The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-21
MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Thc Closing Exercises on Saturday
Award OF HonOrs and Dtxtri-
button OF Diplomas.

| OutAOu Oh UlDtOmnSs
The closing exercises of Madison School
Of which Mr.. e. W. Cone Is principal, tool
place Saturday morning in the Assem- bIy y.roon
Of the school bulldog, corner of Madison
and Cary streets. Messrs. Crump, Thomas
| McGilvray, Pendleton, and Peay, principal
Of the public schools; Mr.. Binford, supern
tendent of schools; and Mr. alfred Moses
secretary of the School Board, occupied seat.
| on the platform, and every inch of space ir
the room not reserved for the scholars wa:
| filled by visitors, and many bad to go away
| being unable to obtain standing groom, " bile
some of those who remained could hardly
get near enough to bear the exercises.
The proceedings were commenced with
singing by the whole school, Miss M. D.
She'll presiding at the organ; and then fol.
lowed re'itations, dialogues, declamalions
and resding;. One of the best dialogues
was one OF comic turn between Masters Ed
dips and Beazley; "The Enrolling Officer
| by three misses and one master OF Miss
Hicks's school; "Tbe Rat and the Mousse
by girl and boy and "Tbe Man and the
Money" by pupils Of Miss K. Morse, were
all fine; but many thought the best was
The SURPRISE" in which Miss Ida Mitchell
acted the old aunt from the country with
eminent success. or the recitatOns "The
Retort" and " The Offence in School" were
worthy of praise. 1.-The Valley of Cha.
mouri" was charmngly sung by about q
dozen misses and masters; while The Pe-
pey Song" by the little children composing
Miss Marsh's school, was eXcellently render
ed. Wilkie Buler fairly carried off the hon
ors Of the day by the reading of compost
ft1,, l,;n tl<r ufs ~ IaIi in
tory address. ...r
The list Ct awards was read as follows:
SECOND GRAMMAR, No. l. Miss H. A. BASS
Wilkie ruler failed In his contest for first honor
by two DAYS absence lost on account of sickn
DiptOmdS- >ttendauc": Jennie Whittier, James
lotle Messltr, Fannle fhauo. Mary Priddy. scho-
larShp: Wlkic Buer, Henry. Totly. Augusta An.
d rSon, Joseph Powell Kirk Parrish, Bette l..
Hart. Penmanship: George Jones.
THIRD GRAMMAR. No. 2, MIS- A. E. HICKS
TEACIIKR.-FirSt Honor.-Carter Jones. Dtpto-
Maggie Curtis, Laura Clark. Willie Wills, Jennie
Grinnan, Maggie Hagan, Blanche Walton, Robert
Crulnp. Alexander Fox. leoor,ment: Mary Dob
Hettic Taylor, John Blake. Blanche Walton, Jen-
ME Grinnan, Sosser Garrett Alice Chdress, Alex
ander Fox. Scholarship; =, , Frank iri PnryeIr. John
Fox, Robert Crump. Pennanshp: John Beck
with.
X, .,
TEACHER First Noaor.-,susie Walker. .Dtpto.
Observation-Disclosures: Mary Fox, Fanny FALL, Leila
Saunders, Mely IL Wlnst.ck. department: vary
schHIarshlp: Mary Fox, Waller Duke, George
RobrrIs, Minnie >aundcrs. Waller Reymou, EsteIle
Fisher. Femmaushlp: tmma Fear.
First Uonor.-Nora england. Dipiomas.-,rsnd-
ance jesse Green, Lie Griuntn Matte Hack+tt,
aeksnn ae vrE R1brgnt s
slice. Department: Alma Bethel, sailie Grady, Sa!.
He fancs. Mary Gibson: Guerrant Cosby. adelaide
Emma jenkins Scholarship: Jackson Turner.
Penn .nship: Harry A"glo. ,,.
T EA CHE R.-First Honnr. -Alex4nder Warren.
Observation-Disclosures: William Kelly. WtInam
Schneider. Ambrose McGee. scholarship: Alvin
Isngguh, James Peters, William Kelly
Ton TEACHER First Honor.-Robert u. Polk;
Stairs. Dcportment: Alice Taylor, Amelia Bull
lineron. scholarship: Alice Taylor, Lillian Pace.
