, 1860-07-14
Our Public Schools.
THEIR ANNIVERSARY DAY.
An Audience Of 5000 at q School
Exhibition.
THE AWARDS OF MER1T.

Exhibition.
THE AWARDS OF MER1T.
The most skeptical whether our community
feel pride in our Public Schools, and especial
II in our High School, must have been convinced
BY the events Of yesterday.
We hare fourteen principal Public Schools.
These are as follows:
Cu1c,eo Hlcu scuool, Monroe street, be-
tween Ha!sted and Despia:nes. tharles 4. Du-
DkAgnoax ScHoo1, Madison street. between |
State aud Dearborn, George u. Dsoonell,
Principal.
Joxis SCHOOL. corner Of Clark aud Harrison
streets Willard Wo9d,5a. pHos,pa s,saat hst.
Hal,ted and Union. Daniel S. Wentworth,
Principal.
K1sz,E School, corner of Ohio and Lasalle
streets. Bepjsm,n D. Slocun Principal.
FRAsKI1x ScHoo<. corner OF On1slon nno
Sedgwiek streets. Albert G. Lane, Principal.
WASHINGTON School, corner Of OWEN and
Sangamon streets. Benjamin R. Cutter, Prin-
MoszIxr School, corner of Michigan avenas
and Monterey streets. Francis 4. Benhan,
Hnuws Scuoo1. corner Of Warren sud Page
streets. Samuel II White, Principal.
Fosrta ecuooL. Union street, near Twelfth.
George W. Spohard, Principal.
OGD1S ScuooL, Chestnut street, between
Dearborn and Wolc9ts. George IT. Dow,
NgwBxHRr School, corner Of Orchard and
Willvw st eets. Curtis G. Meserve, Principal.
SCHOOL No. lg, corner 0! Reuben and Corne-
lia streets. Euse oe L. Aiken, Prlncioai.
Aberdeen streets. A.. N. Msrriman, Principal.
Tne Annual Examinations in the Primary de-
partnents of these schools took place eas11erin
the week, and We leayu were but lightly At
tended, their audiences beirg less By far than
there should have been. Ths exercises in the
various schools consisted Of speaking select
pieces, dialogues, singing. physical exercises,
which we're IN especial feature, and in some
instances few classes in reading and arita'-
met:c.
I Yesterday WAS however the c:oWn'n9 occft-
sion of interest and attention, in the exhibitors
| of the several Grammar Schools, and OF the
| Chicago High School. Elsewhere ne present
such reference to some o. these As We have
been abba to procure. These several OCCASIONS
were Of mu:h interest and reflected great credit
upon the schools and their Instructors. Prob.
ably throughout the city yesterday, from eight
| 10 ten thousand persons in all, as parents and
friends, gave up portion Of the day to listen
ing to the dsclama,ione, compositions aud other
exercises of these School Exhibitions. and
found the time well and delightfully."- passed.
The great feature Of the day was the
| EXHIBITION or THE HIGH SCHOOL.
For this occasions before this no adequate
audience room in the city has been found. Ne
tropolitan Hail has been depsely pucked, leav-
ing halls and vestibules full Of the later eomera
crowded out eud forced tn retire.
The great Wigwam came happily in this year.
and there the Exhibition tool. place yesterday
afternoon. 1t proved none too large. and the
rEair was altogether delightful success. We
doubt if ever before in this country was wi:
messed the spectacle Of IN audieacs Of 6,oot
at School Exhibition.
The most admirable arrangements had beer
made, in spportioning space in the galleries tt
tie several schools, which were numerous',
represented. The urea of the floor was com
| fortzblF seated and filed with citizens. Th
bEo4d stage gave on the right Of the raised dai
u the centre, tiers of :eats for the High Schoo
pupils, 25v in number, and on the left, setsee
occupied by the Board Of Education and invite
, guests.
> In the centre at the back cf the dais, a spac
cu1tained of By American flags gave conve
r nient retiring room for the participants in th
= various exercises Of the programme.
Chas. 4. Dupee, Ezq, for four years the e.
cellent and faithful Principal Of the Hig
School, who has now retired from that post I
tue profession Of the law, presided yesterds,
i. A aue band occupied the orchestra space i
,. front Of the stage.
The interest our public feel in the Hig
e School wat abuudantly attested By the class
J. citizens tha. filed the Wigwam. 1t was a gl'
l. rious proof Of The thorough and entire De,no
d yaey of our Public Schools. There we're bal
n kers and mechanics, merchants and artisan
t. professional men and hard-haudtd laborer
e. and their families, all gathered and held in q
y tentive listening throughout VAIN summer
~ afternoon.
E. We shall anlg give the programme as pu
IN lished, and make no distinctions in the prai
J. VIC must accord to the High School as who
The exercises would do credit to any instit
: ton Of learning Of like grade in the couut1
-. The following is the bill Of fare:
tn RAHAE.
IS MUSIC.
& G1rsonA1t Ill., 6T.I
| zinc So der OF the Legiua-1. Sumter lhes