The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-07-05

The closing EXERCISES Of the Bel Air Graded
School, pr9l harlcS I. Wright, l'rincipal, took
place, on Friday evening, June 18th in Masonic
Hall The room was crowded with the pupils and
their friends and the exercises were Interesting
They We're opened with an anthem by twenty or
twenty-five little girls, all dressed in white. Miss
Ella Hoblithell playing the accompaniment on the
organ.
Master Burton Proctor Subject. Life II was
well written and contained much excellent ad-
vice to beginners on the voyage Of lite. lie was
awarded the second honor
The Little buchanan was then rccitrdhy a lit
IL fellow Malcolm Morlhington sol. Of Mr.. John
u. NorthlHgton. Work ConIuers," singing and
Three Little Mushrooms" by three little girls,
Eva smith, BESSIE Powers and Ethel Fylr was
entertaining 'Iuhnnic'> Pocket. rrcitcd by Mas
ter Morgan Hughes. Illustrated the wonderful
capacity Ola boys pocket and the lifarOu> uses
to which tlIS r"crptarl" is put. \ rall>thrur
III Miss Maples, Interested In" audience. "a
Quarrel Among til" Flowers cautatt hy NUM-
Tablr;tu, Love Look, Not With Eyes" Was al,oal
pretty scene. Toms Hrjciiru Joke, dialogue
by Raymond IiohlttIcll. Annie Keith and Cora
Gnrrcll, was received with applause.
\ graduating essay. 80 harTn'trr, by Miss Grace
H. street, in which trIthiuluc>S was declared to
he the Cornerstone Of character wa, a rrrditHhlr
production. Five Little Chickens" was HnuSiugy
rrcitcd by Sue Smith. representing the mother
chicken, and Don Hays Eva smith. Maud Fylr,
Ethel Fyl" aud Ida Flowers. her chickens.
\ rharldr followed. the audience being requested
To- guess The word portrayed. II proved to be-
"luullW. "lic Art rite, Scent hy Alice. Lee
pnd BERTHE Bauer, was well done. The next piece
Nl>a motion song hy boys and girls. "lOUkiug
Ahead, followed 10y pretty ilag drill under the
direction ui Miss Annie biilry \ tanlr;ltI Rock
OF Ages. MAS effectively shown.
The Nale'lictory essay. On Friendship 10y Miss
Alice .rilrry, was also crrdtal'r ~ the Young
lady who delivered il. The first honor was confer
red upon her.
The presentation of gold medals by Prof John
ID. Worthlngton, was next In order -Four were
given. as follows:
TO Bessie Lee. Of Bel Air Tor clo,utiun 10
Grace Il. STREET., nf Bel Air Tor French. To Bessie
Anderson. OF Mar>hallS district, Tor LAT "a 10 &.
Junkin finnry of Chrchvillc, the medal offered
by the W. G.. +. L. for best essay on temperance.
The following pupils led their respective grades:
First Grade. III Division. Eva smith ii hi,
vision, Malcolm Nurlhingun. Second Grade sue
smith. Third Grade. Isl Division, John Bradley
9d division. Thomas Hopkins Fourth Grade,
May Warren. Fifth GTidr. LulU Hunter. S.\'h
Anderson. Eighth Grade. irmh ral-all. >lnih
Gr1dr. Alice ,lriury
Present every day in summer session. Burton
Proctor Preston Gilbert. Charles Whitaker. Harry
brit. RAYMOND Iiuhltulh Melvin kuu'lur. Willie
Small>hcrk. Frank Eullurd. NIir. Alr,nIlur Ellie
Hunter
street,.
During the year four pupil, studied French
I'VE Greek, thirteen German. twelve Latin. llyh-
Isl Greek read. Amaba>iS highest Latin read.
Virgil The majority ul students prepared Tor
';rSar. which will he read next year.
In the Judgment OF the Principal the consolidate
ton Of the Academy and Graded School ha, work
ed tremendously.
The teachers Of the school are as follows
, Principal Prof. Charles T, Wright Assistant
Principal; W, NJ. Burgess Misses Annie Of1iry and
Virginia NAPLES.