The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-02

neopIe of the city The secret OF this has been
strict regard to the character well as the efficiency
of tho teachers, and rigd emf, rcement OF the dis
c;nlins of the schools. The following table shows
The total number of scholars and the numoer In
each school ana department:
e. tLilip-stre School-Male Depariment.2oa
intermediate Departmen ment..-.'....''''fzo zoo 10
Primary Department. ...''.''.'''.''' 9I7
meetings. rect school; oo2 ;cc;orcouMae De.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Female Deparlm. MT. ieS se soa
Primary Del armenl. ........'...'''.'''''1 '1'0- w
ASS
Toal numocr.., .'...'.
THE NORMAL SCHOOL.
VERY soon after the door OF this school vas
visitors, principally ladies' began to pour in,
nd in short time they, with the scholars, formeo
as dense tnrong as the building couis noio. Ane
exercises we're opened by the reading OF tue boe ny
the Hon. G. G. Memminger. which was ioiio"eu ~
the united school repeating the Lords Prayer III
musical, accurate and reverential manner. hynn
was hen sung, alter which the geographical eAer'
cses were core through, and then chant suceeeu-
ed bv aritbmetical exertIsee, in which the pup'is
dsn,ared singular proficiency. The scholars were
a;on;esed to their classrooms and in reaching them
t,ev nrese,ved an order which spoke highly for their
aiso,n,,ne moment was spent in viewing the ar
tstic decorations in the main room. festoons
of eyerg1eens hung around the pahars auu
walls. where there were wreaths IN which were ap-
nroprate notices. Over the rosGunl, re'lfeo son'e
what beneath the canopy of flowing garlanos' WAS
the talismanic word, Excelsior" Spanning Inc
entrance was the large motto, also OF cecar etele
| .Bv perseverance We overcome dificuldes In
.mar characters on the north wall was Labor Con-
o,,ors all things aud on the south wall, knowledge
IA n over" The MINOR mottoes w're "Has'en
slo wly;" "Strive 10 please and do It ren'' huom
N rself learn to watt" 'Time Is money" IL Will
try, shall wnit; "Wen began better oone' a.
All of the other departments and rooms were ~so
de cRed with flowers, some bavpg moss baskets sus'
! pended from the ceiling.
The pr,ncit al of this school is Miss Anna Is.
simopton, who, with her competent corps Oh ASSIST
ants. may well feel roud Of the pupils who showed
oreat n, efficiency In their ready responses Divi-
81 ON delivered French recitation In creoltapie
manner and division B, LoDgteDow's touchlng po-
| em Of "Ihe sinl ing Ship" The longs, "soity anu
syeetly music shall flow" and Hearts and homes
were happily r,ndered, while one OF the teaoners
presided at the piano. on either eide of which was
fine voiced scho or 10 lead the masses. Drawings
illustrating mechanics, by .iisses Adolphine
E. Pointel and Laura W.. g. Kelly, were
| almost taultless, and showed knowledge OF
physics, not generally rosse sed by school girls
| or ven their seniors. The examination In the
various classrooms being satisfactorily completed
there was q general assembling in the main room,
where the Hon. C. G. Memmlnger. on behalf oil the
Board of Commissioners read the list of prizes
Mr. Memmlpger took occasion to make few re-
marks 10 the scholars urging them 10 diliRent and
persistent rte TO acquire the great on, educa'
ton. he related tho well known anecdote CT Bruce
and the spider and adapted its moral to the ludus-
try which should char cterze the pursuit OF any aim
in life. BE spoke of the gratitude the schol re
| should feel for The educational advantages afforded
the m, and paid compliment to the teachers under
whose auspices go much progress had been mnde-a
progress that had not been surpassed in the school
| in the same length of time.
TESTIMONIAL TO THE PRINCIPAL.
Though Mr. E. Montague Grimke. the Secretary
Of the Board, the scholars presented the Principal
Miss simontcp, with silver Goblet sni, aa'var
| with her name inscribed on the latter. Mr. Gr1mke
In fslici;ous terms made the presentation, and re-
ferred to the recipients services in sentiments OF the
highest encom,um. Miss simonton was 40 over
come by surprise tLat che requested the Hon. Mr.
Memminger to respond for he', which he did In his
terse and peculiarly graceful words. and said that
he hoped that the frier rdship and interest OF the
| URLS in the principal would endure even longer
than the metal of which the presents were made.
This event closed the exercises with BY
the Rev. Mr. Pinckney, at the Normal School, and it
may be said that the examination Of no previous
year cave greater satisfaction to the commissioners
and visitors.
The following is the list of tho teachers. and those
scholars who achieved distinction:
PRINCIPAL, MISS ANNA sIMoNToN- PRN-
CIPAL MISS ELLA A KELLY.
DIVISION ADVANCED DEPARTMENI-rEAcHER.M MISS
ELLA KELLY-TABTY PUPILS.
First prem um-Harriet Mosseau and Mary G
Walter second prrmium-adolpuineE PU1ntel; third
premium-Loui5a III Evans.
Premium for composihon-Isabella NJ Clarke.
Premium for readlDg-Mary seymour
Premium for wrihpg-Laura G Kelly.
EntlIl' to honorable norce-Isabella III Clarke,
Lauia W G Kelly, Emily NJ Pointel.
Distinguished for good conduct attention to
studies and lrohciency-Eliza Bay, Helena Mcln
doo Ella M Harrison.
DIV. sIoN B-M1ss HARRIET P ROMAN, TEACHER
TH1RIYsEvES PUPILS
First premium-Alice Anderson; second premium
Estelle Pointel; third prem,um-Masgie McKlevers
and Emma Gibbes
Premium for composiion-Georgie Brown.
Premium for readipg-Gertrude smith.
Premium Tor Wri.ng-Fannie sanders.
Emitted to honorable blanche slres, Geor-
| gle Grea"y. Mary Schirmer.
| Distinguished for good conduct, attention to
| studles and prohciency-kmma AGnew, Marsaretta
| Wall, Kate Lucas.
| FIRsT cIAss-anss JUILLE wHnDEs, TEACHER
FoRTY.EIaHT PUPILS.
First premium-Aarah Corc0ran; secc nd premium
| Carroll e Mustard; third prenIum-Mary Miller.
Entitled t. honorable nocce-0ctavia Bart, Rosaie
| Russ Jessie Winkler.
Distinguished for good conduct. attention to
studies and profciepcy-Louise Pemberton, Helen
Falnum Ellen i. ssnaD.
SECOND cLAss-Ncss JOSIE O cARS. TEAcHsR-FonTY-
NINE PUPILS.
First premium-tmma Warner; second premium
-Ju Ia Mccarthy; third pIcmum-Annie swinton
Entitled to honorable notice-Ella Ssfan, hyra
| Sawyer, Tena White.
Distinguished for good conduct attention to
studies and prorcienoy-tla Kennedy, ahce Bur
| dell. AuLa Gibues.
THIRD CLAs5-M1Ss MARIA EErrH, TEAcHEn-FoR-
TY.SINE PULLS.
First p: :emium-Mariunne PenGor; second pre-
| mi m-tmma Hyer; third premium-flZa hl.-
| gus
| Entitled to honorable notce-Ollve Farnum, Ma
| rie BellinGer u, u Florence Nohrdtn.
Distinguished TO- gold CONDUCT attention to stu
| dies and profcIency-kUs:na OCalagan, GeorSi2na
tasterby and Lila Higglns
| FOURTH cLAss-aIIss MAoDALENE KEITH, TEACHEn-
| FIrIY PUPILS
| Fist Or reIrlum--hcutcca saunders; second PFC