The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-01
SCHOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER.
TEACHERS AND Pupils BEGIN
THEIR VACATION TO-DAY.

I masale ana 81 Fmlrlck'a SCHOOLS NJ
the Head Of the List-severaI Pre-
sensations by Pupils TO Principals
and Teaehers-DipIomas and An
nuaI Certihcntes Presented.
/ The year 1865 OF the public schools
| closed yesterday and the schools VIII not
I open again until oct. !. Al each Of the
/ grammar schools exercises Of some kind
\ were held and diplomas and annual GER
I uhcates were presented by the principals.
The most elaborate exercises were held
l at Chatham school. No. /. the Massie
/ schools and ST. Patrick's school. The eK-
I ercises az all the schools were largely az
Y tended by the parents and friends % the
pupils. There were no exercises 81 the
/ High school. the graduating exercises hav-
ing taken place last week. but the pupils
I of first and second grades were awarded
their annual certificates by Principal
I Train.
/ At the Barnard street school a simple
I programme Of songs and recitations was
| rendered. There were no recitations by the
girls. the principal Mrs. Cotchett having
/ decided that the boys should do al the re-
citing. one or more boys were selected by
/ the principal from each grade for this pur-
pose and ali acquitted themselves credita-
/ bly,. The recitations were by Charles Tar
yer OF the Sixth grade. Taking Care Of the
Baby" Sam Brown, Fifth grade. My
Sunday Breeches:' Nat Bedford. ''Balti-
more Greyz." Meyer Sllverhed. Third
grade. THE jacket OF Gray Joe Byck
Third grade. Just Before Christmas. The
closing recitation was Vacation" By
Emett Robinson. The recitation was writ
ten for him year ago by his grandfather.
J. E. Blackshear, who mas since died.
There were several songs. among them
sweet Evening Bells" and The Tap
Of the Drum" both OF which were sung
with great spirit BY the children. There
We're thirty graduates, every pupil in
Mrs. Cotchetts class receiving a diploma.
The highest honor in the seventh grade
was won by Miss Julia O'Gorman and in
the sixth grade by Carl Stern.
The exercises at the Cathedral school
were very short. There were several
songs by the school. after which Principal
VI. 4. O'Brien addressed the school and
the graduates. following this with the
delivery Of the diplomas and the annual
certificates. Mr.. Brien was presented.
by the graduating class with a handsome
comp and brush of sterling silver Miss
j. Il. Walsh, the assistant to the princi-
pal. was also remembered by the gradu-
ating class. her present being a silk belt
with silver buckle.
The exercises OF Chatham grammar
school No. / were held IN the principals
| room and We're largely attended. The
! following programme was gone through
| with.
Music by the class: salutatory. Miss
/ Fannie Carter; THE Troublesome Wife. d"
| MISS Florlne Morgan; The Butterfiy's
/ Choice" Miss Louise Falligant; The
/ Babys First Tooth" Master Richard Pat
| mans Heroism,' Miss Virginia Swing;
! Mark Antony's Grafton" Master John
| Reoarer; "A Stroll to the Court Room, =
| Miss Olive Collins; "Jephtha's Daugh-
ter" Miss Mamie Heidi: music. Wan
/ dering Song" Popping the Question, %
| Miss Essie Walls; Church Reveries Of
Schoolgirl Miss Ange Eleopoulo;
| "SoCkeTy Setting the Hen" Miss Sarah
| 'CoAoquy OF Nations, or, Liberty Seek
| ing a Home" Miss Daisy Huburn, Lib
erty. Miss Virginia Swing, China; Miss
| Annie Werner, India; Miss Lille Hinelv.
| Russia: Miss Sarah Wnensky. Germany:
| Miss Essie Walls, Scotland Miss Louise
| Falligant, Spain; Miss FlQrine Morgan.
| France; Miss Annie Conners, Ireland
| Miss Fannie Carter, Italy; Miss Ange
Eleopoulo. Greece; Miss Olive Collins.
| America, the flag and the Star Spang-
| led Banner music. Master John Rebarer;
| valedictory Miss Annie Bridges: diplo-
| mas delivered by S. b. Spencer, principal:
| music, Evening Thoughts"
| The rendition of Liberty Seeking a
| Home was very well done, indeed each
OF the participants being arrayed in the
| colors Of the country represented nv her
Miss Daisy Hnburn made a good Liberty.
| wrapped in the American flag and with
| a star upon her head. The rebuke OF Lib
erty 10 Spain for her treatment Of Cuba
| and her invocation for the freedom of
] nv Tn1
| Spencer, was very effective and won the
! applause of the audience
| After the close of the exercises Col.
| Spencer was presented. by the teachers of
| Chatham No. !. with a case containing
| a dozen silver mounted salt and pepper
| cruets. The presentation was neatly made
| by one of the teachers. The gift is great
| ly appreciated by Col. Spencer and will
be treasured by him as a memento of
his long service with the school
| Brief exercises were held by Chatham
| school No. 2. The salutatory was deliv-
| cred by Marie Cheatham and the vale
| dictory by Josie Oetjens. Both young la
| dies acquitted themselves with credit
| Diplomas were presented by the principal
| TO twelve boys and ten girls. Principal
| Wilson was complimented by the school
! by the present of handsome silver berry
| dish. The presentation was made by Ar
| thur Robinson in a neat little speech.
Master Arthur said: Prof. Wilson. IL
| IS my privilege, as well as my great pleas
ure. TO present to you, in the name of the
teachers ard the pupils of Chatham
grammar school No. ?. this token of our
| sincere regard and appreciation
| Mr.. Wilson, having been elected teacher
| Of science in the high school, this Is his
| last year with Chatham No 2 A hook
offered by Mss Emma Hopkins, teacher
! of the third grade, to the pupil making
| the best record in writing in her class,
was won by Laura Boyd.
| The exercises at the Henry street school
| were brief and simple, consisting Of songs
| by the pupils and a few recitations The
! diplomas were delivered by the principal
! Miss Muslin. Having a very large school
/ to look after, nearly 200 pupils. Miss Mus
| tin did not have time TO devote to the
/ arrangement and rendition OF an extern
/ sive programme.
| At the Massie school more elaborate
| programme was rendered. There was a
| large attendance Of the friends OF the
school. The following programme was
| rendered:
Recitation Of the Lords PRAYER. saluta-
| tory. by Molly Cohen; recitation Wei
| come, by fourteen children of the first
| grade: recitation, The Unfinished PRAY
| err" by Kate Bogart. first grade: song. bv
! Harry Oppenheimer and Ethel Appel frst
grade; recitation, Mother Goose. . by SIX
| children Of second grade: song. Love
/ NTaI nv