The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-27
THE PUBLsC SCHOOLS.

iInSiNG EXERCISES AND DISTRIBUTION
uY MEDALS AND DIPLOMAS IN BAKER
VALLEY, AND TWELFTH AND LElGH
>JnuULS.
Yesterday the closing exercises and dis.
irritation OF medals and diplomas in the col
orcd schools was continued mt Assembly
Hall commencing with Baker school ut 1C
A. NJ.
The exercises were commenced with the
greeting song, which was rendered by be-
tween four and five hundred children O.
this group OF schools. The greeting song
was followed by an original Salutatory by q
member of Miss Paync'S class, which was
very rrcditahy written and delivered.
other exercises, consisting of singing, rec
ration>, dialogues. reading compositions
etc.. etc. followed.
The entertainment Of this occasion was
peculiarly interesting, and the singing far
superior tn any at the closing ceremonies OF
previous sessions. In this particular the
pupils Of the white schools will have to look
"a their lnlrCl>. or they may be lost. The
progress which the scholars have made
under Mr.. Crllmp's excellent training has
been very great. and he IS deserving of a
dcA! vi credit. One Of the most noticeable
features of the entertainment in the morn
in- was the unusual quiet which was OBJ
-"rvrd of the scholars. Indeed, one might
almost have heard pin drop. Ii there was
,tmy noise At all it came from the spectators
vii" had gathered 10 en- 10y the occasion.
At the conclusion of the exercises the
medals and diplomas were awarded in the
inIloWn- order:
BAKER SCHuOL-T. T. CRuMP PRINCIPAL.
t"uHrn GRAMMER--L H. PlYne teacssr.-Flrst
.StN M. al ft,'N lifln
.r,,-For Attendance: TO Annie +. Cox, Mary r.
h'"-,r, Miller a. Minor. L. Caddr, Sampson. Scho.
.aI Kichards,h Carrie Fitzhugh, Caddie sampson,
A.in'- Ncrwrathrr. Penmansnp: Augustus
Futsr PnIMAHY. No.4-.L. Diron teacher.-First
H.u"r: Z" .I'aiS"y keiIcy. DlpIomaS--For Al
,,l,t,nrc: To Lucy FoX, Missouri kccs, Robert,,
.'.tns"n, Gc"rseaIiila Archer. Scholarship: Jnla
ilrrI,. A'iaa Cooley. Mary littlcpagc, Willie
q Huson. Martha Patterson, Octarla Tyler. PEN
uans'lr Walter Fitzhugh.
.vuor. EliE lr.th Brown, Dip'omas-for attend.
anc': Ernest Miles. George Washington. schollr-
.I'V: Mary G;ul"lt. Emma Blunt, Victoria Pollard,
E1na smith, Margaret Duke, benjamin Graves.
r,nman,hlp: Martha Watkins,
fHIf rE!NAni M Toa-M ; H. ,;. Ia[1er teGGter,, H :,
''niance: Ida Hopkins. Scholarship: Carrie Chit
,s,"rr. tliL, rotudeNicr, Kate Stephens, Ida hop
TnInp PRIMARY, Noo--M MlFittams teacher.
First Honor: William Duncan. Dplomas-Attend-
iiuc hs, Floyd Miz"lle: Amply White, Mary Carter.
SlIn ImiMn PniMNHT. .'S 30. sHB j.. Earis teacaer
First Homer: Minerva Curd Diplomas-Deport-
rn"nr A'rlina Harris, Isabella Juhuson. scholar
-hlp: Alice Dahu"y, Louisa towan, Eliza Gibbins,
Matilda Washington. Lucy Gibbus. Winnie kubiu-
IN r"nnmmship Winnie Robinson,
tr f%f anor H'HaEf H9r1s RSIUso RS Sr Dpomasp At
truiance Willie scott. Department: Sarah Han
Ams. scholarship: Thomas harris, Wallace Epps,
Wilton IiarrS, SilviIa johnson, Susan Jasper Sal
FornTn PRIMARY, No. s.--B. HnhhaN teacher.
First Honor: lanes Trent. diplomas for Scholar
hip: Savannah Chandler. Virginia CLAYTON, Sarah
ntrr,cntt, Anna Williams. Ellen Willis Susan
Voolfolk.
