The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-12

| II. II. HARRIS-ADDRESS OF DIR. RUFFNER
| AT THE THEATRE LAST S1GHT-RICH.
| MOND's DUTY TO HER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
| WHAT WE ARE DOING AND WHAT WE
! SHOULD Do-sPEECHEs OF JOHN S. WISE,
ESQ. GENERAL JOHN EATON, AND REV J..
! G.ARMsTRONG-GRAND DISTRIBUTION OF
MEDALS, DIPLOMAS, AND BOUQUETS
PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY:
| The closing exercises and distribution OF
awards to the proficient pupils In the city
public schools were continued yesterday
morning at 10 O'Clock at the Theatre. COM
mencing with Clay School, and winding up
with the High-School at night.
Clay School.
Notwithstanding the intense heat, there
was very large audience to witness the eX-
ercises OF Clay School, OF which Mr.. George
4. Pace is principal. The following was
the programme:
~Opening Address," King; Welcome"
E. Barker and f. Wilson est. Pariek's
Day" song, by the school; "W9rk While
Church Organ" FairIamb; "Little by Lit
tle,0 seaton and Wade; "The Four
Trades" Glinn, Frost& Co.; "The School
OF Jolly Boys" song, Jones & Co. "Plea-
sure and Employment" Henry and Lips
comb. cup and Doing" Anthony and
Perrot; "Dont Give Up" Crump;
Il Want to be a Man." Adams; "Dixie,"
song, by the school; "On Time" r. Jones;
"Boys' Rights" Wharton & Co.; " The
Man and His Money!" 1saacs & Co.; "Ma-
ry Maloney's Philosophy" Day and Bolton !;
"Not for joe" song; Fashionable Fol-
lies" Glinn snd Kelley; '' Is the Turtle a
Fish," defamation, Pohle; "Jenne's
Troubles" Harris and TreXlcr; The Mis-
souri, Schoolmaster," Jones and Poble;
Resisting Temptation" Hooper d 60.
At the CONCLUSION Of the exercises Pro-
fessor Fl. II. Harris, or Richmond College,
presented the medals to the first-honor pu-
pills. The followin. is list Of the success
full scholars:
teacher.-First IIonor-siiver Medsi: Willie H.
Kelley. Map-Drawing-Mcdal Gustavus Flecen-
H9ag Wisr av Gfa Ma1 Path tnrN VII
Nickel, Willie l.. Parlin. Archie Schutlc. Freddie
wills. Ccr!fcnles-Attendanc~; Mamie Barker,
lie Crump, Snillcr Kelley, Harry Luck, Joseph
Nez wills rn5p Wp; W hdds
Grecnlrcc. Lucy Miller. -Caddie Young, Albert
eycsahi spiller Kelley. Harry Luck. Willie Par
vls Gertrude Atikisson. Lee Fulrlamb, Gistav,s
| Fiegenhener, Willie fartin. PenmansIip: Emma
First Prtmary-Section B-:Mss C. F. McKim
teacher-First .Honor-SlIver MEDIA: John New
man. Cerisca:es.Aitendanee: Aonzo ,I9I1 Ligcnn.
Laura Atkisson. Elie Bowlcs, Leila Boone, Lula
Day, Ros, Cotrc!l. Department: Tommy Bowlss. e;
Bowles, Lottie Brown, Lula Day. Mary Gesnc-
house. LulIe Jones' Annie Quarles. Essc Shepper-
6oy GE ea Hay
FoIke<. Willie Wallen, Oscar Jones. Penman.hip !:
Ernest Ford
teSefsrtrst Sefere Meds Florence
Grnbbs. Ccriiicates--Atendance: Jessie Blunt,
Bawsel, Henry Knackstedt, Samuel Lacy, Writ
| QuarleS. Ueportment: Flossv frayser, Nellie
de ECrence We1ysr Minnie KFne Fosia ks
kras, kIassSs Wic wills Matte Bawsei. Ps"mansnlp:
ssSsr9 * N5sy siS aFs ni
KeIieS. Ada Kirby, George PeTrof Frank Wade,
Hyd Tyler nab b1zts hn e
r Pcrrot, Carerce Toombs: Louie Kelley, Anloni;l
Schneider Ieuman-hip: Daniel LedleY.
Md PTmfySesstiTn 1MGIcrgsd Mrda gEddc Ses
man. Observation-Disclosures Lewis Bouut; Lau-
Fl Crabbin, Bolton Gaines: Mary Gary, Ella krea-
GLE chrsS e Josep6ne
Ter, Minnie Fuller. saliic saunders. Scholarship
10 Mse G Sas Ts Iaurs ns"S
Fleming. Penmanship: Lille Msjsel. G ru,,,o
ra rgucR
Notwithstanding: Henry Luck Claude Bat
kins, Sadie Crump, Ida hrogse. Department
Fame Henry. Mary Perro:, Harry Dsgget. Bertha
Flegenhcimer, Louie Lipscomhe, Nina Pohle, Fam
me Weaver, Clara Gary Myra Gos aarr arI" Fp@ EpoIs
! Scholarship: Perle Truman, Mary Landlord, Fam
ME Weaver. Myra Collins. Nina PohIe, Harry Dog
cl,f, parlo Trr9
tsas$er:IFirss Ssa honcr.siIyer sisaaj: tI bstSsIh
der, Robert Powers, Ella Smith. Eva Gary, Carrie Carrie
Jones, Robert kriizer Deportment Percy Glinn
oraree sheppersoa eTs Chris Schneider Percy Ter
Robbie Powers, Sam. Faiilamb. Ella Smith, Eslelic
atf india PoWers EHe % sa Pace Pace
Blanche Luck, Lucy Young Scholarshp: Frank
Erayser; India Powers, Percy Tier, Este!e smith
Percentage of attendance for Cay school, 94.7.
The Nigh-School.
J The closing exercises of the Richmond
t High-School Or. w. +. Fox princinaD took
, place at the Theatre last night. A heavy
[ rain fell at atinterYals between 7and O'Clock
but kept back very few who intended to
be present. There was not vacant seat in
| the auditorium. ParQuette, dress circle,
) family-circIe, and colored gallery-ail were
crowded WlIn tue TeIatlfeS auu lTleHuS ol
the pupils. Many more applied for admit.
, tance, but the doors had to be closed upon
them. Three tables and piano OIL the
; stage were piled high with bouquets, the
, offerings of the young ladies' admirers and
well-wisherS. Professor KeSsnich's orches-
ira supplied music in keeping with the
brightness and joyousness OF the occasion.
| Soon after O'Clock the curtain was raised
upon the scholars seated in rows; the girls
ali dressed in white and looking beautiful
the boys appearing quite as happy, il notso
handsome. The pieces of scenery known
as "wings" had been removed by Nr.
Powell. giving the stage all the breadth from
wall to wall, and adding to The beauty OF
the picture, as viewed from the front.
Mr.. Fox, in the beginning. thanked the
audience for their attendance In spite or the
IincIement weather. He requested that in
the exercises to follow there would be no
sort Of applause but they found it imDos-
sible at all times to observe his wishes in
this respect.
The first thing on the programme was q
recitation-Rock OF Ages-bv Miss Annie
Davis; pretty piece, charmingly deliv-
cred.
/ Miss Emma P. Turner then read an essay
on "Hope"-a very proper theme for one
so young and fair. II was we'll written,
and read with good voice
GA Modern Cain pa temperance piece
OF considerable difficulty, requiring fine
control OF the voice and nicely Of gesture
was read excellently by Miss Mary E.
Folkes.