The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-06-12
THE PURLIC SCHOOLS. 3
Closing EXERCISES OF the NaSy.HfIll, HI
and Baker Groups. ~. q;
INTERESTING sGEREsloNIEs At EBENEzER
AND THIRD-sTREET METH HpDIsT
CHURCHEs-THE SUCCESSFUL PUPILS
PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY, &c. a,,si. ~ ).

The final exercises In, the public schools
were continued yesterday morning at 10
o'clock at Ebenezer (colored) church, at
which hour there was very large number
of persons present---parents,g guardians, and
friends OF the children Of the Navy Hill
group OF schools-to witness the closing
exercises aud distribution oil medals, aud
certificates to the successful pupils. How
ever uninteresting these exercises may be
to others, there are thousands OF children
whose parents and friends look forward to
these annual exhibitions with the gnost plea
SAINT anticipations, and surely many parents
have reason to be proud OF the advance
ment their children have made in the Rich
moRd public:schoels during the past few
years. But without referring at this time
to the success Of the schools, 1t is only in
tended in this notice to refer to some Of the
features OF the programmes in the Navy
Hill and Baker schools, and to give the
names OF the pupils who received medals or
certificates. ~ =. t
The Navy TIiM Group.
Mr.. II. G. Carlton, a son Of DIR. Ambrose
Carlton, of this city, is the principal OF the
Navy Hill schools, and has during his SER
vice in that capacity given satisfaction:
Among those present yesterday at Ebenezer
church were MeSsrs. Charles p. Rady,
Mayor Darlington, OF the City School
Board; Alderman r. N. Manly, Council
man Brasleman, Superintendent Peay, Sec.
retary Moses, and other officials. Miss NJ.
+. Voolfolk presided with dignity at the
organ, and conducted the musical part OF
the programme. The galleries were occu-
pied by visirors, while the main audience.
room Of the church was pretty we'll filed
with the four hundred and fifty pupils that
were taught in this group during the past
scholastic year. The scholars were very
orderly, and their exercises quite interest
ing. i..l..f>
Superintendent Peay briefly addressed
the audience before the exercises were coql-
menced, and explained that number, OF
children were absent on account; OF the in
clement weather and sickness, and some
who were to take part in the programme.
He urged the visitors to remember that they
were in the house Of God, and to nbstain
from applause even If they particularly ad-
mired what they saw and heard. - -
THE EXERCISES a..,.:4 j,
commenced with chant by the entire
school-the Lords Prayer. Then followed
speeches, dialogues, songs, reading, cales-
thenic exercises, &c. The most striking
features of the programme were the speech
"Boys' Rights" by William Burrell, Of
Miss NorvelPs class b" independence bal" J"
a poem, read by Georgiana Cox; speech,
"Rum and Water" by Mary Kellam; duet,
"Gathering Shells" by Alice Jones and
Charlotte Copeland, of Mr.. Bolling's class;
and the calesthenics exercise by pupils of
Miss Mason's class. The entire exhibition
ikoh 10 ind
Nearly all OF the girls present were pro-
vided with bouquets, and were neatly and
tastefully attired. A number OF the girls
who received medals wore in some cases as
many as two medals, which they had ac-
quired at previous school sessions; among
them were Leila johnson, Harriet Martin,
and Maria Hope ,-,.,-......-.r -. ..-
THE DISTINGUISHED PUPILS.
AT the conclusion OF the exercises Super
intendent Peay introduced Mf. Charles p.
Rady, OF the City School Board, who made
a brief address and presented the medals to
the first-honor pupils assembled upon the
upper platform. -! "a.
The following IS list OF the scholars who
received medals and certificates :12 -. -. - =.
er.-First Honor: Lelin johnson. Certifcate-At-
tendance: Pauline SimDs, Ellen ,Tinsley, Mary 4.
GaIys na Passey Esters BarSary Carer Mary
u. Epps, Mary Miller. Scholarship iide Wright
Mamie Brown. Rachel Smith, 1CaIedonis Mayo
nif Fipst pt Urinary =: H. Johnson teaeaer-Fi,s,
sally Boyd. Mary .Morehead, Adalaide Threat, Eu.
genia starks, Louis Cook, Anna Thompson. Pen.
manssip: Martha Meyers.
Second Prtaar,Mss R. T. Rdsen teachsr
Iprta Gp0rpfana
lard, Rachel Ross, Ann Thomas, John Bradley. De
pertinent: Julia Bowles, Elizabeth Bagby, Georgi'
i ton, Lydia Smith. Nunnie Wright, Martha Pollard
David rarker MagGts MaFy wooo
1nsra monSr Alfred Hnshes
Atendanse Thomas Sarter sp1KEs LHy
reiis Department: Mary Lynne, Eliza Carter. Seho-
iarship Rebecea Kemp Berzslia RobnsSn IA Aiss
aope, anrta Pennansnip sa Fannie. +: johnson.
Hattie Tosssr fssns
liam Smith. Scholarship; Mary Dotson, Marths
Pryor, Della Patterson, Maggie Stewart, Rober
Hobson, George Manning. fenmansh'p-Alic'
Fourth Primary Albert Y. Norreu Teacher
E1s honGF; R3.5 RGoeTa av1op William GasEins Iuc,
A. Harrison, Forest Robinson, William E. gnrrell
Dorlnda Brauer. Department Josephine Aoogs5s g;s
smy huayE p Bfsxn Surle an1s nry
Anderson Fields, Fannie Lindsey. Penmapship
'"Ess FomrS ~ Prtmary-Aiss. Bette G. lfasoa, teach
er.-First Honor: Ella Carpenter. CertifcatesIAt
tendance Spencer Ann Bra1ton, Mary Belle Holmes
Clemensa Page. Alberta BrapGh, Arsbela ,S ml15er M
son, Maria Robinson, William Eggleston, :Calipf
Pryor, Mary Morris. Alberta Branch. Penmanshlp
o1Sih E;nh PnimaSvN.Miss alberta III. Brooke teach
cr .Ffrst Honor: Florence E. 1sham- Certlncates-
httendance: Louisa Pierce, John johnson. Eddl'
Munford. Scholarship: Nancy Hotmes, Ia~soi
Geode Bartholomew Parker, Louisa flerce, Ln
cinda Brown, Henry Jackson. Penmanshlp: Alex
"i'Fif Fiah Pyimarg-L. 4. Parson teaeherIFfrs
Honor Reuben Jones. GertfcatesEA.LsnoaInSses ~ g,
| Laura Cox, Joseph Anderson. ScholaEsnp L1i n
Anderson, Estelle Jefferson, May heeoi NEE,
Childs Charley Bows, Allen McCia1ve. fenman
Fifh Primary MISS ". Pollard teacher,
First Honor: Archie Lomax. Certihcates-Attend
ance Emma Brown. Department; k9sna p Areher ei
Lucy Wingfeld, Ann e: Brown, Apn q. IaYtor Y
Edward Taylor, Alice Taylor. Penmansh1p: sarat
Jasper. s'
oRTHoGRAPHY MEDALS.
In addition to the above list OF honorss
Maria Hope and Harriet Martin were eacf
presented with silver medal for having
the best spelling-eXercise book-the former
in the Fourth-Grammar grade, and the lat
| ter in the Second Primary, Maria Hope, II
was stated, had secured the orthography
medal every year in which she had t con
tested for it.. -. ...} II b3isrss n@