, 1865-07-15
TIE PUBLIC sCN0L8.
CLOSING EXERCI6Es--EXAMINA-
TION OF PUPILS IN THE
GRAMMAR DEPART
MERITS.
J he High Sehool--Essays
by the Graduating.
AWa1ds'-Scholarships, Medals and
Diplomas.


tor the qualification Of theIr friends, not their at.
fs1nments In the krow1ebge Of The things that
they had studied In class during the year, but
thelr ability TO rectts the compostians Of othefe
this femsrk applies to selected members Of the
Glammar clasees. The Primary departments bad
made similar di.plty Of thelr oratoIIral powers
en- the previous dsy, and the High School eradu.
ates were expected TO exhibit In mstter a. well as
Danner, snbnhttiug their competitions to the
crlucifm Of their ever partial friends.
II ts an accepted rue that thtss exhibitions are
In order, snd the pup!ls and teachers prepare 70,
ihe1a ~ 9 mater OF course. We will not digcuss
the propr1c'y Of making tneh displays, or take
ground for or agaiust them. Much may be said
On tsch aide, but the weight OF incltnsti IN In
drcadfully in favor OF rhcn, and where thtur or
euetom IL popular, It is decidedly unpopuI.r to
ta!l tts pEors,ety into question. perEaps tue
only ec1t0us evil 1iaoe to attend II 4e the upduc
abstraction oi time for ptactlce, which would be
his 1s not necessity Of the e,tuation, and. the
objections viii not apply TO this case where The
pnpil's own oomposldea ia read, bcesnse there Is
scarcely a note valuable requirement than tht
ability to pnt worthy thoughts IN worthy shape,
aId deliver them IN m 1t ffctire manner.
The original dec amltinn Is almost entirely
tFsct schools not being encouraged to essay the
task. In the Skinner School the ongtnN essay
r. nse1 ;sa ana
LILLY Willatd. Agnes Dn Four and Fanny Perry.
1h' : we're all well written, snd highly spproyed
BY the .udisnce; The .sme lelt9re vas yester-
School,, the credit of the Innovation bitpc. Fe
believe, due 10 The head assistant. In the Jones,
and ore OF two c1het sceeols. TIE same pan wss
e,st where. and then the friends o, the schools
Will be able TO indigo somewhat Of the menta1
ptwe1s oftie pnris, inst.sa OF their mete aoi IL
10 bpprecitte the thoughts OF nnotners. Yet this
innovation shouldt he followed tnd ciousiy al stls
much hitter 10 hear a toy or gil express tho
keneirle tdehs OF others. thsn to Vent original
nprEe1 ae-
1ha d15 yettrr1a5 wa. oil that could be dez,yed
for euth m exhibition. The weather was OF th9t
E1lo <har.cter which mskes 4 Iengthered stsY in
arotesstely faieo room Lot uncomfortable. 1t
wtB IN exctpnoLable tummrTs day, cleat vi hont
berg hot. end OF the u ost cheerful Ct taractef a.
q cnrtequ: nee the att ndsnce On the schools was
10 ihelr pt.ucst csp.city. There was few excsp-
tious 70 there. amctg wh1ch-mo!t uuAccount+
by-was tie Deat horn. which In other years BIZ
al n Their hol1dny attire. the spectators well
dtttfed, the tcachers in good hnmot, the roons
be: uilfuliy dceoEntcn, everylhtu and everybody
Ieanlt, everyo body VIVA sat,soed. The DECORATION
Of the halls IN which the exercises Were held,
merits more 'hsa a .pss,lng mention. In nearly
been called iIto play " devise graphic inscrip.
tlure, and ttaunlul dee,anes, Wnl}o the wiling
a1eures OF the pupils were orongat in,o rcquisf
bosrds were nearly covered with appropriate esn.
.encee Of q patriotic or purely moral c1srscter.
moltoe beamed forlh from the walls, fet in lox.
eIs OF did rent hUss, faeH wezc psudsut from, the
windows. aud masses o! orspsry hung In graceful
hstpons from IrGm,nent places. the speakers
ttsLd eng covert In especial pfofn.ion.
Ersmme OF exercises II zach Of the sshoo's. Out-
SIZE Of very few original compositions, 1t would
te litlle more Than fepea cd cpstltoa ofit=na.
he dets1,R we're arTlnee1 a. usual frnm .he s1otk
d1Al0rNt& F1ns ,f
r. r. iaulla1r In out school boy days, varied b3
the !ntroe ucuon Of few new cnee, and 4 fatr
spr'bklttg Of patriotic tfnsioa, peca'iatiy appro-
Pirate . the times We tive H.. A glance II the
proessmuaes Of two OF three Of the schools Ehows
pa 1hSt they were arranged very tn1teluuy. aad
1he teleeatGs 3ndic!onslJ mate to d. the capa
bllittea Of The pupil. The monotony OF rentauou
VIE avoided By the ,n1crererstng ol eonfs, ana
p,a1o nusle played by one q two psars
pupils geIers!ly acquitted thtm.e1ye. with great
cttolt both TO tnemseives and their inttsuctor4.