FOURTH I'Kl,lANY, No. m A.-Gtoathm4y
',qctr.-rirst Honor: Betsy Brown. Diplomas
tnr D"porunen!: Florida Calvy. Scholarship
flfrM PniMAny.-R. B. Ho'stead teacher:--
tir,I Honor: Josephine Biaxton. Diplomas1ht'
'.Gt'nSe Charles sampson; schola,rssh,ip s, Cor Cor
>INrn rnMAhr.-L. t. &uh teaeher.-First
Honor: Maggie Gordon Diplomas-Attendance
Inporlmrnt Mary Brooks. Scholarship: Daniel
Wilki,ou, Julia Johnson, Martha tilzhugh George
~IXrI PRIMARY, No. Ill. T. BnQby teacher.-
rir,t Honor Jennie turd tend
ancc: Henrietta Derrick. Department: DAISY
May, Mary Brown. scholarship: Julia Stephens,
Matter Burrc Fannie Palmer, sue Hopkins, Archer
Warren, sam Kemp.
The medal for best spelling exercise book
wa> awarded TO Victoria Pollard in the
third grammar grade. Honorable mention
WAS also made of Mary Holmes i'll the fourth
grammar grade.
Addresses were delivered by Mr.. BiDford,
superintendent Of schools; Mayor Kelley,
president OF the school Board, and Mr.. K,
VI. Manly; after which Superintendent Bin
ford. on behalf of the teachers of Baker
school, presented Mr.. Crump, principal, with
very handsome gold watch-chan, which
he received with appropriate acknowledg-
ment>.
Afternoon Proceedings.
At 4 O'Clock the closing exercises
and distribution OF medals and diplo-
mas i'll Valley and Twelfth and Leigh
schools, took place. An Interesting pro-
9rImmc, including singing, declalnations,
dialogues, &C., had been prepared for thu
entertainment of the large number OF per
sons who were present. The singing was
excellent; indeed, the whole programme of
The afternoon proceedings was most credita-
llv rendered by the pupils aud after it was
concluded the medals and diplomas We're
presented TO the gratitied scholars, as fol.
lows:
IWri Fiji AND LEIGH SCHOOL-al1sS ELLEN
+. BtowS PRINCIPAL.
THIRD GRAMMAR.--H j. 5. Hurf$ teacher;-
FIRST li"mor: Richard A. Combs. Dlponas-fol
Sttfhhtc. u DbHHS. hoDtit uiAth'
lhLI'c scay. Ipcpottment: James Ii. johnson
tnua Jones, Carrie hemp, Richard Boiling. Scho.
iarshlp: Richard &. BuIiny, Ephram GID, VIII
liam Yanccy, james il. Johnson, George Stephens,
Carrie, Kemp. Pcunlanship: Lucy Harris.
ForEru i;KANMhK.--E r. Brotrn tedcher.-
First Honor: Hester Chedthun. Dipomas-For
Aitcudaucc Sarah Lucas. Hester Chea,han,
Amanda Iioskius, Walter Upshur, Andrew Bowler,
Oscar Brown. 4. Phierson. Department Hester
,hciitllaiu Scholarship: Maria Hoshins, Andre "
Eowlcr, Hester Cheathan, Ella Slaughter Walter
uishur. rcnmanshp: David BarneS: o.,..
ECOSD AND THIRD PRIaknY.-Hdggte Colin
t.ar,ttr-First Honor: Josephine Russell. Diplo-
mA,-For scholarships: Mnry Francis, William
T,ainansiiip William Gwathmcy.
FOURTH PRIMARY.--S j. HaTto"od tedcheT.--
firs, Honor: Nancy Jones. Diplonias-tor al
tendance sydney deter, Louisa WoDdson, Martha
Gregory, NnEuia Banks. Scholarship: Fanhi'
smith, Sydney Jetcr, Annie Nhie, Attie Gay
hnrne: Esther Bland, Adela Hoskins. Iehiilah-
ship: Willie johnson.
VALLEY stHuOL-C. -. MONTAGUE
PRINCIPAL.
THIRD AND FIFTH PHIMARY.--jS. T.. Btrc!etl
teiicter.-first Honor, james johnson. Diplomas
For Attendance: Mamie Seaton. Scholarship
Charles sInith, Lindr Johnson, Daniel Bowler Har
,cy Burnley, George johnson, AraIninfa Allen.
SIXTH PRIMARY. No. 80. II. f. Noon tedcher.--
ancc Sunir jackson Department: Mary II Hunter
Jane smith. Scholarship Susie jackson, Annie
jackson, hebecca Robinson, Lizzie Cooper, MIL
dfrd Cook, DatDey Phillips.
FORTH PRtMAKi.--E. II. Z. Shelton feIcher.-
FIRST Honor: robert Bullock. Diplomas-For at