The daily gazette., 1883-06-29
CLOSING THE SCHOOLS.
INTERESTING EXERCISES BY
THE CHILDREN.
GOOD ENTERTAINMENTS GIVEN.
The Closing Ceremonies at Nos. Id, Is and
1e Xesterday-HOw the Primary Chit
dren Acquitted Themselves.

The last of the closing exercises of the
schools were completed yesterday, when
Schools Nos. IA, Is and 16 closed the years
work by rendering appropriate and inter
esting programs. A full attendance Of
parents and friends greeted the efforts Of the
children at School No. IA, and Jacob Pusey
and Frank w. Reeve, of the Visiting Com
mittee, and j. P. Theodore Fuekel, of the
Board of Education, made appropriate ad-
| dresses. The exercises begun in the third
division, taught by Phoebe E. Guthrie, the
program, consisting of songs. readings and
recitations, in which all the scholars ACQUITTED
themselves splendidly. The recitations
were delivered by Ida Morgan, Walter Jor-
dan and Martha Elliott.
The fourth and fifth divisions, presided
over by Letitia Brown aid Zillah Bareford,
combined their programs and the classes
sang several songs very aeeeptably. Merritt
Hurley, Nellie Dordan, Maggie Alexander,
Lemuel Peacock, Mary Abbott, Harry Fem
timan, Mary Meeser, John Gamer, Lucy
Prescott and Alice Shaw delivered reclta-
tons. Eleanor Cannon and Mary Sweeney
spoke a dialogue, and Lizzie and Nora
Miller sang duet. The divisions of Miss
Thatcher and Amanda L. Medara also
united and classes were heard in geography
and spelling. Readings were given bY
classes of girls and Alice Garei, Martin
Doordan and Frank Dugan. Several num-
bers were sung and Howard Windish deliv-
cred the closing address. Miss Thatcher
awarded prizes to Granville Alexander for
the highest averages and to Josephine QuaIey
for arithmetic, and Miss Medara gave prixes
to Rosie Jordan, Lizzie Long, Lizzie Goodwin,
f. Mcguire and Anna Burk for spelling and
department. The school is under the prin
cipalship of Kate Thatcher.
In No. 16 school, of which Edwina Cruise
is principal, the exercises were remarkably
interesting. Adena NJ. Lindsey's pupils In
the first room acquitted themselves well in
singing, calisthenics, card exercises and an
object lesson on the lion which was very
fine. In Mary e. Campbell's room three
songs were sung and exercises in arithme-
tic and reading were given, The class in
No. room, taught by Mary z.
Fayerweather, gave exercises In reading,
definitions and arithmetic and sang
three numbers. In Mary E. Dover's
room, No 4, three little girls delivered
an address of welcome, and the class rave
musical, reading and calisthenic exercises.
The latter were led by Dolly Bayard, Eliza
Caldwell, Mary Till, Adde Benson. Helen
Bayard, Maurice Spencer and James Cooper
spoAe dialogue and an arithmetical play
was given by Annie Thomas, Eugene
James Cooper, Ella Gordon, William
Giles, Maurice Spencer and Amelia Body.
The rooms of Miss Cruise and Maggie N.
Elias combined and furnished an entertain
lag program. Several musical selections
and chant were well sung, and readings,
calisthenics, spelling exercises, geoeraphi-
cal play and charade were given. The last
was arranged in three parts, "Board-of-
Education" and was presented by Harry
spencer, Kate Mills, Mary JefierIs and
John E. Williams. EThe phonetic spelling
of "The Star Route Trial Lasted One Year,
and sThe Water Commission is Turbulent
Wave" created much merriment. Presi
deut Baird, in behalf of Miss Elias, pre-
sented prize books for spelling to Amelia
Caldwell and Edward Boulden. DR..
Keables, President Baird, 8. j. Wiley, DR..
shortlidge and Superintendent Harlan, who.
were present, made congratulatory ad-
dresses.
The exercises in No. 5, of which Sallie A.
Miller is principal, were witnessed by a
large audience among which were Drs. Nc
Kay and Shortlidge of the visiting committee
and DR.. Keables also of the Board of Educa-
ton. The ceremonies commenced in rooms
| and 2, presided over by Mary E. Elliott
and Annie E. Michener. The combined
taught by NJ. Irene Hawkins and
Lizzie Sayers, followed. A half
dozen selections were sung and Jessie
Craig, Blanche Ward, Willie Speck, Lydia
Woodward and Eli Stirling delivered recita-
lions. A dialogue was also spoken. In No.
5, in charge of Annie -Raudnitzlzy, Ray
Keables opened with a reading and lesson
in history was given. George West also
read a selection and the class sang under
the lead OF Miss Raudnitzky. Emma Hous-
ton and Annie SpeaBman combined their
programs in Nos. and and half dozen
songs were sung, dialogues were spoken, first
by Minnie Buckingham and Mabel Smith,
and second by Ella Lowe, Josephine MILL
ken and Bertha Hope. Readings were given
by Clara Lysinger, Beckie Scott, Katie Lock-
wood and Ella Cameron. Recitations were
also given by Jennie Mcneil and Sallie
Devlne. The programme in MaryJ. Walkers
room was much short tened on account of the
rain and the lateness of the hour. 1t con-
sisted of biographical recitations, readings
by Harry Appleby and Harry Bryan, class
in analysis and singing by the school.
In Annie e. Kates' room at No. Is, read
ings were given by Nettle Moore, Katie
Fueckel, Fannie Glanding, Nellie McCarter,
and Lewis Wigglesworth, and recitations by
John Gainey, Josie Hanway, Mary Cornell,
L. Ferguson, Blanche DeCamp and Nellie
Marchant; several songs were sung.