The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-26
LOCAL MATTERS.

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THE WEATHER To-DAY.--Pdrtly cloudy
tredther and ram aoih south or lcest lCindS
| as reported as probable to day.
The Public Schools of the City.
| CLOSING EXERCISES AT BAKER AND NAVY HILL
CoLoRED SCHOOLS.
The closing exercises of the Baker group
Of schools, of which Mr.. T. p. Crump is
principal, took place yesterday morning in
the assembly-room Of the school building on
| Baker street, commencing at 10 O'Clock.
Quite number of members~ot the School
Board and considerable crowd of the rea-
tire3 and friends Of the pupils were present.
The latter were in their holiday ATTIRE aud
their countenances beamed with pleasure,
not only on account of the ending Of the ses-
sion, which is bright spot IN every child's
life, but because Of the rich treat they knew
was provided in the programme, and also
because of the honorS aud distinctions the
diligent and faithful expected.
| The exercises consisted of reading, sing
ing, recitationS, dialogues, ETC., and were
intended TO show, and did show, the careful
training Of the pupils. The singing was
splendid, and all parts of the programme
were interesting, while no small portion of
it was highly amusing. At the conclusion of
the exercises the following list Of honorS
was read:
| FOURTH AND THIRD GRAMMAR, No l3.-K T..
hnotrtes amd y. j. Mer'iremher, tcachcrS.--First
| Honor: Alice Y. long. Diplomas-Atlendsnc
Lucy Barlow, Cath iriMe Dabucy. Julia alosby,
| Maria Cooley. Martha Hope. Emla Walker. de-
| pertinent: Maria Cooley. Alice Long. Corrinm
Judah, Anna Wallace, Martha Hope, SIice james,
| Martha Hope. Maria Cooley, Reuben Moros Cor
rinna Judah, John L. Taylor. Pcnmanship: Laura
! b. Jones.
| t!Rsr PRIMARY. No. 1+-Frst Honor Mary
| E: Taylor. Diplumas-Deportmcnt Lucy Garnet,
M hsnsolph Henrv E s1
smith, Martha J. Tyler, Fleming J. Newton. Pen
manshp: Margaret smith:
| Mary Childe. .Dinl"nas-Attendtnc+ Richard
robinson, Sallie l,augh, Matte Chue. Deport-
ment: Ella Branch, Jalnes 7. Lewis: Scholar
| Brown, Eliza Garuett, Ma,ildl Gardner, Mary +.
Tyler rennanship: Robert II. SSpotswood.,
teacher.-tirst Honor: Mary r. Epps. DipIo-
mas -t,ssportment; Frank Williams, fa'sey Estes,
+. Robinson, Julia Washington. Robert Minor,
| Frank WI llia,ns, Susan Miller Penmanship: Anna
| Bell Harris.
| foUhTn PRIMARY, No. 17.-Kdte Gilman
| teHchsr.-First honor: Richard Hooper. Diplomas
1A!tenaanee: Willie Wright sarah Cook, MiIlie
Fargns. John Holmes. Laura Stuart. Lizzie Smith,
! Sac Harris: Department: Leila johnson, Miilie
Cook, scholarship: Orange Wiikerson; Ellen
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| Mitchell, Mary Gasco.
FIFTH PNlMAHY, NO. 1s-.Noggie F: IFooyoM
| tedchcr.-FiIst honor RuSlee Allen. Diplomas s.
| Attendance: James Bowser Mary Black, Lizzie
| Mason. Scholar ship: Clara Grggs Frank Harris,
George Keys, Mary Black, Rosa cambridge, Mary
FIFTH PRIMARY, No. l9-P. H. IFoo,roK teach-
| er.-FirSt Honor: Lewis Cook. DiplonIas-Schol
arship: James Hal!iard, BETTE Layne, Thomas
Anderson, Bettie Jackson, Susan Marshall, Willie
SIXTH PRIMARY, No. 20-B G. Mason teacher
| EirSf nhurt Hnnps. IinlDmDs-a tuuU
| auce Alfred Douglas, Harry Moselct. Scholarship
Jesse Harris, Elizabeth Bagpy, Agnes Gains, Nall
"S slXTm X II Pn1MAHY, No 2I~E C. Rogcrs teacher.
! First Honor: Lydia Smith. Diplonas-Uepor!-
mcnt: Fannie Jackson, ,SaIlie Eudis, Maria Dab
| ney. Mary Lynn. sophia Mason, Scholarship ::
| Anna Yanccy, Adelaide Anchor Louisa sutton,
| Susan Washington, Josephine Owens, John Merri.
| wsthcr.
| SMITH PRIMARY. No. 22-47Jert ]. Mrrell
| te0cher-Filsl Honor: Harriet Martin. Dplomas-
| Attendance: Matilda Carter, James II. Holmes,
Ma,ildt Carter. Maria Fra, ser Martha a. Pollard,
David ". Parker, Berzclia Robinson, Mary L.
| Wright.
