Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-01
closing Exercises Of CO'Orcd Schools.


to witness the distribution OF cards Of honor,
&C., to the pupils of Suowdeu and lla.lowe
Schools
On the platform we're +. Snowlcn. jr. esq.
Chairman of the School Board, with McS.rs
Addison, }. $. Beach, Wilmington and Wit
mer. of the B ard. Superintendent Carnc cX-
Mayor Latham. ). /. Beach, esq, OF Rich
mond Rcvs. Fields Cook AID K. Ii. Robinson.
George l.. Seatou and Others, and Il number Of
white ladies, teachers and friends ot the color
ed race We're in the audience.
The exercises were opened hy Snprrntcu
dent Carue, who delivered a very pain. hqt
fjrcible address 20 the children and lhesr
parents. 1t was Of II" use lie sad, Tor them G.
expect social ADVANCEMENT from State OF trt,-
raj rglSlation; 10 >u.h Legislation could glvr
them the respect aud esteem OF the coinn'0g!.
": they must acquire that esteem Tor them
selves 10 do this, there were three m'at>.
first, To be honest, truthful, and Cioi -irariua
men and women: secondly, t. study hard AID
81 become intelligent: and thjrd,y to acquire
property by industry and thrift. they should
have 100 much pride tn Spcud their summers
like butterflies il gadding about on excursions
and them have 10 depend uu charity for their
bread III winter They should not Iuu t. the
mayor and magistrates about every little dis
putc, bur should S"rt!r their quarrcls AMONG
themselves like sensible people, and h,y
should never 90 round armed with raznr> AID
other concealed weapons to G!>gr%c, themselves
and get themselves on the chain gaug and into
prison By tishting q cd conduct aud hard
work and study. al ne, could give them tie 80
cial position they deserve.
At the conclusion Of Nr. Carnc'> remarks,
the children sang ID iartrd Days
Edgar Snowdcn. jr., then addressed the
children. declaring his great pleasure AT being
present. He cXhcrtcd them to use their Ut
most cXcrtlon in procuring an EDUCATION. lie
seconded Mr.. Caruc remarks III regard 10
concealed weapons. and declared that he had
no COMPASSION wta ever icr Anyone who was
taken with them in their p">>rS>cu He COM
plImeutc the teachers very highly, aud said
that the School, ,ari had testified its appro-
batlou .! thy If acts by unaniuvu>y rc cccl!ng
them all.
After this came the Soug "Dryen from
Home which Wa very well reuicrcd by Miss
Aune Braddock, assisted by til" whole school,
Mkt came the Distribution Of cards al honor
BY the City Schoo B ari As follows:
La HaIoweIl School. No. /: For icport-
mcnt-Caro!inc Shaw, Aurrlla ThcmpSon An
VAR. Err <cholnrsfip-C Caroline NoI%n, IIa:-
~ W H.: o"' t''o' ''n,>"r'
vary "hlu' i'Ii!ac' - nt:" vs. N"HGis hE"H
Clara Jnht>on, Emma johnson, Mary Il ,h-
afaSoo' 'oFa I'Ilon' ana AHc. 'he,E' FOX
buGc'n"'yu llaT }!t 'aeA,o"' A0"' H. brad
dock ana Mary hic"ar'>on' =,
Id lldIo", ~ oc''I. y l II HMIrnFt
mch'-C.naI. -I,H.i"' l. ;"'t'a n:"'A>' ''r III"
il!' oi,'na - iA"'' aug '''ir'
othl,h' hac"',i n'aha, =, ana Lucy ,''>H,n> For
sehoia'I,llp ''Iin't iintH"'', .l'!l '''Ia'">'
Ea''r ~, r'"uo"' IT, r'iS' 'uI"HI ""'hh. J.
Lucy M'iSht' -h:i':" fiSh'; and Mary Hh'r
ara. FOR punc'u NY aI"Ilnc y Crouch.
In Hailo"eIl S".re!, No. .: For deno't
hchtI A"cr AUS - oh'hhr'hc perry Mar
gar"t - rricK, aHn lac. >prGg,. FOR Hth9la:'
snlp--LueS o'u.'' A'e'' > pm" "'ia'h>; r'""a
ut'e"' any 80 ~ "P'''Ir'' ''''N'
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