Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
ARLrNGTox.
Commencement Exercises OF the Arllng.
ton School Intercsting Notes.

Commencement Exercises OF the Airing.
ton School Interesting Notes.
Special to the Gazette.
ARLINGTON, juno 16.--The MAXI
mum pride of Arlington, at the pres.
ent time, is her school interest. The
past week has witnessed the COM
mencement exercises Of the most sue
cessful session In the history Of the
school, there being nearly $50 names
on the roll. It, Of course, embraced
some from abroad, which brought a
number ofspectators from various parts
OF the state to witness the exercises,
and all join In the universal verdict
that the above Eumber Of students
have not been Idle.
Prof. George S. Wyatt, the president.
Is young Nian Of accomplished schol-
aIship and last, but not least, a moral.
LIST Of the first water. Miss Mollie
j. Brown, principal of primary
department, happily possesses all the
qualities requisite to an accomplish ed
lady, whose name becomes q house
hold word with the children, as 1t now
Is with the parents, wherever they
have the good fortune to make her
acquaintance, and once made, II
matters not by whom, Is never rued.
The other members of the faculty
were the best that could be secured,
and consequently the best Of results
have been obtained.
Promptly at nine o'clock, June 6, a
rigid examination of the various
departments was begun and continued
through the entire week, embracing
exercises of n most entertaining
nature. AT night there were declama-
tions, speeches, charades, dramas, ex.
cellent compositions, etc., holding the
audience on each occasion until the
wee hours" On Friday night num-
Der of beautiful prizes were awarded
~ follows: Gold medal, for deport
ment, awarded to Miss Flora Martin
by Prof. Geo. S. Wyatt; the same u
Miss Lou Coleman; gold medal Il
Miss Alphonso Butler, by Prof. Wyatt
gold medal, for oratory, to Mr.. Samuel
Butler by George w. Finger; gold
medal, Tor debating, to Mr.. Il. l.
Perry by II. w. Collins; gold medal
u for greatest improvement In reading
: to Miss Mary Martin by James Ditto
u Miss Lena Snodgrass by Prot. Wyatt
II gold medal, for greatest improvement
IN composition, TO Miss Lilli
;, Pitzer by A. ]. Rogers; gol,
. medal, for greatest improve
r ment in English to Nil
Emma Harrison. A number q
II other prizes were awarded, anon,
d them handsome book TO Miss Flor
W Martin for excellence in bookkeeping
Master Emmerson Robinson receive,
o nice book for excellence in spelling
Y, Master Horace Mattln, beautilu
W book for good reading. Twelve dipl,
T. mas of honor were awarded, two I
Miss Alcester Thomas, two to Miss l
s Rankin, and several Others receive,
4 one in the respective departments.
On Saturday morning the school re
% paired to the river, where most de
y lightful day was spent, after which
q with heavy hearts, they separated
q having spent a ten-months of dali,
d toll. Well done, well done.
T. The special executive committee Z
,e the Tarrant County Sunday.Schot
association met on the evening Of th
p 18th inst. and prepared All interestin
rs programme for the convention OF tn
" association, which will be held her
beginning Wednesday,, August 6, an
W continuing until the evening OF Augu.
sc 8. All who wish to receive "a copy {
the programme or the minutes of ii
" last meeting of the association will l
Il supplied by addressing Mr.. Willis \
Zimmerman, the county secretary,
o. this place.
/. The past week we have had tw
n light rains and considerable wind, N
enough, however, TO damage crol
ce any. The farmers are all on Il
double quick, cleaning their crop
lg and harvesting grain; but little tin
ly is or should be lost in the latte
40 Hence, moonshine and daylight, Su
er day not excepted, the golden gra
continues to fall.
in Rev. Bascomb Thomas Of Colora1
City has been spending several da.
rs in this city. He took Il flying trip
ay Fort Worth this evening-they say
the clerks office. In fact, he did n
in deny 1t to your correspondent; hent
at we suggest to the Coloradoites to ha'
nd the parsonage in readiness for the
ire ception.