The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-02
RALEIGH CITY SCHOOLS.
INTERESTING. COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES IN METROPOLI-
TAN HALL.
Mr.. Josephus Daniels Delivers the Adj
dress--CIose of the Most Successful
Year in the History of the Schools.

dress--CIose of the Most Successful
Year in the History of the Schools.
The commencement exercises of the
Raleigh city schools were held at
Metropolitan Hall yesterday morning.
The hall was filled with the pupils,
their parents and friends. This is
something new in Raleigh, for the city
schools have closed each year before
this without any especial exercises to
mark the end of the term.
The school closed Friday last, and
almost ON the last day of the term, it
was decided to hold commencement
exercises. In his opening address
Superintendent Howell called attention
to the fact that nothing had been
specially prepared for the occasion,
but all the ESSAYS were exercises in
the everyday Wort, of the school.
Mr. Howell congratulated the teach
ers and pupils on the close of so pleas
ant and successful d term, and that
such excellent work has been accom-
plished.
The following papers were read by
pupils
1.-THE Tanning of the Shrew," a class
exercise, by Miss Lorena Mason. This
was done for language exercise in a
class reading Lambs Tales from
Shakespeare"
Romeo and Juliet" a class exercise,
bv Miss Jennie Powell. This was
work done for the reading class in
| Lambs "Tales from Shakespeare"
"Hiawatha, a Sketch" and eXamina-
ton paper, by Miss Lille Skinner.
"Hiawatha's Wooing, Paraphrase,"
class exercise, by Miss Eliza Brown.
Criticism on Hiawatha," class
exercise, by Miss Frances Irby.
"Hiawatha's Fasting" class eXer-
else. by Miss Virginia Burton.
"Pandora's Box" reproduction
| story from Goods and Heroes the
class reading book, by Miss Irene Lacy.
Venus reproduction story from
| Goods and Heroes" by Miss Loula
Brewer. 2 "+
.Marie Antoinette,' an examination
paper, class in Martineau's Peasant
and Prince" by Miss Bessie Law. "@
Eight little girls who began last
| fall at the Centennial school, read two
stories from Aesop's Fables, their regu-
| lar reading book. THE Ant and the
Dove" was read in concert, and the
story of ''The Crab and the Fox" was
read in rotation. These little readers
were: Katie Barbee, Vivian Belts, Mar
guerite Manor, Gertie Scott, jamie
Wright, Jennie Scott, Annie Jones,
Susie Owen, Fannie Riggan and Lucille
| Anderson.
Three first-year pupils from the
Murphy school, Lolita Watson, Pauline
Young and Nellie Fort, also read a
story from Aesop, "The Fox and the
Lion"
Emily Smith, another primary pupil,
read story from THE Book of Cats
and Dogs" which is a more advanced
book than Aesop.
This impromptu reading exercise
was a novel feature, and showed con-
clusively the fine practical results of
| the training in the schools. These
children were trained by the phonic
method of reading developed by Prof.
T.. p. Moses, former superintendent of
the Raleigh city schools. "The work
of Superintendent Moses" said the
editor of Advance in Education CLOS
Angeles, Cali, lis great one, and if
given sufficient room and equipment,
| five years would make the Raleigh
schools the pilgrimage for school peo-
pie from all over the land"
Mr.. Josephus Daniels, editor of the
News and Observer, delivered the
commencement address.
Superintendent Howell then read
| the honor rolls for the term, and the
prizes were awarded.
Miss Hale, principal of the Centen-
| Mai school, offers a prize to the pupil
whose general average is highest for
| the term, and also to the pupil whose
grade is second best. The school year
| is divided into three terms, and the
standing of pupils was as follows
School led first term by Jack Perry;
second best, Talcott Brewer,
| School led second term by Talcott
Brewer; second best, Will Wyatt.
School led, thir term by Talcott
Brewer; second best, Gilbert Crabtree.
The first prize, copy of I'm the
Heart of the Rockies" was awarded to
| Talcott Brewer; the second prize, a
volume of 1.-TWO Arrows" was awarded
to Gilbert Crabtree.
The prize offered by Miss Lizzie
Bellamy to the pupil in her room who
made the most improvement in writing
was awarded to Roger Hollingsworth.
Mr.. n b. Broughtou presented the
prizes.
The honor roll for attendance:
Neither absent nor tardy-Mattie
Blalock.
Not absent-Henry Thackston, Wray
White, Frank Brown, Emily Walker,
Lille Skinner, Frances Irby, Alma
Crabtree and Irene Lacy.
Absent only once-Louis Lougee and
Jerome Rosenthal.
The scholarship offered by the Rec
tor of st. Mary's to the honor pupil
of the Murphey school was awarded
to Miss Nina Green. The scholarship
offered by the Principal of Peace In
stitute was awarded Miss Emma Conn.
Both are students of the Murphey
school.
To those students who had finished
any branches of the course of the
study a certificate was given stating
what branches had been completed.
Those who have finished the full course
were: Miss Emma Conn, Annette
Doyle, Nina Green, Eugenia Harris,
Mamie Horton, Annie Love, Mabel