester
ors were as follows:5 salutatory, Miss Ma
rlan White Dutton: History. Miss Annie
Wilburn Bell: Prophesy. Miss Elizabeth
Keith ,3e swetnam; Reeomn =. ndations Miss
Miss Charlotte Temple Marshall. The
papers were we'll written. The saluta-
ladies' 10 TO ea he bhh
ards which had been set hefore them
during their life at the Institute, while
the other papers were full of Interest,"
Ing "reminiscences and predictions and
bright local hits which greatly anter-
tanned the audience. Medals were award-
cd as follows: First class English Bible.
Miss Orro Louise Rhodes, OF Louisa, and
Bible. Miss Olive Gault. Of West Point;
English Bible medal Miss Laura Lee
Cannon. OF Blackstone; general scholar
ship medals, Misses Laura Lee Cannon,
OF Blackstone. and Ethel Estelle Ed
wards. OF West Point: general deport-
ment medal. Miss Ethel Maude Duke. Of
Martinsville: music medal Miss Clara
Pack. Of Blacksburg:' music medal for
best PLAYING at concert and commence
ment. Miss Grace Crank. of Louisa.
The class of 1905 held Its final reception
In the music hall The hall was taste
fully decorated in the class c,olors. of
green and gold md the institute c.olors.
of lemon and black, For two hours there
In and ont of the hall Refreshments
we're served by tn" iunior class, and
both young and old had delightful
time.
The annual sermon wns nreachetl by
sDr. job, ], T'gert ~ Nashville. Tenn.
hook editor OF the Methodist Tnisconal
Church. South In the new Methodist
Church. This was the first service IN
tho new church. md that fact added
s,rcren sing interest to tho ocra sion. The
building was taxed to It's utmost cana
city, thcro being fully nine hundred rec-
rle in the house, and many were turned
away.
The sermon 10 the senior Glass WINS
In the Institute Chanel.
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