The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-28
THE pUBl.fc SCHOOLS.
CLOSING EXERCISES AND DISTRIBUTION
! OF MEDALS AND DIPLOMAS At MADISON
AND BETHEL SCHOOLS.

medals and diplomas to the pupils OF Madi.
son school occurred yesterday morning at 9
o'clock In the school building corner OF
Madison and Cary streets. A number Of
visitors, including members of the School
Board, and many of the parents and friends
Of the children, were present. The exer-
cises consisted of singing, dialogues, reci.
tations, reading, ETC., etc. The singing was
pretty good, but that order observed In
other schools was not so noticeable here.
The medals and diplomas were awarded at
the conclusion of the exercises as follows:
Z. w. COVE pRtscPAL
First s ASD SEc9Np SEC Nd aRaMMAE;--L -. E Moeka-
Ada ". Lee. Scholarship: Ada W. Lee. Fannie
THIRD GRAMMAR..-H E. Weed teacher.--First
honor, August Unkel. Diplomas-For attendance:
August Unkel Department: Bette Hart Nina
Granville Valentine. Jane; Pridds, Joseph Jones.
Scholarship: }. Parker Stith Penmianship: D..
Hooper.
SdSSSp s6nST vile wis & Ss
For attendance. Benjamin Christbtn, Alexander
ss1o1srsh!p Luxe Hcsan, @ wiie fi; ryrsil I Grshan %
Wynnc. Michael Burke, Alexander Fox, Elmer
FOURTH tnANMAR.-A. E. Hicks teacher.-
First honor, Edward Straehla: Diplomas-For at
tendance: Alice Lockwood, Kirk Parrish, Joseph
Lockwood, Carrie Ellis, Florence Chester1nan,
Charlotte Mussler. Annie Boucher, Willie Arm
is,ead. Thomas kendler, Emma % Philips: Scholar 1
ida Mitchell. Penmanship; Little Bethel
First onof WliaR Decker S de-
pertinent: Matte Hackctt, MARY Noble, Annie Sta
rgs Ess ssa Ass hte pe sossR MRe M9fy Msy
stock, Leila Saunders, Ellen kendler. Penmatl-
ship Charles Garrett.
Lillian Pace. Diplomas-For department.: Lee
son a' Tnrnef n hay Hayward Hopkins, Wis Parish
LfnTHS" SnrT% HSp HS'S, SIXTH PnrsAnr.zE Atllysrd
deporment Beck lyman , SchGpa,ship Rass Rase
Lyman. Talcott Stith, Willie Jenkins
SIXTH PMiYARYr a. Marsh s teaserMrirst
vde sanders nu so~gss Cora Lee Reecca
Williams, + thel Crutcbfeld, Mamie Powers, Julia
Graves. II; McGelee. Louisa Evans, Charles Gran
ME Powers. Rcbecca Williams, Julia Graves,
Bette Walton, William Bowls. :.
81 AFTERNOON EXERCISES.
From until O'Clock Yesterday afternoon
the closing exercises and distribution OF
medals, &C., at the Bethel school, Twenty
first street between Main and Cary. occurred.
Mr.. Z. h. Murray is the principal of this
school, and the result of the exercises yes
terday showed that under his training the
schools Of this group have made excellent
pl ogresS during the past session.
The exercises at this school were very
similar to those in The other schools yester-
day, but were decidedly more interesting,
although the spectators were rather noisy
aud didn't give the pupils fair chance to
be heard.
At the conclusion of the exercises Super
intendent Binford, on behalf of the School
Board, awarded the medals aud diplomas as
follows:
FOURTH GRAMMAR.-Kdte O. NeiU tencher-Fi
Honor j. j. Disney. Dplo;nas-For attendance !:
Milton BilIghan, Ira Cogbll, Lewis johnson. Scho-
lafship Willie Anderson, " lille Page Sarah Simp-
son, Joe Bayl.y, Ann Schmidt, Pennie Harris Pen
FIRsr iHP FKIMARY.-S. E. Ramos teacaer.-First
Honor: Frank Bacigalupi. Diplomas--For attend
ance Lizze Ramstet. Scholarship: l.. Ramstett,
Davis, ". Metz. Penmanship Shelton McMurray.
FoUKTn PRiMARY.-E. w. Uoodward teacher.-
First Honor: Mary kosSlow DiplUmas-For at
tcndaGce: Mary kosslow, Ida Gloss. Ida Dudley,
Augustus Gin. Scholarship: Augustus Gill, WI
lard Brown, Willie McDOnough, Ida Gloss, Ida
James, Ida Dudley. Penmanship: Bette Green
FIFTH AND SIXTH PRIMARY.--S. Lambert
te,,cler.--Firs, Honor Melinda l'udey: Diplomas
Department: Anne Gosteo. Buena Marin Jack
son Brandt, George Paul. Scholarship. Opbelia
Gill, Frank Anderson, Lewis Lavine. William
Bufkert, Maria Hagap. Daniel Reardon, Sallie
NETT Moses Ianders, William Gersdorf.
SIXTH PRIAARY.-.Enana EmmeahtdtSer teacher.
First honor : Bette Samuels. Diplomas-For De-
pertinent: Amelia Ramstetter, ella Scott, Lewis
koss scholarship: Beverly Dudley, Caroline Van
Wort, Dora Lichtenstein, Emma Coghill, Fannie
NarhInau, Otho Grace. s.ss.. -.
FOURTH GRAMMAR AND THIRD PRIMARY.-E.
r. Bot tedcher.-First Honor Salie Bott. Diplo-
mas For Department Cattle Russell. scholarship
InS awdcr Ase y TaEer rddIe ecard iorf
FOURTH PRIMARY.-E. Gr6rlick tedcher-First
Honor: Mary Black. diplomas for scholarship
Mary Black. Thomas Bott, James Black.
SIXTH PRlMARY.-E. Gdriick tedcher-Diplo-
mas for scholarship: Albert Leonard, Sarah
Bowen.
FIFTH rRIMARY.-E. Gfdrlick teacher. .-Diplo-
ma for scholarship to James Tucker.