New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-28
eRAnMAR SCHOOL GRADUArEs

DESPITE the rain yesterday morning the large
hall n, Grammar School No IT, At LexingtOn-ave. and
one.hundred and. fourths st., not large enough to
accommodate those who desired TO witness the closing
c.ereises OF the Female Departments The hall was
a.efuIly adorned with bunting and streamers and the
desk az which the presiding officers sat was almost hid
den from view by flowers The school has been In exist
epee only two years Yesterday sent forth It's first
graduating class, numbering thirty-sx
Tho Female Department. Is under the charge OF Mas
Lizzie A. Pardee The exercises were conducted by Da'
vd H. knapp and near him The platform were the lrus
tees. Andrew L. soulard John Whalen and Charles
Crary and Inspectors Jacob Feischman ana O. Yueng-
linz r The Rev. Mr. Van Alstyne opened the exercises
nv reading selection OF tho Scriptures Miss Bessie H.
Constable read the sautaloTy Miss Helen Upper the
class history aud Miss Josephine Cumming the vale
dietary Superintendent Jones distributed the rewards
OF merit and John H. Tanning Oh
schools delivered address and presented the medas
President Hunter OF the Normal College awarded the
d,romas TO the hrtysx graduates who were addressed
Inv Mr. Fuller and Inspector Williams. After the exer
oises Sss Pardss presented with large basket Oh
flowers given by the graduating class, .
Flags flowers and pretty faces aoonnaea az Irampr
celebration Of the graduating exercises OF the GLASS OF
1888 There was long ahaSo q tbs uatars on
which sat the principal Mrs ~ SSSss tsnSs
t cbaraetsrs tho legend ec oiinl p,einisse j,rabi
There were seventyfourgradnates Tne two medals Tor
. aunia
awarded TO the Misses NJ. X. Lynch and A. r.; Aiken.
After yaedistory by MISS B,anens fOi'om'
John Jasper briefly addressed inc grsauastes o. .,
1s93 of the malo department ~ Grammar 5ch0ol NO
CO. IN FiftyionrthsL near Sxtaaye tne nall wac taste,
dIs1Iay OF American aud German national flags was
abundant The attendance so great that large NUM-
aud the sairways Precisely at 1850 O'Clock the boys
10 the number OF about 900. entered the hall TO the
sIralns OF sohultze's professional "Song OF the
PIougher" Pianoforle and Violin solos songs chorus
singing recitatOns and dialogues constituted the SUD
ees OF exercise Efficiency IN chord practice and sight
reading nv the boys tested by Alfred It. Schaufer
The certificates or graduation were presented by the
~ large room decorated with flowers on one tho
upper floors Of Grammar School NO. A. IN Greenwich-
ave. were gathered some hundreds OF wnite.roDesa
uates Of school, and the proceedings were presided
over by Henry Dayton one o. the school trustees Inc
Wrieht e. R Horne, George Lawton Asd John scully.
The exercises began with an anthem sung by the pupils
The prizes were presented BY Charles
81 Wright The schuby prize for deportment
while the ELY prize tor best average In all studies
was won by Ella Is. Blanvelt There were twentyseyen
nal Colige The principal OF the school IL Miss Eliza
beth Cavannah. 40
The large assembly room Of Grammar School no 49,
was crowded with frienas Of the sixvseyen young
ladies' comprisng the graduating class OF 1888 Inc
room was tastefully decorated with nags, aud tho
platform was oDscured BY masses OF various coiored
lowers At 10 o'clock promptly the signal 70 assem-
Die was given by the principal Mrs IA zzie H. walker
hs brgn pretty faces OF fs and the bright coors
OF their ribbons and dresses made the room iook cheer
tees presided Mr. Wnalen presented diplomas to the
graduates aud handsome gold medals, tue gft or Mrs
Walker the principal 20 Misses May w. Underhi May
/. BsbcocK and Hattie L. Aylmsr Miss May v. Under
hill WINS yaledictOran The Rev. George H. fayson
delivered the address 70 tue graduates ana "as io,
The graduating exercises of the GLASS OtsS OF Gram