The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-14

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At the female school In the Thirteenth ward. located
in Riving,cn street. Ridge an iuneps. Il,
Of thu parents brohers sisters aud friend. Of the
pupils assembled TO witness tho exercises OF tic
scp which. Of urusuav interesting character
Long before haifpa, o'cock tho auacions aIa.
meat drnscly crowded, and but few nlonicn q
elapsed when even standing not TO bc obtained
Mr. William II. TRACY Chairman OF the School BOARD
presided. The exercises, which consisted OF ennpp
readings rccat!ons, Dialogues &c, were gone throu:
with ia very crcdahe inannr ~ the youns lady "a.
pils and al tho conclusion the deserving members
Of the scsoo sono two hundred and seventy lave AZ
number, were pr resented with diplomas
SEVENTEENTH wAaD vKxALE scuep
Tho cosirg exercises Of the female evening school In
Eas: Fourteenth street sevencenh ward, took place
Tuesday evening. f2th inst, Mrs Mary r. Mcdowell
principal rHc programme Of exercises very inter-
cs'ing and we'll s,eced consisting ~ Rotations da.
ioCues singing general John Cochranc Mayor Ton
man ami school Commissioner J. Miles addressed the
largo asserrbagc OF visitors schoafs end commit
mcnied che principal and her corps OF teachers in The
highest terms relative 70 the good order and dscp
of the school during the season The Mayor was agrc
ably surprised being his nrst visit TO tho cloeirg
OF any OF the public schoos SO vol pleased
he he said he would make Ii a part OF his dn,y
10 attend ell such IN future There were three
hundred and sixty certificates delivered for punctnaty
stop and MES Katie Dowd wsa most excellent.
SEVENTEENTH WARD srcos.
AZ the Seventeenth Ward Male School, in East Hons.
ton street, ncar Essex large audience assembled
the occasion OF The closing Of the school for the sea
son. Mr. Henry l. scts Chairman OF the Board. pre-
sided and al about haifpa O'Clock opened the
exercises Of the evening with few we'll timed remarks
Among tho speakers who addressed the school was Gen
erai John Cochfane. The German cboruses were rem.
dered In very fine manner, tho "Soldiers Song In
particular Among the pieces 90 tho programme worthy
o. special notice were IN original GRAFTON, entitled 'hc
Examples Of inusircus Men," BY WIN. O. Hess; "Thc
Barons List Banquet" defamation by James H. hut.
lcr and tho duet "Beauful River by Masters toombc
aud Etuyvesant There was average attendance Of
from hundred 10 six hundred pupils during tho pas.
sesscu some two hnndred snd nty VI whom were Cor.
mans. Mr. II Q. Lichfleld rs The rrncpsl
MALE SCHOOL ~.
The closing exercises of Public School No II were
held last nisht at the schoolhousc In West Forty
street. near Eighth avenue. Judge Connolly presided
and made short address In the courso Of which he
denounced the proposed change the system OF school
management now under discussion AZ Albany Several
members Of the Board 81 Education were on the plat
form. The exercises consisted Of music, defamation
and examination OF the different classes which latter
exhibited tile part OF the pupils credabie degree OF
proficiency in the various branches Of common school
education The average attendance nj this school
during the term Just closed three hundred
boys, whose ages range Principally from fourteen TO
twenty Ave years The exercises closed with the pre-
scntation Of number u prizes