National Republican., 1883-06-21
Closing Exercises Of the Eighth Grade Of the
Public Schools Yesterday
Names Of the Pupils Who Participated
in the Various Programmes.
Full List Of Those 10 Whom Diplomas Were Awarded
in the Different Schools.
CT; Is and Boys who Havo Passed the Ex-
animation For the High school.

sCnoOlS were neiu yesteruhy. III was Une COnl-
mencement day for the grammar grade in
the white schools. The colored schools also
finished their years exercises, but they COM
peted by buildings and not by grades Some
Of the schools united, and presented a joint
programme of exercises. The award of GER
tifcates of graduation or diplomas was made
at the close of tho formal exercises. In all Of
the schools there was O great profusion of
flowers, and handsome floral tributes were
presented the teachers by the pupils.
FIRST DIVISION.
In this division schools Nos. 1, Q, and 4
united and offered the following programme
in the Franklin building:
Essay, Books and their Associations in Mscel.
laneOus Library, John Pelham; The Rope Walk,
Maggie Adams; essay, The Press John Mitchell;
Wn sE% ErEm Sl FSs EhS m Harry Yo
essay. Where There is VIII There is a Way, Lucy
V. Maokyille; For a That and a That, Ella Riley;
essay, Education and Character, Oscar Mckenzie;
trio The Mermaid Song, Juniata Lusk, Annie
Burke, and Hattie febrey essay, The Value OF
kite ph19gs Annie Wood MSL1ne's Child bid
ovsn; solo, A Summer Shower, Addie Partello;
The Miller of Dee, HELEN Lamb essay, Susie
Dawson.
School No. 5, held its closing exercises in
the Force building The following was the
programme:
Our Folks. Helen Riopelle; instrumental solo,
La Chntelaine, Ada Ci,scl; Relief Of LUCKNOW
Katie LOwndes; vocal duet Kind Words, Misses
mental solo, Stille Licbe, Agnes Schmidt; The
Painter ofSeville; Minnie Saxton Rock OF Ages
An Annle Wir Woodward vocal duel, Evening song 70
strumental solo, Hortensia, Minnie Saxton You
Have Put no Flowers on My Papa's Grave, Sadie
Walker; instrumental duet Qni Viye Galop
Emma Goodacre and Emma Brandenburg; Brides
of Enderby, Nellie Baxter instrumental solo,
Oberon, Agness Schmidt.
DIVISION 2-GRADEs 8.
School No. Is. John Thompson, teacher.
Defamation. Song of the Union, Master Ram
age; recitation, His Pa Jokes Him, Master Ingram;
violin duet, Masters Karr & Co.; defamation,
Polish boy, Master Cross; reading, His Pa Fights
Hornets Master Rich.
School No 2-M. E. Rowe teacher.
Recitation, There's but One Pair of Stockings to
Mend Tonight, Jennie Appler; essay. Within
Sound OF the Sea, Virginia Castillo; instrumental
solo from TrOvatore, Lula Robinson; recitation,
The Little Runaway Belle Williams; essay, The
Old Woman in her Shoe, Josie Moore; solo, Once
Again Louise Rosenberg; recitation, The Damsel
III Peru, Jennie Moran; essay, The Old oaken
Bucket, Minnie AUSTIN instrumental duet The
Shepherds Evening Song, Jessie Marshall and A.
anaugh essay, My oppo lite Neighbor, Annie Jonn-
SON. recitation, Somebody's Mother, Edith Franzoni;
Tsn% Ppdng Fl the 6shR 1qH
mental solo, Laura Chappel essay, Tale Of a
Butercup, Nellie Talley; recitation, Quarrel Scene
Between Brntus and Cassius Bessie Bear aud AZ;
mes Wallis; instrumental solo, When You and
Were Young, Annie Johnson; An order for Pic
tnre. Annie Bond; solo, Dear Little Panzy Blossom,
Minnie Austin; recitation, Mamie Smith.
| School No. &C. S. Clark, teacher.
Defamation, Theodore Bailey; solo The Postil-
| llon Charles y. .Buchan an; composition James b.
Corridor; defamation, Albert s. silers compo.
sition. Charles NJ. Buch anan; defamation, Ellis.
| worth Buck. .... 1,g.
School NoSa~-M. King, teacher
Recitation. Hattie MCQUEEN; piano solo Adde
! ~
Gibbons, Maggie Lewis, Addie Kennedy piano
duett Maggie and Mary 0Connor rectations,
Gertrude Withers, Dora Metzler, Julia Young, Lii
| lie Coggins, Jessie Hodgkins, Maude Summers,
| Maggie Dice piano solo, Maggie Kennedy.
| School No. 6--AIss Clara @. Baker, teacher.
