The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-27

recitation was given by the grammar de-
rtmen and heartily applauded py
those present. Miss Emma HoeitJe was
the valedictorian, and also received the
medal awarded by the principal, Captain
III. B%rensinger for the highest per cent.
obtained at the entrance examination 70
the High School. Miss EilzaDetn n.
medal for the second highest grade IN the
city at the entrance examination 1or
High School. and Harry Esterbrook re-
ceived the medal offered by Miss Ahda
Outwater, first assistant of the
school, for the highest per cent;
entrace examination in February. The
children of the Primary Department also
held their closing exercises yesterday.
The same excellence which marked h
programme in the Grammar Department.
characterized the exercises on the noor
below. There were several ola,
logues which were participated
lower grades, and the elocutionary efforts
of some of the older scholars were enter
tanning in more ways than one.
A feature of the programme was the
song. stWhas the Colors Say" accom-
panied by drums. which were most en-
Enthusiastically beaten by Jour little men,
Closing exercises were held by the
pupils Of the grammar department OF
of School No. on Central avenue yester-
day afternoon. The space bout the
principals desk was crowded with the
friends of the graduates. The programme
was made UP OF music and recItations
respective parts with credit both
to their teachers and themselves
Miss Nettie P~hillippowski delivered the
yaledictory address, and Miss Hattie /.
Headden read a well written essay on
school life. The programme closed with
a charming little afterpiece entitled
Smother Goose and her friends, I'm which
all the characters in that famous
old lady's melodies were .impersonated
by the pupils. Surrogate O'Ne1l,
who graduated from the school in
the class OF '66, presented testimonials
of proficiency in various studies to sew
eral of the pupils, and Thomas ]. Noonan.
of the class of 10, delivered an eloquent
address to the graduates. The singing OF
America by the school closed the exer-
cises.
SCHOOL N c. II.
The male grammar department OF
school No. IL devoted this morning to en-
Pertaining their friends. A pleasant fea-
ture of the programme, IN view OF the
excellent singing OF this department, was
the fact.thRt the greater part OF 1t was
devoted to music. The exercises began
with the singing of the Star
Spangled Banner in a manner
which sent a patriotic thrill through
those who heard it. Ingraham's
1.-The owl and the Pussy cat" and The
Funny Mandarin were thoroughly appre-
ciated. John B. Apologize delivered the
salutatory address and Jerome J. Seaman
was the v~aledictorian. President John J.
Voorhees,, of the Board of Education, pre-
sented the diplomas and medals, and the
with a vacation song, to which the near
presence of that joyous period lent un-
usual zest.
SCHOOL NC. IL.
There is no school in the city the clos
ing exercises of which excel those of No.
~, and yesterday, when the primary de-
partment wound up the school year with
an attractive programme. was no excep-
ton to the rule. For nearly two hours
the children most agreeably entertained
a large number of their friends with
DUETS, dialogues, recitation and singing.
President John j.. Voorhees, presented
testimonials to those who had earned
them, and the Rev. Mr.. Ellison addressed
the children.
SCHOOL NO. 20.
The closing exercises of School No. 20,
Danforth avenue, near Old Bergen Road,
were held yesterday morning. The feat
ures OF the occasion were the beautiful
singing by the school and the Historical
R~etrospection by one hundred pupils.
There were numerous dialogues aud reel
tations, in which all the young declaim-
ers acquitted themselves with credit.