The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-06-28
Prizes in the Public Schools.

session of the Public Schools there were
no commencement exercises this year,
and no public exhibitions beyond the exam
nations. Those examinations were, in
the main, exceedingly creditable, and re-
suited in the awarding of prizes to the fol-
lowing pupils:
Infant Room-Miss Joe Brown, Teacher
Hampton Hanger, prize for scholarship
and department. Distinguished pupils
Withers Shelton, jimmie Evans, Eugene
SummersOn.
First Prlmary-Miss Julia Atkinson,
Teacher-M Robertson, prize for
petitors Lena Cook, Cora Pritchard,
Marion Stewart, Ida Butler, Eddie Butler.
Florence Elder, Helen Hanger, Annie
Getty.
Second Primary-Miss Annie Fallon,
Teacher Mefriken and Rosa Witt,
each OF them q prize for scholarship and
department. George eager, prize for
writing. Distinguished pupils Ollie Ker,
Anne Fifer, Ashby Graves, and George
Haines.
Third Primary-Miss Kate Nelson,
Teacher-Bessie Turner, first prize on
scholarship and department Thurston
Graves, second. Distinguished pupils /:
Wilson Splitter. Marcy Getty, Mary Trot-
ter, Richard McClain, Hugh Timberlake,
Rod. Coleman.
Fourth Primary Sue Martin,
Teacher-Eloise Elder, first prize Oh schol-
arship and department.. Cammie Ryan,
second. Distinguished pupils Birdie Wei
Fuller, Helen Snapp, Rosa Kinzley.
T. HutphnnS fNaacbar- w ILL. Taobo
prize on scholarship and department, Dis
tinguished pupils Charles Eichelberger'
George Harper, Arthur Ker, Robert Fifer.
Robert Mays, prize on writing.
First Grammar Gfade-MiSs Annie Mills,
Teacher Lizzie Hanger, prize on scholar
ship and department and general excel
lence, she having been on the roll of
honor" twenty-five times during the
session. Her closest competitors were
John Peck, who received 20 roll of honor''
marks Willie Lambert, 10; Frank Hang
er, II !; Charlie Brown, 49, Tommie Ryan,
IL. A roll of honor" mark means per-
feet recitatiOns and perfect department,
and regular attendance for one week.
Second Grammar Grade-Miss Linda
Mcclure, Teacher-Eddie Hanger, prize
OH scholarship and department. Close com
petitOrS and distinguished pupils Annie
U. l. l..
Grace Elder, Mabel Tinsley.
Third Grammar Grade-Mrs Thompson,
Teacher Martin Perry, prize on scholar
ship and department. Close competitors
and distinguished pupils: Mary Echard,
Harry Haines, Bette Anderson.
High Scb0ol-Capt. z. S. Doyle, Teach
er-Wm. Berkeley, prize on scholarship
and department, bis average standing on
final examination being 1906 Distinguish
ed pupils Lena Eehard, standing, 1905 ;
Rodes Nelson, 1905; Herbert Taylor,
90.06.
COLORED SCHOOLS,
Infant Grade-Miss Alice Wilson, Teach
EN- elson Jackson, prize on scholarship
and department. Distinguished pupils !:
L. Blaine. E. Quarles, j. Peers, E. Goode,
F. Gordon, N. Jackson, G. Payne.
First Primary Grade-Miss Alice Brown,
Teacher-Liddie Wood, first prize on schol-
arship and department Sam. Payne. sec
ond. 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 gen
eral improvement; Mac Gordon, first prize
on regular attendance. Distinguished pu-
pills Fannie Johnson, Robert Steele, Fan
ME Henderson, Lula Alexander and Walter
johnson.
Third Primary-Mrs. H. r. Perry,
Teacher-Annie Gibson, first prize on
scholarship and department Henrietta
Brown, second. Distinguished pupils ::
Ada Wells, VIM. Ross, Mary White, Irene
Burruss, Isetta Campbell.
Fourth Primary Grade-Mrs. Smith,
Teacher-Edward Johnson, prize on schol-
arship Lucy Smith, prize on department
and punctuality. Distinguished pupils ::
Martha Harris, Cornela Ware, Ella Smith,
Lucy Twyman, Laura Jackson, Elmer
Campbell. The first three of these were
not absent nor tardy a single day during
the entire session.
Fifth Primary Grade-Miss Hartman,
Teacher-Alice Melons, prize on scholar
ship and department Armistead Hollo-
way, prize on neatness. Distinguished u-
pills Cora Coleman, Annie Robinson, Ed.
Jefferson, Thos. Jefferson, Willie Lucas
Grammar Grade and High School-Miss
Mitchell, Teacher-Fred. Morris, first
prize ON scholarship and department Mat
tie 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. Sonthall, Columbus Goodwin, Ella
Haynes.
FATAL ACCIDENT Last Saturday morn
ing, Brown Harris, a young colored man
living lust east of town accidentally shot