GAPiano solo, Edith Major recitations, The Wreck
Of the Hesperus, Belle Johnson The Lost Heir,
Mabel Hall; piano duet, A. wilson and 7. Git
ton, A Fragment Della Massey; solo, The Day Is
Done, Maggie Campbell; recitation, Prisciila's
Answer, Mary Hine; piano solo, Lily Cohen; com
Burr; solo, Love and the Bird, Annie Street; re-
citation, Paul Reveres Ride, Mollie Smith orig
inal recitation, "Reminiscences, Fannie McCor-
mick; solo. Bend of the RIVER, Turah Cuttings
essay, Closing Day. Della Mussey; coronation cere.
monies, Anna Belts and school.
School No. 5-F II. Tichenor, teacher.
Measurements of Surfaces, John C. Scott; read
ing, Sam Welers Valentine, Edward W. Doom
jr. Algeoraic Problems, Joseph L. Mills; recita.
ton. the yagab onds, Jacob NJ. Shlndell. Physical
| u,
ter Measurements OF the Sphere, Hiram J. Banes;
The Interpretation of the Constitution, Grafton
Mason; The Properties Of the Frustrum, Joseph B,
Saunders; Valedictory, Charles Setson.
DIVISION 3-GRADE s.
Schools Nos. aud 3.
Revere in Church, Lena Johnson; The Sculptor
Boy. William Blackford; Bette and the Bear
Emma Cook, quartelte, Misses Ports Mcfarland
aShihsn and TsyhaaT NsSuGSiSdmszzSr RShaEt
It Alone, Nettie Mcfarland; Burial of Moses
William Boydsa The Bridge, Lillian Pitts solo
Watermillions, Howard Buckler.
School No. 2--E. A. Hilton, teacher.
Recitation, Jennie Wagner; composition, CARR,
MGNreley; instrumental solo, Eleanore Fisher
recitation Harriet Case; composition, Helen Weir
duet Annie Mahon and Mile Kemp: recitation
Eunioe Nevins composition, Millie Kemp; instru
mental SOLO Harriet Case recitation, Myra Drake
composition, Mary Francis; duet, Paula Smitl
and Margaret Meigs; composition, Laura Turner
instrumental solo. Mabel Cornish; composition
Katie Leech,
FOURTH DIVISION.
Schools Nos. / and Q, taught by Isaac Fair
brother and Mary L. Martin were closed il
the hall of Jefferson building, before larg
audience Among those present were Trus
tee William II. Baum, ex-Trustees Georg
White, Benjamin f. Lloyd, and j. NJ. Wilson
DrW. w. Hicks, DIR. O. P. Culver, DR.. Charlie
Allen, and John L. Given.
Instrumental duet, Misses Hessler and Davidson
salutatoTy, William g. Gray; duet, Lies Dream
/, Ger Misses Hutton and Davidson; essay, 1855
Miss Stephens; defamation, Peter McArdle
presentation Of Amidon medal to Miss Carrie Nc
luughlin by DR.. Culver; solo, o, How Delightful
Miss Hessler; vaedictory, Miss Fitzgerald; pres
emIation of certificates 10 gradual by DR.. w. w
Hicks; presentation OF certificates OF admission
into the high school, ex-Trustee j. NJ. Wilson.
Three pupils in this school are distinguishe,
for rapid advancement. Simon Lyon AM
William Hipl5ins entered Mr.. Fairbrother'
school last September from the sixth grade
They are only ~ years old. Fielding Garri
son, aged only IL, entered this school las
September. All three of these passed to tn
high school.
In school No. 9, taught by Mary E. Martin
the average per cent. of the years standin
Of the following pupils was as follows:
Estelle Crump %; Bertha Caron, IS; Eva Stinz
ing, 81 Addie Barrick, So; Jennie Ryder, S5; Ey
Jullhn, 81 Annie Hickey, 81 Mary Stephen
81 Minnie Magruder. 80; Lewanna wilkins, 50
Minnie Miller, So Maggie Goldman, so.
In comforting the certificates of graduation
Dr. Culver made an eloquent address, full @
wise and learned thought. After shown
that the ancients had no public schools, an
that to Christianity is mankind indebted TO
the system, he said;
All who are engaged In properly training an
instrucung the youthful mind and heart IN thes
truths, are entitled to our highest gratitude an
esteem; and part of this ceremony u. day Is I
honor and commemorate the memory OF one VIII
spent her life In this divine work. Ireler 70 Mn
Margaret Milburn Amidon. who was the fr:
principal Of this the fourth district female gram
mar school.
Il is Just thirteen years six months and seven