Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-30
Closing Of Public Schools.

cuSn lXamllatl0o i0 the lfst division OF Hesl-
iostoa school. The dc a:ion tx:lcisa WAS fret
written then followed 10 tx@,cisc ia reading,
which was good then ao exnciso On the cut
lco mars such as was given at tho cjlortd
schools, which wa5 quite succ,ssful then an
tSanioaion 10 tho histtrv Il the Uni.ed Slater,
which lasted until twelve ocltci, and WIS., lu:r.
Alter co locr's rtce:s, the grammar txlnin1-
tloo followed, the same extac: being eiVcn for
parsiug as in tho c,lored schools, and it was
very we'll donc lodcod and arithmetic occupied
factr5. AS the distributor had been oct for
four O'clock, the algebra and geometry, 10
which his school eycels had 10 be passed oprr,
aud the boys went up 10 Pesb,dy, 10 Which, the
other sohcos had assembled.
The puiis of the six div s:orso Wssh;t e Oh
school and OF Peabody No. marched into the
hall to the music of tho organ played by VIM.
II. Schcf9lt, Of No. |, and cnir,ly filled the
! soa's, little room ouly lr.unt tho walls bcia,
| avsilEbic for the many who had been waIiag
outside TO Witness tho distribution.
AZ so1n rs all Wtro seated. Mayor Saith al
rarc.d TO tho trout nf tho stage and addressed
the schools 10 & brief, hut we'll clncHiVtd nrd
most APT ropiiato speech as follows:
When b0n1rcd with delicate and impHr aut
missions, particularly thoss involving NJ aciinus
Qnt stlon Gs education, ! think alnics; aty one
Is inclined to strsk from tho responsibility Ct
advia". tfut 10 this sprogtlmo aeason. when
everything - hioss0mlug with Ironl'e aud
tu1dirg With reflected Joys. | E:ay BE- permitted
to speak word. Life is TOO earnest fer ali Of
us not 10 rcaliz, that tho education Ct the mind
hGa the most rcGDing influenza upon our lives
and turns our csz, to tho immortal; it h2as
tho wounds OF misfortune; it soltcns the AZ
rcrilts CT disappointment. an1 leads u1>to that
elevated zlnc beyond human power to loi3Cn.
nu who uro now rperlt E lato discretion, mud
will ere long have TO assume the serious rcsp0n.
sbltics OF iiie-y0u WAts3 eiriish Ito will soon
DO matIrcd into womany station, and who's,
boylsh dtlights will DO changed 10 tararst
thought. | will say that tic wiud that is filled
With : eous thoughts aud heIoc deeds may
we'll CO. c Tvs continents whose ut!e! lcas will
honor both heart Gud hcaC. 10 those either 10
tbs CAMP, the cousoiI, or in W. ever postum
fate may bring them will BE- accorded lhst right
of Obstruction which cvar boSa to mental great.
rcsl would not dim tho mirth or check the
laughter by my voice, but | would even 10
oues S. youGg rs you, cxhort you TO o SIS,
tcm of application whose reward is az ccriaiu 81
the l1w ct tho liver thai e.. leg on to sw:il hr
vnIc. OF the ST.. ono tho humble ,as',lgirat
| IT yonr distinction thi, sfcruron.
e. Chapman Neal, esq, ohsirnan Of the
City School BOARD, thao hrith1 addressed Tho
assembly, md tns cards Ct honor, 10, Tpfo
diI,t1lou;cd NY The MAYOR.
far, ia a"arding tie Duffy medals ITO SGpciia
rsInon u remarked that they derived tidlliousI
vo,k - 'n Inc trot TIA, they werN tho fms
nnTon TEiemNHr OF tho schno's, j. L1cicn
Wosh;,atnn Se'a ,giVop as t1l'o5i:
Wasnington M, !, I.:fiwioh " Swain
Washington No. =. Elsos. ' /, e. o"a't'
Washington No. 3. james Y ,cnr,L.I o''
Washington No. 4. Herbert n snrr
WASHINGTON Nc. S. Julius llobF,,'
Washltgioo No. 6. Luther Lylcs.
Peabody no. l, B,Daio Murray.
! Iho following o.her special prz IS vera p,o
given. ~
No. |. Teachers geld medal fc. drawin. tc
hllohaeI Il. O'Sul'iVar; teachers premium t
William A. Sni.h. "a set of drawing ips,ru.
mcn!s). Neale medal for drawing, gold, TO j
Llclen Duffy; premium for Inform coed con-
duct, given by Hon. LEWIS Mckenzie, to Sher
man T.. Fowler; premium for writing, givan ky
the same, to Cns, lies Thompson, Tor caro- ID
writing and good readice.
NO. ,. Teachers priza, perkniio, 10 WIN.
II. Ly les; Mcksi ze p!z, tor the bame, TO J az.
T.. Ly!cs
No. g. M.Ke,z'e rriz, t. Frask Monroe, tor
i at:cudanca.
| No. MckeLzic rr'zJ for neatress to Thts
BllieDgcr; teachers pri1, for Improvement 10
reading to John DunDicgtop; for impro7cmea:
, 10 writing to Samuel Davaughn.
| 40. :. Mckenzie priz, to Edgar Warield,
| jr, t"r peatness, teac hers prZ, to julius Hob
SOD, for gocIt 'sSnduct, aud George Walker, l..
Cook and Z. TsuapaIssh fcr puaoiuaIlly, sSi
Willie Stonnell for diligence.
No. 6. McAcrzio przI to Wilmer Ptottu
map, i.r nootues,: teachers pr.z, to Luther
Lles Tor coed behavior; George Schwab, for
general Improvement, tul William Walker aDd
Julian Belts. for punetuality.
The Superintendent medal was awarded to
LlRrcpc, f. Bsyna.
After tho distribution few words of CT
enlargement wcro spoken by Edgar Snowler,
E:q. onc oftbe t,rstees, aud Mayor Smith, and
the Chairman OF the Board briefly thark.d the
lo'cners AID superintendent TOR tho manner
10 which their work had been performed.
Superintendent Carue briefly replied, ss5i5r
that although ho had not dcDc all he had
Wished. no had doGo what no could. His chief
sim 10 lie had been The promotion of education
10 ms native city. aud he had DOW worked to
that end the lifetime Of an cntiro generation of
men. lilo was delighted to Gee 60 pauy happy
young faces before him and to know that 90
msnnyboys were heing properly trained for future
nSefulnesa. AS MI. SnoHden he'd very truly ssii,
the fntrro rulers Of The community were, no
debut. present, an 80 were, be might add, the
teachers, tho trustees mud tho superintendent
OF tho future. They would he the industrious
boys OF Ihc present.
Beiorc tho exercises closed, q maeniEc rt
the irest We have ever seen. was
to Mr.. Fickln, rrircipsl Of Wash
lneton School by Charles pdweI!, ono of his
pupils. As the schools retired, The organ wns
again called into rqulsition. M appropriate air
b2lag performed by young Mr.. Scho6sld,