Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-06-10
SWEET GIRL GRADUATES.
Closing Exercises of the Knoxville City
Schools.


Schools.
A Class of Sixteen---Thirteen Young La
dies and Three Boys---Graduated.
The Most Meritorious School Exercise
Yet Witnessed.
The super excellent work accomplished
during the past scholastic year, in the Knox
vile city public schools was brought to a
fitting climax Thursday morning, in the
closing exercises, which took place in
the second story Of the girls high school
building, on Main street The room was
wholly inadequate to meet the demands of
the public for admittance, yet the place, in
regard to the convenience of the perform
ers, and those Immediately interested,
was far better than would have been the
opera house, where the performers
would not, in the nature of things, have
been heard to advantage by all, and where
there would have been more embarrass-
ment, by far, than in the room where the
pupils had been accustomed to, all during
the year past At any rate, there was a
very large attendance of relatives, friends
and admirers of those who were to &C
quit themselves before the public,
and although it was somewhat crowded, and
some could not get in, those who were there
forgot all Inconvenience so absorbed were
they in the excellence of the exercises and
everything was good-natured, pleasant and
agreeable, as much so as could be ex-
pected.
The room was so bedecked and arranged
about as to give it an appearance of cheer
fulness and welcome which was
pleasant to contemplate. Among
other noted features of adorn-
ment, We may be permitted here
to remark, were the various notices and IN
scriptions in chalk on the blackboards,
which attracted universal attention. This
work was executed by Miss Lila Reeder,
daughter of Hon. Alex. Reeder, and men,
Der of the graduating class. She is certain
ly young lady of most remarkable prof.
cheney in the art of penmanship, and her
work approaches as near to perfection as is
possible.
Mr.. E. J. Sanford, president of tho city
board Of education, presided over the exer-
cises, and he had with him two of his as
sociates, Judge Fl. II. Ingersol and MIR. E.
E. NcCroskey, all of whom have been zeal
Gus and ever-w watchful over the interests of
the schools.
Prof. A. Ruth, the able superintendent,
Miss Fletcher, the efficient principal of the
girls school, her assistants in the higher
grades, Miss Lucy Crozier and Miss Frances
King, and Messers. Pitner and Caulkins. in
structors of the higher grades in the boys
school, were all attention to the necessities
of the occasion.
When the hour had arrived, the assem-
officer, and the exercises were opened with
prayer by Rev. j. G.. Schaidt.
The anthem, ''Glory to God in the high
est" &c, was rendered excellently by men,
bers of the school, Miss Emma Sanford at
the piano.
The first literary exercise was the prize
essay, for the medal offered by Rev. L. P.
Thomas, delivered by Miss Nettie Thomas,
or the subject 'Intemperance." Her hear
of the best arranged, most effective
and most impressive temperance lectures it
has been their province to hear for many a
day. In composition it was par excellence,
and the delivery was indeed excellent.
Following this was an essay by Miss
Florence Mustard, on "Higher education of
Woman" and it would be impossible to
properly estimate the excellence and
merit of her production, without having
heard it. Every line and sentence bore the
unmistakable evidence of superiority of
mental and composing faculties, and she de-
ivered it in style that added greatly to
the mont OF the essay
Next was select reading exercise by
Miss Lutte Woodruff. Her selection was
peculiarly well adopted to the exhibition of
her powers and faculties in that branch,
and Miss Lutte acquitted herself with much
credit, proving herself to be emphaticalIy a
proficient in reading, than which there is
no more essential requirement in the at
tainment of an education.
An exercise in dumb bell calesthenics,
with anvil chorus, was given by class OF
about 80 beautiful young ladies of the higher
grades. Miss Mary henderson performed
on the piano, and Miss Lutte Woodruff lead
the exercise, which was truly beautiful
one, and excited the enthusiastic admira-
ton and hearty applause of the spectators.
The Grafton of the programme was then
given by MIR. Frank Ingersoll. the young
| gentleman in the class, repre-
senting the Bell House tenth
grade, and right worthily did he represen
| it. He acquitted himself in such manner
as to reflect all honor upon himself, his
grade and his able and proficient instruc-
tors.
Miss Reby Goodrich was next heard, il
an essay on ''Cynicism." Here was a pro
duction that was plainly indicative of I
mind and power of composition, q
well as expression, that woule
really and truly do credit to a much olde
and more experienced head. She certainl..
entertained and interested her auditor
throughout, and made for herself an envia
BILE reputation.
''Trust Her Not" a beautiful duet, wa
rendered in faultless style by Misses Ma
Bates and Sadie Boyd, Miss Emma Sanfor
presiding with becoming grace at the piano
"a Lost Art" was the subject of tn
next essay, delivered by Mis-
Rosa Mead, of Louisville
Blount County. Hers was productio
worthy of unlimited praise. In its compe
sition was exhibited ability of no commo
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