The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-14

iiancy far exceeding the best efforts oil
scenic artist and stage manager. The
girls were all in white, their faces
beaming with happy anticipations. The
general conclusion was that though the race
Of great men in Virginis may bc declining,
that Of beautiful women il not, but is about
10 be reinforced by young army which
viii more than maintain their mothers ;
glorious prestige. Three great stocks of
flowers (borse-shocs, baskets, bouquets.
hearts. &C. occupying prominent positions
on the stage showed the attentions be-
slowed upon the young ladies by parents,
/ friends. and beaux. These flowers alone
made handsome exhibition. probably su-
perior 70 anything Of the kind ever seen
1 here: hut Whist were they 70 the human
roscbuds about themi Nevertheless. stIik-
ing an average, there must have been about
three bouquets per girl.
/ A. for the boys, they were there. but
they were almost unnoticcd. BOYS are all
/ good enough in their way. but when High
school girls are around they need expect
no sympathy except from their mothers
and aunts.
on the front oi the stage were seated
Superintendent GaInctt and members Of
tAit NfstWNl tfbNINs III itAf W 'A4'"AAtt fft'
kessnicl's band. and in The front orchestra
seats were number Of the girls who could
not be provided for on The stage. The
REPRESENTATIVES Of the press were comfort
ably quaTtered at the prompter's stand,
where they were pleased 10 observe from
the record made thereon by the prompter
or the gas-man that the last theatrical season
was q good one 'or them. In Roman letters
Il. .f.ff oil
The worthy soul, a. he peeped around the
curtain upon the audiences, iotted them
down as follows: "RObson and Crane,
packed: y. I. Raymond, fair; Kate ClaX-
ton. good; Audran opera. crowded: Big
I, good; II. Elmo. bad" &c. Sc. From
this same stand last night about s. O'Clock
the curtain was rung UP. disclosing the
stage in all the beauty aforesaid. and ten
fold more.
"wHAT SHALL IT DE
Mr.. Fox. the faithful principal Of the
school, opened the exercises in. about q
dozen words Of welcome, and introduced
Miss Lillian Pace daughter o. Mr.. George
K. Pace, who reaL yher essay, "W hat Shall
II Be-" which proved a charming little
story Of hunt for subject for gradua-
ting essay. wherein she made her own tTOu-
blcs in this respect furnish a path up the
hill Of Difficulty and furnish Il theme
unique. pleasing. and appropriate. The
audience appreciated the departure from
the beaten track, the excellent scholarship
cyinced, and gave Miss Pace hearty round
Of applause a, she closed.
This little ladycarricd Of the hon0rs 81
her class. graduating al the head Of il, and
getting the Peabody medal too, which
medal is awarded pupils whose eXalnina-
ton papers prove 10 be most accurate ana
elegantly prepared.
TIE LAST DAY.
Miss Irene =. Lovensteia daughter Of
Senator LOyenstein) was next presented
10 the audience and read her ESSAY. " The
Lat Day." In this she described the last
DAY OF the criminal, the last Of the man Of
the world. the last of the servant of God,
the last OF the maiden (befOre MARRIAGE,
and the last day at school. bringing each
out with fine dramatic action and express
ing her thought, in striking yerhiee. Her
reading was Grst-rate. and when she made
her farewell 10 the audience. Major Capcrs's
little son stepped up and presented her
with Masonic design. square and com
pass. in flowers, from Loge Franca:se. and
q basket Of flowers from Virginia Council.
ROYAL ArcauUm. 10 which orders Mr..
Loyenstein belongs.
TIE HIGH SCHOOL.
Rev. W. g. Starr, y. D.. was next intro
dueed By Mr.. Fox a. the orator Of the eve
ming. "The Success and the Influence Of
the High school" was his theme. and well
and truly he spoke Of the work being done
~, q Ill L.
some hits. but not cruel ones. at the Old
Fo,y who can't see the use Of the high
school, who believes that n the primary
schools were good enough for the past,
they ought 10 be iOr the present and future.
and that this generation can never reach
the excellence of the one gone. His It.
marks were Of genial. pleasant sort, Illus
trating his thoughts 10y anccdOte and story.
and leading up 10 bis proposition that the
high school l. a necessity OF the are: that
iis beneficCnt influence j. wide and spread
ing. and that il merits and should receive
liberal recognition and encouragement. In
concluding, IN. Starr said that when man
finds that he can't keep up with the spirit
Of the age BE- had better hunt FOR place in
that great cemetery "whore God burie-
out Of sight wasted lives" [Great ap-
plGuse.
THE PEABODY MEDALS.
These medals are awarded 10 the pupil
in each group Of schools except the High
and Colored Normal, 10 each Of which
three are given whose examinatiOn-papers
are the most accurate and neat. Mr.. Fox
read the list 81 awards 10 white scholars,
as follows;
RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOL.-sonior 4. Lillian
Pace. Intermediate Il. Eliza Ncale: Honorable
Mention. Adele Williams. Junior A, sarah wath-
MADISON scHooL.-Firsi Grammar b, Toward
Gray.
ELBA SCHOOL.-FIrst Grammar Il. Florence
LxIGu scHooI.-Third Grammar a, Henry
Beck.
CENTRAL sCHOoL.-Third Grammar A. Fanny
starr; second Grammar A, Honorable Mention,
james Gordon.
BETHKL scHooL.-Thlrd Grammar A. Henrietta
Shinault.
BtILEvUx scHooL~-P.rst Grammar A, Ralph
A. Champlin.
These medals were presented 10 the
pupils by Mr.. John :. Wise, who spoke
pleasantly Of Mr.. Peabody a. a good old
gentleman, who had no wife and children
and great deal Of money, and whose ser-
vices 10 the cause Of education be grace
fully acknowledged. He regretted that
the Peabody fund was not more largely
devoted to public schools, in whose in
creasing usefulness he had great faith.
Mr.. Wise in presenting each medal had
something agreeable to say to the recipient.
and from beginning 10 end performed his
part most acceptably.
THE GRADUATING CLASS.
Mr.. Fox announced the medalists and
graduates "a follows:
February, ls-Z. June. lss2.
Kate Dunkcl. Lillian Face
GRADUATES
Tin order OF sttndinFj.
February, les2. June, 1882
Eaf- DGnke.s Lillian Pace.
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