Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-30

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principal. Admission to The exercises
will be by card only.
The district schools will close at noon
on the 18th. without further exercises
than the presentation OF cefti'lea'eS "
promotion. .
The total number OF white pupils III
Richmonds schools Is 1875; total nunlDei
Of colored pupils 1900, making an emu =
total OF l2.Sl5. Madison District Scho e
IS the largest white school, haYlns %.
pupils. Navy HUI IL the largest co.ored
school. having 9i3 pupils. The maj eN-
sminations begin in the High School on
The morning OF June 3d-ln the district
schoo s. June 9Th.
INQUIRIES SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
Besides the public schools, Richmond
has several excellent private institutions
FOR boys and girls who are preparing for
college or university. These schools
stand I'm grade between the high school
and the college. Notably among these
is McGuires School. which was esta0-
llshed In Richmond by Mr.. John p. NC
CURE. the present head and proprietor
in 1860 This school has since grown
into great popularity, and the number oil
Richmond boys who have since grown
up to be useful, capable men, runs W
into the thousands.
The classes cover the range necessary
to give some familiarity with the senior
work OF the universities and colleges De
fore the boys go there-from arithmetic
10 calculus in mathematics. there being
this year two classes In the latter SUD
ject: up TO Tacitus and Juyenal IN Latln'
and Thucydidcs in Greek; from English
grammar TO senior literature work, etc.
grF u ffff1
that 10 stud,ous boy Il undistingushed
and no lazy or otherwise unworthy boy
escapes exposure. To this end the school
Is divided into three honor DIVISIONS ana
one OF mercy satisfactory work. The
fifth section embraces boys who do not
deserve 70 be mentioned. The ribbon
certificates OF membership in these di-
visions are distributed on the closing day.
AT the same time silver medals are
given for absolutely clear records III con-
duct, and gold medals for high excellence
in debate. essays, defamation, ana Iedu-
ing az shown in the work OF the school
societies. These honOrs do not Indicate
that one Toy is only superior 10 an
other. but rather that he deserves TINS
distinction; which may, however, De AZ
tanned by any other who passes the re-
auired high standard. one university
and three school scholarships add 10 the
honors and advantages OF the scuool
The closing exercises are simple ana
unpretentious and will be he.d on June
10th. An address Is some times deLFeIe u
bv a man worthy OF the distinction
generally an old bOy), and occasiohais
there is a ValedictOry by boy OF 'h'
session who is going 10 college rex,
wear: but IL is required that he shd.i
Ia nj classes. being SUM-
GENTLY advanced TO be reading Iac4tu'
or Juvenai in Latin and studying Inc
calculus I'm Mathematics.
McCabe's University School
Another boys school of which Rich
mond is proud is McCabe's University
School. which, though but two years
old I'm Richmond Lire. has record
made in it's former home IN PetersDui g.
which its head master, Colonel W. Gordoi
McCabe. views with an honest ana Jus'
pride -. -
the great schOOl-room,' FRIDAY June
18th. These exercises consist IN award
ing 10 the successful students certiH
Gates OF distinction" (signed by all th'
six Instructors, and the three prizes
viz: ,o.- g.,
!. Pegram fIlNe-i oHIlu.- ~
memory Of Colonel william 0onli9o'
Pegram Army Of Northern FhBlilia
For best scholarship IN the upper
school" .-
. Elliott Prize-Founded in 1870, IN
memory of Percival Elliott, Eighteenth
Georgia Battalion. Army Of Northern
Virginia-For best scholarship in th'
middle school" ,o.o E.
?. Robinson Prize-Founded in 1873. II
memory of Cary Robinson sixth VT. r'
ginia Infantry, Army Of Northern Nr'
ginia-For best scholarship in the "lo"ei
school"
The school numbers 100 boys, represent
ing all sections OF the country ana ha'
n stan of six resident masters, sradua'e'
Of the University of Virginia, the johns
Hopkins University, and Trinity Coilese
Dublin, Ireland.