The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-06-13

Der, Lena Coehil, Emily Crenthaw. Eva Crone. Mary
West, Annie Roberts: Lipman Bccher. Willie West,
Henry Whitcomb, Willie Kreiznarz, Eddie Cline
man Becher. Joseph Rosenbaum, Emily Crenshaw,
Lena Coghi. Penmanship: Joseph Rosenbaum.
1 TIE MEDALS PRESENTED. 3,5L
Mr.. Peay now introduced Rev. j. l.. M.
Curry. OF Richmond College, who in brief
and appropriate address presented the med
ais. Dr. Curry said it was a great pleasure at
all times. and any and everywhere, to testify
Ibis interest in and advocacy OF the public
schools of Virginia, and particularly Of
Richmond, and that it was gratifying to him
as citizen OF Richmond to take part in
these exercises. The public schools OF
Richmond have won much honor, and next
to the morality and temperance of our city,
might be called her crowning glory.
lie next addressed the pupils who re-
ceiyed the medals in fitting terms. Mr..
Peay read list OF four young misses, upon
each Of whom was conferred diploma for
proficiency in German. They were Misses
Sue Herring, Annie Winston, Flora Bear,
and Master. II. Wallerstein. He also read
the list OF pupils who were awarded medals
and received honorable mention for orthog-
raphy.
| DIFFICULT CASE TO DECIDE,
| lie SllQ LDlS JLc Gull udfluS
OF this subject had never been so puzzled
as they were this year. There were greater
number of perfect spelling-eXercise books
than ever before, and it was wellnigh inn
possible to say which OF these meritorlous
aspirants should have the medal and which
the honorable mention.
The committee, however, had decided to
present the awards as follows:
Second Grammar-AIiss Serena Hutche-
son teacher-Flora Bear, honorable men-
ton. ..-s
Fourth Grammar-Miss A. L. Hutcheson
teacher-Bela Straus, medal
Third Grammar-Miss J. Fl. Wigles-
worth teacher-AIfred Kraker, medal; Al
len G. Collins, honorable mention.
The committee made special mention OF
Miss .Wiglesworth's excellence as teach
er, and desired her to be particularly honor
ably mentioned.
Miss Wiglesworth, on her own behalf,
presented a silver medal to Louis Wenden-
burg for excellence in penmanship, and
medal for improvement in penmanship to
Master Frank Pendleton. T..
.--. OTHER HoN0Rs.
Among the pupils who received first
honors in the Central school this year, and
who were also awarded medals last year,
were Amelia Brimmer, Basil Gwathmey,
Charles Crutchfeld, Charles Schapp, and
Daisy Black.
Miss Hutchinson, through Mr.. Kelley,
presented to Master Williams, OF her school,
silver medal for excellence in conduct and
strict propriety and conscientiousness.
Mrs. E. T. Bott presented to Benjamin
| Boisseau a silver medal as the second honor
| in his class.
| In Miss \. e. Hutchinson'S class the con-
test in orthography had been so close that
it was decided to appeal to chance to de-
eide; so the pupils were called upon the
stage. and the fact announced to the au-
dience by Mr.. Kelley. Each of the chill
dren then "cut" for the medal, and it was
awarded to Master James Gentry.
Misses A. Brimmer and Christine Whit
tet, OF the Second Grammar grade, received
medals for the highest standing in German
of their grades in the city,.
.Richmend Normal School.
The closing exercises Of the Richmond
Normal School took place at Virginia Opera
House last nj ght at o'clock. The hall was
| filed to its utmost capacity. Mayor Car
rington, Hon. A. N. Kelley, Superintendent
Peay, and members Of the School Board,
occupied seats on the stage. Mr. r. NJ.
Manly, the principal OF the school, pre-
sided. ......
The exercises, consisting Of reading, re-
citations, and singing, We're commenced
with religious exercises; after which the
following programme was carried out: Re-
citation, "On Fontenoy," by Ella Monday,
Your Neighbor as Yourself" Andrew Bow
Ter, senior class; song, ssWhy Do the Roses
Wither," Katie Dabney, senior class; reci-
tation, "People Will Talk" Lucinda Smith,
Miss Bass's school; Movers Song, by all
the scholars; reading, "New England Wea-
ther,' Matte Hope. senior class; recitation,
.sCurfew Shall not Ring Tonight" by
Sallie johnson, senior class; "Farmer's
Song" by scholars; recitation, "Jack Hor-
ner," Hester Cheatbam, senior class; GA
Trifle Much ADO" charade; song, "Tragi-
cal Tale"; composition, "Words from q
Brick from the Old First Church." jose
phine Turpin; defamation, Moffett's
Bel.Punch -; song, Home blythe River"
AT the close Of the exercises Mayor Car
rington addressed the scholars and delivered
the medals to the tirst-honor scholars. The
tirst-honor scholars and the scholars distin-
guished were as follows:
Knoiss VII
Hanson. Observation-Disclosures: Daniel VIII
Hone f% De-
pertinent: Daniel Williams, Josephine Turpin, Ma
a s% MaS ada bSp use se H ann. Ses
Emma J. Walker, Roberta Smith. Penmanship:
A'iitti HtddIe dIeCS1 eC1ass-Mss Fannie Manly and Miss
H. n Thompson teachers.-First Honor: Julia
Harris. Observation-Disclosures: Julia Harris, Au-
gustus Brown, Miles James. James Randolph. De-
pertinent: Mary j. Holmes, Anna Wallace, Corinna
Judah. Scholarship: Walter Ftzhugh. Pauline Ana
derson Maria Anderson, Rosa Lindsay, Miles james,
Junior CLdss-Atss Fannie Manly and Mics
Sss Gals s. Harrs FRANK Sa%s wbg
ion. Department: Carrie A. Chitman; Scholar
ship: Pstsey Kelley. Penmsnship: Sarah West;
LSenda Smith, Sess
Jane Briggs, Kate Forester, Maggie Mitchell, Dora
Winston. Matilda Washington, Maggie Lewis,
sie s' Garter, Xnnle Hin, Martha Fitzhuch, Henry
Cooke, Louisa Lewis Samuel Sutton: Penmalnrship:
Fourth = Raddy tsqehsr
% ment Eivira Bundy scholarship: Sarah Hrmi-
| stead, Elyira Bnndy, Ellen Mundy, Abraham Nor
ton, Lula Haskins, Maria jackson. Penmanship:
Ex-Mayor Kelley delivered the diplomas
to the following graduates: Hester Cheat
ham, Catherine a. Dabney, Josephine j.
Turpin, Matte NJ. L. Hope, Margar eta j.
Judah, Emma ]. Walker, Mary E. Reese,
Daniel Williams, James i. Meriweather, j.
| Andrew Bowler, Albert Johnson.
-r1l~ To-DAY's PROGRAMME.
This morning at 10 O'clock the closing
exercises OF Leigh school will take place
at the Theatre, and the closing eXer-
cises Of Bellevue school ut the same place
at 4P. NJ.
BROKE HIS LEG.-Yesterday morning
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