National Republican., 1884-06-18
THEIR SCHOOL is OUT,
And tho Students Of Emerson Institute Cele..
brato the Event FittinglY
Close or the Fourth, Fifth, sixth, and
Seventh Grades OF PubIio schools,

Lincoln hall presented a brilliant scene
last night with tho large audience and the
stage improvised into garden Of flowers.
The occasion was the thirty.second annual
commencement of Emerson institute, of
which Prof. Charles b. Young is the princi-
pal. The pleasing selections of music Incl
dental to tho exercises were performed by the
Marine band.
The salutatory and the valedictory woro
pronounced respectively by w. L. Hodge and
W. J. A. Bliss, and were greeted with
applause. Tho essays throughout showed
excellent Judgment in their selection, and
were most crcditably given by the students
Tho other speakers were Il. c. Surbridge,
A. Britton, II. Franc jr,, w. j. Willard, II.
c. Russell, w. G. Stuart, G.. NJ Emory, w. d.
Davidge, jr,, j. G.. Billings, jr., j. II. Blunt
S. King, and l. j. Morris.
The presentation of prizes was made by
Prof. Young as follows w. A. J. Bliss and
w. L. Hodge wero awarded the school honors,
the Pnkney medals for scholarship. First
class, gold medalsJ. II. Blount (class honor,
II. c. surbridge, j. II. Metzerott, S. j. King
Louis Mackall, W. G. Stuart, Albert
Stuart, A. T. Briton, and Henry
Franc, ir,, for scholarship,
and A. II. Brltton for reading. Second class,
gold medals, G. NJ. Emory, J. s. Billings. jr.,
w. j. Willard, and Morton Ramsdell. Prizes
to G. II. Seaton, s. Il, Young, Fred Kennedy,
and Edward Clark. Premiums for scholar
ship, to Sidney Smoot; for Latin, to G. II.
Seaton; mathematics, Edward Clark Especially
for improvement, &. IL. Stono, Harry Nelson,
w. +. Sicard, Isaac Morris, and A. Menscal.
English observation-disclosures Bulkley, first
prizo; IN bookkeeping, Eliot NJ. Henderson;
medals for punctuation to James III. Blount,
Edward Droop, Howard Russell, Albert Stu
art, Louis Macksll, William +. Sicard, and
Randolph Surbridgc.
intermediate department-First class, gold
medals for scholarship to George T. Dunlop
and John Patterson; prizes to Oscar Menocal
and William ID. Brown; premiums to John A.
MasOie, George w. White, Frank Rittenhouse,
Montgomery Gibson, and Fred. d. Gray;
second prize forsdeclamation, Frank BlaIy6s.
Second class, gold medal to Ross Perry; prizo
William Bladen Jackson premiusn to Arthur
Cranston, and honorable mer.Jion to Presley
Hunt, Robinson Riley Benjamin Coulson.
Samuel Watkins, Charles Holbroke, and
Hobart Berriden,. first prize for
defamation, Robinson Riley, second
prize to Saruel Watkins, and medals for
punctuality to Presley Hunt and Hobart
Berry,. Howe Totten and Paul johnson
woptd have stood among the first in tho class
had they not left before the requisite exam
ination.
Junior department., first class-Gold medals
to Wright Smith and Hugh Dallas, for
scholarship; prizes to Frank Patterson, Du
Bose Ferguson, Sherwood Wilson, and Carl
Droop. Second class-Thomas Dowling
Henri de Sibourg, and Joseph Crawford,
prizes. Third class-Albert Walker, Robert
Walker, and Connie Harris. Fourth class
Edward McCauley, Richard Gibson, and
Joseph Smoot. Special prizes were awarded
to Sherwood Wilson, DuBose Ferguson, and
Wright Smith for defamation. Medal for
punctuality to Andrew Talmadge. Premiums
in special studies to Orval Townshend,
Denny Verdi, Duncan Hannegan, and Ar
thur Goldschmd. The following stood well,
but left before examination Frank Bailey,
Harry Burdotte, Ellet Cabell, Goodwin Ord
way, Barnwell Stuart, and Horny Walker.
In the French department. gold medals
were awarded to James II. Blunt, Edward
Tho judges for defamation medals were
| DR.. Buckley, Rev. Mr.. Clark, Mr.. Frank
Howe, Mr.. Samuel Maddox, and Mr.. Lord.
Tho exercises concluded with the humor-
Gus farce entitled Little Toddlekins," with
good cast of characters.
| The graduates were as follows:
Classical dopartment-W. J. A. Bliss, w
L. Hodge, A. Britton, S. King, H Franc, jr.,
| w. ID. Davidge, jr., l.. Mackall, John II.
Metzerott, w. c. Stuart A. Stuart.
English department-C. Stevens. A.
Hoehling, d. Silverberg, L. Henderson, G.
MCGUIRE ]. Il. Morris, II. Kemp.
The closing exercises of the public schools
were continued yesterday, those ofthe fourth
fifth, sixth, and seventh grades being largely
attended in all the various buildings. The
walls of the various rooms were decorated
with maps, designs, and pictures drawn by
the pupils, while the desks Of nearly all the
teachers were filled with flowers brought by
their pupils
School No. G, of the fourth grade, in the
Force building, of which Miss l.. f. Spack
man is teacher presented highly entertain
ing programme Of exercises which was mos
creditably rendered by tho little girls. Al
the conclusion Maj. Morgan delivered
very neat address, in which he compli
mented both teacher and scholars fo
the success the school had attained durin(
the year; mentioned the excellence of thu
speaking and singing by the young misses
and wished them all pleasant vacation
The programme consisted of singing recita
tions, declarations, aud tho reading Of essays
The choruses were sung by the entire school
The individual performers were:
Carlotta Ebert, Addie Matthewson, Mani,
Slufrio, Marie Dockery, Maggie Griffin Bell
Wilet, Eva Cox, Frank Mulhall, Emm,
Brandt, Olive Trayers and Kate McMonig!e
Jennie Edwards Belle Davenport, Myra Raby
and Ella Davidson, Jennie Edwards, Lottit
Brock, Anna McBlair, and Frances Sylvi
Howe.
At the franklin and Webster schools tn,
closing exercises were Of very ploasinl
character. n,aey consisted Of readings reci
tations, and singing. The pupils rs woll n
the teachers were attired in neat whit
dresses. SO glad were some of the pupils Il
the Frank school ut the prospect of twelvt
weeks vacation from thoir studies that the,
engaged in the whirl of the dance aftcr th
MONDAY exercises wero over. Some of th
} pupils showed an excellent knowledge o
music in their performances upOn the piano
! In tho colored schools, the Stevens, Miner
, John Il. Cook, Proctor, and Banneker build
ings the closing exercises were also an ocoa
, all neatly attired, and showed much prof
cheney in their studies as oyinccd in thci
readings and recitatiOns. They also sang wel
{ number Of musical selections.
At the Jefferson building, Mrs. Kat
Thomas, one of the teachers recently mar
ried, ana who has severed her connection
1 with the school, was presented by the scholar
Z with couple Of willow chairs.
Tho closing exercises of tho grAmma
schools will take place this morning. Il
some of them entertainments will be give
/ TO the successful candidates for entrance {
the high school in the fall
The vacation of the schools lasts until th
: second Monday in September.
Miss HuTst's Performance.
Another large audience filed Ford's opor