Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-01
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THE ANNUAL ORAL EXANIINA-
TIONS.

Record of Yesterdays Events in the
Glass ROOms-A Creditable and Salts
factory Display-A Monument to sa-
vannah's school Systematic Reeita-
lions and Music-The Contests and
Prizes.
The annual oral examinations in the
public schools took place yesterday, and
were the occasion Of great interest among
the citizens, displaying the workings OF
the admirable school system Of which, as
the result OF wisdom and experience,
savannah may well be proud.
In company with superintendent ".
H. Baker. to whose indefatigable efforts
and trained judgment the people are in
debted for much of the success Of the
present system. a representative Of the
MORNING News made the rounds Of the
various schools yesterday, visiting in all
over fifty class rooms. which were filled
and crowded with bright and happy chill
dren.
The exercises in each comprised the eX-
aminatiOns in the various studies which
/ had been pursued during the year, and
/ which precede the annual exami-
nations for promotion in July.
and interesting recitative and
musical programmes. The class-rOOms
were decorated in nearly every instance.
and in many Of the schools the floral dis
/ plays were prOfuse and elaborate.
The exercises begun promptly at $3.50
O'Clock. and the examinations We're
conducted in the presence Of large
numbers Of visitors, including the
/ patrons and friends Of the schools and
| pupils, members Of the Board Of Educa-
ton, the clergy and citizens. The general
! expression was one of sur
prise at the rapid development Of
/ the schools since they were organized
under the present system, and the marked
proficiency displayed by the pupils in the
/ examinations.
Il would be impossible to give a de-
/ tailed report of all of the exercises. and
/ in consequence the mere programmes are
! presented.
Girls High school.
! The four classes of this school are taught
/ by Principal Bogart and his two excellent
slady assistants. Misses Fanny D0rsett
| and Virginia Miller. These ladies have
/ no superiors in this city as teachers. be-
/ ing thoroughly equipped in education,
/ skill and experience. They have been
teaching in the High School ever since its
/ establishment. and their success is amply
/ attested in every successive year.
4 In the A" or Graduating Class, the
! examinations were in History, Geometry,
I Yirgirs Eneid. and Chemistry. In the
! ID y
! Philosophy and English Literature. In
/ the &c" Class. Algebra. Latin and RhetO-
/ ric: and in the ID" class. Spelling. Lat
/ in. Algebra and Physical Geography.
In the two higher classes original COM
/ positions. prepared for this examination.
4 lay upon the Principals table for inspec-
/ ton. 1t is due to their merit to say that
! these essays were sensible. well expressed,
I Of good ideas, and show considerable skill
| i'm English composition. \ dozen or more
! of these exercises were translatiOns in
/ English verse Of portions of Virgil, and
/ show a clear understanding of the Origi-
/ nal Latin and a good ear for English
I versiticatiOn. These translatiOns We're
/ presented by Misses Branch, Boulineau,
/ Douglass. Grady and Usina, of the "A"
/ Glass, and by Misses Byck, Haupt, y.
/ Hunter, Pope. Rieser. Reeves and Sweat.
| The last two hours were spent in recita-
/ tiOns and cOllOquies.
In the A" and s'B" classes the follow
/ ing recitatiOns We're given: Miss Plat
! shek, Pardon" Miss NJ. Branch, The
| Irish Famine;" Miss Z. NARROW, Left
1 on the Field:'' Miss Smith. 1.-The Purest
/ PEARL" Miss Boulineau, "The Bow Who
/ Left Home;" Miss Usina, WAS Not All
| a Blessing;' Miss Wade, The Drowned
/ Mariner" Miss Rieser. (Which Shall 1t
/ Be-" Miss Byck. 1.-The Soldiers Re-
/ prieve:" Miss McLaws, ''Perseyere;"
! Miss Douglass. '.The Blacksmith Story
/ Miss Grady. 1.-The Yankee in Love- Miss
/ Miss L. Branch, The Loving Are the
! Daring" Miss King. equity or Not
/ Guilty?" Miss Richardson, The Lament
/ Of the Rose" Miss Shivers, "a Naughty
/ child's View of Life" Miss Goodwin,
/ The COTpOraFs Baby Girl;p and Miss
| Bolts, "A Farm-Yard Song"
| Two very interesting colleagues were
well rendered. In the first, My Aunt's
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| scented by Misses Goodwin, Smith, Mar
/ low, Hunter, Arson, NJ. Branch, Bolts,
| Richardson and Platshek, In the second,
! '-Gaffer Grey's Legacy the parts were
/ rendered by Misses Grady, Douglass,
| BOulineau, Watts, McLaws, l.. Branch,
/ Usina and Wade.
