The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-31
THE PUBLIC SCOOLS.

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" Miss Thompson's room yesterday morn
ing were Of n very pleasing character
The room was crowded with the friends ant
relatives of the pupils, and though the da,
was very warm all listened attentiyely tC
the songs, Rotations, declamat.ons. ESSAYS
and presentation speeches which made IN
the programme Of the morning. The pupils
of Miss Powers, Miss Eastman's Miss Ri.
ley'S and Miss Rogers schools were gather.
ed in Miss Thompson's room, consolida
ton that enabled the parents and friends OF
all the little ones to witness the ex.
ercises that would otherwise have taken
place in separate rooms.
Tie Introductory exercise was concert
recitation by seven little girls, pupils of
Miss Mckee. A song by the entire school
came next and the programme thereafter
was as follows
Miss Powers and Miss EaStman's pupils:
Concert recitation in physiolog,; chanting
Of the Lords prayer; compositions, Wine
Dnnning and Belle Phillips
Miss Riley's pupils; Concert recitation;
song by class; rccitations by pupils; dia.
loguc by Bessie Robbins and Jimmie Sproat.
Miss ThompSon'S pupils Defamation
The Closing Icar--Gco. Coris; recitation
The Launch Of the Ship-Alicc Wardner:
rectation-The Troubles of a Poet-Maud
RittcnhouSc; select reading Death of Little
Paul-Clara Robbins; declamation-Th
Builders-limmie Sandusky; recitation
Over the Hill to the Poor HouSc-Amy
WILSON, recitaton-Thc Face Against the
Pane Bette Korsmeycr
Some Of these readings and rotations
were very mcritorious and surprised while
they delighted the audience.
A pleasant though Saddening feature of
the occasion was the presentation of two
prizes promised last fall by Mrs. Anna f.
Stafford to the pupils who ranked highest
in scholarship and department Misses
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= T. Nhec!cr presented the DOCK on the
part Of Mrs, Stafford with few feeling and
remarks. in which he rctcrrcd
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'rIchu' ny MS W"r Anna Il. Stafford
After this came the presentation of some
pifts TO thcir teachers hv fine nunil. NJ N;s.
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MISS Tuoursov Al,ov ma :, .h, Mann,
ofthc girls of the A and B classe :, to nrcscn,
to You this little gift. as a token Of their
hiSl esteem ana appreciation OF me Kind
,.oor vam Lo,.' r. 80. 'a' Wv p','
but = friend and We foo, leonIv how ,nmch
we owe You, We can never grow 50 old as
10 iorgGt the oh'irihg efforts ana Kindness
od,a VIZ" w. w." '" ,p" ~" :" W s1u. hnoMl
,toublcS and annoyanccs we have caused
you, through careIessncss. If the ensuing
year docs not welcome us here again, as
your pupils (as the most of lis have lalorcd.
hoping TO enter the High SCHOOL,, though
sorry TO lose such teacher as you, We bid
you farewell, hoping sometimes 10 he kind.
ly remembered by you, as still your pupils.
In reply, Miss Thompson assured the girls