Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-30

TIE AMI EXAMINATIONS on
IB PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
A CFeditabIe and Satisfactory Dis.
Experimentation and Dialogues.

The annual examinations of the public
schools took place yesterday, and the occa-
sion was one Of great interest to the chill
dren, who were pleased at the opportunity of
displaying their accomplishments before
admiring relatives and friends. The task
of getting around to all the schools
and visiting the several classes in each is a
difficult undertaking, but, in company with
the worthy Superintendent, it was accom-
plished. In the rounds we encountered at the
different schools various members of the
Board Of Education who had been ASSIGNED
to some particular school. Colonel e. G..
Anderson, President, who takes such live
lY interest in public education, visited near
ly all the schools. Captain George A. Mer-
Ger, VIM. Hunter, Esq, j. R. saussy, ESQ,
Captain J. F. Wheaton, Major j. 0. Ferrill,
and John Williamson, ESQ.,, were among
the visiting members of the Board.
The floral displays at some of the schools
were perfectly beautiful, there being flowers
In abundance, and the decorations were ex-
quisite. We have not the space, however.
to enter into detailed description of these.
and will open our account of the days pro-
ceedings with what occurred at
Chatham Academy.
which is the centre of attraction on such
days, as there is always anticipation of
something extra from the high schools.
Giving the fair sex precedence, we first
notice
THE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL,
in charge of Prof. w s Bogart, who has two
excellent assistants, Misses f. A. Dorsett
and Virginia Miller, and to them is due
much OF the efficiency and success of the
school. The examinations in the four
classes of this school embraced lessons in
physical geography, algebra, spelling, rheto-
ric, Latin reader, Caesar, Virgil, English
literature, French on words, geometry and
chemistry, averaging four studies in each
class.
Original compositions, from the girls of
the two highest classes, lay upon the table
of The Principal, and were examined by
visitors with much interest, and with com
mendatiOn of their neatness and taste. Ac-
companyfng them were also very creditable
translations of various passages of Virgil in
original English verses, the correctness OF
the thought and meaning, and the smooth
ness Of the metre showing surprising skill
In verse making. These original papers
show that while mathematics and Latin
take up good share of time, the girls are
very far from neglecting their own tongue,
but are well taught in English.
The exercises in each class closed by in
teresting recitations, readings and dialogues,
which dis laYed an abundance and a variety
Of elocutionary talent. They seemed to be
the most popular of all The examination ex-
ercises.
The programme In classes A and B was
as follows:
Miss Flynn, recitation, Famine; Miss Ryan,
The Fatal Challenge; Miss Fernan-
dez reading, A Sermon for the Colored Sisters;
Miss Doyle, reading, The Felon; Miss Haiti
wanger. reading Hannah Jane; Miss Nicol-
son, reading, The Death of Marmion; Miss
Bowling. reading, Becky Wilson's Courtship;
Miss Hsupt, reading, Philosophy and Science;
Miss WADE, recitation, The Drawbridge Keeper;
Miss TenBroeck, recitation, the Lament of
Ontalissi The Peasant Queen, a colloquy,
Misses Flynn, Rogers Wilbur Way, Screven,
Wells, Ryan, Sagurs. Wade and Adams Miss
recitation, The Bankrupts
Visitor; Miss Proctor, reading, The Canal
Boat: Miss NJ Y, recitation, Green Mountain:
Miss Weeks, reading, Amateur Heather; Miss
recitation, wounded; Miss Wilbur,
Curtin'S Leap; Miss Adams, recita-
ton. The School of Daughters, a colloquy,
Misses Dowling Proctor, Haltiwanger Buck
ner Carson, Fernandez, Guckenheimer,
Weeks, Doyle, Canon, Meyer, Willink and
Gerald Pelot.
CLASS C-MIss DoRsETT.
The following beautiful programme was
carried out:
An Incident of the Austrian Review, EN-
ma Ryan; The Ball. Bena Fitzgerald; Placing
a Daughter at School, Berta Tebeau My
Aunts Heiress, Hepsie Sims, Helen Carson,
Julia Atkins Fannie Leach, Miriam We'll, Bena
Emma Ryan, Fannie LETTER, jamie
II. Me- II.
Folks, Mamie Doyle; Grandmother's Notions,
Grace McGlashan: The Drummer Boy, Fannie
Leach; The Mystery of uddlewitz. Miriam
We'll, Matte Sasnett, Mamie Doyle, Belle Will
Morales; The Blarksmith's Story, Willie Swoll;
Extract from Lady of Ly ons, Rebecca Tilton;
The Soldiers Reprieve, Julia Atkins; Miss
Edth's Modest Request, Miriam We'll; Floral
Scene. Hepsie Sims. Willie SwoII, Helen Car
son, jamie Haywood, Lula Shivers. Matte Nc
Culioch, Minnie Wade, Fannie LeIteh Mamie
Middleton, Emma Ryan, Bena Fitzgerald.
