The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-06
SPLENDID RECORD OF
FAMOUS Girls SCHOOL
Over Three Hundred at Black
stone Female 1nsti-
tute.


BLACKSTONE. VA. June 6.-The COM.
ulenccment exercises OF the twelfth an
nCal session OF the Blackstone Institute
We're the most Huccessful in tho history
OF the school There has been a total
enrolment for the session OF 1885, an In
= crease OF nfty-t~o. OF this number 500
were boardcrs en- Increase OF fOrty-sx.
Over 100 applications were rejected for
lack of room. The graduating class num-
bered forty-nve. The officers and honors
OF the class we're as follows: President,
Misc Lura Lee Cannon: vice president,
Miss Elizabeth Rogers Hunt; secretary,
Miss Nellie Franklin Hwstnam; treasurer.
Miss Mary Louise Guy: statutory, Miss
Ina Morton Hnll; history. Miss Nellie
Franklin swetnan; prophecy. Miss Anna
Mabel Kennedy; recommendations, Miss
Sarah Spottswood Royal; Testament,
Miss Mildred Hope Morse; ,valed!ctory,
Miss Lura Lee Cannon. Largely over
half o. the class expect to teach the COM
ing year.
DR.. S. c. Mitchell delivered u very
practical and Inspiring address on tho
subject OF the South and Education.
Nearly $4,000 was spent during the year
for new building and equipment. The
most important matter beforc.the Board
OF Trustees for consideration was the
proposal OF Mr.. Carnegie to-give $4,000
to the school, Il tho friends OF tho school
would rnise s32.50o additional. The prn-
cipal reported that no had definite as-
surnnce OF about 10000 OF the required
amount, and that he expected to prose-
cute n vigorous car vass this summer for
the remaining $2250O No school In the
State Is doing more for genuine educn-
tlona advancement than the Blackstone
Institute.
The following medals were given at tho
inHtItute this year: English Bible, first
class. Susie Grant. OF Dinwidd!c; English
-. -. TT..uk
OF Nottoway; English Bible medal, Miss
Ina NJ. Hall, OF Lancaste r,
Music medals--Aarked Improvement In
Instrumental music, Miss Angela Garrett.
OF Blackstone and Miss Eva Printz, OF
Rnppai,annock county; best playing at
commencement, Miss Mary Louise Guy,
OF Norfolk county; instrumental muaic
medal for sessions work Miss Lille N.
Gaines, OF Essex county, md Miss Anna
Mabel Kennedy, Of Blackstone.
Scholarship MISUNDERSTANDING scho-
arahip. Miss Courtney Williams, OF Not
towny: junior scholarship, Miss Susie
Grant. of Dinwddle; intermediate schol-
arshlp. Miss Cara Armlstcad, OF Williams
burg and Miss Louise Rhodes, OF Louisa
Courthouse.
General department medal, Miss Ina
j Hail. OF Lancaster.
No medals are given for scholarship In
tho senior class The Enlutatory and
vnlcdictory are given on the basis OF
scholarship. This year the snlutntorian,
Miss Ina Hall, made q scholarship aver.
age OF 0dH, md tho vnledictorian. Miss
Lura Leo Cannon, made an average OF
ssN.
ENGLISH GRADUATES.
Helen Wynema Ainsworth, OF Roanoke
county.
Annie Ethel Bishop OF Nottoway.
Kate Drusilla Brown. Of Lunenburg.
Nora Belle Brightwoll OF Prince Ed
ward.
land.
Mary Elizabeth Edwhrds. OF Baltimore
Md.
Nellie Gertrude Farley. OF Nottoway.
Lille Maxwell Gaines, OF Essex
Bessie Reed Hudspeth, OF Martlnsville.
Nellie Christian Jones. OF Middlesex,
Mamie Peyton Luxford, Of Richmond.
Mildred Hope Morse OF Nottoway.
Sudie Love OVERLY, OF Blackstone,
Leila Keeling Row, OF Orange
Maud Ernestine Row, OF Orange.
Sara spottswood Royal, OF Bedford.
Catherine Emory Roberts. Of Northamp.
ton.
Maria Anna Sawyer. OF Accomao.
Ellen sisson, of Orange.
Mary Melvina Williamson. OF Nottoway.
Nettie Moore Williams of West Point.
FULL GRADUATES
Lura Lee cannon, OF Blackstone,
3eulah Barrow, OF Brunswick.
Mabel Bradley, Of Radford.
Mary Louise Guy, OF Norfolk county.
BETTE Sue Gregory, Of Chase City, Va.
Elizabeth Hughes Garrett. OF Cumber-
land.
Ina Morton Hall, of Lancaster
Mary Bagley Hardy, of Lunenburg.
Rilla Mamie Hutchings. OF South Nor.
folk.
ton.
Annie Laurie Hill, of Halifax.
A1eland Elizabeth Irving. OF cumber-
land.
Annie Ethel James, Of Northampton.
Annie Mabel Kennedy. of Blackstone.
Bessie Adams Maben, Of Blackstone,
Lillian Cabell Maben, Of Blackstone.
Nellie Franklin Swetnaln. OF Fairfax
Islixabeth Jamison swetnaR, of Fairfax
, county
Clara Emory Sullivan. OF Blackstone,
Dora Rankin Taylor, Of North Carolina.
fuflio Susan Turner of NOrthamDtOn.