National Republican., 1878-06-20
CLOSING DAY.
Interesting Public School Exerciscs-NIiss Os-
bornc's Commencement.


AT sEAToS BUILDING.
The spacious hall Of the Scaton School build.
ing presented a brilliant and animated scene last
night, the occasion being the closing exercises
OF the female grammar school, second division,
Miss Mary L. Rowe, teacher. Tho hall was
beautifully decorated. and the attendance was
very large. The exercises were interesting,
and highly appreciated by those present The
following was the programme:
Chorus. Come Where Flowers are Fiinging:"
ISG@iGr MhG, RCs Charity Ven MamG N2GTS GSD pTno
burning P%ir;S% Annie R%ndSIph; duet, ri; %I6S
wyltc; recitation. "Blmrcn on the Rhine" Rachel
%T%c $i%dy '%S Sf Sa,uro,s Mamie Nam P%yi:: rgsIIns.
''tion, The Rctort." Hattie rn; piano tsict, An.
''ills and Rachel Goldstcin essay, We Live
., "','. Lula Row; reading 'iIomcsick," /" Nellie
.HrrSs 'H> Good Night"
~ TE."SLIS BUILDING.
~" annual rh,N..r -ciscs of the male
cFImgor school ... h1yr ~. Mr. NJ 7. White
'..rh.T. " r. held yr-. rtl.,y In the Franklin
b@..aak. l.' morning holn were consumed
Ia ing r,.'Iu1nr lie various branches
Of s''ly. In IA" sitr. an tho exercises com.
mCnCCd ut two . 80. b. The attendance was
room. Among ll'"-c present were Senior Borgcs,
Brazilian Minister; Rev. Dr. Lanahau Super
intcndcnt Wilson, Trustees Rcylurn and Dyer,
and Professor III. n. Copp, principal first dvi.
sion The exercises were very entertaining
and Crioyab'c. The decIamaiions and essays
were well rendered. The following was the
programme presented:
Piano solo, Alpine Bells, William iGuahan: dec.
lnmation The DIVER" K. Rogers; essay, The Las:
Day OF school" X. Pitcher; defamation, The
Dcuthbed of benedict Arnold j. Stutz; essay.
Rich and Poor IL Kerr: defamation, True
and False Glory, L. Sharrcts; essay, "TcnnySon,'
4, hrpone; combinations original orntion In.
hdclity, Z. Hauke: defamation, selection from
CEds ssSyhs n5oid II sSdgn SI, lSh2S 1cc
Of Scots" Frank owen essay, Perseverance, A.
Z. Corning; defamation, "lIow lie Saved ST.
Poets T. i. Periey defamation. Dscoveries Of
GGlilcD" J. Powell Spindle essay, signs Of the
Times.' a; Davis defamation, -" Mark Antonys
Oration,' J. McLipscomb music by the school.
Miss osBoRSE's SCHOOL.
The commencement of the senior class of
Miss Osbournc's school took place at the Con-
gregational Church last evening and was at
tended by an immense throug of parents and
friends Of the pupils, whose floral offerings
served to transform the stage into n garden.
The programme was q most interesting one,
and was made up of choruscS, recitations, essays,
and the usual features ofsuch occasions. Among
tho essays were The Unattainablc," by Miss
Nettie McGill, who received the first honor;
" The Seasons" by Miss Julia Quantrile:
" Flowers in Literature" by Miss Libbie Mari;
Clouds by Miss Florence SpoIorl, of the
junior class, aud Mathematics" by Miss A.
HazeltOn, who also received the first honor.
Miss Sidney Guthrie rccited The Relief of
Lucknow " in fine style and Miss Anna White
did equally well in her recitation, The Legend
Beautiful" Other features of the evening were
. L.. Al n l..
Miss Ella Jones; beautiful ballad by Miss
Carrie Kidwcll and duet by Misses Hattie
Brown and Lizzie Dashicll The diplomas
were conferred by Professor Simon Nowcomb.