New-York tribune., 1896-06-23
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
MOUNT VERNON.

Tho dividing lines in education sharply
drawn last night in School No /. the largest school
building In the city. when the commencement ex-
ercises of the graduates OF the grammar schools
were held. There we're nnetysx graduates ex-
cellently equipped to pursue advanced course in
the High School in of the preparatory
schools. The exercises were much after the gen.
eral order Of commencements-essays. declama
tons, singing, etc, but interesting feature was
the impressive address made by Charles r. Skin
ner. State Superintendent OF Public instruction.
The great assembly hall was crowded. notwth-
standing that admission by ticket only and
among those on the platform. other than the mem
bers OF the Board OF Education. Jared Sand
ford. ex-Deputy State Superintendent OF Public In
struction School Commissioner Lockwood and
George X. Crawford. president of the Westchester
Fire Insurance Company. The following are the
names OF the graduates. the largest number 10
Carrie Carrie Archer. hanche Anderson. Edi;h ~ Appel.
HSTssr John "H1safs hnse Alice hoot
Mary F. 8owden Isabella RosalInd cTooker k Edwin n
G. Casey Fritz r Cranz. I.eRoy D. Decamp Mar
i.nrniie 4. Domnick Elzabcih 4 Elliott Carrie II,
Fuller. Alice Finnegan. Eta /: Fulton. Lydia NJ
Cara j. Gre Green. louise Gennerich, Mabel i.
Hash Arthur ar Edmund nn nO%eS s1mss James
Arihsr 81 Hardy. Hairy H%ieianas AdridnS HHii.
jenkins. William F Johnson David Johnston.
Arthur Marshall Johnson. Peter Kahler. 1r., Mar
& Marsion Lord Frsnk T. Lawior, Marion Il. lie
banf MsSrS ff k4he s.e r. cny MIS-
Intosh. Jessie Beetrce Mitchell. Frank d. Mitchell,
Wsc4 M 5S@n Nss F.n rorsne Ssy
J, Peard. Thomas W. S Phillips. Ruth Pickels
RS. Roberts. Edna Rowisadson Helen F. Roberts, May
{. Suckey. Sylvan. ST. Genez: Arthur c. S5toney.
sen sehrmsr M EGh Nav Emm = s
Haibert N. sloat Rert v smith Mauricl Y Smith.
saTa s'i ThompsGn RsG chnrs %~Gy Susie y
frost annie |. vncent: Jennie l. Van Court I'd FL.
A. NJ White Hdegarde NJ Whitaker. Harriet Z
Wits EdnS WI WeE ns ANNA MTTn Em
The Democrats OF the Ist Assembly District OF
Westminster County comprising the cities OF Yon-
kers and Mount Vernon and the town Of East
Chester held a convention yesterday afternoon in
the Fifth Avenue opera House for the purpose OF
clecting delegates to the State Convention. to be
held In saratosa tomorrow and 20 the Gonsress
Yonkers presided. and tho following delegates were
eIs,ed To th" SAT- V2nySnion JYhn HTTd sn5
Clarence 5. Mcclellan OF Mount Vernon. To the
Congress Convention. John Eylers. Henry Stengel
%cn. Of M"un, Vernon and William W Pcnned
Of East Chester The delegates were empowered 10
name their own alternates
Charles r. Skinner state Superintendent OF Public
Instruction. who came from Albany yesterday 20
address the graduates OF tho grammar schools Of
Mount Vernon AZ tho commencement exercises. was
guest at a reception and dinner given by Jared
SANFORD, cx-Depuiy State Superintendent Of Pub
l!c instruction. and Nrs Ssndford their house.
80. sd South Ninth aye. lasi night The guests AZ
SANFORD were Miss Ely. school Commissioner
snd 6r Gcs Mycrs Of the ' BOARD Of hacs
ton the Rev. Charles : Lane Professor William
Nichols Commiss.onor Charles { BGelow Pro
fessor \ T.. Davis. + = MAYNARD. Ei.'or = ..Thr
Argus"