NAVY HILL SCHOOL.
The closing exercises of the Navy Hill
group Of schools, OF which Miss NJ. +.
knowles Is principal, took place 1T the Ebe-
neZcr (colorcd) Baptist church, Oh Leigh
street near Brookavenuc, yesterday evening,
at O'Clock. The galleries Of the spacious
edtice were crowded with welI.drcsSed CO.
lored people, the main floor was occupied
by the school children, while members Of the
School Board and some Invited guests were
seated in the pulpit. AS at Baker school,
the exercises consisted of singing, reading.
dialogues, ard rectations.
The most perfect order was maintained,
(which was quite wonderful considering the
very large number OF persons present. The
scholars, particularly the smaller ones, &C.
quilted themselves very handsomely. Their
songs were delightful their reading gave
evidence Of excellent training, and the
dialogues and rectations afforded not only
good exercise for The memory but tine op.
portunity for showing their elocutionary
powers The following list Of honors was
read by Superintendent BinLord:
THIRD GRAMMAR-Pattic 4. Payne tcactsr.-
| First Honor: h. Cat.dlc Sampson. Diplomas l.
| tendance: Milie y. Minor, Angelina Richardson
| izzie Ialiaferro. Scholarship: George Washing
ton, Mary f. Reese, Josephine 'rurp,n, James M.!f
| weather, solomon 4. Moore, Albert johnson. Zen
No. 2'-E Brow,. tedcIer.-First Honor: Pol!It
Robinson t cv Fn2 k%2c o,
feaa Hoass N5Ii"Hn MHns Sn oe
ship: Waller Eitzhugh Patsy Kelly, Lcnisa MICK
: ins, Mary Lit,lepage, Ben; Dahney, Willie John
: SON. pcnmanship Mary Hlscomb.
EinsT PRIMARY. No 3 b =. Farris teacher
FIRST Honor: Emma West. plpIomasI,A'end
ancc: Cornelius Washington, R0ncftd Joa!l."-i
Briggs, m rliza Gab6lns, Matilda Washington. Pen
: m;lllship: Sc2tt Burwe. ~
No 4-Belte HatthaN teacher.-Frt Ilosa-
, Maggie Richards Ulplomas->cholarShir AMP.
!, White, Maria Anthony, Floyd Mizca, Maria Jc.
kins, Isaac Palmer, Edward Darricott. Ielnia:i
ship: Edward Dawson. ,
IHlND PRIMARY. 10. 5.7M !,a Aclri'tiG'' %
. pIomaS-Attcndanc Amanda Eegtston. kosn
, 1omax. Scholarship: Betsy Brown, kebecca Sam
Clayton, ADna Williams. Penmanship salil
FOURTH PRIMARY, No. 6.-A 4. G,2athme!
teuchtr--kirst Honor: Alice Meak1n, UeIori
ment Florida CalSy.
FOURTH PRIMARY, No. 7:--E. r: c. Shetto'
teocher.-First Honor: Eta Hill. Diplomas77At
ron Thomas Lungon, Sarah Woodson, Elsie Hay
| DEN Nancy Robinson, Sal lie Tnrpin.
FIFTH PRIMARY, No. 81. b. &th tedcher.-
First Houor: Lincoln Lewis: iplo masmaIIiHGnG H;1
auce: Joseph Richardson, Archie Warren, WlIli
Wright. Scholarship: Lavinia::otorrs, Juuius 10
| max Norah Watkins, Maria Moseley, silas Locket
E4 EtrnR Sr1"P PRlMAnY au G GRApE No. &C F. McKin
teacher-First Honor: Jennie Curd. diplomas,
Scholarship. Julia Stcphe MS George Hill, lsaial
Jackson, Mary Lvcrette, George Reese LOUIS
Lewis. " IN
SIXTH PRIMARY, No. ll.-A Z. Loth teacher
First Honor: Catlarine Washington. Uip!omas-
Attendance Martha Marshall. Department: DO
IL Harris. Scholarship Emma Johes, Mianan ~
Walter Mason.
Sixth PRIMARY, No. 1O.-.L: F: Ba96y teacher
First Honor: MilIie Randolph, Dplonas-At
munf Carrie Mysel, Willie Hope. scholarship
1 Isaia, johnson, simon Epps, Anna W0odson, Mar.
Clayborn, Maria Goode, Kate Goodwin.
PROGRESS.
The progress made by the pupils of these
schools must be gratifying not only to TIT