Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-06-03
CLOSING OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


On last Friday afternoon the art exhibit
woodwork and the work in the cooking an
| sewing departments of the public schools 0
! this city were displayed in the rooms of tn
school building and large number of GU
, people flocked then to see what the childre
had done during the scholastic. year. Tn
! exhibition was clever to remarkable de
gree, and those who visited and inspected !
! were much pleased. On Saturday morning.
at 10 O'Clock, the final exercises of the whit
school took place at Columhi IN Hall befor
large aud highly entertained audience
which were opened by prayer by the Rev. J
Unveils. After singing the Superintendent
Mr.. Jno. II. Bader read the list of thos'
scholars who deserved especial mention
We would like to give this list bnt our space
forbids.
Mr.. X. p. Bell then delivered the distinc
tions received and those who obtained then
were:-
1st Year High ool-Distinguished OF
the whole course, including English gram
mar, Latin, arithmetic, algebra, French his
tory. spelling: Lille Weller, Kate Mcneil
Samuel q. Wilson, Jr.. Ray Bishop.
On Latin, arithmetic and algebra. Herbert
Trotter.
On Latin, arithmetic and grammar. Sallie
Higginb0tham.
Second Year High school. Distinguished
pupils:
Helen Barnes, arithmetic, rhetoric, aIge.
bra, Latin, history.
Irene Haislip, arithmetic, algebra, Latin
Eddie Lee Lorraine, arithmetic. rhetoric,
algebra, Latin, history.
| Augusta Page, arithmetic, rhetoric, alge-
bra, Latin, history.
Sallie Page, arithmetic, rhetoric, algebra,
Latin, history.
Matte Shreckhise. rhetoric, algebra,
Latin.
Mary Yost, arithmetic, rhetoric, algebra,
Latin, history.
| Heroine Opie, arithmetic, Latin, history.
| Ernest NALL, arithmetic. Latin, history.
Third Year High school.
Richard Bell, physics. Latin, German, al
zebra, general history, drawing.
Alex. Tyree. physics. Latin, German. al
zebra. general history. drawing.
Purviance Tams, physics, Latin. German,
algebra, general history, drawing.
Frezier Tams, physics, general history,
drawing.
| Florence Earman, physics, drawing.
Mary Haines, physics, drawing.
| Distinctions, Senior class.
| Marie M. Lorraine, literature. chemistry,
drawing. cooking.
| Mary g. Miller, English, literature, Ger
man.
! Mabel W. Leftwich, German, English,
civil government. drawing, cooking.
Minnie O'Rork. English, German, draw
ing, cooking.
Stuart Olivier. English, chemistry, civil
government, drawing.
| Mr.. K. S. Turk, after few remarks touch
| ing the efforts of the school board to raise
the standard and efficiency of tue school, de-
livered to Miss Fife Butcher, a scholarship
at the Mary Baldwin Seminary, and to Miss
Edna Shanholtzer, scholarship at Duns-
more's Business College.
| Mr. Richard S. Ker then came forward
and in some very happy and well timed re-
marks delivered medals to the following
pupils.
Senior class, e. Maurice Barnes.
| 3rd Year High school, Richard z. Bell, Jr.
| End Year High school, Miss Helen Barnes.
| 1st Year High school B., Miss Lille We'll
Ter.
lst Year High school A., Miss Grace Lac
key.
Prize, Eighth grade, Miss Grace Carter.
| Diplomas to the full graduates were next
in order. and Mr.. Harry st. Gea. Tucker in
felicitous address of about 20 minutes de-
livered them to the graduates, who were:
Miss Effie NJ. Butcher, Miss NJ. Edna Shan
holtzer. Mr. Charles q. McNeill, Mr.. e.
Maurice Barnes.
| The exercises closed with benediction by
the Rev. j. T. James.
The Stonewall Band was present at the
assembling of the audience. and the chill
dren marched in column from the school
room to the Hall. After the rendition of
several numbers the band withdrew and
the further proceedings were interspersed
with singing by the school, a feature which
has been added within the last few years,
and which has proven one of the most com
mendable that could have been adopted
There is nothing which occurs in our city,
which ELECTS SO much interest at the closing
of the public schools. Nearly seven hundred
children were assembled, at the white school
exercises, and about three or four hundred
at the colOred school exercises and the effect
] of the training they receive manifests itself
in the faces and actions of the smallest and
becomes more and more marked as the
grades and years of pupils advance, and as
they have been developed toward manhood
and womanhood. Here the wealthy, they of
more moderate means, and the poor find a
direct return for whatever of tax they have
contributed to the public treasury and not
only is the return direct, but it comes back
with usury. Here in this city prejudice
against this institution is fast dying out the
schools are seen and known to be the
bulwark and stay of the nation, and public
interest in them is receiving renewed impe-
tus, and fresh awakening.
| THE CoLoRED SCHOOL.
In the afternoon of Saturday, the cOlored
school held its final exercises in Columbian
Hail. The day before, their art woodwork
sewing and cooking exhibits were displayed
in the school room, and they were very
creditable.
| At the closing exercises, Prof. j. h. Bader
was unable to be present owing to sickness
in his family and Prof. j. K. Weaver took
his place. The ceremonies began with
music, then the prayer by the Rev. W. T.
Ryder of the Methodist church, who after
ward delivered very appropriate address.
Then the principal o. ]. Durrett read the
names of those deserving special mention.