The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-26

| rha Public school Prize Ex mination.
A large and happy audience assembled in
Turner Hall this morning to witness the prize
examination and award of prizes connected
with our public schools.
The order of the competitors were as fol-
lows:
First Secton-Primary, composed OF 7th
and 9Th grades.
Second Section-Intermediate composed Of
! 9Th and 9th grades.
Third Section Grammar, composed OF Ist,
ed, sd and 4th grades, were we'll supported;
| the committee to award, Col. II. B. Andrews,
DR.. v. O. King Mrs. French and Mr.. J. 5.
Carr, then considered their report
Miss Cottons class was then introduced.
all dressed in uniform, and gave specimens OF
calesthenic exercises; Ist, hand exercises; "a,
stick exercises; sd, dumb-bell exercises, all
the evolutions were well performed and re-
Aected great credit upon the teachers capa-
bilitv and pupils capacity to understand the
exercise. Such exercise should form part Of
every school routine contributing as they do,
to the health and amusement of pupils.
Miss Katie Carothers, Miss Haneil and
Miss Robb, we're then introduced by Prof.
Rote, as the senior class of the high school.
Miss Carothers read an essay upon the
drama, an excellent composition.
Miss HaenePs essay was upon modern
| events" and very good.
Miss Robs essay was upon English hction,
and deserving Of the praise it elected.
The award of the prize was deferred as one
| of the committee was absent.
Prof. Rote, on behalf of the city, presented
the graduates, Misses Carothers, Haenel and
Rob, with their diplomas, and Rev. J. w.
Neal addressed the graduates in an appropri-
ate manner.
The prize committee for public exercises
reported their decision as follows:
First Section-Prlze awarded to Miss Lilly
| Young, honorable mention, Miss Lucy Arm
strong. ,.
Second Section-Prize awarded to Miss
Berthe Cochran, hi norable mention, Miss
Katie Johnson.
Third Section-Prize awarded to Miss Bes-
sic Bradley.
The committee especially named four as
worthy of honorable mention. viz: Miss
Koeningheim, Mrs. Mamie Frank, Mrs. Lula
McAllester and Mrs. Matte Bradley.
Professor Rote then came forward with
the prizes and said that it was per-
haps, desirable that they should un-
derstand how these medals were obtained:
Col McLeary kindly offered one. and several
citizens followed his example, the result was
they had at their disposal seven hne gold
medals, varying in value from $40 to $25.
There was also a number of silver medals, the
gift OF the school board. They also had the
Peabody medals, but these they proposed to
save until the next week. 1t had been sug-
eested that they would make good paper
weights, and they could use them for that un-
til the next year, if we cannot do better.
The following prizes were then awarded:
GOLD MEDALS.
The McLeary (frst) prize, presented by
Attorney General McLeary scholarship, senior
class, award to Miss Kate Carothers. In the
award of this prize, it is only fair to state. the
examiners had considerable difficulty in deter.
mining to whom to award it, as
Miss Robb, and Miss Haenel, have all shown
equal proficiency in their studies. Mis-:
Carothers, however, obtained the most marks
and thereby gained the priz'.)
Cosgrove (second) prize, presented by N
7. Cosgrove, awarded to Miss Lena Stumberg
for excellence in scholarship.
David Bell (third) prize, presented by Bell
& Bros, awarded TO Carlos Bee, for genera
scholarship in the Ist grade.
, Wolfson, (fourth) paize, presented BY Leo
pold Wolfson, awarded to Miss A. LaChap
pelle, grid grade, for excellence in grammar
Heuermann (6fth) prize, preser ted by w
: Heuermann, awarded to Miss Johannar
Smith 9TH grade, for excellence in reading
SILVER MEDALS
were then awarded as follows:
. Preparatory class-Thos. Reid, for physi
, cal geography.
: Second aiade-Miss Bessie Pryor, TO
arithmetic.
Fifth grade-White Caldwell, for arith
metic.
Sixth erade-Lizzie Stranachan, for excel
lence in German, won by an English speak
ing pupil. -,
q Fifth grade-Lulu Campbell. (Honorabl
S mention, Fannie Meyer.)
4 Fourth grade-Augustas Haenel. (Hon
:. orable mention, Willie Oahl.)
EXTRA PRIZES.
Silver pencil-case, given by Miss Preston
a awarded to Sydney Smith, Tor excellence i
a penmanship. Silver thimble. given by Mis-
e | Dashiell, awarded to Fanny Van Dyke.
;. Young folks history of Rome, given by Mr.
e Preston, awarded Susie Smith, for excellenc
Il in reading. During the entertainment Mis-
IS Bradley gave an excellent reading Of the tw
pictures. Miss Annie Half performed in e.
cellent style farantella on the piano fort'
Some Of her pupils also gave Rotations.
a Miss Ka'zenberger was present and san
r. "Estacy" and 'Beware," to the evident gra,
y fcation Of all present.
The examination on the whole has been E,
Il ceedingy satisfactory, and reflects credit to ;
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