II Wna vefT interesting Elsht to witness the yA-
ytng shade Of color IN the IA &C Of me teacher a.
the pit Eas tecited we'll or tn5!dcrcnty BY the
boy or girl who had been under her SPECIAL
charge: II netded no rcry c!ose observation to
attertaln that the teachers were % mueh II not
more lnterested tn he tnccsss OF tbs attempt -
The fecttet., and felt themselves rewarded for I'll
their trouble IN The Ewect need OF approval ac-
corded to the youth unde, thets ehsrEa. The ap.
The great pleasure felt bJ the adult portion Of Tho
No Ole could etipe,s these exhibitions yeets..
which We live hae done 20 Enuch for The educstion
oi the fnture generation. 1he contrast bet~een
the school now ano thst Of but ! few yeara ago IL
msetee was entirely ignored, md even the teach.
ing ofthc isvored 1ew was 4 mase OF heteroge.
nsIsy, not remarkable to1 .,te prartiealify, aud
changed III that now. 1ae great object Of the
preken:-day educator II to 1csch the pupil to
mink, 3urctshine the facts which are Necessary Is
urfua$ INFt tfF1%@ nAF SLHA
puerl,uce q the past: The tone Of the popular
educatcn Of cur cay fs e'ue OF the most cheering
aigns o. the good time coming.
wards were ttstr, ,bnted 10 those Of The pupils
whote general sverige siood highest said avtrAee
bang 1Enwn from depottmtnt ii well ss scholar
ship in BryaIt Susitons Commercial Couec-lto
!ee M %ott dsssrEisg Pupil f. EACH senoo'. snd q
epsasi distinction. The following " weso 70 M ths
aNa1ts:
rR1Ez SCHOLARSHIPS.
Dearborn Schcol-E Ia Eya1u,
J0nse echotl-Earfle k-bu.
k1x,e Sebopl-Eethes d. Tearr.
Frsnk!ln SrLool-EllA II II.
Wn-h'lr.on SchcoI-',lars Culver.
Mose!ey Scboo.-Era Mau1ef,e.
Brown Scbupl-Allce z. P,cAard
Fettr schcol-SeleDer E. Beldeld.
Ne~herr5 School--C1rus y. Meserne.
No. 1w.lve school-Luey Mana aoTard.
b,E
H.vtn School-Eltza Nir1ius.
htuth Chlcs2o schcol-1o.. phtne J. Cleaves-
Andct post schoo:-Jobn T. Hogan.
uo!steln nSchool-Steinhsus.
MEDALS.
Dea1hnrn school-r. Frederic Drpaley, Agnes
McCArty. Nlila y. Adsm:, Frank A. Brad eY.
Aose:es School-A'1ce D. .Tuii,e, F4nnie Per
rln, ssrsh Run', Ja.,ue Steele. =.
sm'!h, surAn Eas.rdr. Augusta i. Do1nes, AZ.
nee cuFour, Mae MBrford.
Jsue. sehoel-Air,sna sshwab. sazah White.
Edwin J, Bartlett, Lucy 4. R.noo.
n.ytn Sch oi-Earu.lne s. Sanders, Harriet II.
Be1dHw. Hapna Ms5er.
Adnrns, u. Cora Patterson. Ca.z1e c. Hahn.
kin1,c sehool-Ela A. Newell. Laura T. Riley,
FrsnEiin schoo.-IA!lian ,ohostone, K,,e yep.
eeE, Ida B. Fsnbon, George Nschos.
Wa4hsreton school-L,zzie n. FIaven, James
BGsy,.. Ehin 7 saline. Patrick Flynn.
1imore, Jennie H. 8. Reid, En- "a Mssrili.
OGDEN school-John Lepox. n. Hopkins Batch.
ford Ella B. TnrneI, William g Rooertson.
=, NeWbetf5 scnool-AdeAa a. specr, Mary A
20. Iweve School Eor!tc Louisa Ano:d.
South Chicago scbool-Astce c. Irwin.
II Is cue TO Mies Btsndon, Of the South Chicago
School, that ehe s1urd h1ghett on the lust Of NJ
etsGet, Int Was de- AIRED from recetv;nk prize
by the fact thai she :ook the prize laet e..
M. Fsle!, q ths Fee,ef School, Te should hsre
mtntioned that w1s made on bohz1 Of The
teachers.
School ycstesdaJ-'ae ellsses were simply tx4u-
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.
School ~tre ht ID in Bryan Hatl. com 0tnduK al
o'clock in the afternoon. Tho ooors weF- opened
a. O'clock and ~ asout IT, tag q9srtsr Of ~ hoar .he
next tht upAFtkle OF m hput the neEplo flied in