National Republican., 1884-06-19
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL.
The Last Of the Public Schools Closed With
Celebrations Yesterday.
Entertainment Mt tho Academy OF the
Holy Cross-Other Schools.

the schools lower than tho eighth grade were
dismissed on Tuesday. Interesting pro-
grammes were rendered yesterday by the
following schools: Nos 1, . and 4, eighth
grade, Franklin building; Nos. 3 and 6, Force
building; No. 5, Analostan building; Nos l.,
2, 4, and 6, second division; No. 5, Henry
building; Nos. / and g. wallack building; No
9, Peabody building; No. A. two eighth grade
schools Of tho fourth division; two grammar
schools in tho Force building 90 graduates
in grammar schools No. 4, and "a from
grammar school No. o.
As result Of the examinations held last
week go pupils passed and will bo admitted
TO the high school. The percentage was high,
ranging from so to over s5 OF the whole
number who passed 40 were girls.
AT the Emerson institute commencement,
Tuesday evening, the judges awarded FIVE
prizes for defamation In the following order:
To w. G. Stuart, J. c. Billings, J. II. Blunt,
A. Britton aud w. J. Willard. For many
years the two first honors of the school have
been two valuable medals presented by
Bishop Pinkney, called the "Pnkney prizes"
Since Bishop Pinkney's death last winter
the prizes have been continued by DIR.
Bulkloy, and no presented them Tuesday
evening.
OF the seventeen graduates Of the institute
four will enter Harvard, four Princeton, one
University of Virginia, two Boston Techno-
logical institute, two Troy Polytechnic, one
Cornell, and two 10 the Naval academy.
The closing exercises Of Mrs. o. l.. Zim-
merman's school for little children on Capitol
hill took place yesterday morning. at sol Q
street southeast. The programme was very
interesting and we'll rendered by the tiny
students. The recitations by the elder ones
showed study aud careful training by tho
efficient teacher. The novelty of the music
consisted in the voices being led by the
guitar played by the teacher The premiums
were presented by Rev. Mr.. Steel. of st.
Marks church. who made few appropriate
remarks.
The closing exercises of tho Colored Or
phan Home school, situated on Eighth street
above Boundary, took place before q fair au-
dience yesterday. The sight was novel and
interesting ono. On one side of the room
were seated old women whom slavery had de-
formed, and old age and the cares of this
world bowed down. In front of these were
the little ones, ranging from to IL year of
age, whose faces bore sad look. On another
side sat Rev. John Dudley, Mrs, DR. Purvis.
Mrs. johnson, Mrs Hall, worthy representa-
tives ofthat class of white peor % who have tho
interests of the negro rac1 ut heart. Miss
Bartlett, n northern teacher, has charge of
the day school, The exercises consisted of
singing, declamations, and dialogues They
were above the average exercises of this kind.
The pupils spoke woll, showing study and
careful teaching. The drawing books and
samples in this school were especially good
Miss Sto-um, who has charge of the industrial
department, has every reason to be proud of
her pupils. The kindergarten department.
does not fall below any of tho others in excel
lence; the work was unusually well DONE
Miss Plummer has charge of this part of the
work. Miss Heacock is the principal of the
schools.
An interesting entertainment was given at
the Academy of the Holy Cross, on Massa-
chusetts avenue, last evening, which was
greatly enjoyed by n large audience. The
young misses all acquitted themselves most
creditsbly and gave evidence of the excellent
musical instruction they had received. Some
of the numbers were remarkably rendered
| and fully merited the warm applause they
received The operetta was well presented,
the various parts being sustained with spirit
and effect. The full programme was as fol-
| lows:
Chorus, "spring Song" Moderate, vocal
class, accompanied by ''iss NJ. McManus;
Excelsior Polk" Muller. Misses A. Cleary,
P. Haswell, b. Thomason, N. Hill, B, Spencer,
and NJ. Clements; operetta, "Genevieve," ac-
companied by Miss b. Thomson. Scene
| frst-vocal duet, Horn, Misses A. McGrann
and Annie O'Brien, accompanied by Miss n.
Dapray. Scene esecond-"Boccacio, Maylsth,
Misses M. Walker, J.. Fealy, A. McGrann,
and N. Dapray. Scene third-semi chorus,
Row us Swiftly" Campana, vocal class,
accompanied by b. Thomson; "The Original
Thirteen" by the juniors and minims; vocal
duet, Blewitt, Misses Meany and L. Hewlett
accompanied by Miss b. Spencer; "Galop di
Dapray, A. O'Brien, b. Thomasoni chorus,
| vocal class VeaZie