The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-06-28
oU1 SCHOOLS.

| Richmond No,tsal Schooi.-ln our motto
of the City Normal School yesterday, w
were cut off by flc hour of going to pres
from noticing thu closing exercises. Ate
the examination proper, and the presenta
tions to the thchers, before alluded to
Mr.. WashburJ addressed the school il
some appropriate remarks, followed by
Rev. Mr.. Millr, Rev. Mr.. Greer, Senator
Greene, of Petersburg, and others.
We much regret that the examination
should have taken place in a room sc
limited. SUD an exhibition ought to have
been witnessed by hundreds of our citizens,
and would bave been, but for the impossi.
bility of securing admittance. The best
place that Richmond affords should have
been freelYgiven for this purpose.
If George Peabody could see school in
this city, founded by his mmnifcence, to
fit young ladies' for teachers of its schools,
crowded pm examination day into close
room, Would he have high opinion of the
spirit in thich his donation was received by
our people? When Wisdom leads out her
young Disciples from the school-room to the
consecrfed work Of life, all ways should
be opeped and strewn with flowers. The
collegeand university commencements are
thus sgnalized. Shall not these popular
schools, which are the peoples colteges, the
intellectual nurseries Of all its children, be
as well recognized in Richmond? See how
Boston, New York and Chicago celebrate
examination day. With what words of
cheei and encouragement from the highest
sources the young graduates go forth from
the portals of the public schools? Let
Richmond learn what is expected of her in
o,,r.toJ @ >''' pop'i"i 'N''e''''oii nv" '''''''-
TSe R;obmord No,,naI so,oo, :
norJed hv thn poabod,, a,''a, f,nd IenoD' Sup, sd
thf d;rect;on % nf ~ Poond rd''., c Tna y u'''ef
tui;cb Harono Kant 80 = ..;da,a. a''1es VI
GirJan % viaoo m oai. - H. esveie WsIe 9"llcs
rJarv ,nJ NJ mdrar, dSrvI Wash,, M m",oau, see-
III n;a a,I 5A,,i Dn.j JM ",'silVulii, treasurer.
0.dmoa s'p n NJ "ne Ma AS'' pp,,ydel, By. aloeil
Staw,:y may' M m w. Mnaiiiy, "a ?. nu.''' rrallkil m
$3.50 ,,'s,ho, 'uu r ~ d. IieilsliaW, M aiso, are
ths nooa,,t;,,o - ',e ooaiu WI; W asnp'l1il -
.y easIuaft or .h oiilcgl 1l .ne poafu ana 'ne
Piu,1I;palt VI VI s,ie so4opi. r NC Is assls1eo III
1e''Illg HING, py MISSES NJ. y. Douse ana Jennie
.l,;a Z; iiomaLu' young laules ol Vailea accom-
p''' strmctorp anu i'''''''' 'Oi''t'''''' III
The n,nbar Of sobo,o,, ;s l;m;toa ,nd
on tila II Is naoacrsrv Cor occo,t.nco that
an apnlicant shall be n vor,no lal,y Of oood
,o,aa1t ,La,,at 1 - q. g -. l. 81 81
.i'vii S'',.ao'ci, anu suiiicieiity auNaiiceu
IN her studies to enter the Junior class. She
is also reo,lired ia pledge herself IN consid-
oro+;ox, q a. 4L;4;o9 :-,l :.l4
o,"'ioii Vi .he Iuioioii feCelNeu Without
charge, to teach III the public free schools
of NilUinia after pradllation for ac lonp
4,,,, ~ l /; :; otI.-l. -.
III % sho - III f1teiiu'ilce upon tils Hl-
Stitutlpn. lt IS the ann OF the instructors
to fiji fher n,lnils to adorn anv walk Of life
81 ~ +ail H. .il:1.4I -
aiiu " ,e''ei, hi'euiSeii.,y any piaiicii Oh
learning taught i'll the public schools.
: The follo,T;no ;e ! I;rt ~ tbe ,,,o,,,ho of
tba ea,,,,or a,,d @ o., o; aIe1. e.. III E :
". '.inoi M ,'io 1A-,H,ioi "n oiasscs loi lic scS
SION Just closed. The eX-ScnlorS are those
who graduated last ypar bllt have haan an
roo.od f,n.o,,otbo,. ',,'sr;o l.; - st..J:s
S"S,u ~ ~ .'iooiiO. eeooioii III cAeIa stuuicS
ftT-,Se1li0fS. Misses Georgia Fay, MOllie
Hankins. Ella Farrar. Jennie Clark Enma
purd,y Ntoll;o Vo,,oba,, A,,rot+o 4 L.,
= " nioii,o doSnttii, huietta Aualiis.
tSehtt0fS.-dlsSeS Bertha Street, Katie
Arnold S1sie Hill I lilo Porby M,po;o
IVoJ+aro I;y.;o Uo;s, paIl, Ds1 80 W. No
" y "lu1i', Iu, Li~n,1 iAoiS9, D1hc oiouAc, MIC
cle Cnappel, Helena Laube, Llllle Henille,
Florence Ezekiel.
m.
dol;,orad h., NI;s9. NTao.os;,, 1,Y,Its' e7' "'''
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v.rpn,cropv ,nnppss ms, ,,,,ap, .a, ,,,,,, -.
NORMAL SCHOOL BY MISS MAGGIE WALTERS
ne past Is ever before us and lured by mem
glowing pictures Memory is ihe o1eat store-
house of the brain filled with all tbe varied
scenes of this life in which we have been either
participants or merely specta tors-stored with
useful knowledge or dai.I, with IGNORANCE iov-
ous with truth or tortured with remorse: briyht
with innocence and hone or black with desnoir
it furnishes food for thought and oftentimes So,
lace for the grief-laden With what delirht will
and though our hearts be burflened
with afliction the remembrance of these halcvon
DAYS. will afford heavenly balm TO the prie,-ed
spirit.
But, COMPANIONS. have we ayailed ourselves of
the generous opportunities afforded MS of gaining
Have we spent orr time we'll , T ef
each heart answer for itself; for in its silent
chambers conscience an eypr-vakeful monitor
will not fail TO rehulSe any misuse of our onno,,
tunities. This precious boon of memory came
from the Omniscient and He knows whether we
have rendered it a source of gladness or of sor
row if we have nisused our time il will nm
doubtedly be source of sorrow ) but onr rearafs
are useless, for time gone by can never be re-
called. Let u.s. then avail ourselves of present
opportunities, for the future is as n dark chasm
into which we dare not peer
Who can picture who can paint all the glowing
visions memory brings u.s. what no,ye, can yv,.ssf
from us
g ,,, ,,.,
ne nislulls " chiioiioou, the dreams OF YOUTH
M ..'' ~ eo' o''i ioo's,epS' III ,iie pathWit} OF
rh I'll. e.'lt ,,,...,.,. r.
ho nns' Pie''ie Vi i'iicy, e'tch nope ana ctch
r ,,,a ~ e,oas ,,,o ,,,;a.
i-iAo '''o ieee we ii'iss' 10 ieih ~ most GEAR
Schoolnates we ara about To MARI not baoansa