The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-01
The High school,

CLOSING EXERCISES AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF Me-
n,Is AND pIrl.0MAS-ISTERESTISG CEREMo-
<Ips-.x uSEXrECTEp HONOR, ETC. ETC.
With the closing exercises of the High
Schoul which took place yesterday evening
oi the High school building. on Marshall be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets, ended the
session OF The public schools of Richmond.
I,y ) o'clock all the seats set apart lor VlSl-
tors were filed, aud \ great many persons
were compelled TO crowd into the space re-
served for the pupil>.
The platform was occupied by members of
,hr school Board, members OF the Cify Coun-
r,I officers ofihc city government ana clergy
mcn. The girls wore bright colorS ana happy
ig,r>. while the boys, though perhaps less
handsome, were certainly not less checr'ui
lo,Liru. All the friends of tie public
,rhooIs. embracing nearly our entire popula-
lion. feel an especial interest n the II IGN
>.hnnl, and every little scholar Of proper
ambition hopes some day 10 l.! enlisted in
is ranks. 1t has only been N operation
two wears, and though 1t was necessarily Tor
the yr>t wear but little more thin IN expert
mnnr. through the eXcrtlon OF 9uierIntend-
pnt Hiniord and The devoted attention OF
Mr.. Y. p. Fox. the principal. sn0 his assist
,aD's has attained Il high position. and justly
sands rGual 10 nearly any High scnool in the
rnuurry The system Of instruction is re-
markai,le for lis thoroughncSS. and the
branches taught are such as are needed III the
education OF girls and boys, whether they are
10 conclude their education III tbs school or
EXPECT TO 20 from thence to higher institu-
tou> Of learning.
The heat was very great il tb' room, rs ii
was everywhere Yesterday evening. but the
exercises were so interesting tEit there was
no break in the crowd from first to last.
The following was the order OF exercises:
Psalm Xi.Vr Chcrus-.' Praise ne Lord"
! "lruuicaI fuiogy on Debt" Miss 'ettie smith.
- liz East - opposition, Mast.r W. NJ. Coul-
GGor,l<-.. ON thc Mountains"
The Old Man Goes 10 ScEoo,' Master [. l..
steel
>nuthni7. ~algc i R;:land, Nrliia johnson, Flor
| encc halk. AND 'arri: T. Hue.iG'. ,,,.,,-
| Duet" The Lana "t the SwGli'wS,' Misses >. r.
| Nitcncl! andJ. T.. llenning.
selection from the German. Mister l.. B. FolkcS.
| Land III our Forct9ther>," Master George Ii.
Mrs. Caudv', Umbrella Lecture" Miss Belle
| Wade.
The Wonderful one-Hos, shay Master F. f.
CGmm"si ,ion-" TM., SchooGirl's Future" Miss
chorus" The II, IL Of the Soul
"F;rnrr, Iake My Hand, Misses NJ. b. Peasants
'VaI,dicrnry, Miss icna NJ Duke.
| Iuct-. sad Hour 9f Parting Misses :. 3. Pow
| or, aud Clara DcarUnn.
superintendent Binrord then read the
| following
PRIZE lis:
IIlGn >cil,oL- ->ES!oh Glass; y. T; Fnf
"od Dr.. willing H. 1tyl"r assiStGnts.--tirst
Honor GOD rN"Al 'aS:o tzskirl;;, Dinl99-
In'>-t'e";!"rr. julia F. 4iSGnsI' n,Ma ANNIE me
vile, lclic Il. V6odson, :. +. Bcyer!gc, /. +.
Mycr, mas not b'en absent a. tardy FOR I've yeSr>J'
NJ T. Ea9" GHE'vF S," N'S DsP"EimfpHle ania pleisans ma!
M HTT cart S:e Wait fsi Ie koTfS K % VIII
II. i IiIhc. ,' ;, Sc clarshn: Emma i. saviIle, Ed
| Mccarthy, LA VI. Duke, } seph A. Levy, Carrie
! I. Walters. f1,uIc l.. rrwe..
| Fil>t ilonor OLD mc,ia!: Cora rlilnt' Dipl :
.itsrnd"i:e e. Clela Cr'spi, il2ia hrausSe, Aaa
| ". Lee, EclY Wade. l@ea."l!a Stra4se, F. +; An
! :"rson, G,ofe H.. Arnis'ead. /. L. Dearborn,
| Samuel k.yntl lbs. Department Laura Brackett,
| Henrietta CI&yer, CIclia trcspl. Annie Eddins,
Mary L. 10; Julia r. SEEMING, Meta hrausse, Ada
ry. Mary Hry. Julia Rose. kosibclla etrause, Belle
Wade f. 4 tnderSon Ge"i'ge Ii. Annlstgad, L; l.
