The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-07
LOCAL MATTERS.
Tr:c pabric Schools.


.,,c,r VISIT OF INSPECTION BY THE COM
".1r ,,1rTrr OK SCHOOLS OF THE coUSCH-AN
,~rrprsrrSG pAy--rCBLlC EXAMINATIONS
,rsT Of TEACHERS. &C, &c.
Yesterday morning at O'Clock Messrs.
! Bass tchairman). DR.. Robert G. Cab
N ~ ssseph c. Bckerson, J. Taylor Eilyson,
I"ra, :, Edwards, James II. Goddln. ana
rj,i.D Baker. Of the Committee on schools
~ he Cty Council. met nj the City Hal,
ram whlc, point they proceeded to VISIT the
,,,h)ic schools. The committee was accom-
5SoricA hy Mr James II. Pcay, Jr.. Supcrln-
j ,enIrDi Of Public Schools. ana Dir. Anreo
Woscs. secretary oi the school boaro: Inc
4 fr.t school visited was Madison, situated
a,,Ln rnrncr of Cary and Madison streets.
Th,v were there met and received by Mr.
lain 4. Cunningham, Jr, principal. Inc
commlt; eeaissi examined the Condition OF
.,r hujldipr. Each school OF the group was ;
yixi,cd. and :hc children put through
ronrsr ci pubic examination by their tcach-
crs which showed that both teachers ana
scIolyrs had not been Idle during the past
scholastic wear. LII the first room visited
n- :. y. Moore. late Surgcon.Gcneral OIL
The Confederate army. aad one OF the most
y,lnahlt members .! the School, Board. was
on an Official visit, and by personal eXam!-
nation OF The scholars was testing Inc elh-
cheney Ol IuOst CniIStt WA tHS iu!J'o' l'i'
trust Of training the children.
After the examination By the committee
nc several schools were gathered in the as
srmbly.ruom. where the committee was en-
tcriaincd vii; some very sweet singing ana
several very interesting rccitatlonS. we
noticed that the banner for the best march
i'm was unfulpd and borne by the scholars
Of Mis-, Ella V. Shells class.
The following is the list OF the teachers
oj Nadi>on school: Misses l.. i. Ilulcr,
\. L. Hicks, VI. u. Shell, NJ. l.. ". Jones,
s.. Vi. Garnet, l.. S. Cosby, Il. Moore, f..
Y. Shell. {. &. Morton.
The exercises being concluded. Chairman
B,., congratulated Mr. Cunningham npon
the very satisfactory exhibit Of his depart
mcuf. and started with lis committee for
the High School.
The IIigh-Srbool is situated at S05 cast
Narshal street, and is one OF the most in
,erestipe departments OF education in the
State. when this school has its commence
mcnt exercises il is difficult 10 obtain
g,aud;nc-room in the Theatre, where they
are generally held. A feeling OF abolition
inspires the Breast Of the Richmond girl or
boy who enters the door of pubhc school
10 reach the Hi.h-Schooi before their edu-
cation is completed. and when they do reach
il their hearts are flied with proud satisfac-
IL.
the Theatre is filed with the beauty and
fashion OF the city, the scene is enlvcned
by music, and Mr.. Kelley gets up and in his
eloquent style tells the graduates how 10 go
forth Ill the "battlc OF lire" and to make
their mark III the world. Then the crown
in- point Of public-school life is reached d;
and happy is that pupil WHO receives the
pIlldits OF the Hl@h-School teachers, for it
j. not IN easy task to accomplish.
All of the grades of the lliglI-School were
visited. and much time spent in each.
Among the interesting features was the
reading OF selections in the school Of Miss
Ramos. After the examination in the diff
fercnt grades. where remarkable degree
Of proficiency WAS shown, the committee re-
paired 10 the aSscmblv-room, and there had
The pleasure OF seeing the scholars grouped.
The entertainment consisted OF music and
rccitatious-Miss Kate O'Neil presiding at
The organ. Miss E read Legend oi
BrrgcrZ-thc touching story o! "TSrol
Maid" by Adelaide Proctor-in manner
that elected hearty outbnrst OF applause
The ceremonies at the liiell-Scbool were
concluded hy the singing o! "Sweet BY and
BY" said TO have been suggested by the
presence Of Il certain city official.
The following is the list OF teachers in
The High-School: Misses O'Ncil, Fulton,
Robins, New, Mr.. Murray. Dr.. Taylor, Mr.,
Read. Misses Ramos and Lvbrock.
The next place Of interest visited was
Bellevue school. corner Twenty-second and
Broad Strcets-Mr. E. w. Cone being the
principal. When the committee arrived
there il was at Il late hour, and the cXaml-
nation in the different schools had closed
and the scholars had already commenced
their exercises in The aSSCmbly-room; after
which Supcriutendcut Peay introduced Dr.
4, tl.,l rtp ri no Tf.r,. N.
Il. ANS: scholars. and said he was more fully
convinced every day Of his life OF the great
value OF Tie publtc-Schooi system, and rs q
citizen If Richmond he felt proud Of her
public schools.
Mr. Leroy : Edwards followed the Doc
tor, and aite! lakIn" bis venerable friend
Mr. Pray to task for putting him before
S|lcll large assembly, expressed himself as
highly driclnod with tie management OF
he public schools. and on behalf OF the
':"mInlttcc stated that they were more than
sdrh"htrd vita what they had seen and
l. ard on their first official visit.
After ihc>" DiSef addresses the committee
W-rc entertained by one OF the Gr,t efi-
Ray gIades--Miss julia +. Mitchell
t"s@hcr-wi'h c:tias shenicS and eXcercIses
Wit: duEll-bc!i-. This, one rf the most in
ttIe.' in@ features CT he day,:e!oSed the pro
SFaE+ne Of the visit Oh tie Committee on
Scho,sS.
ItA following comprises a list OF the
leachstS OF bellevue School: Mrs. Moon,
Me>erS Sharp, Fvikes. !Rogers, TonIpkins,
M'tchSy. Alley, Ga-kIiH.. Vaughan, Aader-
son, Eub", Dnlan, SI, tstA:, and Richardson.
Each asd every member expressed pleas
hie at Maat they saw aad hcard on their
tohr OF lnk;icc!ion, and Nc doubt not will
taske atfsniiDous repoI. TO the Council
vat the issI6ic schools Of iais city are in
)ndition L,tst reflects The very highest
credit upoa superintendent Peav aEd his
E3rIs OF caRI:ae assistants. Lack Of time
ptfented tue eGalnmiltee fioi2 visiting any
the scHo'ss except those gained. she
'Lf OF teachers as this report Is from the
htita annual report OF the Scho@! Board.
tF commitiee M.2re so well pleased witl
"fV Slsii that they sfsolved to attend the !
c,Iiosf'fS GxcrcisCs OF TIE Richmond Coiored (
sAoipal and Richmond High Schools in Il
Ihe SCHOOLS were visited by several men,
pers oi tis School Board and Il large Gum-
otf OF the parents and friends OF the pu. |
HiS during fbe public cxata;ialiou, which |
1AQed yesterday.
e sHANcE y0a AZ EXCURSION ON THE
ttas'EEi..--The taEi steamer Ariel Will Leave here
ts wi oiQ Point Oh the night OF tiIe Sd OF July |
nas ,nsssaa OF the morning Of that day, SO she
~ ah oe chartered fer TIL ali-day gic-9ic party
~ abf point on the river feayin.s ii,,re Of 7 /