The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-25
SCHOLARS TO HAVE A REST.
Closing OF the Public Schools for the
Spring Vacation.

\ Closing OF the Public Schools for the
Spring Vacation.
The close OF the winter term OF the public
schools was celebrated as usual yesterday,
with public exercises, consisting chiefly Of
declarations. readings and dialogues.
! The exercises at all of the schools were
well attended by the parents aud friends Of
the children. The crowds were not I'M
\ usually large. but most of the school rooms
were comfortably filled. The largest
crowds, OF course, were at the Chatham
academy, where the exercises Of the
! high school and the Chatham grammar
school took place. The exercises were con-
Quoted in separate rooms.
! Hunter hall was we'll filled with pupils Of
| the high school and their friends. Every
thing seemed bright, the pupils were in
| high spirits, the girls looked charming in
their spring dresses, and there were flowers
in profusion.
Miss Jennie Cramer recited THE Dying
! HERDS Request" Miss Annie Brooks road
Jimmie Browns Steam Char" Miss
, Birdie Huffman recited "The Outlaw"
Master Martin Cooley, "What We Are ("
toga;n Miss AnuIe Davis, "The Mortgage"
Miss Lizzie Kinsey. "rhe Life-boat;" Miss
Lila CabanIss, Love and the Lion" Miss
Louise Resting, Prayer and Potatoes :"
Miss Eva Jollie, "Gullty or Not Guilty"
Master Peter Heagerty, Lord Byron
70 the Greeks , Miss Florence
Carrie Carter, mot One Child to Spare"
Miss Nellie Connery, "Pecksniff's Monkey I"
Master Chas. FARRELL, "Cataline's Defiauce;"
Miss Gertrude White, "Unknown;" Miss
Eva Smith, Little Marys WISH" Miss
Sallie Cabniss, Crows ChIldren;" Master
Edwin Ryals, THE Baron's Last Banquet;"
Miss Agnes O'Brien, IA Musical Rendi-
tion;" Miss Sadie Traub, me and the Mis-
sionary;" Miss Georgia Cope, "The Silent
Song Bird" Master William Vim, Rob
ert the Bruce" Miss Sallie Coburn, "Strug-
gle with Stove Pipe" Miss Susie Kent,
Love Lighters LAHORE Miss Josie Collins,
"Mona's Waters" Master Percy Baker,
''Manacled;" Miss Nellie Reynolds, WON
ans Experience of Married Life" Miss
Ruth Kayton, 1.-THE Music Box"
Many. of the young misses showed re-
markable talent in elocution. Masters
Percy Baker and Edwin Ryals won ap-
plause and flowers by their excellent decla-
nation.
The room of the Chatham grammar
school was crowded, and the efforts of the
pupils were literally applauded.
The exercises at the Cathedral school
were OF an interesting character. The ex-
aminations were in reading, writing, arith-
composition, and were followed by reci-
tations and dialogues. The children showed
evidences of careful study and training,
and acquitted themselves admirably.
The spelling contest in sP rincipal O'Bri-
ems room was one OF the principal features,
and was hotly contested. Joseph Heffer-
nan finally won the prize. The recitations,
Fall OF Warsaw" by Joseph Heffernan,
and War Sometimes a Moral Duty by
John McDonough, were excellently given,
and drew forth plaudits from the visitors.
Anotaer attractive feature of the
principals room was the blackboard dis
play. A cash account, personal account
and statement were written in vari-colored
chalks on the board, and were the subject of
much favorable comment. The feature
among the recitations in the third grade
was Clusters Last Charge" by Jordan
Brooks. The youth delivered it In a man
ner which showed that he has considerable
talent as an elocutionist
Bishop Becker Vicar General CafRerty
and Capt. Blum of the board of education
were among the visitors.
The exercises at st. Patrick's consisted of
an oral examination of the
regular school studies interspersed
with recitations. The different
rooms were profusely decorated, and each
pupils desk held bouquet of roses, while
the teachers desks were covered with floral
offerings from the pupils. The penman-
ship exhibition was one of the features Of St
Patrick's examination. Spelling contests
were had in the Third, Fourth and Sixth
grades.
In Principal O'Haras room an interesting
feature was the recitation of Literary
Gems. short extracts from the great poets,
IN which the entire class took part.
Davies Promise" by Miss Aggie Doyle,
and "Bingen on the Rhine" by John Cath
erwood, were excellently given.
The most interesting recitation in the
third grade was that Of Robert McPhelan,
who recited in admirable style, 1.-THE In
corruptibLe Patriot, Joseph E. Johnston"
Bishop Becker, Vicar General Cafferty,
Rev. 2. H. McMahon and Capt. Blum of
the board of education visited the school
during the exercises.
The exercises al the Massie and Barnard
street schools were equally as interesting as
those at the other schools. There was a pro-
fusion of flowers in the class rooms, and the
pupils were at their best
The East and West Broad street colored
schools had interesting exercises, and the
class rooms were crowded with visitors.
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