Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-28
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:ook place this morning, commencing at nine
o'clock. La Washington School, MIR. NeaIe
alone appeared as examiner, Mr.. Wheat bav-
Jog resigned his ,rus,eeship, aud Mr.. S. F.
having been uurxpect edly called OUT of
No. 3, under the charge of Miss Yates, was
first examined, and did we'll.
No.. 2, under the Vice Principal, Mr.. E. K.
Harper, was, also, much praised for the visible
Improvement made during the year.
No. |, under Mr.. Ficklin. the Principal, was
most thoroughly examined in Smelling, Physical
and Descriptive Geography, History OF the
United States, Euglish Grammar, Rhetoric.
Arithmetic aud Algebra, with the most favor
able results; and their copy and drawing bnoks
gave ample evidence of the skill and care with
which hey had been taught. The order, also,
was a SUI ject of general remark among those
present. Mrssrs. Snowden and Mckenzie, Of
the School Board, aud Superintendent Carne,
were present rs Spectators. All these gentle
men made congralulatory remarks, and Mr..
Neale took OCCASION To say that he had given
the hardest questions he could think of, aud
Was delighted with the manuer III which they
had been answered. Good as was the cxaul-
patton last year, this far surpassed it.
Snowden School, (%colored) was, also, exam
ined this moruing, the progress OF the thr, 9
DIVISIONS being tested simultaneously by the
three examiners assigned 10 the school, VIZ
Hon. Lewis Mckenzie. for the lst grades; Nv.
+. PoweIls;) VIM. +. Carue, ESQ for the I'd;
ID. L Parker's;) and Z. Suowdeu, jr., esq,
for The 81; IN IS Carrie Claggett's.) All these
divisions did we'll, and Mr.. Mckenzie spt cially
commended the spelling, which he considered
fully equal to that of Washington School; the
Superintendent, however, found some fault
with the peuman,hip. There Was some good
map drawing, aud the boys of No. l seemed to
be very We'll posted 10 Geography. Rev. Fields
Cook, George L.. Sealon, George w. Sims, OF
the Common Council, and many others We're
present. Ice cream aud cake Of various sorts
we've furnished in abundance by the teachers,
aud the examiners all made complimentary re.
marks to the scholars.
WINCHEsrER EPISCOPAL FEMALE INsTG
TUT The closing exercises OF the Wmches.
ter Episcopal Female Institute, Rev. j. q.
Wheat, Principal, took place on Thursday
night last, at Court House Hall, and despite
the rain the hall Was filled sometime before
the hour fixed for the performances to begiu.
This was the luetitule's first Commence
meut.
The entertainment, espr cially the musicaI
part Of 1t, was especially hue. This was per
haps due as much to The superior natural mi
steal e~ndowments Of the performers. as to their
careful training at the hands of their accom-
pIished Instructors. The programme was rich
aud varied. as will be seen from a glance at il
as here given
PROGRAMME
Chorus. First day. Solos, Misses Robin,
son aud Brannon.
Salu'atory. Miss Elise Lee.
Fra Dlavola. f. pianos, Misses Jennie Rob
insou, Matte Agllonby, Ada SwartzweIder and
Emma CHM.
Waiting. Vocal solo, Miss Fannie Herr
The Moekiug Bird; (lustr.mcetal sextette,
Misses <. Giuu, j. TurLer, M. Bowly, K. Nc
C"rmlck, G, Jones, aud A SwarIzweldtr.
AGuarda che Blanca Luna. Vocal Duet,
MissesJ. Robinson aud II. Herr.
Haunting Eyes. Il %pianos.) Misses N
HIratr me wnIsper,ng Angels Sing. (Voca'
duett,) Misses l.. 4. Castleman aud e {. Cas-
tleman.
Address. Rev. j. Thomas Wheat, D. D
BelisariO. INSTRUMENTAL solo, Miss + CHM
Reception March. Instrumental S~extetlc.
Misses Byrd, Fauutleroy, Jones, Gllkison
CHM and Swar'zwclder.
Or the Valleys. Misses jennie Robinson,
Fannie Herr.
Fairies DaOc". f. piauos.) Misses Knight,
Morgan, Wheat auu Swarrzwelder.
Grand Fantasia. Misses Ada Swarlzge Ide
and h. Ginn.
Whispering Hope. Miss Jessie Camden.
Wild Flowers March. e pianos,) Misses
Brown. Taylor, Mccormick aud SwartzweIder.
The Harp that once Through, Tar.'s Halls.
Instrumental solo, Miss a. Swarrzw.Idpr.
Why Weep | Thus. Vocal SOLO, Mis-.
Fannie Herr.
Il semary Wal'z,s. e pianos Misses L'En-
gle. CHM, l. e aud Sw utzw elder.
Grand Triumphal March. q pianos Misses
Herr, Glon and Swartswelder.
Recitation. by request Miss Fannie Herr.
Conferring Diploma. Address by Col. f.
w: NJ. Holiday. President Board of Visitors.
Valedlctory: Miss Jennie s. Robinson.
Response. Miss +. Elmistnn.
Chorus Songs of Praise the Angels Sing.
(Solo,) Miss Fannie H,rr.
Bsnedlclion. By R.v. W. L Meredith,
D d.
Where all did so Well it would be inyidious
10 note dls!luctl0us, but all were tavnraily iu..
pressed with the admirable ~selecriou of pieces
and the graceful mluner iu which the Young
aides pertmmed theu.
The recitation of the 'Drummer's Bride
poem Was very artistic.
The Salutatory, Valcdictory and Response
we're uDexcep,ionable.
The Rev. w. W. Williams, D. D., of George
town, who was to have delivered the address
to the school Was upavuidably absent, but his
place was W ~ filed by the Rev. j. Thomas
Wheat, OF Memphis, a relative of the Princi-
pal, whose discourse was eloquent, instructive,
and admiral y appropriate to the occasion,
Col: {. w. M. Holiday. the President of the
Board OF Visitors, made one OF his happiest Of
forts 10 presenting the Diploma to the ooly
graduate, Miss Jennie r ,binsou, of ST. Louis,
Missouri. This lady Was also presented with
the Star Medal accompanied with a Jew appro-
pirate remarks from the Principal.
The efforts to establish this destitute have
been attended with marked success, ADD We NAV
rank ltamong our first class Institutions of learn
ing.
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