Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-27
LEWIS COMMENCEMENT.
The Work OF n Session I'm nusic-Names
OF Pupiis Competing for the
Prizes-The Successful
students.

Yesterday, at eleven o'clock, Mr.. Emile
Levy, who is distinguished among our
resident musicians IS q pianist of artistic
taste and culture, and teacher of rare
insight into the capacity and reach OF
his pupils, held his annual examination.
Ten out Of twenty-siX of his class an
sweTed to their NAMES, the rest having
during the session, for various "goOd
and sufficient Te8sOns," declined COM
peting for the prizes, one OF which was
medal manufactured by F. n. Clarke
& Co., and is certainly one
OF the haDdsomest and most
appropriate ever offered to students in
Memphis. The competing pupils pres
snt were Kate Hill, Willie Belle Taylor,
Martha TTudeau, Leo KremeT, Henry
Loeb, Alice Fuch, Carrie NJ. Heating,
Jennie Cleaves, Berthe Apperson and
May Hill, just ten in number. The roll
called, ana after q brief talk from the
teacher, the following programme was
performed
PROGRAMME.
!. Duet TrOvatOre OeSten
Jennie CIeives and Willie Belle Taylor.
? Solo, SOmnambu bach
Leo kTemer.
Solo, Whispering Winds ..... WCllenhaupt
Carrie Nj. X -atiDg.
t. Duet, Trovatore.. Kunkel
l.. Levy and Lizzie SpeeTS.
The above, interpreted with skill
end promptness rare in pupils so young;
Was received with applause by the audi
ence, which embraced g few ladies H.
terested in Mr.. Levy's method. The
counting of tickets then took place, Mrs.
W. 3. Gaibrsith and Miss Lizzie SpeeTs
being the tellers. The following result
elbows the number Of hours practised
during the session % eight months and
the tickets received: Carrie NJ Heating,
SOS hours, 50 minutes, and 100 tickets
Martha Trudeau, 548 hours, 80 minutes,
and I82 tickets; W1IIe Belle Taylor, 557
hours, 40 minutes, and III tickets; Leo
Kremer, 43S hours, 40 minutes, and ISL
tickets; Henry Loeb, 343 hours, s min
utes, and 153 tickets; Kate Hill, 24C
hours, 50 minutes, ana i47 tickets; Jen-
ME C!sayes, 36I hours, So minutes, and
1856 tickets: Bertha AppersOn, 297 hours,
10 minutes, and 1919 tickets; Alice Fucb,
425 hours, 10 minutes, and 128 tickets
May Hill, 22) hours, p
minutes, and 50 tickets. Upon
tho counting being completed, Carrie
NJ. Heating was declared medalist, and
the honor was conferred by Mr.. Levy,
with q few remarks pertinent and APP
propriate to the occasion. The medal is
an oval, in the center of the
diverse side Of which is the
name OF the recipient, over 8 Tyre in
frosted gold raised and separate from tie
ground, surrounded by q wreath of laurel
leaves, also of frosted gold, attached TO 8
similar wreath surrounding the reverse
a5 a i, L. I l.
and the year $3.50" 1t is very hand.
some work Of art, quite superior ia de-
sign and workmanship 10 anything oil
the kind ever bestowed Eere. Martha
Irudeau received second hOnors and a
priZe-Hdf-h0UrS 1Uith French AuthOTs,
handsomely bound. Miss Willie Belle
Taylor, who stood third on the list, re-
ceived the warm and deserved common
datiOus Of Mr.. Levy. Upon the close Of
the examination and comforting OF
prizes, Miss Taylor very gracefully pre-
scented MIR. Levy with beautiful bUquet.
10 presenting this medal for competition
Mr.. Levy was aciUated solely by desire
to work his pupils to the utmost of their
capacity in study and attainment, and
in comforting it through the aid Of tick
cts be has hit upon the plan least liable
TO excite dissatisfaction among his Du-
pills or their pS1ents. He visits each pu-
pill twice week during the session, and
oOnfers three tickets for perfect lessons,
or less, as in his Judgment, he thinks
they deserve. They are thus made the
arbiters of their own fate. Before the
tickets were counted yesterday, Mr..
Levy asked his pupils present if they
We're satisfied he had dealt fairly with
them and all answered promptly, Eyes"
and ali afterward as promptly acquiesced
in tt, result Of the count and the award.
We congratulate Mr.. Levy upon his
method and the general excellence in
attainment reached ty his pupils. This
is the fifth medal he has conferred, and
experience proves his method OF prizes
to be great stimulus, and attended with
the very best results to his pupils.