The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-27
Public Examinations In tlte Colored
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Yesterday morning the examinations in
the public schools, commencing with the eo-
lored pupils, was begun. Superintendent
Binford, accompanied by Mr.. Alfred Moses,
secretary of the city schools, and representa-
ftives of the Richmond press, made tour,
starting with the third grammar school,
taught by Miss Harris, in the building occtI-
| pied by the colorcti normal school, at the eN-
ltension Of Twelfth street. Here the pupils
were rigidly examined in mathematics, con-,
cert reading, spelling, and grammar, and %
each branch they gave evidence of the most
careful training and thorough instruction..
Immediately In the vicinity OF this school Che
schools taught by Misses Bass, Colin, and
Lacy were visited, and the pupils here, as IN
the, first school, were found to be well in
structed, orderly, and attentive. Perhaps
the most interesting feature in Miss Collins
| SCHOOL WAS the gymnastie exercise, which the
scholars have acquired TO a remarkable de-
gree through the careful and systematic train
| ing of the teacher.
|; ; In passing from this school brief stay
was made at the Central building, where 15O
Of the white children Of the fourth, fifth, and
sixth grades of the primary school were as
sembled to present Mr.. S. T. Pendleton,
| principal, with set Of handsome sfIiEt-.
faudsscand slecve-buttons. Superltitend ndent LEI
Binford made the presentation address,
| after which the schools of Miss Snyder and
| Mr.. Tuck were visited. at Springfield Hall.
Next fn. order, the New-Strect and Valley
schools were yisited-the former taught by
Miss Anderson, and the latter by Mrs.
Hughes (principaD, assisted by Mrs. and
Miss Chapel, Misses Moon, Birchett, and
| Harwood In the former school the smallest.
and by the way the blackest pupil, smart
| little girl, received the, first honor and in
the Latter group the performance of Rachel
| Lucadoo upon the organ was the most notice
| able feature Of interest. The organ tor
| this school, as well rs where other
schools arc grouped, was purchased in part
by the pupils. At Wesley Chapel, a school
taught. by, Miss Bingham, which has only
been in operation about three months, the
visitors made but a brief stay, but the eX-
aminatiOns were satisfactory, and they next
halted at the Navy-Hill school, of which Miss
Knowles is principal. She is assisted by
Miss Dixon, Messrs. o. NJ. Steward, J. Ii.
Bowscr, z. Voolfolk, Misses T. f. Troy,
Kate Gilmore, Mag. Voolfolk, and f. Il.
Rogers. In Miss knowcs's school Roberta
Smith, a little girl who at the beginning of
the session knew nothing of music, presided
most crcditably at tue organ. This school,
Si as mSss sss Of with The sMss StnsTs sn %i
cvcrgrccns, and they were commented llpoi,
| specially for their cxtron,o ,,s.t"c--- and
| order. Here, at a tap of the bell, the put
| pills from the iiiIle schools vacated the rooms
noisclessly, and stationed themselves ut ap-
| propriate distances in the street and yard adj
i joining the schools. A visitor from neigh
i boring city, and who, 10y the way, is con-
nected with tho public schools of the State,
Il expressed his 'astonisllInent ut our system
and the admirable discipline of the schools.
4 Miss Rogers, Il teacher in one Of the schools
/ i'm this group, entertained her visitors with
i novel exhibition on the part of her pupils,
which she termed the wind"; the children
/ Initiating a calm, breeze, Il storm, and /,
| hurricane, by motions of the hands, feet, and
a kissing sound from the mouth, which was
| Very striking and natural. .''r -
The last school visited was the Baker
| Street school. of which Mr.. II. z. Crrlmp is
principal. The assistants here are Misses
Brown, p. \. Payne, Ella Hillyard, Nc
! William, f.. q. S. Farrar. Mary Gwathlncy,
Louisa Dixon. NJ. Ii. Barber, aud Mrs L. L.
Stith. This school Qhe group numbers
IahoItl0D schoLus. The visitors were here
tenertained by Mr. Crump and bis assistants
and pupils most pleasantly. BY Il tap OF the
drum the rooms were emptied below, and
each school proceeded mp stairs to the main
| hail. and were thcrc allotted different posi-
tions in the room. The examination cotI-
sisted of dialogues, arthmeticaI calculations,
grammar, DC. The singing. Our Greet
| ing", and Beautiful Zion" rendered by
more than five hundred voices, was most cn-
ioyablc, the harmony being commented on
,.,t1,,
of'the public schools was agreed by all to be
most satisfactory, and showed marked i'm
proVemcnt upon lust years work. Yc>tcr-
the following schools not grouped ut the
close of the public examinations. Others
will be awarded to-day.
| Third Grammar iSchoot-1fss Harrts.-
First honor, silver medal, to Sarah BossieuX.
For scholarship, department, and attend
lance: Diplomas forattcntlance, to Ann Smith,
i Martha I'rirc, and Annie Scott; for deport-
lmcut, to Ann Smith and Martha Trice; for
ilscholarship, to Marcia Robinson, Mary
GWelIs. Mary Ross, Willie Tinsley, Mary Mcri-
weather, and Ann Smith for pcnman<hip. to
Ann Smith. ,.rt ... ~. ill.,
|! Springfield Hall-Aiss Snyler's School,
IlFiiSt honor, to A. Gwatlmey; diplomas for
lScholarSllip, TO MartlE! Baker, Sarah Dab
Ihey, Sallic Branch, a. White, }. Christian,
Hand il. Taylor; pcnnanship, Francis A..
Taylor. .y.H ~. Al. ~. 5.i..'...
i , ,.,SpiHqtied Hai-M. Tnck's School,
First honor, Fannie Jones, diploma for dc.
5nrtment, Louisa Dickinson scholarship
| 1tpauline Anderson. Hester Jones, Pattie Crit
| scndcn, Josiah Cobb, Elinora Lakeland, Jerry
Buckner, Mary Smith, Mary Harris, Salit
Brown, and edward Anderson penmanship
| Rosa Simms and Maria Booker.
| Wesley Chapet-INisS Binghdm's School,
| Diplomas to Robert Bullock, Thomas VIII
liams, Thornton Mehsar, Maggie Ci!tlen
and Eliza Fox, for department and scholar
| ship. .-.1- ~
| Tomorrow the closing exercises and dis'
| tribution OF medals and diplomas will takt
| place at Charity Street school, Central, Brook
| Avenilc, Bellevue, Leigh-Street, and Bcthe
schools; to-tlay at the Valley, Navy-Hill. and
Bakcr-Strect schools. The exercises OF the
Nayy!Hill school will he held ut EbeneZel
church. .t -
| CELsBRATIoS OF THE LITERARY SOCIETIES OF
I RICHMOND GeLLE6E.-Notwithst tht
meetings ana attractions elsewhere in the
city lust night, the spacious audience-room o.
the Gracc-Street' Baptist church was wei
filled with large and refined assembly o
ladies and gentlemen on the OCCASION OF the
final celebration of the Mu Sigma Rho anc
PhiloloSian Societies of Richmond College.
The exercises of the evening were opened
| with PRAYER, by the Rev. A. l.. Owens, o
Portsmouth, Va. Immediately following TIL
i opening, PRAYER the OCCASION was enilVcnet
+ Eby music from q fine brass band, prccedln:
i tiie s;ililtatory, delivered by Howard Il
I Rayne.. Esq. president of the PhiloioSial