Amelia Burlington, Leila frtyser, Bernard :]a-
THIRD PRIMARY. No. G. MISS Z. NJ. GARRETT
m0s.-Attendance: Luther Bethel, Lansing Fox,
James Mcadnrs. Lillian CrnIchtcld. Luly Jen-
n,ngs. Belle Walker, annie McConaII, Josephine
Miller, Nellie Sands, Annie Taylor. Department
George Granger, Ida Cardo"a: Nellie SANDS. >slter
Snaw, Lee Mettrt, Leonora Wise, Willie Parish,
S'"ckmsr. Scholarship: Frederick Tyler, Clarrnce
WooIfolk, Lillian truichGe,d, George Granger,
Talc"u S,i;h, susie Stockmur. Penmanship: Fred
ericK Tyler.
FornrH PRIMARY; No. 7; MISS NJ. D. SnELL
TEACHER First Honor.- Julia Craver. DiDlo-
Willie s,ioson. Florence Knowles, Ethel Crutch-
field. DeporImrnt: Nanne Drinnard, Nellie
Frances. Ella Lipscombe. Lizzie Swin', Isabella
ers, Lucy Powers, Mary Mitchell, Hattie Priddy.
Willie Perkins, Newton Lockwood Schnlarsht:
4 jp
FIFTH PnIMApY. No. S. MIS- ELLA SHELL
TEAcHEnFst ngGfMh"p AGkins S,DtSrs
ugcnia hirchcit, Mamie Vial. Department: " ellis
Lockwood. Barbra Heocman. Anna Eandyr.
ler Edna Saunders, viuie w nile. kugenil Krchett,
Emma Hudgns. Scholar:hln: WALLACE Brow'
karbaE heoeman, birfhet' M9,s L%fH
R,bccch Williams.
FIFTH PRIMARY, No. 9, MISS j. A. MARSH
plo,nus.-A attendance: Florence I'rredioye, Mag.
gle scott. Katie 1runan, Charles Mctterf nenort-
ment: Aubrey Chiid ess. Adophus Franck, Sally
SpratI. Nellie gurIey, Ida Invis, Lucy Marlin
Maggie Scott Floyd C,arkson, Molie >rlnnari, Mat
tie Hunt Lily Davis, Katie Grnnatr Scholarship:
Sale Buriey, aubrey t'hlldress. Lily Davis, NJ A.
tic Hunt. William Stevenson, James Spratt. Pen
manslip: Charles Piddy. r,
TEACIIER.-tirst Honor.-Mary Page. Diplomas
Attendance: BennIe stacy. Bessie Lee; Drporl-
Mtnt: AtbcFt iafuOna fehnle stacy, Edulc W OOQS,
Lizzie clark, Annie Lpscombe, hIaude Morton,
Lizzie IIebeman, Sophie boz, Bessie Lee, Lulie
Mann. Emma Walthers. Scholarship: AIaude Nor
ton, katip Clarke. Waiter Turner, Charlie FroSst,
Bcnnts stacy, Lizzie Clark.
SIXTH PRIMARY. NO. IL, MISS NJ. L. W. JONES
TEACHER.-FrSt Honor.-George >tockmar. Di-
pl0mas.-AItendance: Wilmer Turner. Deport-
mcnt: Augustine Ball. Walur Tyler, Thomas Laps
comb. Maggie Fox, Charlie Burley. Rosa Evans,
Nellie Whiitet, Katie Barr eSS, Annie Drake. Scho-
larshp: Willie Sniither. Augustine Ball, Willie
Fallon, Fairllc Cook. Howard Perry, Alice Stilh.
The committee appointed to award the
Barron-Durkee prize for the best reader in
the third grammar grade desired special
mention to be made Of the reading Of Mag
gie Hasan, Frank Puryear, Carter jones,
and John Blake, of the Madison school.
At the close Of the exercises handsome
silver salad-spoon was presented to the
principal (Mr. Coue) by MIR. Blnford on be-
half OF the scholars. All the teachers re-
ceived presents from the pupils.
Mary Winston, one of the pupils at Central
School whose name was omitted on Saturday,
was the recipient Of silver medal from her
teacher for proficiency. She IS daughter of
Professor Charles H. Winston, and would
probably have received the first honor N edal |
ia her class, but was unfortunately absent
five dlys during the session on account OF
sickness.
William Trainham, pupil Of Miss Marsh S
class at Madison School, received q diploma
for department. ,..... 49,