The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-06-12
OUR YOUNG IDEAS,
How they Have Learned to
Shoot in Our Public
Schools,
ffosram OF the Closing Exer-
cises nc the Central school.
Yesterday Afternoon.
Award of the Prizes and Ger
fiGcates Of Diplomacy 10
the Deserving Ones.
"Our Free schools, the Pride
Of waco" Is Toast the
Examiner Wishes 90 Offer.

Quoted. a few years ago very little
attention was paid to free schools In
Texas, but In few years hence they
will take the lead of all the institu-
tons of becoming IN the lone star state.
In thorough training, discipline, and
knowledge of everything pertaining
TO an education, teachers in the pub
lie schools In Waco deserve the great
est praise for their untiring efforts in
training the eighteen hundred chill
dron who finished their exercises yes
terday, and who will have vacation
until the first Monday in October.
The city council last year very wisely
concluded TO build more houses for
the accommodation of the children who
were crowded in rented buildings and
early this spring three two-story
brick buildings were erected in the
first, second aud third wards. These
houses have all the modern conven-
fences, and are an ornament to our
city. Thanks to the old school COM
mittce, Col. II. B. Parrot, chairman,
and the city council tor erecting them
when they did.
The EXAMINER wishes to note the
increase of the number of scholars
since the session opened, In October
1854. At the end of the first week
the enrolment stood: Whites, 5Ss
| colored, 27S; total, 500. The first
week in January the enrolment stood
VIII es, 1875; colored, 57l; total, 1866
At the close of the term IL stood
Whites, 1880; colored, 76S; total | ,84S
These figures show how our
free schools have grown during u
nine months session. Even now the
buildings are full and others will
have to be erected in short while
The EXAMINER says first of all now
let us have buildings for the colored
schools, and central building for the
higher grades.
In oil the ward schools yesterday
examinations were held in the fourth
and fifth grades, and at the Central
school in the sixth, seventh and
eighth grades. In company with SUI
pervisOr j. N. Gallagher, an ExAMI-
NER reporter took In some of the
schools yesterday, and was agreeably
surprised at what he saw and heard
The children were polite and attcn-
tive, and In every instance they
answered questions quickly and cor
rectly. AS all the ward schools were
being examined in the same grades nc
| especial mention can be made except
where the llinchman prizes were
awarded to pupils in the eight school,
in the city for proficiency, which ar,
As follows:
Central sChool-Mnggie King, aged
IL, in the sixth grade. Rev. A. A
Homer delivered the prize in neal
and appropriate speech
! First wardschool-TyusS Shaw, aget
3, second grade.
Second ward school-Iaura Bynnm
aged IS, fourth grade.
! Third ward schOol-Pattie King
aged 10, third grade.
Fifth ward school-Lizzlc Gordy
aged II, second grade.
In the colorel schools, the prize
were awarded as follows: Howar,
Institute, Roberta Leslie, aged /
years, sixth grade. First Street
Oscar X. Downs, aged Q years secon
grade. East Waco, Lena Georg,
aged Is years, fifth grade.
AT the Central School, Prof. Pas
had Il special programme arrange
for the afternoons exercises, aud
large number of ladies and gentl,
men were present. Every one wa
highly pleased with the entertain
ment. While the EXAMINER won
: be pleased TO give space to ever,
thing, II is impossible TO 40 5
Were every speaker given what wi
due them 1t would fill many column
I Master Tommie Tibbs deliyerC
4 the address of welcome in man
manner. The little fellow spoke o
as though he was an old stager, Al
every word he uttered seemed as il
A came from the heart, and he want
a everyone to feel at home while ia
Il watched the afternoons exc
4 cises.
n Master Ernest McKenney made
speech, winch was loudly applaudl
and he made decided hit on the /
dience.
A. After Master Eddie Gebhart r.
in dered n recitation, Master Eddie Ri
II. being bashful young man, he W.
n out in the hall, and del
cred speeee on feline
male and female. Ed did not sp'
e. loud enough, and the audience mis-.
fe treat in not hearing what he had
90 say about the much abused cats.
as Next was calestheuic exercises
NJ fourteen misses, all dressed in n
costumes of white skirts and pl
waists They have only been pr
ID, ticing a short while, and their eve
IN, tons, and moTepeiits docs credit
hs, themselves.
~ Miss Emma ranse presided at
10 organ and the thool sang beanlI
song.