"
G,orr- " hhitc Scholarship: F. +. Anderson,
Jun. L. Leaning. San'ucl reynolds. Mary 4. Fox
! l.. l.. De, ;,"ry, q 7orGc IL. Arlnistcad
| FIRSI sI.AMMt X GRADE. No. 0S-HSS j. Il.
! Rent t.uar.-tirst Honor: tSilvcr mcdal) Linda
| >ouihat!j diplomas attendance: l.. Souihali, \.
Johnsos Dearb rn Bella G9hn, Rosa taeisn
| inen: g. t"hn. Fl orcnce chalk, Clara Dearborn
! Rosa tHisman, HALLE Grcenhow, Nellie John
| son. l;ara peco r. Mamie Schaap, Lucy Smylh
Llr.& SnI'lail, Rebccca Taylor. Scholarship;
| nur,rFP tse, Rehtcct Taylor. Nellie johnson.
| Luy.r Sug;h, Laura Pcccr, Carrie Hughes. rem
man ltp HALLE Grcenl'ow:
| F!R!T GRAMMAR. No. 59.-MiSS " =. Hadgias
i.ac4r.-rirst Honor (Silyer Medal Jenule Arm
| stguus Spelling Exercise Book Ida Cox. Attend
| WORT ID, pertinent: Lizzie McGhee, Miriam Laz
| aru,ldn cox, Lillian Hutton, Jennie Armstrong
| i:ci y smith. LinGs Word, Sally Powers; sca oiar
,his: Ids COX, Saic b. Powers, Jennie Hall, Car
| ric Bennett, ". VI. Coulius, Thomas Naiford
| pc.inulship: sail: b. Po"eIs.
| L szje H.iss teach trS.-Dipomao We're awarded tt
ttiS following scholars III German classes: FRS
| (aSS, High Safr2i: Charles straus; Joe Levy
! tulhes fUkcS nlarsele stutz. Second tVasS, H'g'
| ,ci'oci: tora Elliot, Lawson Dearborn, Mary tox
! a,urer Eurocss. Annie tddirs, henrietta Crafer
! Rt,d Cilss. Hllh School: Jacob Ezekiel, Annie
|Bclic Wade. EiurtE ClasS, HjgA School: Mar!
fI iyischman. a'' s cS~G ] ctsss, Gram,"Gr Glass
int SOW hsl Belle LGh.n' % Heoecca ct tayIi Ian0i,
Hall; Charles Page, Jennie Armstrong, fiorenc'
CAak
The diplomas were presented by Superin
tendent RRsord. The two gold medals, tht
first houorS IN The High school. and the two
silver medai,, the first heAors in the gram
mar schools were presented by Rev. Dr
Holm T.. Edwards in his 4appiest style.
He also presented to Miss Linda Southaf
: silver mtgal, awarded her for .exceIlence
l,,.v
iey ,i40 &erdS there wAs no, single one
n$-Sprlt.
bIavor kei'ev, the Presiesant of the School
Board, was imtroduced by superintendent
BuxUrd to >ar lew parting words to the
teachers aud scholars. He paid high conf
plnxnt TO Mass.r Ezekiel, WEe had wen the
first honor. ans predicted that he Wouad ne
fleet the IustIe .1 his kiDSm@a who recently
in one Of the sr~t art schools al the woEid
Dad gisgled ereit prize aud JateTed a Ko oSl
distinguished baior. One OF Master E2e-
ktefS competitors Ae said, wasa TouDS IauS
who nt2runutei: during the progress OF
the eNamGIationS had been taken SICK, atkd
WAS by thai accident prevented arom pur-
suing the c$ntest She desired That the ex-
aminations aEight be continued at her home,
and her tea,hers and The superintendent
recommended chat hef request I've aatoweos
but the School Committed, with mnel reluc-
tance, decided that 1t would be ine1t'edlent
to establish this precedent. Thus she was
from completing her examination.
Bu: the teachers and the com oetlns scholars
her high standing were desifSas
that she stoud have media, not only Us
her due, but 10 mark their especial apprecsa'
ton of her. This young lady, hiss Nj. Beie
Peasants, had thus received c')mpllment c.
higher than il usually found in LledaIs--a
such as give tue glow of social