Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-01
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
FOUR MOST POPULAR WOMEN
TEACHERS IN DELAWARE.

| ldiasss Rsudnitsisy and Marvel of thIs
city. rlorning Of New Castle and RegeD
Of RocklaRd Lead IN the Popular
Teachers Contest
The prize winners in the EVENING
JOURNAL Popular Teachers Contest are
as follows:
Miss ANNIE RAuDNITzKr, Whining
| ton.
Miss ELLA MARVEL, Wilmington.
Miss MARYJ. FLEMING, New Castle.
Miss ANNA II. REGAN, RocklaDd.
The prizes won by these popular young
women are.
First prize, 3 grand organ, built by
Story & Clark, of Chicago Il contains
| four sets os reeds of two ard half oc-
taves each, and has nine stops. The
name OF the builders is synonymous
with a perfect instrument Second
| prize, the Library OF American Litera-
ture, in eleven volumes, compiled By
| Edmund Clarence Stedman aud Ellen
| Mackay Hutchinson The book is pub
lished by the well-known house Of
Charles L Webster & Go.
The third and fourth prizes are respect
lively a years and six months subscrip
ton to the EVENING JOURNAL
The conditions of the contest were
| that any teacher of a public or private
school in Delaware, Who received the
largest number Of votes on ballots cut
from the EVENING JoURgAL would re-
Ceiye the prize
Below is given short sketch Of the
lives of the winners OF ths contest.
Winner OF rho First Prize.
Miss Annie Raudintzky rsceived
3d. 652 votes aud is the winner OF the
| first prize of the EVENING JOURNAL
| teachers contest She was born in New
| York city. Her father was professor
of music. and when the country called
| for volunteers he enlisted ia the New
| York troops. BE served during the war
until the battle of the Wilderness, when
he was killed Miss Raudnitzky s mother
remained in New York until 1868
when she removed to this city Miss
Raudnitzky was educated in the public
schools in this city, and graduated from
| the High School in the class of 1875
When Miss Rsudnitzky graduated she
WAS but 16 years old, but shs Immediately
received a position as teacher in the How.
ard School. Soon afterwara shs accepted
a position as teacher In school No 70. She
also taught in schools Nos z. 10 and s.
She is still teacher in the
latter school and her great
| popularity among her friends and schol-
airs is shown by her having won the first
prize in this contest She says she is
| agreeably surprised at the good viii Of
her friends and is heartily thankful to
them for the interest they take IN her
welfare Miss Raudnitzsky has no rela-
tives whatever in this vicinity and those
who have helped her to win. are her
friends and we're drawn to her by hor
winning grace and friendly manner
Miss Ella sI. Marvel.
Miss Ella M. Marvel was born in
| Christiana, Del, aud was educated at the
Seminary in Newark, Having taken the
| full course there she removed to this
city and graduated from the High School
1 in the class Of 1880 Ia 1889 she ac-
captel a position as teacher ia the lowest
/ grade of No. 2 school She has remained
in this school, but has been promoted IN
til she 10 now teacher of the highest
grade there. She received 1919 votes.
sHiss MARY Fleming.
Miss Mary j. Fleming is a native Of
New Castle, and is the eldest daughter
Of family of Eve. Her father is John
Fleming. well known shoe dealer in that
city Her mother died when she was a
child. She received her education &C the
public schools thsre. and graduated ct
the high School under Professor J. p.
CARRIER in 1884 She then took private
course of study TO fit her for the duties
of teacher, and in 1887 was
elected teacher Of school No 3. being the
youngest ''wielder Of the birch in the
schools of that town. She has had a
splendid record as a teacher, potwith.
standing the fact that the children in
her school are all very small, and that
there they take their first step in school
life.
Miss Fleming is member Of the Pres
byterian Church and an active worker in
the Sunday school. Her friends have
made gallant fight for her success, and
she has received an average of three
votes from every living iuhsbitant of
that city, and several hundred from
other points in the state. The people OF
New Castle have been determined that
she should have a good showing in the
race ana have supported her nobly. She
was close third, having received Is All
ballots
Miss Anna II Regain
Miss Anna Il. Regan was born in tkls
city and has lived here all her life. She
was educated at St Peters Female
School Sixth and West streets, this
city and took tbs full course there. She
finished in 1888 and began her life as 4
teacher in the OFT school. at Newark.
After remaining there for awhile. she
taught for time at the Beaver Valley
school and in 1884 went to the Rockland
school, where she has been teaching
since.
The teachers were found hard at work
in their various rooms, seating scholars
and plscing them in their proper seats,
| except Mss Reagan, who Is at present
III at her home No 725 W.st Fourth
street. Two votes above IA, 600 was the
splendid result Of the efforts Of her pupils
and friends
The prize winners in the contest Just
closed will receive orders for the prizes
which they have won, on application in
the business Office of the EVENING
JOURNAL
Popular Teachers Votes.
The full vote is appended
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