The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-26
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THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
t h"E FubLAC sCHOOLS. ..a
Closing Exercises and Distribution Of
" Awards .H
NAvY-HILL SCHOOL, CoLoRED.

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The closing exercises and distribution o
medals and premiums to the pupils o
Navy Hill school took place yesterday at:
| ternoon in Assembly hall. The spacious
hall was well filled with large number of
the parents and friends of the scholars,
besides mady Of the prominent colored
citizens, members of the last general as
sembly, officers Of the city school board
councilmen and others.
AT A o'clock the exercises were com.
menced by a recitation, Remember now
thy Creator in the days of thy Youth :"
after which followed singing, dialogues,
Rotations, reading, &C., &c. ita
At the conclusion of the exercises the
medals and diplomas were awarded by
Superintendent Binford as follows:
FOURTH GRAMMAR.--Miss M. e.
Knowles teacher.-First Honor, silver
medal to M arthaHope. .r. ....-....
Diplomas for attendance to Martha Hope,
John E. Taylor, Catharine Dabney,
Emma @. Walker, Matilda Stuteley, Up
shur Taylor.
Department diplomas to Alice Long,
Elvira Jones, Martha Hope, Louisa Long,
Margaret Juda, Alice Long.
Scholarship: Louise Long, Matilda Stute-
ley, Margaret Gallego, William Norton.
Penmanship: Fannie s. Coles. .,g
FIRST PRIMARY.---M Miss Il. V. Dixon
teacher. First Honor: Isabella Harriss.
Diplomas-For attendance, to Martha
Cooley, Maria Cooley, Rosetta Ragland,
Lizzie Stuteley. Department: Andrew
Thompson. Scholarship: Maria Cooley,
Anna Wallace, Martha Cooley, Corinna
Judah. Robinette Ross. Ida Hall, Pen.
manshlp Lucy D. barlow:
SECOND .oao ff INA IN =. I. p DIX
on, teacner.-rfsS honor; James ran an
9olPh, alpiomasI-f or atLenuance, 70 NOME
i.ophlsoh, oarah ohitii, ArcneI fieeI,
Mary Parhan, James Lewis. 3choiarshlp:
Mahals uranam, ueoigeahna Dixon, MAR
ina !yler, hmeine urandisoh, MARY ".
Harris, EilZa .. Lockete. fehmahsiilp:
Josephine Ghllds. n n c.,
Third -, fElMAhH.-U. NJ. otewaru,
teacher.1first honor 10 marina beii IA Roo-
inson. DipiomasTfor aetendahce: mos
H, Albert Leo, mary "A. JonnSon.
peportment Emma hussel1. Hchoiar-
snip: oalnue n1 om.to1, hlclialu .: hooil,so1,
Alpers Zee, fmiip oinlth, Matiiaa Iara-
ner, Mattie ohase. Feh'hailslip' A'zzle
Cmids. ,,
nv, fouEiH Z M r a MSS lucy
1nonps0n ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS honor 70 hachel
Eun.n. D,pio o. so pob;n f on
Nlcllarosoni heosGGa hopihson, Isaac
Newt1on, nose Wasn,ngtoh, nawhins
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SIxTH pR1MARy-p. H. Woolfolk
teacher.--First honor to Leila johnson,
Diplomas-For scholarship: Louisa Rob
inson, Arthur Moore, Elelima Williams,
Isaac Keys, Austin Mitchell, Eugene Mum
din.
SEVENTH PRlMARY.-M Miss Betsy G.
Mason teacher.--First honor to Rosa Miles,
Diplomas for scholarship, Bette Jackson,
Alice Harris, Mamie Wright. Alfred Allen,
Robert Hopes, Gustavus Pollard.
EIGHTH PRIMARY.-Miss Maria L.
Bowler, teacher.--First honor, to Virginia
Cullen. Diplomas for scholarship to Helen
Jordan, Josephine Tucker, George Taylor,
Frances Jones. Mamie Hill. Stewart Rob-
ertson.
NINTH PRIMARY.-Miss Frances U.
Rogers, teacher. First honor to Kate Lee.
Diplomas. attendance: Peggy Reed.
| Department: Milly Cook, Peggy Reed,
John w. Campbell. Scholarship: Adelaide
Threet, Della Lewis, Charley Motley, Will.
lie Mitchell, Willie Kenney, George WASH