Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-12
An Immense ThrODg OF Enihu iastic
Friends Of Public Education Pres
ent-0ur Public Schools Fully
aud Ably indicated.

The exercises at the Peabody schoo
yesterday attracted a large number o
visitors, including members Of the
| school board and prominent citizens
This school is under the efficient man.
agem 9nt of Miss Anna G. ReudelhubeT
a young lady, whose services in the ed.
ucationRl interests Of Memphis have
! proven unusually successful and quite as
satisfactory to the patrons OF the school
| which she directs with such admirable
! skill. The teachers who have charge OF
/ the different departments i'm this institu-
ton are Misses Harvey, M'Kain, Hill,
/ Fiack, MansiOrd, Lyons, Petit and
| Leadingham. The exercises yesterday
! consisted Of no display, but were the
usual tests required Of the pupils in their
/ recitatiODs. The msp-GTaWings from
/ memory evidenced the fact that the pu-
] pills have been instructed most system
/ atically in this department. In rooms
! numbers one, two, three, four and five,
maps were drawn Of Europe, Asis,
| North and South America, Territories
and States of the Union, cOlOred cray
| Ons being used to specify particular
mountains, streams, lakes and geOgraph-
ical divisions. The prettiest maps were
in rooms numbers one, TWO, three and
four, taught by Misses Harvey, M'Kain,
Hill and Flack. The exciting spelling
bee in room number three, taught by
Miss Hill, resulted in close
contest between Katie De Pass ard
Mary M'Fsrlsnd. The former won
the prize, 8 gold pen, but the
latter was presented with a hand
some bouquet by Dr.. Churchill. The
bee lasted three. quarters Of an hour. In
Miss M'Kail's school, No. 2, the bee
lasted one hour, Laura Eckerly winning
the gold medal, which was appropriate
ly engraved. Miss HaTvey's school, No.
l, went through the regular exercises,
consisting of grammar, arithmetic and
geography. The spelling-bee in this
school buzZed for two hours, the victor
being Willie Wildberger, who was
awarded gold medal. Master Charles
Churchill was awarded the gold medal
as a prize for the boy who made the
highest general average during the ses-
sion. His average was eighty eight.
The examinations We're thorough and
satisfactory, aud all who were present
yesterday seemed delighted with the
proficiency OF the pupils, whose conduct
during the session has been OF the most
exemplary nature. The average attend
snce has bsen large, there being four
hundred pupils in the school at its close.
The school has made an excellent ses.
sion, and of course Miss Reudelhuber
and her corps of teachers have received,
as they merit, the praise of the patrons
Of the institution. DIR. Churchill yes
teTday made a short address to the pu-
pills, as did also Judge James Pierce, the
latter's subject being "Octhogr Apply"
After his address Judge Pierce presented
certificates to the following named pu-
pills, who are now prepared for the high
school: Misses Hattie Pickett, Lizzie
M'Clelland, Lizzie Cooke, Clara Flack,
Ida Avery, Ella Flynn, Alice Cooke,
Nora Barbour, and Willie Clarke; Mas
tiers Willie Taylor, Willie M'Millau,
Lewis Ames, Theodore Read, Charles
Churchill, and Willie Wildberger.
LINDEN STREET SCHOOL.
Fifty or more visitors were present at J.,
the Linden street school yesterday to
enjoy the exercises, which were OF the
usual daily character, save where varied
to interest the audience. The exercises
passed off very creditably, and the Opin.
ion OF those who were present was COM
plimentsry in the extreme to the worthy
principal, Mr.. D. c. Slaughter, who &C.
votes his entire time and energies to the
advancement of the institution. No
wonder, then, that the school has pros
peTed and the pupils have worked so
zeslously as the building average Of
So $40 evidence. The following is the
general average Of the classes of the
different schools under the teachers
named Herewith: School No. l, Mrs.
SabatZky, 79; school No. 2, Mrs. Emma
Tucker, 81 5-I0; school No. 3, Miss Ada
Richardson, IS $40; school No. 4, Mrs.
Kate Lilly, 81 $40; school No. 5, Miss
Mollie J johnson, rs 5.l0 school No. s, Miss
Merry Boddie, 80; school No. Z, Miss
Carrie Reichenbacker, 81 $40; school
No. s, Miss Matte Kunkle, 80; school
No. 8, Miss Alice Conway, SIS $40.
In Mrs. SabatZky's school the
gold medal for the highest general
average WAS awarded to Miss
Jennie T. Wood, her average
being est. She also received the silver
medal for perfect conduct. In Miss
school the gold medal for
perfect conduct was awarded to Miss
Annie Freeman, and in Mrs Lilly's
school Miss Annie Boro received the
gold medal for perfect conduct. In Miss
Reichenbacker's school Miss Mary
Bsecher was given the prize for superior
In Miss Conaway's school
there were fifteen contestants for the
gold medal to Oe given for perfect con-
duct. The fifteen pupils draw for the
prIZs, aud fortune favored Miss Sarah
Schwartz. The exercises were very
much enjoyed by the visitors, who evil /
denced much interest IN the different /
features Of the programme which the /
teachers had so judioiOusly arranged, FOR /
they are educators who go by system in /.
everything they undertake. Hence their |
success and the proficiency Of their pu-
pills, OF whom the following, having /.
the required course, received |
and will enter the female |
high school: Misses Ellen Paine, Kate /
BeckteI, Jennie Wood, Ellen Donnelly, /.
Flora Myers, Katie RIchtie, Martha /.
rrudeau, and Masters Merriman Smith, /
Milton Hunt and Ollie Tufts-total, TO- |
CLAY STREET COLORED SCHOOL.
This institution yesterday was throng- F..
ed With visitors who were anxious 10 /.
witness the exercises which had been /.
arranged for the occasion by the princi- /.
pal, MIR. BsTnum. While the great ma /
jority OF visitors were colored, yet there 4
were many white citizens present. 1t /
Is not every one who has attended an !
exhibition Of a negro school, and the !
would at least possess the !
merit Of being somewhat novel, il not |
in other respects. Our visit |
was quite interesting, for we had an op- I
portunity of getting an insight some |
what OF the system that chsracterizes /
the education Of the negro in the public |
schools, and also Of judging to what ex-
tent the minds of the pupils may have |
teen advanced under the tuition Of Mr..