The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-29
RAWLINGS GIRLS !.
GIVEN D.EGR RE Is.
Closing Exercises Of Best Session
in History of school-Large
Number of Graduates.
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cHAlR s1.c'r' VI vA.' May as
Rawlings Institute closed this week
one OF tile most prosperous ses
sions in It's history. The attendance
has been large and the average of
work very gratifying. and the health
of the whole school remarkably good.
The final program opened Saturday
afternoon May 28d. with a public
game Of basketball, which was played
with fine skill and spirit before a
great throns of people.
On Sunday, the cath, DR.. d. NJ Ram
scy, of Richmond. preached the bacca-
laureate sermon. For appropriateness,
clearness Of thought, beauty OF dic-
ton and grace of delivery, this SER
mon set a high mark upon the
preacher. and it made deep impress
sion upon the large congregation who
followed DR.. Ramsey with rapt at
tention from his first word to the
closing syllable.
Glass Day Exercises.
Monday morning. the 25th, came
class exercises, consisting Of history,
prophecy. bonfire and tree ovation, in
tcrspersed with songs. In the evening
of the same day, the Juniors gave their
annual concert. Tuesday morning the
certificates OF promotion were award
ed to all those who had reached the
required standard OF 80 per cent. aver
age on daily class standing and month
ly tests. This school does not have
the old intermediate and final exami-
nations. which were a WEAKNESS to
the flesh and vexaugn to the spirit,
but instead. the teat{fers give monthly
tests, which have now for three years
proved much more satisfactory than
the old way.
Tuesday evening the school Of ex-
IT, -.., 1T.
was greatly enjoyed. Expression and
physical culture receive marked at
tention at Rawlings.
Yesterday was given to the art ex-
hibit and the meeting of the alumnae.
The class in art has done a great deal
of work. The quantity is only excelled
by It's quality. The meeting Of the
aiumnae was spirited and luminous
with hope for the future of the school
Yesterday evening the seniors gave
their concert. This was fitting
climax of the three evenings enter
tainment
The Final Address.
This morning DR.. Carter Helm Jones.
of Lynchburg. made the address for
the school. A splendid audience was
out to hear this distinguish he'd speaker.
the speech was packed with thought
and charmingly delivered. After this
| address the diplomas and medals were
awarded. Seventy-two school diplomas
| and nineteen degreesfwere won this
year. Five medals Were given and
these were delivered in a graceful and
humorous speech by Dr. r. .. Stuart.
Those who took degrees were Miss
Elizabeth Butler, of Bowling Green;
Miss Gay Carpenter, of Louisa; Miss
| Amanda Clarke of Halifax: Miss Cor
nelia Cowherd. of West Virginia. Miss
| Aurelia Crittenden, Of Nottoway; Miss
Bessie Faulconer. Of Orange; Miss
Myrtle Gardner, of Orange Miss Geral-
dine Griffin, of Culpeper, Miss Ruth
i Jones. of Charlottesville; Miss Bette
| Marshall. of Charlottesville; Miss An
ME ONeill, of .lbemarle; Miss Mamie
Robinson. 'of Charlottesville: Miss Mary
Rose, of King George; Miss Nell San
,ford--nf Culneper: Miss Wilmer Sizer
OF Orange; Miss Bessie Trader, OF
Mathews; Miss Stella Tribble. of Char
.lottesville; Miss Archer Walcott, of
Mississippi; Miss Georgia Mae wood
/ Of Norfolk.
Miss Myrtle Gardner won the
scholarship medal; the piano medal
went to Miss Elizabeth White, the
daughter of Judge John ia White of
Charlottesville; the medal for express
sion was taken by Miss Wilmer szer;
two medals for improvement in art
| " - y - "o'aSNi diu All. JOllll NlURUelQ
and Miss Virginia Cover of 1Albemarle,
We're winners.
"A new feature on the final day was
the awarding of teachers certificates
| to all who had finished their course.
These certificates were given by the
authority of the State Board OF Edu-
cation, and hey entitle the holders to
teach in the public schools of Vir-
| Sinia without examination. This is a
| just recognition Of the merit of this
school
There We're many visitors attending
the final exercises. Among them were
Miss Hazel Hammond, of Pennsylvania ;
Miss Lucinda Loving of Nelson; Mrs.
| George Wood OF Norfolk; Mr.. and Mrs.
j. n. Cowherd and Misses Carrie and
Helen Cowherd. OF West Virginia; Miss
Willis. Of Buena Vista; Mr.. j. d. Hud-
son and Miss Annie Richardson, OF
Richmond; Miss Louise Haynes. Of
Bowling Green; Miss Susie Voolfolk.
of Madison; Miss t. S. Norvell, OF
Covesville; Miss Frances Woodhouse
and Miss Mollie Arnold. of Stanton
Miss Tyree Rothwell. of Crozet; Miss
! Gardner, Of Thorn Hill; DR.. Butler, OF
i Bowling Green; Mr.. and Mrs j. T,
( O'Neill. of Crozet: Miss Matte Kase,
or Stony Point; DR.. Z. w. Winfrey.
/ OF Culpeper, and DR.. r. r. Boston. OF
Warrenton; Miss Ida Camper and Miss
! Addie Cowherd. of Gordonsville; Miss
Rebecca Brown. OF Halifax. and Miss
Julia Abel, of Albemarlc: Mrs. Dr.. w,
p. Hatcher, of Fork Union: Miss Pearl
Trader. Of Mathews; Captain Lee
Dixon, of Maryland.
The prospects for next session are
bright. Many of the old students ex-
pect to return and there have already
been more Inquiries from new students
than there We're last year.
AUGUSTA MILITARY ACADEMY.