The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-11
The Anthony Medals Com
peted for Yesterday.
Splendid Exhibitions in the
City Schools.
Hard Work for the Judges TO Decide
Upon Best for All Were Good.

| The annual competition among the
school children for the Anthony medals
occurred yesterday in the classical depart
ment OF the High school, and at the
grammar school, and there were splendid
exhibitions all over the city attended by
the parents and relatives OF the contest
ants.
| HIGH SCHOOL CLASSICAL DEPARTMENT.
| The exercises of the classical depart
ment of the High School were held.in the
hall of the Manual Training School and
Miss ID. Louise Whittelsey won the prize
| for her able and scholarly essay on "Mil-
toms Conception OF Happy Life as Ex-
pressed in L'Allegro and ii Penseroso
Combined" The judges were Prof. John
M. MsnIey, Rev. Wallace Nutting and
Mrs. Carl Barns. Hon. Thomas w. Bick-
nell presented the medal TO Miss Wbittie-
sey. The program which iDclu1es the
names OF all the contestants with the
titles of their essays, was: Piano solo,
"Novellette. schumann, Blanche N.
Davis; "The Historical Setting of Evan
geline," Louise $. Bartlett; "How Silas
Manner Finds Eppie," Lucius Q. King
a
Man, Sias Mariner" Clara I. Peirce;
cornet solo, "Alia Stella Confidante,"
Robandi, Thatcher il. Guild; "Milton's
Conception OF Happy Life, as Expressed
in L'Allegro and ii Penseroso Com bin
ed,' Dolly Louise Whitte.sey; "The
Strength and Weakness of the Man, Silas
Mariner" George S. Cooper; .'Milton's
Conception Of a Happy Life, as Expressed
In L'Allegro and ii Penseroso Combined. |"
Mary Randall Stark; quartet. "Plan-
tation Melody" Edward A. Northrop,
first tenor; Cassius NJ Freeborn, second
stetson, second bass; "The Friendship
of Antonio' Mabel Snow lie Valley;"The
Fairies of a Midsummer Nights Dream"
Harold s. Capron; "How Silas Mariner
Finds Eppie," Josephine NJ. Schoteld;
piano solo, 'Romance, Warum," Schu-
mann, Blanche N. Davis; ''Le Dernier
sourire," Wollenhaupt, Blanche N. Da-
Wis.
BRIDGHAM STREET GRAMMAR.
The prize winners at Bridgbam street
were Benjamin IL. Grawlin, Lizzie
Reeves, Bertram Il. sherman, and Bessie
b. spaulding. The judges were John
Il. Smith, Drs. Byron Whitford and Mrs.
T.. Z. Jones. The list of competitors:
Benjamin III. Grawlin, Frank N. White
house, Irving ID. Sayles, x. F. Hall, Liz
zie Reeves, Grace b. Noble, Vera @.
Sweet, Teresa l.. Smith, Edith X. Long
weu, Thomas X. Brennan, Ernest ID.
Walker, Bertram II. Sherman, Sidney M.
Warsheur, Ernest @. Falkenberg, ANNA
nj. Hobberry, Bessie b. Spaulding, Mabel
4. Poole, Carrie ID. Flagg, Maude Skerry
and Il. l.. Salandri.
POINT STREET SCHOOL.
At the Point street grammar school the
Judges were Mr. {. 4. Osborn, Miss A.
{. Gray and Miss Mary Turner, and
they awarded the prizes to Miss Paula
Heller and Henry Dimond. The twosuc
of twelve competitors and these had been
selected as the best readers In class
Of 70.
cANDAcE STREET SCHOOL
The readers at Candace street were
| Caroline C.. Needham, "Tbe American
| Flag; Chrissie Dover, "Thinking Makes
the NAM; Marie j.. Mccarthy, sour
Duties to the Republic"; Clara NJ. Brick
| ley, "False Notes OF Liberty; Fletcher
Eta Danigan, ..The Story of John May
nard"; Walter w. Holt, "The Pretext to
Rebellion''; Eugene c. McManus, "Wash-
| ington's Address to the Army; q.
| Corliss Giles, "Curran's reply to Threats
| of violence"; Richard +. Doyle. "Inven-
tive genius and Labor"; John K.
| William II. Taft, sour Flag
The medal winners were G.. Corliss
| Giles and Caroline &. Needham, who, IN
! the opinion OF Rev. Francis A. Horton,
| K. ID. Bassett and John Canning, were
the best out Of lot of very good little
| readers.
THAyER STREET SCHOOL.
| There were two contests at the Thayer
street school. In the first room the COM
| petitors were Bessie Allen, Annie Bixby,
| Mary Allen. Mabel keyes, Rebbecca Ma
honey, Moilie McElroy, Jennie Donovan,
| Carl sanderson, Willard Lenz, George
| Liddell, and Edwin Coleman, and the
judges, Rev. Augustus M. Lord and Dir.
| George Il. Peck decided In favor of Will
lard Lenz and Miss Mabel j. Keyes.
| In the second room the winners were
Miss NJ. Ida Delaney and James Mcken-
ma. The contestants were: Ida Delaney,
Anna Guildu6, louise Mahoney, Flora
Cotton, Elizabeth Delano, Mabel Kent,
| Agnes Cawley, Susan Heat hman, John
Peters, James McKenna, Henry Sessions.
Rev. James X. Ever and Mr.. Charles A.
Catiin were the judges.
BRANCH AVENUE SCHOOL.
At Branch avenue school, out OF nine
competitors, Corena Clegg and Phillip
Rice were declared to be the best readers
and the medals were awadred to them by
4
and John {. Reagan.
The program of exercises was: March,
Branch avenue orchestra; praise OF
Tears" Schubert; reading, by pupils
selected by the judges OF the prelim mary
reading TO take part in the final compe-
tition; selections, Branch avenue orches-
ira son Spirit of the Nation" J. w. r.
| piano solo. "Sounds from the Forest, -
Isabelle Theresa Cummings; Dutch ma
tional air, cornet solo, piano accompani-
ment, John Francis Dunn, Carena Cleeg;
"Switzerland, Helm; piano solo, A.
Baumbach, Min ,ie Agnes Gibbons; COM
mittee OF award, Mr.. John G. Began,
| Mr.. w. +. Grant, Mr.. John Henshaw I;
"Good Night" j. W. T.
DOYLE AVENUE SCHOOL
The judges at Doyle avenue grammar
school were Hon. Rathbone Gardner,
Hon. George A. Littlefield and Rev. c. A.
| Richards, and in their opinion the read
ers who deserved the medals were; Berk-
ley Tobey and Miss Ethel Dohson. The
exercises consisted of free gymnastics,