The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-30

Valedictory by Miss Mclean.


pirate to the occasion, as Miss Nc
Lean graduates and leaves the school,
from which she has not been absent
or tardy for four years. =.
Prof. Hutcheson then, after a brief
but excellent address, conferred the
diplomas to the. graduating class, con-
sisting of Master Henry Dodge, Mas
ter Oscar Schultz and Miss Mary
Mclean.
Prof. Hutcheson's Address, did
credit to both his head and his
heart, and manifested high degree
of proficiency in Hocution.. 49, M
@ During the day, several very tine
pieces were sung by, the school.
After the, distribution Of Diplomas,
some well-timed and rather fattering
remarkswere made by fudge lgleheart,
and Reys. McCarer md Bowdon, and
a few explanatory remarks by Prof.
Rice. after which the exercises were
closed by Singing the Doxology, in
which pupils and spectators joined,
when the audience dispersed.uA
@ ReII or HONOR 81
Peree5t III Panctaality, ATTENDANCE,
Scholarship and Deportnent-Miss
HULA Rahm.
s. Perfect in Punctuality and Attend
adce Mary Mclean, Oscar Schultz,
George Walker and Charles SpeeE- 50
Perfect in observation-disclosures Me-
Johnston, Jennie Sa5etton, Mary
Bowdon, James Walker, Richard
Hodseny Edwin Walker Edward Cur
mick. e 1919
7 During the recess at nosn, mana "a
some cabinet sized photographs Of
Mayor Baker, II. @. Wheeler ESD,
late Superintendent, ana Mr.. UsP.
Parsou, late Principal Of the High
School, were placed on theiwailof the
room by the Messrs.e Weson, Photo
graphic Artists. These, we learn, were
/ purchased by a voluntary contribution
from the pupils of the High School
and they are to become permanent fix
lures il the room-a most deserved
compliment to those gentlemen, who
! have labored so zealously in behalf o.
i our schools, and especially Of the HigE
I School laiog
This morning, candidates for ad
mission to the High School will b
examined, commencing at s o'clock
gat the High School building
Thus has closed one Of the most in
teresting and creditable series of ex
aminations it has ever been our priv
ilege to witness.
The citizens of Evansville shout
be proud of their Public Schools, an
foster them with Jealous care, an
particularly should they labor to bull
up the High School, which is just
: styled the browning glory of the worl
COLORED sCHOOL..nh
The examination of the colore
: school of this city, taught By Il
q Misses johnson, came of yesterd'
o morning. We regret that we had n
II time to attend during the entire e
animation, bat the exercises afterir
/ 4. cess we'll paid us for going. Duri
Il the term these ladies have had reg
L tered two hundred and se9enty-thr
III scholars. There were at the examl
alton one hundred and fourtee
"a ranging in ages we should judge fire.
y 4 sixteen to FIVE years old. There We
~ quito a large number of visitors, DO
- white and eoI0fed, rrl-sv<>--.1..aae- W
$, 5, We are sure, were greatly delight
u with the examination, and some
II heard speak were most enthusias
"a in praise of the entire school, a
u especially of the excellent teacht
~ who have bFaved public opinion
s'- labored quietly. earnestly, falthtt
. and assiduously to elevate the
=. 70 spring Of an unfortunate race, Il
held in bondage and the chains
slavery. Wesdo not think there
,,+ one present at the examination
felt grateful in his or her heart
,b-d wards those excellent ladies for
sof noble work they had accon4lisl
How much better that this unfol
.er. nate race. which has been thrc
nd amongst us. not by their own '
should be educated and taught
,ct; sons of virtue and truth, than still
remain ignorant and degraded, fill
set; jails and poor hrnses. and prov
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