CLASS D-MIss V. MILLER.
Recitations- ireland, Miss E. Clements; The
Rose, A. Studer; Only Woman, G. Watts;
The Legend Beautiful j. Reid; The Kings
Lament, M; Kohn; Little Breeches, G Elliott;
g. LeHardy; The Vagabond, E. Clements;
Horatius, n. Myrich; The Rainbow, o. Stern;
What is Time? B. LuddingtoD; Cleopatra, b.
RothschIld. A colloquy-Two Ways of Doing
Hood. A. O'Donohue, n. Dooner P. Goerz. A
christmas Gambol, a comedy in one act, o.
Stern, H. Guckenheimer, Nj. Kohn, G. Elliott,
3. Lawton, N; Myrich, J. King, j. Reed.
Duchess, A. McLaws, Il. Gilbert,
B. Stern, A. Wade, ]. King. A. O'Donohue, @.
Usina. B. Luddington, B. Rothschild, M. Bou-
ineau, L. Landershine, E. Douglas.
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL,
under charge of Mr.. H. F. Train and assist
ants, was thronged during the morning, as
8 greater portion of the day is given to dec
lana tory exercises, which always prove in
teresting, and never fail to attract crowd.
We noticed on the blackboards In the Prin-
cipal's room some splendid specimens OF
sketch drawings in chalk by Master Orson
Branch They were very generally admired.
After the usual recitations in the studies of
the school, which showed commendable
efficiency on the part of the pupils, the fol-
lowing named boys were, in turn, called to
the platform, and detained in excellent
style, While some are deserving of special
mention, all did well, and hence we make
no comparison. The dialogue "Choosing a
site for New School House." was very
capitally rendered:
Increase of Territory, Joseph Cumming;
The Christian Martyr James Cope; Education
Robert Canon; The Red Kings Warning, VIM
attimore: Reputation, Cliff. Craig; The King
Of Denmarks Ride, Robert Colding; The First
Rite on the Cars, Leo Lippman; The Press the
Jewellers, Emil CORES; The Country of Wash
ington William Champion; Burial at Gettys-
burg Geo. Lamar; Reed Bird Shooting, Isaac
Hirsch; Legacy of Lafayette, Chas Robinson +;
War Song Of Edinburgh Light Dragons, John
Nicolson. Choosing Site for a New School
house. dialogue: Town Clerk, VIM Osborne;
SQUIRE Grab, John Nicolson; Lawyer Chat
ter William Lattimore; Mr.. Sharp, William
z Way: Mr. Skinhint. Leo. Lippman;
Farmer Bright Frank Branch; JEFF, Farmer
Bright's son, J. d. Miller; Mr.. Easy. Joseph
Cumming; Mr. Crane, George Cam. Downfall
of Poland Fred. Baker; Corruption of Oft1ce,
Edward Mcdonald; A September Gale, VIM.
Osborne; The Polls Boy, Nat. Solomon; MUM
ford's Pavement, Alb. Guckenhelmer; a Lee
tire on the use of Short Words and Simple
Ianouage. Ernest Massart; American Free
dom Edward Moylan: Pitts Reply to Walpole,
Richard johnson; Faithless Nellie Gray, George
FAIRIES; Ambition, Orson Branch; Manacied,
VIM. Way; Setting the Blue Hen, Slglsmund
Gardner: The Baron's Last Banquet. u 4orge T.
Cam; Love and Murder, Charles SpiVey; Vale
Morris Haym.
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
in Chatham Academy, embracing eight
grades, are under Miss s. j. Jones, as prin-
cipal, and are well conducted. The various
rooms were handsomely decorated with
moses and flowers, and some of the repre-
sensations were particularly good. In Miss
jones' room the browning of Florence
Murtagh as Queen, in pretty floral scene, In
which Mamie Simon, Eva Platshek, Meta
Branch. Libba Horton, Maggie Basinger,
Henrietta Byck, Ida Reiser, Fannie Lunday
and Lula Messick participated, was an es-
pecial feature. There We're several fire
pieces recited, and the singing by the class
was very good. A contest in spelling was
also enjoyed by the visitors.
In the second grade, Miss L. NJ. Harris,
teacher, there were the usual examinations
on the studies of the class, followed by reci-
tations, dialogues and colloquies, among
NJ hich we NAV mantion The Rnral Oratnrc