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

Very coon after the door Of this school was
opened visitors principally ladies, began to in
and i'm short Tune they, with the scholars, formed
as dense throng the building could hold. lhe
exercises opened by the reading Of the Bible by
the Hon. e. G. Memminger. which was followed by
the united school repeating the Lords Prayer, In
musical, accurate and reverentieI manner. hymn
was hen sung. after which the geographical exer
cises were gone through and then chant, succeed
ed by arithmetica1 exercises, In which the pupils
displayed singular proficiency The scholars were
dismissed to their classrOoms and In reaching them
they preserved order which spoke highly tor their
discipline. moment wns spent In viewing the ar
tisic decorations in the main room. Festoons
of evergreens hung around the pillars end
walls, where there were wreaths in which were ap
propriate notices Over the rostrum, retired some
what, beneath the canopy Of flowing garlands, was
tho talismanic word, Excelsior" Spanning the
entrance the large motto also of ceoar letters
BY perseverance overcome dihaculues.' In
similar characters on the MOI tn wall was Labor
quers all things" aud the south wall, knowledge
ia p ower.'' Che MINOR notices "Hasten
slo wly "Strive 10 please and do it right;" "Know
tn yself. learn to watt" Time is money! 81 will
try, shall wait;" "Nell began. better DONE" &c.
All of the other departments and rooms were also
de cked with flowers, some having moss baskets sus-
pended from the ceiling.
Inc pr1lcfIa OF this school 1s Miss Anna II.
Simonton who with her competent corps of assist
ants, may well feel roud Of the pupils who showed
great proficiency in their ready responses. Divi-
81 Oh delivered French recitation In creditable
manner, and division B, Lopgtelows touching po-
EN- Of "The sinl ing Ship" The .ongs. "Sofuy and
sweet1y music shall How" and "Hearts and Homes
were happily rendered, while one of the teachers
presided at the piano, either side of which was
fine voiced schoar to lead the masses. Drawings
illustrating mechanics, by Misses Adolphtne
e. Pointel and Laura w. g. Kelly, were
almost faultless and showed O knowledge of
physics, not generally possessed by schcel s.-!s
or ven their seniors. 1he examination In the
various cass-rooms being satisfactorily completed
there was general assembling in the main room
where the Hop. c. g. Memminger. on behalf OF the
Board Of Commissioners read the list Of prizes,
Mr. Memmlnger took occasion to make few re.
marks to the scholars, urging them to diligent and
persistent efforts 10 acquire the great on educa-
ton He related the well known anecdote Of Bruce
and the spider, and adapted its moral to the indus
try which should char cter1ze the pursuit any aim
in life. He spoke of the gratitude the schol RS
should feel for The educational advantages afforded
the m, and paid compliment TO the teachers under
whose auspices go much progress had been made-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 SimontcD, with silver goblet and aalver |
with her name inscribed on the latter. Mr.. Gr1mke
In felicttous terms made the presentation, and re-
frred to the recipients services sentiments of the
highest encomiun. Miss Simonon was SO 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
h0 hOrNa1 <1,nkk a.
p upis In the principal would endure even longer
than the metal of which the presents were made |
This event closed the exercises with benz dcon by
the Rev. Mr. Pinckney, at the Normal School, and It
may be said that the examination of NO preyioMs |
year gave greater satisfaction to the commissioners
ind visitors.
The following is the list of the teachers and those
scholars who achieved distinction:
PRINCIPAL, MISS ANNA R sMoNToN-vIoE-pR1N-
CIPAL MISS ELLA A KELLY.
DIVISION A-kDvANoED DDEPARrnxKNT-rEAcHER MISS /
ELLA KELLY-THIRTY pUpus
First prem um-Harrtet Mosseau and Mary G
Waitei; second premium dolphine Pointe; third
premfum-LOuiSa N Evans. ~ i
Premium" tor composinon-Isabella NJ Clarke
Premium for reading-Mary seymour
rremum ior wrhDg-Laura w g Kelly
Laura W q Kelly, Emily M Pointel.
sadssn ss,ng @ uisnea ior good conduct attention to
doc. Ella M Harrison. 6N T-rt
Drvi SION : MISS HARu1Er r ROMAN. rEAoHrn-
THIRTY-sEvEN PUPILS
First premium-Alce Anderson; second premfnn.-
Estele Pointei; third prezasuza-Aaggie MoKlevers
Promtan for reading-Gertrude smith. ar |
Prenaium tor Wrising-Fannie sanders.
Entitled to honorable notice -tlanche sires Geor-
gle Greapy; Mary schirmer.
Distinguished for good conduct. attention to
ss91ies SrS ana proncency- Emma Agnew, Markaretta
Ins.T cI.Ass-A6rss Ju1u1Lr wHupEN. rrAcAxn- l.
,Ssvr FORTY EI0HT pUPIIS. S'' /
First premturn--harah COrCOlan: second premium |
Carroll. e Mustard; third premium-Mary Miller
knttled t. honorable neuce--Ocmvia Bart, Rosaie
Russ, Jessie Winkler. |
Distinguished for good conduct, attention to
studies and profciency-Louise Pemberton. Helen
Fal mum, Ellen Bresnan. 1859
sEcoND CLASS -Ar1ss JOSIE cAnM rEAcHRa-roarY. |
NINE PUPILS.
EIrst premiuun-Emms Warner; second premium |
-Juia MCCARTHY; third prcmium-Annie swinton |
s.a, Mnuue6 70 honorable notice-Elia byfan. Myra
Distinguished for good conduct. attention TO
studies and prohcienoy--tlla Kennedy, Alice Bur
THIRD oLAss-MIss aSARIA KEITH, TRAcHEn-roa.
. -r aTyaME PULLS
First premium--Earianne Pender; second pre-
mi. M kmma Hyer; third premum-Ahxs Hia-
Entihed to honorable notice--OAve Farnur. Ma.
rie Beltnger snu Florence kohrden.
Distinguished for good conduct attention to stu.
dies and profciency-hosina O'Oallagan, Georgana
kasterby and ELLA Hig9ns.
FOURTH oI.Ass-MIss MAoDALENE KEITH TEACHER
FIFTY PUPILS
First pr errfun- --kebecca saunders; second pre-
nium- Marian spady; third promium-chris' ina
Huthmacker.
Entlsed 70 hon norable nosice--Juta Crawford Elo-
ise Mayrant aud Florence Lslane.
Dist inguished for good coDduot, attention to stu
dies and profciency-Mary Hughes. Lizzie thames
and Florence Hehery.
yIFTH oIlAss-Mss GERTRUDE A MOTT TRACHER-
t FohTY-rMREE PUPIIS
First premium-Mary Pet rman: second pre.
mium-LiSsie Mcsweeny; til I'd preMium--Anna
Mo arthy. - &s'
En,itled to honorable not ce--Fsnnie Jacobosky.
Mary Brat stord and Rosa Cohen a4g
Distlneuisb fol good conduct, attention to stu
dies AND pza0ciency--J Jessie Ham, Alice Armstrong
and isabel f0bi ..
SIXTH GLASS AfIss HENRIETTA HoHAN, rEAcHsR-
~ Y0RTx-EIGHr Pupils.
Frat premium--M.ry Caminade. Anna Printy
ana Susan Rogers. ,llr ~ |
tnhteA tc kaac.aSls iiotios-Anns 5igwaid, EaIlie l.
Charles and ksbina cromwell.