The daily gazette., 1877-06-27
Fl FIRST EDITION!
The Public sclroOIs.
SOCIAL ENrERrAINMKNr AT NO. 3.

Inc examination at No. 3 having beer
concluded on Monday, the teacbsrs ~
that school resolved that fitting close n
their labors of the school wear wonid h.
social entertainment to n few of tbf
friends OF the school, including the com
mittee ~ attendance. Accordingly thev
prepared on Tuesday, in the spacio,i.
Ioom or the Principal, quite fine ban
queo IN tne way of many favored ice
creams, water ices, fine confections. cakes
&c.,t which they invited their nart;cnIa,
friends, among whom were Messrs' Ziha
ferrls and VIM. II. Curry, the presan,
visitng committee of the school ard also
Messrs. Henry Eckel, Lewis Zebley. and
James =: Morrow, of the Building Com
mittee, Dr. Shortledge, Charles Raird
Senator Sharpley and others. The Iadiea
oelng Misses Emma Griffith, Ella Nc.
intire, Sallie S. Pugh, Victorine A. Van.
uusVer, Emiaa A. Coyle, Agnes L. Ogle.
MARY J. GOOD and Alice Hazel, teachers
Oh .he school, and Others. The company
assen1oieu at IL o'clock, noon, and spent
tion, during which much pleasantly and
amusement was indulged in. ucidents
III the school life OF teachers, as well as
some OF the droll pecularities of charac.
.er which the members of committee
nave 10 meet with in their intercourse
with complainants and applicants for
ADMISSION, were brought ont ip amusing
originality. The good things on the long,
outstretched, well filed table, mean,
while, receiving due attention from the
company.
The whole affair was one of those
modest compliments, which, for iudp-
ment and good taste, the ladies are so
proverbially fitted to inaugurate and
successfully carry out. Two O'clock
Drought the parting hour, when Mr..
James Z. Morrow succeeded in carving
through motion that Mr. Eckel shouIi
return TO the LAT es the united thanks of
the guests assembled for the highIv an
preciated compliment paid them. This
ne dld In felicitious and approximate
manner, and at parting added his sincere
WISH tnaI,aIter Their ten months of inces-
saht ana successful toll, the teachers of
NO nlght be blessed with continued
good health, rest, and endowment. during
vacation, and return to their duties again
In September invigorated, strengthened
ana fully prepared to resume their noble
word of educators
Many pleasing recollections of this So
cialgathering and its results will, doubt
less long hnger in the minds of all who
were present
THE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.
AT School No 2, yesterday morning.
the annual examination was atte nded by a
large nu nber of the parents of the scho-
lars, ana other friends of the school, ins
cluding the Visiting COMMITTEES and
other members of the Board OF Educa-
tlon. The Rotations in the various stu
dies were excellent, and called forth
words OF communication from many of
the visitors. The singing and dialogues
were also very well rendered. A mum ber
OF the scholars were specially mentioned
for good behavior and prompt attend
ance.
During the exercises, brief addresses
were made by State Senator Harry Sharp
ley, Henry e. Turner, Esq. and Messrs
d; e. Buckingham, Henry Eekel, James
Wolley, Chfs. Baird and b. Il. Heisler
Under the efficient management sof
Miss Lydia p. Ford and her corpb OF
efficient teachers, School No. is doing a
successful work for the education of tue
youth of our city.
GOOD TIME AT NO r.
AT School No. l2 yesterday, IA large audi.
ence had the pleasure OF Witnessing a very
successful examination, with the usual vaIi-
ETY. OF slugin2, Tecitalious aud dialogues
a feature OF the occasion was the presenta-
tiou, to lamar ID. Shaw. OF two books hy
the teacher and Visiting Committee, for
punctual attendance, she not having missed
a day at school foi four years. Short ad-
dresses were made by DIR. L. G. Sh~rtIedge,
Rev. j. w. Pierson, aud by the Visiting
Commltte, Messrs. VIM. II. Curry and
u lba Ferns.
Examinations were also held at Nos. 3,
and 10, yesterday, both OF which were iu-
teresting and successful.
ENTERTAINMENT AT NO. 6.
At school No. 6, this morning, after an
examination in which the scholars acquitted
themselves with great credit, the closing
exercises were held. The scholars and the
audience assembled in the main room,
when the following programme was pre-
eented
Singing-school Bell......By the School
Reading Bed Time. .Aletha Deweese
Rtcitation-Little Boys
Pocket. et................Wil Wi McMr nagle
Singing-Ssarch Tor the Fairy Queen. GLASS
Recitation - Grandfathei's
Spectacles. Della Wooters
Observation-Disclosures
Call. Observation-Disclosures. Ela DuHy
Susie Simms
Reading-An inch too High. Ella Baker
Discourse. ........"...... ..AlIred Harris
Dialogue-Learniug the Alpha
bet...................l Aun,e shockley
&c. Kuriz
Singing-Nymphs of the Sea. ..."... .Class
Recitatlon-Young Men oil the
Present Day. Willie Abele
Siuging-1ouch Not the
Cup. p...................." Eva Gem
Mary T,ggart
Reading-papa's Letter. So. Mary Kramer
Dlalogue-Dollie's Doctor Robbie Stockley
Susie Simme.
Singing-Sweet Bye and Bye......... Glass
Reading-Tbe Retort.. Marcia Tindall
Rscitation-Guilty or Not
Guilty. ......"....L L'Zz'e fercy
Singlng-We Shall Meet Above. Eva Gem
Spenking-Giit OF Fiowers...F Florence Yates
Sinping-Vacation's Coming. School
Singiug-The School Brigade. ..... School
The programme was conducted with
great spirit. and the pupils acquitted them
selves handsomely in their re pectlue parts,
After the programme brief addresses
- -, ,.,aJa hy Hanrv Eckal and others and