Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-29

lars, closing with the farewell song, shall
School Acquaintance be forgotY'
All these we're well rendered, and some OF
them created considerable merrment among
the audience.
Il0uors were awarded TO the scholars BY
their teacher is follows:
Premium to James H. Birch for the greatest
uumhcr Of pcll:ct lessons said by The boys dur
ing tho ycal; 10 Mss Emma Collins lor the
same said by Tie glII>; to Edgar NJ. Corbctt lGr
the best composition presented by the boys; to
Miss Isabel Robertson for the best composition
presented by the girls; TO James II. Birch for
the best specimen Of peumanship presented by
the boya; t. Miss Airline Corbett for the best
specimen Of peDmanshlp presented by the girls;
TO Miss Emma Collins for excellence ia orthog
raphy; to Masters Arthur W. Feich end lIu-
| lher Clyde Bail for department. rcithe: having
received single dcmerit mark during The year.
| Superintendent Carne after complimenting
the scholars upon their success Of the day, de-
livcred most excellent practical address. lie
referred with pride 10 The handsome new school
| building; said that 10 Mr.. G. Il. Adams, chair
man of the Board Of Trustees, the people Of
that district owed much for his energy and taste
| in having erected such beautiful building. tie
urged the children to be careful about apd
proud oil their handsome new school house, aud
TO adCrn with fl5wcrs and trees the surround
ngs He tod them there would be time in
their lives, perhaps, when they would be scat,
tered in far "tt land~; That their thoughts would
wnndcr back 10 childhood joys and games al
school, ani spoke 10 Il beautiful and touching
strain upon the memory OF school associations.
| He divided the training Of youth 1910 three
sectiCrs-tke education Of the body, Of the
| L., n,.1 r. ~ II, Il tr,--
less i; Was TO possess finely educated head
| without bodily strength 10 sustain il, aud how
dangerous to DC physically strong with we'll
educated head, but wlth The heart and morals
uucuGIivatrd and corrupt lie urged the pco
pie to be Interested in their Sunday schools as
well as 10 iloir day schools; to teach their child
ran religion and morality, the great bases upon
which society rests, and pointed out some por.
tons Of tic Wcat a. & sample 0t the horrld
state Of society that bcfall- q country where re.
Iieion is di3rcgardei aud morality is uacu!tiVat
ed. lie referred to the duties Of supcrlntcud
EMS, trustees, LGacacra parents and scholars 10
4 piaiu aud practical maGoer. His discourse
vas not Griy interesting but very Instructive,
and vii! 10 doubt be productive OF much good.
As h. concluded Master Elgar NJ. CoIbel
presented him most beautiful bouquet of flow
Grs with The following speech:
lh'. (tTne, or School Superintendent, Sir.
Tic scholars OF Walker School, No. 3. Arc de
sjr2us Of making ycu an otferog expressive O
their l.ud feelings toward you. My compau
icns haze selected me to do the honor Of Pre-
senling you his bouquet Of flowers. La it i
the cor:rihurinn:o every scholar iH school y
lea H0rth, 1t Intrinsic value, il possesses noue
but ri Cur high appreciation Of your kind word:
to Us, and your good deeds for Us, it is full
We present you this as u token Of our love, re
spcct and confidence.
'lr. Carna thanked him ana the scholars
most cordially for their mark OF esteem, ate,
which Mr. Adams made few very appropriate
remark, which concluded the sX:rc!Scs