| Glass C.-'Mrs. Willis Will" Lottie Branch
| Of \ class. Nellie Myrick, eX-pupl Of Girls
/ Fl igh school. Alice Parish, Eugie Dale. Agnes
| johnson; ''The Soldier Prayer Vida Flem
! ing; 1.-The Wounded soldier Celia stern;
.-C hOosinE Bride. Josie White, Alice Baker,
! Marion Threadcraft. Nela Rowland. Celia
/ Frank. Lena Schafer; "Chrlstlanos Al
/ Ie0nes." \ gnes Johnson; Ugly Greg Alice
/ BaSer; Courage Josie White; "Ihe Love
I OF a Bonnet Celia Stern. Julia Thomas, susie
| Elkins Burnie Porter. Carrie Landershine.
| Glass D.-'kIng NOlmer and Elsie Laurie
| Lester; 'The Briar Rose Mamie Cox; The
! Children's Hour Annie Werm: Nothing 70
| Wear" Ella Garden; ''LOchinvar's Rice"
Florence Barbour; ''Nirginia.' Mary O'Con-
nell: The Knight ami Page" Susie Ohm
steld: 'Curfew shall Not Ring Tonight.
/ Lenore Hu5s1v: The Homes of England"
/ Mary Bogart: THE Draw bridge Lilly
Selig: THE Modest Wit Martha Golinsky;
| "a Psalm Of Life Belle Stoddard; The
/ Gamblers Wife Miriam Mitchell; "Blngen
/ on the Rhine" Leah Adler; "Horatlus.'
1 Emmie Morgan; "Belshazzar,' Daisy Boull-
/ neau: Loves Sacrifice Pauline Decker;
/ "The Famine" May bearing; "POOr Little
jim" Minnie Bannon; "A Slight Mistake
! T. Decker. y. Gordon, I. Barbour, ID. BOulI-
1 neau; The Peasant Queen, NJ. CoN' NJ
| bearing, NJ. Mitchell, /. Adler, NJ. Baker. ).
! Olmstead VI. GOlinsky, L. Garden, +. car
/ son. NJ. Bannon.
Boys High School.
/ The examinations in mathematics, lam
/ guages. sciences and ethics in the several
| classes of the Boys High School, under
| the principalship of Mr.. II. +. Train,
assisted by Mr.. ". +. Thigpen, were sus-
/ tanned in a very creditable manner, and
evidenced the thorough instruction they
/ had received and a well grounded knOWl-
/ edge OF the various branches Of study.
/ After the examinations in history, rhet-
/ oric, literature, Greek, Latin, geometry
/ and algebra, which occupied the day until
! - o'clock. the most interesting part OF
/ the programme-the declarations and
| debates-was taken up. All Of the boys
| acquitted themselves remarkably well. vet
/ a number Cf the speakers are deserving Of
/ special mention Among these We're
! Samuel Oppenheimer,C Charles Slpple. John
/ Halligan. Alfred kohn, John McLaugh-
/ lin and Thomas Doyle.
The programme of declamatiOns was as
| follows:
''Gratton's Reply to Corny,' Samuel Open
/ hcimer: Young America" An. C5Ina.
! TT. Hopkins; 'sOur COuntrys Honor our
/ own" Eddie O'C0nnOr; Men of Sterling In
/ tegritv Wanted George Mercer; The
4 World for Sale. Thomas Clay; "Encourag-
/ ing Emigration" Charles sipple; Georgia
/ John Barnwell: THE Hand that Rocks the
/ Cradle" I'd. Goodman; dot Baby oh Nine
I Tom Halligan: 1.-The Poor Voter Nicholas
/ Corish; Victory OF Ruin, John Lamar.
/ After this part Of the declarations had
/ been concluded. the question, Are the
! Mental Capacities of the Sexes EqualF"
/ was debated by the following speakers:
/ Chairman. Trenholm Hopkins; opener, John
/ Ha}Heap: first speaker. Thomas Halligan: sec
/ oud speaker, Charles Saussy; third speaker.
! Ed. Goodman; fourth speaker. George Mercer;
/ fifth speaker. Thomas Clay; sixth speaker,
/ Charles Simple; seventh speaker, Alfred hohn,
/ eighth speaker. James McGlashan; ninth
/ speaker. Harry Graham; tenth speaker. Chas.
/ Reilly; eleventh speaker, Robert Morrlssey;
! twelfth speaker, Walter Gross; thirteenth
I speaker. Remur Crum; fourteenth speaker,
I Reade MiscalIy; fifteenth speaker, Samuel OPP
penheimer.
/ The programme was then completed in
| the following order:
ssTbe stranded Bark and the LifeB0at,'
! Robert RYAN: in Memoriam.' Vim. Harty;
/ s.Speech Of Cassius,f Harry Graham; The
/ sword Of Lee" Edward smith; The Defense
/ Of New Orleans" Amos hetchum; The Tale
/ of a Postum" Charles Saussy; Lament for
/ LAFAYETTE" Francis ThreadCraft; "Dla-
/ lorue.~R. Crum and Alfred kOhn: ">tump
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