Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-01
IN THE SCHOOL ROOMS.
The Annual Oral Examinations ut the
Public schools.

Pubic schools.
The spring term Of the public schools
closed yesterday. Public oral examlna-
tlons were held in each school, and many
parents and friends Of the pupils were
present. The schools were visited by
members Of the school Board, too.
At the Massie, the Barnard Street,
Cathedral, and st. Patricks schools there
were recitations, dialogues, and the like.
In Prof. Train's room at Chatham Academy
tae boys were examined IN history, liter
allure, chemistry, arithmetic, algebra,
Latin, and Greek. The following de-
claimed:
TAFT Charlton, The Court" Joseph J..
Audesey, Think before you speak,
Francis Threadcraft, 'Satau's Encounter
with Death;" Howard Richardson. "SeYen
Ages OF Mans" Wylly WODdbrIdge, Left
on Battledeld;" Gus Kayton, "AnthOns
Grafton OF Cesar Louis Mercer, ''Foo
ChoO Ling" Edward Shuptrlne. Tale OF a
Tramp" Walter Harlridge, HAYNES re-
ply 10 Webster;" Barron Carter, "Cardi-
nal WolselY to Cromwell;" Noble
Banks, Farmers" Edward W.
Smith. "a Cry to Arms"
Thomas Hubbel, "Hamlets SOlliloquy;"
Nellgan Usina, "Burduck's Goat" j.
Richmond, 'TOombs IN United States
Senate;" Hal Jaudon, "Hymn OF the
Alamo;" Robert Lamar, "Cataline to
Gallic ConspIrators;" Robert Reid,
american Flag" William Besselieu,
Ambitions" Keans, "American lndian;"
Henry Drane, "Scotland;' Walter Lilien-
thai, "Dot Mosquito"
Hugh Banks and AlOnzO West gave
dialogue, "The Wants at Man.
The programme concluded with a de-
bate on an imaginary resolution for the
admission OF ladies to the floor or the
House during the debates. The ques-
ton was debated by the following:
Walter Hartridge, Ralston baltimore,
Richard ID. Fox, Francis l.. Tnreadcratt,
Preston 5. Arkwright, j. Lewis Spivev,
VIM, T. Dixon, Louis h. Mercer, john d.
Barnwell, Robert 5. Cope, Hugh NJ. Train,
NJ. NeliVau Usina, Edward +. O'COnnor,
Frederick II. Mcfarland, Edward W.
Smith, Walter Lilienthal, ID. Anthony
Usina, Heywa Rayenel, Henry Nj.
Drane, Robert l.. Ryan.
liz the girls high school class "a ,"PrOf.
w. S. Bogart, principal, the recitatious
were: "Praxitiles and Phryne," A. Ba-
ker; AT Rest" &. Brown; Mythology
OF Greece" Bessllieu; His Mothers
Songs,' 5. Elkins; ''rhe Boy who went
from Home,' V. Fleming; "The Death of
Virginia" F. Henderson; "HOw Kate
Kelley Saved the Train" A. johnson;
"Shelling Peas" l.. Proctor; legend OF
the Organ Builder" A. Sbellman; :'Hhe
Tongue" (Original. ) G. Stern.
Misses A. Hull, b. Black, |. BoIey, A.
Mccall, Nj. Hayward, G. LauDey, q. OPP
penheimer, N. Goodwin, and q. Howard
held cOllOquy, its title being "Phe In
vestigaiing Committee"
A dialogue. entitled 'SchOol for Daugh-
ters," was given by Misses A. Johnson,
G. Landershine, L. Proctor, V. Fleming,
}. White, S. EIkins, G. Bessellieu, A. Bes-
sellieu, A. Baker, j. Thomas, f. Hender-
son, &. Brown, q. Stern and l.. Einstein.
In class 3D." Miss f. Dorset teacher,
the programme was as follows:
"Jephtha's Daughter" Mary Davis;
"POOr Little jim Minnie BannOn;
Excepting His Word" Miriam Mitchell;
''rhe Ride of Jennie McNeal," Laura
ter. Minnie Bannon, Lille Selig, Mamie
Proctor, Annie Gordon, Mary Davis,
Miriam Mitchell, Lille Spann, Pauline
Decker; chow He Saved St. MjchaePs."
Mamie Cox; ''The Switchman's Story"
Emmie Morgan; zone Thanksgiving"
Pauline Decker; "Tne Message" Julia
Scott; "Warden, Keep n Place
for me-" Lille Celig; "NO Cure, No Pay"
Emmie Morgan, Mary Davis, Mamie Cox,
Mamie Proctor, Gertrude Middleton, Bes-
sic Reeves, Leah Adler.
The East Broad and West Broad Street
colored schools also held public exami-
nations.
All of the schools viii be closed until
May 10, when the summer term Will open.