The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-25
SCHOLARS GET HOLIDAY.
PpBLIC And PRfTATBsCHOOLsA And
COLLEGES CLOSE TILL NEW YEAR.
Holidays Begin with Teachers and schoi-
ars-Many Pupils Go Home for CHRISTI
mas-Pre-ents Exchanged.

short will be the vacation Of the stu
dents of the University College OK Med
icinc. at Clay and Twelfth streets iof u
Will last only from yesterday a''e'"oo"
until Monday morning next
These students are wonderfully eh'nuS'
sstic and devoted 10 their stuales anu
do not wish TO lose any more TIME IMAM
is proper and right for tho oose'N""so
of tho festival CT Christmas. Inc u"
Medical College of Virginia, at |oileeo
and Clay streets. whose massive Ee!p''"''
IKE appearance has been 80 oiteh feA''l' n
ea upon as an architectural rarity sNes
us stunents - hOnuay from 49,
until Monday, December -oth, "0N' .,,r-
tLe Virginia Hospital ycattI
aav morning number OF Cn"i ia
a. Young women were 49,,
rating the walls win so 80.
n green and holly. and me on asin aiso'
Snd pictures were dressed ia green a." 49,
The sWeot-faced nurses at Dotn ,iv DIS
,,nta ana the Old Dominion liOa pi'"io
wore little punches OF molly ana 49,,
Yesterday and a sort on uilhtt'l .itnn t
usral. the Christmas light that idiis en- en-
SSsT upon n sinful world, was ia thtn
ssvcs as they moved swiftly ana slie"uS
unon their ninistrations 10 the sick. .,e,,,
The patients In both thcsS Ia lilly
feel the holiday spirit. ana are Io"''
stimulated by the seasons spirit
IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Nowhere is the approach OF the Chtlsl,
mas time anticipated Win nIiO riss,,e
t"sn In the public schools OF the NaiIOuS
cities OF the land. ana thOse Oh A'i0'''i'0'''
are no exception 10 TINS lule' - from
IN tbis civ. they will be closed rom
,.e.terdov al noon until Monday, J"hu"i
4 1891. At the usual hour oil ope'""s IA
ne m snyeraI Of the schools. which the
fcr recess Yesterday the SV'iNs
i'm the Fairgrounds were Wy
interesting. for there were 80.
cred here and there niue NJ, ','
Of scholars with Their heaus ,o ,ss,,id brine
cuesing what Santa Ciaus NVuiu nt LIS
zach Of them. and the surprises III s'0,
,or the teachers TO whom they were "
give remembrance. o.crc,ees
There were no iOrindhll ~ ,.os,crtsv
AZ the closing Of these schools yeat'lt.s
fnr the holiday recess. but ii goes VIII
ont saving that the scholars, youns o"eS
or those of older CROWN. VIII I,yoit Or
Icing free from scholastic 'raihihel' i0'
- 'o a. 10 be regretted that Mr. G. 7.
Rady. the clerk 10 the BoaTu ahu sup,
visor. is still confined 10 ms hViho DS ~
ness. and was not able 10 bc a, co.
fttgb School Yesterday ~ the CLOSING l,i
,ha holidays. a time ne Is especially WEI,
romed there. lie is improving dally ana
4, IS houed that he will be out IN ie"
days ,,,,,, anus
The Woman's College. that widely
known institution on Tenth street near
Marshall. closed for the holiday recess
which will last until Monday. January L.
1897 on wednesday.
All Of the large number OF boarding
scholars went home except twenty "hose
residences are at such distances as 10
preclude their spending the holidays with
their families.
Many were the gifts exchanged between
the scholars at the Womans college yes
terday. Neither were the teachers Tor
gotten and the scenes OF leave-taking
and partings. even for such brief season,
were very interesting.
Mr. John II. Powell. the principal OF the
Richmond Female Seminary. had de-
IightiuI Surprise party Wednesday morn
inc when there was presented 10 MN a
handsome easy chair, comfortably up-
holstcred in leather. by the young ladies'
of the school
Mr. Powell managed to make little
speech OF thanks. in spite of his we'll
known difidence and modesty, and wish
cd all his pupils merry Christmas and
happy New Year and safe return from
their homes 10 school.
Mr. Robinson. who is the assistant or
Professor Powell was not forgotten by
the young ladies. and they have hand
some locket Of gold for him. and here
after his watch chain will always have
something on It to remind him OF the
sweet scholars of the Richmond Female
Seminary.
NOLLEYS SCHOOL.
The boys of the school taught by Mr..
c. Merritt Motley presented their teacher
with a beautiful and handsomely framed
picture yesterday morning as a Christmas
remembrance. Its noWery subject was
the beautiful japanese national blossom,
THE Chrysanthemum." and Mr.. Motley
was much pleased and surprised at IT'S
receipt
The faithful assistant principal OF the
same school, Mr.. ID. ii. Rucker, was not
forgotten, for comfortable rocking
chair was given him by his pupils at
the same time and. after many expires
sions of good wishes exchanged between
teachers and pupils the school was ad-
journed until January 4. 1880.
Principal Julian +. Thoams. OF the
High school. was presented with re-
clining chair Yesterday.
Miss Bloomberg teacher OF junior \
OF the High School, was presented
with a handsome nowcr vase by her
pupils. Miss Blccmberg VIII spend the
holidays In Philadelphia.
All the teachers in the schools were
handsomely remembered by their pupils.