The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-29
BOOKS LAID BY FOR SUMMER
ALL OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOS
ED NOW UNTIL FALL.

Interesting Exercises mt the nIaSsfe
scbOOI-The Graduates and Promo
tiOns-SIr. NIchOIsOn's Address "a
the SehOOI-Mr. Myers and superin-
tendent Baker Give the Pupils a
Pleasant TnIiE--The Closing of the
COIOred schools.
Very interesting exercises were held at
the Massie school yesterday morning in
the room OF the principal. Mr.. ]. E. Way.
There was quite crowd of the friends
and patrons of the schools in attendance,
and two hours were spent very enjoyably
to both children and adults.
The following programme was rendered:
Music and entrance of pupils. fifth, sixth
and seventh grades.
Chant. Lords Prayer.
Recitation and song by sixteen chill
dren receiving ANIMALS and speech by Gus
sic White. first and second grades.
Song, Reuben and Rachel" by Harold
Naynelo and Eulalia Cox, second grade.
Presentation of ANIMALS. first and Sec
ond grades.
THE Freckle-Faced GIRL" by Rochelle
Tarver, fifth grade.
Song. Come Again With Singing" fifth,
sixth and seventh grades.
The Riheman's Fancy Shot, by Edgar
Fleetwood, seventh grade
The Whistle" by Ada Traub, seventh
grade
"Strickly Confidential" song. by Dora
Rowls and Bessie Proctor, third grade.
Recitation by Cora Johnston, fourth
grade.
Miss Perkins Visit" by Stella Levy,
fifth grade.
Rowing" song. by eight children re-
ceiying ANIMALS. fourth grade
Presentation of ANNALS, third and
fourth grades.
Song, Hannah Browne" by Joe Men,
dez fifth grade.
The Child Martyr" by Stella Way,
seventh grade.
Instrumental music by Birdie Joyce,
Recitation by Birdie Muhlberg, sixth
grade.
Song. The waysido Well, fifth. sixth
and seventh grades.
"A Maiden's Prayer" by Maud Davis.
fifth grade.
Presentation of ANIMALS fifth sixth ana
seventh grades.
May" song, fifth. sixth and seventh
grades.
salutatory, by Bessie Ryals. seventh
grade.
"A Woman's Question" by Clara Kee-
vii, seventh grade.
Brothers of Blue and Gray" by John
Harness, seventh grade.
Recitation by Edith Robinson, seventh
grade.
Valedictory by Percy Myers, seventh
grade.
Response, by Carol Moores. sixth grade.
Hunters song, by fifth, sixth and
seventh grades.
Address by Mr.. John Nicholson, Jr.
Presentation of Diplomas
Aud Lang Syne," song, by fifth, sixth
and seventh grades.
The recitations throughout were excel
| lent. Miss Edith Robinsons recitation of
the Jockey" was a remarkable piece of
elocution. The valedictory was very pleas
| antly delivered by Percy Myers
'Mr John Nicolson, Jr, gave the children
| an interesting and instructive address.
| dwelling largely upon the advantages of
education and the uses which they should
make of 1t.
Mr.. Lee Roy Myers of the board of edu-
| cation, was present throughout the exer-
| cises and at the request of the PRINCIPAL adj
dressed few remarks to the children. Mr.
| Myers was very happy in his remarks and
made the Massie school children feel good.
| He told them that he had noticed that the
| three honor graduates of the high school
| were all former graduates of the Massie
| school, and Furthermore that the major
| ity Of the honor graduates of the high
| school for the last several years had come
| from the Masse school
Superintendent Baker was given n very
hearty reception by the children and kept
| them amused and interested for some time.
He Endorsed the remarks of Mr.. Myers.
and said he did not know whether TO at
tribute the success of the Massie school
graduates to the excellence of the teachers
or the smartness of the pupils
At the close Of the exercises Mr.. Way
was presented with a silk umbrella by
Louis Neuberger in behalf of the gradual
| ing class.