The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-06-05
The Pulaski High School Exhibition,


Another large audience assembled
at Antoinette Hall Monday evening
to witness the closing exercises of
the High School, consisting of es
says, declamations, dialogues, etc,
some of which were excellent. There
was not only q marked exhibition
of progress on the part of pupils
and a thorough demonstration of
the efficiency of the faculty, but it
was really literary feast, some of
the boys exhibiting a histrionic
talent that would do credit to some
professionals. The mock trial was
exceedingly well done, as was also
the medicine vending of Master
Sloss, and the dialogue of Messrs.
Ballentine, Edmundson and others.
But we must not personate, for all
the boys would come in deservedly
for special mention. The stage was
continually strewn with flowers
thrown and sent up by the delight
ed audience, and it was amusing to
see the boys scramble for them,
sometimes getting into a scuffie
which called a teacher TO quiet.
Col. G. G. Rogers read a beautiful
address to the school, replete with
words of wise counsel, written in
his peculiarly able and happy style,
and delivered forcibly and with feel
ing. He was loudly applauded
The evenings exercises were con.
Guided by the reading of distinc
tons and the presentation of pre-
miums. The presents were mad,
by Hon. z. w. Ewing in his happi
est way.
The following Is the degree o
proficiency attained by the pupil
mentioned in each class. The high
est attainable was 100, and non
were entitled to mention who fel
below so:
In Prof. Mann's departmental
tronomy, Newton Smithson "a. &c
ography, 1st class, Tyree RIVER
948; I'd class, Sam Orr S58. Phys
ical Geography, Walter Mann 81
Arithmetic, 1st class, Sam Orr 80
Boaz Duncan So; I'd class, Charli
Bunch 9S; David Rosenau "a, PR
mary Arithmetic, Edgar Ballentin
90; John Bumpass 80; John Smith
son So. In reading, John Hill, Ed
gar Ballentine, Miller Buford, Char
lie Bunch, John Bumpass, Johl
Smithson and Monroe Rosenau at
tanned over so. In spelling, Johl
Smithson and Monroe Rosenau.
In Col. Rogers department.
Arithmetic, Hunter Orr "a, Willi
May SO, Tyree Rivers SO, Newton
Smithson 81, Walter Mann So, Jim
mic Sloss So, Marion Childress 81
Frank Rogers so. Geometry, Thos
Mason, 90, Willie May, Newton
Smithson and Walter Mann eacl
80. Algebra, Newt. Smithson loo
Willie May SO, Frank Rogers 80.
In DR.. CARROLL department-Lat
in, no distinctions. Greek, DaviC
Suttle 50. English Grammar, Is
section, Newton Smithson SO; I'd
Boaz Duncan 81, John Ballentin,
80; Sd, no distinctions. Dictator
classes, 1st section, Starkie Duncal
90S; I'd, Erie Edmundson S78, Boa
Duncan 500, John Ballentine S45.
The prizes awarded were as fol
lows: In Writing, for best set O
copy books, to Claude Buford-
copy of Shakespeare. In Dictation
1st section, for best examination
to Starkie Duncan-Campbell'
Poems. In Dictation, I'd section
best examination, Erie Edmundso
Goldsmith Works. In spelling
for highest monthly average durin
! session, Sam Orr-Robinson Crust
These books were all very costly
elegantly bound volumes, and wer
selected and presented by Mrs. Cal
roll and Mrs. Mann, through Hor
u. w. Ewing.