The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-06-21
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ATRe Alsss.s !. buPent school. slid hted In
Chfisjzua Hundred. closed its term for or
the GUNNER months, until September ist.
The school house was tlsteiy decorated
With flags. pictures and fowers gh!le the
;,.s. ~ yyr praaant aid lis children
dressed Ia their Sunday clothes gave the
scene gala appearance. The teachers A.
r. Spaid. Miss May Hersey Miss NJ r.
Riggs Miss Emma Hamilton and Miss
Lena Mclaughlin, were at their best and
the training and proficiency OF the schools
AMPLY repaid the teachers for their dill.
gehce and ardous task OF lnstllllng 10 the
minds 81 their pupils that knowledge
which VIII make them good citizens when
they arrived ut womanhood and man
hood.
The rooms were crowded with the pupils
and gnests. The exercises were opened
by the school singing DO Thy Duty" A
handsome crayon portrait OF Abraham
Lincoln was presented to the school, to
adorn the school roo nj walls. by MIR, Il. NJ.
Hoores, who made tho presentation
speach ms only Mr.. Hopes knows how.
II was Intended as a companion picture
to hang with the portrait OF Washington,
which was presented to the school last
year by lionel II. NJ. Floyd. The picture
was received on behalf oil. the school by
MIR. Francis q. DUPONT. In accepting the
picture Mr.. DUPONT, on behalf OF the
school, said:
rise to accept at your hands, my dear
sir. and In behalf Of this sch ool this tine
portrait of u great man.
1 hasten to make recognition OF your
Kind gilt ana In the namo Of all present.
thank you.
In behalf of the children OF this school
am particularly grateful. You have on.
aDlei us TO hang upon our walls the pic.
ture OF one whose name may indeed rank
with that OF the il.ustrious Washington.
Ihis picture shall DO to these children an
object lesson In patriotism. When ihsy
gaze upon that face. the very homeliness
OF which has certain charm, they shall
DO Inspired with reverence and shall
thence learn something of the great prln-
cinles Tor which that life was laid down.
Patriotism, or love OF ones country. Is
the great lesson taught by his life. Would
that time allowed me to recount to you
some OF the events of his life TO illustrate
my meaning, but 1t must suffice to quote
lew OF his words. AT the time OF his In.
huguration to the Presidency some OF the
states had already seeded.
Onsworving In HIS faith. true man In
every sense. his life is an OK anple for all.
itrust, SIR, that your generous gift may
Keep bright before theso children the
lu9tre Oh Abraham Linoolns MON DRY,
ana lead them TO study his history ana
the events OF his tina. and so each ono
may learn for himself what Ia tho mean.
Ing OF patriotism.
The principal Of tho school, A. r Spald.
maze lew reinarKs to the sQholnrs con.
pilment'ng them on tho prolHress they had
made In their studies during the past year
anu urged them to continue Their efforts
10 become educated mon and women, lie
Ineh Dade them farewell until the begin.
ming Oh the next school year In Sep.em-
Der next
Mr. DUPONT on behalf OF the schol ars
presented zach or the teachers with gifts
from The pupils: Miss Mclaughlin re.
cnivsa gauze fan; Miss May Horsey. a
silver buckle with her initials on 1t; Mias
hamilton, silver toilet articles; Miss
Rigge silver tray containing two Dottl 90
OF cologne; Prof. Spald, gold pen
cake and Ice cream wero served to all
Among the visitors present were: Fran.
chs Y. DUPONT. j. +. Sheppard aud Joh n
conly OF the school board; NJ. West Or OF.
yer, Leon Mayne, Thomas Stirling. ohm
Mnnilln' Peter dentien. John Evans. Henry
M,iief' Joseph Knox Geo. Mculoskey.
Mrs. Francis G. DUPONT. Mrs. Albert
smith Mrs. James Bright. Miss Mary
Stirling Mrs. Victor Stirling, Mrs. Henry
Latham, Mrs. Peter Genten. Mrs Henry
hlIler Mrs. George Jacobs. Mrs Robert
llrotteI, Alrs. Alexander Stephens, Mrs.
Humphrey Lynch. Mrs. james McVey,
Mrs' James ClenIy. Mrs, Joseph Knox, Mrs.
Robert Blakely, Mrs. Jacob Hover, Miss
Jane montgomery, Mrs. Sarah Knox, Miss
sierra Matthews. Mrs. William Ogle Mira.
fred 6vane' Mrs. William Brown. Mrs.
John Benson. Mrs. Frank Krau55, Mrs. Zen.
lamin Watson, Mrs. Kate Lawless, Misses
vlctorine lawlas., Philomena Butcher. Ella
Benson, Maggie Fulton, Abbe Casey, Irene
Clnrk. Eva krauss, Mary Dougherty, Eliza
McAdoo. Ada Howell and Mrs. j. stewart,
Mrs. i. W. Hawkins Chattanooga. Tom.
says, 'Sniioh's Vitalizsr Saved My Life
consider II tho best remedy for debit.
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