The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-01
GsGMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES
opLOMAs AND CERTIFICATES OF
EXCELLENCE AWARDED.

n The W IEOmONtOuS.
The CoIOred Schools Good Work.
The grammer schools closed yesterday.
III r6ers we're no closing exercises other
han the presentation of diplomas and
4rtifcates at any except the Massie and
& Patrick schools.
The presentations were made by the
n Principals of the schools. in some in,
sances in the principals rooms, and in
81 ahers in the school rooms.
The closing of the schools brings to a
Conclusion a very successful year of
i school work. This is so, both of the white
and of the colored schools.
Il The schools assembled at the usual hour,
- socock, and were dismissed at IL O'Clock
The classes were kept employed in vari-
4 GUS ways until the time for dismissal
Songs we're sung and various exercises
we're held. The children were also in
formed of their averages for the entire
J. year.
The award of diplomas and the annual
certificates for diligence in study, correct
department. and good attendance was
made at the close.
The exercises at st. Patricks school
i we're held in Liberty square in front of
the school building. The scene presented
by the large number of pupils as they
stood on the green in twelve rows, with
their parents and friends was very pretty.
There were AL children. The girls were
dressed in white with red sashes, the col
Ors of the school. Principal Arthur j.
0Hara, directed the exercises and made
the awards. The singing was excellent and
was under the direction of Miss Marie
Harty, one of the teachers.
The valedictorians were the honor pupils
Of the graduating class, Master Frederic
G. Doyle, first, and Miss Helen Julia Ber-
gen second. The responses were made by
the honor pupils of the Sixth grade, Mas
ter Edwin O'Connor and Miss Hester May
Hagan.
The programme was closed by the school
cheering the graduates, and the graduates
cheering in return for the school.
At the Massie school the Sixth and Sew
enth grades were assembled for the exer-
cises. Principal ]. Il. Way was in charge
and awarded the diplomas and
certificates. The valedictory address was
by Miss May Thomas. Master William
Spann, Jr., read an essay on THE Man of
the Twelfth of May" and Miss Estelle
Gutman a composition on Forsyth Park"
The graduates receiving diplomas and
the pupils receiving certificates in the va
rious schools were as follows:
Chatham School, No. l, T. S. Lucas.
principal.
Graduates: Evan Basche, Robert Full
ton, Annie Moskovitz, Harold Prayer,
Charles Price, Solomon Sutker, Bick
Waldhauer, Harry Wilensky, Jake When
Collins, Lille Entelman. Marguerite
Fleming, Lillian Fowler, Mabel Heller,
Marie Pa Cterson, Emma Tietjen, Henriet-
Ia VolleEs, Cecile Woods.
Certificates:
Seventh Grade-Edna Collins, Helen
Goodwin, Margaret Fleming.
Sixth Grade-Alma Ring.
Fifth Grade-Hyam Joel.
Fourth Grade-Loraine Lasey.
Third Grade-George Dieter, Nora Nor
gan, Viola Nell.
Second Grade, B-Henry Meyer, Amelia
ont.
First Grade-M. Buckner. Willie Roger
son, Frank Silva, Rosa Gibbs, Lily Hen
derson, Margaret Snow, Hattie Thomson
Earnest Cults, James Holland, Homer
Forbes. Jake Halperin. Henry Horne,
Pearl Cone, Vinka Pavelitch, Cassie Rel
demann, Julia Riggs, Katie Courshon, Ma
ME Kendig.
Chatham School No. 2. W. f. Galloway.
principal.
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rich, Junius Hart Malcolm Healey. Cor
don Haines. Frank Lynes, Ralph Meldrim,
Carl Oelschig, Gustave Robertson, Arthur
Robinson, Albert Strasser, David VALID
hauer, Maggie Behr, Mary Hops, Cler
Huger. Minnie Lubs. Hortense Mulligan,
May Ruwe, and Florence Schaeffer.
Certificates:
Seventh Grade-Florence Shaeffer.
Sixth Grade-Julia Kent, Sadie Kent,
Fannie Phillips, Terrell Blumburg, Clau
die Robinson, Hattie Harrison, Lucy
Beale.
Fourth Grade-Margaret Silva.
Third Grade-Louis Ambrose, Louis
Sehaeffer, Gussie Bernstein, Rosa Marcus,
Sarah Sutker, Albert Entelman.
Second Grade-James Silva, Morris
Smallheiser, Florence O'Mara, Gertrude
Sampson, Josephine Dieter, Robert Nell,
Gretson Fuchs.
Anderson Street School. w. H. Kilpat-
rick, Principal.
Graduate: clarence Coates. George
Coolidge, Clifford Dupon, Renel
Launey, Thomas Kreeger, Joe Nc
Ginley, Hoyle Medlock, Henry Meyer
Gordon Peek, Robert Riley, Alex Sholar,
Frank Spencer, Guy Trapani, Mabel
Goodwin Nina Hatch, Annie Houston,
Bessie LIngg, Helen McIver, Marie Precht
Virginia Rice, Anne Lu Russell, Mollle
Scott, Adele Seyle, Minnie Westerman,
May Woodbury., Henrietta Turner
Certificates:
Seventh Grade Robert Riley,
Thomas Kreeger, Raymond Champ
lin, Mollie Scott, Anne Lu Russell, Annie
Houston. Nina Hatch, Ethel Broughton,
Sixth Grade-Caroline Miller, Dolores
Nottingham, Aggie Catherwood, julia
Frankinstein Matte Scott, Claire Moore
Katie Dupon.
Fifth Grade A-George Gaillard, George
Fleming, Carrie Glass, Julia Lentze, Nina
Bags
Fourth Grade A-Harris Brannon, Mabel
Bsgs, Lilah Carmichael, Bessie Stubs
INlf Winkers.
"A NAGrade-charles Freeman Stanley
sN,'1,s,sw Derby, Louis Hodgson, Sue
70 IN n .rraae A-Mattie Devlln, Annie
taRo. ie.a vines aver, Edna jenkins
jamie Chapman, Marie Brown, Lottie Bar
Der Maggie Barrough, Nettie swipton'
Sarrie Stubbs, Annie Meyler, Resale Mac
Donell. Leon catherwood, David Chapman
conn Downs
Second Grade B-Ailan Cannon, Der
houston, Hubert Shannon Mamie Marun
4 an Banks. Teresa Llghtbody' Caril'
First Grade-John Collins, Carter Oar
LOW Irving Frankinsteln, Gordon Genken