Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-06-08
CLOSING OF SCHOOLS.
VIRGINIA FEMALE INSTITUTE.

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Female | isiitule began Sunday wit
the bat calaureate sermon at Emmai
uel church Ey Rev Robert W. Bar
we'll of Petersburg. HI is a magnetl
Speaker and highly pleased the iars
audience present. The art eXhibltlo
on Monday, as usual attracted man.
visitors. who highly praised the Woi
done by the young ladies. Anon
those who had excellent work on ex
hibtiou we're Misses Frances Danel
hover, Matte Taylor, Jaue Wright
Elizabeth Lane, Erving Hannoblf
Katherine Kennedy and Cary Brooks
The concert given by the music pu
pills in The chapel Monday night wa
enjoy ed by an audience that thorough
ly appreciated the high class music
that WAS faultlessIy rendered. Space
prevents us giving the entire program
and to make distinctions would be in
appropriate where every one deserved
hlgness praise.
Tuesday morning the medals wert
delivered by Rev. W. g. Hulllben, the
certificates by DIR. johnson of Mary
| land. and the diplomas by Hon. Jos
A. Glasgow. The full graduates are
NJ isses Sue Lewis Bell of StauntOn
Eleanor Hunt Wickliffe Galloway OF
Kentucky, and Josephine cambridge
Logan of Tenn. Complete course in
Mathematics-Ml Miss Emily Crawford
johnson of Maryland. Music-Piano,
Misses Susie Baldwin Robertson of
Stauuton; Rose Moncrief Anderton of
New Jersey, and Mary Mercer Duerson
of Clifton Forge Vocal-Miss Willie
Nelson Maxwell of Stanton. Art
Miss Frances DanenhOWer of Virgin
ia. Stenography and Typewriting-
Misses Louise Littig of Stanton, and
Caroline Williams of Lexington
Book keeping Mary Shreckhise
of Staunton.
The session just closed was one of
the most successful in its history, and
Miss Duvall, the principal, is to be
congratulated on her efficient manage
ment of this most excellent institute
for young ladies. In all probability
this will be the last session of the
school under the name of the Virginia
Female Institute. Acting on a reso
luton passed recently by the board of
visitors to change the name to "Stuart
Hail. both the councils of Virginia
and Southern Virginia have agreed to
the change.
STAUNTON MILITARY ACADEMY.
The most successful session of this
excellent school was brought to n close
yesterday by appropriate exercises in
Beverly Theatre when the list of de-
serving students were made public
Sunday the baccalaureate sermon was
delivered at the Baptist church by the
pastor, Rev. DR.. o. f. Gregory, before
an audience that taxed the capacity
of the church. Wednesday was field
day aud large crowd assembled at
athletic park to witness the drills. First
there was battalion drill, then the
drill by companies A. 1t.
Daugherty commanding; company b,
Captain Crawford commanding; COM
papy G, Captain camp-map command
ing and company d. Captain Roblee
The company medal
was won by company ID, and Major
Russell presented the medal to Capt.
Crawford. Cadet private Raglan of
company A. won the individual medal.
The judges were Major Russell and
STANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Staunton Public Schools under
Supt. Francis FL. Smith, closed q most
session Wednesday. There
were brief exercises in the chapel pres
ided over by the superintendent. DIR.
o. f. Gregory opened the proceedings
with prayer, after which the reading
of the names of a long list of pupils
deserving special mention was read.
Mr.. Mr.. X E. R: Nelson presented the
prizes and medals. The medalists were
Misses Mary Stoddard, Donna Shan
hOltZer and Reba Andrews. The prize
for cooking was awarded Miss Helena
Landlord, and that for manuel train
ing to Ludwig Vollers. The w. & L.
to 5 Palmer Hartman, and
the M. b. s. scholarship to Miss Pearl
Keister. The graduates are Harry b.
Gait, S. Palmer Hartman, Misses Mar
garet FL henderson, Pearl Keister, Helen-
Walter and Margaret Weller.
Mrs. F. M. Hanger presented the
medals given by Beverly Manor Chap
ter, Daughters of the American ReVo
luton. The chapter each year gives
medal for the best essay on some sub
ject pertaining to the Revolution This
yeaI twelve essays were handed in, ali
good, two SO equally deserving that the
decided to give two medsls,
and Miss Nettie Powell of the Sth
grade and Miss Helen Walter of the
class were each presented
with a handsome medal.
After short address by Mayor w.
Ill. Landes, who spoke highly of the
work done during the past year by
both teachers and pupils the. exercises
wa re cinsnd with the hnnnai ctinn