New-York tribune., 1875-06-30
NINETEENTH WARD SCHOOL GRADUATES


GRAMMAR SCHOOLS AT THE NORMAL COLLEGE.
The anuual reception and graduating cxer-
cses OF the eraae departments Of the Grammar Schools
NJ the Nineteenth Ward occurred yesterday afternoon at
the hall OF the Normal College at Sxtynnth-st and
Fourhaye. An audience Of 1,5O0 persons crowded the
galleries. wbIle the main floor was reserved Tor the gss
With the schools OF the Ward 13OO In number
upon the stage wero Samuel p. Patterson, Lawson N.
Fuller and David r. Baker, OF the Board OF Education;
the Roy. Adolph Rubin the Rev John W. shackleford.
exseloo Commissioners Miller and Bill, Hosea H. Per-
kns John L. Williams, Jonathan o. Alston, DOM baye'
W. +. Hudson, and Thomas Hunter, President OF the
Normal College. Tho presiding officer was Juins hstz
enlerg the Chairman OF tho Doard OF School Trustees
The graduates 90 number, from the four gram
mar scbooIs OF the Ward as follows From No. 49, "a
from No o. g; from No So 81; from No. 80, 80. They
were all dressed in white and occupied the three seats
nearest the platform The programme OF exercises was as
follows:
l. Grand Dedication March, Profs A. j. DAVIS and eh'ros
O. Opening Hymn. arranged by Al. Davis.
T. h"ei'a faci 'a,on, a. as The cgrfew." Annie Gunson
g. Solo Tie Jcwish sislen., Mary scar4sbriek.
HsSi"i ,ion' Blanche Of DeSan," Leonora Giles.
s. soo loves Request Ida D9ryea.
TO- Duet sre Rose and Nightingale Annie eun,on AMI
Il. ssH.s %s%:sa 7s,s ss9ss"Iss ss4a
r. r so p &Tfssndn s' mss8St eran
L. distribution Of medals: -.
1. Chorus, 81 think ., TSseS 'isse ,-"0 49,,
9 Reciiation, "Der singer" Ella Hawtin'; 81, .,,
Dnct "flo starry Heavens" Gertrude Coin a"o haf
RECITATION "Granlmobers story of Bunker Hl" Annie
8. pSss s%'Millcrlor LeOncra zuckerman and Minnie
@. chor'is " Ifsrcndshp"
I. Solo Non s YER" Matilda Ertheier.
g. i.ecitGiIon 4 Report Bolow" Elizabeth Fogarty.
10 Chorus, "Sunrise"
interesting feature Of the exercises was the recta
ton Of two German selections by American girls.
dali fora in
various departments were awarded by Mr. Allston Tho
more Important OF these were Gold medals, for schol
arslp to Mary McEvily and Annie Davidson Of No IS;
for excellence In German, TO Hannah Donegan OF No 49,
gold Of honor 10 Mary c. Gull OF No 53; gold
medals diligence, Belle Dever OF 10 90 for sohol
srsbp Sophie +. Morrison Jane " Crook, and Harriet
A. KugIer of No 80; for German, 70 Alberta Wnrt1ask
and to Alice v Parle of NO 3D. Besides these,
52 silver medals were distributed.
The diplomas were presented 10 tne graduates ny
Henry Kiddle, City superintendent who asO Delivered
the Graduating glass by Mary Boso OF Grammar school
No. 53, and brief addresses were made py se'eia Oh Ie
gentlemen present
FORT WASHINGTON INSTITUTE COMMENCEMENT
The annual commencement of the Fort
Washington French English Institute held at the
school Building One-hundredandscventy frst-S and
Kingsbideo-road yesterday. The Hon. H. b. Perkins
presided the exercises, which consisted OF recta-
tions in French Spanish German, and Englsh inter-
sperscd with music and an exhibition by the class In tel
cgraphy The attendance mainly composed OF the
friends OF the pupils. The Rev Dr. H. Braun addressed
the scholars The great thing in life, h. sad 70 strive
after success. and he could tell them ono OF 60
means which attendance upon small thilgs. b.t
the OTTER within themselves. Instinct alone would
not give them They must look ~ Their VIII
power they must have grit and pluck' and bc guided
aiso ny principle without H. they would fnl;
Mr. Perkins also addressed the pupils, reminding them
that the only real happiness ~ tis world was goodcs,;
and urging lhem to be all that tner manhood wJhI
allow them 10 be- 10 be themselves. The distribution of
prizes followed p Cstan da received the first prka Tor
rood conduct IN the senior class; e.. Cateneo ani j.
Dovale given the second prize, and Hunting ana
r. Socarras hOnOFably mentioned or the Juniors,
T. smith receiveda przc. and II. Duke and G. Connolly
honorable mention. In the Studies D. Hunting ooe no
frat Dovale the second prize the latter also tecaVS
n prize IN mathematics