Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-06-26
Prizes Awarded In the Public schools
of stanton.

The following is q list of those pupils of the
pupils schools of Staunton who took prizes,
together with those who competed closely for
these prizes:
Infant Room-Miss Joe Brown. Teacher
Hampton Hanger, prize for scholarship and
department. Distinguished pupils4 Withers
Shelton, Jimmie Evans, Eugene Sansnerson.
First Primary-Miss Julia Atkinson, Teach
er-McGilvray Robertson, prize for scholarship
and department. Close competitors: Lena
Cook. Cora Pritchard, Marion Stewart. Ida But
Ter, Eddie Butler, Florence Elder, Helen Han
ger. Annie Getty.
Second Primary-Miss Annie Fallon, Teach
er-Lester Merriken and Rosa WITT, each OF
them prize for scholarship and department.
George Yeager, prize for writing. Distinguished
pupils: Ollie Ker, Annie Fifer, Ashby Graves,
and George Haines.
Third Primary-Miss Kate Nelson, Teacher
Bessie Turner, first prize on scholarship and
department; Thurston Graves. second. Dis
tinguished pupils. Wilson Splitter, Marcy Get
ty, Mary Trotter, Richard McClain, Hugh Tim
berlake, Rod. Coleman.
Fourth Primary-Miss Sue Martin, Teacher
Eloise Elder, first prize on scholarship and
department. Cammie Ryan. second. Distin-
guished pupils: Birdie Weller, Lorcn& Tim.
Rosa Kindly.
jill Hutchens, Teacher-Willie Teabo. prize
on scholarship and department. Distinguished
pupils: Charles Eichelberger. George Harper.
Arthur Kerr, Robert Fifer. Robert Mays. prize
on writing.
First Grammar Grade-Miss Annie Mills,
Teacher-Lizzie Hanger, prize on scholarship
and department and general excellence, she
having been on the troll of honor" twenty-five
times during the session. Her closest COMPETE
tors were John Peck, who received 20 roll Of
honor" marks; Willie Lambert, 10; Frank
Hanger. II; Charlie Brown. Is; Tommie Ryan,
Is. A troll OF honor mark means perfect rec
itations and perfect department, and regular
attendance for one week.
Second Grammar Grade-Miss Linda Nc
Clure, Teacher-Eddie Hanger, prize on schol-
arship and department. Close competitors and
distinguished pupils Annie Bell Peace, Mamie
Wolfe, Lena Yeager, Grace Elder, Mabel Tins
ley.
Third Grammar Grade-Mrs. Thompson,
Teacher-Martin Perry, prize on scholarship
and department. Close competitors and dis
tinguished pupils Mary Echard Harry Haines,
Bette Anderson.
High School--Capt. T. s. Doyle, Teacher
VIM. Berkeley, prize on scholarship and de-
pertinent, his average standing on final exam
nation being 9706. Distinguished pupils: Le-
ma Echard, standing, 1905; Rodes Nelson, 1906;
Herbert Taylor, 9O.O6.
CoLoRED SCHOOLS.
Infant Grade-Miss Alice Wilson, Teacher
Nelson Jackson. prize on scholarship and de-
pertinent. Distinguished pupils: L. Blaine, E.
Quarles, j. Peers, E. Goode. F. Gordon, N.
Jackson, c. Payne.
First Primary Grade-Miss Alice Brown,
Teacher-Liddie Wood, first prize on scholar
ship and department.; Sam. Payne, second.
Distinguished pupils: Alice Jones, Sallie Witt,
Fannie Payne. Susie Perkins. Willie Woodson,
John Plummer.
Second Primary-Mrs Bette Ryan, Teacher
Susan Jones, first prize on general improve
ment; Mac Gordon, first prize on regular at
tendance. Distinguishedpup Fannie John
son. Robert steele, Fannie Henderson. Lula
Alexander, and Walter johnson.
Third Primary-Mrs. H. R. Perry, Teacher
Annie Gibson, first prize on scholarship and
department; Henrietta Brown, second. Dis
tinguisEed pupils: Ada Wells, VIM. Ross Ma.
ry White, Irene Burruss. Isetta Campbell.
Fourth Primary Grade-Mrs. Smith, Teacher
Edward johnson, prize on scholarship Lucy
Smith, prize on department and punctuality.
PupilS' Mai 1ud IidillSI Coll0llh
Ware, Ella Smith, Lucy Twyman, Laura jack
son, Elmer Campbell. The first three of these
were not absent nor tardy single day during
the entire session.
Fifth Primary Grade-Miss Hartman, Teach
er-Aiice Melons, prize on scholarship and de-
pertinent; Armistead Holloway, prize on neat
ness. Distinguished pupils: Cora Colen an,
Annie Robinson, Ed. Jefferson Thos. Jefferson,
WillieLucas.
Grammar Grade and High School-Miss
Mitchell. Teacher-Fred. Morris. first prize on
scholarship and department; Matte Brown,
second. Close competitors: Lucy Early, Anna
Banks. Distinguished pupils: Eliza Haynes,
Thomas Johnson. Frank Stevenson, George
Frame. James Morris, Fannie Shelton, Thos.
Jackson, VIM. Southall, Columbus Goodwin,
Ella Haynes.
On account of the time lost during this prev
alence of scarlet fever. it was deemed best not
to consume any time in preparing pupils for
celebration or any special display at the close.
A RUNAWAY TEAM-SMAsH UP, AND
WONDERFUL EsCAPE.-On last Friday evening,
between and O'Clock, the team of Mr.. r. A.
Palmer, of Arbor Hil attached to q oarry-all,
ran off on Main street, starting on New Town
hill and running down Main street until 1t was
stopped on New street. by running between
the lamp-p post and the corner Of W. L. Olivier's