The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-26
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
CLOSING EXERCISES AND DISTRI.
BUTTON OF AWARDS.

The closing exercises aud distribution of
medals and premiums to the pupils of Navy
Hill! school Zone Of the public schools of the
ritvl commenced yesterday afternoon in
Assembly Hall. The spacious hall was well
nlIed with large number Of the parents
and friends of the scholars, besides many OF
the prominent culored citizens, members of
the last General Assembly. officers of the
city school Board, CounciImen, and others.
At4o'cIock the exercises were commenced
hya recitation. Remember now thy Creator
in tue days of thy Youth -; after which fol-
lowed singing, dialogues, rccitatious, read.
iu@. &c., &c.
At the conclusion of the exercises the
medals and diplomas were awarded, rs fol-
lows:
FOURTH nGRAMMAR.-his d. <. .Kno,rles teacher.
Firs, Honor, IA silver medal to Martina Hope.
Diplomas iur attendance 10 Martha Hope, John r.
Tnvlur, Gatha rine Dahney. Emma 4. Walker, Ma
ulia Stutcley, upshlr Taylor
Ioncs. Martha Hope, Louisa Long, Margaret Ju-
Scholarship: Louise Long, Matilda Stulcley, Mar
Iar't Gallcgo, William Norton.
rcumanship: Fannie ). Coles
FIRST rniMAKY;-Mss E. y. Diron teGchsr.-
tntlunce, to Martha Cooley, Maria Cooley, Rosetta
Kaglanu, Lizzie S,utecy. Department: Andrew
Ihonps"n scholarship: Maria Cooley, Anna ANN
''Si,; SEcoSp ' f fnlNAR1"|iTss r. bisos tsaesss-
alt"nd.nee TO Mollic Robinson, Sarah smith,
Archer Fleet, Mary Parham, James Lewis.
;%h9lssr M@aa rsnnm GeosrEeanca s I,;s hixGn'
thaaJ. Lockct. Penmanshp: Josephine ChAds.
THIRD pKIMAnY.-O. ". &eteard tedcheT. FIRST
,.nlaacc: Thomas narris, Albert Lee. Mary A.
johnson Department: Emma Russell. Scholar
snr SAMUEL sutton, Richard Robinson. Albert
I.il I-sp.l Mpt
F9STWTi!I ,'MNiMAnY.1Mtss M L,.,sy ,TTsG2mpso"
iesop, Isaac Newton; Rose Washington, Hawkins
FrIrm iii rnfMAnY.-Miss KITE Gilmore teacher
FIRST honor 10 stelle Lester. Dip'omas-For attend
ance 10 Charles Harris Deportment Patsy Estes,
St3umlrG. Rose A. Brown, Martha Norvel Scho.
Iai,hp: l'atsy Estes Agnes Singleton, Lucie john
so", James Jackson, Agnes Singleton Lucy John
SINH rElMAHY.-p. H. Foolfolk teaches,;-F,i..st
h"n RIO ella iohnSo: 'tpoinas--for schoiarsnip: sR
liams, Isaac keys. Auaiu Mitchell, Eugene Nun
ts"c'rr-First honor 10 Rosa Miles: Diplomas for
scholarship, Bette jackson, Alice Harris, Mamie
Wright. Alfred alien, Robert Hopes, GustaS,s Pol
l4rd.
EIGHTH PKIMAHY.--NiSs Mario H.. Bowler
t@1chsr.-first honor to Virginia Cullen Dl-
p.nn,, Tor scholarship TO Helen Jordan, Josephine
fucker, George Taylor, Frances Jones, Mamie
iil!i. stewart Robertson. sE#
NINTH PRIMAky.-Miss Frances c. Rogers
's1etv.-First honor TO Kate Lee. Dlplomass;-
Tor attendance Peggy Reed. Department: Milly
Cook Peggy Reed, John w. Campbell. Scholar
ship: Adelaide Threei, Della Lewis, Charley
Mouey, Willie Mitchell, Willie Kenney, GEORGE
Washington
The medals and diplomas were presented
- the pupils by Superintendent Cinford ;
after which, be delivered al appropriate ad-
dress, and the scholars were dismissed after
singing.
Public examinations were held in each OF
The white schools yesterday, to which The
parents and friends Of the pupils were in
viied. Owing, however, to the rain, but few
visitors were in attendance on the exercises.
The examinations were conducted by the
teachers, embracing the studies OF the year.
and were quite as satisfactory as such exnmi-
nations usually are. In most OF them the
exercises were varied by calisthenies, sing
ing, reading, and the reading Of compost
tlons by the scholars. H.
The children seemed generally to enjoy
the occasion and the cessation from study in.
dicated by 1t.