Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-29
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED.
Young Ladies Graduate.
Exercises at Leubrie's Theater
Last Night.

The public schools OF the city closed
last night with the annual exercises
usually held at the end of the scholas-
tic term. There were nineteen pupils
in the graduating class, all young
ladies, and the theater last night was
full TO its capacity with relatives and
friends of the graduates. The pro-
ceedings were highly entertaining,
rendered conspicuously so by the
efforts of Superintendent VIM. H.
Foute and the corps of assis-
sistant teachers under his direction.
The school visitors, who make up
the board of education, were numer-
ously active in promoting the interest
of the occasion. Mr.. w. c. Folkes
awarded the graduating diplomas to
the young ladies' their names being
as follows: Misses Lizzie Kenneday,
(valedictorian), Beulah Hum, Mag
gle Foley, Lille Fisher, Tommie Pat
terson, Lille Dunn, Mollie jackson,
Louisa Godsey, Sallie Richie, Sue
Martin, LOrena Specht, Annie No
Ian, Kate Flynn, Daisey Haley, Fan
ME Cunningham. In addition to the
fifteen young ladies whose names ap.
pear upon the programme, four other
graduates we're in the class and will
receive diplomas, viz: Misses Lille
McKain, Bette Webster, Olive Lyles
and Belle Speed. The following was
the order of exercise
Salutatory, I'd Honor -..........M Maggie Foley
Books VS.. Beaux...-....~..-...-..-.. Lille Dunn
Sine Qua Fisher
ChoIus-"...-.-......Boat Song.
They Say ~~-.r-.;wy~"1-Molhe Jackson
Across tho Alps Lie Italy, ..-Tommie
Patterson
Young widows. .......... Beulah Hunn
Chorus. Strike tor the Cause Of Freedom.
The Power OF Music. :"-....".... Louis Godsey
Model Courtsbip What he said IS. Ritchie
n "V' What she said rs. Martin
Ohorus-r:..The Little Brown Church.
"a Gathered Rose and a Sto.en Heart"
Duet Drift my Bark
...--~~.M Misses Richie and Patterson
Last, ';..sif.,.. flynn
.........-.".........fannle cunningham
DO'' SEIEUfT0N BY ORli0JHiiiESTiRISs. marcy
Valedictory-(First Honor } Lizzie Kenneday
Award Of Diplomas-President w. O. Folkes
Selection by Orchestra.
Chorus" JOY, Joy, Happy are We.
The foregoing was preceded by a
briefaddress by superintendent Foutf
which was as follows:
LADIES ARD GEETLEMER-It is
with pride and pleasure beyond the
power of words to express that | in
troduce to you this evening the gradu-
ating class of 1880. This class de-
serves more than ordinary notice at
my hands. Two Of the three years
which they have spent in the high
school have been years Of sorrow and
calamity. In fact, but twelve and one
half months have been spent in the
schoOl-room. The class have hereto
fore attained this, the highest blessing
which our school system can bestow,
as the result Of an earnest toll in the
pursuit of knowledge which deserves
the highest praise. | appreciate be-
yond measure, the presence of this
large and brilliant assembly, and well
come it as proof of the general and
enduring interest Of the people of
Memphis in the public school system.
On behalf Of the their teachers, from
whose watchful care theynow go forth
forever, | cannot speak with more
eloquence than to say, in the language
Of George D. Prentice
"Be all their lives with tears unwet,
Like a sweet song to music set"