The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-27
HEMENWAY SCHOOL.
INTERESTING CLOSING ExER-
CISES YESTERDAY.
Large Number of Visitors i'm Atten-
dance Highly CreditabIe Pro-
Eramme Presented by the Chill
dren-The Attendance the Past Ses-
of All Terms.

The closing exercises Of the Hemen-
way schoo took place yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, and besides the chill
dren several hundred of their parents
and friends were present to witness the
usually interesting exercises The u
forum was crowded and many stood
up during the exercises
Among those in attendance were Su-
perintendent John j. Blair, and Messrs.
J. F. Post, r. j. Jones and E. Borden,
the committee of School District No. I.
The programme was carried out in a
manner that did great credit to the
children and their trainers. 1t was Is
follows:
Song by School. School Festival"
Sweepers' Drill, by third and fourth
grades.
ginius Hail.
Chorus Girls, Watch on the Rhine"
Fan Fairies, by girls from first AMI
second grades.
Dialogue, by James Morse and Lottie
May Tharp.
Duet, "DolIie Gray" by Lille Post
n Agnes Chasten-
Recitation, Man in the Moon,' by
Aquilla Marshall.
Boys Chorus, Tally HO!"
Vocal Solo, My Sweetheart Nine"
Lille Post.
Recitation, by Emma Woodward.
Recitation, Seven Little Boys from
first grade.
Slumber Song. by Girls from seventh
and eighth grades.
Mother Goose Boys, First and second
grades.
Daisies" by Rosa Belle Bray.
Sweet and Low" Chorus by Girls.
Vacation Song" by School.
In addition to the enjoyable pro-
gramme, the drawings of the children
were exhibited. The collection demon
strated extraordinary talent in many of
the pupils and the sketches were great
ly appreciated and highly complimented
by the visitors.
The vocal solo by Miss Lille Post was
one of the specially enjoyable and excel
lent features. She was accompanied
by her sister, Miss Julia Post.
Senior John Francisco's Italian harp
ers furnished music during the exercises
and the music was an enjoyable feature.
During the exercises, Mr.. James F.
Post, chairman of the committee Of
School District No. 1, thanked the WIS.,
tors for their attendance and interest,
and stated that elaborate programme as
usual had not been prepared for this
occasion as Carolina Day, recently
celebrated had called forth the best eff
forts of the school and IS to be the mann
entertaining feature.
During the session there has been an
enrolment of 40 pupils and the aver
afe ~endan has been So. This year
the Hemenway sends twenty-SiX to the
High school. and out of the twenty-one
graduates 1T the High school last night
thirteen of those who received diplomas
were Hemenway pupils. n past year
has been the most successful in the
history of the Hemenway school,, and
while the attendance has been larger
than during any past year, there has
been a valuable addition TO the school
library which now contains 5000 vol
um : valued at not less than s., 900 The
school has had an excellent corps OF
teachers under Mrs. NJ. L. Mcleod, 4
teacher of recognized ability and long
experience. She has devoted % years
of her best efforts to the AemenWay
school and her interest in the work :
nnflagging.
Both the Hemenway and Union
schools have had thoroughly capab!e
and satisfactory faculties this session
and public announcement was made
yesterday morning that the school COM
mittees have been so we'll pleased with
the teachers that hey have reelected AL
teachers in both schools for the veal
next ensuing. The teachers have been
diuigent. faithful and untiring in their
work, and doubtless there is not a city
in North Carolina where all have work
ed so tremendously and taken such a
ingular interest in the great work they
have in hand. Their reelection is a
compliment to them and is a fitting
recognition of their efficient n Valua-
BILE services.
The corps of teachers of the Hemen-
way school are as follows: Mrs. NJ. L.
Mcleod, principal. Miss Florence 2.
Willis, assistant, Miss Mary A. Bernard.
Miss Louise Hill. Miss ]. D. Wood, Miss
Sophie Helms, Miss Kate Marlborough.
Miss Lima O.. Virgins, Miss Kate
Johnson, Miss Bessie
Miss Nellie FaisOn, Miss Mary
Shepard, Miss Mary D. Cronly Mrs.
Hettie E. Fennell, Miss Louise Corbett,
Miss Alice Borden, Miss Bernard Is
master Of drawing and Miss Willis IS
librarian. Miss Marlboro is pianist, and
her playing for the entertainment yes
terday was quite an enjoyable feature
of the occasion.