The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-27
I he COLO|jRED SCHOOLS.
Interesting Exercises Of the Cumberland
Street Institution Last Friday.
A LIST OF THOSE WHO GRADUATED
There Were Eighteen of Them I'm All
gins and e.. Collins- Record of fhc
Meriferioua PupIts-Thc Atlantic
CITY School.

The graduating EXERCISES Friday Of the
Cumberland street public school for
colored children, were Of q most inter-
esting nature including an address by
lnez Brooks; valedIctory by Charles
thompson and presentation Of diplo-
mas by Rev. H. II. Mitchell, D. D. The
graduates were as follows:
Martha A. Brown, Sarah E. West,
india l.. Brown, Maud l.. Wright, Sarah
Y. Butts, Cora e. Whidbee. Clotec
Brinkley. Eugene L. Harris, Inez v.
Brooks, Wilbur w. Isbel Carrie Bur-
russ, VIM. II. Jones, Eva b. Marshall,
Willie Jones, Blanche Riggie, Charles
w. Thompson, Susie B. Smith, Harry
Darden
Blanche Riggie and c. Collins re-
ceived medals.
The standing of the pupils OF this
school will be found below:
Hirst Grammar Grade. r. A. Tucker
Observation-Disclosures of Scholarship: S.
st. r. Tucker. Katie Thorgood, Mamie
Harris S. Jones. S. Jackson. Peare
Johnson, r. Little. Bessie Smith, L.
Eaiddick. L. Ferguson, N. Darlington
A. Grimes, S. Garrison
Highest average in eXaminations-B
higgins, 83.
Honorable .Mention-Essie Harris, F.
Spence, E. Hunter.
Second Grammar Grade "A. Nj Poole
Lydia Brown, Alice Cuffee, Mary
I.ankley Lucretia Rankins, Julia
Wright. Lena Davis, Albert King, Min
ME Wright, Lulu Upshur James Hen
~. Louis Ferguson. Cora Guy, Virginia
Satterf1eld.
Special Mention--Walter Robinson
Garfield West. Solomon Riddick, John
Parker, Octavia Hunter Rachel Brad
ley, Ella Harris James Wood, Moses
Miller
Medal-NIaster Chas. Collins
Third Grammar Grade, r. l.. Edwards
hel-Certticates: VIM H. Smith
Millie Hinton, Lenora Harris. Lille
Wake. Adelina Taylor. Ida Stephens.
Hester Hinton, Lucy Hunt, James Col
Inns. Oscar White. Virginia Nash Lizzie
Porter, Lola. Bray, Lena Tucker
Roll OF Honor-George Sawyer, Al
bert Jones' Winston Mason, Alex Gus
tbs. Artie Wake, Lila Brock.
Fourth Grammar Grade, NJ. e. Poole
CARBOHYDRATES: Lenora, Mitchell
Viola Wright. Elnora Shaw, Leila Estes
Mime Goodtan, Annie Laurence, Mag
gle Price, Jennie Hewson, Mime Tins
ley, Georgia Weldon, Lucretia Wells
Louise White, Rosnell Jordan, Oliver
Jones, Robert Edwards.
Firth Intermediate Grade, Carrie "
dudley, Observation-Disclosures OF Mer-
! IT: Frank Vandigo, James b. Robinson.
David Adkins, Mary Guy. Jennie Smith,
Lucinda Skinner, Lucretia Thomas,
Music 3. King, LcOla Lee. Mabel Lassi-
ter, Annie Maben, Sallic Fisher, Lottie
Blunt. Mary Ford, Pinky Jacobs.
Sixth Intermediate Grade, A. F.
| Iucker, Observation-Disclosures OF Merit:
| eugene Conway, Peter Nixen. Charles
| lsbell. Ernest Seldom, Ieola Allen
| Luella Bonney. Julia Bell Maggie Doles,
| roberta Spruill. Annie 1sbell, Amelia
| Hunter. Mary Howell. Virginia Hail.
Elnora Dlggs. Fannie Gug. Mary e.
smith, Julia Langley, Harrietta Seeds.
tool OF Honor--Mattie Howell, Lizzie
Taylor, Daisy Wren. Rosetta Hunter.
Willie Banks
| Seventh Primary. Grade A. Della
Stith, Teacher-Roll Of Honor: Ellen
| Slmmons, Annie Hunter. Sadie Custis
| Luarania Throeder, Lille Bowling
! Lille Brown. Louisa Harris, Josie Nc
| Nell. Annie Whltehurst. Maggie Skin