The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-18

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The girls were lovely SO we're tbei
dresses. How lavish an expenditure or ma
ternai solicitude and how great an amour
OF milliners' bills were required to secure
the latter this deponent knowelh not. Blu
| indeed they looked pretty. ALL the girl
wore white dresses Of muslin, cambric, f0i
Marseilles, with -sashes of blue or pink rib
bon, shoes white or of some light color, anG
bair dressed with wreaths of. artificial OF
natural flowers. As for the boys they looked
handsome. enough for all practical purposes
The exercises commenced exactly ut s
O'Clock. The lesson of tpromptness that
Judge Meredith has vainly endeavored to
teach the aldermen bas been thoroughly
learnt by the pubic-school children. When
they are ordered to appear at 5 O'Clock you
don't see them dropping in al quarter to G,
half-past 6, &c. Oh, no.
AS tegiHning the whole school sang u
greeting song then came welcome speech
by Aureius Powell, which showed decided
talent and originality on the part of the
speaker. After these were dialogues, recita-
tions, and readings, and quantity Of good
music. Mrs. Bott presided at the organ, and
Misses Ida Granger, Emma Griffin, Rosa
Glass, Mary Kosslow, and Masters Henry,
Eddie, and Abraham Cohn did the singing
with eminent satisfaction to the audience.
Altogether the entertainment was one long
to be remembered by the young and not
soon to be forgotten by the, old The expe-
riences of this and last year should infuce
those having charge Of the matter To- make
arrangements next year to have the closing
exercises at some church, where a larger
number Of visitors can be accommodated.
Every mother, father, aunt, uncle, and ,cou-
sin, likes to see honors bestowed upon MEN,
bers of the family, and come they will, and
they ought to be accommodated. "a
The following list of awards was then
read: .-,.y,..,. .,..,,.I .-
SECOND AND FOURTH GRAMMAR. No. SO, Mr..
j. z. THOMAS TEAcHER.-First' Honor. jose
phlns Bailey ,DtptonasnAtle ndance: Mary koss-
Louis johnson. abraham Cohn. I'eDortment: Mil
ton Baughan. Ida Smith. Scholarship: Sarah SImp-
ris, Willie Greenwald. Willie Metz. Penmanship: !:
FIRST ASD THIRD PRIMARY, No. 40, Mrs
M.:C. z. BENNETT TRAC1IkR.-FfrSt HONOR
Charles johnson. Dipiomas.-A1tendance: Mary
Black, Dorothy Hagan, Ida James, Racf el Morris,
Eddie Cohn. samuel Morris, Willie Burktr., Her,
ry Cohn, Willie Coghill. Department Jennie
komer, Ida Granger. james Black. George Paul,
Koss, Willard Brown, Bette Green wad. EDDIE
Cohn, Samuel Morris. Penmanship: Dorathy Ha-
THIRD AND FOURTH PRIMARIES. No. AZ, Miss
4. i. EEA1HERsToNE TEACuER.-First Uonor: =
Cora Breeder. Dtp,omds.- rtendalee: Daniel
mcMan om, ahhie baGnes. Soh hisEH, henrS Ger sd
pLIne Cotton. Jesse korer, trark tnrourhty,
Harris Enr9ugh,y sshoiarship Charles Goasey
Michael tnrleht, Ernest friddy. .PenmaGship: :
Emma Godsey.
FOURTH AND SIXTH PRIMARY, No. A., Mrs.
e. L. tOrT TEACHER. First H0nOr.-Sarah Pc
roe DipiOm tS.-Attendalce: Bcujaui Meades,
Lawrence llaake, Aonzn Tulane, Rachael Burn
Fannie Nucnman, B.tlie Stmuels. Emma Waucrs,
Willie Leckrnger. Charley Burkhart. Scholar.
ship: Rschael Rurnsten. Loui,e kaqielt, Benja-
MN Mcades Fannie Nachman. Maria Hagan, En-
ma Cogui. Prnnmanshin: Mary Hall.
FIFTH rhrIAKi, MAR no NO. AZ MI MISS :: +: BIECnETT T;
piomas." Attendance Bette Alexander. IVA NC.
kenua, Amnc Kosslow. Department: Caln,!lus
Pollard, Willie Naglnsman. Augusta Harrison, vir
Bennie Howard. scholarship: Bette Alexander,
Laura Romcr, Eva Men enna, George PrlIop. Ben
nie Howard, Eddie Gresset. Penmanship: Leona
Neura,h.
SIXTH PRIMARY. No. 43, MISS E. FslMESHAU-
SER TEA Err First Honor-C ChaIlie Anderson.
Diplomas; Atte darcc: Dora Cohn. Maggie
Harry Wartnan. G.orge Wartnan, Ida All. N, arlo
Zci,nger, henry koss: Mollie Dixson, CeIesta Au-
Hattie lieaus, Harr Warthan, Dora Cohn, Ina AL
len, Celesta Augustine. Penmanshp: lrena Puck
ett
The silver medals to the scholars who
achieved the first honors were presented in
ielicitous manner by Mr. Charles ?. Rady, a
member Of the School Board. -.a-
The exercises were closed by eva
catiun SOM, )" faeJy snns by three brothers
Masters Henry, Eddie, ana Auranuu cuuu.
Mr.. Thomas received two nice presents
from his pupis-.-a nice pencil and pen-holder
heavily trimmed with gold, and copy OF
BroWning's poems.