Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-17
Gladstone VACATION.
Closing Exercises Of the Public Schools.
A Morning Of Exhibitions at all Of the
Buildings.
Highly Creditable Display Of Disei-
plinary, Musical and ElOcu-
tiOnary Training.

in the High SccOOl, none of the pupils
having this year completed the 12th grade.
The highest grade appearing upon the
stage was the 18th, there being consider
bic number Of graduates in this. Exhibit
tions were given in all the principal rooms
of the buildings, and AL were open to the
public.
NINTH WARD SCHOOL.
The attendance at the Ninth Ward
school was very large and appreciative. The
exercises were performed with the utmost
precision and grace. Throughout the day
the order and attention of both pupils and
visitors was perfect, and this circumstance
reflects the highest credit upon the disci-
pline Of the school.
The most conspicuous feature Of this
exhibition was the music, and the excel
lence with which the children sung their
parts was remarkable. With three excep.
lions, the music was rendered by the school
from notebooks in their hands, and the
ease, expression, and correctness with
which they sung, was abundant proof in
favor Of the teaching Of music in the
schools.
During the past year this school has been
under the control Of Mr.. L. II. Hamilton,
Mesdames Fox and Armstrong, Misses
Julia Duncan, Emma MOultOn, Maggie
Pendergsst.
The following programme was observed:
Song by the schoOl-"LOrd's Prayer"
Saluta.Ory-Dixie Warren.
Music-"FOlloW Me-"
Dialogue-"Odd ComUanion," Clara
Gerth, Addie Hester, Tommy Frazier,
Julius Thuss.
Music by the schOcl-"Over the Snow"
Reading -" The Young Composer" En-
ma Buss.
Music by the school--"Bird Carol"
"An Old-FashiOned Spelling Lesson,
By a number Of boys, MUllie Pitts, teacher.
Music-"Little Brown Church." Addie
Forbes, Mollie Smith, Lizzie MOcker,
Julius Thus, Henry Horn.
RecitatiOn-"JOhn Day." Ella Horn.
Music by the Embellishments"
DIalOgue-"Try Again." Libbie Ed
wards, Albertina Englehardt, Maggie
Nichol, Jessie NOyes.
Reading-"Papa's Letter." MOllie Pitts
Music by the schoOl-"Cherish Kindly
Feelings"
INSTRUMENTATION Jessie NOyes.
Calisthenics-by the school.
/ -tAaAoEAAN @ADoAtE ASNASEAg --AN--
Forbes, Mollie Smith.
Song "GOod-bye," Lizzie Mocker.
Music by the school "HOme, Swee
| Home"
HOWARD SCHOOL.
The closing exercises at the HOwarI
| School were of unusual interest and at
tractiveness. The following was the pro
gramme of the second floor, under the i'm
mediate supervision of Mr.. S. S. Wool
wine, Principal Of the school:
Devotional exercises, including tn
/ chanting of the Lords Prayer, by all tn
pupils Prof. Won Strantz, the accom-
! plished teacher of German, presided at thu
organ.
A song sung by all the pupils together
| The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane;
dialogue, the Village School, very credit
ably sustained by Misses Matte Stewart
| Eliza Burnett, Ada Harmon, Juliet Nc
| Cam, Jessie Harmon, Cora Armstrong
Sallie Wright, Nettie Hargraye, Addie Kir
BY, LOWE Alderman, Ellen Singleton
Hannah MaronOy, Emma Bloomstein.
Song-"'Iis Evening Brings My Hear
to Thee" by Miss Ida Cole.
German RecitatiOn-By Misses Fanni
Matthews and Louisa Hoffman.
Speech-"Childhood Hours" by Maste
Willie Hotchkiss.
Song-eI Know a Bank" very finel
sung by Misses Ada Harmon, Julie
McCann, Cora Armstrong, Matte Stewal
and Annie Houze.
| A Humorous ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Ride" by Master Robert Davis.
mpositiOn-"Home," by Miss Eliz
Burnett.
Song-"There is a Sigh in the Heart,
| by Misses Fannie Besrden, Ellen Single
ton, Ella WhOrley, Sallie Wright, Mani
Wheeler.
Dialogue-aSpoiled Children" by thi
teen pupils.
Song-"Music and her Sister Song" b
Misses jamie Inman, Katie KnOch, Add
Kirby and Minnie Hartman.
| Debate-A humorous discussion Of ii
! comparative merits Of Andrew jackson an
NAPOLEON Bonaparte. The cause Of "Ol
! Hickory was defended by Masters Nu
McAllislon and Eddie Cole, and that {
| Napoleon by Frank Parrish and WhartO
Allen. After a heated contest, Gen. Jacl
son triumphed over the oman Of Destiny,
Song-ROck by the Sea, by eight youu
ladies and gentlemen.
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by Oscar WoldkiTsch.
SOng-"Gentle Spring." by Misses Abb
Tillman, Mary Crook, Jennie William
and Fannie Mccain.
observation-disclosures 10 the Roman
delivered in fine style by Master Alfre
Howell.
Song-"Where the Warbling Water
Flow" by Lizzie and Susie Harris, Abb
| Tillman and Lulie Smyth.
Dialogue-"The Victim" The leadiu
part-that of the victiOn to a chroni
infiction in the shape Of "Capt. Jinks (
the Horse Marines" was well sustained b
Miss Matte Stewart. The other par
were well represented by Misses Blancl
Hide, Alice Hite, Matte Jordan, an
Masters Abe BlOOmstein and jaime
Rauleigh.
Song-"Cantalina,7 by Misses MAJ
Giles, Susie Milliron, Minnie Sellers an
Jennie Beardin.
Dialogue-"The City Exquisites." tt
dramatis persona were Misses Ida Col
and jamie Inman, who represented II
exquisites in life-like manner, suppOrte
by Misses Annie House and Louisa Hot
man.
Song-"Under the Daisies" by Miss,
Louise Conley, Mary Bateman and Ellie
Hayes.
CompositiOn-"HOpe," by Miss Matt
Stewart.
Song-"WhisperiDg Hope" by Miss
Florence Kean, Jennie Bearden, Jenni
Williams and Lizzie Harris.
Dlalogue-"Not so Bad as 1t SEEMS"
Misses Mollie Mccarthy, Cora and Del
Armstrong, Fannie Mccain, Maud ar
Master Eugene Criddle.
Song--"What are the Wild Waves Sa
ing?" by Misses Susie Bowers, Fam
,, Bearden, Lille Cabler, Addien COrbitt an
Fannie Hughes.
Dialogue-''Nature rs. Education"
. this dialogue Miss Fannie Matthews pc
formed her part in a most admirable mai
ner. Misses Emma Jones, LOWE MallOl
and Rebecca Kline supported the 9th
parts.
Song-"Golden locks have turned
Gray." bv Misses Matte Bedford, Rebec,
! ! Kline, Lizzie Jackson and Minnie Harmon
sThe RainbOw"-in which the Vesp
HYMN to the Virgin, and Lords Praye
were cbanted by 10 young Misses tasteful
dressed and disposed.
Recitation-"The Puzzled Dutchman
by Robt. Davis.
Song-"Come Where My Love Lii
Dreaming" by Misses Susie Bowers, AC
| Harmon, Maud and Masters Eugene Crit
die and VIM. McAlister. This song, beaI
! tifully sung, was repeated by request
the audience.