The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-28
Public Exhibition OF tho Richmond
Normal school. --rtE


The public exhibition of the Richmond
Normal School, of which Mr.. Andrew
Washburne is the principal, took place
yesterday at the schoolroom in the Cove
nant Hall building, Capitol street. There
were present large number Of friends of
the scholars and persons interested in the
cause of education. Rev. DIR. Woodbridge
and Rev. J. A. Chambliss were on the plat
form during part of the examination. and
manifested much interest in the exercises.
After some very good singing, the Lords
Prayer was distinctly and reyerently re-
cited by the school in concert. Then fol-
lowed the examination of the senior class
In English grammar. But we have not
space to spare for comments upon the eX-
animation of each class. and must therefore
content ourselves with the single remark
that in almost every instance the scholars
evirced a thorough knowledge of the sub
jects under consideration, and showed that
they had been carefully and Systematically
instructed.
The exercises proceeded according to the
following programmes:
Essay: Charity a Rarity" by Miss An.
Meta Adams.
Physiology: Junior class.
Essay: GA Mothers Love-" by Miss Liz
zic Heiss.
Written Arithmetic: Senior class.
Singing: Exhibition Song.
Exercise on the Globes, by the school.
Specimen of Object Lesson: "Books,' .
conducted by Miss NJ. Chappell.
Exercise in Elocution and Phonetics, by
the school conducted by Mr.. Washburne.
Essay: Past, Present, and Future"
by Miss Helena Laube.
Essay: Progress" by Miss Katie Ar
mold.
Exercise in Algebra, by the Ex-senior
class.
Singing: "Away to the Woods"
Essay: Moral Sublimity," by Miss Jen-
mic Clarke.
Exercise in Natural Philosophy by Miss
II. Laube.
Essay and exercises in Mental Arithme-
tic, conducted by Miss Ella Farrar.
Essay on School gymnastics by Miss Belle
PelouZe, and exercises in the same by the
school, led by Miss Pelouze.
Exercise in Latin by the ex-sen1or class,
and in Physical Geography by the senior
class.
Singing: "Auld Lang Syne."
Object Lesson on "Water," conducted
by Miss Georgia Fay.
Valedictory, by Miss Maggie Walters.
Parting song, composed by members OF
the graduating class, and sung by the
school.
The Richmond Normal school Is under
the direction of Board OF Trustees, OF
which Horace L. Kent is president; James
Gardner, yice-prcsident; T. L. d. Walford,
treasurer, and Andrew Washburnc, secre-
tary. Messrs. Asa Snyder, Albert OrdWay,
r. NJ. Manly, S. Ruth, Franklin stearns.
and j. 3. Crenshaw, also, are members OF
the board. Mr.. Washburne is the eXecu-
tive officer Of the board and the principal OF
the school. Tie is assisted in teaching by
Misses NJ. E. Dodge and Jeunie E. Howard,
Young ladies' of varied accomplishments and
peculiarly competent instructors.
The number of scholars is limited, and
there are always applications for admission
on Tile. 1t is necessary for acceptance that
an applicant shall be ayoung lady OF gooG
moral character. and sufficiently advanced
in her studies to enter the junior class. she
is also required to pledge herself, in consid-
Grafton Of the tuition received without
charge. to teach in the public free schools
of Virginia after graduation for rs long a
term rs she is in attendance upon this in
stituton. It Is the aim Of the instructors
to fit their pupils to adorn any walk of life.
and to teach intelligently any branch OF
learning taught in the public schools.
The following is list of the members OF
the senior and eX-senior classes for the ses-
sion just closed. Tho ex.seniors are those
who graduated last year, but have been
engaged for another session in extra stu
dies:
Er- -Senior.-Misses George Fay, Mollic
IIankins, Ella Farrar, Jennie Clark, Emma
purdy, Mollie Vaughan, Auretta Adams
Scmors.-Alisses Bertha street, Katie
Arnold, Susie Hill, Lille Ragby, Maggie
Walters. Lizzie Heiss, Belle Pelouze, Mac
Gle Chappell. Helena Laube, Lille Hcnkel,
Florence Ezekiel.