Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-05-26
MARY BALDWIN SEMINARY.


r, CLOSING EXERCIsEs OF THIS INsrIT
o TION OF LEARNING MOST PRO
Porous SCHOLASTIC TERM IN HI.
VI TORY OF THE SEMINARY.
This week the Mary Bald win Sem
!. nary closed. with usual exercises. il
T. slXIleGh session, the most prosperou
scholastic term in the history of tb
Seminary.
IS The closing exercises which covere
:, several days, began with the gradu
ates' recital by Misses Rosa Munge
and Mildred Ruddell, on Friday even
ing Following this came the art ex
Mott, which Was open to visitors on
saturday afternoon and evening. Thi
department. of school work is in charg,
OF MISS Louise L. Hull. Particularly
good work was done by the graduate
Miss Isabel KIrke Patrick, and Miss
Bessie Hoge who took a post graduate
course. Prominent among the works
OF art was portrait of Mr. joseph A .
Waddell by Miss Florence Peale, and
one OF Rev. D. N. Vandeventer by his
daughter, Miss Annie Vandeventer.
Otners who did fine work in sketches
from life, in water colOrs, out door
sketches, and oils, were Misses Bertha
| Bowles, Emily Pancake, Isabel Hoge,
| Ada Graham and Elsa Hamer.
In the primary department Ellen
HoW1sOn, Louise Rawlings, EsteIle
Crawford, Mamie Timberlake and
others. accomplished work of great
merit.
SUNDAY large congregation assem-
bied in the FIRST PRESBYTERIAN church
TO hear the baccalaureate sermon TO
the students by Rev. James Young
Far, ID, d., of Savannah, Ga. The
address Was from the text "Oh woman
great Is thy faith: be it unto thee even
as thou wilt, " and his theme, 'The |
true greatness of woman Through |
out, the sermon was eloquent, impress
sive, and delivered with fluent flow
OF rhetoric that held the close atten
ZION OF his many hearers. The choir
on t1ls occasion was made up of young
ladies' from the student body at the
seminary and included some of it's
best vocal talent.
MONDAY evening the annual concert
IN the Seminary chapel was given. A Il
arge audience of parents and friends
issempled there at an early hour and
1iled TO overflow the capacity of the
spacious hall, so that many late arr
'alS could not obtain admission. A i
pretty picture was that when the /
'oung ladies, all clad in white, marched c
MO the hall, the long columns divid :
ng from left to right, ana took theirJ
assigned places on the tiers of seats in | 4
ront OF the audience. An expectant C
ush came over the assemblage as the | i
seminary Glee Clue took their places 5
or the opening number of the pro- b
rom, and they were not disappointed. e
or the club Is always listened to. and | L
n this occasion were especially hapvv J
their selection and rendition. g
Throughout, the concert afforded u
leasure, for both the vocal and in r
Jrumental numbers, all of which were n
many were excellent. o
demonstrating alike the skill OF in il
tructors and the proficiency of pupils. q
ONE OF the selections that were espec b
lily well received were the Vocal d
rio Drink to me only with thine G.
yes,' by Misses Hall, Wright, Stone. as
chwartz, RuddelI and Penn. Piano LII
'uo-Misses Daisy Thornburg and
osa Dulaney- Piano solo-Miss Mel. CO
e Smith. Piano SOLO Miss Marie cl
almond. Contralto solo-MIss W
icy Penn. Piano solo-impromptu s.
B tiat-Miss Marie Bowles: and OF
ano solo by Miss Donoho. and &c
prano solo by Miss Florence Hail. d.
be Glee Club was also warmly an a
'eciated in their closing mum Der U
" o.
tuesday morning the closing exer eli
ses were witnessed by another large oil
I'd appreciatjve audience, the leading di
ature of which was the address 10 Fl
e graduates by DR.. w. s. CurreIl of W,
ashington and Lse University. The re
dress was not only forceful, but
istled throughout with the keenest
It and good humOr that brought fire.
tent and prolonged applause. The so
plomas were also presented by DR.. M
lrrell, and the following were thus mt
'nored: Miss Edith Timberlake. a va
aduate in the University course: bis
lsses Rosa Munger and Mildred eX
lddell, Instrumental music: Miss oe
abel klrke Patrick, in art; and ab
isses Kable and McIlroy. in the wa
,ademic department.. wi
A prize offered by the Colonial tn
.mes OF the State for the best ESSAY SIS
Colonial Virginia. gold watch hi
Is won by Miss Josephine WOODS. am
d was presented by Rev. DR.. Geo. an
. Finley, who complimented the re. erl
1lent for her excellent literary effort. slo
Kew. DIR. A. III. Fraser presented the Is
yes, certificates and medals. The on
lolarshlp medal which represents
highest honor which is conferred
on student by the Seminary, was oi
arded MISS Edith Timberlnke, the S5s
aduate in the University course.